my friend

On Monday, Marvin came to the company with a gloomy face.But this day the company really has nothing to do for him.

It was too late, so he had to toss and turn in the office bored.At ten o'clock, he was already ordering his third cup of coffee.

Every time Assistant Qin trotted in, Marvin thought he was going to report Tan Jialin's visit, but he didn't.For the third time, Marvin finally couldn't help asking, "Is there anyone here to see me?"

"You didn't have an appointment this morning." Assistant Qin was confident that he had a good memory and could answer without looking through the records.

"I mean something other than an appointment." Marvin pinched the bridge of his nose and said angrily.

"There is nothing other than an appointment. Are you waiting for someone? Do you need me to call." Assistant Qin saw that the boss was in a bad mood, so he tried to smile.

"No, no! There are so many words!" Marvin was furious, and he slammed the table hard, causing two drops of coffee to spill out.

"Then..." Assistant Qin wasn't too scared.

"Then what! Go out and do something!" Marvin was angry and helpless, almost pitiful.

"Okay, boss." Assistant Qin crossed his arms and trotted out of the office.

Marvin let out a breath and loosened his tie, as if it was extra tight today.

"Boss." Assistant Qin ran in again.

"What are you doing here again!" Marvin was venting with a ferocious face, and two of the five words were broken.

Assistant Qin first responded with a big smile, and then said: "Ms. Tan Jialin is visiting."

"Ahem." Marvin put down his hands, sat up straight, and said as usual, "Please come in."

After a while, Tan Jialin came.

Assistant Qin left after serving the coffee and closed the door, leaving the two of them in the office.

"Have you thought about your conditions?" Marvin cut to the chase.

"Think it over." Tan Jialin didn't hesitate.

"Please." Marvin gestured.

"I want 200 million." Tan Jialin reported the number.

Marvin smiled.

"I know the amount is not small, but the opportunity is rare, and I can't let it go easily."

"Miss Tan, although I often pay for ladies, I don't like to play the role of being taken advantage of." Marvin crossed his legs and looked at Tan Jialin leisurely.

"My life is very difficult. I know you are not interested in listening. If you don't help me, then I have to ask my friends around me. Maybe Sewon will help me, but she is still young after all, maybe Teacher Lin... I miss him It’s not going to sit idly by.”

Tan Jialin held on tightly to this handle, she believed that victory or defeat depended on one action.

Marvin kept silent and looked Tan Jialin up and down. After a while, he spit out:

"Okay. Two million, okay."

When Tan Jialin heard this, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after all.

"But not for you." Marvin touched his chin and smiled playfully.

"One million is for your mother's kidney dialysis, and your brother's tuition. The other one million is for your tuition."

"My tuition?" Tan Jialin asked in surprise.

"I helped you contact a school in the United States. If you go there to study for an MBA, it's up to you whether you can turn around."

When Tan Jialin heard this, her chest fluctuated for a while, she thought about it, and finally gritted her teeth and agreed.Facing someone like Marvin, she really didn't dare to gamble again.

"it is good!"

"Okay, you can leave immediately. Don't come back if you have nothing to do in the future, and don't deal with your former friends." Marvin raised his chin slightly, and his smile was full of contempt.

"The province has taught Shiyuan badly."

Tan Jialin felt humiliated. Although she had already made up her mind before deciding to take this step, the muscles on her face could not help but twist at this moment. It took a long time to force herself to calm down before she completely lost her demeanor.

"Okay, is there any other conditions?"

"No, you can go." Marvin asked himself that he had dismissed Tan Jialin well, but Tan Jialin was not in a hurry now.

Her slender fingers lightly ran across the edge of the coffee table.

"Haven't tasted the coffee in your fancy office yet."

Tan Jialin picked up the coffee cup and took two sips slowly.

"It's really different from what I drank in the reception room last time."

"Aren't you jealous?" Marvin said coldly.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you." Tan Jialin sat upright, with her hands lightly folded on her knees, she said: "After I left Teacher Lin's house yesterday, I went to the hospital and had the operation done." It seemed to be saying something Common things, Tan Jialin raised the corners of her mouth and showed a bright smile.

"You..." Marvin felt unstoppable.

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Tan Jialin took advantage of the situation and stood up.

"Don't believe me? You can read the report card."

But this time she didn't take out anything, just knocked on the exquisite leather bag in her hand.

Marvin was only afraid that if he couldn't bear it, he would be laughed at by Tan Jialin, so he turned his chair and shouted loudly:

"Assistant Qin! See off the guests!"

When Tan Jialin was expelled from the "realm", Marvin felt his temples throbbing violently. How should he explain this to Lin Xiao?It seems that the other Linlin is cuter.

The weather is fine today, and the warm wind blowing outside makes people intoxicated, but the weather in Boleyn’s Auction House is not good, because Boleyn’s boss is possessed by Thor today, and the handsome and handsome in the past has become a black-mouthed black today. If he is not careful, he can trigger a burst of lightning and thunder.

This situation continued until the end of get off work, when Assistant Qin carefully handed over a lace magazine, and Marvin grinned, revealing a row of white teeth, which is not a standard smile.

On the cover of the magazine was Zhang Zhili who had been brutally revenged. All he had left was a pair of boxer briefs. He was bent over a trash can, looking like he was about to hide.

The text on the cover is funny:

The wealthy family has a kind heart, and the second ancestor shows off his flesh in the street, wanting to share the secret technique in the house with the public.

Poor Zhang Zhili, it's just a daily wild food, and he doesn't want to be thrown into the fairy dance by Marvin.Zhang Fumao's blood vessels in his brain exploded after making such a fool of himself?

Marvin put away his unembarrassed smile and directed Assistant Qin to get off work.

He put his hands in his hair and touched his forehead to the desk.

Although Zhang Zhili is in trouble all over his body now, Marvin feels that it is even more miserable.I called Lin Xiao five times a day, but none of them answered. How can this situation be rectified?You don't even have friends, do you?

"Ah!" Marvin growled in despair.

It's not that Lin Xiao deliberately didn't answer Marvin's call, he just didn't see it.But even if he saw it, he probably wouldn't pick it up.

Lin Xiao has an important job with Li Zhi today. In the past, he devoted himself to being responsible for the work, but today he deliberately avoided the matter of Marvin and Tan Jialin.He actually believed in Marvin, but he also vaguely hoped that Karen Tam was really pregnant.What happened to him when he was a child made him yearn for a complete and normal family combination. He couldn't realize it, but he hoped that Marvin could have it.

Lin Xiao lifted a piece of cotton paper from the table carefully and steadily with both hands. He and Li Zhi have repeated this five times, with two failures and three successes.They plan to use cotton continuous paper as the backing paper, and they are still short of one sheet.

"You do it yourself," Marvin said.

"En." Li Zhi folded his cuffs above his elbows, and carefully raised a corner from the table.

"Be quick, follow the force." Lin Xiao stared at Li Zhi's movements intently, and did not forget to ask.

The thin cotton paper was completely uncovered.

"Just mention it, shake it out quickly... A Zhi, you did a good job."

This is the first time that Li Zhi has completed it alone, and Lin Xiao is not stingy in praising it.

"The backing paper can affect the quality of the whole painting. We must try our best to achieve uniform thickness, otherwise it will affect the preservation and viewing effect of the painting."

Lin Xiao picked up the brush while talking.

"Now we can move on to the next step."

During this time, Lin Xiao was mainly teaching during the day, and only in the afternoon did he and Li Zhi do some precise restoration work alone.

The two were busy until nearly eight o'clock.

After processing and storage, the temperature and humidity control have been explained to the warehouse.The two walked side by side through the long corridor to Lin Xiao's office.

Li Zhi twisted his neck and made a clicking sound.

"Repair makes people old!" Li Zhi sighed sadly, which made Lin Xiao smile.

"You look younger than ordinary people, and you still have the wealth limit of ten years old." He teased Li Zhi.

"It doesn't matter if you're old, starving to death is a big deal. Brother, I'm so hungry!"

"Okay, okay." Lin Xiao patted Li Zhi on the back, "Brother invites you to dinner."

"Beef noodles again?" The corners of Li Zhi's mouth drooped.

"Isn't it good?" Lin Xiao has become more and more fond of that beef noodle restaurant recently.

"Then I want to eat squid soup." Li Zhi's protest was ineffective, and he could only save the country with curves.

"I'm teasing you, I'll bring you some delicious food today."

The two stood together washing their hands, Li Zhi quickly rinsed it off like a cat soaked in water, then suddenly lowered his head and grabbed Lin Xiao's hand.

"Brother, what did you touch behind my back?"

"Huh?" Lin Xiao raised his hand to look at the light, and the white nail bed turned into light purple.

"Go!" Lin Xiao shook off Li Zhi's hand.

"Maybe something happened." He dispelled Li Zhi's doubts, and Li Zhi really didn't suspect him, so he turned to look for snacks in the drawer to satisfy his hunger.

Lin Xiao wiped his hands clean and looked at the light again.The color of the fingertips of both hands is indeed abnormal, it should be cyanosis.

Lin Xiao shook his hand and laughed at himself.

Taking out the mobile phone from the drawer, it turns out that there are many missed calls today.Apart from Marvin's calls, there were two calls from Chen Wei and two calls from Joyce.

Lin Xiao frowned, thinking about whether to reply to these two people.

"Brother, hurry up! Come on! I'm going to starve to death!" Li Zhi was chewing something, bumped into Lin Xiao, and hurriedly dragged him away.

Marvin stayed up late into the night alone in the office, his mobile phone quietly accompanying him.

Lin Xiao didn't reply, is he uncomfortable?

Marvin wanted to call Chen Wei, but really hated hearing Chen Wei's voice.

So I called Li Shiyuan.

Li Shiyuan has a regular work and rest schedule, and has fallen asleep at this moment, answering Marvin's questions with a whimper.

Knowing that there was probably nothing unusual about Lin Xiao, Marvin hung up the line and let out a long sigh in the dark office.

It's so late, Lin Xiao should rest.

he thinks.

Lin Xiao has already rested, but has not fallen asleep yet.

He looked at his fingers against the bedside light, and the purple was already fading and becoming faint.

Dad, I don't know what to do.He whispered in his heart.

Marvin has become a bachelor again at this moment, he can go to the nightclub to sing and drink to distract himself, but he can't arouse his interest at all.

What can he give Lin Xiao?What does Lin Xiao really need?

Lin Xiao is passive.

Marvin is not afraid of Lin Xiao's rejection, what he is afraid of is Lin Xiao's silence, which makes him feel that Lin Xiao is bearing a great grievance.I am even more afraid that Lin Xiao will leave suddenly.

Marvin forced himself to face up to this question, what would happen to Lin Xiao if he left?Will it be unacceptable?Will it return to the previous life of singing and singing every night?Will you give up on yourself?Will you end up alone with a broken heart?

Is such a weak prisoner of love what Lin Xiao needs?

What Lin Xiao needs is backing.

Marvin slowly cleared his mind.

If that day really comes, he will be Lin Xiao's most solid and reliable backing.He will fully bear Lin Xiao's worries and unfinished business.He can do it.

Lin Xiao forced himself to fall asleep, there are still many things to do, he should rest, but the body is contrary to expectations.

After spending the whole night in such a daze, Lin Xiao woke up early.

Opening the curtains, he looked at his hands against the morning light.Under the thin skin of the fingertips is a faint pink.

Everything is back to normal.

Marvin hadn't slept all night, and walked into the office with black eye bags and sparse beard.

Everyone was also afraid that the boss would be possessed by the god of thunder like yesterday, and they were afraid that they would not be able to avoid it.

Assistant Qin couldn't sit still anymore. He had been with Marvin for many years and was good at gossip, so he roughly guessed that there was a problem between Marvin and Lin Xiao, and it might have something to do with Miss Tan Jialin.So he faced up to the difficulties and tried to open Marvin's knot with a cup of mellow coffee.

Marvin didn't want to be indifferent, and after briefly explaining a few business matters, he asked Assistant Qin to leave the office.

Assistant Qin had martial arts but was unable to use them, and walked out with a dark face.

"Look, Assistant Qin is also infected!"

"Ahhh, it's scary!"

Everyone fled.

In the complex building of Ren'ai Hospital, the elevator door opened with a ding.Chen Wei adjusted his glasses and was about to walk in when his mobile phone rang. He motioned to the people in the elevator to go first, and walked aside to answer the phone.

"Lin Xiao, how are you doing recently?"

It was Lin Xiao who called, and when Chen Wei heard the voice on the phone, a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"Very good, but the work schedule is full, and I haven't received a call from the senior."

"I know, I know." Chen Wei seemed unable to bear to hear Lin Xiao's apologetic voice, and quickly expressed his understanding.

"Is the senior looking for something for me?"

"I mean..." Chen Wei's voice suddenly faltered.

He cleared his throat and continued:

"I want to ask about your health, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

"Senior..." Lin Xiao on the other end of the phone smiled.

"It hasn't been long since I was discharged from the hospital. Ren'ai Hospital is so big, it's not bad for my business."

"Hehe..." Lin Xiao seldom joked with Chen Wei like this, Chen Wei was embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.

Can't we see each other except by coming to the hospital?Chen Wei thought to himself, but he didn't say it.He really misses too much.

"How is the senior?" Lin Xiao took the initiative to care.

"A few days ago, I saw the promotion of the heart center in the newspaper, and the page was very large."

"I'm fine. The center also has a fixed volume of patients now, and sometimes it's simply overwhelmed."

"Thank you seniors for taking time out of their busy schedules to care for me. The juniors are very grateful."

"Lin Xiao!" Chen Wei scolded.

He suddenly realized that Lin Xiao had changed at some point.

"In short, you should pay more attention to your health and listen to your seniors. If you have any problems, you should go to the hospital immediately."

"Yes, yes, you must listen to the senior. So what instructions does the senior have?"

"nothing now."

"That first?"

"it is good."

After closing the line, Chen Wei hummed lightly into the phone.From beginning to end, he only had the status of a senior.

While he was in a daze, he suddenly felt someone pat him on the shoulder. Chen Wei turned around, and it turned out that it was Joyce standing behind him.

"Why did you come here?" Joyce held a stack of documents in her arms, freed one hand, and smoothed the hair on her forehead.

"I went to see the chairman just now." Chen Wei replied.

"Oh, I just came from the security department and asked them to buy some dolls and put them in the ward. I happened to meet you. Uncle, what do you want?"

"The director wants me to send out the paper next month."

"But I remember that you plan to enroll [-] patients, is it so fast?"

"Now only 34 cases are enrolled, including one who is invalid."

"Really!" Joyce shook her head. "Uncle is a layman, he doesn't understand, you don't have to listen to him in everything. If you send it out in a hurry, the impact factor will not be high."

"Yes... But the director of the hospital also has his reasons. If it can be released next month, we will take the lead in the industry. After all, he is the chairman..."

Joyce shrugged.

"Can I speak for you?"

"No need!" Chen Wei quickly refused, "It should be fine next month."

"Okay. I'm just sorry for you." Joyce patted Chen Wei and wanted to leave first.

"Joyce!" Chen Wei suddenly stopped her.

"Uh... are you free tonight?" Chen Wei asked.

"Sorry, I already have an appointment tonight, how about next time?"

"Okay, then next time."

Joyce walked away, only Chen Wei was still standing there.

Joyce is good at communication. Now that I think about it, if it comes to taking care, I am afraid that Joyce will take more care of Chen Wei and Lin Xiao.

"Brother, can I leave work early today?" Li Zhi asked Lin Xiao.

"How early?" Lin Xiao asked without raising his head.

"It's the normal time to get off work." Li Zhi replied angrily.

"What's wrong with you today?" Lin Xiao felt that Li Zhi had been acting weird all day.

"Is there a date?" Lin Xiao thought naturally.

"It's not a date, it's a blind date." Li Zhi shook his hands and simply sat aside.

"Haha!" Lin Xiao straightened up.

"That's right, at your age, you have to face up to this problem."

"My age? Didn't you just say that I look younger than other people?" Li Zhi is obviously not keen on blind dates.

"Then you have to face the facts. What kind of person is the other party?"

"I don't know, I'm not interested." Li Zhi put his hands on his chest and turned his head.

"Don't have prejudices before meeting, just know one more friend, it's also good."

"Brother, it's easy for you to say, you don't know that when I come home every day, my mother will sigh to me, saying how lonely she and dad are at home, and she has to wipe tears every now and then..." Li Zhi vomited bitterly.

"Hahahaha..." Lin Xiao said with a smile:

"Okay, it's just a blind date. You've been busy for a while, and the two elders seldom see you. You should be considerate of them."

"But I..." Li Zhi was about to say something when he suddenly heard someone knock on the door.

"Please come in." Lin Xiao responded, signaling Li Zhi to put away his displeasure.

Someone pushed the door open and came in.

"Sister?" Lin Xiao couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw that Joyce was visiting.

"Lin Xiao, did I bother you?"

Joyce came in and stood still. Today she is wearing a white soft silk suit jacket, the lower body is the same color silk wide-leg pants, pointed high-heeled leather shoes, a black patent leather envelope bag under the armpit, short neck-length hair, pinned to one ear After that, it looks refined and capable.

"No! By the way, this is the first time you have come to me." Lin Xiao was really surprised.

"Yeah, you didn't invite me, so I had no choice but to come here uninvited."

The two laughed and talked, but they didn't realize when Li Zhi walked across from them.

"Don't stand and talk, senior sister, please sit down." He actively and enthusiastically intervened in the conversation between the two.

"This is my junior brother, Ah Zhi." Lin Xiao introduced.

"Hi, senior! I'm Ah Zhi!" Li Zhi shook hands with Joyce in a gentlemanly manner.

"I'm going to meet a friend. I pass by and come in to have a look. When do you get off work? Do you have time to have dinner with me?"

"I'm afraid today..." Lin Xiao looked distressed.

Li Zhi took the initiative to say: "Brother, you should get off work first, I'm here."

"Didn't you want..." Lin Xiao doubted.

"I'm going to work overtime." Li Zhi interrupted him, "Leave the rest to me, you can go have dinner with senior sister."

"Do you really want to work overtime?" Lin Xiao looked Li Zhi up and down.

"Really, don't worry."

"Alright." Lin Xiao nodded.

"Sister, wait for me a moment."

Lin Xiao handed the tool to Li Zhi, and when he walked by him, Lin Xiao whispered, "Why do you keep your mouth open?"

"Do I have it?" Li Zhi quickly rubbed his chin.