Chapter 2 You're famous! You've become a household name!

  "Doctor, what's going on with him? Why has he been unconscious all this time?" In Chen Chufan's hospital room, a young man who looked about the same age as Chen Chufan was asking the doctor who had just come to make his rounds.

  This young man is called Yang Tao, a native of the capital. He is one of Chen Chufan's best brothers in school, and in fact, Chen Chufan only has two brothers, Yang Tao and Meng Wei. They are all roommates in the same dormitory! Yang Tao is a very sunny boy, always with a short haircut, thick eyebrows and big eyes that are very attractive. The only problem is his mouth, which belongs to the type that speaks without thinking.

  "The patient's condition is very strange, because the rescue was timely, and he didn't have a long time of asphyxia in the water. Moreover, there was no water accumulation found in his lungs. After being rescued ashore, targeted emergency measures were also in place, and there were no injuries on his body. So I'm also very puzzled why he's been unconscious all along? Yesterday, we did various checks on him, and his vital signs are all very stable. His condition doesn't seem like a coma, but rather like he's in a deep sleep." The doctor replied professionally.

  "Hey, doc, you're saying he just fell asleep? For a whole day? 24 hours? Even a pig wouldn't sleep that long! Have you ever seen a pig sleep this much? Can you be more professional? Are you more professional than me?" The boy with the sunny appearance said excitedly. His friend had mysteriously jumped into the lake and then lost consciousness, it was only natural that he would be agitated.

  "The pig is awake!" The doctor said expressionlessly, glancing at Chen Chufan who was lying on the hospital bed with a slanted gaze.

  Yang Tao immediately turned his gaze to the patient on the bed. It was indeed Chen Chufan who had opened his eyes and was looking around in a daze.

  "Am I professional? Am I more professional than you?" The doctor glared at Yang Tao and said in a bad tone, then turned around and walked out of the ward. When he reached the door, he suddenly turned back and said: "You are the patient's classmate, come to my office to handle the discharge procedures. This is not an inn, no matter how long you stay!"

  "I'm telling you, Chen Chufan, what's with the melancholy youth act? Are you going to learn from Qu Yuan and jump into a lake for fun? His one jump can make him famous for centuries, can you do that? Besides filling your belly with water, what else can you get out of it? By the way, the lake water back then must have been so refreshing! Dying after drinking a few mouthfuls would be such a relief, but the water you drink is so smelly that even fish wouldn't dare to take a sip without rolling their eyes in disgust, aren't you miserable?" Yang Tao ignored the doctor's words and asked Chen Chufan, who had already woken up on the bed.

  "What? What's this about Qu Yuan jumping into the lake for fun? I didn't jump into the lake at all!" Chen Chufan, who had just woken up, looked puzzled by Yang Tao's words.

  "Hey, you're done and still don't admit it! After wiping your butt clean, are you daring to say you never go to the bathroom? Who believes you?! By the way, if you didn't jump into the lake, how did you end up in the hospital? If you didn't jump into the lake, what were you doing by the South Lake? Is the scenery at South Lake that great?" Yang Tao sarcastically teased Chen Chufan on the hospital bed.

  "But I really didn't jump into the lake! That day, I was in a bad mood and just wanted to take a walk by Nanhu Lake. Then...” As Chen Chufan said this, he suddenly paused, his hand unconsciously reaching for the back of his head, and his whole person fell into a daze.

  What happened at that time? It seemed like something had stabbed the back of my head, and then I fell into the lake with a black eye. But the back of my head didn't seem to have been stabbed by anything at all? There was no wound to be found. Moreover, at that time, I didn't feel like I was falling into the water? It seemed like something had drilled into the back of my head, and then I entered a world of musical notes, with beautiful melodies pouring into my ears in an instant. The music should have been enjoyable, but because there were too many and they were too jumbled, it became a nauseating noise that was hard to bear.

  After being tormented by a cacophony of music, I finally let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that I had once again found myself in a grand hall filled with all sorts of musical instruments - at least several hundred kinds! From pianos and guzhengs to drum sets, from short flutes and harmonicas to many others whose names I couldn't even begin to pronounce. Each instrument would fly right up to me, and it wouldn't leave until I used it to play a melody. And yet, as soon as an instrument appeared before me, I somehow instinctively knew how to play it. This went on until I was exhausted from blowing, pulling, plucking, and singing, at which point I finally managed to get through all the instruments. But when I opened my eyes, I found myself in a hospital bed - had I really fallen into the lake and taken a stroll through heaven? But were there only musical instruments in heaven?

  Then what? No words left? Or don't know how to write anymore? Let me tell you. Then you'll jump into the lake, right? Don't pretend, it's useless anyway. Yesterday, the whole Zhongbei Min University already knew that our Literature College had a lovesick fool who jumped into the lake after being dumped by his girlfriend! Today, even the opposite Wuxi Textile College, the nearby Politics and Law University, and the Chemical Engineering College where Lin Er is, all know about your story! Countless beauties were moved to tears by your lovesickness, countless resentful men are cheering for your lovesickness. Don't pretend, brother, you're famous! You're really famous! The popular saying based on your story has already started circulating, let me recite it for you: "Chemical Institute's beauty, Min University's gentleman, Politics and Law's rogue who loves to climb walls." Yang Tao saw Chen Chufan and said, then didn't say anything else, just looked at Chen Chufan with a resentful expression, and sarcastically said in one breath.

  "How did you all know I broke up?" Chen Chufan asked in surprise. He didn't care about his friend's tone. He knew Yang Tao was always like this. But the news of his own breakup hadn't even had time to be mentioned to anyone, and he had already fallen into the lake. How did his friends find out?

  "Walking in the rain by the lake, just look at your pretentious behavior, anyone can tell you're heartbroken! And don't even mention it, yesterday your ex-boyfriend already called to confess!" Yang Tao said with a bad attitude.

  "What did she say?" Chen Chufan hastily asked.

  "What's wrong, are you still thinking that Lin'er will change her mind and come back to you? Reconcile with you? The news of someone jumping into the lake in our school has spread to their school! She called the dormitory to ask if it was you. The phone happened to be answered by Lao Da, and as you know, Lao Da's character is like that, so he directly handed the phone over to me! At that time, I told her that it was indeed your family's Chen who jumped in, but fortunately, he's lucky and won't die! Guess what she said?" Yang Tao asked with a sideways glance at Chen Chufan.

  Chen Chufan didn't get a word in edgewise, because he knew Yang Tao too well and expected him to learn how to keep secrets, unless Marx was reborn. As soon as the words reached his mouth, he couldn't hold back for half a minute and would spill everything out, being a complete chatterbox. Sure enough, just a few seconds later, Yang Tao couldn't help but continue: "Let me tell you, she asked me to pass on a message to you, we're all adults now, don't play these childish games, she's not going to change her mind! I told her you were hospitalized here and she didn't even come to see you once! You say you'd die for this kind of woman, are you worth it?"

  "And let me tell you, don't think I'm joking, your little secret has been exposed! Now everyone knows that you were dumped by the girl from the chemistry department because someone from the law school stole her away. Before I came here today, I heard that the guys in our dormitory building are mobilizing people to go to the law school and seek justice for you! I reckon this whole thing was leaked out from Lin Er's dormitory, because nobody else could have known so clearly! Even your rival Wang Kun is now a public figure, he's a sophomore at the law school and allegedly a high-ranking official's son!" Yang Tao continued to say in one breath.

  "I..." Chen Chufan opened his mouth to explain. He really hadn't expected that so many things had happened outside while he was unconscious. And the fact that he had lost his love had been exposed in front of everyone. But as soon as he uttered an "I", he was shut up by Yang Tao's rapid-fire speech.

  "What's wrong with you, hurry up and pack your things. You don't need to explain to me, I don't want to hear your excuses! Old Xiao is still in the office waiting to talk to you, go tell him whatever it is you have to say! Last night Old Xiao stayed till midnight, only leaving after he was sure you were fine! If something really happened to you, Old Xiao's responsibility would be huge. I heard he got severely scolded by the school leaders. You'd better be careful when you see him, his temper is fierce right now, this morning two poor kids who followed the bell into the classroom were dragged out and scolded for ten minutes! I'm telling you, those two kids from class 3 are being affected because of you! So, to help you put out the fire as soon as possible and give everyone a clear conscience, I'll go take care of your discharge procedures now." Yang Tao said, then turned around to leave the hospital room.

  Lao Xiao, who is only 26 years old, is a second-year graduate student in the History Department of the College of Liberal Arts at Zhongbei University of Nationalities. He is also the mentor and guardian of Chen Chufan's class. If anything really happens to Chen Chufan, Lao Xiao will indeed bear great responsibility.

  Yang Tao had just walked to the door, thought for a moment, and then turned his head with concern: "Chen Chufan, my friend, I'm telling you, don't continue being stupid in the hospital, playing around with hanging yourself! What if you accidentally go see God, and God is laughed to death by your silly appearance? That would be a big deal. Who knows, maybe the legendary Vatican will launch another Crusade, triggering World War III, resulting in widespread destruction and countless deaths. Your sin would be too great! Even if the Buddha himself hangs you upside down and whips you, I won't be able to help you!"

  After finishing speaking, Yang Tao took a look at Chen Chufan's silly appearance, staring blankly at his own appearance, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh before walking out of the room.

  Chen Chufan also shook his head with a bitter smile, he really hadn't thought of jumping into the lake. Although he had indeed suffered a shameful loss in love and was ruthlessly abandoned by his first love, he had never thought of ending his own life! It's all just a misunderstanding, isn't it?! But even his best friend didn't believe him, so who could he reason with?! Now that this misunderstanding has caused such a big commotion, how can he still face people at school?! Chen Chufan fiercely shook his head, as if only by doing so could he shake off all his troubles! Then he began to prepare to pack up and clean up.

  There's actually nothing worth packing, except for a few pieces of fruit on the bedside table that someone sent over, and a basin on the floor that Yang Tao brought, there's nothing else that belongs to him. Simply putting the fruit in his bag, Chen Chufan sat on the edge of the bed lost in thought.

  Although Yang Tao's mouth is not always reliable, Chen Chufan believes that Yang Tao will not deceive himself in the matter of Wang Linlin.

  In Yang Tao's words, Wang Linlin's reaction really made Chen Chufan feel a chill in his heart. He had never thought that the girl he had cherished with all his heart would be so indifferent to him after deciding to break up. What Yang Tao said was right, such a woman not only didn't deserve him to die for her, but also didn't deserve him to be sad for her.

  Although he thought so, but thinking that his woman was now perhaps in another man's arms, Chen Chufan still couldn't help feeling a pang of sadness!

  Fortunately, Chen Chufan didn't have time to think wildly for long, as Yang Tao's figure appeared again in the hospital room!

  "Come on, what are you still dazing about? Are you waiting for the hospital leaders to line up and invite you to dinner? Big shot?"