Chapter 02

In fact, it had only been less than a month since Lin Shengwen met Liang Xun and they got their marriage certificate. And it hadn't even been a month since they got their marriage certificate.

The story begins two months ago.

That day, when Lin Shengwen finished his night shift and completed the handover, it was just after seven o'clock and he could have left work. Unexpectedly, a phone call called him from his workstation in the Medical Bureau to the administrative office of the vice president.

Lin Shengwen was familiar with the route, but he didn't feel happy.

The vice president of the First Affiliated Hospital of Tingshi University Medical School is named Yu, with the full name Yu Minjun. He is not only the chief physician of neurosurgery, but also the second-in-command of Tingshi University Medical School.

——He is also the supervisor of Lin Shengwen’s doctoral thesis.

Once a teacher, always a father. Lin Shengwen almost always complies with Yu Minjun's instructions.

But there are also things he can't respond to.

For example, Yu Minjun repeatedly hinted to Lin Shengwen that he would go on a blind date with his daughter Yu Qian.

Lin Shengwen knocked on the door, once and then twice. Someone from inside said "Come in", and Lin Shengwen pushed the door open and entered the room.

"Professor Yu, what do you want from me?"

"Hey, sit down and talk. What's the point of standing?" Yu Minjun gestured for him to sit down. "Would you like some tea, Shengwen?"

"Thank you for your trouble, but no need for tea. I just finished my night shift. If I drink tea, I won't be able to sleep when I go back." Lin Shengwen smiled politely and waved his hand.

"Well, now that you've said that, I can't keep you talking any more," Yu Minjun laughed. "It's not a big deal. You've met my daughter, Yu Qian, before. What do you think of her?"

Lin Shengwen pursed his lips, thought for a moment, and then said to Yu Minjun, "Yu Qian is a good girl. We met once at the annual meeting of the hospital. She is very beautiful. I heard you mentioned that she is a master's student at Ting University. She is quite outstanding."

"I am also grateful that Professor Yu cares about my private life."

"But Professor Yu, it's like this. I'm not going to hide it from you. I've actually been dating someone for a few years, and we're planning to get married this year. You see..."

Yu Minjun understood immediately, clasped his hands together, and looked at Lin Shengwen for a long moment before slowly saying, "Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"

Lin Shengwen lowered his head, pondering how to cover up his lie. After a while, he raised his head and smiled at Yu Minjun: "You haven't asked me either. My partner doesn't work in the medical system, and there's no occasion for me to introduce him to you."

Yu Minjun clapped his hands and said, "That's great. Didn't you say you're getting married this year? Remember to tell me."

Lin Shengwen's smile almost froze: "Of course, I'll let you know when the date is set."

Lin Shengwen came out of the vice president's office and went back to his workstation in the Medical Bureau to pack his belongings before taking the elevator downstairs.

He ordered a takeout double iced Americano at Starmark on the first floor of the outpatient building, took a packaged brownie from the counter, and handed it to the worker who took the order.

Unexpectedly, he ran into his resident doctor Tao Tao at the food service counter.

Tao Tao stared in amazement as Lin Shengwen accepted the extra-large cup of iced Americano. He angrily said, "Teacher Lin, don't you only order fruit-flavored sparkling water at Starmark? Why did you have coffee today? The day before yesterday, I ordered espresso. What did you tell me? 'Caffeine blocks four types of adenosine receptors. Drinking too much will affect your performance on stage.' I don't even dare to drink it now!"

"—Because I'm getting off work now, of course I can drink as much as I want," Lin Shengwen said expressionlessly, adding, "And when you ordered the day before yesterday, the clinic hours hadn't started yet. Also, please don't overthink me, thank you."

Tao Tao subconsciously wanted to complain, "You're such a genius to drink coffee after a late night shift." He looked up at Lin Shengwen's expression, then swallowed his words. "Okay...thank you for your advice. By the way, Professor Lin, I just received an email with the revision comments for the big review we collaborated on with the Institute of Omics. It's a minor revision. Can I send it to you for your review today?"

"Okay." Lin Shengwen nodded, "I have to take care of some personal matters today. I'll show it to you during lunch break tomorrow.

Tao Tao stood there in a daze.

He knew his teaching teacher Lin Shengwen very well. At some point, the young doctors in the hospital started calling Lin Shengwen a "human-machine handsome man."

The reason is very simple: Lin Shengwen has a face that makes working in a hospital a sheer waste of resources. His energy level is also terrifyingly high. His surgery schedule is packed, and each neurosurgery operation takes a long time. The operation alone is enough to consume his physical strength. However, once Lin Shengwen gets off the operating table, he guides them diligently and responsibly. Not only does he review and revise the papers from beginning to end, and also gives speeches at academic conferences, Lin Shengwen can find time to practice with the police twice.

The human-machine handsome man deserves the title.

Tao Tao had always thought that Lin Shengwen had no private time. In his opinion, Lin Shengwen was either off duty or working, and he would probably come to the hospital as soon as he opened his eyes. He never thought that Lin Shengwen would have "private matters" to deal with.

Tao Tao was so shocked that his voice trembled slightly: "Oh oh oh oh, I'm not in a hurry. It would be a bother for you if you have time to take a look. Teacher Lin, I'm very grateful!"

"Why are you so excited?" Lin Shengwen glanced at him and stuffed the brownie he just bought into Tao Tao's hand. "Here you go. I'm leaving.

Tao Tao pretended to burst into tears, his face full of exaggerated expression: "Teacher Lin is so kind, goodbye Teacher Lin."

Lin Shengwen had indeed bought this iced American coffee to deal with his thorny personal matter. Even though he usually slept little, he couldn't handle the long nights spent writing grant applications and then working a long night shift. After the night shift, he had to rack his brains to politely decline the vice president's blind date.

——Although he declined politely, he still had to find a suitable person to pretend to be his partner and bring the person to Yu Minjun for review so as to dispel Yu Minjun's idea of ​​urging him to get married.

But this is not his biggest headache.

The reason why Lin Shengwen broke his vow and drank coffee to stay awake was because he had to discuss the termination of the lease with his landlord today.

Strictly speaking, this was not a termination of the lease, but he was forcibly evicted by his landlord.

Lin Shengwen had already rented this apartment before he started working there. His primary consideration was, of course, distance. The distance to the university hospital was only four kilometers, so it only took a few minutes to drive there.

Although the building is quite old, the interior of the house has been renovated, the internal structure and traffic flow are quite user-friendly, and the rent is not expensive. The only drawback is that there is no elevator on the fifth floor, which is also a pain point in old communities. However, an external elevator was installed in this building a few years ago, which directly made this old apartment invincible.

However, just a few days ago, the landlord contacted Lin Shengwen in a roundabout way to ask him all sorts of questions.

At first, Lin Shengwen thought the landlord was raising the rent, which was no big deal to him. He replied directly, "How much is the increase? Give me a number."

Unexpectedly, the landlord quickly played a voice message to Lin Shengwen.

Lin Shengwen frowned and pressed the button to convert the text to text, but the landlord spoke the old dialect of Ting City, and the language hadn't evolved to this level yet. He had no choice but to put on headphones and listen to the half-minute voice message in the corner of the locker room.

"Mr. Lin, it's like this. I have a son at home who is two or three years older than you. This brat never returned to Ting City before, and he was always indifferent when I called him. But two days ago, he suddenly came back and said he had found a wife. She is not young anymore, and they want to get married this year and come back to Ting City to work in the future. My wife and I have to prepare a wedding house for him. Although this house is a bit old, if we have the spare money, we would of course buy him a new house. Besides, you have been renting here for so many years, and I am embarrassed to ask..."

The voice stopped here, so there was no need to continue.

Lin Shengwen pressed his solar plexus, moved his fingers, typed a line of words and sent it over: "Okay, it's okay. When you are free, please go through the termination procedures with me."

Lin Shengwen opened the door and walked into the house with his bag on his back. After waiting for a while, the landlord rang the doorbell and came in.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Lin."

"Won't."

Lin Shengwen had finished his glass of iced American coffee. He brewed a pot of Biluochun tea for the landlord, pushed the cup in front of him, and then began to read the lease termination agreement that the landlord had given him.

The landlord was nervous and somewhat reserved. In theory, both the landlord and the tenant need to explain the situation to each other before terminating a lease. In his desperation, he'd asked Lin Shengwen to vacate the lease quickly, effectively breaching the contract first. It was simply that Lin Shengwen didn't bother to argue with him.

Lin Shengwen took a pen from the drawer, signed his name at the bottom of the agreement, and marked the date.

"I'll move out as soon as possible... When will your son come to Ting City?"

"He called and said it was early next month."

Lin Shengwen frowned, but soon his expression returned to normal, making it hard to tell what he was thinking. "Less than two weeks."

The landlord's face was embarrassed, his hands trembled, and he almost knocked over Lin Shengwen's teacup and broke it on the ground: "I will return the deposit to you as soon as possible, Mr. Lin."

"Okay, please." Lin Shengwen nodded.

After Lin Shengwen saw the landlord off, he fell asleep for a full night's sleep. He had a day and a half off, so naturally he had to use it to rest. Lin Shengwen's sleep was short, so a full night's sleep only lasted from noon to five in the afternoon.

When I woke up, I found several missed calls on my phone. They were all from Pei Ning.

Pei Ning is his real childhood friend.

Pei Ning's parents and Lin Shengwen's parents have been friends for many years. Coincidentally, Pei Ning was born in the same year as him. The two families had frequent interactions when they were young, and even went to the same elementary and junior high school. Later, Pei Ning's father was transferred to another province for work, so Pei Ning had to transfer to Kangfu for high school, and later went to study in Country B. The familiarity between them faded a little.

But because of the relationship between us as parents, there are occasions when we can chat from time to time.

Five or six years later, another mutual friend in their circle, Xu Yiming, got married. Lin Shengwen and Pei Ning sat at the same table. Lin Shengwen was surprised to find that Pei Ning had become much more stable from his original unruly demeanor. After a few visits, he and Pei Ning resumed their previous interactions. However, in Lin Shengwen's eyes, Pei Ning was still the same little brat.

Lin Shengwen didn't call back, but opened the message interface with Pei Ning. As expected, there was an unread message: "Lin Shengwen, come out for a drink! Xu Shao's game."

Lin Shengwen tapped the screen of his phone and replied, "No."

Pei Ning replied as quickly as if he lived in his phone: "Oh, please, Master Xu said he wants to open that Macallan 25-year-old whiskey he bought a while ago. You have to be there, otherwise he won't let me drink it."

Lin Shengwen was speechless: "I don't drink."

"I know, I didn't ask you to drink. As long as I can drink Xu Shao's wine, it's fine. Please help me, buddy. I beg you." After Pei Ning sent this message, he also sent a crying emoticon.

Lin Shengwen replied: "Then you can do me a favor too."

"What help? Just let me know if I can help!" Pei Ning's excitement could be felt just by reading the words.

Lin Shengwen thought for a moment: "I remember you said before that you had a high school classmate who was very close to you and later became a real estate agent, right? The one you still have dinner with from time to time."

Pei Ning's message came back instantly: "Yes, what's the matter? Do you have something to talk to Liang Xun about?"

Lin Shengwen asked Pei Ning: "Give me Liang Xun's contact information."

Jinlu Road in Ting City is a street lined with countless bars and taverns, and the marked parking spaces along the road are filled with luxury cars. Lin Shengwen's Panamera looks like a nanny car among them.

He walked into the club, passed the booth area outside, and went to the end of the inner corridor.

The club's organizer, Xu Yiming, also known as Xu Shao, was the owner. It had recently become a household name in Ting City—many celebrities and actors would come to the club for drinks and dancing, and there would be occasional live performances by singer-songwriters, not to mention the renowned DJs who were spinning the tunes. This brought the club considerable popularity both online and offline. This was all due to Xu Yiming's involvement in a film and entertainment company, with a large number of artists under his wing.

There is a private room inside the club for Xu Yiming and his friends to gather.

This was Lin Shengwen's second time here. Although he was unfamiliar with the place, he walked without much hesitation.

So he could never have imagined that someone would stumble out of the bathroom and crash into his arms.

His hair was smooth and his bangs were a little long, almost covering his eyebrows and eyes.

Even in the dim light of the corridor, it took Lin Shengwen several seconds to finally see him clearly.

——There is a teardrop mole under the corner of the man’s left eye.

In fact, Lin Shengwen had only seen one photo of the two of them on Pei Ning's phone.

Therefore, he did not recognize at all that the person throwing himself into his arms was Liang Xun himself.