Li Miaomiao, a self-abasing and socially anxious girl who was gaslighted by her family and relatives since childhood and subjected to campus violence by her classmates, one night dreamt of an immor...
More than two years ago, Han Yuzheng, a recent college graduate, was plagued by social anxiety and constant communication problems at work. He also felt inferior because he thought he was fat.
With the encouragement of his relatives and friends, he took a brave step and joined the army.
Han Yuzheng was afraid that he would be rejected because of his weight, so he worked hard to exercise and lose weight for a period of time. In fact, he was just a little fatter than normal, but he always thought that he was obese. In addition, he had a so-called good brother who called him "Fatty Han" every day, but in fact, that person was fatter than him.
Han Yuzheng passed all the tests and successfully joined the army. Before leaving, he had a meal with his good brothers Yu Cheng and Wang Haifeng.
"Yu Zheng, you're amazing. You actually passed. When you become rich in the future, don't forget us." Yu Cheng joked.
Han Yuzheng scratched his head shyly: "How could that be?"
"Fatty Han, now that you're in the army, don't be so shy anymore, otherwise you won't be able to find a girlfriend." The community boss Wang Haifeng said loudly.
Han Yuzheng didn't like Wang Haifeng calling him Fatty Han loudly in public, but he didn't say anything.
Han Yuzheng joined the army. He trained and studied diligently every day, and also tried hard to communicate with others and change his personality.
More than half a year after he joined the army, he found out that his captain was chatting with a college student online. The girl was quite talkative, and the captain was also good at talking, and he made the girl laugh the whole time.
This is the norm for soldiers, and Han Yuzheng doesn't like it. He feels that these people don't respect girls at all. They chat about all kinds of things every day and show off. Han Yuzheng doesn't want to even look at it.
Someone asked him to add some college students to chat with, and the language was very uncomfortable.
"Yu Zheng, go talk to some college students. As long as you speak nicely, they will like you. You can talk to several of them at the same time." The man spoke in a contemptuous tone, and Han Yu Zheng really didn't dare to compliment him.
Because people with different ideas cannot work together, his social anxiety is still difficult to treat.
Later, when Han Yuzheng said that he had returned from the army, Uncle Zhao still looked up to him. However, he did not know that many of today's conscripts can no longer be compared with the heroes on the Laoshan front back then.
Another two years of being law-abiding and following the rules passed, but Han Yuzheng's strength increased a lot. He became stronger and a little more confident.
After Han Yuzheng came back, he was thinking about what kind of job to do, but he received a call from Yu Cheng. The first thing he did after coming back was to beat someone up. Han Yuzheng was both amused and confused. Yu Cheng was still the same Yu Cheng. After not seeing him for two years, he still loved to beat people.
Han Yuzheng took the train and came to the place Yu Cheng mentioned. Unexpectedly, he saw a short, ugly man who was more than a head shorter than himself.
The most important thing is that this person is too sloppy. He looks dirty at first glance and has a smell all over his body. Han Yuzheng is disgusted.
No wonder Yu Cheng asked him to be prepared, and specifically mentioned that this person only had two pieces of clothing, one white and one blue, but he made them both look gray.
Even this person knew that he should pick on the weak. After Yu Cheng said, "If you beat one of us, we won't beat you," he really came towards him.
It’s a pity that his punches are no more powerful than a chicken pecking at rice, and are not even enough to tickle an itch.
Han Yuzheng was very impatient, but also thought it was fun, so he let go and played with Yu Cheng for a while, and finally threw the guy headfirst into the kitchen waste bin. Then he walked away in a cool manner.
Han Yuzheng was not unfamiliar to everyone. In the past, whenever Yu Cheng or Wang Haifeng fought, he would join in. He was also the one who picked on him. Back then, school bullies specifically targeted the quiet and taciturn Han Yuzheng. He got angry and attacked a group of them, beating them to their knees and begging for mercy.
Han Yuzheng thought about himself. From elementary school to university, he had always been an average student, neither good nor bad. He was always the most inconspicuous one with a very low sense of existence. Even in the iron triangle before him, Yu Cheng and Wang Haifeng, he was the one most easily forgotten.
Han Yuzheng was a late bloomer. At the age of 24, he finally fell in love for the first time, but was deeply stabbed by the other party.
The moment Chen Ailin said, "If you have the ability, come and get me back," Han Yuzheng's inferiority complex, which had not appeared for a long time, suddenly emerged, and he even suffered from sudden depression.
After Yu Cheng cheered up, he said to Han Yuzheng, "Yuzheng, you are very good. Why are you so inferior? Be more confident."
Once a person has low self-esteem, it is difficult for him to become confident, let alone if it is deeply rooted from childhood to adulthood.
As a child, Han Yuzheng was quiet and taciturn, so adults often told him he was too honest, easy to be bullied, and obedient and sensible. He hated these words.
There was even one time when Han Yuzheng's grandmother said, "Children like this are not good. Children who chatter are better."
Li Miaomiao was also told the same thing by her aunt, and her reaction was to immediately retort: "Chirping is good, but do you have a bird or a mouse at home? Only an empty-headed person like you would think that an incomplete child is good."
In the spring of that year, Han Yuzheng celebrated his birthday. At this time, he had already walked out of Chen Ailin's shadow. Li Miaomiao, Yu Cheng, Jiang Yin, and An Lina celebrated his birthday together.
"Happy birthday to you."
"Yu Zheng, I noticed that you have been much happier recently. You are really outstanding, don't underestimate yourself." The pretty Jiang Yin has always been good at encouraging people.
"Yes, ever since Chen Ailin passed away, I've been reborn from the ashes. I now understand that I used to pursue perfection too much and had too many expectations for real life, but reality is often not as good as I thought."
"Hahahaha, Yuzheng, you have become a philosopher. Come, eat, happiness is the greatest." Li Miaomiao poured a glass of white wine.
Since then, Han Yuzheng has walked with a breeze, and spoken and acted with dignity. He is still the quiet and introverted person he used to be, but he will never force himself to change, nor does he think there is anything wrong with being introverted.
Later, Han Yuzheng said, "The world is inherently colorful, and people are diverse. Who says everyone has to be lively and cheerful? Just like Miaomiao said, we humans also live wonderful lives, and we have a richer spiritual world."
"Hahaha, Yu Zheng, you've also got that "i-person, e-person" trick. But you're right, there's no good or bad between introverts and extroverts. People's personalities shouldn't be defined. You're doing great."
Yu Cheng looked at Han Yuzheng with satisfaction, just as Uncle Zhao looked at him with satisfaction.
"Yu Cheng, I understand why we envy Miaomiao. You see, she lives very transparently and never cares about what others think.
She is an introvert like me, but she lives such a free and easy life and has such rich and colorful experiences. I am all impressed by her, haha.
In the future, I want to learn from Miaomiao and be more confident. Being introverted or extroverted are both human characteristics and are good. A person’s personality should not be defined.”