In this life, there have been long-lasting love, always long-lasting companionship.

When Xia Xin, an internship assistant, walked into the office with a stack of drawings, Lin Jian was sitting in front of the computer, staring at the measurement data on the screen while hanging an electromagnetic cervical spine massager around his neck.

A very small thing, the style and girls usually wear a hairpin is similar, just a little wider, two pieces of magnetic sheet affixed to the back of the neck, energized through the electromagnetic principle of vibration heat, is always working at the office of the social animal office daily necessities of one of the good things.

Although Lin Jian's current position and value, has long been out of the sequence of social animals, but as a hate a day more than ten hours in front of the desk through the senior designers, this thing is also essential, critical moments, although not much use, but at least can be used in emergencies.

Xia Xin filed and organized the documents and drawings into volumes and put them into Lin Jian's filing cabinet, and when he turned around, he saw his top boss pressing his back of the neck with a small backhand and said with concern: "Minister Lin, are you having trouble with your cervical vertebrae again?"

Xia Xin, a young assistant, graduated from the top professional university in China, just joined the company in less than two months, people still with a little just out of the ivory tower of the student gas and naivety, but the professional ability is the group of newcomers in the most outstanding and outstanding, and it is said that in the interview at the last minute, to do the summary of the expression, in the face of the director of HR and the vice general manager in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, she was once passionately declared Declared: "In fact, I firmly choose your company there is another reason, that is, my idol is also here - your company design a minister Lin Jian, I have always dreamed of becoming like his dazzling and excellent landscape architect!

It happened that Lin Jian's assistant chose to resign due to family reasons at that time, and the assistant's seat had been hanging in the air, so when the HR director personally brought Xia Xin to knock on the door of Lin Jian's office, he even joked jokingly, "Minister Lin, do you want an assistant? If you want an assistant, you don't have to open your mouth, I'll send you a little fan girl."

Later Lin Jian heard Xia Xin in the interview that the speech is not shocking, also had frozen, and then very gently smiled and said to the little girl: "Do not become my kind of designers, my kind of designers cervical spondylosis are quite powerful, the girl is still to be healthy for the first place."

"It's nothing, it's an old problem." Lin Jian said lightly. Lin Jian said softly, and then his eyes swept over Xia Xin's neatly organized filing cabinet, and added, "It's hard work, but from now on, you can just leave this kind of file moving to the male colleagues in the department, so you don't have to do it yourself."

"How can I do that, I am your assistant, these files are either your manuscripts or the final program you participated in the design, I should go to move, and--" the little girl's voice lapsed, added forcefully, "men and women are the same, I can do it too! "Men and women are the same, I can do what boys can do, don't underestimate me!"

Lin Jian, with one hand still resting on the back of his neck, picked up the tea cup on the table with his other hand and took a small sip, putting down the cup before smiling and raising his eyes to her, "It's not that I'm underestimating you, perhaps it's just that my view of gender equality is slightly different from yours."

"In my opinion, equality is a relative concept, is to the whole society in the field of education, employment and other areas to give women the same opportunities and possibilities, do not make their talent ability and potential to be buried, for example, my assistant this position, boys can do, and you as a girl can also." Lin Jian said in a calm, unhurried manner, "But this does not mean that boys and girls must be uniform standards and equal requirements, or on a case-by-case basis."

"Also, respect for women does not come in the form of forcing them to do the same work as men, but it is important to give them the freedom of choice, and the approval of being recognized for having chosen."

"For example, on a construction site, the recruitment of male workers should not reject female workers, but they are not necessarily required to push sand and carry cement like male workers, but are provided with work within their capacity, such as on-site clerical work or even cafeteria aunts, which is not underestimation or even discrimination to me, but respect in another sense."

"To give men and women the same right to choose, but separately allow them to do what is best for them, this is probably ...... what I expect of men and women division of labor different gender." Lin Jian said, "For example, the same assistant, I do not need you to force yourself to move files, but love to drink the tea you make, while the original assistant to move files such things never need me to remind, every time you can organize fast and good, but ......" Lin Jian Jian paused slightly and laughed, "I'd rather do it myself than dare to labor him to pour me a cup of tea, it's too hard to drink."

The little girl stared blankly for a long time, but could not hold back the "giggle" out of laughter.

"Minister Lin ......" Xia Xin slowly stood up straight and looked at the young man in front of him and said in a touched and pleading manner, "...... I seem to understand a little bit now, thank you!"

Lin Jian laughed dumbly, but shook his head and said, "No, would say this to you just don't want you to waste your talent, after all, in my opinion-"

Lin Jian concluded by quietly encouraging her, "In terms of professional ability, your ceiling is immeasurable, and it is impossible for you to stop at the position of design assistant."

The little girl silently sucked in a breath of cold air and her eyes widened suddenly.

"There are not many female designers in this industry, but none of them are outstanding, and in their design works, there are few strong and hard expression like male designers, but there are more unique and soft details presented than male designers, and this kind of subtlety in silence is often more touching."

"So, Xia-" Lin Jian said to the young assistant who saw himself as an idol, "you have to cheer up."

After this deep talk in the office, Xia Xin seems to be a different person, she no longer fights with her male colleagues to change the bucket of pure water in Lin Jian's office in her daily work, and no longer accompanies her to the archive room every day to roll up her sleeves to carry those files which are too heavy for her to handle.

Instead, while doing her own work, she spends more time and energy on studying and researching her profession. She will apply to listen and take detailed notes when Lin Jian is discussing the program with other members of the design department, and when Lin Jian is not busy, she will share her experience with him with the finished design cases that she is interested in, and more and more, she asks Lin Jian for advice in her professional field, and every time, she will be enlightened and greatly benefited. More and more, I would ask Lin Jian to teach me questions in my field of specialization, and every time, I would be enlightened and greatly benefited.

And until a few years later, Xia Xin, with her excellent business ability, went from assistant position to designer position, and became the head of the Design Department 3 with Lin Jian, but her address to Lin Jian remained unchanged, no longer "Minister Lin" at the very beginning, but always called him kindly and sincerely "Mr. Lin."

But those are the calm and cozy trivialities that happened long after the years.

*

Early Saturday morning, Lin Jian opened his eyes and realized that the seat beside him was empty, and just when he wanted to call out to someone, he heard the sound of running water coming from the bathroom, and realized that it was Shen Ke who was taking a shower before he gave up.

He slowly propped himself up on the bed and sat up, hiking the covers over his heart, and then sat still against the soft, wide bed for a long time, slowly relaxing to ease his stiff, aching shoulders and neck.

When Shen Ke finished washing up and came out from the bathroom, what he saw was Lin Jian resting the back of his head on the edge of the soft bag at the head of the bed, his eyes closed and his brows slightly furrowed.

"Is it hard?" Shen Ke walked to the bedside and sat down, his warm palm covered the side of Lin Jian's neck, gently rubbing and relaxing him.

"It's not bad, I'll be fine after a while." Lin Jian opens her eyes and looks up at him and asks, "Getting up so early today, are you going to the office?"

On weekends, Shen Ke would basically ask his secretary to arrange the work schedule in advance, leaving Saturday and Sunday free, and as long as Lin Jian didn't work overtime or go on business trips, he would certainly be at home with him on those two days. After all, both of them were usually busy with their work, and for Shen Ke, the weight of the family was always on top of the work.

Business can be done at any time, but the time spent with each other, even for a minute, is precious and unrepeatable.

Xu Yang was very surprised by Chairman Shen's behavior after he lost count of the number of times he came to see Lin Jian on a day off, only to find Shen Ke at home. After Lin Jian's brief explanation, Xu Yang rubbed his chin and gave Shen Ke a diagnosis on the spot.

Xu Yang: "Do you know how he's mocked on the internet for this kind of performance?"

Lin Jian said, "Not sure."

"Typical relationship brain." Xu flow shrugged and said, "Solid."

Lin Jian: "......"

"Not going to the office." Shen Ke replied warmly, "When you get up and clean up, I'll take you somewhere."

Lin Jian gave him a suspicious look and thought, "Is this another surprise?

As a result, when the two people have eaten breakfast and packed up, Shen Ke drove the people to the commercial street in the center of Linshi, pointing to the row of stores in one of the signboards to indicate Lin Jian, Lin Jian realized ...... well, it is indeed a big surprise.

-- Shen Ke drove dozens of miles just to take him for a blind massage?

"Don't frown yet, and don't choke on your cold face." Getting out of the car, Shen Ke pulled Lin Jian's hand, while bringing the person with "I don't want to refuse this is too stupid" written all over his body towards the entrance of the store, while saying with a smile, "Xu Lang's hometown is here, and this store was recommended by his mom, it is said to be an old store, and the craftsmanship has been passed down from his ancestors. Since we're here, we should try it out, just in case it works."

"A bit of common sense, all massage therapy treats the symptoms, and there's no cure for this kind of thing at all, only relief, so I don't want to waste my time."

"Not a waste." Shen Ke pushed through the door into the store with the men and said softly, "Even if it alleviates the symptoms, it's better than you relaxing against the bed by yourself every morning."

The whole massage store on the first floor of the hall is very large, and the decoration is very clean and cozy, the same standard single massage beds are placed side by side in a row against the wall, each bed in the middle of the light blue hanging curtains, the disposable sheets on the beds are refreshingly clean and white, and they are flat and without a little wrinkle.

And Lin Jian found that, said professional blind massage, this store from the cashier to the technician, really all are visually impaired, and eye to eye, each of them are wearing neat and clean uniforms, in the exchange with the guests, look calm and happy, not the slightest bit of being disabled people's timidity and pessimism.

--Self-reliant people who make money on their own merit are the most amazing.

A mechanic in a white uniform walked towards them, stopped almost exactly half a meter away from the two, smiled and asked, "May I help you?"

"Hello, my shoulder and neck are a bit uncomfortable, I would like to ask the master to give me a massage, is there any space available now?" Shen Ke replied politely.

"Yes, but you'll have to go up to the second floor rooms, the beds in the first floor lobby are booked out this morning." The technician replied.

Shen Ke turned his attention to Lin Jian, asking him with his eyes, "May I?"

Still, come what may.

Lin Jian sighed, nodded, and said, "Let's go then."

The young technician brought them to the second floor, led them into one of the rooms, and said with a smile, "Which one needs a massage? Now you can lie down on the bed and wait for a while, the master who arranged for you will come up soon, in a while you can talk to the master in detail about where you are uncomfortable. The other one can go to the outside rest area and wait, or you can wait in the room."

The words just fell, the door was knocked twice, Lin Jian and Shen Ke turned around to see an older teacher, leaning on a blind cane into the house.

As soon as he rushed through the door, the teacher asked with a voice like a bell, "Where are the guests!"

As soon as the young mechanic heard this voice, he immediately stretched out his hand toward the sound source, as if to assist, and his mouth was busy saying, "Master, how did you get up here?"

The teacher laughed and replied, "The boys underneath can't get their hands free, so I'll have to do it myself this time!"

After saying that let the small technician in charge of leading out of the house, mouth also read: "Hurry up out of the master ah cubs, save me this master always give you make up the difference!"

After all, it is purely manipulative force push massage, at first Lin Jian also worried about the old man's age, the body will not be able to shelve such a long time to stand for a long time, but wait until he lay on his stomach with breathing holes in the massage bed, the teacher of this first drop on his shoulders, Lin Jian suddenly sucked in a breath of cold air, an idea abruptly crossed his mind - The first thing that came to his mind was a thought that suddenly crossed his mind -

I'm the one who made the mistake.

Forty minutes after the end of the massage, Lin Jian is already out of breath, forehead covered with fine sweat, while the master is still not tired and not panting, patted his shoulder, calmly instructed: "Get off the ground, move their necks, feel how to feel."

Lin Jian did as he was told, and when he tried it, he cast an astonished glance at Shen Ke, who had been waiting in the room--

Really, so spiritual!

Shen Ke smiled, got up, thanked the Master, and together with Lin Jian escorted him downstairs for his second massage appointment.

Just walked to the first floor hall, massage store door was suddenly pulled open from outside, originally stood in the doorway and two people talking to the teacher immediately "Aiyo" a sound, said: "Sorry, not much to talk about this day, you two go to the front desk to directly book it, my two sons are back! "

As soon as the words were spoken, a young man, also visually impaired, walked up to the teacher with another man who had entered holding his hand.

Both shouted in unison, "Dad."

"Hey hey!" Teacher one hand pulls a, smile wrinkles on the face are open flowers, "this one on the tossing bad it, go go go quickly home, know that you come back today, your mom has long been the fish stewed, we arrive at home to eat!"

Saying hello to the store's fellows, the teacher was assisted by the two men who had just entered the door, one on each side, towards the back door of the store.

And through the hall, the side of the technician will coincidentally and they make a light greeting, a "master brother" should be shouting that blind young man, and another "Mr. Fang" ...... The other "Mr. Fang" is the one who is shouting at the other one.

Lin Jian looked at their backs and couldn't help but wonder why both of them would call the master "Dad" at the same time.

A thought inexplicably flashed into Lin Jian's mind, but before it had time to take shape, it was interrupted by Shen Ke with a smile, "Don't be dumbfounded, it's not like you don't have one."

With that, he led the way out the door of the massage parlor.

Lin Jian didn't realize what he meant until he got in the car--

Turns out he saw it too.

Well ...... is pretty good, it's a good match.

*

The days went by, and before you knew it, it was the end of the year again.

As early as half a year ago Shen Zhangqian couple had said, this year's New Year's Day must Lin Jian they came to Australia, one is a family to have a reunion year, and secondly ...... they have not celebrated Shen Ke's birthday for a long time.

Lin Jian was bound to agree to such a wish of the elderly couple.

So, on the day of the official annual vacation, Lin Jian and Shen Ke made a date to go straight to the airport after work and fly directly to Australia.

Unfortunately, Shen Ke was delayed by an impromptu government negotiation. He called Lin Jian before the meeting started to explain, and Lin Jian thought about it and said, "It's okay, the flight is in the evening, so it should be in time. I'll meet you at the Civic Center after work, and then we'll go to the airport directly."

Instead, by the time evening rolled around, the sky was suddenly drizzling with light snow.

This should be the last winter snow before the Lunar New Year, and the snow will be another good time in the coming year.

Lin Jian took a taxi in advance to the municipal center of the building waiting in front of the sky white fluffy snow, young man wearing a long black coat, without an umbrella, standing long and elegant at the bottom of the stone steps, eyes reflecting a little broken light and shadow, face as clear as the winter snow as clear and pure.

Shortly afterward, Shen Ke and his group emerged from the revolving door.

Shen Ke was accompanied by not only Assistant Xu and Shen's staff, but also a relevant government official, also with a secretary, who seemed to be in a high position of authority, but personally escorted Shen Ke to the door.

"Yo, it's snowing." The man in charge said as he looked at the sky and immediately ordered his secretary to get an umbrella.

Not long after the secretary returned with several umbrellas, the person in charge didn't wait for Assistant Xu to make a move, he took the lead to open one of them and personally hit it on Shen Ke's head, politely saying, "Chairman Shen, I'll see you to the car."

Shen Ke's eyes remained fixed on the man not far away.

"Don't bother to drive." Shen Ke took the umbrella in the hands of the person in charge and nodded, "As it happens, the person who picked me up is here, Li Hall, goodbye."

"Oh good--" the middle-aged man known as Director Li followed Shen Ke's line of sight and saw that Shen Ke was going to personally hold an umbrella to welcome people, so he couldn't help but ask one more question, "Is this your ...... family?"

"Yes." Shen Ke stepped down the steps and walked in Lin Jian's direction, his footsteps steady, his voice warm and deep as he replied--

"It's my lover."

Walking up to Lin Jian, Shen Ke tilted the umbrella in his hand to his side, lifted his hand to pat the snowflakes that had not yet melted on his coat, and asked with a smile, "Been waiting long?"

"Not long." Lin Jian laughed a little and teased, "You came out just after getting off the bus, counting the time, right?"

Probably because he is going to spend the New Year with his parents soon, Lin Jian seems to be in a very good mood.

"Just finishing up." Shen Ke, holding his umbrella in one hand and taking his dangling hand in the other to shake it, naturally tucking it into his trench coat pocket, said with the same smile, "Off to New Year's."

"It's also for your birthday." Lin Jian corrected.

Shen Ke's blurred smile was heavy in the fine snow, his warm and deep voice as gentle and quiet as it was many years ago, he replied, "Yes, thank you, Designer Lin."

On the other side, Assistant Xu is driving his car slowly from the parking lot.

Not far away, the warmth of the lights of thousands of homes in the bustling city, and the long winds and snow lingering, blending into a picture of the winter scene on earth at hand.

They walked side by side in the warm winter night scene intertwined with ten thousand lights and drifting snow, the corners of their coats gently lifted by the wind, casting an intimate and intertwined shadow on the snow.

Lin Jian's hand was always held by Shen Ke, walking through the snow-covered street, and never let go.

Just as at a very young age, he led him home.

Up ahead on the left, in the direction of the town square, the city's evening radio was playing a song that had been a big hit two years before.

You are a distant road, a light in the mountain fog.

I am a child, O child, walking in your eyes.

You are the moon and the breeze, and I am the dream you illuminate.

Seeing or not seeing, all life with you.

It's a long way to home, a long way to life-

But because he had company, he was never alone.

And every moment of companionship is the best moment.

And like every second and every minute of loving each other on this real earth.

As, for example, he and he--

In this life, there have been long-lasting love, always long-lasting companionship.