my friend

Finally, on the weekend, it was rare for Lin Xiao not to arrange work. Marvin seized the opportunity and complained to Lin Xiao: Let's go to the hot water, otherwise it will be hot.

"Sorry, I have something else to do." Lin Xiao rejected Marvin without hesitation.

"Don't you need to go to the museum today?"

"You don't need to go to the library, I'm going to the bookstore."

"Want to buy a book?"

"Yes, I asked them to order a batch of books, and I will get them back. Please return the car."

Marvin held the phone and thought for a while, whether it was true to pick up the book or ask for the car.

"Call Book City and ask them to deliver the books." He said.

"I still have something to buy."

"Then I'll call the driver and go over now."

"You take care of Brother Six at home."

"Brother Six is ​​basking in the sun."

"..." Lin Xiao remained silent.

"Let's go together. How many books are there? I'll help you carry them." Marvin blinked into the air.

"...Okay then." Lin Xiao had no choice but to agree to Marvin.

The driver didn't work on weekends, and Marvin's own car was sent for maintenance, but he had no choice but to drive Lin Xiao's car to go out, "Today is really bad." Marvin cursed while driving.

After successfully receiving Lin Xiao, Lin Xiao was the guide, and the two came to the Eslite Bookstore on Ren'ai Road together.

There is a lot of people here, but it's not on Marvin's activity map, it's his first time here.

Following Lin Xiao's guidance, Marvin drove the car into the underground garage, and the two took the elevator to the fourth floor.Passing through several storefronts, Lin Xiao arrived at a simple-decorated unit with familiarity, and a baby-faced girl with a sweet smile received them.

"Ms. Lin, I'm about to call you."

Obviously very familiar with Lin Xiao.

Standing behind Lin Xiao, Marvin saw the word "Linlin" written on the girl's badge.He rolled his eyes inconspicuously, with a playful expression on his face.

"Who is this?" Marvin was so tall that Linlin couldn't ignore it.

"Friend, Marvin." Lin Xiao briefly introduced.

"Hello, I'm Linlin!" Linlin smiled generously.

"It's rare for you to bring friends here, but this time you ordered a lot, it's really heavy, wait for me." Linlin turned and went into the shelf behind the counter.

Marvin put his hands in his trouser pockets, leaned his upper body close to Lin Xiao's ear, and whispered:

"Why don't you call me Xiu Nian?"

Lin Xiaoming could hear clearly, but ignored it.

"Huh?" Marvin was about to continue to question, when he suddenly heard the sound of books being scattered from the shelf, followed by Linlin's soft cry.

"Linlin, are you okay?" Lin Xiao asked with concern.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Linlin's voice came intermittently, and then there was another crash, obviously she failed to save herself.

"Then I'm coming in." Lin Xiao made a judgment, walked around the counter and walked in, Marvin quickly followed.

Between the two rows of shelves in the deepest part, Linlin was spread out on the ground together with a pile of books. She rubbed her left shoulder with one hand, and faced the two with a face full of apologies.

"Sorry, I'm so stupid..."

"Where does it hurt?" Lin Xiao knelt down and asked in concern.

"I'll take a look!"

Marvin rushed ahead of Lin Xiao, took away Linlin's arm covering her left shoulder, and asked:

"is it okay?"

"It's really fine." In order to reassure the two of them, Linlin moved her joints on purpose, but the pain couldn't help but let out a hissing sound.

Marvin directly rolled up the sleeves of Linlin's T-shirt, and saw that the entire joint of the left shoulder was slightly swollen, and there were scattered dark red bruises on the left and right, which looked like muscle contusions, but no other trauma was seen.This should be the reason that caused the left hand to be unable to use force, which caused the accident just now.

It's not like a new injury.

Marvin could see clearly, exchanged glances with Lin Xiao silently, and slowly helped Linlin put down the sleeves.

"Get up first and then talk." Lin Xiao said.Then he and Marvin supported Linlin on the left and right, and were about to get up, when the three of them suddenly heard someone slapping their hands twice from behind.

Looking back, it was a young man in a graffiti denim jacket applauding, with a strange smile on his face.

When Linlin saw him, her expression changed instantly.

She pushed Lin Xiao and Marvin away and struggled to stand up.

"Why, keep going!" The young man opened his mouth to speak, with a smoky voice that was beyond his actual age.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lin, you won't come back in half an hour. My place... I need to tidy up here." Linlin said apologetically.

Lin Xiao didn't want to get involved in other people's private affairs, so he nodded and pushed Marvin to leave first.Marvin didn't want to but didn't move.

"Linlin, do you know him?" Marvin ignored the young man and only asked Linlin.

Linlin nodded and said in a low voice, "It's okay, can you come back later?"

"Want to leave? What are you afraid of!" The young man stretched out his hands on the left and right shelves, blocking his way.

Linlin walked up to the two of them and begged the young man, "I'm at work, can we talk about it when I have something to do when I get home?"

"You think I'll believe you!" The young man suddenly shot Linlin and pushed Linlin hard. Linlin was caught off guard and immediately fell backwards. Fortunately, Lin Xiao caught her quickly and did not fall.

"You bitch! You're being hooked up everywhere, telling you to stay at home, but you're not willing to come out to work, so you can seduce men!"

"If I don't go to work, why don't I just sit at home and wait to starve to death!" Linlin's face was flushed, and her eye circles were also red, but she still refused to shed tears.

"I didn't give you food? I didn't bring you to Taipei, you will have today?" The young man choked.

"Whatever you say... Anyway, if you don't starve to death, you will be beaten to death..." Linlin suppressed her voice, subconsciously protecting her left shoulder with her right hand.

This action angered the young man, he shouted "Who are you acting for!" Then he took a step forward and raised his hand to slap Linlin.When the hand was halfway down, it was suddenly clamped tightly by someone, and the young man struggled twice but did not move.

It was Lin Xiao, who had already stood in front of Linlin.Then he pushed hard, and the young man was pushed several meters away, and he barely stopped by grabbing the edge of the counter.

"You...!" The young man intended to guard against the tall and burly Marvin, but he didn't expect the gentle-looking Lin Xiao to strike first.

"Okay, have you found a backer?"

"It's none of your business, you go away..." Linlin didn't want the matter to become a big deal, so she hurriedly drove Lin Xiao and her to leave.

"Don't be afraid." Lin Xiao slightly comforted Linlin, and continued to speak to the young man.

"You'd better get out of here, or you'll be in big trouble."

This young man doesn't look like a kind person. Although Lin Xiao's intimidation is not serious, there is a Marvin who looks more powerful next to him. Ran away.

Fortunately, things happened so quickly that the people around had no time to watch.Linlin couldn't help crying now.

Marvin sighed, hugged Linlin lightly, and patted her on the back comfortingly.

"Who is he to you?" Lin Xiao squatted down, picked up a book, and asked.

"Do you often hit you?"

"He...he brought me to Taipei, saying that business here is good, and let me live a good life... I didn't know until I came here, there is no serious business..." Linlin wiped her face and forced herself to stop Hold back the tears.

"If I don't come out to work, I can only eat and eat. In the past few years, he will beat me when I get less money back, and I will beat me when I come home late, and I will beat me when I get drunk. Sprinkle it on me...I'm sorry." Linlin forced a smile, "I'm causing you trouble."

"Have you thought about leaving him?" Lin Xiao asked.

"I don't have a dime in my hand, and I don't dare to tell other people, for fear that he will make trouble for them later."

"What are you going to do next?"

Linlin shook her head.

She said: "Fortunately, I am alone, and I can still hold on."

"Do you want to change jobs?"

"Ah?" Linlin raised her head, then shook her head again, "That's useless, he will still find it after a while."

"Why is it useless? Isn't it good to start over?" Marvin said suddenly.

He looked at Lin Xiao, "What job are you going to introduce her to?"

"The life teacher in the cram school works in a relatively closed environment." Lin Xiao took out his mobile phone while talking.

"Keep it closed." Marvin acted as the master for Linlin.

"I'll take care of the other things. Just adjust your mood and prepare to start over."

"No, no, no..." Linlin hastily declined.

Marvin also took out his mobile phone and asked, "Do you know who his elder brother is?"

"It seems to be called Yong...in the Ximending area..."

"Yeah." Marvin nodded and went outside to make a phone call.

Lin Xiao also made an agreement with the other end of the phone, asking Linlin to go to work next Monday.

"Also." Lin Xiao took out his wallet and put all the cash into Linlin's hands.

"You probably don't have anything important at home, right? Don't go back to live today. If you really want to go back, call me first."

"No, no!" Linlin tried to shirk again.

Lin Xiao pressed Linlin's hands, thought for a while, and said, "Now there is only one problem to be solved."

"What?" Linlin became more and more confused.

"You're resigning from the bookstore. Any questions?"

"No, no problem... The tears that Linlin had endured for a long time came out again."

"Thank you, Teacher Lin..."

"Everything will be fine." Lin Xiao hugged Linlin and let her rest her head on her chest.

When Marvin turned around, he saw this scene, quickly closed the line in a few words, and squeezed back into the middle of the shelf.

"Finished?" Lin Xiao asked, letting go of Linlin.

"Yeah!" Marvin nodded.

"Then let's clean up here first."

Lin Xiao gave Linlin all the cash, but fortunately, he can still use a credit card, allowing him to pay smoothly.

After counting the bibliography, more than 30 books were divided into two bundles by size. Marvin picked them up first. The two were about to bid farewell to Linlin when the young man's rescuer arrived.

There were seven or eight people who came, and as soon as they came up, they surrounded Lin Xiao and the three at the counter.

"Bitch!" The young man just now became rampant again, and he was about to make trouble when he came up.

"It's okay." Marvin put down the book, and together with Lin Xiao, they protected Linlin behind him.

Marvin dialed the mobile phone, raised his eyes to identify the crowd, and handed the phone to another young man in the lead.This move made the others a little confused, and their momentum froze.The young man answered the phone, gave a hello, and immediately changed his expression. He looked at Marvin with complicated eyes, and stepped back step by step while talking on the phone.

I heard him say again and again, "Yes, yes, no, no, I dare not...I got it."

After talking on the phone, the young man respectfully handed it back to Marvin.Then he gave the young man in the denim jacket a wink.The young cowboy knew that things were not good, and he was a little panicked. He wanted to jump, but was grabbed by the other party, cursed a few words in a low voice, and immediately lowered his head, being honest.

Finally, the young man said: "It's all a misunderstanding, I won't do it in the future, so leave."

After speaking, he led this group of people who were still confused about the situation and disappeared.

The crowd passing by all looked sideways at Marvin.

Marvin looked at Lin Xiao, feeling a little proud in his heart.

"Let's go!" He picked up two bundles of books, took a step ahead of Lin Xiao, and swaggered triumphantly.

The car drove out smoothly.

The two people in the car were silent at first, and after a while, Lin Xiao couldn't help but choked, and then they both laughed together.

Without another word, the two returned home quickly.

Lin Xiao got out of the car first, took out the key and prepared to open the door. Marvin took out two bundles of books and followed behind him, and then a figure flashed in front of them.

It's Tan Jialin who I haven't seen for a long time.

Another Lynn.

Marvin remembered something, so he took the initiative to say hello to Tan Jialin.

Tan Jialin said: "I'm really sorry, I found here."

"Mr. Lin, hello."

"Hello. Let's talk first." Lin Xiao took the book from Marvin, turned and opened the door.

"You... have something to do with me?" Marvin had a premonition.

"Yes. I'm pregnant." Tan Jialin smiled and said lightly.

Marvin frowned, and then went to look at Lin Xiao.Seeing that Lin Xiao had already opened the door and was walking to the entrance.Not far away, he must have heard it too.

Tan Jialin was obviously very aware of Marvin's concerns. She waited for Lin Xiao to fully enter the room before continuing:

"I'm really sorry, I can't see you anywhere else..."

"Wait a minute." Marvin interrupted her. "Pregnant? Are you sure?"

"Sure, that's the time. Do you want to read the report?" Tan Jialin took out a stack of papers from her bag, but Marvin didn't take it.

He looked at Tan Jialin repeatedly, and felt that he was indeed negligent. He did not expect that Tan Jialin had a big appetite.

"I remember you took the medicine afterwards." Marvin folded his hands on his chest, his expression complicated.

"I thought it was safe, but... I don't want to."

Tan Jialin was very calm and could not see any flaws.

"You can give birth to him, and I will pay child support." Marvin deliberately lied to her.

Tan Jialin thought for a while and said: "If he is healthy, I will."

Marvin couldn't figure out Tan Jialin's tricks for a while, and didn't want to get entangled with her here, so he said directly:

"Miss Tan Jialin, what exactly do you want from me?"

"Get a chance to stand up." Tan Jialin was blunt.

"You don't seem to be having a bad time. Don't you have a lot of children dragging you down?"

"It's just superficial beauty, but in fact I..." Tan Jialin planned to be more frank, but Marvin was not interested in listening.

"Meet me in my office tomorrow."

"...Okay." Tan Jialin didn't bother, she put away the report and planned to leave.

Marvin watched her back, and suddenly said coldly, "You are not allowed to come here again."

Seeing Tan Jialin's footsteps paused, she continued to walk forward a little stiffly.

Marvin entered Lin Xiao's house and closed the door.There was no Lin Xiao in the living room, so he stood in the middle and rubbed his hands for a while, before deciding to cook first.

The two have similar tastes and both prefer Western style. Marvin caught macaroni, bacon, cauliflower, and several eggs in Lin Xiao's refrigerator, which happened to be all ingredients he could control, so he started cooking dinner with peace of mind.

It took about half an hour and two servings of macaroni were successfully served.Lin Xiao was still missing.

Marvin wanted to go upstairs to look for it, but when he climbed two steps, he suddenly felt guilty and dared not go any further. After a moment of silence, he called out: "Lin, it's time to eat!"

Then he returned to the dining table, waiting with complicated emotions.

Lin Xiao came down quickly, he was a little surprised when he saw Marvin, and said, "Did you not leave?"

"Heh..." Marvin laughed dryly twice, but unfortunately it didn't ease the atmosphere.

"Just now..." Marvin thought about how to explain, and in the end he could only say, "Things are not what you think."

Lin Xiao moved his lips, lowered his eyes, and saw two plates of macaroni placed on the table with great care.

"Let's eat first," he said.

Marvin was going to accept Lin Xiao's questioning, but he didn't expect to be able to escape so easily, and said with some surprise:

"well."

The two ate their dinner silently.

Marvin took the initiative to clean up, but Lin Xiao stopped him.

"It's getting late, you go back."

"We haven't chatted for a long time, I have a lot to say to you." Marvin said cautiously.

"But I'm very tired, how about another day?" Lin Xiao's tone was light, which made Marvin even more nervous.

"Is it uncomfortable?"

Lin Xiao blocked Marvin's hand, and suddenly smiled.

"We are friends, you don't have to be so restrained."

"Lin, I'm so..." Marvin couldn't help stretching his body, "I'm so afraid of you..."

"It's hard work, isn't it?" Lin Xiao said.

"It's not." Marvin said, "It's serious. I haven't been this serious for a long time."

"There are still many things worthy of your seriousness." Lin Xiao staggered away from Marvin and walked over to the sofa.

Marvin followed, after a moment of silence, he said:

"Do you understand me? I'm afraid you take it too simply. It's a rare thing for me."

"...I understand." Lin Xiao sat down, his face hidden in the darkness.

"Then you should also understand that once I make up my mind, I won't let go."

"You get nothing from me."

"I've got it."

"what?"

"A peace of mind. Something I dream about."

"I don't have anything like that."

"You don't, because your share is with me."

"You, you should..." Lin Xiao's voice suddenly became rough, "Your life should be..."

"The most important thing in my life is you."

Having said that, Marvin continued to clear the dishes on the table.After everything was settled, he returned to the living room and said to Lin Xiao:

"You're tired today too, take a good rest."

"Ah."

"What happened just now is not what you thought. Don't worry."

Lin Xiao didn't answer.

Marvin didn't say anything more, and left silently.