In the Lin Villa
Tick, tick, tick...
The clock hanging on the wall rang regularly. Yolande raised her head and looked at the clock on the
wall. The clock turned to twelve o'clock a.m.. Austin hadn't come back yet.
"Mona, you can go to sleep. I will wait for him here." Said Yolande.
Since she couldn't fall asleep, she had to sit down and wait for Austin to come back. She had been
worrying about him since his company was in trouble. And he came back later than usual.
As Mrs. Lin said so, Mona had to get up and go to her room to sleep, leaving Yolande alone in the
living room to wait for Austin.
The night was very quiet. The sound of the clock echoed in the air. The light grey curtains quivered
slightly, and a small wind came from outside. The subtle coldness of the wind blew over Yolande's
neck. She stood up and walked to the window. The moon was very round and the sparkling stars were
blinking faintly, as if they were winking at Yolande. She looked at the sky blankly for a while. Then she
closed the curtain and sat back on the sofa.
When Yolande was in a daze, the door of the living room opened. Austin walked in and saw the woman
on the sofa wearing a pink braces skirt with smooth hair scattered.
"It's so late. Why doesn't she sleep? "
When he changed his shoes, Yolande had already got up and ran to him.
"So late? Something happened in your company. Are you all right? I'm worried about you. " The woman
said anxiously.
Austin changed his shoes and pulled Yolande to sit down.
"You were so worried about me that you couldn't sleep, right?"
"I'm serious. Can you stop making fun of me?" She said angrily.
Austin wasn't angered at all. He picked up the glass, drank half a glass of water and put it down.
"We should let the fish take the bait first when we are fishing. Although the company has some losses,
there will be no big problem." Said Austin. Yolande was with a worried look on her face, as she didn't
fully understand what he meant.
He came closer to her and said, "when the fish is full, he will fall into the fish hook and can't run away."
Austin said confidently.
"So, both your company and you will be fine?" Asked Yolande.
"Nothing will happen. You can rest assured." Said Austin.
She didn't quite understand what he meant, but she felt relieved to see his confidence. He was Austin.
When it came to talent and ability, he was far more talented than Aron. She should trust him.
It was at this time that Yolande noticed that Austin didn't look well and was very tired. She felt a kind of
anger that she couldn't tell. "You come back so late every day. Have you taken the medicine on time?
You always don't sleep well. Go to bed early. Do you need me to push you to the bed? "
Although she didn't know what was wrong with Austin, she had heard from Warren that he had to take
medicine on time every day.
Austin was surprised to see the change of women's emotions. She was weak and pitiful a second ago,
but now she became strong and fierce.
"Say something to me..."Seeing him speechless, she shouted.
"I...I am going to sleep now. " After saying that, he rushed to his bedroom and closed the door. Leaning
on the door, Yolande listened quietly. It seemed that nothing was heard inside. Perhaps he was
sleeping. Then she left with relief.
As time went by, Austin became weaker and weaker. Ignoring Yolande's dissuasion, he came back
very late every day. She was worried about her health. She wouldn't be relieved if he didn't come back,
and she didn't dare to sleep before he came back.
It was said that chicken soup was good for health. Every night, she prepared a bowl of chicken soup for
him and watched him drink it. She stewed the chicken soup and tasted it. "It's not bad."
She removed the stove from the hearth and turned off the stove. The door bell rang. She knew that he
was back.
After changing his shoes, he collapsed on the couch wearily. All of a sudden, his lips were stained with
blood, and much blood gushed from his mouth. He bent down in a hurry and coughed. Hearing that,
Yolande ran over and saw the scene.
"So much blood..."She put a tissue on his mouth and wiped it for him.
"What's wrong with you? Why did you spit out blood again? What's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine. Don't worry." His voice sounded weak.
He wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth and saw her worried face. To comfort her, he
managed to squeeze out a smile.
"I'm fine. Don't worry." His tone was gentle.
"Sit down for a while, I'll bring you the chicken soup, don't move." She cleaned up the floor and went
into the kitchen.
The exhausted man gave a happy smile. "Being taken care of by you turns out to be such a happy
thing. " She brought him the chicken soup.
"Be careful not to burn yourself." She blew on the soup gently.
Austin tasted the chicken soup and found it really delicious. "Leave these things to Mona. She will cook
them," He said.
"I...I have nothing to do at home. " She rubbed her hands.
"Okay, don't work too hard."
Austin said as he drank the chicken soup. After drinking the chicken soup, Yolande supported Austin to
his room for a rest.
After he spat out blood at home that night, he spat out blood once again. He always said to her, "it's
okay. Don't worry." But her voice was getting weaker and weaker.
She was getting more and more worried about his health. His physical condition had become worse as
time went by. She was worried that the man would suddenly fall down.
Since Austin's physical condition has been decreasing day by day, Warren Sun has often come to his
house, prescribed medicine for him and pushed him to take medicine on time. Subsequently, Warren
lived in the Lin villa on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and Mona prepared a room for him to sleep
alone.
"Take the medicine. I will watch you sleep. You can't do anything else. " Dr. Sun said in a dignified
voice.
Following Dr. Sun's arrangement, he took the medicine and drank it.
"Go to bed now." Said Dr. Sun.
With the help of Dr. Sun, Austin went upstairs.
Sitting in the living room and watching the man disappearing upstairs, Yolande somehow felt sad.
It took Dr. Sun a long time to come out of Austin's room. It seemed that he wouldn't leave until Austin
fell asleep. Dr. Sun went downstairs and sat in the living room. He took a look at Yolande, who was
sitting opposite to him. "Mrs. Lin, take good care of Mr. Lin."
Yolande nodded her head solemnly. As she was about to inquire about Austin's condition, Dr. Sun got
up and went upstairs to sleep.
She had to swallow the question back.
62fb1bb41dcb31934bd49bda