Charlize wore a loose gray sweatpants and a white suspender vest. She walked over while tied her long hair into a bun. Charlize looked casual and even a little sloppy, because she had long been used to not having to disguise herself in front of Hugo.

Hugo glanced at Charlize, but quickly avoided his gaze. The thoughts that flashed through his mind just now made him feel a little embarrassed. He had made a choice, right? He is now with Cameron, and Charlize is with Mr. Perfect. It's all good, so he doesn't have to break this balance.

"No, I just went downstairs to chat with Ernst for a while and had some ideas." Hugo unconsciously flipped through the script of "Apollo 13" in his hand, then took a deep breath, and threw the thoughts in his mind aside, "So, is there nothing else today? Why do you look like you are resting at home?"

Charlize sat down on the sofa opposite Hugo, picked up the coffee cup on the coffee table, poured himself a cup of coffee, and then picked up a stack of magazines piled up next to him, completely looking like he was about to stay at home as a home girl. "Don't you go to the recording studio today? I finally had a day off, and today I plan to relax at home. I will start acting training tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I participated in a fellow actor meeting, and a group of actors who couldn't find a job practiced acting together."

Listening to Charlize's joke, Hugo couldn't help but chuckled, "There is a little golden man winner at home, you should ask me to practice acting skills together."

Charlize curled his lips, "I don't know who breaks the appointment every time. When I have time, that person will go to the recording studio to work hard. I have given up this idea. I know that friends are for abandoning it."

After saying this, Hugo was embarrassed and could only touch his nose. Over the past year, he was busy like a gyro, and even his time at home was limited, let alone practicing acting with Charlize. Hugo laughed dryly, "What about Mr. Perfect? ​​He rarely didn't ask you out today."

"He has an audition tomorrow and has been preparing for the past two days." Charlize opened the magazine, but did not start reading, but looked up at Hugo, "So, are you still avoiding the paparazzi?"

Hugo nodded helplessly. In recent times, due to the explosive scandal at the premiere of "Disguise Strange", Hugo has almost been drowned by paparazzi, and every move is under surveillance by paparazzi. So Hugo either stays in the recording studio or stays at home, and enjoys a relaxing and leisurely time.

Charlize was actually implicated, but firstly, she is not even a third-rate actor at present, and secondly, her date with Stewart Townsend was not hidden, so the paparazzi were not very interested in her. After trying to break through from her twice and fail, they did not bother her again.

"Is their minds full of shit? Isn't Cameron promoting movies on the East Coast now? They're guarding you and can't shoot anything." Charlize rolled his eyes and clearly expressed his disdain.

Hugo laughed, "They want to teach me a lesson and let me know that they are not that easy to mess with. Look, I'm staying at home now, and they succeed!" Hugo shrugged and spread his hands, "So, I think they should be very proud now."

Charlize looked at Hugo speechlessly. Although Hugo was "forced" to stay at home, she was very comfortable when she saw Hugo and was not affected at all. She curled her lips, "Please, move out quickly, go to Beverly Hills or Malibu, Alex and I were almost annoyed by those paparazzi."

"I will! Soon!" Hugo said seriously.

Charlize widened his eyes and raised his eyebrows, his sarcasm was obvious, "Yes, yes! It's like I'll believe you." Hugo could only smile helplessly. Charlize looked down and prepared to read the magazine, but without being silent for two seconds, he spoke again, "So, what were you thinking just now, did something happen to Ernst?"

"No...no," Hugo shook his head repeatedly, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I just thought that every family must face the same problem, financial crisis, child education, and emotional maintenance, just as everyone's life trajectory is the same. We all have our own personality, pursue our dreams, and get bleeding when we were young. Then we learned to compromise from one day, and learned to adapt to social norms and pressures, and give up being the person we want to be. Many people call this process maturity, but in fact it is a self-submission. Because according to the expectations of society, we set up a family, have a stable job, and raise a group of lovely children, but the problems that life needs to face are still as numerous and complex. The world will not be smooth sailing just because you have learned to compromise."

Hugo did not say what he thought just now, but remembered the events of Lena and Adam. It has been two months since the Houston incident, but Hugo has never mentioned it to anyone, including Adam and Joseph. It was not that Hugo deliberately concealed it, nor that Hugo didn't want to talk about it, but... he couldn't find a suitable opportunity.

In fact, Hugo could understand the feeling of Lina's desire to pursue her dream, but he could not understand Lina's feeling of treating herself and Adam as a burden, nor was he willing to understand. Because when Lina was tired of pursuing her dream, she finally returned to her normal family. What's even more ironic is that Lina left Lanchez in 1975, and she started a family again in 1977.

Two years, it turned out that Lina had only been chasing her dream again for two years, and then she became tired again, and then she returned to her mother's position and became the most perfect mother of the three Franco brothers. So what is he? Is it just a memory in the journey of chasing her dreams?

"I mean, after getting married, you may get divorced, or you may suddenly collapse, and then choose to abandon your family and start chasing your impossible dream again. So what does the previous compromise mean, what does the previous family mean, and what does this life mean?" Hugo said in a mess, but as he said, his brain was in chaos, "I don't know what I'm talking about, but... you know..." Hugo didn't explain the matter clearly, so his words seemed a little incoherent, and he himself didn't know what he was saying just now.

Charlize put the magazine on his knees, "No...I mean, no, I know what you mean." Charlize could see a trace of confusion between Hugo's slightly frown brow, and she sighed softly, "I mean, everyone in this society is like this. Everyone goes from nothing to having everything, and eventually returns to nothing. When we have everything, we will do our best to fight, hoping to delay our time to nothing. For this goal, we struggle hard, and some people are even bleeding, but they will still go to that step in the end. So, I think, this is why youth is so precious."

"You know, almost everyone faces the same problem, but the solution to the problem is different. Some people choose to escape, some people choose to face it, and some people choose to deal with it savagely, but the results are different." Charlize looked at Hugo, and his brain fell into thinking, and said intermittently, "It's like, it's like we are facing the same enemy, but we don't know where this enemy came out..."

"No, I don't think there is an enemy there, because everyone is actually fighting with themselves, but in the process of the struggle, they are often confused and don't know what they want." Hugo shook his head, "You know, in fact, all parents will not educate their children. Rich parents give their children too much, while poor children are the opposite; otherwise, they will care too much, or not care enough; and they will be abandoned or taught something incorrect. They often inadvertently affect their children, but they don't know."

"You know I haven't mentioned my mother. In fact, she left me and my dad when I was eight years old." Hugo shrugged and said. He originally thought it would be difficult, but when facing Charlize, it was so natural and without any obstacles. "She just suddenly remembered that she still had a dream to chase, and then one night, she packed her luggage and left, just like... it was like my dad and I were just an episode in her life, it didn't matter."

Charlize looked at Hugo and suddenly understood the reason why Hugo was so confused. She couldn't help but feel depressed, "So, have you heard about your mother?" Charlize noticed that Hugo called "mother", not "mother", and he was not even willing to mention the term seriously.

Hugo smiled bitterly, "Yes, yes, when it was Houston." Hugo pursed his lips and tried to look like he didn't care, but his eyes still revealed the internal misunderstandings. "She now has a happy family, three sons, and a husband who loves her. What's more ironic is that she was pregnant when I was ten years old. She abandoned my father and I to pursue her dreams, but she just ran...uh...eigh...eighteen months? She was tired, and then she found another harbor. Wow, I really can't imagine how great her dream is."

"So, she found yourselves?" Charlize was a little surprised. Houston, that was two months ago, and Hugo showed no signs during this period.

Hugo curled his lips and shook his head, "No, it's her eldest son. The little guy accidentally discovered the truth and wanted to try to make some changes, so I don't know exactly what he wants to change, but... I believe she doesn't want such a change. So... maybe this is also good, maybe many times dreams are a bunch of shit."
Chapter completed!