Arthur's gaze fell on Leila who was singing in the front. She sang very focused, with a low voice, like a confession. Her voice sounded very good. If it weren't for her current mood, Arthur would applaud and say she sang well. But, at this moment, he felt the same grievances and pain as she did.
And he didn't know how to help her!
Leila sang with all her heart, almost using her whole strength to sing, she felt so tired. Those lyrics were just like her mood, she couldn't control her tears anymore, she couldn't help but shed tears as she sang the song.
As she sang, her voice was not right anymore. Arthur was worried, and walked over. He finally knew why he was tempted by Leila immediately, because she had a blurry temperament that made people unable to stop.
"Leila!" He called her.
Leila was taken aback, the singing stopped abruptly, she wiped away her tears in panic, turned around, and saw Arthur. "You came?"
Arthur reached out his hand and patted Leila's shoulder, saying nothing, just trying to comfort her, and Leila wanted to cry again.
"I'm okay, don't worry!" Leila squinted, lowered her head and closed her eyes to prevent the emotion in her eyes from showing, "Are you going to sing? I'll give you the microphone!"
"I don't sing, Miyamoto is here too!"
Leila looked over. Miyamoto sat on the sofa. Leila walked over and sat aside. "Mr. Black, are you here to sing too?"
Nodding slightly, Miyamoto was a little surprised, because he knew how strong Leila was.
Leila's optimism made Arthur very distressed. He raised his hand and rubbed Leila's head fondly, and handed the microphone to Renee. "Renee, go ahead and sing, don't make the crowd awkward!"
"Okay! I just added the song!" Renee was not in a good mood, and wanted to let it out.
"What are you going to sing?" Arthur looked at Renee.
She blinked her eyes and smiled, it looked extremely charming, "You'll find out later! By the way, Leila has not eaten, please order some food! I will dedicate this song to you, I have been a fan of this song recently. The lyrics are too artistic!"
Renee walked to the TV, adjusted the microphone, and sang along to the lyrics on the screen, echoing with a slightly hoarse voice.
Remember the dream when I was young,
Like a flower that never fades
Accompany me through the wind and rain,
See the impermanence of the world and the vicissitudes of life
The price paid for love is always unforgettable
All the sincere and infatuated words will always be in my heart, although he is no longer there...
Arthur rolled his eyes speechlessly. Why did Leila and Renee both sing such sad songs today. First, he intended to comfort them, but his mood also went down now.
Miyamoto was sunken in the sofa, listening to Renee’s song quietly, standing there in front of the TV. Under the shadow were the lights passing by, and under the light there was a sad face, slender brows, a pair of blurred eyes, and under the pretty nose were her cherry lips curled with a bitter smile.
The price of love?!
Miyamoto held up the wine glass, raised it to Arthur, holding the wine glass, but his gaze stayed on the moving shadow who was singing.
"It's very good, I'm in a bad mood when you were singing it!" Arthur sighed and turned to Leila, "I ordered you something to eat, they will bring it right away."
"I'm not hungry!" Leila smiled faintly and shook her head.
"You need to eat even if you are not hungry!" As the waiter brought some Western-style fast food, Arthur grabbed the burger, "Go with this!"
Leila looked up, saw the warm concern in Arthur's eyes, thanked him, nodded, took the hamburger, held it in both hands, and started to eat quietly.
Renee was still singing.
Let's go, let's go, people have to learn to grow up by themselves
Let's go, let's go, you will inevitably experience painful struggles
Let's go, let's go, find a home for your heart
I was sad and weeping, and I was heartbroken, this is the price of love
Maybe I still miss him occasionally, but occasionally it is inevitable to miss him
I'll pretend him to be an old friend, it makes me feel bad, it makes me miss him
It's just that there is no more spark in my heart, let the past go with the wind...
Leila listened quietly.
Vincent! Vincent! Vincent!
She yelled softly in her heart, stronger and firmer again and again. With this sad love song, Vincent, I yelled to you in my heart!
My heart, it hurt, it hurt!
She didn't even know what the burger tasted like, she just ate it hard.
"Yeah!"
Leila knew that he would ask. If others asked, she might not say anything, but it was Arthur, she could feel his care, she didn't know how to face what happened today, and frankly speaking, she was in a mess right now. She knew something was wrong. She was crying not because Vincent divorced her, but because she saw the picture of Vincent naked and entangled with Pippa. It was so clear, it made her sad and she didn't know how to face it.
But she didn't believe that Pippa was pregnant!
She never wanted anyone to worry about her, and smiled slightly, "He must have something that he can't speak about!"
Just one sentence, but it hit Arthur's heart, and it hurt so much. He saw her smile, beautiful as a firework in the night sky. How could she laugh so peacefully and so easily. But he never noticed it before, it turned out that her smile could be so glaring.
"Do you believe him?" Arthur could hardly believe his ears.
Leila smiled again and nodded. "Yes, because I love him, so I believe him!"
What kind of treasure was she?!
Arthur thought that Vincent had found a valuable treasure, and nodded, staring at her with deep eyes. It took a long while for him to spit out a few words, "Vincent is lucky to have met you!"
"Vincent and I were so lucky to have met you. You are our eternal friend, thank you!" Those were sincere thanks, Leila was grateful for Arthur's concern.
Leila's words of forever friends, a word of "we", separated him from them. She and Vincent were "us", and he, just Arthur, was their friend, not hers!
"It's easy to fall in love with a girl like you!" Arthur took a deep breath and sighed.
Leila chuckled slightly, her smile a little sad, "What did I do for that? I just want to live a simple life in peace, without asking for too much. I am going back in to sing, I will sing a lot of songs tonight!"
She thought that her sister had experienced something like that, Renee had also experienced a lot. They experienced a lot more pain than she did. She was lucky, so she had to be strong.
Then, she would wait!
Helplessly, Arthur joked, "I thought you would be so fragile that you need a shoulder, I didn't expect that I was overthinking it, but you are so strong that I admire you. Good job, Leila!"
"It's not a big deal, is it?" Leila raised her eyebrows, her smile calmed down, her calm was distressing.
"Yes! No big deal!"
At the White Group, president's office.
It was late at night, the lights in the president's office were still on.
Vincent raised his hand and took a deep puff of his cigarette. The white smoke diffused over his handsome face, drawing a thoughtful face. He couldn't tell Leila that he really didn't want a divorce her. He couldn't tell her that Pippa was not pregnant. He had never slept with her.
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