The carnival of the pioneer village lasted all night, and when you left the bar, you could see the orange morning sun spilling over the Hudson River, soft and blazing, and the indigo sky was so beautiful that you couldn't help but want to open your arms and start soaring on the raging wind, enjoying the freedom to the fullest.

On three nights in a row, the average sleep time was only two hours, and on the fourth night, the all-night party. According to common sense, Lan Li should feel that his body seems to have reached its limit, there seems to be a small flame burning in the depths of the dantian, his steps are heavy, his torso is light, and his spirit is tired, but in fact, Lan Li is shaking more and more, and it seems that he has always ensured a good rest in the past period, and there is no problem at all.

It's an illusion, a false signal from the body. Prolonged sleep deprivation is an inevitable result. Of course, the solution is very simple: sleep well and hard, adjust the whole biological clock and metabolic laws, and the problem will be solved.

However, Lan Li did not rush back to the apartment and immediately fell asleep. A long transatlantic flight awaits at 11 a.m. this morning, and a full day of rest and adjustment after arriving in London, which is a great time to fall asleep. But before that, the journey to the airport, through customs, and boarding the plane was bumpy, and it was clear that it was not the time to fall asleep, and even if you did, it would not be stable.

As for now...... If she could, Lan Li wanted to skate on her skateboard and glide freely on the empty streets. The streets of Manhattan are so quiet in the early morning that the avenues crisscrossed by the steel forest have a dreamlike emptiness and grandeur, as if you are literally walking through the dream layers of "Inception".

However, when Lan Li went out today, he didn't bring a skateboard, so he had to give up in the end. After admiring the grandeur and splendor of the sunrise, I flagged down a taxi and headed in the upper/downtown direction to Mount Sinai Hospital without any obstruction. New York, which is gradually recovering, is beginning to become noisy, but Mount Sinai Hospital has already welcomed the rising sun and started a new day of breakfast, rehabilitation and room rounds.

Instead of going to the ward, I went straight to the hospital's cafeteria, where I began to help distribute meals and then escorted them to different wards in the inpatient department with a cart. Here, he temporarily put down his identity as an "actor" and was just a volunteer nurse, doing his part for the hospital.

Perhaps, the supermarket and the hospital are the only two places that can really calm Lan Li's heart. Unlike the supermarket, the hospital is more of an emotionally complex place, and the panic and rejection in the heart can't resist the familiarity and peace of mind of ten years, not to mention that the lovely children of Mount Sinai Hospital can always light up his day.

This time at Mount Sinai Hospital, Lan Li received this year's Christmas gift in advance: Alex Ricky was officially discharged from the hospital.

This lively and active little bit, after the heart transplant, was hospitalized for two months of observation, there was no rejection, and the physical recovery was also very good, the doctor officially signed the discharge consent, although Alex in the next six months, or must come back once a week for a review, but at least, he can return to the world outside the hospital.

Thinking back to Anne Silliman, who was chattering and complaining to herself just now, she was happy because of Alex's health, but she was worried that she would forget about their friends after Alex left, and she was thinking that there was a new game in the hospital, which Alex would definitely enjoy, but at the same time she was envious that Alex could go back to school and make more friends.

The chubby little face, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes regretful, sometimes happy, the little guy who is not yet ten years old has begun to be sad. The appearance of a small ghost is really unbearable.

The sound of light footsteps was faint in the hallway, and when he turned the corner, the sun-drenched activity room appeared in front of him, and through the glass wall, Lan Li saw Heather Cross.

Heather in front of him looked a little unfamiliar, and at first glance, Lan Li barely recognized it.

Lan Li is not sure if it is his own delusion, just like parents, when they see their children again after a period of time, they always take it for granted that the child is thin, but in fact, it is just a misunderstanding of memory and care, maybe the child is not only not thin but fat. But at this time, Lan Li felt exactly that Heather seemed to have lost some weight.

The plump cheeks were slightly sunken, the luster that stayed on the cheekbones seemed to be a little brighter, the contour of the chin was slightly tighter, and the whole face was visually thinned, but at this time, Heather's face was filled with a bright smile, and her bright eyes were full of sunshine, and the stars were beautiful, and her whole body exuded a cheerful and happy atmosphere.

So...... It's not a question of skinny or not, it's a question of makeup technique?

Lan Li was also a little unsure, and pushed open the door of the activity room, there was not only Heather in the room, but there was also a large group of other children, but there was no noisy and chaotic scene, the children sat quietly cross-legged on the ground, supporting their little heads with their hands, and looked intently at Heather playing the guitar.

Heather focused on the guitar in his hand, the fingers of his left hand holding the pillow were still slightly stiff, but he was already very skilled when switching chords, the slightly thin fingers flew over the dark brown strings, and the golden notes slowly flowed out, with the longing and ignorance of a girl, with the jerkiness and immaturity of youth, a song "beast", evolving a different taste.

Lan Li knew for the first time that the song "Beast" could be cautious, longing, longing, wantful, young and ignorant, tender and reckless......

The heart with dreams was stuffed full, swollen and painful, restless and apprehensive, excited and excited, rampage, heavy force hit the chest with a faint pain, as if you could see the thin and slender figure, barefoot running wildly in the wilderness, full of thorns, bloody, but the pace never slowed down, a black hair drifted in the wind, the perseverance between the eyebrows has never wavered in the storm, the stubborn smile is like a cold plum that breaks out of the ground, facing the storm, proudly blooming.

"So here we are, a lonely place where I can't go back, and you are the face that made me go to the soup, and this is the name that the children will inherit, and the charm and crown. ”

The poetic lyrics collide and bump between the lips and teeth, full of the bitterness of tears and the smell of blood, but the smile on the corner of the mouth rises unrelentingly, like a ray of sunshine in the ruins of the end of the world. Dirty, but beautiful, destroyed, hopeful. This is not Lan Li's "beast", this is Heather's "beast", a melody that really belongs to Heather.

"Ah...... Ah......h

"Smack. The applause broke the silence in the room, Heather raised her head suddenly, and then saw Lan Li in front of her, the smile on the corner of her mouth couldn't help but become shy, restrained and apprehensive, but she still pretended to be calm and raised her chin, "How is it? What am I doing?" Although the words were full of confidence and rhetorical question, the flashing eyes revealed her true mood at the moment.

"Outstanding!" Lan Li did not skimp on his praise in the slightest, and the warm eyes were the best proof of this. The same song, under the interpretation of different singers, has different colors and interprets different emotions.

Just now, Lan Li deeply felt that "The Beast" might be a more suitable song for Heather, and the story she told actually had nothing to do with Lan Li's original creative intention, but it was a true portrayal of Heather stumbling and chasing her dreams. He liked the light bitterness of Heather's singing.

"Well, the only thing. That 'F' word, should we cancel it?" Lan Li automatically silenced, the word "grass (F**K)" is a very important lyric in "Beast", "So grass / your dreams, how dare you forget our scars, I will be incarnated as a beast for you", but this is foul language, for a group of underage children, it is really inappropriate, not to mention, Heather also used this song to participate in "American Idol", Lan Li couldn't help but support his forehead.

Heather understood at once, chuckled, and then deliberately put away her smile and put on a straight face, "I think it's good." That lyric is so on-topic and eye-catching, I think it's the most important part of the whole song. ”

Lan Li was about to open his mouth, but a child next to him asked in a milky voice, "Lan Li, what is the 'F' word?" Yes...... Is it 'Four'?" he said, he also stretched out three fingers, gestured to the appearance of "four", his eyes widened, and he looked at Lan Li with innocence and curiosity.

Then another child said in a childish voice, "Stupid, that's three, not four." And then ...... There was no then, and after the crooked building, everyone began to discuss the number of "three" and "four".

Heather looked at Lan Li with a gloating expression, as if to say, "You're lucky to have escaped." This made Lan Li speechless spread his hands, walked over, and sat down next to Heather, "It seems that you are ready, if I were a judge, I would let you pass, Hollywood is waving to you." "I'm talking about the audition for "American Idol."

"Really?" Heather's eyes widened, and she flashed with excitement, "I'm thinking about whether to prepare one more song now to avoid the judges being there for me to play, and I'm not prepared at all, which would be too bad." ”

"Is there any alternate? Lan Li immediately offered to help.

"Well, I've thought about other options, 'Convinced', 'Go Ahead', 'Charlie Boy'. Also, do you think 'A Piece of Nothingness' is suitable for a talent show?" Heather seriously asked Lan Li's opinion and began to wrench his fingers, but Lan Li was stunned: all the tracks were from "Don Quixote", which ......