Genius Club.

Chapter 201 Angelica
The next afternoon, Lin Xian arrived at the Donghai Lakeside Villa District as agreed with Ji Lin.

After getting off the car at the entrance of the villa area, Lin Xian walked inside on foot.

The internal roads were indeed very wide, and there was no change from the previous time he came here. He noticed that the road in front of Ji Lin's villa was the widest and straightest, and was indeed suitable for sports cars.

Because it is an internal main road, there are relatively many manhole covers and they are concentrated. There are two manhole covers on each side of the door of Ji Lin’s villa, about ten meters apart.

Manhole covers are very common in urban areas.

In urban construction, there will be many underground pipelines, such as sewers, underground gas pipelines, water pipes, power pipelines, communication pipelines, etc. And along the roads where these pipelines pass, a manhole will be built at certain intervals to facilitate subsequent maintenance and repairs.

However, in areas with concentrated residential areas like this, most of the manholes on the roads are sewers or sewage wells, and the wide roads are very suitable for large-scale fecal suction trucks to come and dredge the silt regularly.

This is the same whether it is a villa area or a general community.

When it comes to eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, all beings are equal. No matter how high-end the community is, as long as the sewage wells are not desilted regularly with suction trucks, blockage is inevitable sooner or later.

Lin Xian walked slowly, looking at the manhole covers that were in the "perfect" position. He chuckled inwardly and looked away.

Arriving at the door of Ji Lin’s villa, Lin Xian pressed the doorbell.

"welcome."

Ji Lin quickly opened the door and smiled at Lin Xian who was standing at the door:
"Come on in, it's a real help to have you here."

He pulled Lin Xian into the room.

The living room was relatively tidy, but it was most likely not cleaned by Ji Lin. A rich man like him must have a nanny or a housekeeper... otherwise, with Ji Lin's ability to take care of himself, he would probably starve to death.

At this time, the living room floor was filled with all kinds of lace decorations, colorful props, large and small unblown balloons, etc.

"Are you going to turn your house into an amusement park?"

Lin Xian looked at him doubtfully:
"Isn't it a bit too much to have such a big birthday party?"

"It doesn't matter. It's better than not having enough."

Ji Lin didn't care much about it.

Whatever, he has money anyway.

Lin Xian looked around the villa with large floor-to-ceiling windows. The decoration was extremely luxurious in Nordic style, and there was a fireplace that was more ornamental than practical.

“I usually like to sit in this place.”

Ji Lin pointed to a spot on the wooden floor:
"Usually, this living room is filled with all kinds of books, newspapers, and the like. I love books, and sometimes sleeping among the books makes me feel more at ease than sleeping in bed."

"That's my bedroom." Ji Lin pointed to a room opposite the first floor:
"Normally the bedrooms are built on the second floor, but I'm too lazy to go upstairs, and I've basically never been up there. It's more convenient to sleep on the first floor."

Under Ji Lin's guidance, Lin Xian walked into the bedroom with him.

Although this bedroom is not small, it is obviously not worthy of the size of this villa. It should be as Ji Lin said, this bedroom was converted from other rooms on the first floor. Normal bedrooms are all on the second floor.

However, the layout of the bedroom is too simple. Apart from a table, a bed, and a separate bathroom, there is almost no other furniture.

"It fits my stereotype of you." Lin Xian couldn't help but complain.

He walked to the desk where two photo frames were placed.

Pick up one of these…

It looks like a photo of a family of three, with mom and dad standing in the back and a little boy standing in the front.

But Lin Xian soon realized that this was not a photo of a family of three, because he saw an acquaintance -

Xu Yun.

The man standing on the right in the back of the photo is Xu Yun when he was young. Lin Xian had seen Xu Yun's appearance when he was young in the Tunghai University graduation album, and he looked exactly like him in the photo frame now.

It seems that Xu Yun lived a very happy life in those years. His appearance reflected his heart and he looked so young and cheerful.

It goes without saying that the woman standing next to Xu Yun, who looks both beautiful and virtuous, must be Xu Yun's wife.

Xu Yun’s wife has many identities. She is Ji Lin’s sister, Ji Xinshui’s niece, and Xu Yiyi’s mother.

The remaining children are easier to guess.

The little boy in a suit and bow tie was naturally Ji Lin when he was a child.

Ji Lin in the photo looks no more than four or five years old.

This photo was probably taken when Xu Yun and Ji Xinshui had a very good relationship and he often gave Ji Lin gifts and books.

This is a happy time that belongs exclusively to the three of them.

Beautiful.

But short-lived.

Lin Xian held the photo frame, pointed at the little boy on it, and looked back at Ji Lin:

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a family photo of you and Xu Yun's family?"

Ji Lin nodded:
"Yes, we had a very good relationship at that time."

Lin Xian looked into his eyes:

"Xu Yun died so tragically, and left behind a daughter who is in a vegetative state... Do you feel sad about his death?"

"It will definitely be sad." Ji Lin nodded:

"After all, Xu Yun is the first friend in my life. I like him very much."

Hey.

Lin Xian put down the photo frame and picked up another photo frame on the table.

There is also a group photo in this photo frame, but in terms of atmosphere and mood, it is much more serious than the previous family photo.

This is a photo of three people, an old man and two children, a boy and a girl.

The old man in the photo has white hair on his temples and dry skin. He is dressed in black and wears a black wool felt hat. He has sharp and cold eyes and sits upright in a chair.

This face...

Season's favorite.

Lin Xian had seen many photos of him in the news. His facial features and figure were very recognizable, and he looked a lot like the serious aristocratic gentlemen in old Western movies.

On the left and right of Ji Xinshui stood two children, a boy and a girl.

The boy and girl were probably about five or six years old. The boy on the left was Ji Lin. He was a little older and taller than in the photo with Xu Yun, but his general appearance remained the same. His hair was also longer, covering his eyebrows.

Young, yet with a kind of handsome beauty.

When he was a child, Ji Lin was even more handsome than he is now. He could have gone directly to Hollywood to be a child star.

And turn your attention to the little girl standing in the lower right corner of the photo...

Lin Xian felt as if he saw the elf princess in the forest.

This little girl is a foreigner and doesn't look like she has pure Western ancestry. Instead, she has a face that is unique to the Middle East.

She had delicate features, a sharp face, and a tall figure. She was a beauty at first glance. She looked a few years older than Ji Lin at the time, and was almost a head taller than Ji Lin in the photo; but girls always grew up earlier than boys, not to mention that she was of foreign descent, so this height difference was not unusual.

"Who is this?"

Lin Xian pointed at the pretty little girl in the photo and asked Ji Lin:
"Is this your sister too? I don't think I've ever heard you mention her."

"Angelica."

Ji Lin said softly:

"She is also one of the orphans adopted by Ji Xinshui. We grew up together. Lin Xian, you like watching movies so much, you should be familiar with her."

Angelica?

Lin Xian began to compare the actors in the movie in his mind...

A similar face was matched instantly!
"Angelica... could it be that Hollywood actress?"

Ji Lin nodded.

"I remember that the movie Broken Bridge, which was adapted from your novel, was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture, you were nominated for Best Screenplay, and there was also a Best Actress nomination, and that was for this Angelica... So you two are a family."

Ji Lin nodded again:
"Yes, it's her. We grew up together in Ji Xinshui's orphanage. Later, when I was three or four years old, Angelica and I were taken in by Ji Xinshui to live with him."

"You told me this before."

Lin Xian recalled the conversation they had in the dormitory before:

"You told me at the time that Ji Xinshui would bring those smart children to her side to raise. You must have a high IQ...but this Angelica, why was she raised by Ji Xinshui? It can't be because of her natural beauty, right?"

"Of course not."

Ji Lin lowered his head and smiled, then took the photo frame from Lin Xian's hand and looked at the beautiful girl in the photo:

"Angelica, she's very smart too."

He raised his head and looked at Lin Xian:

"Lin Xian, Hollywood is such a complicated place, not everyone can make it. Angelica is great in many ways, even in terms of her mobility... I have never seen a woman stronger than her. She is really very mobile, it feels..."

Ji Lin blinked:

"It feels similar to you."

"I?"

"Yes." Ji Lin put the photo frame on the table and continued:

"You are also very active, like driving alone to chase the murderer... If it weren't for the sudden explosion of the bomb, would you have planned to use the sports car to stop the taxi? Or even crash the taxi into it?"

"It's possible."

Lin Xian did not deny that he had actually planned to do so. If necessary, he would be prepared to crash the taxi even if it meant damaging Zhao Yingjun's Ferrari.

The Ferrari has a low chassis and a low center of gravity, so as long as you find the right angle and cooperate with the centrifugal force, it would be easy to knock over the taxi.

However, before this opportunity came, the taxi exploded.

"Angelica is just like that. She is capable of doing this kind of thing."

"You're talking about the movie, right?" Lin Xian asked.

Ji Lin shook his head and smiled meaningfully:

"In reality, she is pretty much the same."

……

Afterwards, Lin Xian and Ji Lin walked out of the bedroom and began to decorate the living room.

Nowadays, there is really everything on online shopping platforms, and these decorations are designed to be convenient and fool-proof to install. Basically, you just need to take them apart, pull them apart, stick them together, and you're done.

Convenient and efficient.

So, it only took Lin Xian and Ji Lin more than an hour to decorate the living room.

As soon as this decoration was in place, the atmosphere of the entire living room instantly improved.

Become festive and warm.

Lin Xian noticed that Ji Lin not only bought a lot of decorations online, but also bought a lot of tabletop games and funny toys that were pranks.

"You really put a lot of effort into it..."

Lin Xian sighed:
"You've done a lot of homework for this birthday, haven't you?"

"I did read a lot of guides online." Ji Lin answered truthfully:
"They all said that after the birthday party, you can play these tabletop games. Didn't we play these at Chu Anqing's birthday party that day? I think it's quite interesting."

"Probably because you don't play much."

Lin Xian smiled helplessly:

"In fact, we have played these games hundreds of times. We played them when we were in school. But it's true that there are more people and it's no big deal to play a few games."

"Speaking of the crowds, Lin Xian, I really have something to tell you."

Ji Lin neatly stacked the various games on the ground, moved them to the table, then turned and looked at Lin Xian:

"You know, I don't have many friends, so I can't invite many people to my birthday party like Chu Anqing did... So if you have any friends, why not bring them over to play with you."

?

Let yourself bring friends over to play?
As for me, Gao Yang is my only friend in the entire East China Sea, and Ji Lin doesn’t even know him…

"Didn't Chu Anqing's classmates say they would come?"

"There aren't many, and they're all girls..."

"understood."

Lin Xian suddenly thought of someone and looked at Ji Lin with a smile:

"I do have a high school classmate in Donghai. How about I invite him to attend your birthday party?"

"Of course." Ji Lin smiled:

"The house is so big, it will be more lively with more people. I don't want my birthday to be too lonely, that would be awkward. Can your classmate come?"

"Let me ask."

Lin Xian took out his cell phone, still looking at Ji Lin:

"You should be familiar with the name of my classmate."

"Oh? Who is it?"

Ji Lin came over, and Lin Xian showed him the name card in the phone's address book that had not yet been dialed. He looked into his eyes carefully and said word by word:
"Zhou, Duan, Yun."

(End of this chapter)