The rare mistake caused Eli to subconsciously pause for a few seconds.

Then, he picked up the handle of the gun and recalibrated: "It turns out that your timing is not very good."

"On the contrary, I think this is very good." Josie's crisp laughter seemed to be in her ears, and she sounded quite happy, "At least let me know that my dear husband is not always indifferent."

"husband?"

If she hadn't used this joking tone, this title would have been even more delightful.

Eli continued to shoot at the herd of wild boars below, until the magazine was completely empty, then temporarily put down the weapon, and while reloading skillfully, he said: "I don't have any."

"Huh?" Josie didn't hear clearly.

"I mean——" Eli turned his head slightly, looking at Josie in the driver's seat, "I've never been indifferent to you."

This time his voice reached Josie very clearly.

She didn't answer, just smiled.

Eli also didn't continue to speak, and silently retracted his gaze, continuing to look for his next hunting target.

Because of the group of wild boars encountered on the road, the two arrived at Jamie's house later than expected.

The sky just began to darken, and the clouds were extremely low, as if a can of strong oil paint had been poured artificially, and the orange red was smudged in the clouds, forming a magnificent and magnificent glow.

Josie roasts marshmallows with the farm's hostess, Kelly, and the children of the family, while Eli and his old friend Jamie take care of the food in the outdoor oven, caramelized, roasted meat in the air. Mixed flavors with grilled corn.

"I have to say that although more than a year has passed, I still can't believe the fact that you two got married." Looking at the figure by the campfire, Jamie said to Eli beside him, "To be exact, Eli, I even I never thought you would have a wife."

"Why?" Eli asked casually without looking sideways.

"Why?" Jamie sneered, turned his head and said, "Man, I thought you were ready to be a real 'lone star', after all, you don't seem to love yourself except making money and farms .”

"Then you're wrong," Eli said.

Jamie couldn't help looking sideways, and asked: "What's wrong? Or, do you want to tell me that you are in love with your wife."

"Jamie, this has nothing to do with you." Eli didn't really want to discuss this topic, even though this person was one of his few friends, "And, I hope you can be more friendly, such as I will only call you 'Kay. Li' is 'Kelly'."

"Oh, my God, you're really in love with Holden." Jamie changed his address, but still didn't hide some of his negative views on Josie, "I know that for many men, having the most beautiful woman on the planet Famous women can bring unparalleled satisfaction, but you are obviously not one of them. So, I don't understand why, Eli."

From a friend's point of view, Jamie clearly disagrees that the Houghton-McCullough couple came together because of love.

It might be cruel to say that, but the truth is that even Eli himself knows that Josie doesn't love him.

Even the reason why Josie chose to marry Eli in the first place was that a large part was to better bind the increasingly inseparable huge interests between the two, and a small part might be that her public image made her need a marriage.

So, in their first year of marriage, she was on set for six months, flew around the world for three months, and stayed in Los Angeles for the remaining three months to work on her work.

This year is slightly better.

Due to her injuries during the filming of "Taken 2", she stayed in Princeton near New York for a long time. Apart from appearing in the MV for her friend Mark Ronson's single "uptownfunk", she turned down the first half of this year. Most of the filming work.

However, even so, the Horton-McCullough couple really got along only in the last two or three weeks.

They didn't even have a formal wedding, but after signing a long and detailed prenuptial agreement, they chose a recent working day to register their marriage, and then Josie flew abroad to work without even having a celebratory dinner.

"You won't understand, Jamie," Eli said. "I'm not sure if it's love, but I want to see what it's like when we're together."

Jamie was noncommittal and just asked, "So have you come to a conclusion?"

Eli replied: "The conclusion is that the 'conclusion' is not important, the important thing is the 'now'."

"Okay, Philosopher." Jamie held up his beer can. "To your 'now'."

Eli silently took a sip of his wine.

It can be said that for a long time in the past, he didn't know what he wanted. He just followed the family tradition step by step, guarded the family's land and wealth, and always thought that the rest of his life would only be like this.

Until that night many years ago, he met the woman who is now his wife.

At first, Eli only smelled Josie's blood belonging to Wall Street.

Such people often have a kind of ruthlessness that never bows their heads. They are ruthless to themselves and others, as if nothing in this world can interfere with their pursuit and capture of interests. It would be good to be ambitious and energetic. partner.

But gradually, Eli found that his partner was different.

Compared with most Hollywood stars or Wall Street financiers, she seems too sober and self-disciplined, and even makes people feel lonely.

It is by no means the kind of insecure loneliness.

She is always awake.She can fall into it at any time, and she can withdraw and leave at any time.

In contrast, Eli gave himself an endless self-exile out of loneliness.

He became curious about her.

Obviously, once a man becomes curious about a woman, the prelude to love also follows.

The bonfire party came to an end, and the completely darkened sky was dotted with stars.

The radio with poor signal was playing Bob Dylan's songs. Jamie and Kelly danced slowly despite being covered in oily smoke, and their three children sat with Josie on the steps not far away. Looked at the stars.

Only Eli fiddled with the newly extinguished bonfire with a branch, and an old farm dog squatted at his feet.

Occasionally, he couldn't help but glance at the figure that belonged to Josie.

The wind tousles her hair, which is still carefully groomed every day, and the casual clothes that are no different from ordinary locals have weakened most of her movie star qualities, which make her look glamorous and at the same time full of distance. .

But she looks real now.

To be honest, he felt that every strand of her hair was shining under the night sky, and it should smell like a dream of cotton fabric after being exposed to the sun.

Everything is so peaceful.

Even the slight coolness brought by the evening wind only makes people feel warm, without any heaviness or difficulties.

On the way back, Eli was exceptionally silent.

Fortunately, Josie got used to his state a long time ago, and she didn't feel dull. She just looked at the sky by herself, or just felt the whisper of the wind blowing past her ears. Not long after, the helicopter stopped at the on the tarmac of their farm.

Say good night to each other and go back to your room.

—Yes, of course they still sleep in separate rooms.

Lying in the large bathtub in the master bedroom, I lit two rows of scented candles full of atmosphere, which dyed the white bubbles in warm tones, and made an ordinary night extraordinarily quiet and beautiful.

Escape the hustle and bustle of the big city and the glitz of Hollywood.

This is probably one of the reasons why she stayed on this farm longer than planned.

Josie thought.

A melancholy and bleak piano sound came from far away outside the window, and a man who couldn't sleep played his harmonica in the yard downstairs again. Today it was a minor tune that Josie didn't know, and the tune was still soothing and relaxing.

Well, this is probably the second reason.

To be honest, being with Eli wasn't what Josie had imagined at first, when she thought they'd have a partner-like, but stronger than partner relationship, like most Upper East Side couples.

However, Eli McCullough was a completely different kind of man from her father, and the reason why the other party chose to enter into marriage already represented too many things.

However, Josie subconsciously ignored this.

She had never had real love for him—perhaps she had never felt it for anyone—but she developed a possessive and controlling desire similar to love.

It's hard to tell whether her starting point for him is dependence, possession, or something else, but he is indeed important. She enjoys the feeling of disturbing his sacred order and builds a place of her own in his barren and lonely fortress. Throne, delicately controls the relationship between the two parties.

But isn't this marriage another kind of fetter he has for her?

Two days later.

The Houston Stampede kicked off, and countless people rode on the streets of the city to join this spectacular parade.

This is an annual event in Houston and even Texas. Many people come from all over the world, not only for the colorful entertainment activities during the festival, but also for the agricultural exhibitions that attract a lot of attention.

But the most eye-catching thing is the marathon and parade this morning, especially this year, the Hollywood superstar Josie Horton appeared in the live broadcast of the SKYY TV station under Tianshen Entertainment this year.

When Josie straddled her golden horse Alkasha, wearing a cowboy hat and denim jacket, the ratings of the entire live broadcast went up like crazy, especially the scene where she smiled and waved to people , directly sent the Houston Stampede together with her own name to Ttime's real-time hot search.

-LOOK WHAT I FOUND ON SKYY'S NEWS CHANNELS!

-The missing person has returned...

- she is so happy!This bohemian denim jacket is simply stunning!

- ah ah ah! ! !This smile hit me! ! !

-Wow, Sissy's horse glows just like she does!so amazing!

-It’s so beautiful, it’s a thousand degrees, this is called Akhal Teke, it’s my dream horse.

-The sisters next to me are also very happy. I feel that this cowboy festival is very fun, and my heart is crazy!

-Locals said it was really fun!This is the busiest few days of the year, and there will be rodeos, music festivals, carnivals, etc., everyone is welcome to come and play!

- Everyone is so happy and the atmosphere is great.

-Wait, am I dazzled? Did the hunk on J's left touch her back?

- They are a legal couple, please know.

-The legendary brother-in-law is even hotter after shaving? ? ?Who told me he was old and ugly? ? ?

-Help, he even hugged her off the horse, the height difference is absolutely amazing!Is this something I can see on a news channel?

-Can't wait for the live series! ! !

-Why don't you take pictures of my mommy and her Texas son-in-law?Director, shoot me quickly!I add money!I drive SVIP!

- i'm there!I can't help but scream on the spot!He even touches her hair!They are still holding hands!Ahhhhh! ! !

-Stop posting barrage, take a quick video, baby, don't make me kneel down and beg you.

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