Chapter 307: Life is as Fragile as a Flower

For some, university is an important stepping stone into society, and also the best time for them to lay a solid foundation for their future careers.

However, for those born with a silver spoon in their mouths, university is merely another pleasant period of time in their lives.

And such time always passes in a flash, like a shooting star.

After finishing his morning classes and having no classes in the afternoon, Shen Yan went directly to Yancheng Clothing Factory to handle some seasonal transition matters. Thanks to proper management, the down jackets and thermal underwear piled up in the warehouse were almost completely sold out.

The small amount of remaining inventory, he believed, would be cleared within the next week.

And a few days ago, thanks to the extensive networking of Hao Anqi, positive reviews for several new spring products had sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain.

It is worth mentioning that due to various factors, such as the endorsement of the Four-Star Crown Shop, price advantages, and the positive feedback on the shop's other two hot-selling products...

Currently, several new products have already opened the door to the market; although the sales volume is insignificant, it is steadily increasing.

What needs to be done next is to adjust the production structure.

A rain~ traps me here~

Your cold expression~ will make me sad~

The rain of June~ is the heartless you~

At five in the afternoon, the rain in the sky showed no sign of stopping, pouring down like fine threads. Listening to the cheerful and melodious tune, Shen Yan drove back to Renmin Road.

While passing by the park.

With an inadvertent glance, Shen Yan's brows furrowed slightly.

He saw that under the dim streetlights, Chen Shanni was wearing a camel-colored cashmere coat and black ankle boots, sitting blankly on a stone bench at the park entrance.

She tilted her head back, letting the rain wash over her beautiful face.

Rolling down the car window, Shen Yan discovered that Chen Shanni was surrounded by a lifeless aura, and those large, bright eyes of hers had now lost their luster.

They appeared dull and vacant.

She had likely been sitting there for a while; her brown-pink shoulder-length hair was soaking wet, and a few strands of hair on her forehead were plastered tightly against her cheeks.

Seeing Chen Shanni in this state made one feel a sense of pity.

Stopping the car, Shen Yan opened an umbrella and walked over.

Looking up at the figure that had appeared abruptly, Chen Shanni's eyes regained a bit of luster, and she blinked her eyes, which were dampened by the rain, a few times.

Only then was she convinced that everything before her was not an illusion.

"Are... are you okay?"

This voice was like a trickling stream, gently brushing across Chen Shanni's heart, providing some comfort to her already despairing mood.

Chen Shanni felt her eye sockets beginning to heat up.

Immediately, tears gushed out like a bursting flood, sliding down her cheeks.

She stood up and threw herself into Shen Yan's arms, sobbing in a low voice, her delicate body trembling slightly, as if bearing endless pain and sorrow.

Uh...

Shen Yan was stunned, then raised his left hand to gently pat her back: "Can you tell me what happened? Perhaps I can help you."

"Sob sob sob! Shen Yan, I... I am going to die."

Chen Shanni said something shocking through her sobs.

???

Shen Yan felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his body jolting violently. He knew very well that with Chen Shanni's personality, she would never joke about such a thing.

Just as he was about to press for details, another familiar voice suddenly came from beside his ear.

"Shuai Yan..."

Shen Yan turned his head subconsciously.

He saw Hao Anqi riding her small electric scooter, stopped beside the black BMW. She covered her red lips with her hand, looking at him in disbelief, her charming and lively fox eyes filled with mist.

At this moment, Chen Shanni also noticed Hao Anqi's presence, and that she was currently in a close embrace with Shen Yan.

Chen Shanni hurriedly let go and took a step back, explaining: "An Qi, it's not what you..."

However, before she could finish her sentence, she was directly interrupted by Hao Anqi: "Enough, I don't want to see you two right now."

Giving Shen Yan a resentful look, Hao Anqi twisted the throttle and rode her small electric scooter away.

The movement was so fast that it caught him off guard.

No matter how Shen Yan shouted from behind, there was no reaction.

"Things aren't what you think, come back here."

"Hao Anqi!"

"There really is a misunderstanding!"

Damn! Did this girl take the wrong medicine today or what? She's so temperamental.

Helpless, Shen Yan dialed her phone again.

She refused to answer.

Seeing this, Chen Shanni gently wiped the tears from her face and said to Shen Yan with deep apology: "Sorry, I've caused you trouble. You should hurry up and chase after her to check on her."

Shen Yan shook his head: "It's just a small problem. She definitely heard what was said just now, and she's just being stubborn; I'll explain it clearly later."

"What did you mean by that just now? What do you mean you're going to die?"

Mentioning this, a gray, desolate look crept back onto her beautiful face. Chen Shanni was about to explain when a chill suddenly surged from the soles of her feet into her heart.

It made her shiver uncontrollably.

"Achoo! Achoo!"

Having been in the rain for so long, she had caught a cold after all.

Seeing that she would be fine for the moment, Shen Yan touched her wet head and comforted her: "Go home and take a hot shower first, eat a full meal; there is always a way to solve problems."

Chen Shanni gave a miserable smile and sat back down on the stone bench, so Shen Yan had no choice but to stay by her side.

He listened quietly.

Three days ago, Chen Shanni suddenly felt an abnormality in her body; her left fingers would occasionally lose strength. At first, she didn't take it to heart, assuming it was just because she hadn't rested well.

But as time passed, these symptoms showed no signs of recovery at all; instead, they became increasingly severe, and now they have developed to the point where her left hand has completely lost all strength.

In a panic, Chen Shanni rushed to the hospital that afternoon to register for an examination.

The test results were like a bolt from the blue, leaving her completely at a loss.

It was actually Variant Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

So-called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as motor neuron disease, is a neurological disorder often manifesting as progressive muscle weakness, muscle atrophy, and muscle fasciculations caused by the combined damage of upper and lower motor neurons.

This is a disease that remains incurable in the world to this day, and one can only delay the progression of the illness through a series of treatment methods.

The famous physicist Hawking suffered from this very disease.

Under normal circumstances, the survival period for this disease is 3-5 years, and the later stages can only be spent on a sickbed; yet fate is cruel, not even giving Chen Shanni a chance to linger on in a desperate state.

The doctor said that Chen Shanni's symptoms are extremely rare and the progression of the illness is quite rapid; if it continues, it is estimated that she will pass away in less than two months.

One must know that she is only 19 years old this year.

Speaking of this, Chen Shanni was already sobbing uncontrollably, her head resting on Shen Yan's shoulder.

Shen Yan only felt a tightness in his chest, as if a breath were stuck there, but he seemed unable to do anything; he could only stroke Chen Shanni's head and comfort her, saying, "Perhaps the hospital made a mistake? Have you gone to other hospitals to get checked?"

"I went, both hospitals gave the same result. Sob sob sob! Shen Yan, what should I do?" Chen Shanni sniffled her reddened nose, crying like a flower drenched in rain.

Shen Yan let out a deep, heavy sigh, not knowing how to speak.

In this situation, he could only think of this one sentence: "Life is as fragile as a flower; it is incomparably brilliant when it blooms, but it is hard to grasp when it withers."