210 Under mistletoe
Uma watched Hugo keep maintaining a slow four-step posture, because the muscles and flesh continued to be tight for too long, they were a little stiff, but because of the idea of taking care of themselves, Hugo never shouted tired, and kept insisting, which made Uma feel a little funny, and the sweetness in her heart was flooded again.
"Shall we go out and take a break?" Uma stood on tiptoe and whispered softly in Hugo's ear, and then she saw the smile on Hugo's lips immediately bloom, and she couldn't wait to nod her head in agreement. Looking at Hugo like this, Uma laughed out loud directly, and let Hugo take his hand and walk in the direction of the 'flower' garden behind.
Beverly Hills is now filled with sparkling lights, like thousands of fireflies inhabiting the dark forest, like a glittering river. Leaving the room, the cold wind outside suddenly blew on the face, making people shiver, Hugo felt cold in a suit, and Uma was only wearing a white 'colored' bandeau and floor-spun lace evening dress, which was even colder. Hugo directly hugged Uma into his arms, warmed the other party with the temperature of his body, and then turned around, blocking all the cold wind behind him.
At this time, there are also many guests in the "flower" garden to "intertwin" the "staggered", not inferior to the "color" of the lively hall, the "flower" garden also built a huge bar, next to a DJ table, playing music completely different from the hall, creating a young and active atmosphere. It seems that in the post-'flower' garden are all young people, and the atmosphere is more casual, while in the hall it is relatively formal. Hugo and Uma seem to be in the wrong place just now.
Uma pointed to the random swaying dance in the 'flower' garden, "You are much more comfortable here. "Most of the people here just follow the rhythm, there is no specific discipline, even if the people who can't dance are standing still and beating the beat.
Hugo knew that Uma was teasing him, and wrinkled his nose to show his white and neat teeth, and let out a low roar similar to that of a wolf cub, as if he would attack at any moment, and then approached Uma little by little, which made Uma laugh and hurriedly raised his hand to hold Hugo's cheek, preventing Hugo from getting any closer. But when it comes to strength, Uma and Hugo are not at all the same level, and soon she feels Hugo's hot breath on her cheeks and neck, which makes her heart beat involuntarily.
"Don't make a fuss." Uma bit her lower 'lip', and endured it very hard to smile, now there are people all around, and the 'flower' garden in front of the hall behind her is full of people, Uma doesn't want to make a fool of herself here, so she quickly admits defeat, "My fault, my fault." This made Hugo laugh lowly, and his eyes were full of triumphant banter. Uma glared at Hugo in shame, then whispered, "Are you sure it's okay to come out?" I'm guessing Sidney is probably a little more 'sexual' in it. ”
Hugo raised his head and didn't continue to joke, he looked down the hall through Uma's shoulder, "This is Sidney's house, if he doesn't want to be found, then we must have no choice." "When I was 'communicating' with Tom Cruise and others just now, in fact, Hugo kept looking around, although he had to focus on his steps when dancing, but because he was distracted to find Sidney's figure, the probability of making mistakes greatly increased, but unfortunately, Hugo never saw Sidney's figure, but saw Joseph's busy back twice
Uma also looked from Hugo's shoulder at the back 'flower' garden, looking around. I have to say that today's New Year's Eve party is really very lively, and you can see nearly two hundred people in front and behind just in sight, and it is really not easy to find Sidney in such a surging crowd.
Hugo retracted his attention and said helplessly, "It's useless to be in a hurry about this, it's his party today, and he will definitely 'show up' in a while, wait." "Anyway, they have only just arrived in Paiduì and it hasn't been long since they arrived, and things are still coming step by step.
"But there are so many directors and producers on Pai Duì today, you can get to know them first." Uma was caught by the familiar and unfamiliar figures in her sight, and her heart was inevitably a little 'excited', this is an occasion full of opportunities, if you can seize an opportunity at will, it will have an immeasurable impact on her career as an actor.
Hugo quietly took a twig out of his suit pocket and put it on top of his and Uma's heads, and then broke Uma's face with his free left hand, making her look away from the crowd in the 'flower' garden and her own face, "I don't think they're more attractive than me." Hugo's brainless words made Uma full of question marks, but the corners of Hugo's mouth outlined a smile, "You don't look at what we're standing near now, you ignore me, I'm sorry." ”
"What?" Uma still didn't understand Hugo's sudden stroke, and then she saw Hugo's eyes drift, and she couldn't help but move up with Hugo's gaze, and then she saw the emerald green branch above her and Hugo's heads, which was a brown 'color' branch with two branches on it, some green leaves, and a cluster of red 'color' fruits. It's mistletoe. Uma only reacted at this time, and without holding back, the smile on the corner of her mouth completely bloomed. Then Uma saw Hugo pursing his lips slightly, and said with his eyes half-closed, "You should know how to do it, right?"
Listening to Hugo's mellow voice with a little childishness, Uma couldn't help it, and laughed non-stop, but in the face of the expectation in Hugo's eyes, she still stood on tiptoe and took the initiative to approach Hugo, and then left a "kiss" on Hugo's "lips", and the heat on the "lips" of the two people "blended" together, and the warm snort made the cold outside be dispelled a little bit.
The surrounding noise was isolated at this moment, as if there were only two people left in the world, Uma and Hugo, and the slightly trembling heartbeat made all the qiē dotted with a hazy halo, so beautiful that it didn't seem like reality at all.
Uma slowly left Hugo's 'lip' flap, gently bit her 'lip' flap, leaned her hands on Hugo's 'chest', and whispered, "It's not Christmas today, what are you going to prepare for mistletoe, really." Seeing that Hugo's right hand was still holding the mistletoe on the top of his head, it must have been sour after lifting it for so long, Uma couldn't help laughing, "The kiss is over, you can put the mistletoe down." ”
Hugo raised the corners of his mouth, "I always want to have a beginning and an end." Then he put down his right hand and put the mistletoe in his hand into the pocket of the left 'chest' of his suit, and pinned the mistletoe there like another bouquet of roses, which made Uma laugh again.
After Hugo said goodbye, he hugged Uma's waist with both hands, "This is to make up for the regret of Christmas." Then he pulled Uma into his arms, "Do you know why two people kiss when they stand under the mistletoe at Christmas?"
Uma raised her eyebrows, "Why?" I really don't understand, isn't it a custom?"
"Even customs have their origins." Hugo smiled and said, "Mistletoe has always been called the 'golden branch of life', but in Norse mythology, mistletoe is the only thing that can harm Baldur, the god of light, the son of the main god Odin and the 'female' god of beauty and love, Frigga, the god of darkness, Hoder, at the behest of the god of fire, killed Balder with a dart made of mistletoe. When she and the gods tried their best to save Bardel's life, she and the gods tried their best to save Bardel's life, and in the end, Fu Lijia's tears of grief dissolved the evil of mistletoe and saved her son. So, Fu Lijia promised that whoever stood under the mistletoe would give each other a 'kiss'. ”
Uma listened to Hugo's words, and her soft voice made her feel a burst of warmth, and the whole person couldn't help but curl up in Hugo's arms, "So?"
Hugo laughed, "Fu Lijia is the goddess of love, so standing under the mistletoe and kissing 'kiss' means receiving the blessing of the goddess of love, which has evolved into a Christmas tradition." ”
At this time, Uma no longer understood what Hugo meant to be stupid, she couldn't help but raise her head and put her chin against Hugo's 'chest', "So, you want to get Fu Lijia's blessing?"
This sentence made Hugo's cheeks flush slightly, and he smiled and said, "No, I mean, even if it's not Christmas, it's okay to stand under the mistletoe and kiss." ”
In fact, what Hugo didn't say is that Fu Lijia is the 'female' god in charge of marriage in Norse mythology, and the most widespread theory about mistletoe is that when an unmarried 'female' 'sexual' passes under the mistletoe at Christmas, if she fails to kiss a man, it means that she cannot get married for the next year. It was because of this part that Hugo felt a little unspeakable. After all, he and Uma are still far from talking about the topic of "marriage".
Hugo's defense made Uma cast a mocking look, which made Hugo a little helpless. But fortunately, Joseph's appearance saved Hugo, "So you are here, quick, let's go see Sidney." "With Joseph comes the good news," he said, "He gave you ten minutes to spare." ”
"So you're auditioning tonight?" Hugo also came to his senses, let go of Uma, and asked nervously. Although the main purpose of tonight is this, there will be some surprises when it really comes. Sidney hadn't mentioned the audition for a month before, but there were so many changes in one day today, the olive branch in the morning, Joseph's relentless pursuit in the afternoon, and Sidney's official meeting in the evening, all came a little too quickly.
Joseph nodded, "I guess so. ”
Hugo took a deep breath and turned his head to look at Uma, who was going to work next, so naturally he had no way to accompany Uma. Since Uma was not the one to audition, she was naturally much calmer, "You go quickly, I'm fine alone......"
Hugo bowed his head and 'kissed' Uma on the cheek, then turned around and walked away with Joseph. Uma looked at the back of Hugo leaving, and after standing for a while, Hugo could no longer be found in his sight, but was replaced by countless actors, directors, and producers.