Pride & Lust (37)
Song Shu pushed open the door. The living room of the dormitory had been cleaned up and a bunch of fresh flowers were placed there. Song Shu took a quick look and saw that the new roommate was not there. There was only a boy wearing a volunteer vest sitting on the sofa.
Song Shu didn't know him, so he subconsciously hesitated. But in this kind of situation, most of the time he didn't need to speak first.
The boy stood up excitedly, rubbing his palms on the seams of his pants repeatedly, with a few beads of sweat on the tip of his nose. "Hello, I'm your volunteer, my name is Chen Shi."
Song Shu looked over, and the cold gaze made Chen Shi dare not reach out to shake hands with Song Shu.
It was a bit embarrassing to say that such a polite social behavior of shaking hands felt like taking advantage of Song Shu. Although Chen Shi was also trying to take advantage, he didn't dare to do so when Song Shu looked at him. He had to withdraw his hand awkwardly, "I'm waiting for you here," and pointed to the new student gift bag on the sofa behind him, "This is yours, I brought it to you."
"Thank you." Song Shu looked over.
When Song Shu showed up at the school gate on the day of freshman registration, the freshman gift package began its ill-fated fate.
Being asked for money on Penguin and Fetion was basic, and having your things stolen from you by someone breaking into your dormitory door was beyond belief. Because some people were too crazy, they either threatened him to give up his volunteer opportunity or begged him to give it up without any moral integrity, causing Chen Shi to not want to open Fetion and Penguin for the past two days.
It is impossible for him to give it up. This is the merit he gained from eating vegetarian food for three days. No one can snatch it from him.
Chen Shi had worked hard to smooth out the wrinkled surface of the gift bag. He turned around and took two quick steps to pick up the gift bag. "Look, I packed it very well."
It seemed like he was trying to take credit for it, but he and Song Shu were not familiar with each other.
The gift bag was huge. When it was in front of him, Song Shu subconsciously took two steps back. "You leave it there. I'll take it."
Chen Shi also realized the embarrassment and stepped back, touching his nose embarrassedly: "Sorry, I was too excited."
It was clear that he had almost digested the excitement of the past few days, and he had rehearsed the lines for meeting Song Shu with his roommate many times, but when they really met, he was still incoherent. Chen Shi was annoyed.
Song Shu took the gift bag, which was full of things. Chen Shi looked hopeful, so Song Shu had no choice but to bite the bullet and open the gift bag under his expectant gaze.
It was like recording an unboxing with someone she didn't know well, Song Shu felt uncomfortable all over. The atmosphere was awkward, but Chen Shi didn't realize it, and occasionally chatted with Song Shu. His overly enthusiastic attitude made the socially anxious girl uncomfortable.
"Some of these were picked out for you by my roommate."
"I'm sorry for being so rude to you before. I won't do that again. If you have any questions, just come to me!"
Chen Shi came with a mission, for which he paid the price of his cyber family tree, just to get Song Shu to go out for dinner with him, and then meet his roommate by chance, turning the two-person trip into a five-person trip.
The plan was stupid and Chen Shi thought it was unreliable. He wanted to refuse and even wanted to go out for dinner with Song Shu. However, he finally succumbed to the coercion of his roommate.
After meeting Song Shu that day, several roommates were distracted and wanted to imitate him and eat vegetarian food for three days even in their dreams.
Somehow this matter got out, and a group of people were throwing a tantrum on the forum, clamoring to become vegetarians. The cafeteria auntie and the delivery guy probably racked their brains but couldn't figure out why vegetarian food was selling so well these days.
Chen Shi was a little shy, and his obsessed eyes kept sticking to Song Shu.
"Where do you want to go?"
"How about I treat you to a meal? I know a really delicious restaurant nearby."
He kept talking non-stop, and Song Shu began to lose focus again. His eyes were fixed on the air, and he listened to Chen Shi introducing every item in the gift package. He nodded from time to time, with a perfunctory and indifferent attitude.
When Chen Shi was halfway through his introduction, the door to another room opened and saved Song Shu.
Song Shu was still distracted.
The new roommate stood at the door with a depressed look on his face, his forehead supported by his hands, his white hair shining, and he looked at me with murderous eyes.
"You guys are so noisy."
Song Shu came back to his senses at this time, and was very grateful to his new roommate for the step he had inadvertently handed over. He looked at Chen Shi and said, "That's all for the introduction. I will do the rest myself. Thank you for the gift, senior. I will also transfer the money to you."
Chen Shi was anxious, and before he could say anything, he was kicked out of the dormitory by Song Shu.
The door was closed and the new roommate had already closed the door and gone to sleep without even saying hello. He didn't seem like an easy person to get along with.
Ignoring the sound of Chen Shi knocking on the door, Song Shu returned to the sofa and dealt with the gifts with some headache.
There were a lot of them, scattered on the coffee table. Song Shu only took the basic accessories of the new student gift package, put the gifts away, and contacted Chen Shi. Chen Shi seemed not to want to accept the money, let alone the gifts.
These gifts were of no use and Chen Shi was unwilling to accept them, so Song Shu had to contact his assistant and ask him to deal with it.
…
Song Shu was so sleepy from Chen Shi's nagging that he decided to take a rest for the afternoon, thinking that he would be more relaxed afterwards. However, he never expected that Chen Shi was just a microcosm. During the freshman class meeting in the evening, he was pestered by a group of freshman biology volunteers, and some bold freshmen chased him for contact information.
He was so scared that he went straight back to the dormitory.
There are still people in the dormitory living room.
He had white hair, a simple white shirt and black pants, one hand on his knee, the other holding a glass of water, and his eyes were casually fixed on Song Shu.
There is no particular requirement for the lighting in the dormitory or living room, as long as it is bright. Song Shu felt that his new roommate looked at him for a long time, but it was not the kind of look that made people uncomfortable.
Song Shu politely let him look at her for a while. His new roommate's Adam's apple rolled, and he lowered his eyes and drank a glass of water: "My name is Ming Yan."
The voice was familiar, and the face was familiar. Song Shu had met so many people in the past few days that he just thought he had met someone he had some impression of before, and didn't think much about it. He walked over and sat down on the sofa opposite: "I'm Song Shu."
"Song Shu." The name rolled around on the tip of the other person's tongue, like a simple repetition. Song Shu touched his cheek with his fingers, "Aren't you going to attend the freshman class meeting?"
Mingyan and he are in the same dormitory, so they should be in the same class.
Ming Yan asked back: "Aren't you back too?"
Before Song Shu could respond, Ming Yan laughed again: "This means you can escape."
Unlike the coquettish girl in [The Other Shore] and the married woman in [Chocolate], Ming Yan is a sunny and handsome school idol. Although he seemed a little difficult to get along with at first, Ming Yan makes Song Shu feel very comfortable now.
The atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.
Ming Yan poured a glass of water for Song Shu and pushed it over: "Sorry, I was too sleepy in the afternoon and couldn't help but open the door and say something."
"It's my fault. I didn't know you were sleeping."
Song Shu took the cup of water, feeling a little embarrassed.
Ming Yan shook his head: "Actually I can't hear it, it's just that I'm too sensitive."
Song Shu: "Anyway, I'm sorry to bother you."
Ming Yan didn't care too much about Song Shu's apology. He got up and went back to his room to get something. After a while, he came out with a bag of fruits. He lowered his head and picked out the ones that looked good.
He was very tall, estimated to be about 1.88 meters, with a long shadow on the floor. In addition, he was good-looking, so he was probably an arsonist in high school.
Song Shu solemnly took the fruit that represented friendship with both hands.
He hasn't socialized with others for a long time, and now he suddenly has to live with someone for four years, so he has to build a good relationship with them.
Seeing how serious he was, Ming Yan smiled and said, "It's grown at home. It's delicious."
Song Shu took a bite, and the sweet apple flavor exploded in his mouth. He nodded along with Ming Yan's words: "It's delicious."
Ming Yan sat down and finished an apple with Song Shu. The living room was filled with the smell of apples.
Seeing Song Shu finish eating, Ming Yan handed him two and suddenly asked, "Do you have a girlfriend?"
It was a very abrupt and incoherent topic, but Song Shu didn't find it strange.
In a university dormitory, you are just two strangers who don't know each other. The topics you can talk about are nothing more than college entrance examination scores and personal situations. After you get to know each other, you will talk about each other's families. Now it is normal to ask if someone has a girlfriend when there is nothing to talk about.
Song Shu shook his head: "No."
Ming Yan said casually, "Well, I have a girlfriend."
"Hey," Song Shu looked at him with bright eyes: "It's normal for you to have a girlfriend."
Ming Yan was amused by Song Shu's serious expression: "Really?"
"Well, you're handsome, it's normal for you to have a girlfriend."
When Song Shu said this, he lowered his head to pick up the apple and ignored Ming Yan's meaningful gaze.
He leaned back on the sofa, "But my girlfriend hasn't been in a good mood lately. She feels like she's about to be dumped."
Song Shu finally picked a beautiful apple that was neither too big nor too small and had water droplets on it. He looked up disapprovingly and said, "Who would dump you if you were so handsome?"
…
After the simple exchange of roommates, Song Shu closed the door and took out his cell phone which had been vibrating non-stop.
Lin Mo has sent more than a dozen messages.
Song Shu couldn't help but gloat over his misfortune. It seemed that the taunting remark he made at noon had a great impact on Lin Mo.
Song Shu opened the dialog box and thought of another question at the same time. His doubts became more and more serious. He propped his chin with the pillow, "555, have I seen Ming Yan? He looks so familiar."
555 Youyou: [You feel that there are too many familiar things. ]
Song Shu doesn't remember people very well. He may not remember people he has met more than ten times, and he has no impression of people he has met once or twice. According to Song Shu's excuse, there are so many people he meets every day, and if he remembers them one by one, his brain will explode.
However, 555 felt that Song Shu had developed this kind of bad mentality, so he allowed himself to forget about others.
In the confession scene that Lin Mo saw before, the man accused Song Shu of being heartless. Because Song Shu had a deskmate in junior high school, they sat together for about two years, and only separated from Song Shu when the class was re-assigned in the third year of junior high school.
The year of graduation, Song Shu also received a confession from his junior high school deskmate. The content of the confession was almost the same. Song Shu listened silently, and then faced the other party's expectant and nervous gaze and said the most murderous words of the night: "Who are you?"
My junior high school deskmate was so upset that he burst into tears on the spot. He walked away crying without saying anything.
Because of karaoke too much, 555's voice is a little hoarse: [You really don't remember who he is? ]
Song Shu shook his head: "I don't remember."
555 said: [He is [Lingling]. ]
…
Song Shu exploded.
The explosion was a figurative description, and for a moment I felt a bit of panic as if I had been exposed.
He remembered Ming Yan putting the fruits on a plate and taking it to the sink to wash. At that moment, he saw the extremely familiar white hair and profile.
The damn memory is revived, and Song Shu faces off against [Lingling] in the Internet cafe.
This is clearly [Lingling], how could he not recognize it? !
Song Shu wanted to ram 555 into a wall and complained, "Didn't you say that [Lingling] was a poor kid who dropped out of high school and worked part-time everywhere, and in the end could only earn a little money for live streaming in an internet cafe?!"
How could a high school dropout end up in Kyoto University? !
555 is very sincere: [Oh, I just made it up. ]
“…”
Fuck your nonsense!
What the hell, we live so close to each other and we still have to complete the mission, what if we get caught? !
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