Chapter 19:16

  16、

  A pale gray dawn slowly emerges from the distant horizon, climbing up one by one the concrete carved fortresses of high-rise buildings, silently driving away the dark 'yin' shadows.

  Fang Yuan stood at the entrance of Nanjiang Medical College, subconsciously raising her head to glance at the five golden characters "Nanjiang Medical College", suddenly filled with a sense of vicissitudes.

  Two years ago, she was the same, coming alone to Nanjiang Medical College, standing at the 'gate' with a thousand emotions. Everything is so familiar, as if it were yesterday.

  No man ever steps in the same river twice. The Fang Yuan of today is no longer the simple and naive girl full of hope two years ago. Sometimes, suffering makes people mature more easily.

  Qin Yansheng, Tao Bing'er, are you doing well in heaven? Forgive me for not being able to rescue you on time. If there is a next life, let's be good sisters again in the next life!

  As she walked into the campus, that strange illusion rose up in her mind again: everything had already happened, and what she was doing now was just a reversal of time. It was as if she were Sisyphus from Greek mythology, repeatedly pushing a boulder that could never reach the top of the mountain.

  This sense of déjà vu had once made Fang Yuan's hair stand on end, she was afraid of this feeling, afraid that her life was just a predetermined fate.

  She shook her head hard, trying to shake off the fantasies in her mind, and quickened her pace.

  In September, the Nanjiang River was scorching hot under the greedy sun that absorbed all the water. After walking for just a few minutes, Fang Yuan's forehead was already beading with sweat.

  The basketball court was still bustling, with shirtless boys exhausting their energy and dreams here. Fang Yuan stopped in her tracks, sat down on the steps, and watched quietly.

  Since Yao Ming joined the NBA Rockets, the number of basketball fans in China has grown rapidly, especially among university students. It's almost impossible to find a male student who doesn't talk about the NBA. Of course, most of these fans are so-called "pseudo-fans" who only support the Rockets because they have Yao Ming. However, with the commercial promotion of the NBA in China, many people have become loyal followers of basketball superstars like Kobe, James, Wade, Nash, and Duncan.

  Fang Yuan occasionally watches the NBA, she likes to see those strong men fighting desperately on the basketball court. A real man should be fearless and stand out in cruel competition. So, she likes Kobe, likes his "spirit" and momentum that never gives up on the field.

  Now, on the court, there is Kobe's ball 'fans'. The boy named "Hao Yu" was wearing Kobe's No. 24 jersey, and his position was also shooting guard. He was about 1.8 meters tall, but he played even more fiercely than a center, with almost no fake movements, constantly breaking through to the inside line, and amazingly knocking down an opponent who was one head taller than him, a center, and then made a beautiful dunk.

  The referee blew the whistle and called a foul on "Hao Yu". The crowd around the court booed, with even some girls shouting "black whistle" in his defense. But "Hao Yu" didn't seem to mind, making an innocent face at the audience before refocusing on the game.

  "Fang Yuan!" A familiar and surprised voice.

  Fang Yuan turned around, and a classical elegant girl stood in front of her, smiling silently. It was Su Ya, whom she had been thinking about for a long time!

  "Su Ya!" Fang Yuan suddenly jumped up and hugged Su Ya, completely disregarding the shocked gazes around her.

  "Alright, Fang Yuan! Don't be like this, or others will think that we..." Su Ya gently pushed away Fang Yuan.

  At this time, Fang Yuan only discovered that beside Su Ya, there was another 'girl' with a few similarities in her eyebrows and eyes.

  "She?"

  "Come, let me introduce you, this is my sister, Su Shu."

  "Your sister? How come I've never heard you mention her?"

  "It's a long story, we were separated in the past and have just recognized each other recently."

  No wonder, after two months of not seeing each other, Su Ya's personality has become much more cheerful.

  Fang Yuan felt a pang of melancholy in her heart, watching others with deep sisterly affection, while she herself was alone and without family, not even knowing where her mother, her only living relative, was.

  "Go, back to the dorm!" Su Ya had a lot of things she wanted to tell Fang Yuan, but didn't want others to know. In these two months apart, she had used all her efforts to uncover the truth behind the death knell and save her sister's life. The joys and sorrows, the thoughts and feelings that came with it, could only be poured out to Fang Yuan.

  Su Shu said: "Sister, I won't go. I want to find Xingxing, Xiao Yao and them."

  Su Ya seemed somewhat worried: "Your illness?"

  "My illness has been cured for a long time. Sister, I'm not a child."

  "Then be careful, and call me if anything happens." Su Ya's words were full of love and concern. She knew that Su Shu would eventually have to face this complicated and bustling world alone, and she couldn't protect her forever.

  This world doesn't believe in tears and even less sympathizes with the weak. When you fall, you must get back up again. Constantly escaping and closing yourself off will only make you weaker.

  Su Ya held Fang Yuan's hand and walked towards the girls' dormitory 441.

  There was a thin, long-haired boy playing the guitar with his head down on the floor below the girls' dormitory. The song was old, but the name was very sentimental, "How Much Love Can Be Reborn". Fang Yuan was somewhat curious, and there were actually people who were so bored that they played the guitar under the girls' dormitory building, although he played it very well.

  Before long, the song came to an end. The long-haired boy lifted his head, and between his eyebrows, a bright light shone, and he was actually an extremely handsome young man. If he were dressed as a 'girl', he would definitely 'charm' many boys to death.

  "Come on!" Cheers erupted from the girls' dormitory, "Play 'The Shape of Love'!"

  The long-haired man smiled slightly and continued playing his guitar, but it wasn't "The Shape of Love", it was "Who Else Can I Love Besides You".

  He played very attentively, it can be seen that he poured too much emotion into this guitar song, so much so that Fang Yuan was also moved to tears.

  Su Ya rolled her eyes and whispered to Fang Yuan: "His name is Ji Zhenxuan, he calls himself Prince Ji, and it's said that he has a great talent for music."

  Fang Wan wasn't interested in this kind of boyish 'girl' and hastily walked past.

  At this time, the song "Who Else Can Love" had just started playing. With a "ding", the string broke and the melody came to an abrupt halt. Ji Zhenxuan was taken aback, looked down at his guitar, then gazed at Fang Yuan in front of him, his eyes filled with an inexplicable ambiguity.

  "Hi!" He actually greeted Fang Yuan.

  Fang Yuan pretended not to hear and quickened her pace. But unexpectedly, Ji Zhenxuan followed closely behind, relentless in his pursuit.

  "Hi! Hello!"

  Ji Zhenxuan stood in front of Fang Yuan.

  "Are you calling me?"

  "Yes, I'm Ji Zhenxuan, class of '03. And you?"

  "I don't know you."

  "Don't you recognize me now? Just now, when I was playing the guitar, a string broke. It seems that you are my kindred spirit."

  Fang Wan cried and laughed, saying sincerely: "Ji Zhenxuan classmate, I solemnly tell you that I don't understand the guitar at all, nor do I know what you're playing. I'm not your soulmate, nor do I want to 'interact' with you, please restrain yourself."

  Ji Zhenxuan's temper was good: "You call Fang Yuanba, I've heard of your affairs, why refuse people from afar? Music has no boundaries, and it doesn't have to be deliberately learned. As long as you listen with your heart, you can enter the colorful world of music."

  Fang Yuan could only turn to Su Ya for help. But Su Ya was watching with great interest, with an attitude of being unaffected and detached.

  Fang Wan had no choice but to use her trump card: "Ji Zhenxuan, I have an urgent matter to attend to and need to return to my dormitory. Can we discuss the music issue next time?"

  Ji Zhenxuan reluctantly gave way, muttering to himself: "Fang Yuan, you have to keep your promises, don't make excuses to shake me off next time."

  Fang Wei was speechless and ran into the girls' dormitory as if she had escaped. Behind her, Su Ya couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  The corridor was a bit dark, and the dormitory still had that "tide" of damp smell. Finally arrived at room 441, Fang Yuan stood at the door, stunned.

  The originally empty dormitory 441 for girls was surprisingly bustling with people, and everywhere were other people's clothes and daily necessities.

  Apart from her and Su Ya, who else lives in room 441 of the girls' dormitory?

  The whole medical school knows about the terrifying incident in room 441 of the girls' dormitory. Who would dare to move in now?

  A sense of foreboding crept over his heart. Was it possible that the tragedy of Qin Yanscreen and Tao Bing'er would really be replayed in history?