Chapter 193 No Apology Accepted
The meeting place agreed upon by the other party was at the gate of the cemetery.
An Ning didn't let Lu Xiyan's driver take her there, but took the car keys and drove over by herself. The other party said that he wanted to apologize to her, but didn't say anything else.
Moreover, the other party emphasized "they" on the phone, so it was obvious that there was more than one person.
She didn't know why the other party wanted to apologize to her, but when An Yucan was mentioned, she had to come and see him.
As soon as she arrived at the cemetery gate, she saw four or five young boys and girls waiting by the green belt under the shade of trees on the roadside. Two were standing, three were squatting on the ground, and one boy was holding a large bunch of white chrysanthemums in his hand.
Several people had their heads down and were wearing medical university uniforms.
An Yucan often wears this set of clothes. He usually doesn't like to buy clothes and always says that the school has uniforms, and they are comfortable to wear.
An Ning knew that he was actually afraid of spending money.
When An Ning saw these classmates who were about the same age as him, his eyes became hot and he felt a faint pain in his heart.
The car stopped by the roadside and An Ning opened the door and got out.
A girl noticed her and looked over quickly.
"Is that Sister An?" she asked timidly.
An Ning nodded, "Hello, I'm Yucan's sister."
When several classmates heard this, they all stood up and walked up to her.
Then, as if they had discussed it beforehand, several people bent down in front of her and said in unison, "Sister An, we're sorry!"
An Ning was a little confused, but still smiled and asked, "Why are you saying sorry to me?"
The girl grabbed the edge of her pants and spoke nervously and awkwardly, "Sister An, there's a little... a little misunderstanding between us and classmate An Yucan..."
The girl choked nervously, "We didn't expect him to, to—"
She hesitated, lowering her head even deeper, "Anyway, please accept our apology."
An Ning's smile faded slightly, and she asked softly, "What misunderstanding?"
The call An Ning received said that An Yucan suddenly collapsed and had suffered cardiac arrest when he was rushed to the hospital. He could not be saved.
Ever since he had his heart transplant, he has been in good health and will be fine as long as he is not overworked or exposed to major stress.
An Ning later asked his school supervisor, who said that he had not looked well a few days before the accident, and he made a mistake while working on a medical project. The supervisor asked him to go back and rest, but he did not listen, and as a result, the accident happened.
So both the school and An Ning thought that he was too tired, studying, working and having a part-time job, and that the physical burden was too heavy, so this accident happened.
But now, An Ning always felt that the people in front of him were hesitant to speak, hiding something unspeakable.
The people in front of him looked at each other, as if they had something to hide. An Ning said, "Yucan is my only brother. I know him very well. He has a gentle personality and a kind heart. He never conflicts with others casually."
"He had heart problems since childhood and spent a long time in a wheelchair, but he never gave up on life or his desire to live. So after his successful heart surgery, he chose to study medicine. He wanted to treat more patients and save more lives."
An Ning's eyes moistened. "He said that medicine and life are connected, and people who study medicine will understand the preciousness of life."
As An Ning finished speaking, she heard sobbing coming from in front of her.
"Speak!" A boy in the crowd suddenly shouted.
With red eyes, he mustered up his courage and looked at the other students, "What's there to hide?! The worst that can happen is we'll be threatened with not being able to go to school. If we don't speak out about this, we'll be betraying our conscience!"
He looked at An Ning excitedly, "Sister, we are all responsible for An Yucan's death!"
After saying this, An Ning's fingertips trembled and she subconsciously clenched her hands.
"A few days before the incident, someone sent a message in the part-time job group." He excitedly took out his phone and handed it to An Ning to see. "It was this person. He said that as long as we complete a small task, we can get 1,000 yuan each."
An Ning looked at him in astonishment and took the phone. An anonymous person posted a message in the part-time job group for college students and mentioned the Department of Cardiac Surgery of Jinghai Medical University.
An Ning's hands were shaking so much that she could barely hold the phone. She asked him, "What mission?"
Another male classmate couldn't help but chime in, "They spread rumors about you and him, about his illness, and about your divorce..."
The other party said, his voice lowered guiltily, "Some very unpleasant words..."
An Ning understood that these words were aimed very accurately at An Yucan's heart.
Her eyes were red and her voice was trembling. "Who is this person?"
"We didn't know, so he posted this task anonymously. We didn't believe it at first, and he even paid us 200 yuan each."
The girl in the lead cried and said, "That day, we met An Yucan in the cafeteria, and then... then..."
She cried and said, "Then they really gave each of us 1,000 yuan."
"But An Yucan didn't show any reaction at the time. His face was calm and he didn't seem uncomfortable at all. We thought he didn't care and didn't take it to heart."
"As a result, on the day his mother had the accident, he collapsed after receiving the call..."
After hearing this, An Ning burst into tears and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Sister An, after the news of An Yucan's death spread around the school, we all felt really bad and guilty, but we didn't dare tell the school because they said that if this got out, it would affect our studies... It sounded like they were a big shot, and we were just students, we couldn't afford to offend them."
The girl took out a thick envelope from her schoolbag and placed it in her hand. "Our reward is one thousand yuan each, so here is five thousand yuan in total. We can't accept this money, let alone spend it... Sister An, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry!"
"Sister, we're so sorry to him." Another boy handed her another envelope. "This is a handwritten apology letter from us. We hope you can help bring it to him and burn it in front of him. We hope he can forgive us."
An Ning shed tears silently. After a while, she pointed in the direction of the cemetery with red eyes and said, "He is right there. Why don't you go and see him yourself?"
"We don't dare... We don't have the face to face him..." the girl cried, "I'm sorry, sister."
An Ning looked at her, tears streaming down her face. "I can't accept your apology. The person you're apologizing to isn't me, but Yu Can. You should apologize to him in person."
She closed her eyes gently, tears streaming down her face.
"He once said something to me, and now I'm going to say it to you."
An Ning took a deep breath and scanned the five young faces. "Medical students are angels who have come from across the stars. They are sailing to China to see the world in all its glory. They are the ones who can dispel the harsh winter and keep the stars shining brightly."
"I hope you know that your hands are meant to save people, not to break those who are kind."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Suddenly a girl called her.
"Sister An!"
The girl walked over quickly, her face full of tears, "There's one more thing I want to tell you."
She lowered her voice, "Before An Yucan got into trouble, someone from outside the school came to see him. He wasn't in a good mood that day. I happened to be out of school buying something that day and saw it by chance. I thought it was some gossip, so out of curiosity I took a few more glances."
"who?"
"I don't know. She's a very beautiful and wealthy woman who drives a luxury car. I heard people around her call her 'Miss Cheng'."
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