my friend

When Marvin returned to the office, it was already dinner time, but he didn't have much appetite.He first went to the reception room to have a look, and Assistant Qin had already put away the picture of Bieye. The whole reception room was clean and quiet, as if nothing had happened.He had no choice but to turn around and go back to his office next door.The cup of coffee that he returned to Assistant Qin before was still quietly placed on the coffee table.

Not drinking coffee and tea should also be related to his body. "Hmm..." Marvin picked up his coffee and took a sip.The taste of the cold coffee can be imagined, Marvin frowned and spat the coffee into the trash can, took a few deep breaths, and sat down at his desk.

As the night grew darker, Marvin tapped on the computer for a while, then stopped, and after a while, he crackled again and typed the word "Lin Xiao".It's like a girl's name. Marvin thought.He shook his head and typed the word "Lin Xiao" again, feeling too old.Calm down and think about it, I seem to have seen it in the medical record just now, it is "Lin Xiao".He typed out the two words and enlarged them.Curious why it is called such a strange name?Both have surnames... Could it be that the father's surname is Lin and the mother's surname is Xiao? Marvin thinks it's very possible.

Thinking of this, he suddenly had a very bad mood. He had never been very happy when he thought of his parents and family.So I turned off the computer with a snap, took off my tie and jacket, and went out for the night.

Originally, he was already on vacation in Australia at this time, enjoying the sunshine and beauties, but now he is stuck in the often wet and cold Taipei because of work.Tomorrow is the weekend, as a 34-year-old golden bachelor, how can I be worthy of myself if I don’t go to Yepu at this moment!

Marvin is handsome and rich, and knows how to deal with it, so he seldom feels lonely.

Everyone may have considered that the upcoming spring auctions will be extremely busy, so they all had a crazy time this weekend, which caused everyone's face to be full of exhaustion when they went to work on Monday.Even the lady who said she would work hard with her boss two days ago is rubbing her eyes and typing on her keyboard.

"Ahem...the boss is here!"

"Watch out... Marvin is coming."

Wearing a standard three-piece suit, Marvin walked into the office in good spirits, and all the employees cheered up and greeted him one after another.

Marvin said good morning to everyone with satisfaction, then walked into the office, and yawned big as soon as he sat down.Before closing his mouth, his eyes were already looking at Assistant Qin who was standing at the door.

"Coffee!" Assistant Qin took a look at the door and immediately grasped the spirit, and rushed into the tea room with Lingbo microsteps.

At 10:30 in the morning, last week's strong consignor's momentum had been greatly reduced, and two consecutive phone calls were intercepted by Assistant Qin.After being left out for a weekend by the Boleyn Auction House, the other party seemed a little impatient.

Marvin was already drinking his second cup of coffee, and the computer made a "ding dong" sound. Manager Fang, who was assigned by him on a business trip, finally replied to the email, saying that the background of the consignor who needs to be investigated has already been established, and he can return to the company to report to him in detail on Tuesday afternoon. .Then, until Manager Fang comes back, any pressure from the sender can be ignored.

Manager Fang is a mature and prudent senior employee, and Marvin also trusts him very much.So he made such a judgment and immediately issued an order to Assistant Qin, "Any calls from the seller can be ignored."

"By the way, return the picture of the property in the reception room first." Marvin instructed Assistant Qin again.

"Boss, Bie Yetu is still at Expert Lin's place. Let me contact you and see if I can get it back this afternoon?"

"What expert Lin?" Marvin couldn't think of it.

"Oh, it's the expert Lin who was doing the appraisal in the reception room on Friday afternoon, and the expert Lin Xiaolin from the Qoros Museum." Assistant Qin reminded.

"Lin? He... Isn't he in the hospital?"

"Expert Lin contacted me on Saturday afternoon, and I sent someone to send the Bieye map to the museum."

"Isn't he in the hospital?" Marvin thought that Lin Xiao might not have recovered.

"Hearing his voice, he is in good condition."

"He..." Marvin couldn't help but want to ask further.

Suddenly, Assistant Qin's mobile phone rang again, and Marvin waved him impatiently to listen.

Just a few seconds later, Assistant Qin knocked on the door again, and Marvin put the coffee cup down heavily, and said, "What's the matter?"

"It's Expert Lin calling."

Marvin thought that Assistant Qin would continue the conversation, but Assistant Qin's mobile phone rang again. Marvin went straight to turn off Assistant Qin's phone, and looked at him condescendingly.

Assistant Qin was not afraid at all, and said, "Expert Lin said that Bie Ye Tu can be delivered in the afternoon. In addition..."

"What else?" Marvin felt that Assistant Qin's speech today was very problematic in terms of punctuation.

"Also he asked me if you have time this week to arrange dinner, and he wanted to thank you."

"That's it." Hearing this, Marvin suddenly stopped being angry, turned Assistant Qin's mobile phone around in his hand, and inserted it into Assistant Qin's jacket pocket.

"Let me contact you about this matter, you don't need to follow up."

"Okay." Assistant Qin exited the office, thinking to himself: What's wrong with the boss, didn't you have fun on the weekend?

At [-]:[-], Marvin appeared at the gate of Qoros Museum. After a series of registration procedures, he asked about the location of Lin Xiao's Restoration and Protection Center.

Since taking over the auction house, Marvin has been to many places, from the British Museum to private collections.As the largest unofficial museum in the country, Marvin has been here no less than five times, and he is still familiar with it.

"Repair Protection...Repair Protection...Center..."

Marvin muttered softly as he walked.

Soon, Marvin walked through the main building of the museum, bypassing two narrow asphalt roads, and the age of the buildings in front of him gradually became older.At the end of the asphalt road there is an open field, about the size of a basketball court, covered with white stones, and ginkgo trees are planted on both sides, which seem to be very old.It's winter, and the ginkgo trees in Taipei have already shed all their leaves, but the few ginkgo trees in front of us still maintain a large yellow color. Marvin stopped for a moment, the surroundings were really quiet, and even the wind was hardly noticeable, as if the ancient ginkgo tree had magic and could freeze time.

Tranquility and gentleness, Marvin's feeling at this moment coincides with the feeling when he first met Lin Xiao in the reception room.

This kind of silence lasted for more than a minute. Marvin seemed to feel that he had felt enough, and began to gently kick the stones under his feet, hoping that a passerby would pass by and tell him where he could see Lin Xiao.

Sure enough, a bloated old man with gray temples caught up with Marvin along the road he came from.

Marvin recognized the visitor as Director Shen of the Publicity Center of Qoros Museum, and had dealt with him many times in business.

"Hello, Director Shen." Marvin said politely.

"Hello, Xiunian!"

Director Shen is a genuine old pedant. Although he has been abroad many times, he has never been able to call Chinese people by foreign names.

Now, there are not many people who can call Marvin Feng Xiunian. Hearing Director Shen call out, there is a long-lost sense of care from the elders, and Marvin doesn't feel any discomfort.

"I received a call from your assistant, Mr. Qin. I waited for you at the gate of the restoration center for a long time, and then I thought of calling the window of the museum, only to find out that you really came in through the gate of the museum. Ouch... Let the old bones run away..."

Director Shen panted to explain the reason. It turned out that there was another door for access to the restoration center. Marvin looked at his watch. It was already 1:45, and it took him nearly half an hour to walk here.

"Is Lin Xiao already off work?"

"No, he leads the team today, and he has to work hard for a day."

Director Shen explained while walking with Marvin: "Among the batch of salvage-type excavated cultural relics, there are several very valuable ancient paintings. The excavators couldn't handle them due to technical reasons, so they sent them to the restoration center of our museum. Xiaolin is a calligraphy and painting artist. If you are in a group, you will naturally organize and lead the team.”

Marvin nodded after listening, thinking that since he can still work as usual, it means that Lin Xiao's body has recovered. Since Director Shen didn't mention it, there is no need for him to ask about it.

"Xiao Lin is calm and careful, so I recommend him to Mr. Qin."

"Yes, Lin Xiao has helped the company a lot."

"Haha, that's fine."

While talking, the two had already walked to the place.

"Xiao Lin is here..." Before Director Shen finished speaking, he heard someone shouting not far away,

"Director Shen!"

Marvin saw a young schoolgirl running up close.

"Director Shen, I have your phone number in the office!" The female student ran out of breath, but her voice was still clear.

"You should also change to a mobile phone, and I will give you one next time." Marvin said with a smile.

"I'm an old-fashioned old man who can't accept new things anymore. I'm afraid I'll have to deal with these old things in my life." Director Shen smiled and rejected Marvin's kindness. He introduced to the two: "This is Shiyuan, and this is Bolin. President Feng of the auction house."

"Shiyuan, take President Feng up to find Xiaolin."

"Then Xiunian, I'll go and answer the phone first."

"Ok."

Marvin and Shiyuan watched Director Shen leave together.

"Director Shen is really stubborn. It would be great to change to a mobile phone. The museum is so big, it's very inconvenient to run to answer the phone every time." Shiyuan said with a smile, showing no intention.

Marvin looked at the energetic girl in front of him, and for the first time began to wonder if he was getting old.

"President Feng, are you Teacher Lin's friend?"

"Call me Marvin." As soon as Director Shen left, Feng Xiunian naturally changed back to Marvin.

"Well, Marvin." Shiyuan nodded while reading.

Marvin suddenly found it very interesting that Sewon was well-behaved.

"You call him Mr. Lin, you are... Lin Xiao's student?"

"That's right. I work in the Publicity Center. Go this way." Shiyuan agreed and guided Marvin to take the elevator.

"Are you Teacher Lin's friend? I've never seen you before."

"Friend?" Marvin thought for a while, "It's a friend, and it's a life-and-death friend."

"Wow... so amazing!" Shiyuan sighed a little, and then pressed the button for the -2 floor.

The old elevator started and the conveyor belt rattled.

Shiyuan stuck out her tongue, "Everything here is old."

Marvin smiled and said, "Your Teacher Lin is still very young."

"Where is it? Mr. Lin is over 30."

"Hahahaha", Marvin laughed at her straightforwardness, "You mean your teacher Lin is also old?"

"That's okay, Mr. Lin is much younger than other teachers!"

The two walked through the long passage while chatting, and finally arrived at the door of Lin Xiao's office today.

"teacher LIN!"

The door was not closed, Se-won shouted from the door.

A group of people gathered together in the room and turned their heads when they heard the shouts.

Marvin couldn't remember what Lin Xiao looked like for a moment, but suddenly recognized Lin Xiao among the dozens of faces.

"Hi, Marvin!" Lin Xiao explained a few words to the people around him, and walked towards the door.

"Then my mission is complete!" Shiyuan tiptoed as she spoke.

"By the way, your name is...?"

"Li Shiyuan!" Shiyuan said cheerfully.

"Thank you!" Marvin took out his business card and handed it to Sewon.

"Bring you something to drink another day."

"Wow!" Shiyuan accepted the business card without any hesitation.

"Byebye Marvin!"

"Byebye Teacher Lin!"

Just like that, holding the business card in his hand, he bounced away.

Just as Lin Xiao walked to the door, he saw Marvin giving Li Shiyuan a business card, and at the same time, Marvin followed him.Lin Xiao suddenly felt that he didn't know much about Marvin, and the smile on his face faded involuntarily.

"Marvin."

"Ah! Lin! I'm so glad to see you!" Marvin turned his head, the smile brought on by Li Shiyuan was still on his face.

"Let's go next door."

Lin Xiao took Marvin to another room.Although there are no windows in the underground room, the lighting and ventilation are well done and the space is spacious.A large log long table and a few long benches give a strong sense of age.

Marvin thought of Shiyuan saying that the things here are all old, and they are all old.

"What are you thinking so happy about?" Lin Xiao took out two cans of Coke from the closet, and handed one of them to Marvin.

Marvin refused to answer and said, "Ice?"

"The ones in the refrigerator are of course ice. Do you think this is ancient times?" Lin Xiao understood what Marvin was laughing at just now, and said deliberately.

"Well, I know. This is equivalent to your warehouse, and the temperature and humidity control must be done very well."

"That's natural." Lin Xiao said, opened the Coke and took a sip.

"Can you have a Coke?" Marvin asked.

"Low Caffeine." Lin Xiao took another sip, "I can't live too miserable!"

Marvin saw Lin Xiao joking, and his demeanor and complexion were exactly the same as those of a healthy person. He really couldn't connect with the dying expert Lin who was leaning on his shoulder that day.

"By the way, I called Assistant Qin and wanted to invite you to dinner and thank you. Thank you for taking me to the hospital that day."

"you are too polite."

"Uh... yours..." Marvin wanted to care about Lin Xiao's body, but felt that it was a private matter and it was difficult to speak up, so he took a big gulp of Coke.

"What's yours? Oh, I've already asked someone to pick up your picture." Lin Xiao knew that Marvin would come to pick up the picture of Bieye today.

"Actually, I want to say that your body has recovered? You were really scary that day." Marvin simply put down the Coke and said directly.

"I was really... sorry that day." Now Lin Xiao felt a little embarrassed.

Marvin received a Western-style education, no matter it was out of politeness or respect, he didn't have much curiosity about other people's privacy.For some reason today, I just don't want to end this topic so quickly.He thought about how Lin Xiao's senior made Lin Xiao obedient, and felt that he should be stronger?

"So?" Marvin raised an eyebrow slightly.

"So... what...?" Lin Xiao really got the trick. The two of them were sitting on the edge of the table, but now Lin Xiao stood up straight involuntarily.

"So are you okay now? You work on Saturday? Is it okay?"

"Hmm..." Lin Xiao seemed to be still stubbornly resisting.

"Huh?" Marvin picked up the Coke and brought it close to his mouth, but didn't drink it, squinting at Lin Xiao.

"...I had a heart problem since I was a child, but it got better after I went to school." Lin Xiao couldn't resist, and began to confess honestly.

"You've been to the hospital for the third time in two months." Marvin didn't intend to stop.

"how do you know?"

Marvin put the Coke aside, and said naturally: "I was there that day."

"Haha, yes. After growing up, I seldom have seizures. I don't know what happened recently, but it suddenly flares up again."

"This year has just begun, and January has not yet ended. Is it because of the heavy work pressure at the end of the year?"

"Not really, and it has nothing to do with stress. Now I'm paying attention to my diet. I don't know why."

"Then why don't you want to be tested?"

"When did you leave that day?"

"Ha, I know anyway." Marvin propped his hands on the edge of the table, looking a little cynical.

"I can't tell the reason, I'm a bit conflicted." Lin Xiao pinched the Coke can, and stopped talking.

"You used to study medicine?" Marvin changed direction.

"Yes."

"How did you think of changing careers?" Marvin asked one after another.

"Heh... this..."

"teacher LIN!"

A boy wearing glasses stood at the door and called.

"Please come in."

Lin Xiao put down the Coke, wiped his hands, and took the box containing the painting scroll from the boy.

"I gave you an appraisal opinion, which is roughly the same as my judgment that day. Unfortunately, the imitator is not a famous artist. His later style is quite different from this imitation. I don't think the current market value will be very high. .But it still has a certain collection significance.”

"Okay." Marvin took the scroll, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome."

"Assistant Qin will arrange the appraisal fee."

"Okay." Lin Xiao didn't say anything more.

Marvin was silent for two seconds and suddenly laughed, "Lin, you don't want to be a doctor because you don't like talking to people, do you? After all, you're not a Chinese medicine doctor. You can see the disease just by feeling the pulse."

"Ha, do I really hate talking that much?"

"It's a little difficult."

"Maybe I'm really busy recently."

Marvin left the table, stood up straight, and patted Lin Xiao on the shoulder, "Wait until the end of the month, after you finish the examination, we will make another appointment and call Shang Shiyuan."

"Shiyuan?" Lin Xiao was about to nod when he heard Shiyuan's name.

"Well, Li Shiyuan." Marvin didn't take it seriously, "With a beautiful girl here, I don't think you will be so hard to speak anymore!"

After speaking, he shook the scroll in his hand, said goodbye and went out.

"Bye, Lin!"

"Bye!" Lin Xiao watched Marvin go out.Thinking of when Marvin mentioned Sewon just now

expression, can not help but frown.