Chapter 61
Looking at his father with tubes plugged into his bedside, he didn't have the dignity that he valued most.
Even though he had a physical examination every year, the report was only in He Lang's hands. He Xintong had no idea that He Lang's health was so bad.
If it weren't for the news of He Yu's death, perhaps this matter could have been kept secret a little longer.
The He family cannot afford to make any mistakes. This man, who attaches great importance to the honor of the He family and has always been particular about decency, can only be covered with these tubes that he hates the most.
This strange picture is so familiar.
His mother passed away in the same way, quietly on a certain night.
Would his father be like this too?
Or, after waking up, would you stare at him with hatred? Not as if you were looking at your son, but as if you were looking at an enemy.
He Xintong was familiar with this kind of look.
At that time, his mother had just passed away, and He Lang's mind was unable to change for a while. Looking at this child who made his wife's health worse, his eyes were so complicated.
And this time, He Yu was buried in the sea in a foreign land, and that kind of look would reappear.
After all, He Yu was sent abroad to study and manage overseas companies because He Lang didn't want the two brothers to have a rift.
Even if you look into it more deeply, all this happened because He Yu and others wanted to kidnap He Xintong and make him disappear from this world.
But so what? At least it was He Yu who died, not He Xintong.
According to news from California, He Yu happened to be at the scene of a fight between two gangs. He was shot and fell into the sea, and his body has never been recovered.
When this news came, it was already the next day. As of today, this person has been stamped "missing", which means he is dead in a social sense.
However, the case was full of doubts, and He Xintong and He Lang could not accept the results of the investigation.
He was already in poor health, and after this excitement, he never woke up again.
Without his father's protection and his brother to take responsibility, all the burdens fell on this 17-year-old boy who was not yet an adult.
He had just finished the college entrance examination, and even filled in the application form for Renda University, which was the closest to Beicheng University among the options he could choose. He wanted to be closer to Lin Mian.
Economics is his ambition. He is unwilling to accept He Yu's treatment of him, and he wants to defeat He Yu in the thing he is most proud of.
Now that everyone has left, He Xintong doesn’t know if he can still enter university like other freshmen.
During the day, he would imitate He Lang's behavior in the company and deal with things he had never come into contact with.
So at night he had to study frantically by He Lang's bedside and not show any weakness in front of outsiders.
His father and brother have fallen, but the He family still has him, and the He family cannot fall.
This company, which is the result of my father's hard work, must not fail.
So even if the consequence of He Lang waking up might mean being hated by He Lang for the rest of his life, He Xintong didn't care.
He just wanted this man who loved him but not that much to wake up.
This is the only relative he has left in this world.
The last time he spoke to Lin Mian was when he checked her grades and excitedly told her that although he could not go to the same school with her in the future, he could be close to her.
Lin Mian was already very busy at that time, so busy that he could hear the voice calling Lin Mian's name through the phone.
But she was still willing to stop for him and listen to his thoughts.
At that time, He Xintong didn't expect that this phone call would make him think about it again and again one day.
She was so kind that she could stop for him.
But he couldn't be so selfish and always ask Lin Mian to accommodate him.
She had no responsibility or obligation to bend over for him again and again.
So, let him be a guardian.
Seeing her happy, he was happy too.
This is the only way for He Xintong to taste happiness.
Although the corners of his mouth were raised, his eyes were full of sadness. He Xintong couldn't deceive himself.
When tears rolled down the corners of his mouth, He Xintong suddenly realized that tears were bitter.
A sound of piano rang out. This was the song that He Xintong recorded when Lin Mian was playing the piano and set it as the ringtone. It made him feel that Lin Mian was right next to him.
His eyes were frighteningly dim without a trace of light. When He Xintong opened his flip phone and saw the name on the caller ID was "Xiaomian", he sat up straight, and all his decadence and frustration disappeared.
He pulled up the hem of his clothes to wipe away his tears, and adjusted his voice a few times, for fear that the sound of his crying would be heard.
"Hey, Xiao He, did you watch TV today?"
The background noise over there was so noisy that the already distorted sound became even more unclear.
But He Xintong listened so carefully that he did not miss a single word Lin Mian said.
"I'm watching. Congratulations, Xiao Mian. You're a well-deserved champion."
There was no response from the other side for a long time.
He Xintong's hand holding the phone trembled slightly. Did he say something wrong?
As expected, he couldn't do anything right, even his words were clumsy, which made Lin Mian tolerate him all the time.
Just when He Xintong was about to apologize, a voice finally came from the other end of the receiver.
"Are you...crying?"
He Xintong was stunned. He made sure that he did not make any sound that would expose him. How did she know?
"I, I'm not crying."
This coquettish and obvious tone of voice made He Xintong feel embarrassed. Shame spread throughout his body, and he slowly arched his back, trying to curl himself up into a ball.
"How many years have we known each other?"
Do we need to count this?
"Six Years"
"So I know you very well."
In the past few years, He Xintong has never changed since he became her deskmate.
When He Xintong trusted her and handed the rope of his own destiny to Lin Mian, Lin Mian knew that this would be her lifelong friend.
So she understood him, knew that she could easily catch his emotions, and his lies would never stand up to her.
He Xintong pursed his lips. In front of Lin Mian, he would be the first one to bow his head.
That's all he would do.
He Xintong said all the words that he could not mention to anyone.
Those emotions have never been suppressed, and the sadness spreading in the chest all poured out, and the last rain of youth finally poured down.
Lin Mian listened patiently without interrupting He Xintong.
When the last word fell, Lin Mian said, "Wait for me," and hung up the phone.
Looking at the phone that had quieted down again, He Xintong wiped away his tears, stood up again and returned to the ward.
He Lang remained the same, motionless.
The TV started replaying today's game, so He Xintong no longer lived in a silent world.
To ensure that He Lang's IV drip was full and that a nurse was always there to take care of him, He Xintong walked to another room in the ward prepared for the patient's family.
He didn't have much time to be vulnerable, as he had already piled up a lot of things to do in order to watch Lin Mian's game.
But before taking any action, for some reason, He Xintong sent the address here to Lin Mian.
She is so busy, can he really wait for her?
He Xintong shook his head, trying to get rid of these thoughts.
In such boring days where he could not see her at all, she brought him infinite expectations.
It was unknown how long it had been, but He Xintong's eyelids kept closing and opening. He was so sleepy that it felt like countless hands were pulling his neck down, allowing him to fall into a wonderful dream.
Finally, when He Xintong's will was crumbling and his hands could no longer support his head, he thought, let it hurt, maybe this will make him sober up a little and continue reading the report.
He Xintong closed his eyes and waited for the pain to come.
A hand supported his head, and the warm touch touched his face.
So warm.
"Sleep when you want to, don't force yourself."
When He Xintong met those smiling brown eyes, his mind froze for a moment.
He lost his balance when he stood up, and when he grabbed the table to steady himself, he swept everything off the table.
"Bang"
Pages of documents are flying all over the sky, like a cassette tape. If you see it when you have some free time, you might want to stand and admire it.
But that’s not the case now.
Like a puppy that fell into the water, its ink-black eyes suddenly became wet, making it look a bit stubborn.
It's like a banana leaf wet with rain, mixed with the scent of soil, which reminds people of the itch to touch the raindrops hitting the eaves.
Who wants to embarrass themselves in front of someone they care about?
He Xintong lowered his head, not wanting to see Lin Mian's disappointed look.
Wouldn't it be embarrassing for her to have such a friend?
"Heh," a light laugh came from his ear. Unable to control himself, He Xintong raised his head and saw Lin Mian's eyes curved with laughter, like a pointed crescent moon, which curled up the corners of his mouth and he laughed too.
He Xintong didn't know what he was thinking, nor did he know why he was laughing.
Just seeing her smile made him want to smile too.
Maybe it was because smiles were contagious, or maybe it was because every emotion of hers could easily pull at all of his emotions.
Lin Mian squatted down and picked up the documents with her eyes closed to avoid seeing the contents. He Xintong told her that he now has to deal with a lot of documents every day.
She remembered where the documents were scattered and picked them up quickly.
When picking up the next one, a hand that was equally slender but a circle larger than Lin Mian's stopped Lin Mian's action.
"These are all the company's old documents. They can basically be found publicly. I use them for study."
For such a large company, He Lang doesn't have to do everything, but some documents and decisions are unavoidable. As the only person who can make the decision at the moment, He Xintong needs to learn a lot.
It is said that practice is the best teacher. He Xintong came up with the best solution of looking through previous documents to see how problems were solved before and thinking about what aspects need to be considered.
Lin Mian no longer hesitated and picked up the documents with He Xintong and then sorted them out.
Looking at these reports that he could not finish reading all night, He Xintong frowned.
“Is this difficult?”
Seeing He Xintong's dilemma, Lin Mian asked.
"You know, I have no talent for math, and even less sensitivity to numbers. Many things give me a headache."
The blood-restoring dart will eventually come back. He Lang is afraid that He Xintong will develop the idea of competing with He Yu, so he deliberately guides He Xintong to make him not interested in these things. I wonder what He Lang will think when he wakes up.
"I'll clean it up for you first. You can have your midnight snack and take a rest."
night snack?
Only then did He Xintong notice that Lin Mian had brought some midnight snacks and placed them on the small coffee table at the entrance.
You can feel the hot temperature of the dumplings even through the bag.
He took a bite and found the filling he liked.
Looking at Lin Mian who was carefully sorting out documents under the lamp, there was only concentration between his eyebrows, instead of frowning like his usual way, which made him look fierce and cold.
It looks really good.
When he realized this thought, He Xintong was stunned.
He always praised Lin Mian in different ways, calling her dazzling, cute, smart... but he never said she was pretty.
He Xintong has never praised anyone or anything for being beautiful.
He subconsciously thought that telling someone that they were good-looking was too superficial, so he was not willing to apply this word to Lin Mian at all.
But now, his subconscious thoughts broke his persistence.
He felt that Lin Mian, who was so serious and focused, was the most beautiful person he had ever seen, so he sighed subconsciously.
People are always torn between reason and emotion, and his persistence always breaks down in front of Lin Mian.
Maybe he didn't need to stick to his old theories in front of Lin Mian.
Just like now, Lin Mian is good-looking.
Her eyes were clearly fixed on the document, but He Xintong saw whirlpools swirling in Lin Mian's brown eyes, making him dizzy.
By the time He Xintong finished eating his dumplings in a daze, Lin Mian had also sorted out the documents.
"When I was sorting it out, I saw some problems with the data. Perhaps you can start to understand from this."
Lin Mian had not received any economic knowledge and was not very interested in it. Lin Mei knew this and had never talked to her about it.
But she is sensitive to numbers. Even if she doesn't have any knowledge in this area, she can still see the problem from the numbers.
She immediately pointed out the thing that had been bothering He Xintong but he hadn't noticed at all.
God, she is a little too charming!
He Xintong felt like he had fallen into a bottomless whirlpool.
But he didn't want to struggle, and was even eager to try.
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