Chapter 8: This is only a secret
Then people came one after another to Zhengzhou to visit Lin Zouwen in the hospital. Many of his friends from Beijing arrived over the following days. Even Wei Ding Ding came from Shanghai, bringing a fruit basket and an assortment of gifts. He stood before Lin Luoran, offered some words of comfort, and eventually left. Ye Huishang, the young socialite now gaining a reputation in Beijing whom Wang Weiwei had once had a crush on, also came, along with a group of Beijing's privileged young men and women.
Former classmates from Xiahai No. 1 High School and No. 27 Middle School hurried over after hearing the news, though they hardly came in vast crowds. Most were people who got along well with Lin Zouwen and had the means to travel to Zhengzhou immediately. There were also Zhuang Zhixian, Zhang Feifei, and people Su Can did and did not recognize. Sometimes four or five people visited in a day, making the ward lively.
Clearly, Lin Zouwen had a wide circle of friends and was popular. Even a hospital stay brought visitors from every direction. Still, it left him rather depressed. He often showed off arms that looked a little chubby but were actually muscular. "You keep coming in an endless stream, like you're going to a market. I'm practically a national treasure now. Damn it, I'm still perfectly healthy!"
Tang Wu later flew over from Shanghai. After leaving the ward, she and Su Can briefly held hands. Then she walked over to Lin Luoran. That strong girl finally leaned on Tang Wu's shoulder and wrapped her arms tightly around her waist. Before long, one of Tang Wu's sleeves was soaked.
Su Can remained most concerned about how the whole affair was progressing. Hunan Xinghua,