When the group packed up and came out, Kim Cheol-so was already standing on the snow at the gate and waiting.

He stood there silently, holding a hardcover book and a patched acoustic guitar in his arms.

Yan Hongzhi walked over and said, "Just bring these two things?" ”

Kim Cheol-so nodded.

Yan Hongzhi said: "Put the book in my backpack first, it's inconvenient to hold." ”

Kim Cheol-so hesitated for a moment and handed him the book.

Yan Hongzhi took it and glanced at the title of the book by the way, which was "Snowman".

Kong Cheol-ho walked over and asked suspiciously, "Brother, is Cheol-so also going back to Seoul with us?" ”

"Hmm." Yan Hongzhi said: "Let's get in the car first, and then talk about it." ”

Several people got into the car separately.

Kong Cheol-ho drove, Yoo Si-jin sat in the passenger seat, and Yim Hong-sik and Kim Cheol-so sat in the back seat.

The car started, and Kim Cheol-so looked at the villa through the car window, his eyes were in love.

"Cheolho, didn't you get a call from home?" Yan Hongzhi said.

Kong Zheho replied while driving: "No, did something happen?" ”

Yan Hongzhi said: "I received a call from Eun-joo this morning, saying that Grandma Shun-yi is very sick. ”

"How so?!" Kong Zheho was taken aback and said in disbelief.

"The doctor's diagnosis was that the lung cancer had recurred, and the cancer had spread beyond treatment." Yan Hong-sik looked at Kim Cheol-so beside him and saw that he was looking at the snowfield outside the car window, and didn't seem to listen to them.

"Well, how so?" Kong Zheho said in a deep voice: "Wasn't it cured a few years ago? How can it relapse? ”

"Even if the cancer is cured, the recurrence rate is very high. ”

After a moment of silence, Yan Hongzhi said, "I will go to the United States with Eunzhu tomorrow, and I will call you again if there is any situation at that time." ”

Kong Cheol-ho snorted, then stopped talking, and forgot to ask Im Hong-sik why he brought Kim Cheol-so.

There was a dead silence in the carriage.

In the face of birth, old age, sickness and death, people are always so powerless.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the group arrived in Seoul.

Xu Darong and the others drove directly back to the Special Operations Command, and Liu Shizhen insisted on sending Yan Hongzhi home.

Downstairs in Yan Hongzhi's apartment, four people stood in front of the car to say goodbye.

"Give me your phone." Liu Shizhen said to Yan Hongzhi.

Yan Hongzhi didn't know why, so he took out his mobile phone from his pocket and handed it over.

Yoo Si-jin entered his number into his mobile phone, and the remark was "quasi-boyfriend Yoo Si-jin".

"Whatever you want, you can call me at any time." Liu Shizhen handed him back the phone and said, "When you go back to South Korea, you must contact me immediately, you said that you want to invite me to dinner, and you can't pay the bill." ”

Yan Hongzhi nodded and said yes.

Kong Zheho then said: "Brother, have a good trip." ”

Yan Hongzhi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go back, don't be late." ”

Yoo Si-jin and Kong Cheol-ho got in the car and left, and Yim Hong-sik turned to Kim Cheol-so and said, "Let's go, let's go home." ”

Kim Cheol-so nodded, holding the acoustic guitar in his arms and walking side by side with him.

Yim Hong-sik's apartment is on the 26th floor.

He moved out of his home at the age of sixteen and lived alone.

Although he occasionally feels lonely, most of the time he is fine, and Yan Hongzhi is very satisfied with this state.

After entering the house and putting down the luggage, Yan Hongzhi said: "You sit here, I'll put the bath water, give you a bath in a while, and you have to change your clothes." ”

Kim Cheol-so's clothes are shabby, the sweater has been taken off, there are patches on the jacket, and the pants are a lot shorter.

Kim Cheol-so nodded, sat down on the sofa, and when he looked up, he saw the photo hanging on the wall.

There are six people in the photo, two elderly, two middle-aged, and one young.

Kim Cheol-so recognized Kim Soon-ja at a glance, as well as the young Yim Hong-sik who was held in her arms.

Yan Hongzhi walked into the bathroom and took out his mobile phone to make a call while putting the bath water in the bath.

"Hey, Secretary Kim, it's me. Help me book two tickets to LA tomorrow morning at 9 a.m., one for me and one for my friend. My friend's name is Kim Cheol-so, and he doesn't have an ID card or a passport, but I believe that Secretary Kim's ability will definitely be able to do it. ”

After hanging up the phone, Yim Hong-sik got up and went to the bedroom to find clothes for Kim Cheol-so.

Kim Cheol-so is about the same height and size as him, so there should be no problem wearing his clothes, and I will buy him a new one when I have time.

Passing by the living room, seeing Kim Cheol-so staring at the family photo on the wall, Yan Hong-sik walked over and introduced: "It's my grandparents who are sitting, it's my parents who are standing, and the child is me, and I'm only six years old at that time." ”

Kim Cheol-so said, "Junja ......"

"I don't live with my grandmother, and when we come back from the United States, I'll take you to meet her, and she'll be very happy," Yan said. Ever since I was very young, my grandmother told me your story, probably three or four years old, and I already knew you. ”

Kim Cheol-so seemed to be caught up in the memories of the past, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

Yim Hong-sik smiled, turned around and went into the bedroom, and found a set of home clothes for Kim Cheol-so.

Back in the living room, Yan Hong-sik said, "Zhexiu, follow me." ”

Kim Cheol-so stood up and followed Yim Hong-sik into the bathroom.

The bathtub was already filled with water, and Yim Hong-sik put down the clothes in his hand and then helped Kim Cheol-so undress.

"After taking a bath, I'll cook for you, and when you're full, go to bed, and you can see Grandma Shunyi tomorrow."

Kim Cheol-so still seems to be a little shy, and he tuggs on his trouser belt when he takes off his pants and doesn't let go.

"Then you take it off yourself, and sit in the bathtub after taking it off." After speaking, Yan Hongzhi turned his back.

Kim Cheol-so glanced at his back, then hesitated to take off his pants, then stepped into the bathtub with his legs raised, and sat down in the warm water.

Yan Hongzhi heard the sound of water and asked, "Are you okay?" Can I turn around? ”

Kim Cheol-so let out a low hum.

Yim Hong-sik turned around and saw Kim Chol-so sitting in the bathtub with his knees crossed, hunched over, his head bowed, almost buried in the water.

"We're all men, don't be shy." Yan Hongsik brought the bath towel to his right hand, sat on the edge of the bathtub, held Kim Cheol-so's thin shoulder with his left hand, and began to rub his back carefully and gently.

Kim Chol-so kept his head down and didn't say a word.

Yan Hongzhi hummed a song, and there were no lyrics, just humming meaninglessly.

His voice was deep and had a magical power to soothe people.

Kim Cheol-so's tense body slowly relaxed.

After rubbing his back, his arms, neck, chest, and legs, Kim Cheol-so's whole body turned red, like cooked shrimp.

Yan Hongzhi put aside the bath towel, took off the shower head, and said, "Close your eyes, I'm going to wash your hair." ”

Kim Cheol-so obediently closed his eyes.

Yan Hongzhi turned on the faucet, adjusted the water temperature, and felt that it was appropriate, so he went to drench Kim Cheol-so's hair.

After his hair was wet, Yan Hongzhi turned off the faucet, put the shower aside, squeezed the shampoo into the palm of his hand, rubbed it evenly, and then applied it to Kim Cheol-so's hair.

"The hair is too long, it's time to cut it." Yan Hongzhi said.

"Hmm." Kim Cheol-so seemed to be enjoying it, and his voice was a little fluttery.

After washing it, the foam on his head was washed away, Yan Hongzhi asked him to stand up, and carefully washed his body with shower gel and bath bombs, and then let him come out of the bathtub.

Yan Hongzhi took the bath towel and was about to wipe his body for him, when the doorbell suddenly rang.

Yan Hongsik handed the bath towel to Kim Cheol-so and said, "You dry your body by yourself, then change your clothes, and I'll open the door." ”

Kim Cheol-so nodded and said yes.

Yan Hongzhi walked out of the bathroom and took the door with him.

The people outside the gate seemed to be waiting impatiently and began to slam the door with their hands.

Yan Hongzhi frowned, and suddenly had a bad premonition.

He turned on the display of the video doorbell and saw a face that he didn't want to see.

"Li Junhao, what are you doing here?" Yan Hongzhi said into the walkie-talkie on the doorbell.

Li Junhao yelled: "Open the door!" Open the door for me! ”

Yan Hongzhi said coldly: "You go, I don't want to see you." ”

After speaking, Yan Hongzhi turned off the display screen without hesitation.

The sound of slamming the door did not stop, and Li Junhao's roar came through the thick steel door panel, "Yan Hongzhi!" Open the door! Yan Hongzhi! Open the door for me! ”

Immediately after, the phone rang at home.

"Hello?" Yan Hongzhi picked it up.

It was the apartment management office who called, "Resident No. 2608, the resident next to me complained that you were disturbing the people, what is going on?" ”

Yan Hongzhi looked helpless and said, "There is a madman yelling in front of my house, please ask the security guard to come up and drive him away." ”

"Isn't it the guy who just went up? Isn't he your friend? I've seen you before, some of you talk and laugh, and you have a good relationship, that's why I let him go. The person in the management room said, "He seems to have drunk, so you better let him into the house, so as not to disturb the rest of the others." ”

There was no way, Yan Hongzhi had to agree.

After hanging up the phone, Yan Hongzhi walked over and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, Li Junhao poured in with a strong smell of wine and smashed directly to the floor.

It's a shame that Yan Hongzhi flashed quickly, otherwise he would have been smashed.

Li Junhao struggled to get up, holding on to the wall and swaying from side to side.

Yan Hongzhi closed the door, looked at him with twisted eyebrows, and said with displeasure: "Li Junhao, what do you want to do?" ”

Li Junhao raised his head, looked at him in confusion, and suddenly rushed over, hugged Yan Hongzhi, knocked him into the wall behind him, and resisted him to death.