"You know, dreams are never wrong, because dreams make each of us different, and the perseverance to pursue dreams makes our personality gradually become complete. If there is no dream and just drifting with the flow in a daze, then everyone is Barbie, everyone is willing, and we are no different." Charlize sat cross-legged on the sofa, leaning forward slightly, looking at the sad Hugo flowing between his eyebrows, and his heart tugging slightly.

"But not everyone can stick to their dreams to the end. This is the decisive factor that separates everyone in society. Your mother does not have the courage to pursue her dreams. Her dreams are just her excuse to escape reality, not a real goal from the heart. So she took impulsive steps, but eventually fell into confusion and then hid in another safe haven again cowardly. Her failure is not your fault, nor is it the fault of her dreams. On the contrary, your success only makes her look even more pathetic."

It was because of Charlize's persuasion that Hugo and Adam had made great progress. But this time, Charlize did not want to speak for Lena because she did not think that Lena deserves Hugo's forgiveness. But on the other hand, Charlize also believed that Hugo should not be sad and painful for Lena, and also because Lena is not worth it.

"My...father, you know, Charles," Charlize said, when Charlize mentioned Charles, his words were always a little more difficult and deeper. "He was just a bastard. He ruined his own life and the first half of my mother's life, but we would not ruin the rest because of him. I came to Los Angeles, started my career, pursued my dreams, and I hope that I could stick to the end, and let my mother live by herself."

Listening to Charlize's words, Hugo couldn't help but smile bitterly. Indeed, although Lena abandoned him, he was actually happy compared to Charlize's father Charlize. It is hard to imagine how many nightmares Charlize brought to Charlize's childhood life, and when Gerda shot and ended all this, how much fear Charlize had in addition to being relieved?

Hugo still remembers the scene where Zhang Xiaoye gradually became cold and stiff in front of him, while Charlize witnessed the shooting scene with blood flowing. How terrible should that kind of impact be?

"You..." Charlize said, but hesitated for a moment, looking at Hugo, Hugo was stunned, and then said, "Lena", Charlize nodded, "Lena now has her life. No matter how she feels or what you think, this is reality," Charlize didn't want to call Lena "your mother", so she chose to call her name directly, just like calling a stranger, "And you and Adam now have their own lives, so I think, maybe you shouldn't let her life affect your life. I can't see that there is no inconvenience between you and Adam without her."

Hugo gently pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled bitterly, "Yes, I know, I've been working hard too..."

Hugo naturally knows this truth, but many times, even though he knows that doing so is correct, he still has no control over it. If human emotions and thoughts can be automatically adjusted like the switch of a water heater, then the time for the robot to dominate the world will not be long.

Whenever Hugo wants to ignore Lina, his inner bitterness is overwhelming. Hugo knows that it is because his inner expectations are so great that after learning the truth, he easily defeats all his defense lines. He is not a wooden man, and he cannot be so ruthless.

Charlize did not speak anymore, and she was silent because she knew how difficult it was. Even though Charles had passed away for so many years, she was still influenced by Charles, as if she believed in love but could not embrace love.

The hall became quiet for a moment, and the two of them sat quietly in place. Charlize did not hug Hugo or comfort Hugo, but just sat quietly. Time slowly flowed in the scent of coffee, but Hugo felt that the bitterness and pain in his heart seemed to slowly dissipate in the afternoon sunshine in Los Angeles.

My friend, it’s really great to have a friend around you at this time.

"Do you know, I'm very curious lately," as if a century had passed, Charlize broke the silence again, but she did not keep focusing on Lena's topic, but instead changed the topic like a chat, "Do you know anyone who is happy in marriage?"

Hugo looked at Charlize and actually laughed. It seemed that Charlize was actually a little conflicted about marriage. On the one hand, she rejected marriage because she did not believe in fairy tales, but on the other hand, she yearned for marriage because she needed someone to accompany her and also needed a goal to move forward. "Of course, I know some happy couples." Hugo pursed her lips and pointed her chin.

Charlize looked at Hugo meaningfully with his eyes slightly squinted, which made Hugo smile a little bigger, "But I think they are cheating on each other, you know, 'A good-intentioned lie'." At this point, Hugo also raised the index and middle fingers of his hands, put them on both sides of his head and hooked them down, emphasizing the sentence "A good-intentioned lie".

Charlize couldn't help but burst out laughing, "I agree that many people can live in lies for the rest of their lives. My grandmother is married, and I always think she has a simple love life, but she admits to me that she is dreaming about another man she loves all her life. But she just accepted her fate, which is so sad."

Charlize finally relaxed a little, leaned on the back of the chair, recalling, "But at the same time, I'm glad she had that emotion, and I never thought she would."

"I dare say that's better." Hugo also curled up in the corner of the sofa, saying enthusiastically, "because once she got to know the man, she would eventually be disappointed in him."

"How do you know?" Charlize looked disagreeable.

"Of course I know." Hugo's eyes widened, "You see, people always imagine romance above everything else, and that's no factual basis."

"Romantic imagination? Oh, is the Romantic Mr. Romance in the Ferris wheel?" Charlize's sarcastic expression made Hugo laugh out loud, looking at Charlize's vivid expression, "Oh, kiss me, how beautiful the sunset is."

Hugo said helplessly, "Okay, okay, let me tell you grandmother, what did you say just now?" Charlize held his thumb down and kept swearing Hugo, making Hugo laugh and unable to stop. "You know what I mean, I mean, what you can't get is always the best, and the distance creates a beauty. It is because we have never tried it before, so we always fantasize how wonderful it would be if we had it. The reason why marriage is difficult is because the distance is too close and kills all fantasies."

Speaking of this, Hugo tilted his head and raised his index finger to point at Charlize, "The same is true for artists. The reason why those fans are crazy for the stars is because they look too perfect in the spotlight."

"So you mean you are the same?" Charlize sarcastically sarcastically, but Hugo nodded for granted, which made Charlize burst into laughter. "What do you mean is that all romance and all love will disappear with the passage of time?"

"I'm not that arbitrary. I just said that the disappearance of distance represents the in-depth understanding, and it often means the breeding of conflicts, but it does not mean that the ending will be the same." Hugo shook his head repeatedly, with a joking expression on his face, "Everything is too arbitrary will be retribution."

Charlize rolled his eyes directly to Hugo, "According to you, all love becomes boring, so you men always think that they need to change their female companions and don't want a stable life."

"Hey, hey! Man, I didn't say that." Hugo immediately raised his hands and stood in front of him, making a defensive state, "But the question is, don't you believe in love? Then why are you always full of fantasies about love?"

Charlize glanced at Hugo. In fact, she knew that Hugo was not the kind of man who always wanted to change his girlfriend. She just had just thought, but now that Hugo threw the problem back, she fell into thinking again, "Of course, you know, I have always wanted to be a strong and independent strong woman, and not let my whole life revolve around a man, that would be too stressful. But the problem is..."

Charlize paused and thought seriously, "But loving someone and being loved mean a lot to me. I often joke about this kind of thing, but isn't everything in our lives for love?"

This theory is very interesting. Hugo tilted his head and thought, "Yeah, I don't know. Sometimes, I dream of becoming a good husband and a good father. Sometimes this fantasy seems very close to me. But other times... this thought looks stupid," Hugo also felt the thoughts in his mind gushing out, and he couldn't help but become excited. "It's as if this idea would ruin my voice." At this point, Hugo smiled self-deprecatingly, "but it's not because of the fear of responsibility, nor because I don't have enough ability to give love and care, because I can do all of this."

"Just..." Hugo thought for a while and looked at Charlize. At this time, Charlize was also staring at Hugo and listened seriously, "I just said from the bottom of my heart that I would rather die for some real skill, for an outstanding skill, than just a beautiful and considerate love."
Chapter completed!