Yunding Ranch

Chapter 221 The Anecdote of the Matchmaker
"So, are you staying on purpose now, avoiding work?"

Lu Li was just making a joke, but he didn't expect that Justin's expression suddenly became incomprehensible. He looked back at the location of the store and asked hesitantly, "Is she back?"

Lu Li wasn't used to this kind of Justin, and he didn't know how to speak for a while, but Justin didn't intend to wait for Lu Li's answer, and said to himself, "I know she's back, otherwise you wouldn't have come in. .”

Lu Li opened his mouth and couldn't help complaining, "Since you already know, why are you asking me?"

Justin didn't speak, and looked ahead in silence, which made Lu Li slightly relieved. He was more used to the taciturn Justin, and this style suited him better.

But before Lu Li could change his tone, Justin continued to ask, "What do you think I should do? Should I care, or not? If I did, she felt that I was too much, and she was like It's a rebellious teenager, he will resist everything I say; but if she doesn't care, she is simply out of control, I'm serious, she is out of control, and I don't know where she will go next?"

A series of questions, but did not get any answer, Lu Li just stood there quietly, without saying a word.

Justin rolled his eyes and asked suspiciously, "What do you think?"

Lu Li shrugged, with an innocent expression on his face, and said seriously, "I think... this should be the longest sentence you have said since we met."

Justin paused for a moment, then reacted, showed a smile, shook his head helplessly, and couldn't help calling, "Fourteen." Sorry?Thanks?Justin didn't know what words should follow, so he could only pause here. After thinking about it, he still said, "I just hope you can answer some of my questions."

Lu Li laughed softly, "It seems that I will indeed start charging in the future." Justin didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, "I mean, three hundred dollars an hour." , Justin laughed again.

"I don't understand, don't you guys like sharing your privacy? Don't you guys like telling others what's on your mind? Do you know how hard a reporter's job is? In order to get a response, to dig out a piece of news, we have to It took eighteen martial arts to do it, and I even heard that it is an offense for a Finn to even approach, and there must be a distance of three steps between people."

Lu Li's unlovable expression made Justin chuckle, his shoulders shrugged slightly, and he couldn't help but laugh.This kind of Justin was so rare that Lu Li couldn't help laughing.

"I think maybe it's because you're an outsider." Justin thought for a while and said.

Lu Li knew what Justin meant, and it was always easier to confide in strangers, because strangers seemed to be in direct contact with their own lives, and after they finished speaking, they turned around and left, and they could return to their own lives without any burden. Without having to bear any associated consequences.The priest's admonition and the psychiatrist's treatment had a similar effect.

"God, I thought you'd say something touching, for example, because I'm super charismatic." Lu Li's complaint made Justin roll his eyes, apparently he didn't have any sympathy for Lu Li's narcissistic answer.

Lu Li let out a soft breath, "Justin, who is Finley to you?"

The experience in New York in the past four years has taught Lu Li that in other people's private lives, try to stay out of it as much as possible, not only because Westerners value their privacy, even asking the other person's age is an offense, regardless of gender; Opinions are very easy, but spectators are just spectators after all. He is not the person involved and cannot understand the real mood of the person involved. The condescending opinion is just talking, but it may affect others.

Of course, another important reason is that being involved in other people's lives, in such a bloody situation, it is often easy to turn yourself into a Zhu Bajie who looks in the mirror-he is not a human being inside or outside.

So, when he first met Liz, Lu Li didn't explore Liz's life too much; therefore, when Alice and Fred asked him what he thought, Lu Li just shared his situation and left the decision to the other party.

But seeing Justin and Finley in front of him, both of them turned to Lu Li for help, Lu Li couldn't help feeling a little depressed.Are all Texans so dull, silent, shutting all their thoughts inside, loving each other so much, yet unwilling to break free and hug each other?
This doesn't look like a Westerner at all, but more like an Easterner, just like in the classic Japanese movie "Love Letter", he hesitated.Hollywood movies are all lies, say what you like out loud, and get out of bed/single out if you have a date!Lu Li watched from the side, feeling anxious for Justin and Finley.

It is simply that the emperor is not in a hurry, so whoever is in a hurry.

Justin raised his head, looked at Lu Li, and was about to open his mouth to answer, but unexpectedly, Lu Li interrupted Justin and continued, "In my opinion, Finley is not your sister, no matter what the story behind it, she is not your sister." My sister; Finley is not your friend either, I have never seen such an embarrassing friend, it is really tiring to hide every word; could it be said that Finley is your employee? Just an employee? "

"No, of course not." Justin quickly shook his head in denial, but after speaking, he found that the answer was very strange, "Yes, she is my employee, but..." Justin felt that he was being involved, so he simply gave up. Having said that, Shen Sheng said, "You know, Brad is a very good friend."

Who is Brad?Lu Li searched the memory in his mind, and finally realized that Brad was Finley's brother, that is, Justin's comrade in arms, the one who stayed in Iraq forever.

"You know, if it wasn't for him, I would have died in Iraq a long time ago, and more than once." Justin's words were a bit difficult, as if he had never opened up about that memory.The dullness and restraint of the Texans is really eye-opening, "You may not believe it, but he helped me find out my prom partner, otherwise I would go to the prom alone."

"Oh, I believe it, I completely believe it." Lu Li's natural response made Justin smile.

"We've known each other... We've known each other for a lifetime. He is my best friend and only friend." Justin's simple words were full of memories, and the nostalgia in his eyes revealed a trace of fragility.Suddenly, the gunshot next to him came again, which made Justin close his eyes.

Lu Li restrained his smile, and his emotions settled down.He lived in a peaceful age, and all he knew about the war was through pictures and news. Even so, those pictures were still shocking. He couldn't even imagine what it would be like to have experienced the baptism of the battlefield himself. taste.

When Justin returned from the battlefield, how did he spend those years?
"He's still a very good brother." Justin's words interrupted Lu Li's thoughts, and he fell silent after he finished speaking.

But Lu Li suddenly understood that Finley was Justin's motivation to persevere, and also the motivation to get out of the predicament after returning.It was Finley, it was Finley who accompanied Justin through the most difficult years; similarly, it was Justin, it was Justin who accompanied Finley through the grief of losing his last relative.

Lu Li couldn't help but sighed softly deep in his heart, "Justin, I can interpret it in two ways, which one do you prefer?" The relaxed words made Justin raise his head and cast a curious look. Eyes, "From Brad's point of view, or from your point of view."

Justin remained silent, without answering.

Lu Li decided to talk about both ways, "For Brad, his biggest concern is Finley, and his only wish is for Finley to be happy. Do you know? Brad entrusted you The task is to hope that you will watch over Finley and let her find her own happiness. But what if, if Finley's happiness is by your side?"

Justin's eyes flickered slightly, and he wanted to refute Lu Li, but Lu Li didn't give him a chance, and continued, "For you, you have the right to regain happiness. Seriously calm down and think about it, then, what is it? Not love? If not, then you should let it go, and if it is, trust me, you won't want to miss it."

Lu Li's voice slowly dissipated in the air, and he didn't wait for Justin's response. Lu Li didn't rush, and looked back at Lu Huaijin, who was shooting the target. The muffled sound of gunshots vibrated in the air.

"I don't have self-confidence." After a long time, Justin said suddenly, the heaviness in his words also contained a touch of sadness and loss, "I don't have the self-confidence to give Finley happiness."

Lu Li didn't turn his head to look at Justin, but said with a smile, "This is a future tense. No one can make a definite judgment before something happens. More importantly, if you give up even the beginning, then You will never know the answer."

Justin fell silent again, but this time, Lu Li said directly, "I solemnly declare that I am single now, how could I know about the relationship? So, I think you should pretend that the conversation just now didn't happen." Go ahead, otherwise it will lead to unexpected results, I will not be responsible. Phew, this Cupid's work is really tiring."

The teasing words made Justin twitch the corners of his mouth. Originally, he thought he would not be able to laugh out loud, but unexpectedly, he couldn't help but chuckled softly, "Ha ha."

The vibration of that laughter reverberated in the chest cavity, and then turned into a smile on the corner of the mouth. It slightly lifted up, turned to look at Lu Li, and shook his head with a chuckle again. Out of a trace of cheerfulness.

The afternoon sun is a little warm.

(End of this chapter)