Painted Ghost Author: Fiction

( 1)

Xu sat in the spacious office and stretched himself on the swivel chair. At this time, his eyes rested on a small statue of Liberty on his desk-actually a lighter, which was given to him by a company subordinate. Although he quit smoking according to the doctor's advice because of heart disease a few years ago, he kept his lighter on his desk in order to take care of his subordinates' wishes. Recently, Mr. Xu felt backache and weakness in hands and feet. He fiddled with a lighter in boredom. Somehow, his long-lost addiction suddenly came back.

What Xu said is not unreasonable. He is almost sixty years old this year, but he married a wife who is under thirty. Everyone laughed at him behind his back. Xu Linjing is not ignorant of these words, but he never bothered to pay attention to them. As the owner of a construction company with abundant assets, there are many people who offend in business, and there must be a group of jealous guys behind it, which may have long been used to.

Today, Xu's spirit is not very good. He told his secretary something about business, and then left the company and went home. Xu's home is in a villa area in the suburbs, which is a big house in the style of classical quadrangles in China.

Xu's wife is Zhang Peiyun. Before marriage, she was Xu's secretary. She has a mature and tall figure and a pure and lovely appearance. From time to time, she pursed her lips like a little girl and made a cute appearance, which is exactly what Xu likes.

Seeing her husband frowning into the room, Zhang Peiyun said worriedly, "What's the matter? You look sad. Is it difficult to do business? "

Xu Linjing shook his head and said, "Nothing, it's just that I'm in a bad mood these days. Maybe I haven't had enough rest. "

Zhang Peiyun leaned against Xu like a docile kitten and said, "My cousin's son came to our city recently, and now nothing has been decided. I want him to stay with us for a few days first, ok? "

Xu Linjing paused and said, "cousin? How come I have never heard you say that you have a cousin? "

Zhang Peiyun said coquetry, "I haven't seen you for a long time, and I haven't mentioned it to you, but my cousin took care of me when I was a child. Now that her son is here, we can't help but take care of it. "

"Well," Xu Linjing nodded, suddenly reminded of something, and said, "by the way, how old is your cousin's son? If he doesn't have a job, he can come to our company. "

Zhang Peiyun sneered: "I am a nephew. What about high flyers of the Academy of Fine Arts? He will be a great painter in the future and will not work as a wage earner in your company."

Xu Linjing scraped Zhang Peiyun's nose and pretended to be angry. "I only say this because of your face. Most people in our company can't get in if they want to. "

Zhang Peiyun showed his dimples and pouted and said, "I know."

Xu Linjing hugged Zhang Peiyun conveniently, and his wife was in his arms, but he was never interested. Xu Linjing secretly sighed. Is he really old?

Unlike ordinary people who think of young artists with long hair shawls and tattered jeans, Xiao Shenwu is about 1.80 meters tall, with a square face, straight knife-shaped eyebrows and a nose. He wore a suit and tie meticulously, and his shoes were spotless. He belongs to the kind of handsome guy who looks very steady.

Xu Linjing looked at the young people in front of him and nodded approvingly.

"How, is my nephew handsome?" Zhang Peiyun said proudly.

Xu Linjing patted Xiao Shenwu on the shoulder and said, "Don't mention it. Just like at home, everyone is a family. "

Xiao Shenwu nodded embarrassedly.

"By the way, Pei Yun, why don't you show SHEN WOO around and ask Zhang Ma to clear a vacant room for SHEN WOO?"

Zhang Ma, the nanny invited by Xu, is a taciturn woman of about 50 years old who has lived in Xu's house longer than his wife Zhang Peiyun.

Seeing the young wife go out with her handsome nephew, Xu suddenly "hitched" and felt a little uneasy. That young man named Xiao Shenwu called Pei Yun, who was not much older than himself, "Xiao Yan", which made Xu feel a little embarrassed.

It seems that I must be too tired recently, so I have no confidence in myself, so I think so. Thought of here, Xu Linjing shook his head with a wry smile.

(2)

"Hey, where's SHEN WOO?" Xu Linjing came into the room with a tired face and saw Zhang Peiyun sitting in the living room watching TV.

"He is drawing in your study." When Zhang Peiyun saw her husband come back, she stood up and took the briefcase in Xu's hand.

"hmm." Xu Linjing nodded, untied his tie and walked to the study. I saw SHEN WOO Jr. put the easel in the middle of the study and was absorbed in painting something. Xu Linjing stood behind Xiao Shenwu for a long time, and Xiao Shenwu didn't notice someone coming into the house.

"Ah, uncle is back." Seeing Xu standing behind him, Xiao Shenwu hurriedly put down his brush and said with some trepidation.

"It doesn't matter, you keep drawing, I'm just looking." Xu Linjing patted Xiao Shenwu on the shoulder and said.

SHEN WOO Jr. smiled shyly, turned around and picked up the brush to continue painting. On the canvas, Xiao Shenwu painted still life scenery from the window of Xu's study. Outside the study window is the atrium, which is planted with many plants. There is an antique well in the middle of the courtyard.

"It's a good painting." Xu doesn't know how to draw, but I can still see that SHEN WOO Jr. has a good sketching skills, and I sincerely admire him.

Little SHEN WOO smiled and said, "Then when I finish painting, I will give this painting to my uncle."

"Well, then I'll hang this picture in the study, um ..." Xu Linjing looked around and said, "Just hang it on the fireplace. When guests come in the future, I can also show off that I have a painter's nephew, hahaha. "

Just after laughing, Xu suddenly felt a tight heart. He frowned and subconsciously put his hand over his heart. It's almost five years since my last heart attack, and I've been feeling good since the operation. Why do I suddenly feel tight all over these days, like a needle? There will be no problem. After all, I am too old to concentrate. It seems that I have to ask the doctor to have a good check-up tomorrow, Xu Linjing thought gloomily.

The next day, Xu invited a doctor. After routine complicated examination, the doctor wearing glasses as thick as the bottom of a beer bottle said that Xu's heart was fine. After listening to the doctor, Xu relaxed a little. Maybe it's a psychological effect. After coming to the company, Xu felt much better and worked hard for several hours until the secretary came in to remind him that it was time to eat.

For several days, Xu felt energetic. He felt that he must not have had a good rest the other day and became suspicious. A few days later, Xu received a big customer from Hong Kong and had a good talk. If there are no accidents, Xu's company can take over a big business right away. Xu was so happy that he even made an exception and got drunk at the banquet for entertaining guests. In order to contact business, Xu decided to go to Hong Kong in person. These days, he feels very good, as if he had returned to his energetic youth.

After telling his wife something, Xu Linjing went to Hong Kong with a smile on her face.

When Xu came home, it was already half a month later.

"I'm exhausted after going out for so long." Xu Linjing sat heavily on the sofa, untied his tie and said.

"I see," Zhang Peiyun snickered and stood up. "I'll put the bath water for you."

"Don't worry." Xu suddenly felt a hot heart, reached out and took his wife over and held her in his arms.

Zhang Peiyun quickly broke free from Xu and pretended to be angry: "You old prude ... SHEN WOO is at home."

Xu remembered that his wife's nephew still lived in his home, and he waved his hand in dismay. After seeing his wife out of the living room, Xu stood up and walked around the living room bored. Suddenly, he remembered the painting that Xiao Shenwu painted last time, so he slowly strolled into the study.

There is a serious oil painting hanging above the fireplace in the study. It seems that SHEN WOO Jr. has finished his painting. What is painted in the picture is the courtyard scenery seen from the study window, which is lifelike. At first glance, it seems that there are really windows there.

Xu Linjing nodded with satisfaction and got into the picture. At close range, the picture looks very gloomy, as if depicting the scenery at dusk and when the sky is dark. The well is in the middle of the picture, as if it were a demon's eye with thrilling light, or a black foul mouth, and Xu's back was cold.

Xu rubbed his eyes. This painting seems to have an evil spirit, which makes people shudder. Suddenly, Xu's heart tightened, as if he had been pricked by a needle.

"Well ..." Xu Linjing put his hand over his heart and groaned painfully. At this moment, he heard his wife calling him in the bathroom.

(3)

After that day, Xu Linjing always felt strange in his heart. His wife seemed to see some clues and asked him with concern if something had happened. Xu Linjing shook his head and said that he didn't have a good rest just now. He didn't want Paiyun to think he was a suspicious old man. He refused to accept old age. Now every time Xu walks into the study, his eyes can't help but be attracted by this painting. What makes this painting look so weird and evil?

Xu Linjing tried to ask Xiao Shenwu, but he usually went out early in the morning during the day and didn't come back until midnight. He hasn't seen him for days.

Once, Xu Linjing pretended to casually ask Zhang Peiyun, "What do you think of the painting in the study?"

"Are you talking about the painting by SHEN WOO?"

Xu Linjing nodded.

"It's very well painted," said Zhang Peiyun with a smile. "It looks like real. SHEN WOO is really amazing. He will be a great painter in the future. "

"……"

Hearing his wife's answer, Xu felt a little disappointed. He asked cautiously, "Don't you think that painting is special?"

"

"Special?" Zhang Peiyun stared at Xu Linjing innocently and asked blankly.

"Well ... nothing, I mean, the painting is very aura." Xu Linjing prevaricated vaguely.

"Oh, of course." Zhang Peiyun said happily, as if Xu Linjing was praising himself.

Unfortunately, Xu's experience in front of him was only a foreshadowing beforehand. The really terrible thing happened on the first full moon night after he returned to China.

That day, Xu invited a dinner party outside. He accompanied the businessman to eat in a restaurant. The two sides discussed the details of an agreement for a long time. It was nearly dawn when the secretary drove him home. When she got off the bus, Xu saw that the light at the door was still on. Pei Yun must be open, because she is afraid that she will not be able to see the road clearly when she comes back at night. Thinking of this, a warm feeling welled up in Xu's mind. He took two quick steps, opened the door and went home.

The room was dark without lights, but Xu was very familiar with the layout of the house, so she took off her coat and put on slippers in the dark. It seems that Pei Yun has gone to bed first. I wonder if SHEN WOO has come back. Xu Linjing thought and walked into the kitchen. After drinking some wine at the dinner party, Xu felt drunk. At this moment, he saw a glass of milk on the dining table. Peiyun must have left it for him to drink. At the moment, Xu, who was slightly drunk, wanted to drink something like milk to relieve his hangover, so he picked up the cup and drank it off. He felt much better after drinking milk. He undressed three times, five times, twice and took a bath in the bathroom.

I feel a little dizzy after taking a shower. It seems that she drank too much wine tonight. He looked at the big clock in the living room. It's past one in the morning. Xu knows that his wife's sleep is very shallow, and a slight noise can wake her up. Once she is awakened, it is difficult for her to fall asleep again. For a time, she took sleeping pills as prescribed. Although she is much better now, Xu has formed the habit of going to sleep in the study as soon as she comes back, so as not to wake his wife's drowsiness. Today is no exception. Xu Linjing crept towards the study.

It's dark in the study, but the moon outside is round and bright. The bright moonlight poured in from the window like milk and sprinkled gently on the ground. Without turning on the light, Xu went straight to the closet and opened the door. There is a foldable bed in the closet.

Xu Linjing breathed a sigh of relief after making the bed. He sat down by the bed and took off his glasses. At this time, a cool breeze blew from the window. Although it is summer, the cold wind blowing in the middle of the night still makes Xu shudder. People are always particularly sensitive in the dark, and Xu is no exception. He only felt cold in his back, looked around nervously, and was alert to knowledge in the dark.

At this time, Xu's eyes stayed on the oil painting on the fireplace. ...

(hmm ... that painting ... that painting seems to be different from before. )

Xu Linjing narrowed his eyes hard. Although there is no light in the room, he can hardly see by moonlight. In the middle of the painting, there seems to be something white at the dark wellhead.

The white thing ... didn't seem to exist before ... What is this ... is it a stain? )

Xu took out his glasses from the bed, put them on, and wanted to have a closer look. At first glance, it doesn't matter, but it almost scared me to death.

With a scream, "Ah-"Xu fell to the ground pale. He only felt that his heart was running like a motor that accelerated to the limit, but in any case, blood seemed to condense all over his body and could not circulate. I saw Xu's hands shaking, and his whole body was like a pool of mud. The expression of amazement seemed to freeze on his face forever.

(this ... this ... what ... what's going on? ! )

It is this painting that makes Xu so frightened and scared. Looking closely, I saw a pale hand holding the edge of the well feebly in the dark and cold well in the painting. If you dare to look closely, you will find some dark purple spots on your pale arm. If seen from a distance, it's just some purple spots.

Xu Linjing suddenly looked back at the well in the courtyard, only to see the bright moonlight sprinkled on the edge of the well, and the stones built into the well were covered with pieces of moss, mottled like age spots-no ... maybe ... it can be said to be ... corpse spots. But no matter how carefully you look at it, this well is no different from peacetime, standing there quietly. What will be in the well?

Yes, maybe I can't think about it anymore. He only felt that his heart was as uncontrollable as a runaway wild horse. His head is getting heavier and his hands and feet are weak. Gradually, he fainted. ...

(4)

When Xu woke up again, she found herself lying in a hospital bed, and her wife was sitting beside her anxiously.

"Ji Lin, you finally woke up!" Seeing her husband wake up, Zhang Peiyun cried with joy, and her concern was beyond words.

"Well ..." Xu Linjing touched his forehead. He only feels that he has a splitting headache, weak body and a blank mind. "Why am I in the hospital?"

"Last night, I was suddenly awakened by your screams. When I got up, I saw SHEN WOO and Zhang Ma woke up by you just like me. Later, we found that you fainted alone in the study. I feel horrible. SHEN WOO calmed down and asked Zhang Ma to call emergency immediately ... Fortunately, the rescue was timely. It's no big deal, it scared me. "

At this time, Xu remembered what happened last night, but his mind was in chaos, as if there were a bunch of bugs crawling around in it, and he couldn't concentrate on thinking.

"Well ... I have a terrible headache." Xu Linjing groaned in pain.

"The doctor said it was a side effect. You rest first, and I'll peel a fruit for you. " Zhang Peiyun picked up the fruit knife on the bedside table.

Xu slowly closed his eyes. His mind can't turn last night's experiences into a logical event. He only felt that he had experienced a very terrible and strange thing in a trance, but what was this? Xu can't think of an idea.

My head hurts. ...

Xu stayed in the hospital for three days before coming home. He has been thinking about this problem these days. When his wife asked him why he fainted, Xu didn't tell her the real experience that night, but vaguely said that he suddenly felt a pain in his heart and then fell unconscious.

Yes

"I have been in the hospital for a few days, and there is nothing at home?" Xu Linjing tentatively asked Zhang Peiyun.

"Nothing, although I take care of you in the hospital every day, I still have SHEN WOO and Zhang Ma to look after the house." Zhang Peiyun doesn't seem to understand what Xu said. She said absently as she peeled the apple.

Xu Linjing stopped talking, in fact, his heart is already in a state of turmoil.

The first thing Xu did when he got home was to look at the painting in the study. The layout of the study remains the same, and the paintings hang there perfectly. Xu Linjing approached the painting carefully like a timid child. He looked at it carefully. This painting still smells of evil spirits, but the well in the painting is dark, without a pale arm and dark purple spots sticking out, and nothing.

Xu Linjing heaved a sigh of relief. He bent over it again. It's really nothing.

(What the hell is going on? Are you really dazzled? )

Xu Linjing felt at a loss. He knew that he made a will a few years ago and gave all his property to his wife Zhang Peiyun after his death. When did his wife suddenly have such a handsome young nephew ... Is Xiao Shenwu really Zhang Peiyun's nephew?

Xu really doesn't know what to do. His head hurts more and more. ...