Chapter 1455


    Hearing Vanessa''s gentle words, Julien wrapped his arms even tighter around her. Although he had


    not said anything, Vanessa knew that he heard every word she said and had kept them in his heart.


    Vanessa snuggled closer in his arms and continued, "You know, Julien, when I was younger, my


    mother often told me that each of us has a guardian star. And that after we die, we would rise up


    and be one of the countless stars in the sky."


    Julien had also heard of this story when he was younger, but it was listened to with disdain at the


    time as he felt that only fools would believe in such a childish, naive story. However, having heard


    Vanessa retell the same story this time, he suddenly thought that it was actually pretty romantic.


    Romance had little to do with the activity or ce involved; rather, it was about the person one is


    with. Anything can be romantic as long as it is done with someone we truly like and love.


    Vanessa poked his chest, which attracted his attention. She then pointed to the sky again. "Julien, I


    think the two stars that are together must be you and me. You are the bigger and brighter star while


    I''m the smaller one. In the future, one of us will surely leave first. The one who left first will go up to


    the sky first, and wait for the other person, okay?"


    With his knuckle, Julien lightly knocked on her head and said, "We''re still so young and our lives


    have just begun. What nonsense are you thinking about?"


    "It''s not nonsense. I just want to be with you till my dying days," Vanessa said, scratching her head


    with a pout. "Julien, don''t you want to be with me forever?"


    Julien answered, "I do now."


    Now?


    What did that mean?


    Did he mean that he only wanted to be with her now, but not in the future?


    Vanessa huffed angrily, "You do now, but not in the future?"


    Julien replied, "Nobody knows what will happen in the future."


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    Their lives had just begun, and the future was far ahead. No one knew what the future held, and he


    refused to make Vanessa casual promises, or promises that cannot be kept. He only wanted to let


    her know in the most practical way possible, that he wanted to be with her.


    Upon hearing that, Vanessa continued pouting discontentedly as she said, "You really aren''t


    romantic at all, Julien. In moments like these, even if you didn''t know what would happen in the


    future, you should still say something sweet to make me happy." Julien said solemnly, "I don''t want


    to say things to make you happy."


    Vanessa shoved him away angrily. "What do you mean, Julien? You don''t want to say things to


    make me happy? Who do you want to say things to to make them happy then?"


    Julien pulled her back into him again and exined, "I don''t want to make you happy just by


    whispering sweet nothings into your ears. I want to do things that make you happy, truly happy."


    He wanted to give her the kind of happiness that stuck, the kind of happiness that was real.


    It was amazing, how this man never failed to anger her but would also cheer her right up


    afterwards.


    Vanessa pursed her lips in an attempt to hide herughter, but s, she was not able to help


    herself. "Humph, you sure have a way with words."


    Julien smiled, "As long as you''re happy."


    Vanessa thought for a moment, then said, "Julien, since you''ve made me happy today, I want to do


    something that''ll make you happy too. Let''s go to the movies - my treat. We''re the only couple in


    school who haven''t been to the movies together."


    Julien shook his head no.


    Seeing his rejection, Vanessa unhappily asked, "What''s wrong? You don''t want to?"


    Julien pulled her to her feet. "If we''re going to the movies, it''ll be my treat. Why would I want a


    woman to pay for me?"


    Vanessa pinched him on his thin waist. "You''re such a chauvinist."


    Even though she called him a chauvinist, Vanessa felt her heart flutter in joy.


    Yes, Julien may have been what one would call a traditionalist gentleman, but he was not a total


    chauvinist in the sense that he believed in male dominance or superiority. Rather, he just felt that


    men should protect women.


    This protective nature of a man was something Vanessa liked. It was something she liked, a lot. And


    it was something she liked so much that she felt the need to keep him hidden from anyone else who


    wanted to touch him.


    Julien raised his attractive eyebrows at her, not saying a single thing.


    Vanessa quickly grabbed his hand and said, "Well alright, if you insist. I get to save some money


    too."


    Julien looked at her and asked, "Is money that important to you?"


    Vanessa smiled, "It''s money. Who doesn''t like money? And who wouldin about having too


    much money?"


    Julien was silent. As they had just started dating, he had not asked or known much about Vanessa''s


    family. No one in school knew about his identity, and she would not either because he was


    addressed by his English name and made sure to keep a low profile.


    Julien did not feel the need to reveal his family background to Vanessa, nor did he ask for a


    background check on Vanessa because he felt that love was a matter between two people which


    should not be affected by one''s social status. Mutual respect ranked first in importance.


    Vanessa added, "Stop being so quiet! Oneway conversations are boring."


    Julien nodded, "Okay."


    Unbelievable.


    This man was truly hopeless. He had just promised to talk more but there he went again, giving her


    a simple, one-worded reply. God, she wanted to smack him so badly.


    Vanessa asked again, "What movie do you want to watch?"


    Julien''s cinematic preferences were rather entric; he particrly enjoyed films that were


    intellectually stimting. Girls his age who had the same appreciation for his interests were a rare


    and difficult find. Thus, he decidedly said, "You choose. I''m fine with anything."


    At that, Vanessa slipped her phone out, clicked on the cinema''s mobile app and began scrolling


    through the list of recent hits movies. A movie called "Who Is The Murderer?" immediately caught


    her eye.


    After reading the movie''s synopsis, she decided that she liked the plot and continued going through


    the actor list from which she saw that the movie project had somewhat of an all- star cast. One of


    leads had won multiple Oscars while the other was famously known as a revered cinephile. This


    would be their first movie project together and Vanessa was stoked to watch it.


    She showed it to Julien and said, "Julien, let''s watch ''Who Is The Murderer''."


    Each couple in the Kyle family were die-hard romance film fans who would watch films of the genre


    on the daily. Julien was honestly sick of watching romance- driven movies. Hence, when Vanessa


    suggested that they go catch a movie, his initial thought was that she would definitely choose to


    watch a romance flick, as would most girls.


    Although he was not a fan of romance flicks, he was willing to watch them with her as long as she


    liked them. Much to his surprise, this woman had chosen to watch something he actually liked.


    However, he was not to take this at face value. He still had to make sure that this was not a ruse


    done just to appease him. "Are you sure you want to watch this?"


    Vanessa asked, "Why, you don''t like it?"


    Julien stated, "I just want to know whether you like it or not."


    Vanessa added, "If I didn''t like the movie, why would I choose to watch it?"


    Vanessa from that period of time only cared about what she liked and disliked. She had little regard


    for anything else. Yet now...


    Thinking of the Vanessa of today, a trace of mncholy crept in between Julien''s brows.