salt by salt

Stepping out of the car door, sporadic rain fell on my skin, and I suddenly felt a chill.

Seeing me frowning slightly, Xiao Huo quickly took out a piece of clothing: "Boss, they say that there is an autumn rain and a cold one. Recently, there has been a cold snap in S city, and the weather is very cold. You should wear more."

"Thank you."

I put on my coat, and the hem of the windbreaker was blown up by the wind. Xiao Huo stood beside me holding an umbrella for me.

Time passed quickly, and in late October, a heavyweight came forward and instructed that there would be zero tolerance for this kind of loophole economic moth.The fatal blow given by the Zhao family hit the nail on the head, completely cutting off Hou Guangyue's chance to turn around.

The decision has been made, the evidence is solid, and the follow-up process has become much faster. This tug-of-war has finally come to an end.

Although Song Cheng has already left, but because of his close relationship, I had to deal with several censorships and acted cautiously for a while, hardly going out much, let alone leaving the capital.

But with Zhao Yuan's background, these are just a formality and will not have any substantial impact on me.

Now that the turmoil has been settled, I can finally go to S City to put an end to a few things that must be settled.

Lu Jingfan was hospitalized and couldn't come to pick me up in person——I wasn't surprised at all by this, his body was already at the end of its strength, and it was a miracle that he survived until today.

But the first stop after getting off the plane is the hospital, which is absurd enough.

The rain was not heavy, and I walked a short distance outside without even getting my coat wet.Lu Jingfan's assistant was waiting at the door, and rushed to meet me and whispered a few words to me. I nodded slightly, opened the door and entered the ward.

Lu Jingfan was sitting by the window with his head bowed, and didn't respond to me coming in.

The windows are wide open, and the autumn wind blows in with drizzle.Seeing that he didn't spare me so much, I couldn't help frowning, and walked a few steps closer to help him close the window: "Your lungs are not good, how thick is your hospital gown, and you still blow cold wind, do you think you have lived so long— —”

In the middle of speaking, I shut my mouth and stared at Lu Jingfan with wide eyes.

He was extremely emaciated, and his face, which had no good complexion, was even more white, and even the blood on his lips had faded away.The whole person has no energy, lifeless, as if it will be broken in the wind in the next second.

Looking closely, his black hair is mixed with a lot of white hair, which abruptly adds a bit of aging to that still young face.

Yang Chen's saying that he turned white overnight is not an exaggeration.

All the complaints turned into a sigh, and I rubbed the center of my eyebrows: "If I knew that you had turned into such a ghost, I should have come here sooner."

Lu Jingfan raised his eyes, it was rare for him to let go of his usual mean attitude, instead of retaliating with harsh words, he said softly, "Teacher refuses to see me."

"Huh?" I asked in surprise, "He was overwhelmed by his own students for a while, and he is probably full of anger. Isn't it normal that he doesn't want to meet you?"

"I understand, but it's only when this day comes that I realize how difficult it is."

He whispered: "I haven't heard from the teacher for a long time. I haven't seen him. I don't know what he thinks... I'm not afraid that the teacher hates me. I'm just afraid that he doesn't even bother to look at me and doesn't want my help." , just throw me away."

I couldn't understand his appearance of worrying about gains and losses, so I said, "You are worrying too much. Lu Changbai is in prison, not on vacation. Even if he is dissatisfied with you now, he will accept the reality after a while. Wait until he comes out empty-handed in a few years. Prison, things have long changed, who else will help? It can only depend on you."

I poured a cup of hot water, put the cup into Lu Jingfan's hand, accidentally touched his cold fingers, and couldn't help shivering: "Before this, you should take some care of your body, if you continue like this, you might have to leave In front of Lu Changbai."

He didn't connect it firmly, and the hot water was shaken out of the cup and sprinkled on his legs, but I didn't notice it at all. I just held my wrist and asked nervously: "Really? You also think that the teacher will definitely not give up on me. ,Is it right?"

There was a hint of hope in those black eyes. I was stared at so seriously by him, I lost all temper, and calmed down seriously: "Of course, of course. Hiss, you let me go first, it hurts a bit."

Lu Jingfan let go of his hand, looked at me and said, "Yes, you are the teacher's biological son, you must know what he is thinking... Tomorrow, tomorrow you go to see him, he will definitely see you."

I am Lu Changbai's son, not the roundworm in his stomach!I was speechless immediately, but his mental state was really worrying, and I didn't dare to speak provocatively, so I had to agree.

His mood was a little slow, so I took the opportunity to ask: "I came here just after getting off the plane, and I haven't eaten yet, why don't you accompany me to eat?"

"it is good."

I breathed a sigh of relief, and asked the assistant waiting at the door to bring in dinner—the assistant told me before I entered that Lu Jingfan hadn't eaten any serious food for several days.He was a little uncomfortable when he went to the company yesterday, insisted on finishing the meeting, then fell headlong in the office and was rushed to the hospital.

After dinner, I talked to the doctor and learned that he had been suffering from severe insomnia and migraines for a long time, and he could not sleep all night even if he took medicine.

Coupled with the double pressure of career and emotion, this person has been able to persevere until now without any mistakes, all thanks to an unimaginable resilience.

The body is already weaker than ordinary people, and the nerves are tense for a long time. Forcing myself to work hard will only make the condition worse.Lu Jingfan was once given a verdict that he could only live to be 40 years old. If it got worse, he might not be able to survive for three to five years.

"Does he know about it himself?"

The doctor shook his head: "Mr. Lu hasn't been informed yet, but he seems to be aware of it."

I let out a long sigh: "Don't say it out loud for now, I'll try my best to persuade him to relax first."

After chatting with the doctor, I returned to the ward with a heavy heart. As soon as I entered, I saw Lu Jingfan typing on the laptop, and almost fainted from anger: "You still think your life span is too long?"

There was a little embarrassment on his usually cold face, but it was a fresh expression: "It's just a few emails."

Lu Changbai cultivated him into a desperate character, but in the end it hurt me: "Please stop for a few minutes, the doctor said to take a good rest these days, you can't look at the LCD screen, people in their 30s, you have to be taught to follow the doctor's advice No?"

Lu Jingfan hummed, and typed for a while to send out the letter before closing the computer, getting up and sitting beside me.

I didn't respond, he hesitated for a few seconds and asked, "Are you staying in a hotel tonight?"

"Why?" I glanced at him and realized that my attitude was very bad, so I changed my gentle tone, "With your assistant accompanying me, it doesn't make sense for me to be here—or if you want me to stay, that's fine, I'll tell the driver in advance .”

"No need." He was quiet for a moment, then asked again, "What did the doctor tell you outside?"

I said: "Talk about your body and tell me to urge you to take good care of it. It would be best if you quit smoking. Let go of work as much as you can. Money is endless. If you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about running out of firewood." .”

"That's all?" Lu Jingfan twitched his lips, "I thought he would say that I was dying."

My heart skipped a beat, and I reprimanded: "Nothing! Such a big man, he's just talking nonsense all day long!"

His tone was flat: "Life and death are destiny. I knew that I would not live long. It is nothing more than the difference between the early years and the later years."

I couldn't help but ask, "Why are you doing this?"

There was another long silence.

After a while, Lu Jingfan said: "Xu Junyan, what I told you last time was the truth."

Before he decided to testify in court, he came to the capital to meet me.That day I teased him about going to bed, and he leaned into my ear and said that if we had grown up together, he would definitely give up Lu Changbai.

I said, "It's not too late to turn back from being lost."

He smiled at me lightly, his pale face also showed a somewhat different look, and his thin fingers caressed my cheek: "I wish I could have met you earlier, with you here, how could I fall in love with the teacher... It's a pity... ...Unfortunately, I didn't have that luck..."

Before he finished speaking, he coughed violently, and I quickly patted him on the back: "Look, God forbids you to say negative things, don't be so pessimistic all day long, maybe good things are behind."

After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Xu Junyan, do you think people have an afterlife?"

I said: "Yes, so many people believe it, there must be."

He murmured: "In this life, I have been planted by the teacher. I can't help it. I know I shouldn't, but I can't help it. Apart from him, I have nothing in my life. If there is a next life, I don't want to meet the teacher again. It's really not easy to be his student...Xu Junyan, can I go find you?"

I suddenly felt sad, but my face didn't show it: "If there is a reincarnation, you should turn into a child. Hmph, I'll beat you until I get a chance, and when the day comes, there will be a huge difference in strength, and you will have the will to resist." Powerless."

Lu Jingfan looked at me and said, "If you beat me, I will pester you too. Doing bad things every day will give you a headache to death."

I suppressed the bitterness in my heart and raised the corners of my lips, but my eyes were sore.

He seemed to remember something, and said in a low voice: "When I was in school, my classmates envied me for my good grades. I was never invited by parents, and I didn't have to be scolded by my parents after making mistakes. In fact, I envied them more, and I also wanted to I make a mistake once in a while, but I dare not! The teacher will not be angry with me, but only disappointed with me. I dare not let him down."

This person used to be like me, living like walking on eggshells all day long.

I think my tolerance and concern for him largely comes from our similarities.

"In the next life, you can make mistakes as much as you want. When I am called to school by the teacher, I will definitely clean up you when I get home."

I said in a relaxed tone as much as possible: "But I'm gay, so I won't have any biological offspring, so I can only adopt you as an adopted son like Lu Changbai. If you don't mind being a generation younger, of course I don't mind."

Lu Jingfan grabbed my hand, smiled softly, and solemnly said, "Then you can't be like him, you have to treat me better!"

I nodded, and then again, heavily.