The Young Lion

After Aldrich arrived in New York, USA, Barnett came to pick him up in person and sat in the extended Lincoln. Aldrich was up all night but still in good spirits. He and Barnett had another long discussion. Father's joy.

Barnett was frightened by him, and kept reminding him to calm down. As a father, he could understand Aldrich's joy, but he couldn't understand the other party's excitement beyond the normal range.

Of course he couldn't understand it. Aldridge was actually old enough to have a son. He lived for more than forty years before he had a child of his own. Under the sudden impact of joy, he became even more excited.

Barnett invited Aldrich to stay at his mansion in the United States, but Aldrich disagreed. He couldn't wait to see Melanie, and Barnett asked the driver to drive him to the hotel where Melanie stayed.

When Aldrich walked into the hotel and came to the room where Melanie was, facing Melanie who opened the door for him, he suddenly became extremely calm again.

Melanie, who was wearing casual clothes, looked at him with a smile on her lips, waiting for him to rush over and hug her, but Aldridge walked into the room, closed the door gently, turned around and looked at him gently. Stare at Melanie.

Damn it, Aldrich, what are you waiting for? Quick, hug me!

Melanie rushed over, threw herself into his arms, and hugged him tightly.

Aldrich also hugged her, but cautiously.

Be careful, be careful...

He gently pressed her back to keep her from making large movements.

Melanie cupped his face. Smiling again and again: It seems that you are so nervous, I don't feel anything at all. If it wasn't for the absence of menstruation recently, who would have known that I would be pregnant.

It's fine if you didn't know it before, but now that you know it, you have to be careful in everything.

Aldrich let go of her, took her hand, walked to the edge of the bed and sat down.

Melanie saw the bloodshot eyes in his eyes, and asked distressedly, Did you not rest?

Aldrich smiled and said, I can't sleep.

Then sleep now! Must!

Melanie took off his clothes with her own hands. Then let him lie down under the quilt, and took off his coat,

She got under the bed in her underwear, leaned on his shoulder, stroked his chest with one hand, and said with a smile, Let you sleep more comfortably.

Aldrich sniffed the fragrance of her hair, and closed his eyes contentedly, feeling really tired now, before his consciousness became blurred. He spoke to Melanie in a lower and lower voice.

I've figured out the baby's name. The boy's name is Burt, and the girl's name is Bonnie.

Bert. Bonnie. Nice name.

The two names Melanie had asked him to think of, Aldrich had done the job.

She thought for a while, Burt, symbolizes brilliance and glory, and Bonnie, symbolizes elegance and kindness.

May our children be like you. The name is as it is. Aldrich, wise ruler, Hall, heroic glory, Aldrich-Hall. Hehe, wise and glorious heroic ruler.

This is the best wish of parents for their children...

Aldrich fell asleep. Melanie stared at his face at close range with her chin raised, closed her eyes and leaned in to kiss him lightly, then closed her eyes and lay peacefully in his arms.

When Aldridge woke up, he opened his eyes and saw that it was already dark outside the window of the room, and the clock on the wall in the room showed that it was 11 o'clock in the evening.

Melanie stayed in a suite. Apart from the bedroom, there was also a living room outside. She was watching TV in the living room with a very low volume.

Aldrich came here in a hurry this time, and he didn't even bring a change of clothes except his ID, so he put on his suit again after getting up, but he didn't tidy it up.

When he walked into the living room, Melanie turned her head and smiled, Did it wake you up?

If you don't walk into the living room, you can hardly hear the sound from the TV. Aldrich walked over and leaned over to kiss her passionately, and then sat down next to her, while Melanie called the hotel to deliver the food.

Before that, he had prepared for the waiter to prepare sumptuous food, and it would be brought in when Aldrich woke up.

The two were enjoying the food in the living room. Halfway through the meal, Aldrich suddenly said, Let's get married.

Melanie froze for a moment, and Aldridge continued, You go back to London, we buy a new house, or live in the eastern suburbs, although it's a bit far from where I work, but it doesn't matter.

Melanie recovered her expression from surprise, frowned and said, Aldridge, what are you talking about?

Aldridge smiled and said, I'm talking about us, we're married, of course we're going to live together, and we're going to have a baby soon, we're going to raise the kids together, aren't we?

Melanie asked back: What about my job? What about my career?

Aldrich took it for granted: Halliwell has decided to quit, and the other members of the Spice Girls, Victoria also want to quit? If Beckham hadn't become England's sinner in France, they should all be married now. Your career Achieved brilliant, now, I think it is a good time to enter a new stage of life.

Melanie shook her head when she heard the words, and said seriously: You mean to let me be a housewife? Aldrich, I can't influence other people's thoughts. It is her choice that Halliwell wants to quit. If Victoria wants to marry Becoming a full-time wife to Beckham is also her choice. I am still not satisfied. My career has only started three or four years since my debut. Yes, the Spice Girls have achieved success. Maybe they are disbanding now Crisis, but it doesn't mean my career is over, I think I can be successful without the other members.

Aldridge also frowned slightly, and said softly: I'm not doubting whether you can succeed in breaking away from the Spice Girls, I just think that if we are together and form a complete family, at least we should live together and have children in the case of.

I don't think having a baby affects the fact that we're together.

But I need you by my side, and I need my children to be able to see their mother at home every day. And if you continue your current career, you will definitely not be able to take care of the family most of the time.

Melanie and Aldridge had a fierce quarrel, and the two of them came and went, and they refused to budge in words.

Having a child does not mean that adults need to stay at home 24 hours a day! Many couples or couples come here like this, I don't think there is a problem with this!

No, you didn't get my words. I need a whole family, and that includes me. You, and the kids, so I can come home from work and see my wife and kids, and sit at the table and eat and talk. Any topic in life, rather than the feeling that couples are always in love every now and then.

Aldrich stood up and said loudly, his face extremely serious.

Melanie also stood up, and said directly: You have a career, and I have a career. Why did you let me give up? Why didn't you give up your job to accompany me?

Aldrich was speechless.

Yes, why did he ask Melanie to give up her career to fulfill her desire?

Having lived in Europe for more than ten years, it was only at this moment that Aldridge fully experienced the difference between Eastern and Western concepts.

in the concept of family. He is somewhat reserved. He believes that in a family, the men should work hard outside, and when conditions permit, the women should stay at home and wait, especially when there are children.

The atmosphere in the living room became tense, and neither of them spoke. Without even looking at each other, Melanie turned her head to look elsewhere, while Aldridge lowered his head slightly with one hand on his hips and the other on his forehead.

He was obviously thinking.

But his thinking made Melanie panic.

Aldrich is not the kind of person who would make trouble for no reason and throw a tantrum. He has been with him for so many years. She understands this man, and if she cooperates, she will stay. If not, divide.

His thinking must be making a choice.

He is a stubborn person, especially when a person desires something, the power of desire will make his attitude extremely firm.

Melanie felt aggrieved, her eyes dimmed with tears, and she used the most normal reaction of a woman to break the depressing silence.

complain.

Aldrich, I love you, and you love me too, but you said you wanted to marry me, but you didn't even prepare an engagement ring. You said it lightly. I don't ask you to give me much romance, at least it should be formal. Shall I propose?

She told about the marriage, just to remind Aldridge how far the relationship between the two has reached in reality.

Aldrich raised his head and said calmly: Marriage? I don't know, if there is no change in our status before and after marriage, what's the point of getting married? I made a mistake just now, and I shouldn't let it be taken for granted. You give up your career, but if we can't reach an agreement on this matter, I don't think things will develop in the direction we expected. Melanie, please consider my request carefully. Lannie Chisholm became Melanie Hall because you made certain sacrifices...

Before Aldridge finished speaking, Melanie shook her head with tears in her eyes and said, No, I don't, you have spent so many years studying, traveling around Europe, and seeking advice from various football academies to achieve today's success. What about me? What I paid before becoming famous is also paid for by sweat day by day! You can’t give up easily, why can I? Aldrich, we don’t need to get married, but keep the current state, even if we have children, we don’t It will have too much impact, we can hire nannies, we can ask the elders to help take care of...

But this is not what I want. My job is different from yours. You are in Berlin today and Paris tomorrow. You can enjoy different scenery after work, but what about me? Most of the time throughout the year is the training ground, the competition ground, Club, I need some more life elements in my life, I need to go home excitedly at the end of work, knowing that there is someone waiting for me at home, I can see the figure of my wife, I can see the face of my children, it can make me happy Forget all the tiredness and feel the fullness of life! This is what I want, can you give me? Can you?

Aldrich's tone was soft, more like a request.

But Melanie was silent, tears rolling down her face.

Aldridge has his answer.

He bowed his head and laughed at himself.

It's too naive to think.

Love and life are sometimes two different things.

He went back to the bedroom and put on his leather shoes, and when he walked to the living room, he came to Melanie's side, trying to wipe the tears off her face, but Melanie opened the hand he stretched out.

take care of yourself.

What do you mean? Break up?

Melanie turned to look him in the eyes.

Aldridge said softly, I just hope you can calm down and think about it for a while.

unnecessary!

Aldrich gave her a deep look, then walked to the door, opened it and went out. ()