The pinnacle of magic

For older people, being woken up from crossword puzzles on a Saturday morning by the incessant screeching of the doorbell can be quite the annoyance.So the old doctor still had a trace of impatience on his face when he opened the door.

"David, I think I'm in trouble."

The magician covered in water is standing sideways on the porch.Since not long ago, it has been pouring rain outside, but he obviously didn't take an umbrella, but chose to rush directly from the car to the gate.

"Come in." The old doctor held up his reading glasses and made way for him. "Get dry first." He muttered softly.

The magician raised his hand, spread his fingers and stroked his hair back, then looked down at the rain on his body, and walked into the door with a face full of indifference.

"Clifford, at least get your shoes clean," said the old doctor, frowning.

"Come on, David, I will pay you twice the consultation fee!" Seeing the old doctor's face stern because of this sentence, the magician had to raise his dripping hand and made a gesture of surrender, "I was wrong , I was wrong, I shouldn't have talked to you about money. If you were fussy about money, you wouldn't have done that in the first place. Shall we talk in the kitchen? I don't want to dirty that 'precious' card in your drawing room A Turkish rug. David, I think I'm really in trouble." The magician's expression was both sincere and tangled.

"What you need is a cup of hot tea. Clifford, go get a towel yourself, and wait for me in the reception room." The gray-haired old doctor smiled at the magician, "Of course, in order not to let you I feel sorry for the carpet, and I will add the cleaning fee to this month's bill." He frowned and sent the magician obediently toward the bathroom.

Whatever happened, it looked like it had hit the kid hard.The old doctor shook his head and walked towards the kitchen while considering whether to replace a musical doorbell.

"Okay, you can speak now." The old doctor handed the magician a teacup containing hot black tea. "If..." He frowned and thought about his words, "If there is any bad news, don't be so sure. I can accompany you to confirm again. Anyway, Clifford, I think I'm It's your personal physician, how on earth did you know...that bad news?" On the one hand, the old doctor felt that the magician had finally contracted some incurable diseases due to his bad habits, and on the other hand, he secretly prayed that there might be a possibility of misdiagnosis.

"Don't be so sure, right? I wish I wasn't so sure." The magician threw the towel in his hand to the other side of the sofa, and took the teacup from the old doctor. "This morning." He tried the temperature of the black tea, and then blew a small breath into the teacup, "David, I haven't done it for a while, so this morning, I'm going to do it for myself. Um... and then , I'm in the bathroom..."

"Clifford." The old doctor interrupted the magician with a serious face, "You must know that sexual dysfunction is often not permanent. Although this is a bit hard to say, if you actively receive treatment, more than 90.00% of the patients It can return to normal quickly. It's usually just due to mental stress or other psychological factors, as long as you relieve the pressure properly..."

"No, David, you don't understand. I... I have no problem with that." The magician licked his lips, and kept tapping the teacup with his index finger, as if looking for a suitable explanation. "The problem isn't in me, I mean, not in my body. It's in...my mind. This morning, while doing it, I...I..."

"You can explain slowly. I will try my best to help you, my child." The old doctor comforted softly.

"When I was solving it this morning, Shirley's face was all in my head!" The magician finished speaking with a choked breath, and was almost scalded by the black tea he poured into his mouth.

"..."

After a few seconds, the old doctor finally couldn't help laughing.He stepped forward and patted the magician on the shoulder. "Sorry! I just didn't expect it. It's been several weeks. You haven't been able to kiss Fangze by now, have you? This is really not like you."

"David!" The magician looked embarrassed.

"No, no, no, I don't mean to laugh at you. I knew it would come, I always knew it. Clifford, my boy, I knew that one day you too would meet that soulmate .Unlike those women who just play a passing role in your life, that person will let you know what love is. She will make you full of expectations, make you feel uneasy, and make you want to hang around With all eyes on her, you can't help but tell her your most precious secrets. She makes you want to share and long to spend your life with her."

The magician blinked, as if he couldn't digest the doctor's words at once.

"It's all right, Clifford, everyone has their day. I say, go for it! No matter how it turns out, a good love is always worth pursuing."

"You mean, I... fell in love with..." The magician stared blankly.

"Of course. I understand. You don't quite understand this feeling. In fact, we don't have many opportunities to experience it. True love often comes inadvertently." The old doctor paused, smiling as if remembering something, "Most of us pass the one person who was our soulmate. But even then, a good memory is enough to last us a lifetime. Then we meet someone nice, get married, have kids, watch the kids We grow up, we gradually grow old, and finally walk into the coffin together with the unforgettable feelings we once had.”

"I don't understand." The magician licked his upper lip, "You just told me not to be too sure."

"Forget what I just said! I thought what you wanted was medical advice." The old doctor smiled and sat down on the opposite sofa chair, "Your problem cannot be solved by a prescription .”

"To some extent, I thought it had something to do with medicine...?" the magician said with difficulty.While he doesn't think homosexuality is pathological, the sudden change in sexual orientation came as a shock to him.

"Medicine? No! That's chemistry! Love is chemistry between people. Clifford, what the hell are you afraid of? Fearing that your current state of life will be broken? How well do you think you're doing? Except Is there any bright spot in your life other than being richer than before? Your temper is getting worse by the day and you don't even have a real friend. Come on, it's time for a change in your life. Shirley looks great , at least much better than your previous ones. Believe me, she deserves your love."

"But this change seems a bit...big?" The magician pursed his lips and struggled for a moment, "I have to think about it, I have to think about it. You just said that Shirley is...the one who is destined to be in love with me?"

"No doubt. I've never seen you act like this for any woman. But you have to hurry up." The doctor crossed his fingers and leaned against the back of the sofa, looking at the magician with encouraging eyes.

"Hurry up?" The magician still looked a little confused.

"You don't think a girl like Shirley is going to be unchased, do you? You've been wasting weeks and getting nothing! I warn you, in case you miss her before you figure it out, That would be too late to regret.”

"I will do it as soon as possible!" The magician instantly straightened his back.

"I'll give you another suggestion."

"what?"

"Surprises are always useful. No matter what kind of women they are, even if they don't admit it, the well-prepared gifts and rhetoric can always touch their hearts." The old doctor said with his chin resting on his hand.

"That's my strong point." The magician whispered, "But I'm really not sure if that will work on Shirley."

"You're wrong, Clifford. What do you think is the most important factor in surprise? It's not for you to devise a show. It's always about sincerity, and what it can bring about. Think about me Speak. Clifford, don't treat her the way you treat other women. What you need is to show your true self. Even if some aspects of you are indeed annoying, it is better to say now than to let it be between you The conflict between them is better."

"...how can I be as bad as you say?"

"Then prove it?"

"Well... I have to go. I have a lot of videos to watch today, and I have to prepare for tomorrow night's performance." The magician put down his glass and stood up.

"Thank you, David," he said before leaving the drawing room.

The old doctor shook his head after hearing the outside door close. "It's really a trouble for young people..." He held up his presbyopic glasses and straightened the medical model on the table.

"Clifford, you're in really good shape tonight! The hotel has made a new offer, are you really not considering signing a long-term contract?" After the performance, the female secretary caught up with the magician with a smile, Tried to hand him the file in his hand, but the latter had no interest in taking it at all.

"How am I? Kate, I don't need to listen to compliments." The magician said with a straight face.

"Uh... I just think the performance was very successful." The female secretary's expression suddenly became a little stiff.

"Where's Shirley?"

"Probably with other girls!" The female secretary said cautiously.

"Pick a restaurant as usual, and I'll treat you to dinner."

"Okay. Clifford, don't you want to go to the celebration party?" The female secretary looked at the magician suspiciously and walked towards the elevator without looking back.

"I want to go back and watch the video." The magician raised his hand and waved his index finger.

call……

After entering his room, the magician finally leaned on the door and let out a deep breath.

It seems that even the fact that you can accept a sudden change in sexual orientation is not enough.Shi Rui once said personally that he is not interested in men at all.Although it sounds a little strange to continue to find a woman as a companion after cross-dressing, don't such examples often appear in newspapers?

"Clifford, come and see, the show has just begun!"

The magician frowned and walked in. His half brother was pointing at the screen and whistling. "I chose a GV especially for you. Wow! It was so explosive at the beginning!"

The boy raised his head, noticed the terrifying expression on the magician's face, and couldn't help shrinking his neck. "Beforehand, I'm not gay. If you dare to shoot me, I'll let my mother wring your neck."

"How the hell can you understand the warning that minors are not allowed to watch before pay TV broadcasts!" the magician couldn't help shouting.

"Come on! I've already done it, so what can I do if I take a look at it?" The boy shrugged disapprovingly.

"I shouldn't have paid for you to settle that little girl who was crying and dying!" The magician grabbed the remote control from the boy's hand and turned off the TV.

"Hey! Hey! Why did you turn it off! It's all paid for! Jenny's just a little bored. I only won the lottery once, do you need to repeat it every time?"

"Go back to your own room, now!"

The boy scrunched up his neck as if to be angry, and then he stopped suddenly. "Ah! I can see that you are in a bad mood." He pointed at the magician and said, "Ha! I guess it must have something to do with Rui, you didn't talk to him much today."

"Magicians don't have to communicate too much with their assistants on the stage." The magician said through gritted teeth.

"But you are a couple!" Noticing that the magician's face was getting uglier, Eric immediately put away his expression of gloating, "Uh...I mean you are partners, isn't that the right word? Give him a gift, or say some sweet words. Didn’t the newspapers say that because same-sex couples can’t get married, it’s easy to have a crisis of trust between them. Or, just find a place to marry him and forget it?”

"Give, me, get out, get out! Now, here!"

"Hi! Hi! I just want to help you, not to quarrel with you." The boy frowned to defend himself.

"That's good." The magician raised his hand and pressed his forehead, "Thank you for your suggestion. Eric, now, please leave my room!"

"Okay! Okay! Whoever pays is the boss." The boy walked towards the door with his hands in his pockets, and then suddenly turned around and asked in a low voice, "Rui looks really cool. If you two blow it, can I chase him?"

"What did you say?!" The magician waved his hand, and the TV remote was smashed to pieces on the wall above the boy's head.

"Just kidding, I'm kidding!" The boy hurriedly raised his hands and clasped his head behind his head, "You know very well that he probably doesn't like me much more than he likes a piece of shit on the side of the road. No, I don't mean Compare yourself to shit."

Clifford: "..."

"Anyway, good luck to you!" He glanced at the black-faced and silent magician, and gently closed the door.

The magician let out a breath, moved his wrist, and sat down on the sofa silently.

"I hope my odds of winning are higher than yours."

He covered his eyes with one hand and muttered to himself.