Even though it was the day after the promotion banquet, David and Nada left the next day.
Nada is a little distracted, but goes to check on David, who doesn't seem to be reacting; he's probably calm from the inside out.
He cast his eyes out the window and could see the blue sky and snow white clouds, it was his first time on an airplane and he was a bit overwhelmed the whole time, fortunately David had been taking care of him and hadn't let the rustiness of his first time on an airplane show.
It's times like these that David is extraordinarily considerate.
David asked the stewardess for a glass of milk, brought it to Nada, and said to him, "Drink a glass of milk and get some sleep, we'll be there soon."
Nada said, "Don't want to sleep."
David asked, "Don't you get airsick?"
If he didn't say anything, Nada's stomach got queasy when he said that the plane had lurched because of the updraft.
David is quite the perceptive man now, "Airsick, are you?"
Nada: "..."
He took the milk, realized it was still warm, couldn't help but glance at David, skimmed his eyes, and drank a small half of the glass.
In fact, milk for him does not help him sleep, but hot down, will make his stomach a little comfortable, but also can not drink too much, drink too much if you vomit, that is also a shame.
Nada leaned back, squinting and lounging, when David's warm fingers suddenly touched her ear.
Nada opened his eyes and craned his head to see David grinning at him with one of the headphones, "Listen to a song together?"
Nada looked at his smiling face and answered softly, he only now realized that David looked extraordinarily good when he smiled too, as if he had the breath of sunshine.
David hooked the headphones, still warm from him, to Nada's ear, a little loosely, and Nada reached up and pressed them down, leaning her head to the side.
In the headphones was an English song, Nada's hearing wasn't very good but she could basically understand the English song, it was a love song.
Nada frowned slightly and didn't say anything.
He did get airsick, and with something on his mind, he got even more airsick, and he drifted off to sleep, and was finally nudged awake by David, who said in a soft tone, "We're at the airport, and if you still want to sleep, you can go sleep at my house."
Nada let out a "hmmm" and stood up, following David off the plane.
It was Mat who came to meet the plane, and when David saw him, his face went slack and he said, "Why you?"
Mat's tone was light as well, "You think I wanted to come, it wasn't my dad who insisted I come."
David said, "Well, you could have just not come, what a bummer."
Mat's lips trembled with anger, "Do you think you're great for getting into Tsinghua?"
David said, "Yeah, I'm just amazing, do you see anyone in our family getting into Tsinghua? The gap in IQ is not something you can make up by skipping a grade." Said the man, still a little smug.
Mat was too gagged by him to say anything and twisted her head, "Don't hurry up yet."
While Nada did know that David would have a dislike side, she didn't realize that he disliked his cousin and showed no mercy.
David said to Nada, "Here, he's that cousin of mine who skipped two grades and that uncle of mine blew off the prodigy without looking at everyone else's real prodigies who graduated with their PhDs at the age of twelve okay."
What he said wasn't intentionally lowered, and it all reached Mat's ears, who whipped his head around and said, "Have you said enough?"
David said, "No."
Still quite serious, he continued to Nada, "If I were to talk to my mom, I wouldn't be able to guarantee that I would have graduated from college at ten, and I don't know what he's bragging about."
Nada: "... You talk less."
That Mat guy looks like he's coming to beat him up.
David said, "I'm telling the truth, but the advice is good, I get it."
Mat picked up his pace and moved away from David.
David walks slowly and says to Nada again, "He didn't say I was stupid before, and I don't know that I that I don't even bother with him at all, if I get serious, where is he my match."
Nada said, "It would be nice if you stayed like this."
David said, "Which has been?"
Nada thought for a moment and said, "No one will bully you if you keep being so serious."
David also said quite seriously, "Except for these relatives in my family, no one dares to bully me."
Nada listened and said nothing.
The airport was pretty close to David's house, and it happened to be a less congested time of day, so it was a quick trip to David's house.
Arriving at the place, Nada's brow had subconsciously wrinkled as she looked at the wide, boundless greenery behind the tall iron gates and the villa that sprouted a bit of a spike in the distance.
He'd always known David had money, but not that he'd be this rich.
This area is very close to the center, the road can also see the towering monuments of the old imperial city, the price of housing should only be high, but David's family has been able to own such a large villa complex in this area.
Nada is not nervous at times like this, and her mood has become calm.
The limousine slowly drove into the iron gate, Mat still had the work to look at their faces from the rearview mirror, soon, he noticed Nada's stony expression, the corner of his mouth hooked up a mocking arc, said, "This classmate of yours hasn't seen this kind of big scene, right? When you get to your house you have to show your classmate around, or else I'm afraid I won't be able to see it in the future."
David, slow but particularly sensitive to the emotions of people he hates, subconsciously shot back, "None of your business."
Mat said, "is none of my business, I just kindly reminded you, you don't understand even if you don't understand."
David said, "You can't spit anything good out of that mouth of yours, so shut up or I'll whip you."
Mat said, "Zhong Yue brother you this temper is getting worse and worse, okay, I do not say, by the way, the front of the matter I have to apologize to you, you still have some ability, can get into Tsinghua is also by their own strength."
David looked at him suspiciously, "Why are you talking human all of a sudden? What do you want?"
"..." Sometimes David is really unexpectedly perceptive, Mat said, "You tell your dad nice things about me, I came to pick you up today at least."
David said, "No way, you had to come, I didn't invite you."
Mat didn't get mad and said good-naturedly, "OK, let's just say I did the work for nothing."
David and Nada got out of the car and Mat rolled down the window and said to David, "Brother, you're really good, I was wrong about you before."
David tightened his face and said, "Get out of here, one more look at you is bad luck."
It was only after Mat had left that Nada said, "You've got people figuring out this nature of yours."
David asked, "What kind of sex?"
Nada gave him a look that said, "Soft on the ears."
Being soft in the ears is not a good thing to say, and David denies it, "I'm not."
Nada looked at him and didn't say anything, David didn't tense up and lowered his voice, "Don't worry, I'm not going to help him, it's not like the two of us have been feuding for a day or two, and my dad doesn't like him either."
David says, "I am principled and do absolutely nothing to help people who hate it."
Nada understands, but once he's classified by David as one of his own, it's heart and soul good.
Can't tell if this is good or bad.
Adolf was not at home, he had been too busy to see David's parents, allowing Nada to relax a bit.
But then it got quiet and he suddenly remembered the question, he could have actually not come, but why was he full of it as soon as David said it?
Perhaps it was better not to come, and the world seemed to be refreshed as he saw David's entire, gilded, gigantic villa once again.
David's home has an elevator as big as the living room.
David was as thoughtful and attentive as ever, but Nada felt subtly uncomfortable.
As night falls, Adolf finally returns, a little dusty but in good spirits, looking handsome despite his middle age, with just a few fine lines at the corners of his eyes revealing his age.
As soon as he saw Nada, a very admiring look appeared in his eyes, and he said to David, "If you had brought your classmates over to play, you wouldn't have had to stay over there for so long, and you didn't think about me."
His tone was easygoing and intimate, and he spoke to David with a smile.
David said bitterly, "Can I still study well over here?"
Adolf remembered that when he was here, all his hairy friends asked him to go out every now and then, and kinda agreed with him on that, "That's really good over there."
He smiled at Nada and said, "I'll call you Star, don't be so formal with me, just call me uncle, you're here as your own home, don't be a stranger, Zhong Yue has gotten where he is now thanks to you taking care of him."
He said, fished out a card from his pocket, grabbed Nada's hand and put it into his palm, "This is also a little bit of Uncle's small token of appreciation, Donghua Supermarket shopping card, you buy everything here free of charge, it's very suitable for you, don't be polite with Uncle, you have to accept it, okay?"
David said, "Yes, stars you just accept it, my father also said to give you ten million, I said no you will not accept, he only changed into a shopping card, although less, but it is also a piece of his heart."
The smile on Adolf's lips narrowed slightly as he glanced at David, who was still smiling brightly as if he hadn't realized he was meeting his eyes.
Damn...Adolf gulped down a breath and said, "Really worked you hard."
That's a very sincere statement now.
Nada figuratively excuses himself and finally takes it, not looking at David during this time.
It was silent from start to finish.
The three had dinner together in the evening, and Adolf made an effort to smile the whole time, never giving his young classmate the slightest bit of stress.
By the end of the laugh, the corners of his mouth twitched a little, and he got tired and hurriedly found a reason to run away.
Finally Nada and David were the only two left, and Nada said, "Your dad's pretty busy, do you have to go to work after dinner?"
David froze, "Yeah."
Nada said, "That was hard work."
David's eyes deepened a little as he looked at Nada, and he lowered them, whispering, "You've worked hard, too."
Nada let out a soft 'hmm'.
David said, "You really worked hard."
Nada looked at him, "There's no need to say it so many times, I know I'm having a hard time."
You've worked hard to raise a family in previous generations. said David softly in his heart.
He was a bit depressed, but quickly perked up again.
In the evening, Nada had washed up and was about to go to bed when David came knocking on the door again.
Nada paused for a moment but went to open the door anyway, outside was David but Nada didn't let him in, "What's wrong?"
David's eyes gleamed at him, "Want to watch a movie together?"
Nada: "..."
Ghostly, Nada actually didn't immediately refuse.
David asked again, "To be or not to be?"
Nada dropped her eyes and stepped aside, "Come in."
David entered holding the laptop and Nada closed the door.
Both were a little nervous, but Nada acted calm, "Why don't you see for yourself?"
David says, "You have to have a sense of atmosphere to watch this kind of stuff."
Nada asks, "Sense of vibe, who did you watch 10t with?"
David: "..."
David was honest, "The 10 t's weren't mine, I asked Alex to give them to me in case you got a virus on your phone."
Nada blinked, "Not yours?"
David said, "I rarely watch these, and when I do it's easy to become lustful and lust-heavy and want to try them out, which is not good."
Nada's tone lightened up, "That means you're not set enough."
David was disgruntled, "Why don't I have enough stamina? If I didn't have enough stamina, I wouldn't be a boy anymore."
Nada looked at him and suddenly slowly moved closer, David's eyes widened, "What for?"
David noticed the small light black mole sliding gently under his eye.
He always remembered how just licking this place would bring tears to Nada's eyes.
Nada got closer and closer, so much so that David couldn't help but fall back, leaning over the edge of the bed and bracing his hands on the floor.
At this moment, the tips of their noses were gently pressed together, with only two centimeters separating their lips.
Too close, David tried to speak but felt as if he could touch Nada's lips if he moved them.
There also seemed to be something different in the intertwining of the breaths.
David's heart pounded fast as he remembered Nada's pale fingers jumping over the buttons of his shirt.
Thinking of Nada's gentle smile again.
He was a little lightheaded, his backward body slowly coming back to right itself as he subconsciously tried to kiss Nada on the lips.
However, he didn't realize that Nada was backing up at the same time, and by the time he came to his senses, Nada's beautiful face was reflected in his eyes, and he brought a slight smile to his face, his tone was light, like a fish gently swimming by, setting off subtle ripples, "I told you, you don't have enough stamina."
David looked at him dumbfounded, a heavy sense of loss welling up inside of him, and caught Nada's gaze at him again, which he followed down to see his unabashed contraption.
David: "..."
David: "Or why don't you raise it to 50 and I'll take you as my wife?"
It's actually very moving of David to say this, but Nada doesn't believe that men and men can get married.
Nada actually wanted to hear "I like you" more than this kind of false promise.
But David never says anything like that.
Nada said faintly, "Why don't I take you as my wife?"
David stuck for a moment with a visibly torn expression, "You want navel oranges? That's fine, just as well."
Anyway, the previous generation Nada loved to ride him.
Nada: "?"
David stared at his rosy lips, while saying, "Two more years, two more years and we'll both be married."
Nada's face was calm, but her tone was slightly choppy, "You go out, I don't want to watch the movie."
When he said that, David remembered the purpose of his visit, which was to watch a movie with Nada.
David's attention immediately shifted, "No, come on, you're here, you'll see me before you leave?"
Nada said, "I don't want to watch, I'm going to sleep."
When he said that, he reached out to push him, and when David heard him say that, he didn't feel like staying in his room any longer, so he walked out of the room.
As Nada closed the door, David braced himself and asked cautiously, "Are you mad again?"
Nada, sometimes surprised by his slowness and sometimes by his acumen, was in no hurry to close the door at this point, and leaned against the doorframe, staring at David and asking, "Why do you think I'm angry?"
Sure enough, angry, David pondered for a moment, somewhat confused and weakly, "You're straight? Are you upset that I said I'd marry you?"
Nada: "..."
Nada: "Think again."
Without waiting for David to speak, Nada said, "I didn't watch the movie you sent over, I felt sick."
David realized, "So ... you're frigid?"
I don't think he's seen Nada morning-o in the last few months either, or to address physical needs.
... but not right ah, Nada former generation son can o up ah.
Nada: "..."
He closed the door with a bang.
David nearly bumped his nose and took a step back with a breath of relief as he knocked on Nada's door, "Star, do you want a glass of warm milk before you go to bed? Or a late night snack or something?"
Nada ignored him, and David hung his head and took one step back down the stairs.
Adolf had taken a shower by now and was sitting on the couch in a casual outfit looking at his computer while sipping his coffee, and when he saw David come down, he greeted him and motioned for him to sit down next to him.
David sat down next to him, his expression still frustrated, "Dad, why aren't you in bed yet, watch out for baldness."
Adolf: "... It's only ten o'clock, it's still early."
David said, "The doctor said that after ten o'clock it's considered staying up late, and that staying up late will cause you to lose your hair."
Adolf was a little grumpy, "You don't always mention baldness and hair loss."
David looks at him with a skeptical gaze, "Have you already started, huh? All the more reason to protect it or you'll be in trouble later."
Adolf: "..."
Adolf said, "If you keep mouthing off like that, I'm afraid you're going to lose your good friend."
David looked at him with wide eyes, "Dad what do you mean by that, are you cursing me and Star?"
Adolf said in a serious tone: "You don't always mention that ten million, that little student of yours has gone through so many bad things before, you bring him here, pay more attention to his emotions, people have self-esteem, especially he is still young, his grades are good, and his self-esteem is much higher than the average person, he doesn't show it, it doesn't mean he doesn't care. You always mention that 10 million, not look down on people? You are still stupid to say it all, do you think people will appreciate your thoughtfulness in their hearts? Isn't this condescending compassion? I'm anxious for you even as I watch."
David subconsciously retorted, "He won't."
Adolf said, "Are you a worm in people's hearts? Do you know people? You grew up with a carefree life, do you know what kind of life he leads? You've been by his side for so long, don't you know? You wore gold and silver at home, but he was ill-treated by his foster family. After being abused for eighteen years, he may not eat or wear more than twenty dollars a day, but you need several million dollars for a watch, and more than a hundred thousand dollars for a dress. If you still spend a lot of money in front of him, do you think your image in his heart will be good? He'll think you're stupid, you're dumb, you're unappetizing, why not eat meat, which in turn will develop into hating you and parting ways with you."
David got alarmed, "No way?"
Adolf said, "Why wouldn't it be, it's the way to be a human being, I didn't even want to care about you in this regard before, you spend money on your friends, I think as long as you're happy, after all, people can't live without friends, but friends are also divided into best friends and foxy friends. Fox and dog friends can let you have a short period of happiness, but the best friend is the one who will reach out to help you no matter how difficult you are in."
Adolf slowed down a breath and said, "Nada that kid I can see through, you help him, he will return you regardless of anything, the drop of water are when the spring of gratitude, he should not care about you these recklessness, but his heart will not be good, if you really care about this friend, be more careful, do not be so sloppy and careless again."
David stopped talking; he thought Adolf was right.
After a while, David asked in a whisper, "So how am I going to salvage my image in his mind?"
Adolf said in a nutshell, "Try to keep that mouth of yours under control, don't be too blunt, don't show your superiority in front of him - yes, that you're rich - and don't show that to him all the time. You have to think about whether you used to do this kind of thing in front of him all the time."
David argued aggressively, "I'm not showing superiority to him."
Adolf says, "Did you get him a multi-million dollar watch? Did you say that you gave something expensive to a random friend."
David: "..."
Adolf said, "Think about it, you want to show superiority, also think about it, all your money is mine, if not for me, you don't have a dime, a man has to make money on his own, that's a real man, relying on dad is nothing."
David said, "... you'd have told me something like that, I'd be Bill Gates USA by now."
Adolf: "Don't brag, and Bill Gates USA, I'll be satisfied if you get into a good college and Tyler graduates solidly."
David said defiantly, "Can't you expect anything from me?"
Adolf sighed and said, "There used to be more, and if I had been cruel and given you to your mom, you wouldn't have grown into this stupid mess."
David: "..." pro-dad this is.
But what Adolf said was enough to make David think.
Just why is Nada mad at him?
It's not a good idea to ask Adolf this kind of question, so David has to keep it to himself.
The next day, David, weighing what Adolf had said, became extra careful about what he said and did.
Nada was a little surprised at his quiet as a chicken, this kind of good day, it is not good to give David face, so he loosened his expression and asked him, "The banquet is over, you still go back to a city?"
David replied, "Go back, I'll go wherever you go."
As soon as the words left their mouths, a pleasant male voice came from behind them, "David, congratulations."
David couldn't help but crumple up his batch face at the sound of the voice, and he didn't turn around.
Nada looked back instead, but it was a tall boy striding toward them with a smile on his face, as flashy as a rose in full bloom.
The boy seems to fit the image of a nobleman better than David.
He was dressed in a custom-made silver-gray suit, his hair properly slicked back to reveal his deep features, his nose high, his eyes a little narrow, his lips chiseled, his whole face impeccably handsome and handsome.
Such seemingly what should be a cold look was smiling at them.
David glanced at him only when he came to his side, "Shi Yan Yu, what brings you here."
Nada glanced at David with some surprise; it was the first time he had seen David use that expression on an outsider.
Shi Yan Yu said, "What, I can't come? At least we grew up together, now I can't even attend your promotion banquet?"
David was a little annoyed, "Hey, get out of my face, I don't want to see you, I'm going to throw up yesterday's meal."
Shi Yan Yu said, "It's not that bad, seeing me reacts so much?"
David lifted his foot and was about to walk to the side when Shi Yan Yu looked at Nada and said, "This is the classmate who tutored you to go to Tsinghua, right? I've seen it on TV long ago, I didn't expect it to look better in person."
David's raised foot turned right back around, blocking Nada from view, "Don't you look away."
Shi Yan Yu lost his smile, "No, you're still afraid that I'll snatch someone from you?"
David warned, "You better not get any ideas or I'll kick your ass."
Shi Yan Yu spread his hands, "Alright, I won't move."
David had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Shi Yan Yu say to Nada, "This student, can you add a px friend? I'm not good at studying either, so I'd like to ask you for some advice."
David exploded, "Shi Yan Yu, are you done, believe it or not I'll really beat you up!"
Shi Yan Yu said with a smile, "I'm talking to this student."
Nada said, "Sorry, I don't have a cell phone."
Shi Yan Yu's smile slightly paused, "Ah, in that case, that's a pity."
David hurriedly pulled Nada away, Shi Yan Yu's smile disappeared, he wasn't the type of person who loved to smile in the first place, and his kind of cold and handsome looks weren't a contrast, but rather an aura formed by his long cold face.
A boy who was a bit younger came over and cautiously shouted, "Brother Yu, are you and Young Qin on bad terms?"
Shi Yan Yu glanced at him and spoke coldly, "Qi Yaoming, I've already brought you in, whether or not you can break into that circle of his depends on you, I can't help you."
Qi Yaoming was a bit disappointed, Shi Yan Yu took in his expression, a bit of contempt showed in his eyes, and he turned to leave.
David pulled Nada to the side and said to him, "This guy is not a nice guy, you should ignore him."
Puzzled, Nada asked, "Isn't he your hairdresser?"
David said, "It's growing up together, but he and I are arch rivals, the fire and water kind!"
As soon as he talked about this, he had endless words, "His heart can be bad, he is an illegitimate child, he was sent to the orphanage by his father when he was young, and then he was adopted home by his father and his wife as an orphan, the two older brothers above him, and a younger sister below him, all of which he took advantage of to compete for favors, and now at this age, the entire Shi family is almost his."
David said, "I don't like this kind of bad-hearted person, so I don't play with him. He's definitely approaching you now with bad intentions and wants to milk you dry, so ignore him."
He had also heard rumors in previous generations that Shi Yan Yu seemed to be trying to hook up with his wife.
Just because Nada later sat as a group vice president.
Whether or not there is a hookup behind David is not clear, he looks at Nada's cold and strong face, and doesn't even think that Nada can have anything happen with Shi Yan Yu.
Nada listens, blinks a little, and gives a soft 'hmm'.
Relieved and remembering what Adolf told him yesterday, David scratched his head and whispered, "How about I take you around after the party?"
Nada looked at him carefully and said, "It's too hot."
David said, "Forget it then, it's not good to get a tan."
Both men were silent.
David also, because of Adolf's words, felt that he usually talked too straight himself and probably hurt Nada several times, and now, when he was cautious, he didn't know what to say instead.
After a moment, they both spoke at the same time, "You ..."
Nada suddenly couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips, and David saw Nada smile and giggled along with her.