In the night, a dim light lit up the whole city, and the soft halo and the starlight above the canopy reflected each other, dispelling all the coldness, loneliness and fear of the whole night. Under each light represents a family, in which there are joys and tears, joys and sorrows, harmony and quarrels, but in any case, all emotions are contained under a lamp, becoming the most important station and eternal harbor in their lives.

The excitement of Hugo's house has gradually settled, the madness and joy of this night have been accompanied by the process of the NFL Christmas game and continue to rise and fall, the game is not satisfactory, the quarterbacks of both teams played abnormally in the game, but in the end, the Houston Oilers relied on the excellent performance of the running forward, and won narrowly with a score of "l0-7", which was really disappointing, not only the loss of the San Francisco 49ers, but also the not only the loss of this not wonderful game. But even so, this game deserves to be remembered as it was a game where all the family and friends gathered to watch it.

The dinner party lasted until near midnight, when Hugo escorted the Taylors and his father to a family hotel next to Sunset Square, where they rented a courtyard for them to live in.

Old Jack seemed to want to create time for his old friend and father to spend alone, so he took Taylor's family and walked in front, leaving Adam and Hugo behind.

"So, are you really okay?" Adam hesitated for a moment, but said briskly that although he was not good at expressing feelings, he also did not like to go around in circles, and finally expressed his inner worries.

But apparently Hugo didn't react, he looked at his father suspiciously, "What?"

"Those journalists, they are always talking nonsense in the newspapers, can you handle it?" Adam said clearly, he glanced at his son standing next to him, although his son was now taller and stronger than him, but Adam still couldn't be completely reassured, "Recently, you see how ugly the news is, people who don't know still think that you have done something murder and arson, you must not back down, dealing with these bastards is to fight back hard, let them know how hard your fists are, you know?"

Hugo watched Adam babbling there venting his frustration, he could see Adam's already gray sideburns, he could also see the deep furrow between the corners of Adam's eyes and his eyebrows, he could also see the worry hidden in Adam's eyes......

Adam is only fifty-four years old this year, but he looks like he is sixty years old, and his handsome face when he was young has been stained with the wind and frost of the years, he is such a rough and irascible man, who has sheltered himself from the wind and rain for so many years, he clumsily supported a child's childhood with his shoulders, and at the same time was blamed and hated by this child for more than ten years, but he still stood firmly behind the child, without regrets.

Hugo knew that Adam had come to Los Angeles because he was worried about the recent news, otherwise he would never have wanted to leave Lanches, Christmas, it was just an excuse.

The recent news about Michael Jackson, the news about "vulgarity", and the news about the Junjie Music Festival have been boiling and noisy, and it would have been difficult for Hugo to remain calm before the Golden Globe incident, but now Hugo knows how to deal with the media, so he is not in a hurry. Although it seems that all the media are talking about Hugo now, in fact, Hugo has always had the upper hand.

However, Adam is different, he is a father, and he is also an outsider, and his worries have never been alleviated, which reminds Hugo of the past few years, especially the more than a year after "Hudson's Eagle", Lancaster, who was riddled with negative news, and Adam was completely opposed, and it is hard to imagine how Adam endured it for more than a year; After the Golden Raspberry Award, Hugo completely cut off contact, and Adam's only way to get news was through newspapers and magazines, which made this torment even more terrifying.

Thinking of this, Hugo was not in a hurry to refute, he hoped that Adam would be able to express his thoughts, and he hoped that Adam would be able to teach himself a hard lesson like his father

"Laugh, you're still laughing, do you know that those reporters are man-eating devils!" Adam saw the faint smile on the corner of Hugo's mouth, and immediately became anxious, which made Hugo quickly retract his smile, with a look of listening carefully, listening to Adam's reprimand, "They want to see you fail now, these people are like this, they always can't see others achieve a little success, you must be careful, don't give them more opportunities!"

Hugo didn't argue, just nodded seriously to show understanding, which made Adam satisfied, but after speaking, Adam didn't know what to say, so he could only be silent, which made the atmosphere between the two awkward again. Adam was still wondering if what he had just said was too heavy, but he wanted to lighten the mood but didn't know where to start, which made Adam feel very frustrated.

Adam looked at his son standing beside him, although he never said it, but he was really very proud of Hugo, he didn't know how other actors were successful and how hard they worked, but he knew that Hugo had relied on his own efforts to get to where he is today.

Hugo himself studied part-time and studied for the Yale position; then relied on his own hard work to learn acting skills from scratch, and persevered until now without any family support; After two ups and downs, Hugo stubbornly rose again, and each time he made those people shut up with a better performance......

Adam didn't know what others were like, but he was proud of Hugo, not only because Hugo was his son, not only because of Hugo's achievements, but also because Hugo was never willing to admit defeat and unwilling to give up in the face of difficulties.

However, there was no way to express the countless turbulences in Adam's heart, he only felt as if his throat was blocked, and finally he could only turn into a soft sigh, "Does your mother contact you?"

Hugo looked at Adam in astonishment, he didn't know why Adam suddenly brought up this topic, wasn't he still discussing the matter of reporters just now? Belch...... No. What, she contacted you?" Hugo asked in surprise.

Adam was suddenly a little embarrassed, he was just worried about Hugo, the communication between Hugo and Lena was always very good before, compared to his father, who couldn't express affection, Lena was a very good mother, so he just thought that if Lena was there, Hugo's burden would be a little easier, at least he had someone to communicate with.

But Adam didn't expect Hugo's reaction to be beyond his expectations, he could feel Hugo's rejection, this was not the result Adam wanted, he didn't want Hugo to resolve the misunderstanding with himself, but he transferred all his resentment to Lena, because there was no need for this, "No, she didn't contact me." But, Hugo, she's your mother......"

"Dad, I thought we'd already talked about it." Hugo pulled the corners of his mouth a little helplessly, in fact, he didn't reject Lena, he also wanted to see Lina, and ask what had happened to Lena over the years, why he hadn't been taken away back then, and why hadn't he appeared all these years, maybe Lena had a hard time?

But the problem is, looking for Lena now is looking for a needle in a haystack, she is unwilling to take the initiative to appear, how can Hugo find her? In fact, Hugo also has some grievances, he is now like a live target, the name "Hugo Lancaster ......" can definitely be said to be boiling recently, even in this case, Lena still has no news, so what can Hugo say. The only thought was, "Maybe she has a life of her own now, she doesn't need me anymore, or maybe she can't come back to me anymore, it's that simple." So why should we force it? Wouldn't it be nice that she has her life and we have ours?"

When Adam heard Hugo say this, he felt Hugo's true thoughts, which made him speechless, he was not a person with outstanding eloquence, so he could only sigh, "Hugo, I was also at fault for what happened back then, she was just a twenty-seven-year-old young man, she wanted to go outside, she didn't want to be locked up in Lanches for the rest of her life, which is understandable." We were all too impulsive back then, she made some wrong choices, I made some wrong decisions, you should give her a chance to explain. ”

Adam is not speaking for Lena, he just wants Hugo to be happy, in his impression, Hugo always sticks to Lina all the time, any problem can be solved as long as Lena appears, he doesn't want Hugo to change the image of his mother in his impression. Moreover, Adam is also telling the truth, now eighteen years have passed, twenty years have passed, and the complaints and conflicts of the year have long since dissipated, and there is no need to always remember them.

Hugo glanced at Adam and didn't speak, just tugged at the corners of his mouth to reveal a far-fetched smile. Adam looked at his son's expression, and he knew that Hugo had not listened. Although Adam's understanding of Hugo is very limited, he knows that on the surface, Hugo seems to be gentle and polite, but in his bones Hugo has the same paranoia as himself, which cannot be reversed, otherwise Hugo would not have run away from home at the age of fourteen and never returned home.

Thinking of this, Adam could only be silent. Although Adam didn't want Hugo to hate his mother, Adam didn't want the relationship between him and Hugo to freeze again, so Adam didn't say anything again, and the two fathers and sons walked quietly forward.

The two of them said no to ten words, and then fell into silence, and the two of them walked quietly like this, and when they finally arrived at the door of the hotel, Hugo waved his hand at the Taylor family standing at the door, smiled and said "Merry Christmas" loudly, and then looked at Adam standing in front of him.

Hugo looked at Adam and paused, and both father and son hesitated, but said nothing. Hugo could only smile and nod his chin, whisper, "Merry Christmas," and then turned away. But Hugo had only taken two steps out when he heard Adam's voice behind him, "If you want to go home...... Just come back. ”

This hoarse voice slowly settled down in the thick night of Christmas night, releasing that warm orange-red light.

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