The room fell into a brief silence.
After a few seconds, Dr. Li came back to his senses, "Seraph?"
"right."
"What is He doing?"
"He did nothing. He was like a golden sculpture, sitting in the middle of a huge lunar crater, looking up at the Earth, as if... watching?"
Doctor Li rubbed his eyes and said helplessly: "Qiye, do you know how far the moon is from the earth?"
"Nearly 400,000 kilometers." Lin Qiye said calmly.
"Nearly 400,000 kilometers." Doctor Li repeated. "Even with the most advanced astronomical telescope, you can barely see the surface of the moon. And when you were seven years old, you just lay on the eaves of your hometown and saw the angel on the moon with your naked eyes?"
“It wasn’t Him that I saw.” Lin Qiye said faintly, “It was Him who saw me. I just raised my head, and my eyes seemed to be dragged through space by Him, and I looked into His eyes.”
"So, He forced you to do that?"
"I guess so. Otherwise, how can I see the surface of the moon? I don't have clairvoyance."
"But if there really is an angel on the moon, why hasn't it been discovered by humans for so many years?"
"I don't know." Lin Qiye shook his head. "Perhaps the Seraph doesn't want to be observed. What's more... do humans really understand the moon?"
Lin Qiye spoke very sincerely, so sincerely that Dr. Li immediately wanted to call a taxi to take him back to the mental hospital.
After all, Dr. Li is a doctor who specializes in treating mental illnesses. He has seen all kinds of mental illnesses. He has summed up a rule in his medical career: the more serious the nonsense a patient talks, and the more reasonable it sounds, the more serious the illness is.
"What about your eyes? What happened?"
Lin Qiye stretched out his hand and gently rubbed the black cloth covering his eyes. His words were emotionless. "That day, I stared into His eyes for a moment, and then... I went blind."
Dr. Li opened his mouth, looked down at the case in his hand, and fell silent.
In the column for cause of blindness, only four words were written.
—The reason is unknown.
So... what happened back then
Could it be that, as Lin Qiye said, he saw the Seraphim on the moon? Otherwise, how could he explain his sudden blindness
This thought only appeared for a moment before it was directly killed by Dr. Li.
It was a close call, I almost got led astray by a mentally ill person!
He could almost imagine how wonderful the doctors' expressions were when the young Lin Qiye, who had gone blind ten years ago, said those words in front of them.
It’s no wonder that this child was forced to stay in the hospital. No matter how you look at it, what he said were remarks that only a mentally ill person would make.
There are many people like this in the hospital. Some claim to be the reincarnation of Sun Wukong and hang on the horizontal bar every day in a daze. Some think they are a coat rack and stand in the room all night without moving. Some think everyone looks like their husband and they touch other people's buttocks at any time...
Well, the last patient was a greasy man in his forties.
"What you said are things that happened in the past. What about now? What do you think about this matter?" Doctor Li adjusted his mood and continued the review process.
"It's just delusion." Lin Qiye said calmly, "That day, I just accidentally rolled down from the eaves and hit my head on the ground. As for my eyes, maybe a nerve was damaged, so I became blind."
He had said this countless times, skillfully and calmly.
Doctor Li raised his eyebrows, wrote something on the medical record, and then chatted with Lin Qiye about daily life. About twenty minutes later, he looked at the time, smiled, and stood up.
"Okay, that's all for the follow-up. There's nothing wrong with your illness now. I hope you can adjust your mindset and live a good life." Doctor Li shook hands with Lin Qiye and said encouragingly.
Lin Qiye smiled and nodded slightly.
"Hey, Dr. Li, please stay and have dinner." When my aunt saw Dr. Li leaving, she warmly tried to keep him.
"No, no, I have another patient to see, so I won't bother you anymore."
Dr. Li politely said goodbye to my aunt, then pushed the door and left.
The moment the door closed, Lin Qiye's smile disappeared, as if it had never existed.
"Delusion... huh..." he muttered to himself.
"Brother, it's time to eat!" Cousin Yang Jin walked out of the kitchen with dishes and shouted.
Yang Jin is Lin Qiye’s aunt’s son, four years younger than Lin Qiye and just in junior high school. Ever since Lin Qiye’s parents disappeared and stayed at his aunt’s house, the two grew up together and have a relationship closer than that of brothers.
"Coming." Lin Qiye responded.
Lin Qiye had just sat down at the small dining table when he suddenly felt a warm sensation from the soles of his feet. He was stunned at first, then the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
Cousin Yang Jin glanced under the table and scolded with a smile:
"You little black bastard, you are usually lazy and do not move, but when it is time to eat, you come faster than anyone else."
A small black mangy dog poked its head out from under the table, with its tongue hanging out of its teeth, panting and emitting hot air. It came close to Lin Qiye and licked his feet with a flattering look on its face.
Three people and a dog, that's a home.
Simple, difficult, yet inexplicably reassuring.
This went on for ten years.
Lin Qiye touched its head, picked up a piece of meat from the few pieces on the plate, and put it in his cousin Yang Jin's bowl.
"Give it a bone."
Yang Jin did not refuse. Given their brotherly friendship, saying more would seem awkward.
He was concerned with something else.
"Brother, are your eyes really almost healed?"
Lin Qiye smiled slightly, "Well, it can be seen now, but it can't stand the light very well. I have to wrap this black satin around it for a few more days."
"What do you mean a few days? Xiaoqi, auntie tells you that eyes are very important. Even if you can see now, don't take off the black satin in a hurry. What if... what if it is damaged by the sun again, it will be a pity! We'd better be cautious and wear it for a while longer!" Auntie hurriedly instructed.
"I know, aunt."
"By the way, brother, I saved some money to buy you a pair of cool sunglasses. I'll show them to you later!" Yang Jin seemed to have thought of something and said excitedly.
Lin Qiye smiled and shook his head, "Ah Jin, although sunglasses can block light, the effect is far worse than black satin. I can't wear them now."
"Okay..." Yang Jin was a little disappointed.
"But when my eyes are completely healed, I will wear it when I go shopping every day. Then I will buy you a pair too, and we can go together."
Hearing this, Yang Jin's eyes lit up again and he hummed heavily.
"Oh, Xiaoqi, your aunt has already made arrangements for you to transfer to a regular high school. When this semester starts, you will be able to transfer from the special school to a regular high school." Aunt seemed to have thought of something and said, "But have you really thought it through? Regular high schools and special schools are different. Given your situation, what if..."
"Nothing will happen, aunt." Lin Qiye interrupted her, "My eyes have recovered, and if I want to get into a good university, I have to stand on the same starting line as everyone else."
"You kid... it's okay even if you can't get into a good university. At most, your aunt will always support you!"
"Brother, I can support you too!"
Lin Qiye's body trembled slightly, and his eyes under the black satin looked unknown. He pursed his lips and smiled again.
Shake your head firmly.
There was no word, but both Yang Jin and his aunt felt his determination.
Even the little black scabies under his feet rubbed Lin Qiye's ankle.
“—Woof!”