my friend

The two returned to their respective homes. Marvin's private house was cleaned, so naturally he didn't have to worry about it.He threw his body into the big bed, took a long breath, stretched his arms, and turned over lazily.Feeling around the bed with his right hand, he felt that the bed was too big for the first time, and he was lying in the middle alone, empty.

When Lin Xiao returned home, he tidied up a lot.Went to the kitchen to move for a while, fed sixth brother and himself, and then went to the study to sit down.

He opened the drawer under the desk, took out a rectangular wooden box, opened it, and inside was a set of light blue ceramic lying incense burners, with two long wooden boxes lying on one side.Lin Xiao opened a wooden box, which was empty, and opened another, which contained two incense sticks, so he took out one, lit it, and placed it in a corner of the desk.

The indifferent and long-lasting scent of agarwood coiled up in the study along with the curling green smoke.

Lin Xiao took out another folder, thought for a while and started to write.

There was a kick between the feet, it was Brother Six who came in, lay down beside Lin Xiao's legs, and looked at him fawningly.

"Brother Six."

So Lin Xiao put down the pen, and rubbed the sixth brother's head affectionately.

"Sorry for neglecting you recently."

"Woo..." The sixth brother seemed to understand Lin Xiao's words, and threw his front paws on Lin Xiao's legs, acting like a baby to his heart's content.

If it was the past, Lin Xiao would take time to stay in the study for a while every week, thinking about work, or doing some manual work.Burning incense can help him calm down better, so he buys two boxes every year and puts them in a fixed place so that he can use them whenever he wants.I will also take Brother Six to the outer suburbs to relax every week. In places where there are few people, loosen the dog leash and let Brother Six run as much as he wants.It seems that this period of time is indeed too busy, not only neglected the sixth brother, but also forgot to buy some incense sticks when they ran out.

Lin Xiao wrote down the reminder to buy incense sticks in the memo column.He continued to write for a while, stopped writing and looked back and forth to check if there were any omissions, and then picked up the pen and crossed out the words "buy incense sticks".

"I shouldn't need to buy any more." Lin Xiao whispered to himself.

Brother Six couldn't understand, and looked up at the master.

"It's nothing, go to sleep." Brother Six was removed from his lap by his master, and he went back to his den wagging his tail.

In the bedroom, Lin Xiao was half leaning on the bed, holding the photo that Marvin gave him in his hand, carefully rubbing the middle of the photo with his fingertips, after looking at it for a long time, he reluctantly put the photo in a book and put it on the bedside table inside.

He rested his head on his hands, breathed a sigh of relief, and began to think about his own affairs.

Why does the heart feel uncomfortable?Lin Xiao himself has no answer. Over the years, he has carefully recalled and recorded carefully, but he has never found any rules or connections.Maybe it has something to do with Chen Wei's conjecture, but the current technological means can't find clear evidence, but it doesn't matter, he is not obsessed with it.Every time there is a concentrated attack, someone around me will leave.The first time was his father, and the second time was Ms. Lin Li'e who was studying for him.Thinking of this, Lin Xiao frowned, he hated this kind of coincidence.On the other hand, Chen Wei was very obsessed with the cause of the disease. If time allowed, he should cooperate with him. Even if it was still futile, it was a comfort to let his concern have an outlet.

What else?

Lin Xiao's thoughts returned to his work, several figures flashed in his mind, back and forth, Lin Xiao gradually locked on one of them.He looked around his bedroom again, thinking that apart from work, he was Sixth Brother. Sixth Brother seemed to get along well with Marvin. Marvin's house was big and spacious, and Sixth Brother should like it.

"Marvin... Feng Xiunian..." Lin Xiao whispered to himself, turned over, and closed his eyes.

In the night sky, the moon has reached its mid-heaven, and there are no stars around, and the moonlight is still bright.Presumably it is the ability to endure loneliness that can have such a pure light.

In the little den on the balcony, Sixth Brother's paws trembled slightly, probably chasing after him in a dream.

Lin Xiao also had a dream.

There is a small lake in front of him. He lowered his head and found a bag of toast in his hand, so he wanted to unseal the seal. The plastic bag made a small sound, which startled the person sitting beside him. The person stretched out a pair of big hands , helped Lin Xiao open the bag, took out a piece of toast, tore it up, and threw it into the small lake. Soon, two teals came to compete for food.

"It's like this." The person next to him spoke with a gentle voice. It was a middle-aged man who was sitting on a bench with Lin Xiao.He put the bag and toast pieces back into Lin Xiao's hands.Lin Xiao looked up at him, and found that his head was only up to his shoulders, and the setting sun was cast from behind, so he couldn't see his appearance clearly, but felt that the big hands he touched just now were very warm.

"Father, I'm afraid." Lin Xiao heard himself speaking, it was an immature child's voice.

"Don't be afraid." The middle-aged man comforted Lin Xiao with his arms around Lin Xiao's delicate shoulders.

"Ducks will bite me." Lin Xiao held the pieces of toast, hesitantly daring to throw it out.

"Father is here." The man held Lin Xiao's little hand and guided him to dip a small piece of toast into the lake. A teal quickly swam over and got the food first.Another came quickly, and then came a third, and a fourth.A few teals kept paddling on the lake and quacked, urging Lin Xiao to continue feeding.

Lin Xiao plucked up the courage to throw out the rest of the pieces together, and several teals scrambled together, causing little splashes.

Lin Xiao giggled, the man hugged him tightly in his arms and kissed his hair.

Lin Xiao tore apart slices of toast, and all the ducks on the lake swam over and huddled together.

"Dad, look! It's so fun..."

Lin Xiao was enjoying it, when suddenly the toast bag in his hand was snatched away.Lin Xiao was startled, and looked up, and there was a proud boy standing in front of him, with a toy gun in his hand, looking down at him.

"Are you playing this?" The boy shoved the toast bag back into Lin Xiao's hand with disdain.

"Come with me!" he suggested.

"What are you doing?" Lin Xiao was at a loss while holding the bag.

"The princess is locked in the castle by the dragon, let's rescue her!"

"No...I won't go...I'm afraid..." Lin Xiao protested weakly.

"What are you afraid of! I have a weapon!" The boy flicked the switch of the toy, and the plastic gun shone all over his body, and at the same time it made a simulated gun sound.

"I invite you to be my knight!" The boy stretched out his hand to Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao hesitated to agree.

"Dad..." He shook the man beside him.

The man was indifferent, only feeling that he was smiling at him, as if he was also encouraging him.

"Then...then..." Lin Xiao put the toast bag on the bench, and just as he freed his hand, the boy opposite grabbed him and pulled him up from the bench.

"Let's go!" He walked forward quickly.

Lin Xiao's hand was tightly grasped, so he had no choice but to run, and the two quickly rushed into the sunset.

Dreaming here is blurred.

"Xiu Nian..." Lin Xiao turned over and muttered.

"Huh?" Here Marvin turned over in his sleep, as if he heard someone calling him.

"Feng Xiunian!" Marvin frowned, as if he was having an urgent dream.

It was in the hospital, and he was being carried quickly down long corridors on a stretcher.

Marvin wanted to struggle to sit up, but when he got up, he was pushed down vigorously.

"Don't move, you are injured!" The people around said hurriedly.

wounded? Marvin tried hard to recall, it seemed that he had really experienced a fierce fight just now.

He was pushed into an operating room, and the operating light on his head was turned on, which made him unable to keep his eyes open.

"Am I seriously injured? Am I going to die?" Marvin anxiously asked the people around him.

Several heads gathered around him and checked his body up and down.

"Unfortunately." The leading doctor announced regretfully.

"You have been stained here by the dragon's venom, you must cut it off, otherwise the venom will corrode your whole body."

The man held a scalpel in his hand and gestured at Marvin, finally focusing on the middle of his legs.

"Ah?" Marvin screamed, looking down, his trousers had been taken off at some point, and the little thing between his legs was drooping dejectedly.

"Why is it so small!" Marvin was sweating profusely. He looked at his body in a panic, and found that his hands and legs were also short and small, which matched the proportion of that thing.

call! Marvin breathed a sigh of relief, and lay back down again, the surgeon had already moved away.

"Stop!" Marvin hastily shouted to stop him.

"One... there must be another way."

"It's too late, if you don't cut it off, you will die." The chief surgeon seemed to be more anxious than him, and his eyes behind the glasses were wide open.

"You? You are..." Marvin stretched out his hand involuntarily, and ripped off the other party's armed mask.

"Chen Wei! It's you!" Marvin's voice changed in shock, and then he wanted to jump off the operating table.But how could the small body be able to defeat the tall and tall Chen Wei.He was pushed back again.

"Be obedient, the senior won't harm you." Chen Wei put on a smiling expression, but he looked more terrifying than before.

"I don't want it! I don't want it!" Marvin yelled.

"Lin Xiao! Help me!" Marvin screamed, and then he got an injection in his buttocks, and he could no longer make a sound, and fell into a drowsy sleep.

After this sleep, he fell asleep until dawn.

After starting work again after the year, Lin Xiao explained the work in his office, took the folder, and came to the office of Wang Maochuan, the director of the restoration center and the junior of his mentor Chen Yilin.

"Master Uncle." Lin Xiao greeted him.

This business is very particular about inheritance, so as long as no one else is present, Lin Xiao always calls Wang Maochuan like this.

"Sit down." Director Wang put down the teacup in his hand and said kindly to Lin Xiao.

Wang Maochuan is nearly sixty years old, with gray hair and a pair of glasses with thick glass, looking very serious.

As soon as Lin Xiao sat down, Director Shen also opened the door and came in.After greeting Director Wang, he also sat down.

"Xiao Lin, you...tell Director Shen again." Wang Maochuan picked up the teacup again, covering half of his face.

"I have always regarded the two leaders as my elders," Lin Xiao said.

"Thanks to the great love these years, I have learned a lot. Next, I will hand over the work at hand to Li Gong and the others, and concentrate on taking good care of my juniors and students."

Lin Xiao calmly talked about his physical condition and his upcoming work arrangements.

Lin Xiao had already talked about these things with his uncle before, but it was the first time Director Shen heard it.

"No." Once Lin Xiao finished speaking, Director Shen couldn't help asking: "Is it really so serious? You are still so young."

Although Lin Xiao fainted last time, he was the one who sent him to the hospital, but Lin Xiao went to work as usual after returning, and there was no problem again, he felt unbelievable.

"There are certain genetic factors. My father also died of a heart problem at my age," Lin Xiao explained.

"Ah..." Director Shen fell silent.

"Now that the technology is so advanced, we... let's think of other ways. Maybe... maybe..." Director Shen was talking, but couldn't continue.

"I hope there is still enough time to pass on the craftsmanship that Master taught me."

"Xiao Lin, don't say that." Director Shen couldn't stand it.

"Who do you plan to focus on training?" Wang Maochuan asked.

"I think Li Zhi is very good, patient, and understanding." Li Zhi is Lin Xiao's younger brother, and he is in a different group from Lin Xiao.

"Alright, I'll talk to him." Wang Maochuan also agreed.

"I'm really sorry." Lin Xiao stood up and bowed to the two elders.

"Xiaolin..." Director Shen helped him up.

"If you need anything, just say it."

"Thank you, Director Shen."

"Thank you, uncle."

Without raising his head, Wang Maochuan said, "Okay, go ahead."

After Lin Xiao went out, Director Shen sat on a chair and let out a long sigh.

"How is this possible?" He couldn't believe it, and didn't want to believe it.

"Old Wang, you..."

Wang Maochuan took off his glasses and wiped his wrinkled eyelids, obviously crying.

"It's a pity..." Seeing this, Director Shen sighed again and again.

In the afternoon, Lin Xiao drove to Ren'ai Hospital alone.

According to Chen Wei's explanation, he needs to be hospitalized for a day and undergo a 24-hour ECG monitoring.

Joyce accompanied Lin Xiao to settle in the ward and left, leaving behind Chen Wei and Lin Xiao.

"How's it going?" Chen Wei sat down opposite Lin Xiao.

"Nothing special, everything is fine." Lin Xiao replied.

"Is there any discomfort in other parts of the body?"

"No, it seems...it seems to be easy to get tired." Lin Xiao said with a smile.

"The Chinese New Year is busy for a few days, and it's normal to be tired. How about you and senior sister? Have you met your parents?"

Chen Wei chuckled, "Don't talk about this, you should rest first, and I will come to see you at night."

"Goodbye, senior."

Lin Xiao slept until evening, and when he woke up, it was already dark.

He took his mobile phone and found that there were three missed calls, so he called back.

"Lin, where are you?" Marvin's anxious voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Why didn't you go home?" Obviously Marvin was outside Lin Xiao's house at the moment.

"Sorry, I forgot to tell you, I'm in the hospital now."

"What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?" Marvin tensed up.

"No, everything is fine. I'm here for an examination and I need to be hospitalized."

"Is Chen Wei here?"

"Not here now, but will come later."

"That's okay, I feel more at ease with him here."

Lin Xiao couldn't help laughing, "Don't worry."

"It's fine if you're in the hospital." Marvin sounded like he was walking.

"The pre-exhibition of the auction items is about to start. I'm busy these days. You can live in the hospital with peace of mind. I'll pick you up when I'm done."

"You go ahead."

"By the way, is Brother Six in the pet shop?"

"Yes, let's put it there first."

"It's okay, I'll pick it up, brother six is ​​so miserable in the pet shop all by himself."

"Ha ha..."

The two smiled and closed the line happily.

The next day, Lin Xiao got up and made a few phone calls, and then started to pack his things.

Chen Wei knocked on the door and came in.

"Lin Xiao, don't rush to leave." He sat down and motioned for Lin Xiao to sit down too.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xiao put down the things in his hands.

"I also made some appointments for you to check up. You can live here with peace of mind for a few days."

"Senior... Lin Xiao seems very unwilling."

"Lin Xiao, be obedient."

Lin Xiao lowered his head and said again:

"If you have any questions, tell me, I'm ready."

"The monitoring report..." Chen Wei glanced out the window and said:

"The report shows that you have more than ten small seizures in a day. The severity is mild, so you don't feel much. . . These small seizures cause your blood oxygen supply to be insufficient, which is why you have been feeling tired lately."

"Oh." Lin Xiao nodded nonchalantly, as if he didn't care about it.

"So you need to do another echocardiogram to see if there are any organic changes, and there is a possibility of edema in the lungs."

"Come back if I'm not feeling well, okay?"

"Lin Xiao!" Chen Wei's tone became serious.

"These developments are erratic, and you can't go anywhere now!"

"The museum and my home are not far from the hospital. I can come here immediately if I feel unwell..."

"It will be too late by then!" Chen Weiteng stood up abruptly.

"Senior, please, okay?" He looked down at Lin Xiao, his tone softened.

"...Okay." Lin Xiao had no choice but to nod.

"This...don't tell Marvin."

Chen Wei had already walked to the door, and Lin Xiao suddenly said behind him.He froze for a moment, then raised his footsteps and walked out the door.

The preview of the auction is coming soon, and Marvin is getting more and more busy.In addition to exhibition matters, media from all walks of life and collectors have arrived in Taipei one after another, and Marvin needs to deal with them one by one.

In the afternoon, Marvin, who returned to the office, was free for a while and called Assistant Qin.

"How did you go about what I told you before?"

The seasoned Assistant Qin immediately understood.

"Dr.Huang replied that he has contacted Dr.Andrew and will confirm the time as soon as possible. I arranged for the other matter at Dade Temple."

Marvin nodded.He once told Lin Xiao that he would set up a blessing lotus seat for his unborn compatriots. Although he has been busy for years, he has always kept this matter in his heart.

"What's written on the lotus seat?"

"It's written, Lin's bead."

"Okay, okay. Keep in touch with Dr. Huang." Marvin patted Assistant Qin on the shoulder condescendingly, becoming more and more satisfied with him.

After finishing the work in the office, there is a reception waiting for Marvin to attend.By the time everything was over, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening.

Another day without seeing Lin Xiao.

Marvin huddled wearily in the rear seat of the extended Lincoln, opened the sunshade, looked at the mottled lights that penetrated into the car, and thought, should I call Lin Xiao?

He took out the phone, skillfully pressed a series of numbers, and finally his thumb stopped on the dial button.

It's so late, Lin Xiao should have rested already.

Lin Xiao is in the hospital, Chen Wei and Joyce will take good care of him.

Thinking of Chen Wei, Marvin couldn't help grinning again, and decided to go to the hospital to see Lin Xiao tomorrow morning.

At nine o'clock the next morning, Marvin showed up at Ren'ai Hospital with Sixth Brother.

"You brought Sixth Brother?" Lin Xiao had a rare expression of surprise on his face.

Marvin untied the rope buckle, and Sixth Brother jumped in front of Lin Xiao, wagging his tail uncontrollably.

"Hey, hey, pay attention, this is a hospital." Marvin shouted to Sixth Brother.

Sixth Brother seemed to understand, he only put his paws on the edge of Lin Xiao's bed, and rubbed his head against Lin Xiao's hands incessantly.

"You get along very well." Seeing Brother Six listening to Marvin like this, Lin Xiao said with a smile.

"Yeah, are you jealous?" Arvin sat down and straightened his long legs.

"Heh..." Lin Xiao didn't answer.

At this time, Chen Wei opened the door and came in. When he saw Marvin, he frowned again.

"You..." He said dissatisfied, "Pets are not allowed in the hospital."

"Sixth Brother is not a pet, Sixth Brother is a family member." Marvin crossed his arms and retorted, shaking his head.

Chen Wei hummed softly from his nose, walked in front of Marvin, and came to Lin Xiao.

"I woke up very early today, how do you feel?"

"I've had enough sleep, I feel good." Lin Xiao replied.

Seeing a stack of reports in Chen Wei's hand, he turned his head and gave Chen Wei a wink.

Chen Wei was about to raise his hand holding the report, then put it down again, patted Brother Six on the head, and said:

"You talk, I'll come back later."

"Director Chen, go slowly." Marvin said in a drawn-out voice towards Chen Wei's back without getting up.

"It's quite interesting!"

"Don't always treat him like this." Seeing that Marvin was making trouble again, Lin Xiao couldn't help but said.

"Oh!" Marvin nodded obediently, then walked to the bed, and squatted side by side with Sixth Brother in front of Lin Xiao.

"You... sit down..." Lin Xiao became uncomfortable again.

"I can only stay for a while." Marvin's voice softened.

"Have all the inspections been done? What's the result?"

"Everything is fine and will be discharged soon."

"When? I'll pick you up then."

"I don't know the exact time yet."

"Then call me."

"..."

"Are you busy recently?"

Lin Xiao changed the topic.

"Me too... everything is fine." Marvin replied following Lin Xiao's example.

"I'm more at ease when you're in the hospital." Marvin said, putting his hand on Lin Xiao's, and Lin Xiao quickly moved his hand away.

Marvin didn't force it either, he raised his head and stared at Lin Xiao for a while.

"Well, it seems that you have a good rest." He said with satisfaction.

"I'll take Brother Six away first, remember to call me."

"En." Lin Xiao turned his face slightly and nodded.

Shortly after Marvin and Sixth Brother left, Chen Wei came back again.

"How about my report?" Lin Xiao asked proactively.

Chen Wei handed the report to Lin Xiao, and replied:

"everything is normal..."

While listening, Lin Xiao flipped through his report page by page.

"What about the abnormal discharge?"

"Not once."

Lin Xiao raised his head and said with a smile, "So it's all right?"

"I don't think so." Chen Wei also smiled, but the smile was a little helpless.

"There are no rules at all, no incentives. So we need to be more cautious. Stay for a few more days and observe..."

Lin Xiao was about to ask when he could be discharged from the hospital, when he raised his head to meet Chen Wei's slightly haggard face, his heart softened.

"Listen to the senior and stay at ease."

There seemed to be pleading in Chen Wei's voice.

"Okay, I'll listen to the senior."

He handed the report back, smiling and nodding.