He smiled as she threw the choice back to him, and in a tone that was neither perfunctory nor intimate enough.
——She even knew that he liked Sichuan food?
It seems that with the girl in front of him, he can't help but feel pleasure, this pleasure is not brought by some sensory stimulation, but a rare feeling of being put into the heart from the details, like soaking in a hot bath with the right temperature, allowing people to enjoy a moment of tranquility.
What's more, she is also an outstanding beauty.
She should have all the willful rights, but she did not exercise them against him, even if he was a gentleman and tolerant of women.
In order to live up to this good intention, Keanu decided to use his own brains, although he himself has no special appetite for food and thinks that the sandwich cart on the street is not bad.
He thought about it a little.
Josie should have been deliberately dieting for the role of "First Class Fear" recently, and her originally full and round face has been much thinner, which has weakened the sweetness in her temperament.
Sichuan cuisine is spicy, Thai food is sour and spicy, seasoning and finishing are inevitable.
So Keanu told Josie, "Sushi is good, I like sushi." "
Sushi is certainly good.
In particular, the expensive sushi in the sushi restaurant near Santa Monica can be said to be worthy of its high price point.
With less oil, less sugar and less seasoning, the freshly arrived fish and seafood are freshly cut into thin sashimi, served with a little freshly made wasabi sauce and Japanese soy sauce, and Hokkaido snow rice flown in, which is natural and organic and slightly sweet.
Josie did not deliberately calculate the specific calories of this meal, but relaxed and happily enjoyed the food in front of her, the delicious fat burst out in her mouth, and the ratio of salt and vinegar in the rice was just right.
She eats seriously, the speed is not fast, chewing slowly and eating elegantly, which is not because there is a handsome man sitting in front of her and feels restrained, but her behavior has long formed a subconscious habit.
I have to say that this habit makes her look very pleasing to the eye.
After swallowing the food in her mouth, gently pressing the corners of her lips with a tissue, and taking another sip of a seaside specialty juice drink, Josie raised her eyes and asked, "Why do you keep looking at me?" The sushi here is really good. "
"Well, I can see it." Keanu said.
His voice was a little low and thick, not like his appearance, like an eternally young and handsome boy, but because of the ridicule in his tone, there was still some frankness that only young people have.
Josie kind of wanted to roll her eyes at the man's humorous cells.
Because his words sound like a straight man of steel boasting about a girl's good appetite, fortunately he is handsome enough to make any woman automatically turn this little flaw into sweet words.
Josie placed a plate of tuna sushi in front of Keanu and offered him a sweet smile: "Eat, Keanu, I'm quite rich now." "
Keanu couldn't help but feel amused.
He wasn't afraid of crushing her, but for her sake, he really wanted to taste how delicious the sushi was.
"Thanks, I can come by myself."
Keanu's chopsticks are used very well, and the speed of eating is not slow, but the appearance is also Sven, which makes people feel that the tutor is very good.
Because both of them were the type of food that did not speak, the rest of the meal was quiet until Josie was seven minutes full, and Keanu next to him just put down his chopsticks.
Santa Monica's night breeze is particularly peaceful than West Hollywood, which has just started its nightlife not far away.
The two were walking on the beach after eating, during which someone recognized them and couldn't help but come up to ask for autographs or group photos, Keanu was responsive.
But Josie's idol baggage is much heavier than Keanu's.
Her well-groomed hair and makeup didn't last long periods of activity, her bangs were a little sticky, and her makeup was a little off, so it was impossible for her to accept a photo with Keanu.
"Well, it's already a pleasure to get your autograph."
In front of Josie, this young white girl Emily still couldn't hide her look and said with a happy face.
"I'm so sorry." Josie smiled at Emily, "As compensation, can I give you a hug?" "
Emily's eyes suddenly lit up: "Is it okay?" "
"If you want!" Josie opened her arms and offered Emily a hug, then let go of each other.
Emily was still immersed in the hug just now, and said goodbye to them faintly.
After a while, she suddenly came to her senses, took out the latest Motorola mobile phone and called her best friend-
"Woooo
"It's Keanu and Josie! They're all super cool, they're better looking than in the movies, and they're so good! Josie hugged me, she is so fragrant, woo-woo, I want to like them for the rest of my life..."
"What? Are they dating? Oh damn it, I completely forgot to ask about it, and of course if you were there, you would only be as immersed in their smile as I am. "
"I swear, this pair of couples is surprisingly charming, double in beauty and is simply a deadly crit!"
The chattering little girl gradually walked away.
Josie is talking to Keanu about her house in Santa Monica, which has recently become a long-term home for paparazzi, and she feels very uncomfortable rummaging through the garbage cans every day.
"You can move to a more private community." Keanu said. Considering that she didn't have a few movies, she might not have very much money on hand, and he added: "Why not rent a house in Beverly Hills?" "
B-coffee celebrities - especially female celebrities - are usually not very rich, because their support for the team and daily expenses are not much different from A-coffee stars, but in fact, their status and salary have not been correspondingly improved.
But Josie is a special case.
First, she inherited a huge inheritance, and secondly, she did not have a bunch of strange attendants to support. What's more, she doesn't love parties or addicts to alcohol or drugs, and her daily expenses are not exaggerated.
Thinking about it this way, she is actually quite thrifty?
Josie silently forgot the full set of stereos she had just purchased, the new computer, the German mattress, the jacuzzi... and, a cabinet of seasonal fashion.
"Is there a house where paparazzi can't squat in front of the house?" Josie asked.
"Yes." Keanu replied reasonably, with a faint smile in his eyes, "For example, the kind of house with a private driveway that we went to last time, the paparazzi are not powerful enough to fly in." "
"A house with a private driveway in Mulholland Drive..." Josie thought about it carefully, and then her expression fell, looking rather sad. However, I may not be able to afford it after selling all my belongings! "
The hilltop mansion in Mulholland Drive is worth tens of millions of dollars, and the annual maintenance costs alone are quite a lot, even if she uses the inheritance of the property, her pitiful salary now cannot pay for the mess.
Besides, when you buy a new house, you have to renovate and add new furniture, right? Buy, buy, buy, buy
And Josie can also see that this person is intentional!
Keanu cleared his throat disguised and forced back the chuckle back, but he couldn't hide a smile between his eyebrows, which made Josie stare at him unbearably, and pouted even more.
He had to make a gesture of surrender and said seriously: "Then rent a house, you can choose more." "
Hollywood has the kind of real estate agents that specialize in serving celebrities, and even some people are famous and popular, and the price will be much more expensive, because many celebrity stars believe in the existence of the metaphysics of "star luck".
It's a pity that Josie doesn't like renting a house.
The words "rent" or "borrow" barely exist in her dictionary.
"I don't like other people's houses." Josie said, "The house is like my own wife, it needs to be opposite day and night, and when I see other people's furniture and other people's decorations, I can't help but think about what they have done to my wife." "
What kind of strange straight man speech is this...
Josie is serious, and she is born beautiful, and her big watery eyes are full of innocence.
Keanu sneered and said reluctantly: "Well, for the time being, you can only endure being turned over in the trash, or use your movie contract loan to buy a house." "
"How could I possibly take out a loan to me but Josie. Horton! Josie was surprised, "Besides—well, I seem to have property in Beverly Hills?" "
She scratched the back of her head in hindsight.
Recently, there have been a lot of things, the filming of "First Class Fear", the audition of "Mr. Sweetheart", and the preparation of "Titanic", the three movies collided together, plus she just turned eighteen to receive the inheritance, so that she was stuffed with too many things in her head at once.
In fact, she also filmed "Monopoly" in that house, which is not particularly expensive in the area at the foot of the mountain.
Keanu was amused, and also learned to speak Josie: "Well, you actually have a property in Beverly Hills, and I almost forgot that our dear Miss Horton is a little rich woman." "
In fact, Josie's style is not quite like the stereotypical Beverly Hills rich family, and the more people contact Josie, the more they will find that the characters in the movie are not really true colors.
Is elite education on the East Coast really different?
Keanu was a little curious.
Josie hooked her lips and smiled, waved her hand pompously, and said reservedly: "You remember now, I forgive you, next time I can consider inviting you to my various houses - all kinds of houses." "
"Okay, I'll keep looking forward to it." Keanu is very cooperative.
The night is getting deeper, and the wind is also wrapped in coolness.
Keanu took off his coat and draped it over Josie's shoulders, his clothes still carried his own temperature, and the wide men's coat was a little fat on Josie's body, as if to wrap her whole body, and between breaths he seemed to smell his customary aftershave.
"Surpries!" Borrowing the feint of tidying up his collar, Keanu "transformed" a small jewelry box from the dead corner of Josie's vision, and he opened his palm in front of her eyes, "Open the gift, Miss Horton." "
"For me?" Josie's eyes were shining and crooked.
Keanu nodded and motioned for her to open the box and take a look.
These are a pair of small, delicate diamond earrings with a teardrop-shaped topaz in rich blue color, and a circle of broken diamonds on the lower edge, making them look like flower branches or crowns holding up a tear.
Topaz is the star stone of November.
Generally speaking, naturally occurring blue topaz is relatively rare, second only to sherry-colored imperial topaz, and was believed to have special powers in ancient Greece, which can calm anger and eliminate fatigue.
It is also known as the "Stone of Friendship" and represents sincere and persistent love.
"Thanks, I love it." Josie put away the unbranded box, "It's like my eyes." "
"In fact, when I saw them, I thought of you." Keanu said.
Josie only smiled and looked at him, tenderness flashing under her eyes.
Keanu asked knowingly, "What's wrong?" "
"You're so good that I was surprised." Josie lamented honestly, "It's not just glamorous looks or huge fame. After entering this circle, I met a lot of people, the hero in the movie can be a bastard or stupid - but you are different, you are still the real hero. "
Keanu had a shallow smile between his eyebrows, and his expression was stretched and gentle.
This god-like face has an astonishing handsomeness, as well as irreplaceable personal charm. He turned to look at her in the cold night breeze, which ruffled his half-length hair, and a few strands brushed through his smiling eyes.
He put his hand in his pocket and sighed softly: "What should I say?" Well, I'm honored. A word from you makes me willingly cut through the thorns for you, girl. Just remember, don't fall in love with a hero. "
Heroic characters are always associated with tragedy.
Moreover, he asked himself, how can he be called a hero? Just because she is still young, her world is still simple, black and white, if she still wants a hero, let him guard her for the time being.
But love was the only luxury he couldn't give her.
To be precise, in his limited life, almost no one was able to get his love.
Most people lose themselves when they fall in love, get carried away by a momentary fanaticism, pursue marriage for a long time at every turn, but forget their most important dreams and careers.
He didn't want to see a genius reduced to mediocrity.
What's more, freedom and self are the few things in his life that cannot be abandoned, and true love makes two people give up themselves and integrate into each other.
This is really paradoxical.
Josie did not deny or admit it, still with a smile on her face, only asked: "Why not?" "
Because a woman wants to fall in love with Keanu. Reeves is so easy, he is the embodiment of their most perfect lover, and the more cruel and cold real life is, the more otherworldly he seems.
Keanu said softly: "Because, then he will fall into the dust." "
"Oh, that's unfortunate." Josie's face remained unchanged, still smiling quietly, "The reason why a hero is called a hero is because he is invincible and has the virtue and power that mortals worship. "
Her bland tone seemed to classify the "heroic figure" of a few minutes ago as an ordinary topic of small talk, and there was no special meaning.
In fact, it is good to be mortal.
Joy, anger and sorrow do as you like, you don't need to demand yourself by the standards of a saint, you don't have to live hard, and you don't have to bear more pressure than praise... But everyone hopes that there are really heroes in this world to save themselves, don't they?
However, the truth is, there are no superheroes in this world.
- No surprises.
Fortunately, she has never had extravagant hopes for others, and the crack that opened in that moment may be the emotional return brought about by entering the play too deeply, or it may be a short-term hormonal effect, and in a blink of an eye, it was completely defeated by the idea called reason.
Josie looked away from Keanu's handsome face, wrapped her arms around the direction of the night breeze, which blew away the subtle breath that belonged to him between her collars, and ran without looking back to the sea and valley in the distance, leaving no extra trace.
Oh, she already knew—
The wind is meant to be.
Because no one in the world can catch the wind.