Seven Hundred and Eighty-Five Key Words

In a blink of an eye, the feat of winning the four major comprehensive Grammy awards was already a year ago, and one day the king also completed a radical change.

Since the start of the "Departure" tour, the king's income has been credited to the account one after another.

First, the income from the album and single of "Seven", then a series of royalties from Ronan, then the first payment from the "Departure" tour, and finally the first income from "Classic" and related royalties...

All income is automatically transferred to Ronan's account, and Ronan has successfully become a millionaire.

Although Ronan did not investigate the detailed figures and left them to his brother Max to take care of them, as far as Ronan knew, the current bank account should have exceeded three million dollars, and it was still growing.

Not too much, there is still a huge gap from being a multi-millionaire, but it is enough.

So, even though Ronan was on tour, Max took advantage of the paparazzi to relax his vigilance and found a new residence for Ronan. It was still in the West Hollywood area of ​​Los Angeles, but it was replaced with a single-family house, which was more private and comfortable. more spacious——

If the paparazzi wants to take sneak shots again, the difficulty will be upgraded by two levels.

Slowly, Max helped Ronan complete the move and tidy up the new home.

Last week, One Day King returned to Los Angeles, but because of preparations for the final stage of the tour, all the band members lived in the hotel where they stayed for practice, to avoid potential accidents and confusion caused by relaxation of nerves, so Ronan just arrived at his new home. Walked around roughly twice.

The new home is full of greenery, and the dense lilac tree walls and tall palm trees form a natural shelter, blocking the sight of comings and goings from the main street; the transparent floor-to-ceiling glass walls facing the back garden reflect light blue and mint green as a In the interior with the main color, looking out to the outdoor swimming pool reflecting the blue sky and green trees, a moment of leisure will slow down the pace of life.

Ronan loved it.

However, Ronan didn't take a closer look at it, he just walked around and hurried back to the hotel, just like a guest.

Going home again today is only Ronan's second visit. Strictly speaking, there is no difference between him and a stranger——

Because he was not used to it, Ronan even took the wrong road when he returned home, and returned to his previous residential address. He realized something was wrong when he was about to arrive at the destination, and went back around again, which delayed a lot of time, so it didn’t take long for him to arrive home. Ollie followed suit.

Now, Ronan looked at the kitchen in front of him as a stranger, with question marks slowly appearing on his forehead:

cup,

Where?

"Wait, I'll give Max a call. I'm not sure where the drinks and cups are. I don't know exactly what's in the house."

After finishing speaking, Ronan himself couldn't help laughing, such a scene was a bit joyful.

Ollie didn't mind, "Ronan, just give me a glass of water."

Ronan laughed out loud, "The problem now is that there is no cup."

Ollie froze for a moment, then laughed too.

Ronan scratched his head, "Do you need some help with alcohol? There should be beer in the fridge... right?" He wasn't really sure either.

"Does beer count as alcohol?" Ollie knew that Ronan was joking with him to enliven the atmosphere, so he also made a joke.

Ronan shrugged, "Since it doesn't count, how about a bottle?"

Ollie didn't speak.

Ronan opened the refrigerator door—fortunately, the refrigerator was not hidden in any cabinet and then disappeared seamlessly in the kitchen, so Ronan successfully found the location of the refrigerator, and successfully found beer and juice.

Carrying two bottles of beer, Ronan came to the living room, and he could see Ollie sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows at a glance.

A sofa stool without a back is placed horizontally in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows. You can sit in front of the window and enjoy the scenery outside the window, just like a picture frame, but the scenery in the picture frame is painted by nature. Every day, every hour It's all different.

"Now I finally know what the life of the rich is like." Ronan joked half-jokingly.

Ollie raised his head, took the beer from Ronan, and couldn't help laughing, "You should talk to Cliff. Tell me, where did he spend his savings?"

"Maybe, he just likes to see the numbers in the bank account, counting how many zeros there are every day, or exchanging piles of green bills placed in the bed and bathtub, and then he smells like money , just like Gollum, never forgetting 'my baby'."

Ronan's vivid and cadenced words made Ollie laugh out loud, "There is a sense of picture."

But the smile didn't last long, Ollie stared at Ronan, paused for a moment, and his expression became lonely.

Ronan raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong?"

Ollie hesitated, "Don't you ask me what happened?"

Ronan shrugged, "I've been wanting to ask, but you've been avoiding it. So I figured, unless you're ready, it's still useless even if I corner you."

Ollie's expression was a little struggling.

Ronan couldn't help but sighed softly deep in his heart. In fact, he was very worried about Ollie, very, very worried. Even if he didn't have a long conversation, the continuous reminders and concerns never stopped, but he also knew, "Ollie , There are some things that only you can face and only you can solve."

Bystanders, after all, can only watch.

Addiction, cigarettes, alcohol, violence, and so on, it's all there, and love is no exception.

Ollie closed his eyes, seemed to be struggling, and seemed to be thinking about how to speak.

"Ophelia is dating."

In the end, Ollie said a word like this without beginning and end. Although there was no ins and outs, he firmly grasped the core point, and everything was answered in an instant.

Ronan hesitated, "When did it happen?"

Ollie took a big gulp of beer and felt the cold liquid pouring into his stomach. Goosebumps appeared on the surface of his skin, and then he calmed down a little, "Around October."

No wonder.

Things became clearer.

In June, Ophelia chose to bid farewell to the past, treat each other honestly with Ollie, and tell the truth, cutting off the possibility of rekindling the old relationship, so "Sparks Splashing" was born.

After that, under Maxim's persuasion, Ollie slowly began to open his heart to accept different possibilities, especially after embarking on a tour, it became more and more intense; but at that time, Ollie was still able to control himself, try his best Don't cross the line and just bury your grief in paralysis.

October, if you look back carefully, it was around then that Ollie slowly started to go off track, and everything slowly slipped beyond the boundaries.

However, none of them noticed any abnormality at that time, because Ollie's changes took effect quietly and accumulated over time. It was difficult for the band members to get along with each other day and night, and it was difficult to detect these subtle changes, even once in a while. The second derailment was simply considered to be an accident.

After receiving the revelation now, looking back, those hidden clues gradually became apparent.