Above the gray fog

Lin Shan closed his eyes again, and countless messy fragments filled his mind.

"No! It's not a dream."

Lin Shan recalled his experience just now.

He was sunk into the long river of time by the yellow bear, and then he kept sinking, and finally sank into a silent space with nothing.

Then, he saw the light, and then he appeared here.

Lin Shan had some guesses in his heart. No wonder the parchment said he would not go the wrong way.

The long river of time he saw might not be the real long river of time.

Instead, they all belonged to his branches. As long as the direction was right, no matter which way he went, he would not go wrong.

Sinking to the bottom of the river would enter history.

This is the earth, before crossing into the gray fog universe.

This situation is very dangerous, and it is recorded in the books he has read.

The future does not exist, the present is the only one, and history is a reflection of the present. Changing history will not change the present, but will only make oneself deeply trapped in the quagmire of history and unable to escape.

The nurse next to him asked softly, "What is not a dream? Dr. Lin Shan, how do you feel now? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"Professor Wu is here, please make way." At this moment, a gentle and urgent reminder came from outside the crowd. The medical staff and family members separated into a passage, and the footsteps of the nurses were fast and light, like the hurried wind passing through the corridor.

An old man with white hair and a childlike face trembled through the crowd and came to Lin Shan's bedside.

Worry overflowed from his vicissitudes of life and merged into a greeting, "Lin Shan, how are you?"

"Professor Wu, I'm fine, just a little dizzy." Lin Shan's answer was concise. Seeing the visitor, the torrent of memory rushed through the gates in his mind, and the dusty pictures kept reappearing, like a long movie being played.

But for some reason, he couldn't see these people clearly.

The nurses whispered not far away, "The dean is really good to Dr. Lin."

"Of course, Dr. Lin is only 21 years old, and you know his abilities. The dean will naturally cultivate him carefully." Another nurse said in a low voice.

"Although the dean did take special care of him, Dr. Lin's talent and diligence are obvious to all." A nurse reminded.

"Lin Shan, let's get checked. This is a hospital, so it's convenient." The old man called Professor Wu said hoarsely.

"Professor Wu, I'm really fine. I know my body." Lin Shan sat up straight and then got out of bed.

Lin Shan looked at the old man in front of him with a complicated expression.

When he crossed the gray fog, there were still many regrets on the earth.

His parents were one, and the old man in front of him was another.

It's useless to say anything now. What he saw was only the record of history.

Lin Shan wanted to go home urgently. He wanted to see the shadow that he hadn't seen for thousands of years.

He even forgot what his parents looked like.

After working in the hospital until the end of the day, Lin Shan rode a small battery car and shuttled between the hustle and bustle of the hospital and the prosperity of the city.

He drove to a community and found the floor he had lived on by memory.

He put his finger on the fingerprint lock and the door slowly opened.

Lin Shan went into the house to search.

He saw Lin's mother buried her head in the flower pots on the balcony, pruning the branches.

Lin's father was not there. He was probably still at the company and always came home late.

"Lin Shan is back. Let's eat." Lin's mother's voice came through the breeze, gentle and familiar.

"Where's Dad?" Lin Shan asked, even though he knew the answer.

"Your dad is at the company. You don't have to wait for him." Lin's mother's answer was concise and calm. She brushed off the dirt on her hands, took off her apron, and looked at Lin Shan in confusion, "Why are you standing there like an idiot?"

"Change your slippers!" Lin's mother turned her head and looked at Lin Shan's feet, reminding him.

"Well..." Lin Shan responded softly, watching his mother's back disappear in the kitchen.

He hesitated, without moving his feet.

Lin Shan stood there for a long time, then walked to the sofa and sat there in a daze.

Lin's mother, who was busy in the kitchen, came out to get something, and saw Lin Shan nagging again, "You ignored my words again, go change your slippers quickly, don't dirty the floor I just mopped."

Lin Shan retreated to the door, silently changed his slippers, and then walked to the sofa again.

"Don't sit down, come and eat." Lin's mother came out with two bowls of rice.

"Hmm..." Lin Shan walked to Lin's mother and sat next to her.

The dishes had already been prepared, three dishes and one soup.

"What are you looking at? Eat." Lin's mother ate the rice in small bites and urged Lin Shan.

At Lin's mother's urging, Lin Shan picked up the bowl.

Picked up a little rice and put it in his mouth.

It was cold, as if it had just been taken out of the refrigerator.

Lin Shan picked up the dishes on the table and put them in his mouth, chewing carefully, trying to find the familiar taste from it.

Just then, there was a noise outside the house.

It was Lin's father who came back.

"Why do you eat so late today? Didn't I say you don't have to wait for me deliberately?"

"Come and eat." Seeing Lin's father coming back, Lin's mother went to add another bowl of rice.

This bowl of rice was also cold, like ice.

The family of three sat together to eat for the first time in a long time.

The three seemed to have a common tacit understanding and ate very slowly.

"Xiaoshan, I saw you getting close to a nurse in the hospital last time. I saw the girl and she's pretty good. When are you going to bring her home?" Lin's mother put down her bowl and chopsticks and began to talk about Lin Shan's lifelong event.

"It's just an ordinary colleague relationship." Lin Shan responded.

Hearing this, Lin's mother advised earnestly, "You have to prepare early. After you find a girlfriend, you will definitely have to date for two years, and then it will take another year to get engaged. By then you will be 24 years old, and it will be just right to get married. While I am still young, I can still help you take care of the children. If it is too late, I will not have the energy."

"The child is still young, don't worry, let him figure this out by himself, why are you worrying about it." Lin's father interrupted, "Career is the most important thing at this time, Xiaoshan, I have told you that doctors have no future. You can go to the factory and work with me for a few years. When I retire, you can take over the factory at home, and you don't have to worry about the rest of your life."

Lin's mother was dissatisfied with Lin's father's speech and retorted, "Start a family and start a career, start a family first and then start a career. It's too early for you to retire. If you let your son go there now, won't it delay his youth? You should start a family first, and I am still waiting to hold my grandchildren."

The eyes of the parents turned to Lin Shan at the same time.

"Xiaoshan, who do you think is right?" They said in unison, and the old debate scene was staged again, longing for the verdict from their son.

Lin Shan looked at them, with a smile on his face.

This feeling was like returning to the past, everything seemed so familiar, yet so far away.

He didn't have much time left, and if he didn't leave, he would really be trapped.

"Dad, Mom, I'm leaving." Lin Shan said.

His parents' smiles froze, and their eyes were full of confusion.