chapter 11

2024-7-10 to 2024-7-12.

Fifth Session (Part One).

[Parting by life and death is a compulsory lesson that one can never truly master in a lifetime.]

“Sister Zhu Yuan, what did you say? This is your ‘lover’?”

Xiao Qin’s voice-after so many sessions, it’s still just as penetrating.

I “shushed” at the camera: “Can you not be so loud? Let me introduce-this is my childhood friend Han Xu, the so-called childhood sweetheart you all talk about. We literally grew up wearing the same pair of split pants.”

I felt a bit apologetic. “So, apart from the doctor, he’s the only one I told about my illness on my own. I always feel a bit sorry for him. He was already busy, but now he’s always worrying about my condition. He remembers my chemo dates even better than I do.”

Xiao Qin had already learned how to conduct interviews: “Mr. Han, may I ask, why did you agree to be Sister’s lover in the first place?”

Han Xu frowned at the camera. “How was I supposed to know she’d make such a request? But once she told me she had cancer, I just couldn’t say no.”

“So, was the scene of catching you in the act brutal?”

“Both my eyes got punched.” Han Xu pointed at the camera. “Lu, I just didn’t fight back. If you want, we can have a rematch some other day. It’s not that I can’t take you.”

“Men really have the strangest sense of rivalry.” I couldn’t help but comment. “So, are you taking me or not?”

Han Xu immediately changed his demeanor, becoming gentle: “I’ll go get the wheelchair. Wait for me.”

He brought over the wheelchair, with a blanket on it.

“Oh, come on, I told you I can walk myself, but you insist on pushing me.”

This was an unused villa of Han Xu’s family.

“Shut up and get on.”

I obediently did as told, sat down, and tucked the blanket over myself.

“I’m just going for chemo. Why do you look like I’m heading to my execution? Smile, Young Master Han.”

Han Xu actually forced out a smile.

It was awful.

I didn’t show the process of going to the hospital. The camera only captured me getting in and out of the car.

The only difference was my complexion-I looked even more exhausted and pale.

I returned to Han Xu’s villa.

“I’ve made a list. I want to invite them for a meal. They’re all my friends-consider it a farewell.”

I spent two days, inviting two groups of people for dinner.

After each meal, I would stand at the villa entrance and say a proper goodbye to them.

Some joked with a smile: “Are you and Han Xu really together now? So this is your official announcement dinner?”

Friends are truly friends-they can overlook the ‘affair’ and accept me unconditionally.

I replied with a laugh, “Who knows? Let’s just go with the flow.”

In the end, I said a serious goodbye to everyone.

“Goodbye.”

See you in the next life.