[British and American Entertainment] The Road to True Love

After two cups of hot water, the middle-aged gentleman's cough finally eased a lot. He wiped the remaining water stains around his mouth with a handkerchief, handed the empty cup lid to Aglaia, and said, "Thank you Your hot water, girl."

Aglaia smiled and said: "You are welcome. Sir, are you also lost in the castle? This castle is really big and beautiful, isn't it? When you linger in it, it is easy to forget to follow the guide. Just fell behind."

The middle-aged gentleman nodded slightly, with a slightly melancholy expression, and said, "Yes, this castle is huge, and if you are not careful, you will get lost and get lost in the past memories."

Aglaia felt that the lost in what the gentleman said did not seem to refer to lost in reality, but more like a kind of spiritual residence, but she didn't ask anything, this is the gentleman's wish, so she just said : "It's okay, if you get lost, just wait where you are, those who walk with you will always come back to find you."

The middle-aged gentleman looked at her sideways for a moment, and then asked: "What if that person has left your life?" Aglaia thought, maybe this gentleman lost someone when he was young, so he just would say so.

So she thought about it and said: "My deceased mother once taught me to cherish what you have and let go of what you have lost. We always gain and lose a lot of things. Sometimes, we can only maintain a normal heart. For those things that cannot be redeemed, it is better to let go and cherish what you have now, which is more important, isn't it?"

The middle-aged gentleman seemed to be thinking about Aglaia's words, and the girl continued: "Besides, sometimes, things are not exactly as we thought, maybe the other party is waiting for you."

The middle-aged gentleman was moved by her words, looked at her, and then he noticed those cornflower blue eyes full of sincere emotion when the girl spoke.

The middle-aged gentleman couldn't help recalling that he once saw such a pair of beautiful cornflower blue eyes, but at that time, they were too young, after all, they took love as everything, rashly entered into marriage, and finally fell in love with each other. Love is wiped out in marriage.

He said with nostalgia: "Girl, you have very beautiful eyes." The girl smiled and said, "Thank you for your compliment." The expression of the middle-aged gentleman softened a lot, almost soft.

He was about to open his mouth to say something when he heard hurried footsteps behind them.Aglaia and the gentleman looked back at the same time, and saw two men in black suits running over. When they saw the middle-aged gentleman beside Aglaia, the expressions on their faces seemed relieved.

One of the men walked up to the middle-aged gentleman, gestured to help him, and called something in German.The originally gentle expression of the middle-aged gentleman became serious and rigid again.

He raised his hand, refused the support of the man in the suit, and stood up with his cane. Aglaia also understood that he should be leaving, so she also got up.

After standing up, Aglaia realized that this gentleman is quite tall. When he stands in front of you with a serious face, you will have an obvious sense of oppression.

After the gentleman stood firm, he faced Aglaia sideways, lifted his brown fedora gracefully, and took off his hat to Aglaia【Note 1】.

It wasn't until he took off his hat that Aglaia saw that the middle-aged gentleman also had brilliant blond hair, and he said goodbye to the girl in English in a low voice, "Well, I'll take my leave first, girl. Chatting with you is A very happy thing."

The girl also smiled and said, "It's my honor too, sir." After the gentleman nodded and smiled, he put on his hat again, took his cane, and walked down the stairs, and the two men in black suits quickly followed , walking behind him from left to right, like a guard.

Aglaia guessed that this gentleman's status should not be low. When she was in a daze, she wrapped her arms around her neck with both hands behind her, and Alice's teasing voice came from her ear: "My big star! , why did you disappear in a blink of an eye? Next time, I will install a GPS on you so that you won’t get lost again. "

Only then did Aglaia come back to her senses, she glared at Alice and Fenty behind her, and complained: "You still have the nerve to talk about me, you two, you only remember talking to the tour guide, and you don't even remember to greet me. I didn't notice when I fell behind, I decided not to invite you to dinner tonight, I want to eat delicious food by myself."

As soon as Alice and Fenty saw that they had offended the "golden master", of course they hurried forward to beg for mercy. The three girls began to fight on the stone steps, and Aglaia was also in the fight, and gradually made things about The matter of the middle-aged gentleman was left behind.

When Aglaia and his party were playing in Germany, Tom was in Guinea, which was far away from it.

At the beginning of this year, Tom was selected as the UNICEF Youth Ambassador in London, and at the invitation of the foundation, he went to Guinea in West Africa to visit their work. 【Note 2】

In this distant third world country, in Guinea [Note 3], one of the least developed countries in the world, Tom was deeply shocked by what he saw.

Thanks to his parents, Tom grew up in an environment that might not be considered luxurious, but it was absolutely comfortable. In Guinea, the lives of those people completely hurt Tom's heart.

The industrial base here is weak, the food they produce cannot be self-sufficient, the balance of payments is unbalanced, and most consumer goods are completely dependent on imports. Bauxite, coffee, cocoa and rubber are the main pillars of Guinea's economy, but the development of these economic crops is not large. It is difficult to compete with other agricultural powerhouses in West Africa.

The combination of various reasons has caused this country to hover below the poverty line, unable to escape or surpass it.

The poor living environment is also accompanied by serious health problems. Guinea has a high incidence of various diseases, mainly malaria, acute respiratory infections, various parasites, diarrhea, skin diseases, trauma and sexual / sexual diseases.

Children born here seem to be inherently inferior to those born in relatively wealthy countries. In other words, they have inherent disadvantages, and the purpose of UNICEF is to help such children make up for this disadvantage. Disadvantage, because they firmly believe that no child should be born at a disadvantage, and they should have a common starting point.

This belief may sound rational, but sometimes, we need people who firmly believe in things that seem impossible, and make persistent efforts, even though what they can do is limited after all. They still make this world a better place.

The moment he arrived at the destination, before Tom got out of the car, he looked through the car window and saw the children who surrounded him. They were all small, wearing dirty clothes, and their eyes were full of curiosity. car.

So inexplicably, an indescribable complex emotion surged in Tom's heart. He opened the car door, got out of the car, smiled at the children, and lowered his head in front of them, allowing the children to use their hands. , came to touch his head, he didn't feel offended or dirty at all, instead he smiled so calmly and sincerely. 【Note 4】

Seeing the lives of these children with his own eyes made Tom very sad. In the UK, every baby is vaccinated immediately when it is born, but many children in West Africa do not have this condition.

In their living environment, the water source is not purified, and people’s common sense of hygiene and health is extremely lacking. Many Guinean women that Tom has come into contact with do not know that breastfeeding needs to last at least one year, so they feed their children well water.

Most of these wells are polluted by surface water, so the children are directly exposed to the pathogen of malaria, and until now, many West African countries still have not abandoned the cruelty of female circumcision [Note 5] And backward customs.

Although the time in Guinea was not long, it gave Tom a new understanding of his life. He realized how lucky he was. He had so many convenient material conditions within easy reach. Tom also It is a great honor to be a member of the United Nations Foundation, to fight side by side with them, and to make joint efforts to improve the lives of these West African children.

At the end of January, Tom returned to London. He was used to seeing the desolation and dust in Guinea, the small children and the low grass houses. At this moment, he was standing in the modern reinforced concrete Heathrow Airport【 Note 6], when surrounded by fans who came to pick him up, Tom felt how strange all this was.

He realized how prosperous and affluent the people here were, they wouldn't know what life was like for those children in those countries 3000 miles away.As they were born in such an environment, they should really cherish and be grateful.

Fans came up to ask him to sign. Tom suppressed the mixed thoughts in his mind, satisfied their requests one by one, and squatted down to take photos with them from time to time.

Escorted by his assistants and agents, Tom signed and walked forward. Then, he saw Aglaia standing quietly not far away.

She wore a big scarf that covered half of her face, and the remaining half of her face was hidden behind a pair of brown sunglasses, but Tom still recognized it from the blond hair and familiar figure at a glance. This was his Leia.

He suddenly had a feeling that no matter how life changed, his Leia seemed to have not changed, she was still the same as before, as long as he turned back, she would always be there.

As a result, his tired and bewildered heart suddenly calmed down. Seeing Aglaia, he finally had the sense of reality and peace of mind to go home.

He suddenly wanted to hug her, and he decided to obey his heart. While saying "sorry", he gently brushed away the fans around him, walked towards her non-stop, and looked at her in surprise. In his eyes, he reached out and hugged her in his arms.

The noise from the fans behind him stopped abruptly, and the girl whispered in his arms somewhat at a loss: "Tom, your fans..." Tom tightened his embrace, buried his head in the girl's fragrant blond hair, and took a deep breath. After taking a deep breath, he sighed and said, "Darling, I'm back."

From Tom's words, Aglaia, who has always known him, read his hidden feelings. Everything else is not important, whether it is fans or the media, she doesn't want to care about it. She stretched out her hand She hugged him back, ran her fingers through his short hair that had been dyed dark brown, stroked and comforted him, and said, "Welcome home, Tom."

They hugged quietly for a few seconds, until a fan behind him recognized Aglaia's identity and exclaimed: "Ohmygod! Is that Aglaia? Is that Aglaia that Tom hugged? !"

As the voices of discussion behind him grew louder, Tom simply let go of Aglaia, took off her sunglasses with his own hands, so that everyone could see her, and then asked Aglaia in a low voice, "Did you drive here? Is the car out now?"

Aglaia was a little confused, but she still replied, "Well, Alice drove me here, and she's still waiting for me in the parking lot." Tom took her hand and blinked his left eye cunningly, Said: "In this case, let's do something bad and run away together."

After finishing speaking, he took Aglaia's hand and started to run, completely ignoring his luggage. The fans froze for a moment before hurriedly chasing after them. Behind the fans, the agent and his assistant resignedly pushed Tom to forget The lost luggage followed slowly.

Tom ran fast, and Aglaia, who was led by him, struggled a little bit. During the run, her scarf came loose, and her neat blond hair was also a little messy, but she was happy in her heart. There is even a desire to run to the end of the world with Tom.

Of course, the end of the world couldn't be reached. They just ran to the parking lot, got into Aglaia's car, and urged Alice to drive away.

Alice looked at the way the two were running unsteadily, and couldn't help asking: "What's the matter with you two, isn't it just a plane pick-up, why does it seem like you ran a few miles?"

Tom and Aglaia looked at each other, and burst out laughing, and the more they laughed, the happier they laughed, and the louder the laughter, the laughter made Alice confused and tired, Tom held Aglaia's hand, Look into her eyes and ask her, "Are you afraid?"

Aglaia shook his hand back with a smile, and said, "No, I'm not afraid if you're here." Tom stroked the girl's long hair with a smile, and said, "Of course I'll be here, and I won't leave."

The conversation between the two seemed to Alice to be playing charades. Since she couldn't understand, she simply ignored it, put aside her doubts, and asked Tom and Aglaia where they were going.

Aglaia thought for a while, then glanced at Tom again, and said, "Send us back to the company, there are some things to discuss with Jonathan, or he will get angry again."

Because Tom was by his side, Jonathan didn't get angry, but his face was definitely not good-looking. After all, Tom's popularity has skyrocketed in the past two years, and with so many fans, it's hard to guarantee that some of the more obsessed female fans won't feel sorry for Aglaia. Hostility, this is not a good thing for Aglaia.

Tom immediately stated: "It's not Leia's fault, it's my problem. It was me who hugged her at the airport that made our relationship come to light."

Jonathan glanced at the two of them, sighed, and said, "Okay, the matter is over, it's useless to blame you, it's better to think of a way to deal with it."

After some discussions, several people decided to let Tom and Aglaia each issue a love statement first, and then Jonathan would arrange a reliable media for them, let them be interviewed together, and take the initiative to explain everything clearly, not to let Those with ulterior motives have the opportunity to use this news to discredit either of them.

So, the next day, when the media broke the news that Aglaia personally showed up at Heathrow Airport to pick up Tom, who was suspected of being emotionally exposed, Tom and Aglaia posted their own news on their own Twitter. statement of love.

The author has something to say: relatives came, backaches, spirits are dispirited, and people seem to have become emotional. Even watching a joke makes me feel a lot of emotion, which is weird...

It's too hard to just lie on the bed and type all day long. Every time I come to this kind of time, I wish I was a man. How convenient...

Oh, I won’t talk anymore, I’ll cry if I talk too much, let’s attach a bonus picture, today’s bonus is the Q version of Dou Sen Xiansen, cute O(∩_∩)O~:

【Note 1】: The hat ceremony originated in the European Middle Ages.It is said that when warriors spoke to women, they had to raise their helmets to show respect for women.When samurai meet each other in friendship, they will lift up their helmets to reveal their faces in order to show their friendship.Over time, a hat-off ceremony was formed, which is a kind of etiquette to show respect.

[Note 2]: About Dou Sen's trip to Guinea in early January 2013, and some subsequent psychological descriptions, etc., are all derived from what Dou Sen himself said in NerdHQ and ThisMorningShow.

[Note 3]: The Republic of Guinea, referred to as Guinea, is derived from the Berber language and means "the country of black people". , west of the Atlantic Ocean, is one of the least developed countries announced by the United Nations.The so-called third world countries are relatively more backward countries, including more than 130 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and other regions. By the way, China is actually a third world country.

[Note 4]: It is true that Mr. Dou Sen lowered his head and let those children touch his head.This photo was not widely circulated, because Dou Sen in the picture did not show his face, and it did not have much publicity effect, but this picture is more touching than other published pictures. You can see a star , didn't care at all whether he showed his face or not, he lowered his head without airs at all, and let those children put their dirty hands on his head.This is the behavior of a true gentleman.

[Note 5]: Regarding circumcision, I just want to say that this is really an extremely uncomfortable custom.Especially female circumcision, which made Bei, who has always been quite receptive, couldn't help frowning.For the details, I won’t go into details here, for fear of causing discomfort to everyone, I attach a link. If you are really curious, please click to read:

Female genital mutilation

【Note 6】: There are two major international airports in London, England: Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport.Heathrow Airport code LHR, located in the west of the city, 24 kilometers from the city center, mainly for regular international flights; Gatwick Airport code LGW, located in the south of the city, 40 kilometers from the city center, in addition to regular flights Charter flights take off and land.The reason why it is written as Heathrow Airport is actually not too special, just because it is the busiest international airport in the world.