New York 2006

Chapter 55 Summit and Party

The New York nights are still brightly lit, with Future Records in Manhattan hosting a party today to celebrate the founding of the company.Luo Ji didn't have many friends in New York. Apart from work, he only had teachers and classmates from his old school.

But there are many friends who can't stand their friends, just like Robin, who invited four of her friends in New York.And Jamie's law firm, everyone came.Luo Ji distributed a total of more than 90 invitations, and including the party staff on site, there were almost 100 people.

"Logic! Logic! Logic!"

Dozens of people gathered in a circle and shouted.Everyone is staring at the 16-year-old boy dancing happily in the center. He is tonight's protagonist, Luo Ji.

Not long ago I received news that Luo Ji’s single Viva La Vida surpassed Beyoncé’s Irreplaceable and took the No. [-] spot on the Billboard.After everyone applauded and celebrated, they all encouraged him to dance. Luo Ji was not a shy person and readily agreed.

"What a beautiful dance."

Someone shouted loudly, and everyone followed suit and cheered for Luo Ji.

These sycophants.

Luo Ji still had a clear understanding of his dancing skills, and he was definitely not a good dancer.Luo Ji had never studied dance systematically, nor did he plan to become a singer or dancer.The dances I perform are basically social dances and slow rocking.These sycophants are simply telling lies.

However, Luo Ji still enjoyed the feeling of being followed by everyone and moved his body selflessly.After a while, everyone around him joined in and danced to the music.Luo Ji got tired from dancing and found a place to rest.However, not long after Luo Ji sat down, someone else came up to him.

"Felix, I knew you were going to make it."

The person who came was my former music teacher, a white woman in her 50s.Behind her were her former choir classmates.Luo Ji greeted them one by one with a smile on his face.Then he focused on chatting with the music teacher. She gave Luo Ji a lot of help in the early stages of his career.Luo Ji considered himself a good person and now that he was prosperous, he wanted to repay her.

"Thank you for your cultivation, teacher. Although I have transferred to another school, I still can't forget the time I spent with you at school. So I want to donate some money to the school to repair the school's music classroom. No. I understand that it is inconvenient for you, music teacher, to contact the school to communicate. I hope there can be a donation ceremony to thank you in person."

When the music teacher heard this, she immediately agreed, saying that she would contact the school as soon as possible, and then the two hugged. The music teacher may not have seen him for a long time, but she hugged him without letting go, and rubbed her right hand slightly on his back.

However, the protagonist of today's party was Luo Ji. There were so many people chatting with him that his chat partner soon changed to lawyer Jamie Dutton.

"To be honest, the business of the law firm founded by several of our partners was not very good. I was planning to give up the business this year and return to Montana to inherit the family business. But I feel that your company is very promising, and your single has won It’s No. [-] on the Billboard, and the album should be selling well. I plan to work for another year. So, Feili, can your company’s future business be handed over to our law firm?”

Luo Ji had thought that Jamie's law firm would be good, but he didn't expect that he could no longer work at it.It seems that the American lawyer industry is still too competitive and lawyers are in a state of saturation.

"What about the cost?"

After some bargaining, Luo Ji got a fairly satisfactory price and outsourced all the company's legal affairs to Jamie's law firm.The cooperation was reached, and the two toasted to celebrate.

As soon as Luo Ji put down his wine glass, his eyes were immediately attracted by the two people. He walked up to them and hugged them, feeling very happy.

"Mom, Carl, aren't you taking care of Frank in Chicago? Why are you here in New York?"

Also with mom were grandmother Queenie, brother Chucky, and Carl.Mother Sami touched Luo Ji's face and looked at Luo Ji lovingly.

"Fili, today is your big day, how could I not come back. I asked your grandma not to tell you, just to give you a surprise."

"I love the surprise, Mom."

There is no greater happiness than being able to witness your glorious moment with your family and friends.After chatting with his mother Sami for a while, Luo Ji received two pieces of news that shocked him.

The first thing is that Frank, at the last moment of his life, actually got a liver that was about to expire. He could encounter such a small probability thing.The operation went very well, Frank is awake, and now his wife is taking care of Frank in Sheila.

The second thing is Fiona, who used to work in a private company, then became a couple with her boss, and attended her boss's house party.No matter which country, when couples meet each other's parents, they will basically move towards getting engaged.

But what is surprising is that Fiona actually cheated on her boss's brother.Things were revealed.Possibly out of regret and shame, Fiona then began to degenerate herself. When she held a party, prohibited items appeared, and she was accidentally eaten by Liam.

After Liam was sent to the hospital, the hospital discovered the problem and called the police. The police arrested Fiona for injuring children. After that, Fiona was bailed out by Sammy with a knife of [-] meters, and she had to wait for the trial.

Karl, who used to be fearless and cold-hearted, this time showed a pleading look for his sister Fiona: "Feili, can you help Fiona? She will probably go there next While in jail, she, a girl, has to take care of five children at home, which is very hard."

Putting aside her personal life, Luo Ji really admired Fiona. It was really not easy for a girl to take on the responsibility of raising an entire family. This should have been the responsibility of the parents, but now it fell to her. She might Really hit rock bottom.

Karl also had a life-saving grace for himself, and he had to take action both emotionally and rationally: "I promise, I will give you a phone call. This is a lawyer I know in Chicago. You contact him and ask him to represent Fiona." , I will pay the legal fees."

This Chicago lawyer was introduced to him by William Daley. After he used him as a tool for a few days, Luo Ji expressed dissatisfaction and asked for benefits.Crying children get candy. In order to appease himself, William Daly introduced the lawyer to him face to face.

He said that Luo Ji would hire this lawyer whenever he encountered problems in Chicago.This lawyer represents his brother William Daley to a certain extent, and everyone in the Chicago judicial system knows him, so as long as it is not a big and outrageous case, basically the entire Chicago judicial system will take care of him.

Luo Ji also took advantage of this incident to verify whether William Daly had deceived him.Is it true that the Daley family is the Chicago native emperor?After finishing these tasks, Luo Ji continued to attend the party as if nothing had happened.When Luo Ji handled the whole incident, he didn't feel angry at all, nor did he feel like he hated iron.

Now, as long as something happened to people he really cared about, such as Sammy, Chucky, and Grandma Queenie, Luo Ji could handle it calmly.

I'll never let you see
I will never let you see
The way my broken heart is hurting me
The hurt of a broken heart
I've got my pride and I know how to hide
I have self-esteem and know how to hide it
All my sorrow and pain
all the sadness and pain
I'll do my crying in the rain
I will only cry in the rain
After dancing for a long time, everyone was a little tired, and the DJ in the stands played soft country music. The song was "Crying in the rain" covered by Don Williams last year.

It was already late at night, and the party had started for a long time. Many people were cuddling with each other and slowly swaying with their crushes.Luo Ji saw his friend Blake hugging Hailey and whispering.Robin's friends Ted and Barney also found their goals and slowly danced to the song.

Luo Ji felt at ease now. She rejected many women who came to chat with her today.Among them were several very beautiful girls of the same age.

"Robin seems to be in a bad mood today, can you go over and comfort her?"

Robin's friend Lily came over and pointed to a corner of the party.Luo Ji saw Robin drinking from a glass of wine. He looked very depressed.Luo Ji then walked over.

"Robin, what's wrong with you? You were fine during the interview two days ago."

"I'm fine, Logic, can you drink with me?"

Luo Ji had just one cocktail today and was in good spirits.So he planned to have a few drinks with Robin to relieve her loss.

"Ok."

The two picked up the cocktails and started drinking, and she always clinked her glasses with him.Luo Ji didn't really like drinking. After several drinks in a row, he felt a little uncomfortable. Luo Ji could only stop and began to dissuade her from drinking. She stopped and looked directly at Luo Ji, with only The music is flowing slowly.

"Why are you so cold to me now? You were not like this two months ago. That day you took me to see a romantic movie, had a candlelight dinner with me, gave me a lot of roses, and finally you kissed me. We agreed that we should get to know each other slowly and not be in such a hurry. In the days after you left, you kept calling me to flirt with me. Why do you only have business in your eyes now and not my existence. "

After drinking several glasses of wine, Robin finally revealed the reason for his loss.

"We're not the right age, I'm only 16."

"I am a Canadian. In our country, as long as you are 16 years old. You also told me that age is not a problem, why not now."

Robin looked straight at Luo Ji with burning eyes, but Luo Ji's eyes averted.The two fell into silence.

If I wait for cloudy skies
If I wait until it rains

You won't know the rain from the tears in my eyes
You can't tell whether it's rain or tears in my eyes

You'll never know that I still love you so
You will never know that I still love you

"Is it because of Britney?"

"No."

"Who is that?"

Luo Ji looked straight at Robin and remained silent.Robin understood the meaning in Luo Ji's eyes.

"Is she prettier than me and has a better figure than me? I just want to know who she is. Please tell me. Otherwise I will keep pestering you."

Luo Ji could only say: "When I first met you, I had an inexplicable liking for you, so I pursued you. But when I met her, I didn't feel the same way I did when I met you. She's not as beautiful as you. , not to mention not as good as you."

"Then why don't you like me?"

"We traveled for a long time that day, and she wrote a song for me. When she sang, maybe next time you come to my city, I will take you to taste my favorite coffee. At that time, my heart skipped a beat , I feel empty and a little sad. I have never experienced this feeling before. I don’t know if I like it now. I only know that next time I go to her city, I must drink her favorite coffee with her. .”

Someday when my crying's done
Maybe the tears will dry up one day

I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun
I will walk in the sunshine with a smile

I may be a fool
I might be a little stupid
But till then, darling, you'll never see me complain
But my dear, you will never see me complaining

I'll do my crying in the rain
I will only cry in the rain
After Robin heard this, she picked up the wine in the cup and drank it all. Her eyes turned red with tears in her eyes. She looked at Luo Ji for three seconds. In the end, her tears did not flow out, and she turned around firmly and walked towards Outside.

(End of this chapter)