Top-tier Unruly Master

Wu Min took a taxi and finally got off after arriving at the General Hospital.

Ding Fan followed all the way, but Wu Min was just an ordinary person, how could she possibly realize that someone was following her.

Wu Min entered the hospital and after some shuffling, she eventually arrived at the inpatient department. At this moment, Ding Fan's mood became inexplicably solemn.

He remembered what Wu Min had said at the villa. "Sister Ruoran is going to die..."

At this point, Ding Fan's brows were tightly furrowed. Could it be that Zhou Ruoran had contracted some serious illness or had an accident?

All the way filled with anxiety, Ding Fan followed Wu Min to room 502.

At the entrance of the room, Ding Fan did not follow inside; instead, he hid his figure and stayed outside the door of the room...

Inside the room.

At this moment, Zhou Ruoran's scarless, pretty face was very pale, her lips alarmingly white. Right now, her frail body lay on the hospital bed, her sickly appearance evoking pity.

On Zhou Ruoran's bedside table, there was a small flowerpot in which a sprig of Fragrant Mind-Consolidating Grass had already budded. It seemed quite lively.

Wu Min walked into the room.

At that moment, Zhou Ruoran hadn't noticed her yet, and Wu Min didn't disturb her either; she carefully walked over and tucked the blanket around Zhou Ruoran...

*Cough, cough...*

Zhou Ruoran suddenly started coughing vigorously.

Seeing Zhou Ruoran cough, Wu Min quickly grabbed a glass of water and helped Zhou Ruoran sit up. Only then did Zhou Ruoran manage to drink the water with Wu Min's assistance.

After drinking the water, Zhou Ruoran looked very tired. Wu Min quickly helped Zhou Ruoran lie down again.

"Wu Min, have you been there?" Zhou Ruoran's voice was weak, but it carried a hint of expectation.

Wu Min gently nodded and slowly took out her cellphone.

"Sister Ruoran, look, these are the photos I took for you..." I'll flip through them for you.

As she spoke, Wu Min opened her photo gallery and started to show Zhou Ruoran the pictures one by one.

"In the flower bed... there are already so many weeds, he always used to squat there and daydream..." As she said this, Ruoran seemed somewhat lost in thought.

At this moment, a tear fell from Zhou Ruoran's face. "I wonder if he'd ever visit the place where he used to live... I wonder if seeing this weed-filled flower bed would make him think of me..."

Wu Min's eyes also reddened somewhat. "Sister Ruoran, when your health improves, I'll accompany you to tidy up that flower bed. Sister Ruoran, you must take good care of your health..."

Zhou Ruoran faintly smiled, but said nothing more.

Wu Min then changed to another photo...

At this moment, the villa inside the photo was nothing but debris, hardly recognizable as the villa of that day. But Zhou Ruoran still looked at it very carefully...

"This is the kitchen... He always used to cook meals for me in the morning... That is the study... This used to be his bedroom..."

Zhou Ruoran seemed to be speaking to Wu Min, yet also to herself, but her words were all about the little details of living together with Ding Fan...

"Sister Ruoran, it's time to eat; I'll go make you something. Wait for me to return, and then you can continue telling me about him," Wu Min said.

Zhou Ruoran had been speaking for a long time and seemed somewhat tired. She nodded slightly.

After Wu Min had made sure Zhou Ruoran was covered with the blanket, she turned to leave, but Zhou Ruoran stopped her.

"Wu Min."

Seeing Zhou Ruoran calling her, Wu Min instantly stopped, turned around, and looked back. "What is it, Sister Ruoran?"

Zhou Ruoran's pale face strained to form a smile.

After the scar had been removed, Zhou Ruoran's beauty could rival that of the most exquisite women. Now, her illness added an ethereal, mournful beauty that, rather than diminishing her attractiveness, enhanced Zhou Ruoran's frail and delicate appearance.

"Thank you for taking care of me these past days..."

Wu Min smiled. "Sister Ruoran, we are good friends; thanking me is a bit too formal."

After saying this, Wu Min turned and did not look back at Zhou Ruoran on the bed anymore.

Watching Wu Min leave, Zhou Ruoran slowly closed her eyes. Then, she quietly took out a voice recorder.

"Wu Min... thank you for taking care of me, but I know my own situation best; I don't have much time left. Dragging this out means not only enduring unbearable pain but also dragging you into this. So... I think I will stop here."

As Zhou Ruoran spoke, a trace of sorrow crossed her face. Then she took a deep breath.

"Ding Fan... you know, I've always wanted to say I'm sorry to your face. In my heart, there's always been this painful image. It's... the day you carefully prepared a meal, and I thoughtlessly walked away..."

It's such a pity, I never had the chance to say I'm sorry to you in person. It's such a pity, I can't eat your breakfast anymore, it's such a pity... that I have to miss you like this in my life."

As Zhou Ruoran spoke, her body began to tremble violently, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

"The happiest time of my life, actually... I was so greedy, I dreamed of our future together, I imagined us bicycling on bright sunny days, watching the sunrise together every day, laughing heartily together... It's a pity, I have completely missed you in this life... I can't be by your side anymore, I wish you, that you find a kind and beautiful girl to be your bride..."

By the time Zhou Ruoran had said this, she was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Ding Fan stood quietly outside the hospital room, his eyes reddening at that moment.

Throughout two lifetimes, Ding Fan had never engaged in romantic feelings. He always believed that no matter how serious the matter, as time passed, everything would fade away.

Ding Fan had never thought anything was everlasting. But, listening to Zhou Ruoran's words inside the hospital room, Ding Fan felt like he might have been wrong about some things.

Perhaps, in this world, there really is something everlasting...

"Just once, I'll accompany you to see the end of time, to laugh heartily on sunny days, to bicker freely in the open air, do you know, my only desire, the world is still small, I'll accompany you to the ends of the earth, to stop searching in a worry-free corner, to age slowly in carefree times, do you know, my only desire..."

Inside the hospital room, a song slowly started playing.

The song wasn't sung by Zhou Ruoran; it was played by an MP3.

Ding Fan stood, lost in thought, listening to the tune.

For a moment, the song seemed to pull Ding Fan back to the past...

When reborn, he lay alone in the hospital room, at that time, when everyone was eagerly distancing themselves from him, only Zhou Ruoran stayed by his side, never leaving.

At this moment, the words Zhou Ruoran had said inside the Ding Family Villa seemed to reappear in Ding Fan's mind.

"Ding Fan... Wu Min once told me what liking someone means. It means when you're hurt, the person whose heart aches more than yours, that's what liking someone is... In my life, I thought I would never be liked by someone, or like anyone else. But then, thinking of you cooking for me, carrying bags at the dock... thinking of these scenes makes my heart ache.

From that time, I knew I had fallen for you..."

"Ding Fan, I know I'm not worthy of you, but I hope you don't despise me, even if... even if just to stand by your side and watch you..."

...

Ding Fan suddenly stood up.

What is liking someone.

It's when, as you are hurt, the person whose heart aches more than yours, that is liking someone.

At this moment, Ding Fan felt a pain, thinking of Zhou Ruoran's tears, his heart ached as if it were being scorched by fire. Even the bitterness that had never before emerged in his heart rose, making him feel the urge to cry.

At this moment, the song "Just Once" had already stopped, and the quiet settled around Ding Fan's ears. His heart also gradually quieted down.

That's right!

I am in love with Zhou Ruoran!

Ding Fan seemed to suddenly remember something.

What is liking someone.

It's when, as you are hurt, the person whose heart aches more than yours, that is liking someone.

That pain had made Ding Fan realize how much he had been deceiving himself. If he really wanted to never see Zhou Ruoran again, why would her being matter to him.

When Zhou Ruoran's appearance hadn't recovered, when her life was threatened, Ding Fan never thought about leaving. At that time, he planned to help Zhou Ruoran recover her appearance before leaving.

Isn't that called liking?

In Honggang City, he helped Lin Yanxi, simply because her gaze was so similar to Zhou Ruoran's, which is why he intervened to help.

This time, he returned to Dancheng, encountered Wu Min at the villa, and upon learning that Zhou Ruoran was dying, even Mei Li noticed his restlessness...

Isn't this liking?

All this time, it turns out, I had always been fooling myself.

Ding Fan took a deep breath, turned around, and pushed open Zhou Ruoran's hospital room door. How could he just let the person he loved cry so pitifully under the covers.

However, when Ding Fan pushed open the door of the hospital room, he was shocked to find that Zhou Ruoran's wrist arteries had already been cut, and the blood kept flowing from her wrists.

Ding Fan rushed to Zhou Ruoran, scooping her into his arms.

At that moment, Zhou Ruoran's fragile and feeble body lay powerless in Ding Fan's arms. On Zhou Ruoran's stunning face were two still wet tear-streaks...