“What did you say?” Hayden was surprised.
“It’s a description of elder boys,” Anna explained immediately.
“Elder boys?” Hayden still didn’t understand.
Anna tried hard to make Hayden understand what kind of man was more popular now. Hayden was
astounded by what she explained.
“Anyway, a puppy-boy is very thoughtful. He will respect you and often surprise you. But wolf-boys will
be more manly and possessive. They will care about you and they won’t let you do any housework.”
“It seems that they are quite wonderful.” Hayden thought for a while and said, “No wonder they are so
popular now.”
“The brand ambassador that we hire this time is also a sweet puppy boy.”
“Really?” Hayden couldn’t imagine how sweet a man would be, especially he was over twenty.
After a while, they arrived at the studio.
Although Anna was so excited talking about all kinds of young handsome boys in the car, she still took
her job seriously when she was in the studio. She and two assistants shared the cake and coffee
bought from Starbucks with the staff. And then after Hayden signaled to her that she could leave for a
while, she ran to that brand ambassador to ask for a photograph with his autograph on it.
Hayden did not follow Anna. She was uninterested in dealing with the stars in entertainment circle.
Actually, she tried to avoid getting close to them because Freddie kept talking about their astonishing
stories in the phone.
Hayden saw that Anna and the model, that brand ambassador, were taking photos from a distance.
The model was much taller than Anna. And because of the powerful light, he looked so pale that his
face was difficult to recognize.
With a cup of coffee in her hand, Hayden caught a glimpse of them and then chatted with the studio
staff next to her.
A few moments later, Anna came back to her.
“Ms. Downey, this is Leon, the spokesperson of this commercial.”
“Leon?” Hayden was surprised by this name and looked up at him for a split second. It was the first
time that she had ever seen him clearly. Standing behind Anna, Leon, who had millions of fans, was
sensationally good-looking. His dark brown eyes were clear like the spring water.
He was attractive with his fair skin and brown curls. His haircut reminded Hayden of toy poodle. And
she thought, this Leon, the pretty boy, had nothing in common with the killer Leon in the movie, Léon.
“Hello,” She managed to force a smile, trying to be polite.
Leon shook hands with her, with an enormous grin spreading across his face.
“You are much younger than I thought. And you’re drop-dead gorgeous!” His voice was mesmerizing.
Hayden went blank for a while and soon replied him, “Thanks, you are so sweet. Do other young
people are also sweet like you now?”
“You look like a twenty-year-old girl,” Leon blinked his eyes and said earnestly, “So you are also a
young girl.”
Laughing out, Hayden could not help glancing at Anna. Now she understood how sweet could he be.
“There are cakes and coffee, have some and take a rest.” Hayden still kept being polite, “I have
something else to do and I must go. See you next time.”
She was about to leave when she felt a jerk at her sleeve. She turned around, and her eyes met
Leon’s.
“When?” He was serious.
Hayden frowned slightly. She was offhand with him, and she didn’t think there would be the next time
that they met each other if the commercial shoot could be done today.
Now that he asked, she had to make an appointment with him.
“I would invite you to dinner after the shooting.”
Hearing that, Leon beamed instantly and said, “The shooting will be done this afternoon, so we can
have dinner tonight. It’s a deal.”
Hayden figured out that he was the kind of person who was good at seizing the opportunity.
Hayden did not know how to reply. Before she knew it, Leon already came back to the studio to
continue his work. And he raised an eyebrow to her afar.
“Anna, that’s the sweet handsome boy you mentioned before? But I think he’s too glib-tongued.”
Anna’s phone was filled with the snapped pictures of Leon, so she disagreed, “Hayden, you are still a
young woman, why do you think so? He is the dream man of young women now. I don’t think he’s a
glib talker. Don’t you think what he says are always pleasant?”
“Pleasant?”
“He will say ‘you’re beautiful’, ’you’re young’, ‘you’re a nice guy’. Those are the words that other men
are reluctant to say.”
It seemed reasonable. Hayden thought awhile and found out that Joseph had never complimented her,
regardless of her appearance, intelligence, or personality.
Hayden asked Anna another question, “So what do you call those men who never pay women a
compliment?”
“How old they are?”
“Thirty to forty years old.”
Playing her phone, Anna did not even raise her head and said two words, “Old bastard.”
Hayden sniggered and wholeheartedly agreed with this comment.
Perusing the financial statement in Downey Group, Joseph sneezed abruptly.
He frowned and then had a sip of his tea.
Suddenly, his phone received a message from Hayden.
“I have an appointment and will be home late.”
After glaring at her remark “Hayden Downey” for a moment, he changed it and then replied, “OK.”
Looking at the character, “sweetheart”, he was pleased at this new remark.
The financial assistant knocked at the door and came in. But he was shocked that Joseph was
watching his phone and smiling, so he knocked again.
“Come in.” Joseph looked at the assistant.
“Mr. Beckham, the brother of Ms. Downey has arrived.”
When the assistant said “brother”, Joseph thought it was Freddie. And he didn’t know he was wrong
until he saw Stefan. He teased, “well, a fake brother.”
Stefan was wearing a black hoodie and a pair of jeans, with a white baseball jacket. He threw the bag
away and sat down on the sofa.
“I have made a concession. If you weren’t a step ahead of me, I won’t just be Ms. Downey’s brother but
....”
“But what?” Joseph flicked a glance at Stefan, “her boyfriend?”
The way Joseph looked at Stefan frightened him, which made him change to another topic stiffly.
“I brought the packet of powder that we found last night to school and got it tested. It was drug.”
“Are you sure?” Joseph asked.
“Yeah.” Stefan was assured and said seriously, “It’s commonly seen in entertainment venus. Recently,
it has been found out in several other bars in Nanking. But the drug trafficker is still unknown. Maybe it
came from the same guy.”
“We can start by investigating Joann Group.” Joseph suggested.
“No, I suspect Franklin Hawkins is involved.”
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