"It's already autumn". A gust of wind wrapped in a withered yellow leaf rushed in along the window and hit Lu Jingwen's face, making her think subconsciously.

Put this small fallen leaf back out of the window, close the window again, and Lu Jingwen continued to sit back in front of the hospital bed.

Although he had been hibernate several times, the patient in front of him still looked like an old man, and the black of his head was far less pure than in his impression, showing a dark gray that lacked vitality. But if I looked carefully, I couldn't find a white head.

The doctor opened the door of the ward, walked straight over, checked his pupils and temperature, and listened to his heartbeat before saying, "It's almost an hour or two before you wake up, you don't have to stay here all the time." ”

Lu Jingwen shook her head: "It's okay." ”

While waiting, Lu Jingwen subconsciously refreshed her mobile phone, since kL33oo lost contact with her, she seemed to have lost an important part of her life - even more hesitant than the first time she fell out of love.

In the past, in the back of Lu Jingwen's heart, she felt that no matter what kL33oo thought of her, the connection between them was natural and inseparable - she was the first human kL33oo kL33oo knew, and this connection was like that between a newborn puppy and its first owner.

But now Lu Jingwen knows that although kL33oo has hardly shown the slightest sign in her previous relationship with her, she now understands how wrong her previous idea was - it is almost impossible for a puppy to take the initiative to leave its owner, because in the dog world, the owner gives it food, gives it safety, and even gives it the warmth of home. But dogs don't think, and kL33oo does.

Even a human child, when he grows up, will strive to live a free and independent life - not because he does not like his former home, but because he has dignity.

Lu Jingwen still remembers the day she received kL33oo six years ago, which was also her birthday and the starting point of her college life. The old man in front of him, who was a colleague of his father at that time, just because he happened to be talking about things at her house and met her birthday, he gave him a small box he carried with him.

"What is this, the game? Or study materials? Lu Jingwen asked at the time.

"A little friend," Professor 6 said at the time, "I hope it will make you a little happier in your life." ”

Then the trajectory of his life was completely changed by this gift.

"Xiaowen," the man on the hospital bed called her name, "how many years is it now?" ”

"November 14, 2149," Lu Jingwen replied, "how do you feel now?" ”

"Okay...... It's like waking up. 6 Changqing tried to move his legs, then slowly moved off the bed and took a few steps towards the window.

The clouds in the sky had just dispersed, and the sunlight had found a crack in it, and it had entered the window of the ward.6 Changqing stretched out his hand to caress the light, his eyes distinguishing the scenery outside the window.

The school building in the distance, the small park, the woods and mountains in the distance, and the radar station on the top of the mountain...... As soon as he did two years ago, 6 Changqing even wondered if he had just slept for two more days.

"What's wrong?" 6 Changqing asked.

"The program has been exposed," Lu Jingwen said, "and Owen wants to see you." ”

"Has he never hibernated?" 6 Changqing relied on his memory, trying to imagine what Owen would be like now.

"No," Ms. Lu said, "it is said that he has coronary heart disease, and his doctors have tried to persuade him to hibernate immediately, but they have all refused." ”

"It's not surprising that he's a man who likes to go to extremes," 6 Changqing said, "can I be discharged from the hospital now?" ”

Lu Jingwen rang the call bell and said, "Then you have to ask the doctor, but generally speaking, as long as you wake up, you can be discharged from the hospital." ”

The doctor did a few simple tests according to the previous cases of 6 Changqing, and then said, "If you don't feel unwell, you can be discharged from the hospital now." But if there's something special to do, it's best to take it easy...... Just wake up from hibernation, the mood should not fluctuate too much. ”

After walking out of the hospital, 6 Changqing immediately threw the doctor's words behind his head and said directly to Lu Jingwen: "Go, find Owen." ”

……

The candle company is a few streets away from the school, and when the two of them were looking for an address together, 6 Changqing remembered that the rent in this area was the cheapest. When I was young, from the rented basement to the school, at most, 6 Changqing had to run more than a dozen times a day - at that time, many female classmates also asked themselves if they were running and exercising.

Actually, it's just to do it, but then again, the effect of fitness still plays a role.

Lu Jingwen pressed the doorbell, and Owen's voice came out immediately, and he seemed to be a little excited: "I thought I would never see you again in my life." ”

"Still have to take a look, while you're still alive."

Lu Jingwen came to the candle flame for the first time, and in her imagination, the candle flame should be like the real computer room she once entered, with bright lights, a clean environment, and a neat server...... But when I entered the building and saw the assembly line on the first floor, this impression was immediately shattered.

After the elevator opened, Owen was waiting at the elevator door, he looked at 6 Changqing, who was more than twenty years younger than him, grabbed his hand and said, "At least you are willing to come and see me." ”

6 Changqing looked at the old man in front of him who was already in his twilight years, and it was difficult to overlap him with the young man in his impression. I have the impression that they have never been in contact since the Candleflame Company was officially registered and operated, according to Owen's time, they have not seen each other for more than 4o years, and according to their own time, it has been twenty or thirty years.

There was also a man in a white coat standing next to Owen, who seemed to be a doctor, and when he saw Owen's appearance, he immediately became worried: "Mr. Owen, you can't be too excited about your current situation. ”

"Mr. Owen, I have long admired the great name." Lu Jingwen smiled and stretched out her hand.

But Owen ignored him, just looked at her deeply, and then said to 6 Changqing, "How long are you going to stay this time?" ”

6 Changqing didn't answer: "I don't know...... Check it out. What about you, are you planning to die of old age in this era? ”

Owen: "For someone like me, there's not much point in being alive anymore. ”

6 Changqing didn't speak, he knew that Owen was a person, and no one could persuade him to do what he was looking for.

There was a sharp sound of something on the doctor's body, and he immediately took two pills out of his pocket, poured one out of each, and then went to make a glass of warm water for Owen to take. After taking the medicine, Owen waved his hand and said, "You go downstairs first, I have something to talk to an old friend." ”

6 Changqing glanced at Lu Jingwen: "Xiaowen, you can go down too." ”

Watch the two enter the elevator until the elevator doors close. Owen was in a trance for a moment before he began to say, "Changqing, do you say what I did was right or wrong?" ”

6 Changqing: "You asked me this question 47 years ago, and my answer is still the same as at the beginning, I don't know. ”

Owen: "In the last few years, I've been having nightmares, all sorts of nightmares. I dreamed that the car was uncontrollable and took me into a cliff, I dreamed that the massage chair was leaking and electrocuted me, I dreamed that my brain and body were tied to an assembly line, and all kinds of manipulators were holding different knives and dissecting my flesh and skin, and I dreamed that my brain was soaked in formalin, and a group of machines stared at me through the window......"

6 Changqing frowned, when he heard Lu Jingwen talk about it before, he thought it was just Lu Jingwen exaggerating, but when he heard Owen say it himself, he still felt a little incredible: "I have the impression that you are not so timid." ”

Owen's wrinkled face became distorted: "I used to be bold because there was something that supported me, and I always believed that we were different from them. We are human ...... But now...... Maybe you were right, people, it's really not a big deal, we're just a little bit better than the gorillas, a little bit. ”

6 Changqing shook his head and persuaded: "Don't think about it, I told you a long time ago that this kind of question will never be answered. ”

Owen didn't say anything more, but the fear in his eyes never subsided.

After a while, 6 Changqing said, "I remember that you have two sons and a daughter. Not in the company? ”

Owen shook his head: "If you had children, would you let them inherit this company?" ”

6 Changqing smiled and avoided the topic: "There are no ifs in life. ”

Owen: "I've been hibernating for a long time, and I get a bunch of hibernation tax bills every year...... The daughter is not married, but she is in a hurry to donate eggs, and a lot of grandchildren come out inexplicably, and some of them have grandchildren...... Every day, people come to see me. ”

Owen chattered, and then suddenly said, "Changqing, if I'm not there one day...... Will you take over the candle flame? ”

6 Changqing looked at Owen, his eyes full of incredulity: "What? ”

Owen repeated as if he didn't see 6 Changqing: "If I die one day and give you the candle flame, will you take over?" ”

6 Changqing's face became stern, and he asked a question: "How much have you produced and how much have you sold over the years?" How much was recycled? ”

Owen didn't answer his question, just smiled wryly: "I just said I was scared...... You should go and look in the mirror now. ”

"Go back to hibernation, Evergreen," said Owen, "you don't have much time, so do me a favor and see what the future is." Maybe people really have souls when they die, and at that time, you will sue me again. ”

6 Changqing knew that Owen was a Christian, and the other party knew that he was an atheist, and now he was talking to an atheist about the afterlife, but he added a possibility in front of the soul.

This tone is not like Owen who 6 Changqing knows.

"What about the candle flame?" 6 Changqing asked, "What are you going to do?" Looking for a team to host? ”

"Well, I don't have to worry about this," Owen didn't answer directly, but said to himself, "The candle burns to the end, and it will naturally go out." ”

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