Chapter 022 Shadow of the Movie King (22)
Tao Xing slept soundly for three days. On the fourth day, he called his father to express his condolences, and then asked the system: "How did I die?"
080 was sweating profusely, hesitating: "Host... Host, I... haven't debugged it yet."
“…”
Tao Xing lay back on the bed: "Then I'll sleep a little longer. Call me when you're done."
The mountain breeze brought the fragrance of flowers. On the steps in the forest, a dark shadow bid farewell to the gate and walked down the mountain.
Its steps were very slow, but as it walked, it could not move anymore, so it melted into one piece and flowed down the steps.
This is still slow, but not as tiring.
After a lot of effort, I finally reached the foot of the mountain. There were more and more people walking on the road, so I didn't want to be seen. I had to walk in the shadows and overlap with the shadows of the plants and houses, so I moved forward in a sneaky manner.
From sunrise to sunset, from sunny days to rainy days, dark shadows crawled across the ground, from between the grass and trees to among the crowd.
It hears the bustling voices of people discussing what to eat for lunch and the meaning of life, the laughter of lovers and the crying of children.
It saw houses, roads, vehicles and pedestrians in black and white.
No longer an accessory, it is independent, but also lonely.
It crawls forward bit by bit in the human world.
It hurts when someone steps on you, it feels hot when the sun shines on you, and it feels cold when the night wind blows.
Missing him makes my heart ache.
I want to see him very much.
I don’t have a heart, but I know heartache. Since I miss you, let’s go and meet you.
In the magnificent community, Tao Xing slept until the next morning.
080 still didn’t call him.
"If you can't debug it properly, I'm almost paralyzed by sleep." Tao Xing complained speechlessly. He couldn't sleep any more and had to get out of bed and order something to eat.
After ordering the food and putting down my phone, I heard the doorbell.
The takeaway can’t be that fast, Tao Xing was slightly startled. She walked to the door and was surprised to see a familiar face through the video doorbell.
He was startled and opened the door: "Dad, why are you here?"
Tao's father came in hurriedly, carrying a lot of bags. "I came to see you. You said a lot of things on the phone yesterday, but the more I listened, the more I felt something was wrong. Son, are you going on a long trip?"
"Um..." Tao Xing didn't know what to say. Perhaps she had inadvertently revealed a farewell tone during her phone call yesterday.
"I've told you a long time ago that you don't have to work anymore. Can't the Chen Group afford to support you?" said Tao's father.
"It's true that I haven't taken any more acting jobs." Tao Xing said.
"That's all. Don't go on business trips. Just be a good rich young man. You just got up, right? You haven't eaten yet, right? Come on, I'll book a restaurant and we can have a good meal together."
This... sounds good. There is nothing to do anyway. After washing up, Tao Xing went downstairs with her father. The driver was waiting.
In the next few days, Tao's father fully utilized his superpower of being rich.
Tao Xing now has a villa, a luxury car, and a manor under his name. He can go out to sea on a private yacht and travel on a private plane.
I played around for several days non-stop and there were many houses, but after playing around I still returned to my residence in this community. Living in a place I am used to has a more lively atmosphere.
Going out to play was tiring, and after returning home, both of them were exhausted.
The unreliable 080 finally appeared: "Host, the debugging is complete. According to the current situation, the best way to leave is to drown in the bathtub."
Tao Xing nodded and glanced sideways at the person next to him.
Father Tao is at his home and hasn't left yet.
It’s better not to let him see the drowning. He wanted to drive his father away: “Dad, don’t you have to go to the group?”
"No need. Didn't you ask me to find a professional team to manage it? I don't have to deal with anything on a daily basis. I'm very free. Son, what else do you want to play?"
Tao Xing was stabbed by the boomerang, and he stroked his brow and sighed: "Let's talk about it tomorrow." He looked at his father deeply and said, "I'm going to take a shower first."
"Okay, go ahead." Father Tao waved his hand, sat in the living room, picked up his mobile phone and flipped through it casually.
Tao Xing looked back, then turned around and closed the bathroom door.
It was already dark, and the city lights looked like stars in the sky.
"Knock knock knock." There was a knock on the door.
Tao's father in the living room frowned and asked, "Who is it?"
As he spoke, he walked over and looked through the video doorbell... nothing, just pitch black.
He raised his voice: "Who?"
"I'm looking for Tao Xing." said a voice outside the door.
"I know you are looking for him. Who are you? Don't cover your face." Tao's father suspected that it was a stalker fan. His son is now famous and has been chased by fans several times when he goes out.
"I didn't cover my face," the voice said.
Father Tao was suspicious and looked at the screen again, but it was still black. He hesitated for a moment, thinking about something.
After a while, he coughed lightly and opened the door.
There is nothing to be afraid of anyway. The community security system is very advanced. Someone will come immediately once you press the alarm.
The door opened, his phone fell, and he was stunned.
In front of my eyes, there is a black... I don't know what it is, like a floating black sheet, except for two oval red pieces on the top.
The black sheets were not pure black, they were a bit dirty, with grass streaks on them, and they were gray all over, and there seemed to be a wheel rut running from top to bottom.
The dusty black bed sheet was speaking: "I'm looking for Tao Xing."
Tao's father turned his head stiffly: "Son, there is a ghost looking for you..."
His voice was trembling, and even he could not hear it clearly, let alone the person who was still taking a shower.
There was no response from the bathroom.
The shadow outside the door asked, "Can I come in?"
Father Tao staggered back: "You...you go in."
The black shadow lifted the "sheet", stepped in, stood by the door, looked around, it was a familiar room, with a friendly atmosphere.
"He... is taking a shower." Tao's father closed the door, "You... you can just sit anywhere?"
The black shadow looked at the dust on its body and didn't dare to sit down casually. It itself was not stained by dust, but it could not withstand the long journey, the wind and sun, and the lack of energy in its body, so it could not protect itself from dust.
Father Tao finally came back to his senses and walked up to it tremblingly: "Are you...are you...Jiang Lin's shadow?"
Ah Ying raised her red eyes to look at him and tilted her head: "Yes."
"It's really you." Tao Xing talked with the master for such a long time last time, he must have heard the whole story, but his son didn't tell him clearly, so he didn't ask any more questions.
I roughly guessed it was it from the screen just now, but when I actually opened the door, I was still surprised by its appearance.
It wasn't scary, and the two red eyes were actually quite cute, just like a little rabbit. It was just a little different from what he had imagined. He thought the shadow was Jiang Lin's blackened appearance, but it turned out not to be very human.
"Didn't my son send you to the Taoist temple? Why are you back?" Father Tao sorted out his thoughts, "Did someone in the Taoist temple bully you?"
"No." Ah Ying replied, "I miss him and want to see him."
"Who are you meeting?" As soon as Tao's father asked, he got the answer, "My son, do you miss him?" The old father was a little confused.
The sound of water stopped, and the person who was taking a bath might be about to come out. The black shadow was delighted and without bothering to reply, he took a step forward to meet him.
But suddenly, he stopped, as if he thought of something, and stepped back. His body flowed into one piece and he quickly hid under the carpet.
Tao's father: "!!"
Is it so magical that it can even transform?
He lay on the ground and lifted a corner of the blanket: "What's the matter?"
A voice came from under the blanket: "He...will take me back."
"Don't you want to go back?" Tao's father summed up the key point.
With a "click", the bathroom door lock turned.
Shadow shrank back into the carpet again.
"Then you can't hide forever." said Tao's father.
However, the shadow curled up into a ball and refused to come out.
The bathroom door opened and Tao Xing walked out slowly. As soon as he turned around, he paused and his expression changed slightly.
He blinked: "Dad...why are you kneeling?"
Father Tao glanced at his own posture, spit a few times, stood up and patted his clothes: "I'm practicing bending down, are you done washing?"
"You're old, why are you still bending down? Aren't you afraid of hurting yourself?" Tao Xing picked up the water glass at the table. "I'm not done yet," he said, "Dad, I want to take a bath."
"Oh, go ahead." Tao's father replied absentmindedly. If the shadow wanted to hide, should he tell his son or not?
Tao Xing walked a few steps in the room, got a glass of water, and returned to the bathroom.
There was no time to say anything, so let's wait until he comes out. Father Tao patted his chest and watched the little shadow poke his head out from under the carpet.
He laid on the ground again: "Why don't you want to go back? You have to tell me, so that I can help you find out what my son thinks."
Ah Ying poked his head out, was silent for a moment, and said, "I miss him."
"Don't keep saying this." Father Tao was anxious and lifted up the carpet. "Come out and say it."
Ah Ying had nowhere to hide, so he slowly restored his three-dimensional appearance. His speech was very slow, but also very clear: "Without him, nothing is interesting. I can't see anything but his figure. Every minute and every second is unbearable. So, I came to find him. There are thousands of difficulties and dangers on the road, but I am not afraid. As long as I think about the ultimate goal of seeing him, I will have infinite strength. I don't want to leave him, ever. As long as I am by his side, even if I have to hide like this, can't talk to him, can't touch him, it doesn't matter. I am very happy to be able to see him and hear him."
Father Tao was stunned, his eyes flickered slightly.
He also had this feeling after his wife passed away.
This kind of emotion is called lovesickness, but he has no one to express his lovesickness to.
You don't know how deeply I miss you.
He looked at the little shadow in shock. Why would a shadow have such emotions? Are they the same as human emotions?
In the steamy bathroom, Tao Xing finished watching a few videos, drank a glass of water, and got up from the bathtub.
080: “???”
The system watched him wipe the water and put on his clothes, and finally couldn't help but asked: "Host, why are you up?"
"What's wrong?"
"You have to sink. If you sink, I will start the departure procedure."
"Oh." Tao Xing buttoned up his pajamas. "I don't plan to die today." He paused. "I don't want a father to witness his son's death. I'll wait until he's gone."
After saying that, he opened the door and walked out.
After walking out the door and turning the corner, he paused again.
Then he blinked and was completely stunned.
At the same time, the man and the figure who were looking at each other heard the noise and looked over.
The two sides' eyes met and they both widened their eyes. The room was extremely silent for a while.
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