incense shop owner

At 09:30 in the evening, the music stops on time.

The crowd listening to the song gradually dispersed. No one came forward to talk to the armless singer, and no one took a photo with him. He has a strong xenophobic atmosphere and excludes everyone from his world.

Xia Guhan also didn't step forward, just glanced at him from a distance, then turned to Gu Jinnian and said, "Go back."

Now he hastily went up and told He Rui that He Rui would not believe Xia Guhan's words. He had experienced too much despair in his life, and he had already lost the ability to trust people.Even if hope shines in, the first reaction is not excitement, but suspicion, and then stay away.

Because of this, Xia Guhan did not approach He Rui.

Without asking why, Gu Jinnian took Xia Guhan's hand and walked towards Xiajia Lane together.

As the crowd dispersed, the small square gradually became quiet.

***

When he was not singing, He Rui was very quiet and would not say a word easily. He lowered his head and concentrated on doing his own thing, letting the people around him come and go.

It has been more than half a year since he lost his arm, and he has learned to live with his feet. He used his feet to pack things neatly, when suddenly a gust of wind blew, and a white business card fell in front of him.

The business card was facing upwards, and He Rui was a little short-sighted. Normally, he couldn't see the text on the business card, but he glanced at it inadvertently, and the text on the business card entered his eyes very clearly—Xia's Incense Store, No. 58, Lanyue Lane, Jing'an Road, Jing'an District, Wuzhou City.

Apart from this string of addresses, there is no other information on the white business card.

He Rui took a glance and then looked away. With the help of the staff of the scenic spot, he packed up his things and left the small square, and came to the staff dormitory of the scenic spot.

That night, He Rui had a dream.

In the dream, there was a thick fog, and he couldn't see the scene around him clearly. He walked in the thick fog in a daze.Gradually, the thick fog in front of him cleared, and a historic alley appeared in front of him.

It was as if something was calling him in front of him, leading him to walk deep into the alley.

I don't know how long I walked, and finally came to the end of the alley, and at the end was an incense shop.

"No. 58 Lanyue Lane."

As soon as He Rui read out the house number of the incense shop, he immediately realized that the address of this incense shop was exactly the same as that on the business card he had seen before.

Suddenly felt pushed by someone, and staggered straight into the incense shop.

The decoration of this incense shop is no different from other places.The only thing that is special is that there is a nearly one-meter-high cylindrical glass cabinet on the counter, which contains a pair of muscular and smooth arms.

This is his hand!

He Rui suddenly felt his heart beating violently, he staggered forward, but before he touched those hands, everything in front of him disappeared.

wake up.

He Rui opened his eyes and stared at the whitish ceiling above his head, and murmured silently: "No. 58 Lanyue Lane..."

The heart beat violently in his chest, and sporadic flames quietly emitted from the extinguished fire.

***

After Xia Guhan finished washing, he collapsed on the bed and didn't want to move anymore. He yawned and fell asleep. Seeing the old ghost standing by the bed, he stretched out his foot and kicked him lightly, "Did you give him my business card? "

It is self-evident who this "he" is.

Xia Guhan was wearing loose pajama pants, and the movement of raising his feet made the bottom of the pants slide down, revealing a section of his calf.Gu Jinnian held Xia Guhan's calf, and gently rubbed his fingers on the calf.

"itch."

Xia Guhan moved, not only did not get rid of Gu Jinnian's restraint, Gu Jinnian also took advantage of the situation and pulled him over, putting Xia Guhan's feet on his arms.

"What do you want to do?" Xia Guhan squinted slightly at Gu Jinnian, with a faint smile hidden in his eyes.

"What do you think?" Gu Jinnian leaned down and approached Xia Guhan, the two were so close that they could feel each other's breath, "I've long wanted to be in the room where you grew up..."

Before he finished speaking, Xia Guhan slammed his mouth shut.

As soon as the kiss was over, Xia Guhan chuckled softly, and Tao Hua's eyes seemed to have hooks, "Just do what you want, why are there so many nonsense?"

So, Gu Jinnian did what he wanted to do.The lights in the room were not completely dimmed until midnight.

***

Xia Guhan stayed at Xia's house for three days. During these three days, he would go to the small square to listen to He Rui's singing almost every day, and he could clearly feel He Rui's emotional changes.

He seems not as calm as the first day, which can be felt from his singing.It's not that his singing has become ugly and impetuous, but that under the vicissitudes and stubbornness, he has faintly more exciting power, which is more touching and solid.

"What else did you do?" That night, Xia Guhan stood outside the crowd with Gu Jinnian as usual and listened to He Rui's singing. Feeling the more determined force in his voice, he tilted his head and asked Gu Jinnian.

Gu Jinnian did not deny it, "Let him have a few dreams."

Dreaming of an incense shop, dreaming of my own hands.

One time may only feel like a dream, but what about two or three times?

What's more, He Rui is not really desperate in his heart, he also wants to get his hand back, so he will always be interested in the incense shop in his dream.

There is always hope in my heart.

Since He Rui is against the approach of others, let him take the initiative to find Xia Guhan.

No need to ask, Xia Guhan can probably guess what dream Gu Jinnian made He Rui have, and he has to admit that this is indeed an effective method.

Glancing at He Rui again, Xia Guhan turned around lazily, and stretched out his hand to Gu Jinnian, "Old ghost, go back."

Gu Jinnian held Xia Guhan's hand and asked knowingly, "Where are you going back?"

"Mist state."

The reason why Xia Guhan stayed at Xia's house for three days was to accompany little Louis to adapt to the environment of Xia's family. However, little Louis and Xia Yunzheng hit it off very well. During these three days and one, two, three days, he played wildly with Xia Yunzheng, and he adapted very well. Okay, Xia Guhan doesn't have to worry anymore.Secondly, it was because of He Rui. He was looking for an opportunity to get close to He Rui, and hoped that He Rui could go to Wuzhou.Now that Gu Jinnian has used a more direct method, I believe that He Rui will come to the door in person in a short time.

With both matters settled, Xia Guhan no longer needs to stay at Xia's house.

"Don't stay a few more days?" Gu Jinnian asked, and added, "Dad definitely hopes that you can go back a few days later."

Xia Guhan was silent for a while, before saying: "I know." There was nothing to hide from Gu Jinnian, "I just don't know how to get along with him."

Although there is no barrier between father and son, they have never been close, so the distance is naturally far away.Xia Guhan and Xia Yunkai say they are father and son, but they are actually more like a pair of business colleagues. Sometimes Xia Guhan can even feel that Xia Yunkai's attitude towards him is a little too cautious.

Gu Jinnian just reached out and rubbed Xia Guhan's head, "As long as you are happy, I will follow you."

Be it Wuzhou or Qinzhou, wherever Xia Guhan is, Gu Jinnian will be there.

Xia Guhan: "Yes."

The next day, Xia Guhan still chose to return to Wuzhou, because he heard from Xia Yunzheng that He Rui had submitted a leave application to the scenic spot, saying that he had a private matter to deal with.

Little Louis didn't cry when he learned that Xia Guhan was going back to Wuzhou, except he was a little bit reluctant, and obediently let Xia Yunzheng hold him.Xia Yunzheng has already found a kindergarten for him, and he will go to school tomorrow.

Although Yi Er San didn't want to be separated from Little Louis, he still went back with Xia Gu Han.

This day was the airport where Xia Yun drove Xia Guhan to. The father and son were unusually silent in the car. Xia Guhan was resting on Gu Jinnian's shoulder with his eyes closed as if he was asleep.Xia Yunkai occasionally glanced at Xia Guhan through the rearview mirror, but he still looked gentle and refined, no one could see his emotions.

At the airport, Xia Guhan got off the car.

Xia Yunkai suddenly stopped him, "Guhan..."

Xia Guhan looked over with a lazy expression.

"... Be careful in the future and pay attention to safety." Xia Yunkai held back for a long time, only this sentence came out.

"I know," Xia Guhan paused, then said, "You too."

Xia Yunkai watched Xia Guhan's figure disappear into the crowd, and sighed softly, with a complicated look on his face.

***

From Qinzhou to Wuzhou, it only takes more than two hours by plane.When Xia Guhan returned to the incense shop, the sky had not yet darkened.

He opened the backpack, and one, two, and three who were stuffed in the backpack ran out quickly, and rolled into a ball on the recliner.

The mobile phone's WeChat notification sounded, and Xia Guhan opened it to see that it was a message from Xia Gujiang.

[Xia Gujiang: Are you there yet? 】

[Xia Guhan: Just arrived. 】

Xia Gujiang sent Xia Guhan an address.

[Xia Gujiang: Tomorrow, the Serious Crime Squad will have dinner, remember to come over. 】

[Xia Gujiang: Don't be lazy, you are the team leader after all! 】

[Xia Guhan: I have something to do, let's talk about it. 】

It's not that Xia Guhan is too lazy to go, but that He Rui may come to visit him tomorrow, whether he has time to go out is another matter.

[Xia Guhan: Find someone for me. 】

[Xia Gujiang: Another case? 】

No wonder Xia Gujiang is sensitive, if there is no case, with Xia Guhan's personality, how could he take the initiative to get to know someone, he would go to bed early when he has this time.

Xia Guhan didn't answer Xia Gujiang's question, and directly sent some basic information about He Rui.

[Xia Gujiang: Got it, you wait. 】

Xia Gujiang is now in the special department, and it is very convenient to check someone's information. A few minutes later, he sent a document to Xia Guhan.

[Xia Guhan: Thank you. 】

Xia Guhan clicked on the file, and the first thing he saw was the photo of He Rui playing the piano in the concert hall.

The photo was taken before the accident. He Rui was wearing a black tuxedo and a white collared shirt.He sat in front of the piano with his back straight and elegant, like a prince who came out of a fairy tale, attracting thousands of attention.

And He Rui can indeed be called a prince. He is a student of a world-renowned music academy. He has held hundreds of solo concerts before graduation. He is well-known in the classical music circle and is known as the "Prince of Piano".

His father is a famous violin musician, Caring Yuan, and his mother is an entrepreneur, He Fang. However, He Fang died of illness two years ago, and Caring Yuan was depressed for a while.

Six months ago, there was an accident, and He Rui had to amputate his hands.This rising star in the classical music circle has not yet begun to shine, but it has ended dimly.

Guan Guanyuan also chose to retire in order to take care of his son. The father and son quit one after another, which really made the classical music circle sigh.

When Xia Gujiang searched for He Rui's information, he naturally also saw He Rui's information, so he called directly at this moment.

Xia Guhan answered the phone, and before he could speak, Xia Gujiang's anxious voice came from the phone, "This He Rui can't be a victim, right?"

The information only said that He Rui lost his hands in an accident, but did not say what accident happened.Coupled with Xia Guhan's sudden concern about this matter, Xia Gujiang was certain that He Rui was one of the victims of the organ exchange case.

"Yeah." Xia Guhan didn't deny it.

Xia Gujiang: "Where is he now?"

As soon as Xia Gujiang finished speaking, Xia Guhan heard hesitant footsteps coming from the alley.

"he came."

It seems that He Rui is also very anxious.

Before Xia Gujiang responded, Xia Guhan hung up the phone, sat on the recliner and yawned, waiting for He Rui to appear.

***

Standing at the entrance of Lanyue Lane, He Rui looked at the scene in front of him in surprise, and it turned out to be exactly the same as in the dream, which made him believe in the reality of the dream even more.

Before today, he had only been to Wuzhou City once.It was only that time that he suddenly fell from the clouds, the "Piano Prince" became a cripple who lost his hands, and his world was turned upside down.

To be honest, He Rui resisted and feared to set foot on the land of Wuzhou again.If it weren't for the incense shop that appeared in the dream every night and the hands sealed in the glass cabinet, if it wasn't for the voice in his heart that became more urgent day by day, He Rui would never have set foot in Wuzhou in his life the land.

"Lanyue Lane... No. 58..."

Facing the house number in the alley, He Rui walked deep into the alley expectantly but hesitantly.

Little by little, the scenery matched the scene in the dream. When he saw that No. 58 was really an incense shop, He Rui's anticipation climbed to the highest point.

With the two empty sleeves dangling slightly, He Rui stood at the door doing mental construction for a while, then walked into the incense shop solemnly.

As soon as he entered the incense shop, it seemed that the whole world was overcast, and the temperature was several degrees lower than outside, which made He Rui shiver involuntarily.

He Rui saw a person sitting lazily on the recliner behind the counter, probably heard him walk in, and raised his eyelids to look over.

The other party saw his empty sleeves, but he didn't show any expression of surprise or surprise, his eyes were still shallow, and he had no other emotions except the bleary sleepiness that was not yet awake.

Even though it was a simple glance, He Rui felt inexplicably seen through, which made him a little nervous.Fortunately, he was used to big scenes, so he quickly regained his composure, and said to the young man at the counter, "Hello."

"Hello." Xia Guhan responded casually, waiting for He Rui to explain himself.

He Rui didn't hesitate any longer, stared at Xia Guhan's penetrating black eyes, and tentatively said: "I've been having a dream for the past few days, and the scene in the dream is your incense shop. My The dream told me that I could find my hands when I came here.”

His tone became more and more serious, "I want to ask you, can I really get my hands back?"

Xia Guhan didn't answer He Rui, he stood up directly from the couch, walked straight towards He Rui's direction, and when he passed by He Rui, he suddenly said, "Come with me."

Without waiting for He Rui to react, he walked past him to the door.

He Rui was stunned for a moment before reacting and following.

When the two came to the alley, Xia Guhan opened the back door and motioned for He Rui to get in the car, He Rui got in the car despite all doubts in his heart.

Seeing the scenery outside the car window becoming more and more familiar, He Rui began to become restless.

He knows where this road leads, and he took this road the last time he came to Wuzhou. He got it with confidence, but in the end he lost his arms and turned the world upside down.

As if thinking of some unbearable scenes, all the blood on He Rui's face faded, and he was instantly pale as paper. Beads of sweat dripped from his forehead, and the roots of his teeth were trembling, and he couldn't control the trembling.

He Rui stared at the scenery outside the window, forcing himself to overcome his psychological resistance and fear.

The moment he decided to come to Wuzhou, He Rui was ready to put all his eggs in one basket. Although he couldn't restrain the fear in his heart, He Rui never thought of backing down.

He is already in this half-dead appearance, where is there any place to make a profit?

Thinking of this, He Rui gradually relaxed, trying not to recall that unbearable past.

As if Xia Guhan didn't notice He Rui's mood, he drove the car all the way to Tiandong Garden District.

The few remaining residents of Tiandong Garden Community moved out of the community under the persuasion of the government after the accident of the trick doctor.Afterwards, the government sent people to guard the community, and the community was unsealed after all the organs were found.

After Xia Guhan parked the car, he got out of the car and went to the back. He Rui opened the door, "Here we are, come with me."

After speaking, he walked straight towards the community.

He Rui took a deep breath, got out of the car with a pale face, and followed Xia Guhan.

The last time I came here was half a year ago, but this time, He Rui felt that some changes had taken place in this neighborhood.Mingming's scenery of the neighborhood hasn't changed at all, but when he stepped in again, it seemed that it wasn't as dark as before, and it looked brighter.

Xia Guhan walked directly into the duty room of the special department.

The Tianshi in the duty room knew Xia Guhan, and immediately stood up when he saw him coming in, "Boss Xia."

"Yeah." Xia Guhan responded, and said directly to the celestial master on duty, "Please bring No. 173 down to me."

The special administration numbered these organs and gave the list to Xia Guhan.

No. 173 is He Rui's hands.

The Tianshi on duty immediately used the walkie-talkie to ask the person on the third floor to take down No. 173.

He Rui was full of confusion, but he let himself not think about anything, and stood behind Xia Guhan without any distractions, waiting for his fate to judge him.

A few minutes later, He Rui heard sonorous footsteps coming from the door, and he almost subconsciously couldn't look past it.A few seconds later, a person holding a cylindrical glass case appeared in his field of vision.

The cylindrical glass cabinet was exactly the same as in his dream, and the hands inside were all too familiar to him.

It was his hand.

No matter how calm He Rui was, seeing his hands intact in the glass cabinet at this moment, he couldn't suppress the emotion in his heart anymore, his eyes flickered, and crystal water condensed in his eyes.But he couldn't bear to blink, and stared at those hands without blinking.

The celestial master on duty saw that No. 173 had both hands, and then looked at He Rui's empty arms, and he understood everything. He said respectfully, "Boss Xia, let's go out first."

"It's troublesome." Xia Guhan nodded.

After the other person put down the glass cabinet, he withdrew with the celestial master on duty.

He Rui also finally found his own voice, "Xia Boss Xia, is it true?"

"Take off your clothes." Xia Guhan didn't answer He Rui's question, put on his gloves and took out his left hand from the glass cabinet.

He Rui was stunned for a while before he realized that he forgot how to undress with his feet in a panic.

"You don't mind others seeing it?" Xia Guhan asked suddenly.

"I don't mind." He Rui shook his head again and again, sweating on his forehead, "I don't mind."

In fact, he minded, but he obviously couldn't tolerate being too hypocritical at the moment.

Xia Guhan rushed to the door and said, "Come in alone."

The celestial master on duty went and returned.

Xia Guhan: "Help him take off his clothes."

"Yes." The celestial master on duty responded, then walked to He Rui's side, and stretched out his hand to help him take off his clothes.

He Rui tried his best to control the urge to avoid, and gritted his teeth to express his gratitude, "I'm sorry for your trouble."

With the help of the celestial master on duty, He Rui's shirt was quickly taken off.

He Rui looks thin, but not thin. His body is covered with a thin layer of muscles, which conforms to the mainstream aesthetic of "looking thin when dressed and fleshy when undressed".It's just that the lower part of the shoulder, which used to belong to the arm, is now covered with scars like the mouth of a bowl, which is hideous and terrifying.

Even He Rui himself resisted the scars, frowning and not wanting to look down at them.

The celestial master on duty didn't show any surprise, he was just a little curious, how could Xia Guhan connect He Rui's arm with his arms like this?

"Boss Xia, I'm sorry to trouble you." He Rui inexplicably believed that Xia Guhan could do it, his eyes were so clear and calm, he could easily soothe the tension and fear in his heart.

Xia Guhan nodded slightly.

In the next second, He Rui's left arm floated up and automatically moved towards He Rui's shoulder.

Before they touched each other, the scars began to fall off, exposing bloody flesh and nerves.Strangely, He Rui didn't feel any pain during this process. After a few seconds, he felt a slight itching, like ants crawling.

He Rui couldn't help but look down, and was surprised to see that the skin on his shoulders and arms seemed to be alive, and healed together at a speed visible to the naked eye.

While he was full of astonishment, Xia Guhan had already taken out the other arm, and He Rui took it in the same way.

In less than 5 minutes, He Rui's hands returned to him firmly, as if they had never been broken.

As if the unaccustomed hands had already returned, He Rui moved his fingers carefully, without any resistance, and moved completely according to his heart.So the range of his movements became bigger and bigger, and he swung his left and right hands together, without any pain, exactly the same as before the break.

After a long time, He Rui stopped, stared at his hands, and couldn't help crying anymore.

After being shocked, the celestial master on duty began to comfort He Rui.

He Rui quickly recovered his mood, and looked at Xia Guhan gratefully, "Boss Xia, thank you very much."

Before he finished speaking, he bent his knees, intending to kneel down for Xia Guhan.However, a gust of air held his knee firmly and prevented him from kneeling.

He Rui knew that this was what Xia Guhan meant, so he didn't insist on kneeling down to Xia Guhan, but said with some embarrassment: "Boss Xia, what reward do you need? As long as I have it, I will definitely give it."

There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, his hands are the reward that person gave, and now Boss Xia is helping him to take his hands back, and he must also be rewarded.

It's just that he has nothing now, so he can't give much, but Xia Guhan wanted it, and he tried his best to pay it back.

"Write me a song." Xia Guhan took off his gloves and threw them into the trash can.

"Ah?" He Rui didn't expect Xia Guhan to ask for such a simple reward, so he didn't realize it for a while.

Xia Guhan didn't want to say more, turned around and walked out of the duty room.

He Rui hurriedly followed, and after getting into Xia Guhan's car, he said solemnly: "Boss Xia, I will definitely write a song for you."

"En." Xia Guhan responded casually, started the car, and sent He Rui directly to the train station.

Watching He Rui go away, Xia Guhan tilted his head and said to Gu Jinnian: "His luck has been stolen."

What Xia Yunzheng said is correct, He Rui's fate is extremely precious, and his future achievements are destined to be extraordinary.It stands to reason that it will not be reduced to this level.

But someone stole his luck and made him fall from the clouds overnight.

"But it doesn't matter to him." Gu Jinnian was not worried about He Rui's future.

What kind of achievements a person will have may be affected by luck and fate, but the real decisive factor is the person himself.

Just like He Rui, after this experience, he survived again. In fact, his luck and fate have changed. No one knows where he will go in the future and how high he will stand.

"That's right." Xia Guhan smiled.

When the voice fell to the ground, Xia Guhan's cell phone rang.

It was Xia Gujiang who called, Xia Guhan connected and said "Hello" lazily.

Xia Gujiang: "Is it resolved?"

"solved."

"I don't need to go out for a dinner tomorrow, I'll change it to a luxury seven-day tour in the same state!" Xia Gujiang said while making a voice of envy, "Tsk, Cong Min's luck is against the sky. Weibo reposted the lottery and reposted millions of articles , just let him get a luxury seven-day tour for ten people in the same state. Our whole group can't make up ten people!"

Xia Guhan: "..."

Gu Jinnian: "..."

The two looked at each other, aspiring to treat Cong Min as an exception.

Cong Min, the man with the golden light of luck on his head, is the one who is chased by the heavens to feed him, so he cannot be regarded as an ordinary person!