Goodbye Zhi Chen

"Thank you," Xue Er said after getting out of the car. "No problem," before she went any further he called out her name, " Don't overwork yourself. If taking care of your family member is hard. You can always call me. I'll always find you wherever you go." "Wherever I go?" she thought, "...Why are you so nice now?" She stares at him with sadness, the words she wants but wouldn't tell him, seal deeper into her soul, and mumbles, "I really don't deserve you..."

Looking at her right now, he could tell something is bothering her, "Xue Er?" he calls her name again as he was about to get out of the car. Xue Er shook her head and put on a smile, pretending she was okay, "I understand! You better come when I call." "I'll be waiting." "See ya," waving until she couldn't see his car anymore.

"Xue Er..." Wei Wei called from behind after watching her say goodbye. "...Let's go in before mom sees me out," staring out into the distance.

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In her suite, the doctor came in with the nurse to check on how she is now, and asked if her parents can step out with him? A few minutes later they heard mom screams, "WHAT?" Holding onto Wei Wei's hand, Xue Er glances over at the nurse, "Do you know what the doctor is telling my parents?" The nurse shook her head, "The doctor will inform you later," and continued jotting down the numbers.

After five minutes, her mom came in with the doctor. "What happened, mom?" Her mom didn't say anything and looked away, hiding her tears from Xue Er. "Someone say something, please," as Xue Er became impatient. The doctor finally spoke up, "After testing your parents and sister's blood, we see that there's no match to yours." Suddenly, Xue Er dropped her hand from Wei Wei's hand and her face turned pale. "Even though we couldn't find a match right now, try not to lose hope. There's still a chance. You must go through chemotherapy in order to have this illness under control." "Chemotherapy?" as her mother finally spoke. "What will the side effect be?" "Some possible effects are hair loss, loss of appetite, vomiting, tiredness, and bleeding from the causes of low red blood cells and low white blood cells." After hearing that, her mom almost dropped on the floor.

On the other hand, Xue Er zoned out. "Why does it have to happen to me?" She sat there staring at the walls and didn't know if she should be angry or crying. After the doctor left, her dad told her mom that he's sending Xue Er out of the country to the U.S. He went out with her and went to talk to the doctor about it. Wei Wei stayed to comfort Xue Er, but she just sat there. Wei Wei didn't know what to do, but just stayed there and watched over her in case she did something silly.

Xue Er suddenly recalls Zhi Chen, "You can always call me. I'll always find you wherever you go." She looks at Wei Wei, "hey… Can I have a moment for myself? I won't do anything stupid. Please-" Wei Wei got up and left her room. Xue Er shuts her eyes and recalls all the memories she spent with Zhi Chen earlier, picking up the pink penguin. She finally let out her emotions she kept buried, "WHYY-?! Does god not wish for my happiness?!" Her lips trembled as she tried to not cry, "...Zhi Chen senior… I'm lea-" she felt a choke, and the tears she kept in poured out soaking her pillow sheet.

Wei Wei who stood outside held back her emotions and took a deep breath. Headed towards her parents who were coming back after talking to the doctor, "Let's buy something for Xue Er to eat. She wasn't enjoying the hospital food." Leaving more time for Xue Er to calm herself down.

A week has passed by….

Xue Er had been staying in the hospital for a week now and hadn't been attending school. She told Yi Ping to keep this a secret and not to tell Zhi Chen Senior about it. On the other hand, she hasn't been talking to Zhi Chen since the last time they went out. She's been ignoring his calls and text messages. But this time she couldn't hide from him anymore because she had to leave for America in three days.

The whole family is going to move to the U.S. for Xue Er's treatment and they won't be sure when they'll be coming back. Xue Er picked up her phone and messaged Zhi Chen. "Meet me at the cafe near our school at 7 pm, we have to talk." After she sent it, she went straight to the bathroom to fix up herself. "Where are you going?" as Wei Wei came in and saw her all dressed up to go out. "I have to go out for a short moment. It'll be fast." Wei Wei looks at her, "Come back before 8, mom and dad will come later to bring you food." "Yes, I will." As Xue Er was about to leave, she turned and looked at Wei Wei. "Actually, can you drive me there? It's kinda far from here."

As Wei Wei is driving Xue Er to the destination, Zhi Chen is there already. As he sat there waiting for Xue Er, two girls came by him. It was Qiu Ya and one of her followers. "Hey, Zhi Chen. Do you remember me? I'm Qiu Ya." Zhi Chen didn't bother to look at her but kept staring at the door. Qiu Ya didn't give up, "Are you waiting for someone?" Zhi Chen gave her a look and told her to go away. "Zhi Chen senior, why are you being so mean? Don't you really not remember me? We went to the same school before," she holds onto Zhi Chen's hand as she was saying it. Outside, Xue Er stood there and saw the whole thing.

"Is this for the best?" she asked herself, seeing Zhi Chen and Qiu Ya together, "...That's a better couple." Zhi Chen removed Qiu Ya's hand away and turned to the window and spotted Xue Er. He quickly got up and ran to her, as soon as he sees her, "Can you run?" "Huh? Run-?" He grabbed her hand and started running. Xue Er tries to catch her breath, "Let's take a break," she demanded as she pants.

Zhi Chen points at the swings and Xue Er unconsciously nods. "Finally got rid of those girls. They have been tailing me since you weren't by my side," glancing over at Xue Er who was spacing out, "what happened? You haven't been going to school or answering my calls. I thought you left me without saying anything," he joked. "I am leaving you," Xue Er coldly said. Zhi Chen stopped swinging and rapidly stood up, went over to her and swung her up, holding her in place, "I couldn't hear you before what did you say." Trying to balance herself, Xue Er stared at him for a while trying to capture this moment into her mind, "... I don't like you anymore."

"WHAT?!"

"I hate seeing the man I love being popular around girls." "I'll make myself unpopular then," he said without hesitating. "You?" Xue Er shuts her eyes, "Zhi Chen Senior, wherever you go. You will always shine. Like now." He saw kids and parents cover this kid's eyes, "I hate being in the public eyes," placing her forehead on his, "Put me down." He refused too. "NOW!"

Xue Er got off the seat and said, "Goodbye Zhi Chen..."