Tang En decided to give Shania a call and talk to her about it. Originally, he should not be involved in such matters. Her parents were still alive. But looking at the current situation, her parents clearly did not care. Since that was the case … Tang En felt that most of the time, he was really like an elder to Shania, so it was natural for him to say a few words.
Tang En's thoughts ran wild as he listened to the tone of the call waiting to be picked up from the phone. During this time, he had been busy preparing for the Champions League final against Chelsea and had not called Shania again. But was it really because of preparing for the Champions League final?
Maybe he did not want to call.
This was good. She had met a new friend over there, and it was a man. He did not have to worry about whether she was lonely over there. Shania had to grow up eventually. He could not always take the memory of seeing her for the first time as an eternal impression, could he? She was only 13 years old at that time. Now, five years had passed, and she was almost 18. In China, 18 was considered an adult. So, she should have her own life and her own social circle. These things really had nothing to do with him.
"Sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later … "
"Strange," Tang En muttered as he looked at the phone screen.
He had wanted to put the phone down and busy himself with other things. But looking at the name behind the string of numbers on the screen, "Little Girl," he stubbornly pressed the button to accept the call.
Actually … I understand all of the above, but why do I just feel unhappy? Is it because of that Colin Farrell? Ah, yes! It must be because of that guy with a bad reputation. This little girl is still so worrisome in America. Why can't she find a handsome guy with a good character? There are many young and handsome young people in Hollywood. Why does she fancy that old guy who is about to turn 32? And a child! God … This world is crazy!
Drinking, taking drugs, being a playboy … My little girl can't be that kind of man's partner. Just thinking about it makes me feel horrified!
This kind of thing must never be allowed! Right! This is a major life event. You can't be careless! A little girl with no experience. That shameful old man is a veteran in the field of love. He must have used some flowery words to deceive Shania. I have to make it clear to her that love is not like this … Absolutely not!
Love should be … Love should be … Love should be …
"Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later … "
"B * stard!" Tang En cursed and pressed the green button on his phone.
What should love be? Ah, that was a profound philosophical question. Anyway, it wasn't a little girl who wasn't even 18 years old hugging an old man who already had a child in front of everyone! This didn't make sense!
Tang En gritted his teeth and thought.
What if she wants to be angry with me? She has never been a good girl who would listen to me honestly … Then I can only be a little fiercer, I must be angry, I cannot be soft! Yes, I can't let her do whatever she wants! You can't do whatever you want. I hate spoiling children the most! Shania, you're going to run into my gun this time …
"Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable. Please … "
“FUCK！”
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Shania sat cross-legged on the sofa, looking very seriously at the phone on the coffee table. The small pink phone vibrated as it played melodious music, slowly moving to the edge of the room.
She wanted to see if the phone would vibrate and drop by itself.
Half of the phone was already suspended in mid-air. One more vibration and it would lose its balance. Just then, the music and vibrations stopped at the same time.
Shania pursed her lips.
Just as she was about to pick up the phone, the music came again! This gave her a fright. Her fingers touched the phone, and the small phone somersaulted in the air and then fell head first.
"Ah!" Shania screamed.
Fortunately, the floor was carpeted, and the phone avoided the fate of being smashed into pieces. Shania hurriedly picked it up from the ground and accidentally touched the call button.
"XIAN — NI-!!" Uncle Tony's angry voice crossed the Atlantic Ocean and the American continent, ignoring the barriers of time and space, breaking out of the cage.
He was angry.
"Why didn't you pick up my call!!"
Shania held the phone in front of her and did not put it to her ear. Even so, it did not affect her hearing Tony Twain's clear voice.
"Ah … uh …"
Hearing Uncle Tony's angry voice, Shania was a little afraid. She thought she had to find a reason for herself this time, or she would definitely be scolded by Uncle Tony …
Shania, who was anxiously twisting around on the sofa, accidentally touched the switch of the television remote control.
With a beep, the television in front of her was turned on. It was FOX Sports, and it happened to be playing a recording of the F1 race. Shania's eyes lit up and she turned up the volume.
"Ah! I'm sorry, Uncle Tony! I was shopping outside, and it's so noisy here. I didn't hear the phone ring … "
"Vroom vroom vroom vroom vroom —" The sound of the F1 race car speeding past the camera came from the television speakers. How cooperative …
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Tang En did hear the roar of the engine, but he was a little puzzled because the sound sounded too strange. There were no cars with this kind of horsepower on the ordinary streets …
Just as he was puzzled, a voice faintly reached his ears, "… Alonso has overtaken Barton. Now he's first …"
"Click —" Tang En's hand tightened, and the phone in his hand let out a mournful cry.
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Shania covered her mouth and stared wide-eyed at the television that had betrayed her so quickly.
"Shania …" There was no loud roar, but the low voice made Shania even more afraid. "You even dare to lie to me …"
"Uh, haha —" Shania could only laugh foolishly.
"Turn off the television. Don't think I don't know what you're doing," Tang En said coldly.
Shania could only obediently turn off the television, and the room returned to silence. Now, the voice on the phone was clearer.
"You … How have you been recently?"
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Tang En wanted to give Shania a good scolding, but when the words reached the tip of his tongue, it became a greeting like "How have you been recently?" This was really embarrassing. The imposing manner that he had gathered with great difficulty dissipated with this sentence.
Dejected, he could only sigh.
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She had originally wanted to deal with the storm that Uncle Tony was about to throw at her with a cold face, but she did not expect to receive a greeting and a sigh.
That sigh made Shania's psychological defenses crumble in an instant. She should be angry at Uncle Tony, but now she could not be angry no matter what.
"It's alright, I got a boyfriend." Although she was no longer angry, she did not intend to let the annoying Uncle Tony off just like that.
"Ah …" Tang En was stunned. He really had a boyfriend … Bastard!
"No!" He suddenly roared, scaring Shania.
"What do you mean no?"
"I said that whatever boyfriend of yours is no good!"
"Why not? He's quite good to me, and he's very gentle and romantic … How nice! Why not? "Shania flattened her lips and retorted.
"Tsk! That kind of playboy is considered good? Gentle? Romantic? That's just a tactic used by a veteran in the field of love to pick up girls! "
Shania covered her mouth and laughed. "You speak as if Uncle Tony is also a veteran in the field of love. Where's your girlfriend, Uncle Tony? "
"Don't change the subject!" Tang En shouted. "I'm the one educating you now, not the other way around! Let me tell you, Shania, Hollywood is a big vat of dye. If you're not careful, you'll … "He could not continue. The words that followed were not very nice for a girl to hear.
"What's wrong with that, Uncle Tony?" Shania was not going to let it go.
"Ahem." Tang En coughed twice and changed the subject. "Anyway, Shania. I think you've just arrived there, so you'd better study hard and focus on your career. This relationship thing can take its time … And to be honest, that Colin Farrell really doesn't make me feel at ease. I don't think he has any good intentions … "Tang En was justifying his actions. After all, interfering with other people's private lives was a very bad thing in the eyes of Westerners. But he heard a bell-like laughter coming from the other side.
"I still remember at the Armani dinner, I said to you — if I were to find a boyfriend in the future, I'd definitely ask for your opinion first. If you're not satisfied, I'll let him go. What did you say then, Uncle Tony? "
"What did I say then?" Who could remember things from a year ago so clearly? Tang En looked confused. He did not know what Shania meant by suddenly bringing up the past.
"You yelled at me, 'I'm not your dad!'" Shania imitated Tang En's flustered and exasperated tone very well. "Look, now I didn't ask for your opinion. You came to me yourself, Uncle Tony."
"Are you … blaming me?" Tang En asked with a frown.
"No." The corners of her mouth curled up as she spoke into the phone. "Don't you like Colin Farrell?"
This time, Tang En answered without hesitation, "Very much not!"
Shania leaned back on the sofa, a pair of alluring pink and tender lips slightly parted as she laughed silently.
"Let me tell you, Shania … You must have no experience in this area. Your Uncle Tony is a veteran! You have to listen to me, this time. You can tell that Colin Farrell is not a good person just by looking at his face! " Tang En did not care if Colin Farrell was really not a good person. Anyway, for Shania's "lifelong happiness," what did it matter to slander a person who had nothing to do with him? He was best at spouting nonsense.
"When it comes to love, the most important thing to find a man … is to have a sense of security, to be able to give you a sense of security! Do you know? Shania, the so-called sense of security means that when you're with him, you won't be nervous or afraid, you won't worry about being hurt, and you won't be inexplicably upset … In short, it's very, very secure, as if you're leaning against a wall … No, it's a mountain! " Tang En clenched his fists and raised his voice, as if he was giving an impromptu speech to his players in the locker room. "He can tolerate everything about you. No matter what difficulties, setbacks, and grievances you encounter outside, he can at least be someone you can rely on and sleep in peace! This is not something that counts just by saying a few pretty words and sending 999 bouquets of roses! He may not say pretty words or do very romantic things, but he loves you, is willing to protect you, is willing to let you rely on him, and is willing to shelter you from the wind and rain … "
Shania was stunned when she heard that.
Tang En was completely unaware that he had poured out all the messy ideas he had previously seen in various places regarding what a man was all in one fell swoop. As he spoke, he even felt that he should also work towards this goal, because …
"Such a man is too perfect …" Shania sighed.
"Listen, Shania. Love is a matter of a lifetime. It's not something you can be sloppy about. Naturally, you have to have high standards and strict requirements. " Tang En deliberately ignored the difference between "love" and "marriage." In fact, marriage was probably a matter of a lifetime …
"In short, I hope you'll be happy for the rest of your life, Shania." Tang En said this from the bottom of his heart. "But Colin Farrell can't give you a lifetime of happiness. I don't approve of you being with him. I absolutely … absolutely don't approve!"
After listening to Tang En's words, Shania was silent for a while.
Just when Tang En thought that Shania was still unwilling to accept his opinion, he heard a soft voice say, "Thank you, Uncle Tony."
"Huh?"
"Huh what?"
"No 'buts'?"
"Why is there a 'but'?"
"Under normal circumstances, shouldn't 'thank you' be followed by a 'but'?"
— Thank you, Tang En. You're a good person. But we can't be together. I only see you as a brother (uncle)!
"No buts!" Shania did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Thank you, Uncle Tony. Thank you!"
Tang En finally breathed a sigh of relief. It looked like Shania was going to accept his suggestion? Just as he was relieved, he thought of another problem: Was it too inconsiderate of me to interfere so violently in Shania's private life? I should still apologize to her, shouldn't I? Was it right for me to do this? What position and right do I have to do this and say this?
"Will you be angry, Shania?"
"Angry? Why? "
"Because … Uh, I interfered in your … private life …"
"Why would I be angry?" Shania smiled happily. "You're my Uncle Tony. I'll be angry at everyone, but I won't be angry at Uncle Tony! Besides … "
Actually, I'm very happy.
Shania did not say this out loud. She found another reason to replace it.
"… Besides, you're concerned about me. You're being kind, Uncle Tony."
This time, Tang En could truly breathe a sigh of relief. "If you feel lonely and alone, give me a call. Don't care about the time difference. Even if it's one o 'clock in the morning in London, you can still call me. Or … when you're not busy, come back occasionally to relax. "
Shania did not reply to this invitation. She only asked, "Do you miss me, Uncle Tony?"
This time, Tang En did not repeatedly emphasize how much he missed her. He only grunted. "Yes."
"That's good. Whenever I'm lonely, I'll think of Uncle Tony thinking of me. Then I won't be lonely anymore! "Shania said happily.
"Silly girl …" Tang En smiled.
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It was lunchtime after two practices a day.
Dunn sat opposite Tang En, burying his head in seafood risotto. Tang En only drank coffee and sandwiches.
Kerslake walked to Tang En's side with the newspaper in hand. "That's strange. Shania dumped that Irish playboy overnight. Isn't this rumored couple breaking up a little too fast? The newspaper said that Farrell couldn't figure out why Shania would reject him. I can't figure it out either. Didn't they look like they had a good relationship before? "
Tang En did not snatch the newspaper this time. He just drank his coffee and said leisurely, "Who knows? Can you be so sure about love? Maybe Shania thinks Farrell's hair is too long? "
"What kind of reason is that?" Kerslake did not know whether to laugh or cry at Tang En's answer.
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