The dazzling black Harley cruises along the uncrowded coast road.
At 300 mph, the Harleys were almost flying.
The only thing you hear is the wind whistling past your ears, and the speed of the ride makes you feel the sound.
Angelo asked Paula Rouco in the back seat loudly, “Paulita! You’re having fun!”
Paula Rouco clung to Angelo’s waist, bent over and shouted above the wind, “Happy!”
“Faster, will you!”
“Yes!”
It was as if the two had returned to their childhood, uninhibited.
The momentary feeling of excitement can make one’s mind go blank and make one forget everything on one’s mind and the sadness.
Harley drove away who knows how far and drove for a long time, to a wild sea beach.
At this time of year, towards late afternoon, the evening sun is deep red on the distant horizon.
After Angelo and Paula Rouco got off their Harleys, the two sat on the beach and contemplated the sea and the evening sun.
Angelo, with his hands back, leaning on the ground, his body languid, turned his eyes to smile at the girl next to him and said, “Paulita, I hope you will always be happy, like when you were a little girl, no one can take away your right to be happy.”
“But when you grow up, little by little you no longer know what happiness is.”
Angelo looked at her small and somewhat forlorn face and clenched a handful of sand in his hand, suddenly scattering it over her head.
Paula Rouco glared back at him before grabbing a shovel of sand and hitting Angelo.
Angelo laughed out loud as the two chased and fought on the Nogai beach.
It’s covered in sand.
Play until you’re exhausted.
The two men took off their shoes and walked barefoot on the Wild Sea beach.
Angelo said, “Seven years went by so fast, these seven years, it’s my fault for not being there for you.”
Paula Rouco smiled slightly and said, “We are both adults, you have your own things to do, you are not my companion, there was no need to be with me all the time.”
Angelo wanted to say something, but in the end didn’t say it, “I blamed myself for your miscarriage back then, and if I had gone to Imperial University earlier as an exchange student, maybe you wouldn’t have fallen in love with Severo Laris, and you wouldn’t have gotten pregnant, let alone had a miscarriage.”
“But in life there are no assumptions.”
Angelo said, “You know that for a long time afterwards, I was afraid to see you.”
Paula Rouco wondered, “Why are you afraid to see me? You haven’t done anything wrong to me.”
Angelo said truthfully, “Because I didn’t know how to face you, whether as a furry little friend or as a suitor who didn’t pursue you.”
“Pfft.” Paula Rouco let out a laugh, “What makes you think that?”.
Seeing how nonchalant she was, Angelo said deliberately and earnestly, “Don’t laugh, I have pride too, okay?”
Paula Rouco withdrew her smile and said, “Angelo, have you ever thought that you never felt anything for me as a man or as a woman, you were just habitually protective of me, habitually affectionate with me as a hairdresser?”
Angelo looked at her pure white little face and laughed easily, “You’re so nice, how could you not like me.”
“But it’s not enough that you like me.”
Angelo slipped his arm around her shoulders and the two walked down the beach as if they were brothers.
Angelo said, “I’ve thought about it ever since, and it’s really relationships like ours that are most likely to last, where you treat me like family or a brother, and I treat you like family, and we can go on for the rest of our lives.”
Paula Rouco stopped in her tracks, her watery black and white eyes looked earnestly at Angelo as she said, “I always thought we were family a long time ago.”
Angelo opened his arms, “Come on, give me a hug with my brother and welcome me home!”
Paula Rouco let out a laugh and went over to give him a hug.
…
MO Group, Imperial Branch.
At one point, there was little pressure in the high-level meeting.
Several branch executives looked at each other, unable to give a proper opinion.
Today, Severo Laris was extraordinarily aggressive, flaring up at the drop of a hat and scaring the executives.
“Professor Laris, I think the Paula playground project will have to be put on hold, and I’m afraid it will be a difficult task to get the land south of town.”
Severo Laris’ gaze was cold as he looked at his opponent and questioned him sharply, “If you look at Imperial, what land is not difficult to acquire, if not difficult, do we need to meet here to decide?”
“…”
The higher-ups at the conference table shut their mouths, not daring to take another step.
Salvino knocked on the door and whispered in Severo Laris’ ear, “Boss, we heard that the wife is with Prince The Vasconcellos family and is now going to the Ansan racetrack.”
Severo Laris’ eyes sank and a look crossed through them.
Race track.
What’s wrong with gambling on something that bets on your life.
Severo Laris stood up and said to the executives present: “You have three days to take that parcel south of town and that project at the amusement park, and construction will be done in a month.”
High level: “…”
Professor Laris has eaten some bombs, building a playground, and is in a hurry to reincarnate.
Severo Laris strides out of the conference room.
The executives talk privately.
“Has the New York stock market been shaky lately?”
“I just looked at it, it’s pretty stable and it’s up pretty well.”
“So why does Prof. Laris have a stern face, I don’t usually see him as aggressive as he is today?”
“Probably not a good business to conduct in the country.”
“It seems that Professor Laris was photographed quite close to a girl in The Holy City the other day, but the entertainment news side kept it to themselves and didn’t send it out.”
“It’s important to deal with this kind of thing in a timely manner. Professor Laris is an international business figure and fits are not good for the MO Group.”
“Professor Laris is now at an age where marriage is the best place to be, to establish the image and identity of a good businessman, and marriage is the best way to do that.”
“Your daughter, didn’t she just come back to the country? Set up a meeting for Professor Laris. ”
“It’s best to wait until Professor Laris’ temper subsides.”
…
Ansan racing circuit, nine twists and turns.
A flurry of racing engines arrived.
Angelo has no problem with this, as he used to do exciting things like racing and motorcycling abroad.
But Paulita, looking weak, is really interested in racing, which refreshes Angelo’s perception of her.
They both chose the car together.
Angelo got a little worried and said, “Paulita, you’re a girl, it’s safer for you to sit in my passenger seat, or if you race, I can sit in your passenger seat, I don’t feel comfortable driving alone.”
Paula Rouco brushed her lips and said, “Don’t you trust my skills?”.
“You’re such a bad driver … I can believe you at face value.”
Paula Rouco picked out a colorful Ferrari conversion and said, “Driving is driving and racing is racing, I did a lot of racing when I was in America.”
Angelo’s eyes widened in disbelief, “You? You? You go racing alone?”
Paula Rouco said, “Well, sort of a life and death contract. Foreigners race a lot more than they do at home, so you don’t have to worry about me.”
“…”
At Angelo’s stunned look, Paula Rouco opened the door and got into the car.
When Angelo tried to call her back, she was already driving away.
Fearing he might make a mistake, Angelo hurried into the car and drove close behind him.
A girl who dares to sign a life-and-death contract for racing.
The more Angelo thought about it, the worse it got.