Lin Shu and Qin Ximo met only a handful of times, no more than five times.

In Lin Shu's memory, every time he saw Qin Ximo, she was full of vitality.

And the last time, Qin Ximo was lying on the hospital bed, covered with a white cloth, her fingertips were already cold.

Qin Ximo died in a cold night because of an impromptu kidnapping, but the gangster's target was not her, but another student of her mentor.

The dashcam of the corner vehicle recorded her death.

In order to seal his mouth, a few vicious gangsters surrounded Qin Ximo. In the corner of the alley, Qin Ximo struggled to resist until her throat was tied, and she gradually stopped struggling and breathing, with her hands hanging by her legs.

The day of the incident was Qin Ximo's birthday, and Qin Yuchi was supposed to drive to pick her up from the university, but Lin Shu would not remember anyone else's birthday, except Qin Yuchi's.

He had a fever that day, so he threatened to order Qin Yuchi to stay and wait for him to fall asleep before leaving.

Lin Shu still remembers the look in Qin Yuchi's eyes when he received the news of his death.

Qin Yuchi sat on the edge of the bed with his back to him, his body hunched like a dry branch.

He yawned lazily and asked "what's the matter", but Qin Yuchi didn't say a word, but turned his head slowly, like a rusty humanoid machine.

Qin Yuchi's eyes were dark and dull.

The hatred in those eyes was too strong, when looking at him, it was not like looking at a person, but like looking at a fish jumping on the chopping board, wishing to kill him alive and tear him into pieces.

"Brother Lin, if you don't want her to come in, I can let her go first." Tao Xiaotian's voice woke Lin Shu from his memory.

There was still noise outside the door, and Qin Ximo's voice was very energetic, as lively as the singing of birds at the dawn of the sun.

Lin Shu clenched his sleeves tightly, trying to calm down, "It's okay, let her in."

"Thank you Brother Lin." Tao Xiaotian breathed a sigh of relief, jumped up and ran to the door, and opened it.

"Qin... Ximo!" Tao Xiaotian took Qin Ximo's hand and pulled her into the door with an exaggeratedly intimate tone.

This morning, Bian Xinglan called Tao Xiaotian and asked when Lin Shu came to the hospital.

Tao Xiaotian thought that Bian Xinglan was going to the hospital to meet Lin Shu and had business to discuss, so he told the truth without any precautions.

As a result, Bian Xinglan said, "Qin Yuchi's younger sister is coming to see Shu'er, so just say she's your friend. Be good, I'll pick you up at the hospital tomorrow, do a good job", and quickly hung up the phone.

Tao Xiaotian was not qualified to refuse Bian Xinglan's request, but he also didn't want to lie to Lin Shu, he was in a dilemma and was always worried.

"Peach, how are you?!"

Qin Ximo's tone was even more exaggerated than his. Tao Xiaotian sneaked a glance at Lin Shu out of the corner of his eye, for fear that Lin Shu would see something wrong.

Lin Shu was expressionless, without showing any emotional flaws, "Hello, Miss Qin."

Qin Ximo turned her head when she heard the sound, as if she had only noticed Lin Shu now, "Are you...?"

"I'm also Tao Zi's friend, Lin Shu."

"Mr. Lin." Qin Ximo greeted with a smile.

Qin Ximo and Qin Yuchi only have a three-point portrait, their facial lines are softer than Qin Yuchi's, and their personalities are more lively, with endless vitality.

Exuberant vitality rushed towards Lin Shu's face, which was the opposite of Qin Ximo's dead breath when he was asleep. The powerful sense of freshness floated into Lin Shu's heart and turned into an invisible heavy hammer.

He really deserves to be reborn.

His sins are too serious, and he deserves to be allowed to live again, to experience remorse and apology, learn to repent, and pay back all the debts he owes to others.

Lin Shu gritted his teeth, his arms hidden in his sleeves trembled slightly, took another stool from the wall, and asked Qin Ximo to sit down.

"Mr. Lin, how did you meet Taozi?" Qin Ximo was talkative, never afraid to chat with strangers, and took a piece of apple into his mouth familiarly.

Lin Shu exhaled silently, with a steady tone, "At a private party, he was my friend's lover."

"Your friend is... Mr. Bian?"

"yes."

"I met Mr. Bian! Last month, he visited my brother's filming site, and I happened to be on the set at that time."

"Ok."

Qin Ximo talked a lot. When she spoke, her eyes were bright and energetic, like a torrent of clear water that made people reluctant to interrupt.

When looking at Qin Ximo, Lin Shu's eyes softened unconsciously, even he couldn't detect it.

When Qin Ximo had said enough, Lin Shu said, "You are the same as Tao Zi, so call me Brother Lin, instead of Mr. Lin."

Qin Ximo was stunned for a moment, and then smiled warmly, "Okay, Brother Lin."

Lin Shu smiled lightly and nodded, and pushed the fruit box in front of the two of them, "Eat some more, if it's not enough, I'll ask someone to buy it again. You can chat freely, and don't worry about me."

He should have left and let the two kids have a good chat.

But Lin Shu was reluctant to leave, unable to get up.

When the person who has turned into a cold corpse stands in front of him alive, can talk, smile at him, and call him "brother", Lin Shu doesn't want to leave at all.

He wants to stay here, greedy for this short-term consummation, as if everything is just a dream, and all the warmth will disappear after waking up from the dream.

Lin Shu didn't hear what they were talking about, he could only see their lips opening and closing, their voices became more and more blurred, and his thoughts gradually became farther away.

Lin Shu was not the direct cause of Qin Ximo's death in his previous life. He was not even the butterfly flapping its wings in Butterfly Effect, but the temperature difference that changed the direction of the air flow, which was the catalyst that intensified the chaos.

Intellectually, both he and Qin Yuchi understood this truth, but emotionally, Qin Yuchi couldn't help but blame him.

Even Lin Shu himself couldn't let it go, and regretted why he didn't let Qin Yuchi go that day.

From that day on, the hatred in Qin Yuchi's eyes no longer concealed it.

In the past, those hatreds would be covered up because of his threats, but since then, when Qin Yuchi looked at him silently, he suspected that Qin Yuchi wanted to kill him, cutting him alive.

Hum——

"Wait a minute, my brother is calling me!" Qin Ximo said in surprise when the phone rang.

Lin Shu turned his head to look at the scene outside the window.

This private hospital is located in the urban area, but from the wards, there are verdant forests in sight. The hospital spent a lot of money to build forest gardens.

"Yes, I'm watching Peaches in the hospital."

"I'll go back to school by myself later, take the subway, and I'll be there in forty minutes."

"Brother, don't worry, I'm an adult, what can happen?"

Qin Yuchi loves his younger sister the most, not unrestrained doting, but a kind of sensible but indulgent love. He hopes that she will become a phoenix and have good conduct, so he educates her patiently and meticulously, and gives just the right amount of love.

Following Qin Ximo's words, Lin Shu could imagine Qin Yuchi's voice, gentle but with the seriousness of his elder brother.

"Mr. Lin, Brother Lin is also here..." Qin Ximo's voice was a little guilty.

Lin Shu reluctantly raised the corners of his mouth, turned his head and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"My brother asked me to give you the phone. He wants to talk to you about something. Brother Lin, is it convenient for you to answer it?" Qin Ximo looked troubled, as if embarrassed.

"It's convenient." Lin Shu took the phone and put it next to his ear.

"Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, Ximo didn't disturb you on purpose, I hope you don't mind." Qin Yuchi's voice was cold and measured, as if he was talking to a stranger.

"It's okay, it's only natural for her to visit her friend." Lin Shu said.

There was a moment of silence in the receiver, except for the sound of small breathing.

After a while, Qin Yuchi sighed, "Ximo is not Mr. Tao's friend, she just wants to see you, so I found out from President Bian when you are going to the hospital."

Qin Ximo wants to see him?

Lin Shu was puzzled, raised his eyes, and his eyes fell on Qin Ximo.

"She knows that I like you a little bit, so she just wanted to see you, and I'm really sorry for causing you trouble." Qin Yuchi continued to explain.

—I kind of like you.

How on earth did Qin Yuchi say such words in honorific terms?

My heart trembled slightly.

Lin Shu clenched the phone tightly, and his voice pretended to be calm, "Please don't talk nonsense in the future, it will cause trouble to me."

"I see, I'm sorry," Qin Yuchi lowered his voice, "Mr. Lin, if it's convenient, I would like to ask you one more thing."

"What's up?"

"It's not safe for Ximo to go back alone, I would like to ask you..."

"I'll get someone to send her back, so you don't need to say more!" Lin Shu couldn't control his tone, his voice was vicious, as if he was talking to his former self.

Before Qin Yuchi could reply, Lin Shu took the phone away from his ear and handed it to Qin Ximo.

Qin Ximo took the phone with a guilty conscience, and said a few words to Qin Yuchi before hanging up.

The matter of pretending to be friends was revealed, Tao Xiaotian and Qin Ximo were a little embarrassed, they didn't dare to look at Lin Shu, the intimate chat just now became a public execution.

After a while, Qin Ximo coughed lightly, "Brother Lin, then I'll go first. Taozi, take good care of your health, see you next time."

"Goodbye, Ximo." Tao Xiaotian acted for a long while, unable to change his address for a while.

Qin Ximo stood up, turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait, I'll let someone..." Lin Shu was stunned again halfway through his words.

"Huh?" Qin Ximo turned around, "What's wrong?"

Lin Shu stood up and changed his words: "It's nothing. Let's go, I'll take you back to school."

Qin Ximo is a senior this year, and now at the end of the semester, there are almost no classes, so she has time to go out of the school to hang out.

Lin Shu drove the car slowly, while Qin Ximo sat in the co-pilot, talking non-stop, the car was very lively.

"Brother Lin, just send me to the West Second Gate." Qin Ximo said.

"It's okay, I'll take you to the door of the dormitory." Lin Shu shook his head, drove the car to the school gate where tourists pass, and registered at the school.

The car crossed the straight school road, didn't turn a few turns, and reached the destination almost in a straight line.

"Thank you Brother Lin." Qin Ximo unfastened his seat belt and thanked Lin Shu.

"You're welcome, you...you study hard, goodbye." Lin Shu didn't know what to say, like a conservative elder, he only told the juniors to study hard.

Qin Ximo was stunned, and then laughed out loud, "Brother Lin, you look like my brother. My brother also likes to talk, let me study hard, I'm almost annoyed by him!"

Qin Ximo is studying software engineering at B University, and she is also taking course research. The academic tasks are heavy, so Qin Yuchi always talks about it, and every time he calls, he has to give detailed instructions.

"By the way, Brother Lin, I want to add you as a WeChat friend, can I?" Qin Ximo asked with a smile.

"Hmm...Okay." Lin Shu felt a little unnatural, and took out his mobile phone to apply for a friend.

Adding friends, Qin Ximo bid farewell to Lin Shu with a triumphant smile in her eyes, got out of the car and ran into the dormitory, bouncing around.

Looking at the youthful back through the car window, Lin Shu felt a bit sore, feeling a sense of comfort lost and found again.

Cullinan stayed at the door for a long time, and waited until the aunt in the dormitory stepped out of the door, then started the engine and walked away.

"Brother Qin, Director Liu told you to go there." Zhou Ming shouted outside the rest shed.

"Okay, I'll come right away." Qin Yuchi said.

This was Qin Yuchi's last scene filmed in City H.

The filming process of the movie is coming to an end, the next week, the crew will go to the island to shoot the most important scenes, and his part will be wrapped.

On the screen was a screenshot sent by Qin Ximo, intended to show off that she had entered Lin Shu's friend list, but Qin Yuchi hadn't.

Qin Yuchi pursed his lips and was about to reply when Bian Xinglan called.

"Qin Yuchi, are you out of your mind? It's fine if you expose your sister, why did you drag me out? Just now Shu'er called again and scolded me a lot!" Bian Xinglan said dissatisfied.

"I don't want to lie to him." Qin Yuchi said sternly.

"Wooden head!"

As if helpless at his stubbornness, Bian Xinglan sighed, "By the way, I told Shu'er's assistant about the matter, and she promised to help, but I don't guarantee whether Shu'er will agree to go out."

Hearing this, the feeling of being rejected as a friend application has passed.

Qin Yuchi's heartbeat suddenly became faster, and the corner of his mouth unconsciously curled into a smile, "Okay, thank you, Mr. Bian, for your help."

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