Chapter 2

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As Zhou Siyuan said these words, Su Hongwen suddenly got up from the ground like a madman and pounced on Zhou Siyuan, the two of them wrestling into a tangle. Zhou Siyuan's last words pierced Su Hongwen's heart like a sharp blade, causing this thin and stubborn boy an unprecedented pain, and a raging fire surged to his head!

In Su Hongwen's heart, his father was a towering figure. Although he did not provide Su Hongwen with a wealthy upbringing and, as Zhou Siyuan said, lacked the ability to make Su Hongwen a doctor, Su Hongwen would not allow anyone to insult his father. It was that man who had poured everything into raising Su Hongwen, and in Su Hongwen's eyes, he was the best father in the world, with no one else even close. He could not bear to see his father defamed!

Zhou Siyuan could hit him and scold him, but insulting his father was a line he could not cross. His father was a presence that Su Hongwen would defend with his life. This boy, whom Zhou Siyuan always saw as a wimp, finally erupted. Unlike Zhou Siyuan, who would use words to insult the other's father, Su Hongwen would use his fists to defend his father!

However, Su Hongwen was too thin and weak, no match for the tall and strong Zhou Siyuan. In the end, Su Hongwen was beaten to the ground. Zhou Siyuan did not expect this wimp to actually fight back, which made his already sour mood, after being rejected by An Zinan, even worse. So Zhou Siyuan vented all his anger on Su Hongwen!

While beating him, Zhou Siyuan used words to tell Su Hongwen about the dark side of the world. He spoke of many secrets about becoming a doctor, not out of kindness, but to crush Su Hongwen's spirit, making him even more inferior and realizing that a wimp and a poor boy like him was destined to be mediocre, and to make Su Hongwen despise himself!

After beating and venting his anger, Zhou Siyuan spat on Su Hongwen's face and left. Zhou Siyuan's punches and words indeed made Su Hongwen feel very bad. He had never realized that the world was so realistic, that without money and connections, it was impossible to succeed!

However, Zhou Siyuan underestimated Su Hongwen. Although he usually ignored the insults from others and appeared wimpy, Su Hongwen did this just to avoid trouble. He only wanted to graduate smoothly and not waste his parents' hard-earned money!

As the saying goes, poor children grow up fast. Su Hongwen's family was indeed as poor as Zhou Siyuan said, but the hardships brought by poverty made Su Hongwen more sensible and stronger. Although Zhou Siyuan's words hurt him, they were far from crushing his spirit or making him despise himself. Su Hongwen's father had once told him, "If a person despises himself, he is destined to be a failure!"

Su Hongwen never wanted to be a failure. What if he didn't have a good family background? What if he couldn't become a doctor? As long as he had hands and feet, and was willing to work hard and endure hardship, he could still succeed!

Thinking about this, Su Hongwen smiled with disdain, then, enduring the pain, he got up from the ground. He did not immediately return to the dormitory but sat quietly on a bench in the small park, thinking about his future. When the rain stopped, Su Hongwen sighed and walked to a tree, preparing to bury his white coat there. He knew his dream of becoming a doctor was impossible, and he also wanted to bury his feelings for An Zinan!

At this moment, Su Hongwen's heart was filled with sorrow. Burying his dream and his first love was a painful experience. Su Hongwen was still a young man, though sensible and strong, he had not yet been hardened by the real world. His heart was still somewhat fragile, and losing his dream and his precious first love was a huge, unbearable blow!

But this was a process that a boy must go through to become a man. Only by enduring the darkest days would they grow into strong, upright men. This transformation was something no one could help with, and it was the price of growing up!

But at this moment, Su Hongwen had just stepped into these darkest days, and he still had a long way to go before he could endure them. This made his heart even more painful. He had no mind for anything else, only endless darkness and pain!

Su Hongwen slowly dug the soil under the tree. After a while, he dug up something. It was covered in mud, and anyone would have mistaken it for a stone. Su Hongwen thought the same and casually threw the "stone" to the ground. He looked down at the hole and sighed, reluctantly placing the wet white coat in it!

Su Hongwen did not immediately cover it with soil. He just stared at the white coat, which was not just a coat but his dream, and the painful yet sweet secret love that only he knew. He thought it would be easy to bury these things, but when it came to it, he found he couldn't. He didn't want to lose his dream or be far from An Zinan!

The sorrow in the young man's heart was so thick it could drip. Throughout his life, Su Hongwen, like others, had experienced little. School, exams, exams, school—his life had been plain and uneventful for over twenty years. But when he stood at the crossroads of life, Su Hongwen didn't know what to choose: to continue pursuing his dream and the chance to stand behind that girl, or to let go and start a new life elsewhere!

He didn't know, he really didn't know. The confusion about the future was like a heavy stone pressing on his still fragile heart. He didn't want to give up his dream or be far from An Zinan, the girl he thought about day and night. He couldn't let go of these things, but what could he do if he didn't?

He was not a second-generation official or a second-generation rich kid; he was just a poor boy. He didn't have a good father to give him a life of luxury. Now, facing the choices in life, he could only choose to give up his dream and the girl he dreamed of, and go to an unknown place to start a new, uncertain life!

Reality was so cruel. It told Su Hongwen in the harshest way that he was just a poor boy, that dreams were a luxury for him, and that a girl like An Zinan was only to be admired from afar. She was the brightest and most beautiful star in the sky, while he was just a weed, not even worthy of a dream. This was the naked, cruel reality!

Thinking about this, Su Hongwen suddenly smiled bitterly. This smile carried the bitterness, helplessness, and沧桑 (cang桑, meaning "weathered" or "aged") that should not belong to someone his age. He took one last look at the white coat, then grabbed the soil and slowly buried it under the tree. He had completely given up on his dream and that pitiful love. What else could he do?

After an unknown amount of time, Su Hongwen finally stood up. He took one last, reluctant look at the place where he had buried the two most important things in his life, then took a deep breath and walked forward, thinking that tomorrow he would go with Zhang Aobo to look for a job, a place to live, and enough to eat. At this moment, Su Hongwen no longer dared to hope to wear that white coat again or to see An Zinan, even if he had the chance, he would avoid her, feeling that he was just a weed, not worthy to see a girl like An Zinan!

As he walked, Su Hongwen kicked the stone he had just thrown aside. The mud-covered stone was not large, only a bit bigger than an adult's hand. Such a small stone could easily be kicked away by a thin and weak boy like Su Hongwen, but it didn't move, and Su Hongwen almost fell!

The kick also knocked off a lot of the mud, revealing the stone's interior. Stabilizing himself, Su Hongwen couldn't help but turn to look, just in time to see the part of the stone where the mud had been kicked off!

Under the park's streetlights, Su Hongwen could clearly see a dark, almost eerie glow on the stone. This glow was not like the metallic sheen of steel but was a very alluring color, immediately piquing Su Hongwen's curiosity. He walked over, squatted down, and carefully removed the mud with his hands. As the mud fell away, Su Hongwen's expression grew increasingly astonished!

Finally, the stone was free of mud, and it transformed into a visually striking spaceship. This spaceship, unlike any he had seen in movies or anime, had a smooth, semi-circular front, pitted with small holes. Connected to the semi-circle was a rectangular body, and at the other end was a strange, partially damaged tail fin!

Even so, no one could deny the strong visual impact of this spaceship. The metallic feel of the spaceship was incredibly striking, far surpassing anything created by special effects artists on Earth!

Su Hongwen was deeply captivated by this mysterious spaceship model. He couldn't resist picking it up. It was surprisingly heavy, weighing about thirty pounds. In his grief, he hadn't noticed the weight of the "stone"!

As Su Hongwen picked up the spaceship, he suddenly felt dizzy and fainted!