After resting for a while, the man who had regained some strength did not get up, but slowly moved to the edge of the towel.
He rewrapped the scattered debris and put the towel aside.
In order to avoid the recurrence of the accident just now, he did not force himself anymore.
...
"Coffee~"
Peacock Blue Feifei squatted aside and watched the man's movements curiously.
It couldn't help but stretched out its paw and poked the towel ball.
When he was about to poke me a second time, the man held his paw.
"Coffee~"
Philip didn't struggle either.
The man pushed the towel ball further away, "It's filled with porcelain chips, be careful not to hurt yourself."
Um?
The man suddenly blinked in confusion.
Before, he had taken it for granted that the little guest who suddenly appeared in his house was a little fox.
But now he was a little unsure again.
Are there any fox breeds with red stripes?
He carefully looked at the red lines scattered on the little guy's body.
The light red color is looming among the snow-white hair, which makes the little guy look a little more magical.
He couldn't help but murmured. "Little guy, what are you?"
"Fox?"
Then he smiled bitterly.
How can the little guy hear-
"Coffee~"
The timely cry sounded like an answer to his question.
The man was stunned for a moment, and then the fine lines at the corners of his eyes slowly widened, "Are you answering my question?"
"Do you understand me?"
"But, I don't understand you."
The man smiled bitterly.
"But it doesn't matter what you are."
The man touched the head of Peacock Blue Feifei and asked, "Why did you come to my house?"
"Because it's raining?"
It was raining heavily outside, and almost continuous rainwater pitter-pattered against the windows.
The wind howled.
In his sleep, he was awakened by the sudden sound of wind and rain. When he reached out to touch the water glass, he accidentally knocked it off.
Then, when he got out of bed and tidied up, he found an unexpected visitor.
A curious and kind little guy.
…
"Coffee~"
Seeing the little guy nodding his head, the man opened his mouth slightly, and it took him a long time before he uttered a somewhat difficult voice, "Really, really."
This feeling is like chatting with the same kind of people...
He smiled with a sigh, "What a smart little guy."
"Little one, you can stay at my house until the rain stops."
If the little guy hasn't left by then, ask your wife to ask the neighbors when she comes back to see whose family the little guy belongs to.
Such a beautiful and spiritual little guy must be very dear to his owner, right?
And this little white fox with red stripes -
Just think of it as a fox. Except for the red stripes on its body and the hair on its neck that looks like a horse's mane, just looking at its face, this little guy still looks like a fox.
Not only had he seen it before, he had never even heard of it.
It must be a very cherished species, right?
The price is certainly high.
…
The man lay back on the bed.
He put his hand on his forehead, and there was a hint of weariness between his brows and eyes.
His health is getting worse and worse.
Probably... I really don't have much time left to live.
The doctor clearly said he still had one year to live.
But looking at his condition, he always felt that he might die at any time.
Can I still have a good year to live?
"Coffee~"
He turned around and saw the little guy squatting next to his pillow.
He smiled and said, "Little guy."
People who are sick are always particularly vulnerable.
However, he is the head of the family, he has already burdened the family, and he cannot make his family more worried.
However, in front of such an ignorant little guy, he didn't need to force himself.
"I'm a little tired."
The man's voice was hoarse and slight, as if he was talking to himself rather than talking.
"Although you are still alive, is it too embarrassing to lie in bed like this every day, panting when you move even a little bit?"
"On the one hand, I am glad that my previous life was not wasted. I studied and worked very hard, and I have achieved some achievements at my current age."
"So, even if I leave later, my wife and my children will not have a hard time."
The man narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a softer voice, "But..."
"I regret it a little bit."
"...It's not that I regret it, I just feel a little regretful."
"I have always been very busy with work and have no free time to go out and play."
"I also have a lot of places I want to go."
"I think when I retire, I can go out and play every day."
"Who would have thought..."
"It turns out that I won't live to retire."
…
The man smiled and opened his eyes a little, "Fortunately, my wife insisted and said that the whole family should go out to play once a year."
"Regardless of the distance, it would be nice to go on an outing together."
…
"Thinking about it this way, it seems that there is nothing to regret."
The man murmured, but the faint crease between his eyebrows did not disappear.
"It's just that I didn't have time before, so I couldn't go anywhere."
"What I have most now is time, but I can only stay in my room."
"It's not so much alive as it is..."
"Waiting to die."
The man's voice became softer and softer.
He smiled vaguely, "I'm sorry, little guy, for nagging you and saying some unpleasant things."
"When my wife comes back, I'll ask her to prepare delicious food for you..."
The man slowly closed his eyes.
The peacock blue phoenix came close to the man's nose.
His shallow breathing slightly ruffled the hair on his body.
The man fell asleep.
It jumped lightly and jumped to the other side of the man, where there was an open book.
Staring at the pictures on the page, the pupils in the peacock blue eyes gradually disappeared, but countless stars seemed to emerge, shining brightly and becoming more and more dazzling.
…
"Pap~"
The lights in the room come on.
The man opened his eyes hazily.
"Dad, it's time to eat."
The woman walked to the bed.
...
"Um."
The man responded subconsciously.
With a relaxed and happy smile on his face.
The woman was a little curious, "What's wrong, so happy?"
He was asking, but his eyebrows were already arched.
It feels like I haven't seen a man smile like this for a long time.
He wasn't laughing to appease her and the children.
But a smile that truly comes from the heart.
...
"...had a sweet dream."
The man glanced around, and then his eyes fell on his wife who bent down to help him get up.
Sure enough...it's just a dream.
He hid the sigh in his heart.
The eyebrows are relaxed.
"Really? What a sweet dream?"
The wife spoke with a smile.
...
Just as the man was about to speak, something suddenly occurred to him, and he suddenly lowered his head and looked at his pillow.
......No.
"What's wrong?"
The woman was startled by the man's inexplicable movements, "Are you... looking for something?"
Seeing the man lifting the quilt and looking around, the woman guessed.
"What's missing?"
"I'll help you find it together."
The woman also lowered her head and looked at the bed.