Chapter 43: The You at My Table

  Tianhua People's Hospital

  It was as if something had possessed him, and Zhou Fan didn't even know why he ended up at the hospital.

  Well, we're classmates and even sat at the same desk, so it's only right that I come see an old classmate.

  He found an excuse for himself and Zhou Fan came to the hospital.

  It's right here.

  It's noon now, and the doctors and most of the nurses at the hospital may have gone off duty. The whole hospital is not very crowded. The door to room 502 was closed, Zhou Fan looked inside through the window, there was only one bed in it, a girl was lying on the bed, seemingly asleep, should be Chen Su. He wanted to knock on the door but was afraid of disturbing her. He slowly and quietly entered the ward.

  Alas, why did the young girl fall ill for no reason?

  It's been many days since that incident, and at first, Zhou Fan still had some resentment towards Chen Su. But as the days passed, Zhou Fan's anger also disappeared without a trace. Probably thinking that if he were in her shoes at that time, he would have slapped someone else too. He sighed, looked at Chen Su who was sleeping soundly, and smiled slightly.

  Only saw Chen Su holding a quilt, also didn't know if she was having a nightmare or not, with an uneasy and fearful expression.

  I was going to tidy up the quilt for Chen Su, but as soon as my hand touched the bed sheet, Chen Su suddenly cried out, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, I'm not good..." I thought Chen Su had woken up, but seeing that her eyes were still closed, she was actually talking in her sleep. Her mouth kept muttering, I don't know who made the little girl feel so guilty.

  I don't know what illness this young girl has contracted. It seems that apart from being in low spirits, there's nothing else wrong with her.

  Sitting quietly on one side, feeling bored.

  "Zhou Fan, is that you?"

  Suddenly, a voice came from the room, and it turned out that Chen Susu had woken up.

  Zhou Fan raised his head and smiled, "It's me, I heard you were ill, so I came to see you."

  It's just that this sentence was better left unsaid. As soon as it was spoken, Chen Su immediately burst into tears and suddenly threw off the covers, wanting to jump out of bed.

  "What's wrong with you? You're still a patient."

  Zhou Fan quickly came to the bedside, not letting Chen Su get out of bed. At this time, Chen Su suddenly threw herself into Zhou Fan's arms, "Zhou Fan, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it was all my fault, it was all my fault. It was me who was wrong, I mistakenly blamed you. I should have thought of it earlier, but I kept blaming you wrongly. If it weren't for Mei Yan, I would have suffered a lifetime of guilt. I was wrong, I really was wrong. I thought you were still the same bad person, but you said you're a good person and that you'll change for the better in the future, and you did. But I didn't believe you, I kept not believing you. How could I be so bad? How could I not trust you? You know, every night I have nightmares, I regret it, I'm so regretful..." Chen Su said, crying and filled with deep self-reproach.

  It turns out that Chen Su had a dream just now because of herself.

  Zhou Fan's scalp felt numb, and he comforted himself by saying, "It's okay, I'm not blaming you. Look, I've come to see you, haven't I?"

  "Really? But I still slapped you. Sorry..."

  Saying that, another wave of apology came, "Otherwise, you can also hit me, I promise not to dodge, really, otherwise, my heart will be uneasy for the rest of my life. You are a good person, but I treated you as a bad person. I think I am the stupidest person in the world. Zhou Fan, hit me, really." With both hands holding Zhou Fan's right hand, like a child, wanting to let Zhou Fan hit back at himself.

  "I've said I won't get angry anymore. Didn't I tell you? From now on, I'll be a good person. A good person can't possibly get angry."

  But Chen Su was still uneasy, so he pinched her cheek with his right hand and said, "Alright, I've pinched you too, now we're even."

  "Really?"

  "Really."

  "Don't believe it, let's make a bet."

  "Alright."

  Zhou Fan was defeated by Chen Su, unexpectedly, the little girl still had such a lovely side. But thinking that she was ill and he himself was also a good person. If adding the past life, he lived almost ten years more than her. Holding back his smile, he stretched out his right hand to make a pinky promise with Chen Su, promising that in the future he would absolutely not hate her, nor blame her, nor ignore her.

  "Thank you, thank you Zhou Fan, I thought you would hate me for the rest of your life and never speak to me again."

  Slowly, Chen SuSu probably cried tears, "Brother Zhou Fan, can I call you Brother Zhou Fan from now on?"

  "Of course."

  This sentence of Brother's cry finally made Zhou Fan somewhat understand.

  It turned out that he could tolerate the little girl's misunderstanding, tolerate the little girl's slap in the face, and come here to see her. It wasn't that he had any other ideas about the little girl, but rather that deep down, it seemed like he really did regard Chen Su as his own sister. He remembered that in his past life, Zhou Fan also had a younger sister. When they were young, his sister would always follow him around. But now that he had been reborn, he could no longer see his sister. It wasn't until he saw Chen Su that he caught a glimpse of his sister's shadow.

  "Uh, Brother Zhou Fan, I'm tired."

  "Okay, go lie down and rest."

  Carefully supporting Chen Susu on the hospital bed, and comforting her, "Don't worry, just focus on recovering, there's only one semester left before the college entrance exam. If you don't do well in the exam, Brother Zhou Fan won't let you off."

  "Uh-huh."

  Chen Su's face turned red, she nodded and looked at Zhou Fan with wide eyes, "Zhou Fan brother, actually I'm not sick, I just couldn't think straight lately. I kept thinking you would blame me, hate me, and wouldn't care about me anymore, so I fell ill."

  "Silly girl."

  He patted Chen Susu's head, and Zhou Fan could only sigh at her naivety.

  "Zhou Fan brother, sing a song for me."

  "Singing?"

  Zhou Fan was somewhat surprised, "This, I won't."

  "No way, I've never heard Brother Zhou Fan sing before, I want to listen."

  "Alright."

  Taking Chen Su was really helpless, perhaps he had become his own sister, Zhou Fan could only nod, "Then sing a song about brother?" To be honest, Zhou Fan had a belly full of songs. Whether it's the songs of this world or the songs of the previous life. I'm afraid that as long as Zhou Fan opens his mouth, countless melodies will rise up.

  "I don't know either, you think of one."

  "Hmm, let me think."

  Zhou Fan thought for a moment, seemingly having an idea, and then sang "The One Sitting Across from You at the Same Table."

  "Classmate?"

  "Is there this song too?"

  "Of course, but this song, I've never sung it for anyone else."

  Zhou Fan said mysteriously.

  "Wow."

  The little girl was overjoyed, although she didn't know what song her deskmate was singing. But being able to get a first listen was very satisfying.

  "Uh, I sang."

  At this time there was no guitar, if there were, Zhou Fan would use a wooden guitar.

  At this moment, using an acoustic guitar accompaniment is the most suitable way to bring out the charm of "The One Sitting Across From You".

  Will you remember tomorrow what you wrote in your diary yesterday?

  Will you still remember tomorrow, the one who used to cry the most?

  Zhou Fan sang while looking at Chen Su, thinking to himself that the first two lines were indeed quite fitting for Chen Su. Chen Su listened to this song and thought to herself, it seems that Zhou Fan's brother is not a bad person, but he appears to have many things on his mind. Just like when he used to read those messy books. At that time, she had thought that Zhou Fan was beyond salvation, but who really understood him?

  Singing so well, yet saying you can't sing, what a lie.

  Yeah, Brother Zhou Fan is a scammer, from the beginning till now, he has been fooling himself all along.

  Thinking to herself, but seeing Zhou Fan's gaze coming over, she suddenly remembered the lyrics of the song, and her face turned red in an instant. She hid under the quilt, but was afraid of not being able to hear this beautiful and moving song, so she exposed her eyes and ears again.

  Seeing this, Zhou Fan almost burst out laughing, but continued singing anyway.

  The teachers have all forgotten and can't guess your problem.

  It was also by chance when I flipped through photos that I remembered you, who sat at the same desk as me.

  Mentioning the deskmate brings up the campus legend.

  In the 1970s, folk songs had just emerged, and a wave of campus songs appeared one after another. Like "Childhood", "The One Sitting Next to You" once caused a very strong response. It can be said that almost everyone who mentions "The One Sitting Next to You" can sing it. Even if you can't remember the complete lyrics, you can still remember its unchanged melody.

  Who married the sentimental you, who read your diary.

  Who tied up your long hair, who made you a wedding dress?

  La, la, la...... La, la, la......

  When Zhou Fan was about to sing the second part, Chen Su suddenly fell asleep while listening.

  "Alas, a silly girl."

  He smiled and covered Chen Su with the quilt. He was about to leave, but then remembered something, picked up paper and pen, and wrote down the lyrics of "The One Sitting Next to You". On top of it, he wrote, "I didn't bring anything to see you today, so I'll give you a song instead." After finishing writing, he placed it on Chen Su's bedside table and quietly left the hospital room.

  "Ah."

  Walking out of the hospital, Zhou Fan felt a sense of refreshment in his chest.

  Something that has been stuck in my mind for a while now is finally resolved today.

  At this time, Zhou Fan no longer hated Chen SuSu and thoroughly understood his own thoughts.

  There is such a little girl who regards herself as her own sister, it's quite good.

  A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he hummed a tune and left Tianhua City People's Hospital.

  "Su Su, still sleeping?"

  Chen Su's mother, Li Yue, opened the door and saw Chen Su still sleeping. She whispered a sentence softly.

  "What's the time now?"

  When she woke up, Chen Susu felt that her spirit was very good, very good. It seemed as if all the illnesses she had before were gone.

  Just then, after she stretched her waist, she suddenly woke up with a start, "Brother Zhou Fan, Brother Zhou Fan."

  He looked around and wondered where Zhou Fan was.

  "What's up with Brother Zhou Fan?"

  Li Yue saw Chen Su again being abnormal and anxiously asked.

  "Mom, was there anyone here just now?"

  "No, there's never been anyone here, what's wrong with you, are you dreaming?"

  "Ah."

  Chen Su helplessly sighed.

  "Alas, it was just a dream."

  But if it's true, how great would that be?

  Recalling the scenes in her dreams, Chen Su couldn't help but smile foolishly from time to time. In her dream, she not only apologized to Zhou Fan, but Zhou Fan also forgave her. What's more, Zhou Fan even sang a song for her in the end. However, all of this was just a beautiful dream after all. Once she woke up, everything was gone.

  But why does it feel so clear to myself? Even now, I can still hum those few lines of the song.

  Classmate of mine, the songs in your dreams are so pleasant and wonderful to listen to.

  It's all just an illusion, everything is but a fleeting shadow.

  Helpless, the originally satisfied expression fell again, and Chen Susu lay on the hospital bed in a daze, sinking into deep self-blame once more. "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, Brother Zhou Fan. I know that even if I say it a thousand times, ten thousand times, you won't forgive me. I'm a bad person, a very bad person..."

  Constantly blaming himself in his heart, he inadvertently saw a white paper on the head of the bed.

  On the white paper, four words were written - The one sitting next to you at the same table.

  "Ah."

  Once again, Chen SuSu lifted up the quilt and took this piece of paper into her hand.

  "It's Zhou Fan brother's handwriting, it's Zhou Fan brother's handwriting."

  Brother Zhou Fan really came and he even forgave me, I'm so happy.

  Looking at this white paper in front of her, Chen Su felt completely relieved.

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