New York 2006

Chapter 197 You Are Free
On July 2008, 7, Luo Ji, Robin, Robin's father Robin Sr., Sammy, Queenie, Lily, Katie, Fiona, lawyer Jamie, and agent Braun arrived. Inside the villa Luo Ji bought for his two children.

The house cost nearly $550 million to renovate. It is the most upscale community nearby and the public security environment here is very good.Luo Ji also hired a Latino nanny for Robin.

This place is near Park Slope, Brooklyn, a bit far from Luo Ji's home on Broadway, requiring more than an hour's drive.

The reason why the location was chosen here was Robin's request, because it was relatively close to Lily's home.Although Luo Ji was unhappy with the location of the house, he still had no objection and went along with Robin's wishes.

Robin's father, Robin Sr., is a middle-aged man who looks very imposing.

He said critically: "This villa is a bit small, far behind the one at home. Felix, did you buy this for your two children?"

"This is Robin..."

Before Luo Ji could finish speaking, Grandma Queenie interrupted directly.

"Old Robin, where is your home? Is it somewhere in the corner of Vancouver? Didn't you realize that this is New York, where every inch of land is precious? Oh, by the way, you probably have never been to a big city like New York. .”

Grandma Queenie had long been dissatisfied with old Robin. He had been critical of Luo Ji these past few days and didn't have a good attitude at all.Queenie then said sarcastically.

Old Robin didn't speak, just snorted.He turned to chat with his daughter Katie.

The conditions of his family are actually quite good. He has a farm in Vancouver and is worth about 800 million dollars.If you ask him to come up with 550 million in cash to buy a house, he will definitely not be able to come up with it.

Queenie smiled at Luo Ji and said, "Don't worry about him, he's just an old gangster."

"I'm fine." Luo Ji said with a smile.

Old Robin came here because Robin's sister Katie tipped him off. After receiving the news, he rushed to New York and cursed Robin in front of Luo Ji.By the way, he mocked Luo Ji.

Robin seemed to be very afraid of her father. She had previously refused to let Luo Ji buy a villa for her child, but now she agreed.

While this is a benefit, there are also downsides.

Old Robin called several people together.He said loudly: "I don't ask for much. The two of them must get married."

Queenie immediately said: "Whether they get married or not is a matter between the two of them, let's not get involved."

"I know what you are worried about. Isn't it just that you are afraid that Robin will take away your property? I fully support that you can sign a prenuptial agreement."

Old Robin continued: "I am an old-school person and don't want to see my grandson. My granddaughter is an illegitimate child. I know you young people don't care about this, but I do. Although the child has been born now, you can still get married. Make up for it. I don’t want to be embarrassed among my relatives.”

East Asia does not pay much attention to the issue of illegitimate children, because the inheritance rights are "equally divided among all sons", and illegitimate children can be corrected by their fathers.It can be seen in history that many famous people were illegitimate.

But the Western world is different. Christianity has a great influence and practices monogamy.Before World War I, illegitimate children had no inheritance rights, and it was even written into the law.They cannot be adopted as sons or daughters by their fathers. In the culture, they are not even considered relatives.

Luo Ji's father David married Sammy in the first place for this reason.Without living in this environment, it is actually difficult to understand why old Robin let the two get married.

In the past, if you had only illegitimate children, your family property and title would belong to others, that is, other relatives would inherit it.The dynasties of big countries such as Britain and France have changed several times because of this. In the novel "Song of Ice and Fire", the encounter between Little Skin and Jon Snow can also be seen.

Although it is now 2000 and the law no longer has these, they are still left in Western culture. For example, if a distant relative leaves an inheritance, you only get this inheritance because you are the closest blood relative.

Illegitimate children are now also discriminated against, and many men and women who commit suicide will have a quick marriage.

For example, in 1990, Stallone made a female model pregnant. He quickly ended the relationship with his girlfriend and married the expectant mother.After the baby was born, it turned out that the DNA was not his, and public opinion was turned upside down.

Luo Ji also knew the seriousness of the matter. Although the two children looked very much like him, he secretly took a DNA test and the results came out two days ago that they were indeed his.

Sammy hugged Diana and smiled happily. She loved the two children and kissed them on the face all the time.

She opened her mouth to smooth things over: "Can we discuss it further? This kind of thing cannot be rushed."

"Don't even think about stalling!"

Old Robin said loudly: "I have agreed not to let my children be circumcised. Don't you agree with this? Do you think I am weak and can be bullied? Do you think we will be sent away in one house? I tell you You Felix, you don’t need a house or alimony, but you must get married.”

Luo Ji was about to speak, but Robin beat him to it.

She wiped her tears and said, "Dad, you are always like this. That's why I don't want to tell you. You always force me to do things I don't want to do."

"I'm doing this for your own good!" Old Robin roared.

"For my own good, please stay out of my business."

After Robin finished speaking, he ran to his room, and Lily followed.Old Robin angrily walked outside to smoke, and Katie also walked out. At this time, there were only a few people left in the living room.

Luo Ji said, "What do you think?"

Sammy said: "I think you should get married, even if you get divorced after getting married. In this way, both children will have your last name."

Queenie continued: "Feili, although I don't like old Robin, but what he said makes sense. I also think you should get married, even for the sake of your children. That's what your father did back then."

Sammy gave Queenie a hostile look, but refrained from speaking.

Lawyer Jamie said: "I also support your marriage. From what I have observed in the past few days, she is indeed not here for your money. You have also read the diagnosis from the gynecologist in New York. It is indeed difficult for her to conceive a child. You two The child was called a miracle of life by doctors."

Lawyer Jamie continued: "Of course, don't worry, there will definitely be no problems on my side with the prenuptial agreement."

"I don't agree. If you get married, the news will definitely be exposed. Even the children will not be spared."

Agent Braun objected: "If Phil was an ordinary person, I would definitely support him doing this. But he is a top star, and the news will definitely arouse public opinion, which is very detrimental to his image."

"I don't agree either."

Fiona continued: "Feili, you love Taylor, right?"

"Ah."

"If you get married, it will definitely affect her."

Fiona continued: "Although I don't like to see Taylor always busy with work and spending very little time with you. But I also don't want to see her hurt by the media. She is a very simple girl."

Sami thought of Taylor and became a little angry, ready to step forward and hit Luo Ji twice.But she felt the warmth coming from Diana in her arms, so she decisively fell silent.Everyone's eyes moved to Luo Ji's face, waiting for him to make his final decision.

Luo Ji scratched his hair irritably: "Stop talking, Braun and Fiona, you come with me to find Taylor tomorrow."

The next night, Luo Ji and Taylor were walking on a secluded avenue in a Seattle park. The night breeze blew Taylor's golden hair.She smiled broadly.

"I just said that you asked me where to promote the single. It turned out that you wanted to give me a surprise!"

"Yeah!" Luo Ji took her hand and walked slowly.

"I saw the news today. Kristen Stewart appeared in the UK. Why don't you go along to promote the movie?"

Luo Ji said, "It's enough to have her in the UK. I'm in New York these days to promote."

"That's it!" Taylor took Luo Ji's arm and shook it: "You are so powerful, you can succeed in anything you do."

"Isn't it the same for you? Your "Love Story" has been a success and is now a global hit. A Shakespeare-style country song, really innovative."

Luo Ji exclaimed, "You are a true genius!"

Taylor was a little proud, but he still said modestly: "I can't compare to you. Your "Perfect" has only been on the Billboard for the first three weeks."

With the popularity of the movie "Twilight", the theme song "Perfect" also became popular all over the world.Although the soundtrack contained many cover songs, it sold very well.It topped the global album sales chart last month with 173 million copies.

This should have been another highlight moment for him, but unfortunately he was not in the mood to feel it.

Taylor laughed and said: "Hahaha, but I also have credit for "Perfect". Without me, you wouldn't be able to create this song. How do you think you should reward me?"

"Anything is fine," Luo Ji said.

"I need to think about this carefully."

Taylor continued: "By the way, do you know Katy Perry? She is really popular these days. The single "I Kissed a Girl" got the second place on the Billboard singles chart. This song It also sparked discussion among religious groups and LGBT groups."

Luo Ji said, "I don't know her. But her promotion team is very smart. It is precisely because she is not a lesbian that this song has caused such a big controversy. If she were a lesbian, this song would not have achieved such success. good grade."

"Okay, but her album doesn't seem to be selling very well."

"Well, like Rihanna, she is the kind of singer whose singles are more popular but her album sales are relatively low. Your first album "Taylor Swift" is now selling better than them." Luo Ji followed. Concernedly asked: "When do you plan to sell your album?"

"At the end of July."

"Is it so fast? Don't you have more time to make the rankings?"

Taylor said: "Isn't this the time to catch up on the summer season?"

Luo Ji wondered: "Didn't you say before that the company wanted you to release another EP? Why is there no news?"

"I pushed."

Taylor looked at Luo Ji and said with a smile, "I want to follow in your footsteps. There are still too few people buying EPs. Only albums can prove yourself."

The moonlight shone on the ground. Luo Ji looked at her with complicated eyes and held her hand tightly.Taylor said no more and pulled Luo Ji along slowly.

The two of them walked like this, and Taylor took Luo Ji to a pavilion by the lake in the park and sat down. The moonlight shone on the finely rippled lake surface, as if it had been covered with a layer of shining silver.

The sensitive Taylor seemed to notice it. She looked at Luo Ji and whispered, "What's wrong with you today? You're a little depressed. You didn't take me to the room in a hurry, and you didn't kiss me either."

Luo Ji looked at her with complicated eyes, not knowing what to say.

Taylor's mood was very low and he said in a weak voice: "Don't say you came to break up with me."

"I have two kids!"

Taylor was amused when he heard this, and his mood became high. He patted Luo Ji's shoulder with his hand: "Hahaha, today is not April Fool's Day. You are so pretending to have fooled me."

Luo Ji didn't answer. Taylor smiled for a while, then stopped when she realized something was wrong. She looked into Luo Ji's eyes seriously, and after a long time, she said with a solemn expression.

"what happened?"

"Someone came to see me a few days ago..."

Taylor said angrily: "When did you have a relationship?"

"I'm sorry. But I swear, this is only once in our relationship. Can you please forgive me."

Luo Ji knew that this kind of thing couldn't be hidden. She would have to know sooner or later: "I was in Canada at the time. I was touring the world intensively for several months, and you were busy with your career and didn't stay with me. That night I drank I drank some wine and couldn’t control myself.”

After hearing this, Taylor was extremely angry and slapped Luo Ji in the face with hatred: "You bastard, you blame me for not being with you. I'm not your canary."

"you listen to me."

"I don't want to hear you talk."

Luo Ji wanted to go forward and hug Taylor to comfort her.Taylor pushed Luo Ji away with such force that Luo Ji stumbled.He also wanted to come forward to comfort him.

Tyler shouted angrily, "Don't touch me! Felix!"

Luo Ji stopped. Under the moonlight, Taylor looked at him angrily.

Taylor's expression began to change, her anger disappeared, and she slowly became calm, and then big tears flowed down her face.Luo Ji discovered for the first time that a person could shed so many tears.

These tears fell to the ground, as if falling into his heart.

After a long time, Taylor's emotions stabilized. Her eyes were red and a smile appeared on her face.He said with a carefree face:

"Felix, you're free."

(End of this chapter)