Chapter Twenty-Two Memories of the Past

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  Ye Huiyun stood in the courtyard, her emotions still unsettled. She had thought she had long forgotten about her past life, but Liu Zhenfeng's constant mention of "Xiao Ran" brought back memories of past events.

  In her previous life, Ye Huiyun was called Xiao Ran. She was born on the beautiful banks of West Lake. Her parents were high-ranking white-collar workers in a foreign company. From a young age, Xiao Ran was exceptionally intelligent and excelled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, earning her fame as a child prodigy in Hangzhou.

  As she grew older, Xiao Ran, who was not particularly pretty as a child, blossomed into a beautiful young woman with stunning looks and a model's figure. Her beauty was so captivating that it won over people of all ages, from 8-year-old boys to 80-year-old men. In high school, she became the center of attention, and many boys fought over her, even getting into bloody fights. One notable incident involved two notorious students who clashed on campus, each with their own gang, over Xiao Ran. The story was reported in several major local newspapers and caused a stir online. At a young age, Xiao Ran was inexplicably labeled as a "femme fatale".

  Because of her fame in Hangzhou, Xiaoran didn't like the life where she was always being watched. So after the college entrance exam, when filling out her university application, Xiaoran who could have stayed in her hometown to attend university, firmly chose Nanjing University. She herself didn't know why she chose Nanjing University. The longing for the ancient city of six dynasties and the great name of Qinhuai's eight beauties had deeply moved her girlish heart. So she wanted to choose Nanjing, she wanted to see the beautiful Qinhuai River, see the Yangtze River which flows through the country, see the gentle Xuanwu Lake.

  After entering the Medical College of Nanjing University, Xiao Ran, a brilliant student, has always been the most favored by professors. Her infatuation with clinical medicine also made her the best student in the medical college for nearly ten years.

  (Author: I really don't understand, a girl, and such a beautiful girl, is actually so interested in surgery, my god! Who would dare to want her? What if one day she doesn't like you, she'll give you an injection of chemical drugs, and you won't even know how you died. Liu Zhenfeng: I just like her, I just want her, even if Xiao Ran uses me as a test subject for dissection, I'm willing.

  Author: You pervert! Liu Zhenfeng: Hey, say that again, say it again? Be careful, I'll bring my brothers to wipe you out, believe it or not?

  Author: You little brat, what are you acting so arrogant about? If you keep being so insolent, I won't let you be the main character, not even a supporting actor. Just be an extra and I'll find some excuse to get rid of you.

  Liu Zhenfeng: No, no, Author, can't I just admit defeat?)

  However, this beauty's appearance has always been more attractive than her talent. Since Xiao Ran entered university, a group of busybodies created the "Nanjing University Beauty Rankings", collecting photos of beauties from dozens of universities in Nanjing (many of which were secretly taken), and holding an online vote. In the end, the beautiful and charming Xiao Ran was chosen as the number one beauty of Nanjing universities.

  Such a title would satisfy any girl's vanity, but not Xiao Ran! Xiao Ran left her hometown to attend university in another province just to live a simple life, but unfortunately, this so-called "Nanjing University Beauty Rankings" made her originally peaceful life no longer quiet.

  Every day, a large number of admirers gather under the dormitory building, wailing and howling. Fresh flowers, chocolates, and love letters are sent to her in profusion, like snowflakes, affecting her normal academic life. Although gentle and soft-hearted Xiao Ran had rejected several bold boys' confessions, this did not mean that other boys would stop pestering her; on the contrary, more boys thought that since this number one beauty of all Nanjing universities was still single, if they could move her with their true feelings, they might be able to win over this great beauty.

  The sisters in Xiao Ran's dormitory all advised Xiao Ran to quickly find a handsome, wealthy, talented and kind-hearted man, so as to stop the harassment of these male flies every day; or find a man to pretend to be her boyfriend, which can also drive away these annoying flies. But Xiao Ran was unwilling, wanting to find a man with talent, wealth, looks and kindness is not easy! If you find a fly swatter, it's unfair to that fly swatter, and often that fly swatter will climb up the pole itself, and when the time comes, you can't even get rid of him.

  Moreover, Xiao Ran herself is a romantic at heart. She doesn't require her future boyfriend to be rich or extremely handsome; as long as he's kind-hearted and genuinely loves her, that's enough. Unfortunately, most of the men who pursue her are mainly attracted to her appearance.

  One suitor said: "Who says I only care about looks? It's inner beauty that matters, but Xiao Ran doesn't give me a chance to show my gentle side!"

  Author: "You can choose someone like Dong Shi instead."

  Suitor: "What?! Dong Shi? Help! I wouldn't fall for an ugly woman like her."

  Author: "But didn't you just say you value inner beauty?"

  Suitor: "I did, but I also said I care about looks too!"

  Author speechless.

  Here is the translation:

  And so, Xiao Ran's life passed by in a year amidst the disturbance of a group of people. By the time she was in her second year, Xiao Ran, as a representative of the school student union, set up a reception desk at the school gate to welcome new students. Just as Xiao Ran was being bothered by a swarm of flies, she happened to see a BMW speeding into the school gate. A new student who had just arrived for registration was startled and stood frozen in the middle of the road, unable to move. At this critical moment, a male student rushed over and pushed the stunned newcomer out of the way, but almost got hit by the BMW himself.

  The driver of the BMW was a fashionably dressed girl who looked like she had been scared half to death. Xiao Ran was worried that something terrible might happen, so she ran over to take a look. The male student who had just risked his life to save someone else was smiling lightly and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Miss, you should be more careful when driving in the future. There are many people on campus, and driving too fast can lead to accidents!" The girl driver kept apologizing, but the male student simply waved his hand and left.

  No one else noticed that the male student was limping as he walked away, clearly injured. For some reason, Xiao Ran's heart skipped a beat when she saw this boy who wasn't particularly handsome or tall - in fact, he was about her height - and whose clothes suggested an ordinary family background. But there was something about him that made her feel... it was hard to describe, maybe it was love at first sight? Unfortunately, Xiao Ran had only caught a glimpse of the boy and didn't even know his name or what department he was in, let alone whether he was a student at Nanjing University.

  Even if she did find out who he was, what would be the point? Was she supposed to go chase after him? No way - as one of the top beauties on campus, it should be him pursuing her. But...

  That night, Xiao Ran couldn't sleep for the first time because of a boy. She knew in her heart that she had inexplicably started to like him (note: just liked, not loved).

  The problem is that the boy hasn't been seen since he appeared in front of her once at the beginning of school. Several times, Xiao Ran wandered around the campus but still couldn't find him. She thought it was ridiculous herself - the number one beauty of Nanjing High School searching all over the campus for an unremarkable-looking boy. If her pursuers found out, who knows if that boy would become a public enemy of the whole school.

  Days went by one after another, and for a while, Xiao Ran always felt that something was not quite right. Every time she went to class, she felt like someone was quietly watching her, but every time she looked for those prying eyes, she couldn't find them anywhere. Fortunately, the person who was watching her didn't do anything to harm her, and gradually, she stopped paying attention to it. After all, there were too many people who admired her, so even if someone was hiding in a corner secretly looking at her, what's the big deal?

  It wasn't until the third year that the school organized a debate competition for the whole school, and as the representative of the Medical College, Xiao Ran won five rounds and killed six generals, advancing all the way to the final round. In the final round, she finally saw him. At that time, Xiao Ran's mood was extremely excited, and it wasn't until then that she knew this boy's name was Ma Kaidi, a sophomore from the Chemistry Department. She also discovered that every time she started a match, this boy would sit in the audience below the stage, his eyes so deep...

  Perhaps with the encouragement of her crush, Xiao Ran performed exceptionally well in this debate competition and ultimately won the championship. After the debate, Xiao Ran wanted to take a photo with that boy, but found out he had already left. To know that at that time, Xiao Ran mustered up the courage to find him, but as a result, she didn't have the courage to see him again.

  From start to finish, Xiao Ran never exchanged a word with the boy, but in her heart, she silently liked him, nothing else, just liking.

  No expression, no action, just like that, Xiao Ran went all the way to the boy's graduation without getting any indication. As a woman, especially a beauty, her heartthrob didn't show any sign of affection even after graduation, she couldn't help but feel melancholy and hurt. In the following days, there was no news from the boy, and she often lost focus in class, being criticized by professors countless times. Yet, her thoughts were like a surging spring, always thinking about the boy, sometimes regretting not taking the initiative to confess, now it's too late!

  In the summer of 2028, Xiao Ran was doing an experiment in the laboratory when a young man who had been pursuing her for years came to find her with a bouquet of flowers. Although he had been rejected by Xiao Ran many times before, his persistence was remarkable and he continued to pursue her without giving up. This time, he brought a bunch of roses and asked Xiao Ran out again, but she still refused him. He looked very sad and told Xiao Ran that he would be going abroad soon and hoped to have dinner with her one last time before he left. After much hesitation, Xiao Ran finally agreed.

  That night, Xiao Ran drank the wine, the grape wine that this young master had poured for her. After drinking it, she felt a burning sensation all over her body and suddenly realized that this young master had put medicine in the wine. At this time, she was powerless and could only watch as she was taken to a hotel room by this beast in disguise. She wanted to call out, but couldn't even say "help". That night, she, a beautiful flower, was defiled by this beast. This beast ravaged her body countless times on that summer night, leaving Xiao Ran with no pleasure, only endless shame and hoarse screams of pain. Originally, she had planned to give her body to that boy named Ma Ke Dai, but this dead enemy didn't even open his mouth until graduation, not even saying "Xiao Ran, let's be friends".

  This beast in human skin, after raping Xiao Ran for a night, even took n photos of Xiao Ran and threatened that if she dared to expose the incident, her photos would be posted all over the world. Helpless Xiao Ran, poor Xiao Ran, could only swallow her anger. That night, Xiao Ran jumped off the 20th floor of the teaching building in school and committed suicide.

  Originally thought it was over, Xiao Ran suddenly found herself reborn as a baby in the summer of 1914 in China's Hunan province, Changsha city, born into a landlord's family. As she grew older, she discovered that her appearance and physique were identical to those of her previous life, what an astonishing similarity!

  Their family was relatively open-minded, and when she was four or five years old, they found her a private tutor to start learning culture. In 1930, Xiao Ran, no, it should be Ye Huiyun, with excellent grades, was admitted to the best school in China at that time - National Central University, also known as Nanjing University later on. She still chose to study medicine.

  During her seven years in college, she achieved excellent academic performance. Her teachers at school made her a key training object, and she was also committed to becoming an outstanding surgeon.

  In July 1937, she graduated from graduate school, but at the same time, the great Anti-Japanese War broke out. Her parents urged her to return home and prepare for her marriage, but as a young woman who grew up under the red flag, Ye Huiyun had quite independent thoughts and autonomy, she was unwilling to go back and accept that kind of feudal marriage arranged by her parents, she wanted a free love romantic new-style marriage. So, she came to Suzhou, and worked as Dr. Smith's assistant at his church hospital, due to her cleverness, Dr. Smith liked her very much, even wanting to recommend her to the British Royal Medical College for further study.

  Originally, Ye Huiyun had planned to follow Dr. Smith to Shanghai and then head to Hong Kong before going on to London for further study, but just at that moment, she rescued a seriously injured general here, and at the same time, her ardent patriotism made her decide to stay behind in China and make her own contribution to this disaster-stricken motherland.

  The cold wind blew on Ye Huiyun's face, and she withdrew her thoughts. She thought for a moment and felt that it was too strange to come to this era, almost a miracle that would not happen again, and believed that there would be no more companions from the same era appearing in this era.

  Perhaps that "I love you" was just like a mouse loving rice, and it was just something the officer said casually. As for the "Xiao Ran" he mentioned, that's probably someone else too.

  Ye Huiyun smiled helplessly and smoothed out her long hair with both hands before going to prepare medicine for Liu Zhenfeng.