Chapter 45
Yolanda immediately realized Aaron was insinuating other things.
In this man's eyes, her feelings for the character in the work had been changed into her sigh for her first love.
"What are you thinking about?" Yolanda explained subconsciously, "I didn't mean that."
However, Aaron asked, "Was he your first love?"
Yolanda opened her mouth, subconsciously wanting to say no, but in fact, James was really her first boyfriend in name.
Namely, he was the so-called first love.
She wondered if he knew it, what she should say to deny it.
Lowering her head, Yolanda wanted to say something, but she didn't know where to start. In the end, she could only muffle, "Yes, but it doesn't mean that I think it is a regrettable past. That's impossible."
Two people kept silent for a while.
After she explained that, Aaron didn't make a response. Instead, he shifted his sight.
In his mind, whether she still felt feelings for James or thought her first love which didn't end well was highly regrettable, it had nothing to do with him as a latecomer.
He had no intention of learning about Yolanda's past, but every time that name was inadvertently mentioned, the indescribable emotion that stuck in his heart would still pour out uncontrollably.
He admitted that he would still be jealous, even if that man was her boyfriend for a short time.
"Are you done yet," Aaron took the initiative to end the conversation, knowing that it was meaningless to dwell on it too much. "Go and eat your dinner after you are done."
Yolanda didn't want to talk about James, so she folded up the documents and put them aside, " Where are we going to eat?"
"It's up to you."
The two drove to an all-night restaurant. When they arrived at the parking lot, Yolanda remembered something and got off the car first. She said,
"You go up first, and I'll follow."
Aaron glanced at his watch and said, "It's half past ten."
"Isn't it more dangerous? Those reporters often snap photos at midnight."
Aaron was speechless.
In order to prove her ability and prevent others from gossiping that she pulled some strings from Aaron, she had made a statement to him since the first day she took over the project.
That was they couldn't stay together in public and even if they met, they should pretend to be strangers. Until she got somewhere in her work, she would allow their relationship to be exposed.
More than anyone else, Aaron knew the reality and cruelty of the entertainment circle. Most of the famous female stars in the company became famous on their own strength, but they would always be slandered by someone for achieving their fame through sleeping with himself. Hatred for women was common in the entertainment circle.
If others knew the relationship between him and Yolanda, her contribution to the entire project would definitely be denied by preconceived notions.
Therefore, he chose to respect her.
The entire company had also been banned from discussing their past in public.
Although in the eyes of those employees, the gossip that Yolanda was in a relationship with Aaron was forgotten.
The two entered the restaurant one after another.
After Aaron booked the private room, Yolanda then arrived. When she passed by the hall, she saw a familiar figure.
She stood in the corridor and took a close look.
It was really Rose.
Rose was sitting by the window with a man. They should come here for a night snack.
After thinking for a while, Yolanda went over to greet her, "Hi, sister. What a coincidence."
Rose looked up and said in astonishment, "Yura? What a coincidence! Are you alone? Do you want to sit down with me?"
Yolanda originally wanted to say that Aaron was inside, but she swallowed her words with guilty.
No one in the Jensen family knew that she had a special relationship with Aaron, and they all thought they became unrelated siblings accidentally. A simple relationship between them.
But it seemed strange for others that they two came to the private room for a night snack in the late night.
Yolanda could only purse her lips and answered, "No need, I have an appointment and I should go first, sister."
"Ok."
After taking two steps forward, Yolanda turned her head around to have a look. After entering the private room, she curiously asked Aaron,
"Don't you see your sister? She is in the hall with her friend who is a man."
Aaron smiled infrequently.
Yolanda asked, "Why do you smile?"
"She comes out alone with a man for a night snack. It's impossible that man is decent."
His words seemed reasonable but after pondering for a while, Yolanda found something wrong.
She wondered, "Do his words not only insinuate Rose, but also the two of them?"
"What do you mean?" Yolanda blinked and asked, "So aren't we decent as well?"
Aaron paused and looked up at her, "Are we?"
Yolanda was lost for words. Then she spoke, "You can be that indecent person. Don't throw dirt on me."
She suddenly sat upright proudly, her legs folded together. She then went on, "I am a very decent woman."
Aaron echoed, "Yes."
After a few seconds of silence, Aaron asked, "It's been a week since you came back. Have you forgotten something?"
Yolanda was confused, "I don't think so?"
"Think about it again."
Unable to figure it out, Yolanda asked, "Could you give me a hint?"
"Are you sure you want a hint?" Aaron put down the menu, looked at her and said. "Maybe it's not a decent hint."
Yolanda was puzzled.
"A forced kiss."
Yolanda froze.
Yolanda suddenly remembered the night she wrote the contract at the Darlington Hotel, she forced a kiss on him and also made a promise to Aaron.
She said, "I will prove it again someday."
At that time, she had no choice but to say this in the face of Aaron and her real brother, but she didn't expect that Aaron still remembered it.
She thought he was a rogue who was always thinking about such a thing.
Not daring to refute loudly, Yolanda muttered, "You still remember this trifle. You should think big."
"No."
Yolanda was speechless again.
She felt his burning sight and it seemed like he wouldn't give up until he got the answer. She almost buried her head in the plate. Holding back the words for a while, she tried to stall for time. She said, "Well, then I'll do it after I get my work done during these days."
Aaron nodded and replied slowly, "I don't have much patience."
He seemed to tell her if she didn't take the initiative to prove it, he will force her to prove it.
Till then, it wasn't up to her to choose the way to "prove".
Since she was forced to give him the answer, her ears were getting hot, and she kept nodding and replied, "Got it. Got it."
It was almost midnight when they got home. Marc was about to call Yolanda when she came back.
"Why do you come back so late?"
Yolanda answered frankly, "Have a night snack with him."
Marc glanced at her.
He thought, "Well, you come back full and empty-handed. I, your real brother is not as good as a fake brother."
Then he casually teased, "Didn't you think of bringing me some back?"
Being reminded, Yolanda answered with guilty. "Oh, right. I forgot it."
Marc was speechless.
"But can you guess who we met in the restaurant today?"
Marc didn't want to guess, and neither did Yolanda really want him to. She answered, "I met sister Rose. She might be in a relationship and have a night snack with a handsome man."
Marc who had already walked out stopped, and turned around again He wanted to say something, but before speaking, he picked up a magazine on the tea table and said casually,
"Really?"
"Yes, something would happen when a single man and woman had a meal together in the late night," Yolanda thought of herself and Aaron, smiled sweetly and muttered to herself. "Only lovers will do that."
Immersed in this sweet mood, Yolanda did not notice the change of Marc's expression until the magazine was thrown back to the tea table.
"What's wrong?"
Marc replied, "Nothing."
He took off his glasses and wiped them. Then he continued, "I'm not feeling well suddenly."
Yolanda thought it was because her brother was too busy with his work. After all, he had transferred part of the company's business in the Ustrana back to the country. Recently, the company's business was on the rise, and he was as busy as her.
"Brother, you'd better go to bed now. Don't worry. I'll call you next time I have a night snack."
After a short pause, he put on his glasses again and said with a faint smile, "Okay."
Time flew in an orderly way.
"The Moment I Fell in Love with You" was an urban youth novel. Yolanda wanted to diversify it from three aspects: film and television, drama and music.
After coming into contact with different teams every day, she also gradually got used to the atmosphere of the entertainment circle, and her intelligence and talent were slowly inspired. From the beginning of being unfamiliar to nowadays' high proficiency, she worked hard day and night.
After the initial break-in period, Yolanda initially established a film production team. On this day, she asked the directors, producers, distributors and other partners to have a meal together as most people did. She hoped everyone could get acquainted with each other and facilitate future cooperation.
Originally, Lewis was supposed to accompany Yolanda to attend, but there was a sudden emergency at home and had to leave temporarily.
Although it was a bit cruel, most of the people in the entertainment circle were men who were quite familiar with the rules of this circle. There were countless dirty things in this circle, so Aaron let Lewis stay by her side and keep an eye on her safety.
Now, there was only Victor with her. Lewis was worried that Yolanda had to deal with a group of sophisticates in the entertainment circle, so he called Aaron after he left.
At that time, Aaron was also at a dinner party.
Almost all the big names in the circle were present, including the director of Capital Satellite TV. Someone who was concerned about the recent hot topics in the circle brought the topic to Yolanda.
"I heard that both David and Dan were invited by her team. This woman is quite capable. As we all know, David is a high-maintenance person."
"I just don't know the quality and level of production. If it's really good, we can join in."
"By the way, I met the beautiful Miss Walter not long ago, and the second impression I got was that she was really capable. She had a clear thought."
The crowd burst into laughter, "Why did you directly talk about your second impression of her? Then what about your first impression"
The man thought for a while and sighed, "She is gorgeous. The well-educated beauty is indeed different from those eye candies. She wins at the first sight of temperament, let alone her figure, especially her legs..."
Once men gathered together to talk about women, whether there was malice or not, there was always a bit of teasing and banter. The crowd laughed at the remark.
Only Aaron did not respond. A few seconds later, he put his wine glass on the table.
The sound that the bottom of the glass touched on the table was not loud, but it was enough to attract others' attention.
The laughter suddenly stopped.
Everyone sensed a chill and looked at him.
Someone asked carefully, "What's the matter, Mr. Jensen. Don't you like this wine?"
Aaron looked coldly at the man who said Yolanda had beautiful legs, and he had the many times' urge to lift the table, but he restrained himself.
Fortunately, Lewis' call relieved his irritation in time.
After learning of the situation, Aaron lightly asked, "Where are they?"
"Royal's V3"
After hanging up the phone, Aaron sipped the last bit of wine in the glass without explanation. Then he got up and said, "I have to go, excuse me."
9 p.m., at the Royal's.
It wasn't the first time that Yolanda had a social activity. But this time it was she who took the lead to gather people for a meal. In the face of more than a dozen people at the same time, it was inevitable that she would pay more attention than before.
After all, she was still a new hand in this circle. She should show a modest and respectful attitude towards these "moguls" and "seniors".
Among them, Dan, the director, was the most respectful.
Besides the fact that he was a rare well-known director, there was also a special bond between them.
At the concert half a year ago, Phoebe warmly recommended herself to him.
As a result, six months later, Yolanda would work with him on a movie.
Time was really like a cycle. Everyone met in different ways in the story circle.
Yolanda proposed a toast to Dan, intending to introduce Phoebe, " Mr. Cullen, one of my friends likes your movies very much. She is an excellent actress."
Dan answered politely, "Really? I hope there is a chance to get to know each other."
"That's good."
People chatted around the movie, and during this period, people kept coming to toast the wine to Yolanda in a polite way and there was no such thing as forced drinking. The atmosphere was harmonious until a man stood in front of Yolanda with a wine bottle:
"Miss Walter, it's not good enough that you haven't had a good drink with us after talking all night."
The person who was talking was the one in charge of the clothing and makeup team, called Fox Hobbs.
Victor politely responded, "Mr. Hobbs, Miss Walter is not good at drinking."
Fox waved his hand and said, "How could be? No one in the entertainment circle isn't good at drinking. If Miss. Walter you don't drink it, you're embarrassing me. Come on."
He poured a full glass of wine and drank it up in one gulp. He said, "I'm done. It's all up to you, Miss Walter."
He was the first one to embarrass her.
The reason why he was trying to embarrass her was that Yolanda knew that in the eyes of this group of men, they, who worked under a woman, especially such a young woman, had more or less some kind of contempt.
But these people were too shrewd to make it clear. But Fox took the lead and tried to display his severity and seniority.
The heated aura in the room had quietly cooled down. On the surface, no one seemed to care about it, but in fact, all their attention was focused on Yolanda.
They wanted to see how she would respond and deal with Fox's provocation.
Yolanda smiled unchangeably. " Mr. Hobbs..."
She was about to go on when the room door was suddenly pushed open.
Some people came in.
Everyone's attention was instantly focused on the door again. When they saw clearly who it was, they were all stunned. Subconsciously, they all stood up and said respectfully,
" Mr. Jensen?'
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Jensen."
"Long time no see, Mr. Jensen!"
Looking at the upright figure surrounded by people, Yolanda also froze there.
She was amazed, "Why does he come here?"
The matter that Fox forced Yolanda to drink was temporarily put on hold because of Aaron's arrival. Fox resentfully walked back to his position. He originally thought Aaron was here to find Yolanda, but he didn't expect him to come in and greet Dan directly.
"I heard that Mr. Cullen was here next door. So I came to have a drink with you."
Fox's eyes changed subtly. He looked at Aaron and then at Yolanda, lost in thought.
Suddenly, his phone buzzed in his pocket. He checked the message:
[Ply her with the damn wine.]
Fox replied: [Aaron is here. Didn't you say that they had broken up?]
[Of course, I saw it with my own eyes.]
[...]
Fox observed the situation in the room. After Aaron came in, he didn't have any interaction with Yolanda. Instead, he kept talking to Dan.
It was common for them to drop around the social activities and drink together. It was not surprising to meet each other.
Then he looked at Yolanda, who was staring at her phone. It seemed that they pretended to be strangers even if they met.
Fox thought it was true that they two had broken up?
Fox was not sure, but he wanted to test it.
On the other end, Aaron completely attracted the people in the private room.
After all, for others, Aaron, a big shot, seldom showed up, and some never had a chance to see him in person. Therefore, they quickly seized the opportunity to get acquainted with him.
Yolanda secretly sent a message to Aaron: [Why do you come here?]
Aaron snitched a bit of time to reply: [To see you.]
Yolanda was lost for words.
Before she replied, Fox stood in front of her again.
"Miss Walter, you haven't drunk yet," he said enthusiastically.
Everyone's attention was drawn back.
Victor found something and whispered in her ear. A strange look flashed through her eyes, but she quickly recovered.
"Miss Walter, don't embarrass me. I'm so humiliated." Seeing that Yolanda didn't make an act, Fox turned around, pretended to be embarrassed and booed, " This is the first time I've encountered such a thing in the circle."
Someone chuckled and heckled, "Then Miss Walter, please do him a favor."
Victor wanted to say something, but was stopped by Yolanda.
She picked up her glass and drank up the wine in one gulp. She then said, "As you wish. Is it alright?"
"Awesome!" Fox applauded ostentatiously, then poured another cup, "I'd like to propose another toast to you. I wish our cooperation a success!"
Then he raised her head and drank it up. He said, "It's your turn, Miss Walter."
Seeing all this, Aaron frowned, and it was already clear that Yolanda was being deliberately drunk by this man.
His eyes had already sunk, and he was already unhappy when Yolanda drank her first drink, not to mention the forced second drink.
The atmosphere became a little awkward after Fox forced Yolanda to drink wine. No one came out to the rescue. Some may not get in trouble, but some just want to see Yolanda's jokes to some extent.
Although Aaron didn't want her to be spited like this, in reality, this was a process that Yolanda must get through.
If she wanted to be a convincing investor, she must have the ability to control the overall situation. So as long as Fox didn't go too far, Aaron wouldn't step out.
He looked at Yolanda from a distance and wondered how the woman he loved would get herself out of the trouble.
Since she had been following him for a long time, she should learn something from him.
Fox saw that Aaron had no response to Yolanda in trouble, and even seemed to be an onlooker, which made Fox more certain that the two had broken up.
"Miss Walter, just drink it."
At this time, Victor stood out and said, "I'll drink this for Miss Walter."
Before Yolanda could stop him, Victor helped her drink the second glass of wine.
Fox said discontentedly, "How could you do that? There are no rules that someone can replace the other to drink in our circle."
As he said that, he wanted to pour wine into the cup again, but the moment the mouth of the bottle fell, Yolanda reached out to cover the glass.
"Mr. Hobbs," she smiled. "You'd better stop."
This was not only a refusal, but also a threat.
No one had expected that Yolanda would say something like that. Realizing that he was humiliated by a woman, he said with anger, "Miss Walter, are you serious? You should have fun outside."
With a smile, she asked, "Do I come out to have fun?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the last smile in her eyes disappeared. She said coldly, "I invited you to do the job of clothing and make-up. It's me who give your job. You'd better know your identity and who is Party A. It's true that I'm only a new hand, so I respect each of you seniors, but that doesn't mean that I have no principles. If anyone thinks that the job I give you is not good, there is no need to cooperate reluctantly. "
With that, Yolanda looked around the whole room and said, "I also want to tell every senior in this room clearly that don't play tricks with me or put on airs. If I don't buy this. If you want to cooperate, we can achieve mutual benefits. If not, our cooperation is over."
Fox was stunned.
So were other people.
Aaron was stunned for two seconds, and then smiled.
The woman he taught was a bit like him when she lost her temper.
With a darkened face, Yolanda stood up. Before she left, she said, "Enjoy yourselves. I'm leaving for working on my other stuff."
When passing by Fox, she sarcastically said in a low voice, "You like to stand up for others. So, will he take care of you?"
Fox's face turned pale and froze.
The door of the room was opened and closed again, causing a little wind.
Yolanda's fierce and powerful words completely stunned a group of men in the room. It was only after a while that Dan sighed to Aaron,
"This Miss Walter is really something."
Aaron laughed at himself in his heart.
She was a woman who had tricked him for three months. Was there anything else she dared not do?
He bowed his head and sent a message to Yolanda: [Wait for me in the parking lot.]
After that, he chatted for a while and left the room.
When Aaron arrived at the parking lot, Yolanda and Victor stood by the car, talking. They stood very close to each other.
When he saw him coming, Victor nodded and then drove Yolanda's car away.
Yolanda got in Aaron's car.
When the car curtain was drawn, Aaron looked at her whose face turned a bit red and asked, "Are you drunk?"
Yolanda shook her head. Although she was indeed a little dizzy, she couldn't tell if it was because she drank too fast or because she was too angry.
"That man, Fox, did it on purpose," she said. "He is James's friend. He wants to stand up for him and tease me? No way!"
Yolanda had a headache due to anger. She pressed her temples at the same time when saying, "I will go to the company tomorrow to cancel team cooperation with them. He is full of himself. Who is the investor? Is his team the only one providing the service of clothing and make-up in the circle? Or does he think I'm a woman who dares not fight back?"
Yolanda was as irritable as a little beast, which made Aaron feel funny. He had seen many different aspects of her, such as beauty, gentleness, coquettishness and affection, except this one.
It turned out that a cute kitten also had sharp fangs.
In the entertainment circle, one should be brave and tough. Only if one was strong enough, others would not easily offend him.
Aaron believed that at least from that moment on, those sophisticates should no longer judge Yolanda.
Seeing that Aaron had not spoken, Yolanda turned to look at him, "Why are you here suddenly?"
Aaron answered, "Just as said, I come to see you."
His short response made she change into a different person in an instant. She blinked her eyes and asked in a spoiled tone, "What for? Are you worried that I will be bullied?"
She rested her chin with both hands, and leaned against the middle armrest to look at Aaron. Her legs were also tilted and overlapped.
Yolanda was wearing a tight A-line skirt tonight. She leaned over, looking like she was teasing him.
Her lower body was lightly tilted. Her hip line was round and soft, and the lower legs were slender and firm.
She looked like a flamboyant and hidden work of art.
Aaron remembered those people talking at the dinner party, and only felt that something was rushing silently in his heart.
He shifted his sight calmly and looked out the window. He answered, "Do I need to worry? Victor did well as he drank for you."
Yolanda was speechless.
The familiar feeling came again.
Wen Huan laughed, "What are you talking about? Couldn't he drink for me?"
"No."
With a smile, Yolanda felt a little dizzy and her head was a little heavy. She leaned back in her seat and said with closed eyes, "Don't be so stingy. I treat Victor like my brother. That's all."
"You have so many brothers," Aaron replied indifferently with hidden meaning, "I, Marc. Now Victor is also your brother."
Yolanda smiled. Although she was a little sleepy, she did not forget to respond to Aaron, "Even if I call all of you my brothers. It's different."
Aaron's eyes twinkled. After a pause, he turned around and asked, "What's the difference?"
After a few seconds of silence, Yolanda opened her eyes. Under the dim light in the car, her eyes were somewhat blurred. She looked at him drunkenly.
Then she suddenly opened her arms and said, "Brother, hug me."
Her words caught him off guard.
Happer, who had been forced to listen to their conversation, immediately pressed the button of folding the central armrest.
Slowly, the armrests that separated the two people were put away, and there was no obstacle between them.
Before he could respond, she leaned over and nestled in his arms. After a while, she uttered,
"Only you can hug me."