Picking the Golden Romance

Singapore

Perhaps out of nostalgia, Nick and Colin always liked to meet at their alma mater's café on Buck Road.

In the sports center, the Anglo-Chinese High School Café, located between the main swimming pool and the basketball court, serves a variety of Thai and Singaporean dishes, as well as many quirky dishes, such as Nick's favorite British beef patty.Both were members of the swimming team at the time, and they would stop by what they called a "snack" after practice for a bite to eat.

The cafe's original chef has retired, the legendary Siamese noodles have disappeared from the menu, and even the cafe itself has moved - the original shop was demolished when the sports center was rebuilt.But for Nick and Colin, this place is still the place where they both met when they were both in the country.

Colin had already ordered his lunch when Nick arrived. "Sorry I'm late." Nick patted his friend on the back as he walked to the table. "I have to go to my grandma's."

Colin was still eating the plate of salt-baked fried chicken in front of him, and Nick continued: "So what are we going to do today? The evening dress has been delivered from London, and I'm waiting for someone from the wedding company to contact me to rehearse next week's wedding. "

Colin closed his eyes, frowned and said, "Now can we not talk about that damn wedding?"

"Okay, so what do you want to talk about?" Nick said calmly, realizing that Colin hadn't been in a good mood today, that the happy, lively Colin from last night was no longer there.

Colin didn't answer.

"Did you sleep yesterday?" Nick asked.

Colin remained silent.

There were no other customers in the cafe, only one waiter was busy going in and out of the kitchen.Occasional muffled shouts from the basketball court next door, and the sound of dishes being washed from the kitchen.Nick leaned back in his chair, waiting patiently for Colin's next move.

On social media, Colin is well known as the golden bachelor among Asian billionaires.He was recognized as a first-class swimmer in Singapore when he was in college. His exotic face and gentle personality always made him the focus of attention.As one of the heirs to one of Asia's most prominent families, it's no secret that he has a history of romances with local stars, as well as a growing collection of modern art.

However, Colin only had the opportunity to be himself when he was with Nick.

Nick has known him since he was a child, and he is probably the only person on earth who doesn't care about his family's wealth. More importantly, Nick is also the one who has been with him during the so-called "war years".Behind Colin's good-natured smile and charming personality lies his crippling anxiety and depression, and Nick is one of the few people who can see that side of him.

Colin always had all the pain and anger he had accumulated for months, and when Nick returned home, it broke out on him once.Few people can bear this situation, but Nick is so used to it now that he can hardly remember a time when Colin's mood wasn't swinging from high to low.Getting used to it is also a prerequisite for becoming Colin's best friend.

The waiter came to take Nick's order.He was a sweaty teenager in a football T-shirt who looked so young, not even old enough to pass child labor laws.

"Give me a beef curry pie, and a glass of Coke, with more ice cubes."

Colin finally broke the silence: "It's still the same, beef curry pie with Coke, a little more ice cubes, you really haven't changed at all."

"What can I say? I know what I like." Nick made a short answer.

"Even if you've always liked a certain thing, you can change your mind if you want to. That's the difference between us—you have a choice."

"It's okay, you can choose."

"Nicky, since I was born, I have never made my own decisions, and you know why." Colin said lightly, "Fortunately, I really want to marry Araminta, I just don't know how to do it." Just getting through this farce. I'd love to just indulge myself and kidnap her, hop on a plane, and get married in some year-round chapel in Nevada."

"Then why not act? There's a wedding next week, but if you've had enough of this drama, why don't you call it a day?"

"You know this business merger is well planned and everything has to be done that way because it's good for the company and anything that's good for the company is good for my family," said Colin angrily. Well, I don't want to talk about things that can't be changed. Let's talk about what happened yesterday—I did a good job, right? Rachel must be happy, right?"

"Rachel likes you very much, the pick-up surprise is not bad, but you don't actually have to act in front of her."

"Really? How did you introduce me to her?" Colin asked cautiously.

"I didn't say anything, except that you were crazy about Kristin Scott Thomas."

Colin laughed.Nix breathed a sigh of relief—a sign that the clouds had lifted.

"You didn't tell her that I was going to follow Christine in Paris, did you?" Colin continued.

"Uh, no, I don't want to give her a chance to back off from me just because I have a bunch of weird friends."

"Speaking of weirdos, did you notice how nice Araminta was to Rachel yesterday?"

"I think you underestimate Araminta's ability to be nice to people."

"You also know her usual attitude towards strangers. I think she wants to have a good relationship with you. She can also see that I fell in love with Rachel right away."

"I'm glad to hear that." Nick smiled.

"Honestly, I was kind of jealous of her at first, but I thought she was great. She wasn't clingy at all, and she had a... What? Everyone's betting on when you're going to get married!"

Nick sighed. "Colin, I haven't thought about getting married. I'm thinking about you getting married. I just want to live in the moment."

"And speaking of now, when are you going to introduce Rachel to your grandma?"

"That's why I went to see my grandma tonight and hope she will allow me to invite Rachel to her house for dinner tonight."

"I'll pray for you," Colin said jokingly, nibbling on the last chicken wing.He knew how big a deal it was for Nick's famous, reclusive grandma to invite a complete stranger into her home, "You should know when you bring Rachel into that house, things will go away." Has something changed?"

"Strange, Astrid said the same thing. Rachel never mentioned anything to me - she never pressured me to get married. In fact, we never discussed it at all. thing."

"That's not what I mean," Colin tried to clarify. "You two have been living a rosy fantasy, a 'Greenwich Village sweetheart' life. But you've been a candidate for succession until now. Don't you Don't you think she's going to be very frightened tonight?"

"What do you mean? I'm a candidate for succession, but I don't know what Rachel's meeting with my grandma has to do with it."

"Come on, Nicky, don't be naive! As soon as she walks through the doors of that house, your relationship will change. I'm not saying it's bound to get worse, but she's no longer clueless, for sure You can never go back to the past, no matter what, you will definitely change in her mind, just like all my ex-girlfriends found out that I am the 'Colin Kew'. Tell you this, just want to Prepare yourself mentally."

Nick thought about what Colin said just now, and replied solemnly: "I think you are wrong, Colin. First of all, the situation of my family is completely different from yours. You have been the next executive of Qiu's enterprise from the very beginning. I don't have that kind of interest in my family, I don't even have a family business; although I have very rich relatives, my situation is different from them. I am not like Astrid, who can inherit everything from her great-aunt. property, as well as other relatives of the Shang family. So, I don’t think we have any similarities in this regard.”

Colin shook his head. "Nicky, Nicky, that's why I like you. You're the only person in Singapore who doesn't know how rich you are or how rich you will be. Get your wallet out."

Although Nick was confused, he still took out his frayed brown wallet and handed it to Colin: "There's only $50 in it."

Colin held Nick's New York driver's license up to his face and asked, "Tell me what it says on it?"

Nick rolled his eyes, and still said cooperatively: "Nicholas A
Yang. "

"That's right, that's it—your last name is Yang. Tell me, is there another Yang among all your male cousins?"

"No."

"That's what I meant. Apart from your father, you are the only male with the surname Yang. It is obvious that you are the heir, whether you believe it or not. Besides, your grandma likes you, and everyone knows that your grandma also controls the monks of the Yang family. all property of the family."

Nick shook his head, partly because he didn't believe Colin's speculation, but more because the things Colin mentioned - even from his best friend - made him uncomfortable.This is a habit from his childhood.

Nick still remembers one day when he was seven years old, when he came home from school for afternoon tea, he asked his grandma: "My classmate Bernard Day said his father was very, very rich. Is it true?"

At this time, Aunt Victoria, who was buried in the "London Times", suddenly put down the newspaper and scolded him: "Nicky, a polite child would never ask such a question, you can't ask someone if they have money, or discuss money. Our family has no money, we are just well off. Apologize to your grandma immediately!"

Colin continued: "Otherwise, why do you think my grandfather has a bad attitude towards other people, but treats you like a prince every time?"

"I thought your grandpa just liked me."

"My grandpa is a bastard. He only cares about power and prestige, and how to expand the damned Qiu Empire, so from the beginning he wanted to match me and Araminta. He always interfered with my friendship, even when we were young Time was no different. I'll always remember him telling me, 'Be nice to that Nicholas, remember, our family is nowhere near the Young's.'”

"I think your grandpa is getting a little old-fashioned. Anyway, the nonsense just said about heirs is not the point, because you will soon learn that Rachel is not a girl who cares about that kind of thing. Although she studies economics, but She's the least materialistic person I know."

"Okay, good luck to you. But you should know that even at this moment, evil forces will still secretly fight against you?"

"What is this for, playing "Harry Potter"?" Nick laughed secretly, "Your tone really sounds like it, yes, I know that even now there are evil forces secretly sabotaging, according to what you said. Aspen Tred told me that. My mom somehow chose to go to China when I got back home, and I had to ask my aunt to convince my grandma to invite Rachel to dinner at her house tonight. But you know what? I don't care .”

"I don't think you have to worry about your mother."

"So who am I supposed to worry about? Tell me who is so boring and wants to ruin my love life, and why?"

"Probably every girl of marriageable age in Singapore and their mother wants to do this."

Nick laughed: "Wait a minute—why me? Aren't you the best golden bachelor in all of Asia?"

"I've been removed! You all know there's nothing in the world to stop Araminta from walking down the aisle with me next week, so I'm here to relinquish the throne to you." Colin smiled and folded his napkin In the shape of a pyramid, it was placed on Nick's head, "Now it's your luck."