Chapter 179 Chapter 179

"Morning." After Uma got up in the morning, she saw Charlize sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper and said politely.

"Morning." Charlize looked up from the newspaper and gave Uma a friendly smile.

Uma noticed Charlize's friendly smile. As a woman, she keenly captured the real and sincere friendliness behind this smile, which was really strange. Uma had met Charlize a few times before, but Charlize never showed her friendliness, so Uma at one point thought that Charlize liked Hugo, so she showed jealousy, although she later denied it. This possibility, but today's attitude has never appeared before.

Uma wants to explore the specific reasons, because women know women, and Charlize's change cannot be without reason. But then Uma thought about it, and was suppressed by her inner curiosity. No matter what the reason, Charlize can now show kindness to herself, which is the best thing. Uma knows that Hugo has a good relationship with friends like Charlize and Alex, and she doesn't want to be excluded from Hugo's circle of friends, so the situation is really good now.

"I'm really sorry last night for letting you guys stay upstairs with the surprise specially prepared for me." Uma stopped a little and expressed her apology kindly.

Charlize put down the newspaper and looked at Uma politely, "Hehe, nothing, just upstairs."

In fact, Charlize still doesn't like Uma. It's not because Uma did something wrong, or because Uma and Hugo are developing smoothly. It's just because the aura between women is different. She doesn't hate Uma, but she doesn't. It means she can coexist peacefully with Uma. But after last night's incident, Charlize knew that although Uma and Hugo didn't know whether they were officially dating, the two of them did develop further from their date, so it was necessary for her to be a good friend. .

As a friend, especially a friend of the opposite sex, if you care too much about each other's emotional life, it will easily make girls jealous and cause unnecessary misunderstandings; similarly, if you make some inappropriate remarks to your friend's girlfriend, it also depends on the occasion. Otherwise, the mines of friends will be triggered, and the trouble will be unpleasant, and the result will be Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror - there are no people inside and outside, and the friendship between friends will also be tested.

Now, whether Hugo and Uma are in love or just developing, anyway, it is a benign development situation, Charlize knows that there is no need for him to express too many opinions, especially when Hugo did not ask his own opinions. It was the wisest choice for her to show appropriate friendliness and not intervene or ask questions.

So, Charlize put away her unkindness and showed Uma basic respect, and just the right kind of friendliness.

Uma received Charlize's kindness. She originally wanted to talk a few more words, but found that there was no way, because the aura between her and Charlize was still wrong. That's how girls make friends, so in the end Uma just smiled and nodded at Charlize, then hurried to the kitchen, started pouring coffee, and returned to Hugo's room with it.

Charlize looked at the corridor leading to Hugo's room for about a second, then withdrew his attention and read the newspaper again. When Carl came downstairs to call her, she quickly got up and got ready to work on the set-Charlize was not late today, she got up early to get ready, and even had time to read the newspaper.

Uma didn't stay for long, and soon began to re-dress and prepare to leave. Hugo hugged the quilt, crawled on the bed, and said pitifully, "Can't you stay a little longer?"

Uma looked back and saw Hugo's pitiful expression, her mouth turned down slightly, her long and narrow peach eyes were watery, those innocent and sad eyes were really unbearable, and Uma sat down on the edge of the bed again. On the side, he gently scratched Hugo's nose with his fingers, "I have to go home for Christmas, you know."

Hugo hugged the quilt and hummed twice, "You can go back tomorrow."

Seeing this man act like a five-year-old child, Uma couldn't help chuckling, and couldn't help but lowered her head and placed a kiss on the man's forehead. "The plane ticket to New York is not so easy to buy. It's Christmas." Uma's father is a professor at Columbia University. Her family lives in New York. Uma came to Los Angeles to develop her acting career.

Hugo bit his lower lip and muttered something like "you can drive" in a low voice. Uma couldn't hear it clearly, but looking at Hugo's childish and cute appearance, his smile widened, "I It’s not that I won’t come back, I will come back after Christmas, and this year we can celebrate New Year’s Eve together.”

Only then did Hugo realize that 1992 was coming to an end, and that his first year in Los Angeles was about to turn the page. Thinking of this, he became a lot more serious, raised his head and bit Uma's lips lightly, "Stay at home for a few more days and accompany your family."

"Don't tell me to come back earlier now?" Uma chuckled softly.

"I'll take care of you when you come back to see me." Hugo whispered softly.

"What about you, don't go home for Christmas?" Uma said with a smile.

Hugo's action was a bit of a pause, and then he took it with a specious sentence, "My home is not in New York, so don't worry." After speaking, Hugo directly kissed Uma's lips, and put the rest of the The words were swallowed.

Soon the two of them noticed the shortness of breath, and Uma quickly stopped Hugo, "I can't continue, or I'll really be late."

Hugo didn't stop him this time, let go of his hand and let Uma tidy up his clothes, and then escorted Uma away, looking at the empty hall, his eyes widened, the festive atmosphere of this Christmas was finally coming.

In the next two days, Alex, Karl, and Joseph all went home one after another, as did Neil and Pedro, friends Hugo had just met, and Los Angeles seemed to change overnight. An empty city, which reminded Hugo of what it looked like when he used to celebrate the New Year's Day in the magic capital.

After much consideration, Hugo decided to call his father again. Although the idea of ​​going home on Thanksgiving was rejected, this time it was Christmas, maybe it would be different, wouldn't it?

The phone was picked up after two rings, and Adam's irritable and vicissitudes voice came over, "Adam Lancaster, speak."

"Hey, Dad, it's me, Hugo." Hugo tried to lighten his voice. "How's it going, how's everything going?"

"I can't die." Adam was already impatient after saying a word. "What's the matter, tell me quickly. Didn't you say last time that you are working well now, why, what's wrong?"

At least he remembered what Hugo said the last time he called him. This gave Hugo a little more confidence, "Oh no, it's not about work..."

"So?" Adam interrupted Hugo roughly, but this was already used by Hugo, this was Adam's style, "Tomorrow is Christmas, I want to go back and see you."

"You want to come back? For what, there's nothing here." Adam's hoarse voice was like a bellows next to the stove, pulling roughly, making a creaking sound.

Facing Adam's words, Hugo suddenly felt powerless. He was very sure that his father just didn't want him to go home. Maybe he was worried that the father and son would have nothing to say when they met. It was so difficult to communicate on the phone. It is estimated that after the real meeting. The scene will be even more appalling, "You are my father, I just want to spend Christmas with you, what's wrong?"

This time, Adam fell silent, did not answer immediately, just breathed silently, and the heavy breathing came out clearly from the phone receiver. Just when Hugo was about to continue to say something, Adam's voice came over, "You are an adult, you have the right to make decisions, if you want to come back, can I still stop you? Of course not. I just feel , you don't need to come back, it doesn't make any sense at all."

The style of Adam's statement is really easy to irritate others. Hugo is usually not so easy to be angry, but I don't know if Adam's words are too hurtful, or because he has taken the role of a son, and his family always talks with each other. Unscrupulous, so Hugo also became angry, "What do you mean, what do you mean by meaningless? Christmas, this is Christmas!"

"Don't yell at me, I can hear you!" Adam yelled back angrily, making Hugo feel his ears buzzing, "We don't have a Christmas tradition in our family, if you want to celebrate the holidays, you can be like you Like my mother, I've been to Jewish holidays. Christmas? I can't cook for you, and I can't prepare presents for you, so, so what?"

This was the first time Hugo heard from Adam that he took the initiative to mention his mother, and it was a fact that Hugo didn't know, his mother was Jewish? Or of Jewish ancestry?

But Hugo didn't have the heart to do more thinking, so he could only continue to follow Adam's words, "Then according to what you mean, we don't want to meet again? We won't meet again on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Don't see each other? So, what are you planning to cut off with me?"

"Don't put all the faults on me! Don't!" Adam's voice was full of anger, "You know it's all your choice, it's you who chose to leave me, leave home and go to damn Los Angeles, it's your choice It's because you don't want to go home and don't want to call even if it's a holiday, you know it all! So don't get angry with me just because you've made a small achievement , don't be cowardly and incompetent like your mother who has big dreams that are useless, can't do anything but blame others, don't!"

Hugo was stunned by Adam's series of words, but Adam still didn't finish, "So, if you want to come back, that's your freedom, but I won't deliberately entertain you; so, so... …Christmas hell, hell hell!"

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