Nineteen years later
Late autumn,
The cold rain continued,
A young man sat in the coffee shop blankly, staring at the busy and bustling city outside the window.
Even though he could feel the warmth from the cup in his hand, his heart was ice-cold ….
Why?
Because of the hospital checklist in his arms.
Although the doctor was evasive when explaining the checklist at that time, using many words such as "suspected", "possible", "not ruled out", Fang Linyan still smelled a very ominous smell from it.
Therefore, he dialed the phone next and called a customer who knew medicine. He didn't say that it was his own checklist, but only said that it was his friend's. After he finished reading the contents of the checklist, the customer said casually,
"Late stage lung cancer, basically incurable."
Then, his mind was blank for half an hour. He just stood on the side of the road in a daze. In the end, he didn't even know how to go home.
When he recovered, he found that he was already sitting in front of the bed in a daze. His hands were cold, and his heart was also at a loss. He came to the coffee shop downstairs as usual and ordered a cup of coffee, then his brain gradually recovered his senses.
Suddenly, the strength in his body seemed to be drained all of a sudden. He fell to the ground, covered his face tightly with both hands, and made a sobbing sound,
"I don't want to die … I'm only nineteen years old!"
For Fang Linyan, this late autumn November was the longest month in his life. First, his loved one died, then just after the funeral, he was found to be in the late stage of lung cancer.
Although Fang Linyan had suffered setbacks since he was a child, and his nerves had been trained to be tough enough, he still collapsed directly in the face of such continuous heavy blows. He stayed in the rented house for two days before he recovered. However, in the face of the great horror between life and death, he would still intermittently lose control of his emotions.
But who didn't do this? They drifted silently in the distance. Occasionally, they would cry wildly, cry to the sky, and lose their composure. In the end, they would gradually cool down and struggle numbly in this indifferent world?
Cold eyes, cold nights, cold rain, and cold treatment. In the past month, Fang Linyan had suffered too many supercilious looks and suffered too much pressure. He didn't completely collapse because his psychological quality was really strong. This world was too harsh on him, but he still gritted his teeth and held on tenaciously like a cockroach!
After a while, Fang Linyan stood up again, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, took a few deep breaths, and finally adjusted his state. He coughed a few times and frowned. He was obviously enduring the pain. After searching the house, he found half a piece of beef jerky that was already slightly moist.
Although Fang Linyan had no appetite at all, he still gritted his teeth and ate the remaining beef jerky bit by bit. If someone was next to him, he would think that Fang Linyan frowned and tore the food with his teeth like a wolf.
It was a hungry wolf that had been forced to a dead end in the snowstorm, but it still bared its teeth and bristled!
It was extremely wild and dangerous!
In Fang Linyan's heart, he always remembered a sentence,
Those things that can't kill us will only make us stronger!
After eating, Fang Linyan took out his mobile phone and looked at it. He found that he had received a sum of money. Just as he was about to go out, he suddenly coughed violently, making him bend his body and hold the wall. He coughed so hard that he almost coughed out his internal organs.
After a while, Fang Linyan straightened up while gasping for breath again. There was obvious blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. The palm of the hand covering his mouth was stained with blood. He pulled a piece of paper to wipe off the blood, gave himself a medicine, and then walked out of the door weakly.
***
The supermarket at the corner of the street was still open, but it was raining lightly. The cold raindrops mixed with the cold wind and fell on people's bodies. There was a bone-deep chill. Even the people who were holding umbrellas shrank their heads or necks and walked in a hurry.
Because this road was relatively remote, the installed cameras and electronic eyes had long been damaged. In addition, this was still a slum, so the higher-ups did not pay much attention to it. Therefore, many overloaded trucks and slag trucks flew on this road unscrupulously, making loud rumbling noises. It could be said that they were rampaging, and the road was also seriously damaged.
Fang Linyan walked on the road with an indifferent expression. After 5 minutes, he came to the supermarket and began to purchase.
"One box of Big Bucket Instant Noodles …"
"Dried noodles (Temporary promotion) 10 pounds"
"A bag of beef jerky (supplemental nutrition)"
"A bag of bean paste (noodles seasoning)"
“.....”
It could be seen that Fang Linyan purchased these things for the sake of being full. Why was he so thrifty? It was because he used to treat Uncle Xu who adopted him. When he did the funeral, he also borrowed a lot of foreign debts. It added up to more than 100,000 yuan.
Although Fang Linyan's childhood and adolescence were very poor, and there was a hostility in his heart, he was deeply influenced by the honest and sincere Uncle Xu when his outlook on life was formed.
Therefore, he had an obsession in his heart at this time. Even if he was really incurable, he had to pay off the debt before he died. In addition, the boss Fang Linyan met before was a miser, which was why he was so thrifty.
After quickly buying all the things he needed, Fang Linyan took the things and planned to go to the cashier to pay the bill, but at this time, he suddenly felt a little stomachache, so he went to the bathroom of the supermarket.
After coming out of the bathroom, he naturally came to the sink outside to wash his hands. Under normal circumstances, there was a mirror directly opposite the sink to facilitate customers to take care of their appearance.
The pale light was projected from above, and there was no one at the sink. After Fang Linyan washed his hands, he habitually patted his face with cold water to refresh himself. This was the habit he formed after working in the garage for several years.
However, just when he looked up at the opposite mirror, he suddenly felt cold all over. An indescribable feeling of fear instantly covered his whole body!!
It turned out that Fang Linyan didn't see his face in the mirror!
The place that should have been a mirror was actually shrouded in a thick black cloud vortex! Not only that, a palm full of scars and blood actually stretched out from the vortex. It grabbed Fang Linyan's neck and pulled him forward fiercely.
Fang Linyan only felt a burning pain from the place where his neck was grabbed. It was like being branded by a soldering iron! He had no strength all over his body, or to be precise, the power he possessed had no ability to resist in front of the bloody palm.
Just when Fang Linyan's face was about to hit the black cloud vortex, he suddenly found that a crazy blood-red eyeball appeared in the vortex. The eyeball seemed to be dug out from the eye socket. There were remnants of scarlet tissues around the eyeball, which were full of blood vessels.
The deep pupil seemed to have a huge attraction. When Fang Linyan's eyes made contact with it, he immediately felt a sense of dizziness. Then, he directly lost consciousness and didn't know anything.
***
After a long time, Fang Linyan suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. His whole body twitched, and he recovered from the dizziness.
Then, he realized that he was still standing in front of the sink. He took a few deep breaths and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He looked around, but he didn't find any bloody scars on his palms. There was no dense black cloud vortex. There were also no bloodshot eyes.
There was only the quiet washroom, the sound of water dripping from the faucet, and the pale white light above his head. He kept his hands on the sink as he stared at the mirror in front of him. It was as if everything that had happened was just an illusion!
Fang Linyan stayed in a daze for a while, then he walked out of the door, picked up the shopping basket and planned to go to the cashier to pay, but he was stunned when he walked out of the bathroom because he suddenly saw that the staff inside had started to mop the floor and clean up the shelves.
This was a common thing, but it meant that it was almost 9: 30 at this time because the supermarket closed at 10 o 'clock. In order to get off work on time, these salespeople must clean in advance.
However, Fang Linyan remembered clearly that he went out at 7: 30. Because when he left, the TV in the snack bar at the door was broadcasting the CCAV weather forecast. It would take no more than 20 minutes to walk from his home to the supermarket. He never shopped when he came into the supermarket. He just bought the things on the list and left. Then, he was in the bathroom …
He stayed for nearly an hour and a half!!
Such a strange thing made the hair on Fang Linyan's back stand up all of a sudden.
"This … this is impossible!"
If he really stood with his hands on the sink for an hour and a half, then the people in the supermarket would have already come to check. At least they wouldn't be indifferent to him now.
What happened in this hour and a half?
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