I read somewhere on the internet that a picture can express a thousand feelings, and I believe this is true. Sometimes a photo can bring back many memories. Those locked memories can suddenly return with just one glance at the pictures.
Since my mother passed away, I've never dreamed of her again. I've learned from many mediums I've talked to that if you never dream of someone after their death, it means they're long gone; their soul has left this world. They no longer have any worries.
I ignored Xiao Lan and Foxy Yaya. I turned the corner and continued to browse the art gallery. The painting art gallery was much better than the pottery art gallery. I don't understand art, but I like beautiful paintings.
The lady tour guide, Su Ling, showed a group of six people painting after painting. Every painting hanging here had a history.
Su Ling said, "This painting is called 'The Barbershop.' This is the last painting of the Chernoff family. The reason why this painting is so famous is its history. People think this painting was haunted by Igor Chernoff, the owner of the barbershop." The six people gasped.
A lady asked, "How is this painting haunted?"
Su Ling said in a low voice, "Whoever owns this painting will end up dead."
I asked, "How much is the painting?"
Su Ling said, "There is currently no price."
I asked, "So you mean it's free?"
Su Ling said, "It's a priceless treasure."
I asked, "Since it's a priceless treasure, how could Yaya afford this?"
Su Ling replied, "Master Tang doesn't own this painting."
When Su Ling moved the six people to the next painting, I looked at "The Barbershop." This picture depicted a decent family. The father and mother were sitting on the front chairs, and their two children, a teenage boy and a teenage girl, stood behind them.
As I observed the painting carefully, I saw tears dripping from the left eye of the father, Igor Chernoff. I reached out to touch the painting, but a voice stopped me. I turned to my right and saw a young man in his twenties.
The young man asked, "Feeling sorry for him?"
I said, "Yes, his entire family is dead."
The young man said, "Feeling sorry for him may get you killed."
I looked at the young man and sounded as manly as I could be. "Yeah, many people have threatened me, but hey, I'm still alive and still walking."
The young man reached out and took my left hand. Then my eyesight began to change.
Fen walked into her house. She took off her shoes and dropped her business bag on the floor. She put on her slippers and took off her coat. She shouted, "Honey, I'm home!"
She picked up her bag and continued into the small living room. She put her bag on the sofa and walked into the kitchen. She saw her husband facing the refrigerator. She looked at the floor and noticed that milk had spilled.
Because of the mess in the kitchen, Fen was very angry at her husband. She frowned and said, "I'm tired of you. I want to come home to a clean house, but I have to come to this shit every day."
Fen approached her husband. She walked up from the kitchen island and saw her two children lying in a pool of blood. Fen looked at her husband, who was holding an old straight razor in his hand.
Fen's husband turned around with a smirk on his face. He said, "Having an affair with the boss?"
Fen said, "How do you know?"
Fen's husband said, "I saw you a few days ago…"
Fen asked, "Where were you hiding?"
Fen's husband said, "I watched you fuck him on the sofa." He approached her and chased her into the living room. He pressed her under him and started to hit her. Five minutes after beating Fen, he pulled her hair back and cut her throat with a straight razor.
I shook my head because what just happened felt so real. Then I saw a hand waving at me with a straight razor. I quickly arched back to avoid the blade. So, I decided to kick this young man. My foot made the young man crash to the ground. My many years of learning Kung Fu finally paid off.
I mumbled to myself, "My fighting skill is good when fighting others, but for some unknown reason, when fighting Xiao Lan, how come I always lose?"
I smirked at the young man and said, "Little boy, know when and who to pick your fight!"
The young man quickly got up and ran to the pottery area. I followed him closely.
I saw that the youth had already approached a small group of people and went straight to Xiao Lan and Foxy Yaya. I shouted, "Xiao Lan, that guy has a switchblade!"
The young man stabbed one of the women with a straight razor, and Xiao Lan quickly grabbed his hand and twisted it to the left. Xiao Lan then kicked the young man hard, and the young man crashed into the Persian man's tooth showcase. The glass broke, and I saw the box rolling on the floor, his poor tooth rolling on the floor into a panic of shoes. I quickly reached out and grabbed his tooth, and then a sharp heel stepped on my poor left hand. When I pulled away from the heel, the heel pushed the tooth out of my reach.
I crawled on the ground and chased after the fallen tooth. I scanned the area with my laser eyes, searching for the missing tooth, and then suddenly a hand grabbed my back collar and pulled me up.
Xiao Lan asked, "What are you doing on the ground like this?"
I said, "I'm looking for a missing tooth."
Xiao Lan turned my face around, stuck his finger inside my mouth, and began to feel for my teeth. "Which tooth is broken?"
I quickly shook his hand away. I said, "It's not mine. It's the Persian man's tooth."
At this time, the security guards rushed in with taser guns and pointed at the young man. A guard shouted, "Put down the razor!"
The young man smiled and began to slice his left forearm.
The guard shouted again, "Put down the blade!"
Xiao Lan dragged me behind some people, and we walked around a big fish tank. My eyes looked at the man with the straight blade. "What the hell are you doing? Hiding behind this fish tank can't save us!" I looked at the young man, who showed no sign that he was going to stop. "Xiao Lan…" I turned around; Xiao Lan was gone. I saw a blue wolf with sapphire eyes looking directly at the young man.
Xiao Lan looked up at me and said, "Don't let the taser sting me."
Xiao Lan slowly crouched down low onto the floor like a wolf stalking his prey. Immediately afterward, Xiao Lan rushed forward and grabbed the man's right hand. Xiao Lan directly threw the man's body back. The surrounding guards jumped in and pressed the young man to the floor.
A guard shouted, "Take the blade from his hand!"
Another guard said, "No blade!"
The young man was angry and roared, "What the hell are you doing pressing me on the ground? I'm going to sue your ass!"
One of the guards handcuffed the young man and escorted him out the door. The other three guards rubbed Xiao Lan's head and patted Xiao Lan. "Good boy…"
To be honest, wolf form or human form, I still don't like it when others touch Xiao Lan. I mean, when a grown man is patted like this, I feel disgusted. Xiao Lan walked to me and stood beside me.
One of the guards said, "Your dog is well trained."
I replied, "He is a service dog."
Foxy Yaya said, "Everyone, please don't mind the crazy man. Please continue to tour our artworks." He walked up to me. He looked at me and Xiao Lan. "Where is Xiao Lan?"
I replied, "You are looking at him."
Foxy Yaya sneered at me and said with a smile, "Xiao Lan, your friend needs to be placed in a mental institution." He walked away with his sexy, hairless legs.
I looked at Xiao Lan and said, "Come with me. I think the father in the painting cried before the incident."
Xiao Lan and I walked to the art gallery and returned to "The Barbershop" painting. Everything returned to normal. I looked carefully into Igor Chernoff's eyes, and there were no tears.
I frowned and sighed. "Sometimes dampness can give people an illusion."
Xiao Lan said, "Sometimes moisture can cause an illusion."
I looked at him madly. "Now you decide to be a man?"
Xiao Lan said, "I can transform into whatever I want, but I prefer my real body because I can attack at will."
I smiled and said, "Can you transform into David Beckham?"
Xiao Lan quickly replied, "No."
I asked, "Why not?"
Xiao Lan said, "Whoever you don't like, I will transform into that person."
I walked away and said, "If you can't walk the walk, then don't do the talk." I stopped because I realized there was something odd about this painting and the painting Su Ling had shown us. I turned and walked back to the painting.
Xiao Lan asked, "What's wrong?"
I said, "Xiao Lan…" I pointed to the straight blade on the table. "When the lady tour guide showed us this painting, there was no blade on the table."
Xiao Lan looked at the blade and then at me. He asked doubtful, "Are you sure?"
I replied, "I might have missed it the first time, but I remember that the straight blade was not there."
Xiao Lan said, "You were wrong about the tears; could you be wrong about this too?"
I shrugged my shoulders and said, "I could be." I reached into my pocket and started walking towards the front door. "I'm hungry. Do you want steak?"
Xiao Lan put his arm around my shoulders. He smiled and said, "Our date beat everyone else."
I asked, "How so?"
Xiao Lan said, "Because we are the only couple who went on a life-threatening date." Xiao Lan opened his right hand, and a tooth was inside his palm. "Happy first date."
I took the handkerchief and grabbed the yellow and brown tooth in Xiao Lan's palm. I put my handkerchief into my left pocket. I looked at Xiao Lan and said, "It's best to wash your hands when you get in the car. Who knows what kind of bacteria is on this century-old tooth?"