Huaxia, Beijing, Capital International Airport, June 2011.

At the airport pick-up gate, a middle-aged man in a formal suit, about 45 years old, kept staring in the direction of the exit, looking forward to it, for fear of missing something.

Gradually, at the exit of the airport, passengers began to push their luggage out, and many people hugged happily with the people who came to greet them.

Just when the number of passengers was gradually decreasing, a boy with a cold face and a black dress walked out unhurriedly, and he only carried a simple backpack, and did not have a large and small suitcase.

The boy is not very old, he looks like he is about 20 years old, he is delicate, and his figure is also very straight, and many people passing by him are unconsciously looking at him.

"Lin Yi, here." When the middle-aged man saw the boy, he hurriedly waved his hand and shouted.

The boy heard someone calling his name, and glanced in the direction of the middle-aged man, although he hadn't seen him for many years, he recognized the man at a glance and walked towards him slowly.

"Uncle Zhang, it's been a long time."

The boy stretched out his hand and shook hands with the middle-aged man.

"yes, it's been almost 5 or 6 years, and the last time I saw you, you weren't that tall." The middle-aged man was a little embarrassed, looking at this boy who he had grown up watching since he was a child, his heart was full of emotion.

"People always have to grow."

"Yes, people have to grow. Let's not talk about it here, let's go first. ”

"Okay."

The middle-aged man took the boy to the parking lot and walked to a Mercedes S350.

"Lin Yi, get in the car."

Lin Yi opened the back seat of the car and sat in. The middle-aged man sat in the cab, started the vehicle, and drove towards the downtown area of the capital.

"Uncle Zhang, how is his body?" Not long after the car drove out, Lin Yi asked, but his tone was very calm.

"The situation is not good, and the doctor said that there may not be much time left."

"Oh."

Lin Yi stopped talking, looking at the receding scenery outside the window, looking at this familiar and unfamiliar city, his thoughts returned to many years ago.

The reason why he is called Lin Yi is because he was born at 11 o'clock in the morning on January 1, 1991. His parents gave him a simple "one" as his name.

From childhood to adulthood, Lin Yi is just like his name, no matter what competition he is in, he is the first place in any competition, piano, painting, studying, etc., as long as he participates in the competition, there is no time to win the second place.

The reason why he is so good is that in addition to Lin Yi's own talent, his mother's patient cultivation of him is also indispensable.

Lin Yi originally had a happy family, Lin's father was a small and successful entrepreneur, and Lin's mother was a mathematics teacher in a key middle school in Beijing. So since he was a child, under the guidance of his mother, Lin Yi's mathematics is his strength, and he won gold medals in various national competitions when he was in junior high school.

A smooth sailing life changed when Lin Yi was 14 years old.

Just a few days after Lin Yi applied to go to school in the United States, Lin's mother found evidence of Lin's father's affair in an accident, and since then, the relationship between the two has completely broken down.

From that day on, Lin's mother began to be depressed, and unfortunately suffered from depression. Just to not delay Lin Yi's studies, he never told him.

He didn't know what had happened until Lin Yi was notified to come back for his mother's funeral.

From this day on, Lin Yi's hatred for his father never let go, and after dealing with his mother's funeral, he returned to the United States and never came back.

The reason why he came back today was that this middle-aged man whose name was Uncle Zhang called him and explained Father Lin's situation to him on the phone.

Father Lin hated him because of the death of his wife and his son's departure from home. In order to numb himself, he spent every day at work, and over time, his body collapsed.

Not only did he suffer from a variety of chronic diseases, but he was diagnosed with cancer a year ago, and although he was actively treated, his health was getting worse and worse, and the deadline given by the doctor was within this month.

Although Father Lin has developed the company well over the years, and his assets have increased several times compared to before Lin Yi went abroad, what is the use, in the end, he did not leave empty-handed.

"Lin Yi, your father has been living an unsatisfactory life all these years, and he misses you too."

"Uncle Zhang, you don't need to say it, I didn't come back this time to reconcile with him, but just to fulfill my last responsibility as a son."

"Hey, he doesn't want to do anything about your mother, and he regrets the mistake he made at the beginning."

"Regret can't get my mother's life back!"

"Well, I won't persuade you anymore, you're an adult, and you're no longer the little boy you used to be."

He still remembered that Lin Yi looked at Father Lin's eyes at his mother's funeral, and he was so indifferent and bloodthirsty. And looking at it today, Lin Yi's eyes have become very peaceful, as if nothing will cause his emotional fluctuations, and he doesn't know how he has lived alone in the United States all these years.

"Will you go home first?"

"No, take me to the hospital first, I'll see him."

Uncle Zhang drove the car to Union Hospital and took Lin Yi to a separate ward.

"Your dad is inside, I won't accompany you in, I'll wait for you outside."

"I'm sorry for you, Uncle Zhang."

Lin Yi pushed the door and walked in, without any hesitation.

Father Lin heard the door ringing, and turned his head to look in the direction of the door, he knew that today was the day when Lin Yi came back.

"One by one, you're here." An ugly smile appeared on Father Lin's face.

"Well, how are you?" Lin Yi's tone was still unwavering, as if the person in front of him had nothing to do with him.

"That's it, after so many years, I'm also relieved."

"Well, do you have anything to tell me?"

"Yiyi, I know I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for your mother, and I don't expect you to forgive me, after I die, can you bury me next to your mother?" Father Lin said this passage with difficulty.

Lin Yi pondered for a while, nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"Thank you so I can find your mother to atone for my sins." Father Lin closed his eyes, and two lines of tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

"You have a good rest, I'll go first, and I'll come to see you in two days." As soon as Lin finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the door, but the moment he turned around, two lines of tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, originally he thought that he would not have any more mood swings when facing this man, but when this moment came, looking at the imhuman person who was suffering from illness lying on the bed, there was still some heart-wrenching pain in his heart.

Taking a few deep breaths at the door of the ward, wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, Lin Yi walked out of the ward.

Uncle Zhang sent Lin Yi back to the old house, he looked at this once very familiar home, and the furnishings in the house were still the same as before he left.

Lin Yi's hands caressed the place where he had laughed and cried before. Looking at the saplings in the courtyard that he planted when he was a child, they have now grown into towering trees.

Lin Yi came to his bedroom, although it had been a long time since anyone had lived there, it was still very tidy.

took out a photo album from the bookcase, Lin Yi gently stroked it, this was a photo album from the time he was born to before he went to elementary school. It records his growth and some photos of him participating in competitions.

Trembling and opening the photo album, Lin looked at them one by one, his fingers brushed over the young woman in the photo, and tears flowed down unconsciously.

Lin Yi has remembered since he was a child, and the role of his father has not been a few times. For as long as he can remember, his mother took him with him, although he let his mother learn a lot of things, and he didn't have much time to play in his childhood, but he was still very grateful to his mother. Because he knew that his mother's love for him had never diminished.

Lin Yi still remembers that once he had a high fever, and his mother anxiously took him to the hospital for medical treatment in the middle of the night, and accidentally broke his leg. And my father, I didn't know where to socialize at that time.

Holding the photo album, Lin Yi fell asleep unconsciously, he hadn't been so relieved for many years.

The next day, Lin Yi came to his mother's grave, wiped the tombstone with his own hands, put the flowers he brought on it, and sat cross-legged next to him.

"Mom, that man's time is not long over, what should I do?"

"He said he wanted to bury you next to you, and I didn't want to agree at first, but seeing his appearance, I couldn't bear to refuse."

"Over the years, I've almost forgotten what he looks like, and when I saw him yesterday, I didn't even dare to recognize him, and I believe my mother won't recognize him."

"When I bury him, I'll go back to America, maybe once in a long time, Mom, if you miss me, give me your dreams."

As soon as Lin said this, he couldn't cry anymore.

In front of his mother's tombstone, Lin Yi sat all morning and briefly recounted his experiences in the United States over the years.

"Mom, I'll be fine myself, don't worry, if I have a child one day, I'll bring him to see you, I'll go first, you bless me."

Three days later, Uncle Zhang found Lin Yi and handed him a thick stack of documents.

"Lin Yi, this is what your father left for you."

After Lin Yi took it, he flipped through it casually, he knew what it was, this was the wealth that the man had earned in his life.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhang." Lin Yi casually threw the document on the table.

"Hey, I'll go first, there's something else going on at the company."

"Goodbye, Uncle Zhang."

Father Lin has also saved up wealth that can make a person crazy in the past few decades, but for Lin Yi, if he wasn't the only heir, he wouldn't want it.

Lin Yi may not have made as much money as Father Lin over the years, but it is not something that ordinary people can imagine. He is enough to support himself and can also make himself live well.

A week later, Lin Yi received a call from the hospital, and Lin's father's condition was already critical, and his life was in danger at any time.

Lin Yi stepped into the ward again, but this time there were a lot more instruments here, and his father's condition was even worse, and he fell into a coma from time to time.

"One by one, come here." Father Lin saw Lin Yi coming, and beckoned to him with difficulty.

"Tell me, there's something I can do for you."

"In the first half of my life, I had a smooth life, I had a virtuous wife, a wise son, and God had already favored me. It's a pity that all this was ruined by my own hands. ”

Lin Yi listened quietly, maybe this was his last word.

"One by one, I have one more thing I want to ask you."

"Well, you can say it, I'll try to help you."

"The mistakes I made back then also ruined another child, in fact, you also have a sister."

"Huh?" Lin Yi was really surprised now.

"That woman was secretly born, and I only recently found out, I hope you can take care of her instead of me, is that okay?"

"No way, I can't do this." Lin Yi was furious, you still want me to take care of the daughter of an indirect murderer of his mother?

"That woman is seriously ill too, or she wouldn't have let me know." Father Lin said with difficulty, he also knew that this was difficult for some strong people.

"No way, I'll give her some money at most." Lin Yi said.

"Hey, okay, just let her live well, that girl's information is in this drawer, I asked people to check it, she is indeed my daughter." Father Lin pointed to the table.

"Why don't you just give her money?"

"We haven't been in touch for years, and she doesn't know about me, can you go see them for me."

"Okay, you also have a part of her assets, don't worry, I won't be greedy for that."

"When you see her, say sorry to her for me, she has never seen my father since she was born, and I am not a qualified father."

Lin Yi looked at the man in front of him with some sadness, in your life, there are too many people who are sorry.

"Son, I called you that for the last time, and I hope you can forgive me for being an incompetent father." After Father Lin said this, his eyes slowly closed.

At this time, the monitoring equipment made a screeching sound, and after a while, the ward was crowded with doctors and nurses.

"Toot ~" The monitoring equipment has become a straight line.

"I forgive you." Lin Yi looked at the man who was no longer breathing, and whispered.

Just as these words were spoken, Lin Yi seemed to have been reborn, and spit out a mouthful of turbid breath that had been buried in his heart for many years.