He Tianran, who ran back downstairs to the dormitory of the University of Hong Kong, finally saw the colors of the world again. The panic in his heart and the exhaustion of physical energy prompted him to bend down, put his hands on his knees, and gasped for air. .
Sweat dripped down the tips of his hair and fell to the ground, leaving a water stain.
Will he eventually become a ghost wandering in this black and white world?
No one remembers me, and no one can see me. I can only rely on memories to live every day...
This kind of predictable ending made He Tianran feel suffocated. If this really happened, then he might as well go up the mountain and become a monk. After all, wasn't the mountain-guarding monk waiting for him?
In the end, he will definitely step into the Ksitigarbha Hall, right?
Once this idea arose, it started to buzz wildly in He Tianran's mind.
"natural……"
In a daze, he seemed to hear someone calling him from a distance.
"natural!"
The voice that was far away just now appeared in his ears the next second. The sound that was so close at hand scared He Tianran. He straightened up and took a closer look. It turned out to be an acquaintance——
Guo Huai.
New memories about him also flooded into He Tianran's mind. Although he was the first to stand up and protect Cao Aiqing during that bullying, Guo Huai also made a noise immediately and shocked Xia Qiao. Those few people.
This seemed to be a role reversal, but Guo Huai did not follow in his footsteps. After that, the three of them, He, Cao and Guo, became very good friends and were admitted to the University of Hong Kong together.
In his freshman year, He Tianran thought that he was already in college, and he wanted to make a change on a whim, so he dragged Guo Huai to join the student union. However, soon, He Tianran gradually withdrew after losing his enthusiasm. But Guo Huai was different and was honest. He has been working conscientiously on the student union. He was promoted to a cadre in his sophomore year, and now in his junior year, he has become a very important figure in the office of the Hong Kong Student Union...
Seeing He Tianran's frightened face, Guo Huai smiled and said:
"Why, it looks like you've just finished exercising? But you're dressed like this. Why do you feel like you've seen a ghost when you see me?"
"You... scared me."
He Tianran looked at the somewhat unfamiliar Guo Huai in front of him and hesitated.
"Ah, are you deliberately trying to disparage me again?"
Guo Huai made two "bang bang" sounds in his mouth, punched He Tianran's arm several times with both hands, and said jokingly.
"Ha ha……"
He Tianran smiled dryly and cooperated.
Guo Huai has changed a lot. The past two years of working in the student union have made him a lot more cheerful. The two of them were the same introverts before, but the difference is that He Tianran’s cost of introversion is too low. After being admitted to university, He Tianran The favorable conditions given to him by Panshan allowed him to be exposed to many opportunities without making any changes. Even if he missed it, he would not feel regretful.
But Guo Huai is different. His low self-esteem and introversion stem from his poor background. When He Tianran was curled up and living in the shadow of his parents, Guo Huai didn't care about the impact of his mother's strength on him, because it was important to him. The least important thing is that once a person like him seizes the opportunity and proves his worth, especially if he can speak in front of others and becomes a manager, it will be difficult for him to open up his character.
"Come on, go to my dormitory and I'll ask you something."
At this moment, Guo Huai walked to the front, climbed a few steps, and then waved to He Tianran.
"What's going on?"
"come."
As a cadre of the student union, Guo Huai is naturally eligible to apply to move into Shuanggang Apartment, but he was not allowed to move in until the start of this semester.
The two entered the dormitory and took the elevator to Guo Huai's floor. He had a single room, which was a little smaller than He Tianran's double room, but it was still very good.
There are no special decorations in Guo Huai's room. Apart from the books on the desk, there is only a laptop he bought while working part-time in his freshman year.
Guo Huai took out a Yuxi from the top of his wardrobe. It looked like there were only a few packs of cigarettes in it. He reached down and took out a pack, threw it to He Tianran, and then took it out himself. He put the last pack of cigarettes on the table and threw the long, exhausted cigarette shell into the trash can.
He Tianran held the bag of Yuxi silently in his hand. He never expected that one day he would be smoked by Guo Huai.
"My Tiao and Tianxia are in the student union office. Smoking this shouldn't affect your status as a rich second generation."
Guo Huai tore open the package of cigarettes and lit one with familiarity. He was startled when he saw He Tianran motionless at first. Then he took out another cigarette and handed it to He Tianran with ease, until he saw the other person put it in his mouth. His lighter also came in response.
He did this process really... smoothly.
At the end of the day, Guo Huai did not forget to joke: "Gan, you rich second generation people are really stupid. You have to wait for others to light up your cigarettes."
He Tianran took a drag of the cigarette, exhaled a cloud of white mist after passing through the lungs, and said lightly:
"With the world, one is worth a thousand. Guo Huai, are you rich? Do you want to buy such expensive cigarettes? You also know that there is an ordinary one hidden in the dormitory and an expensive one in the office. You are so sophisticated and sophisticated."
"What is it? It's developed. It's just that the teachers of the previous student unions took a few jobs outside and had no time to do it, so they threw it on me. They really made a small profit... Oh, of course, you just said this. It’s a bit unorthodox, isn’t this what you taught me!”
As Guo Huai spoke, he threw the words back, and He Tianran was stunned.
"I remember... I told you when you first entered the student union office?"
"Yeah, you didn't forget to co-write it."
He Tianran couldn't help but smile. He had seen this kind of worldliness many times from the uncles and uncles who came to see He Panshan from home when he was a child. It was hard not to know.
However, for this kind of thing, he has always been a person who has full theoretical knowledge and zero practical operation. Besides, he has no chance to do this.
Unexpectedly, the intersection between people is really wonderful, just like He Yuanchong's playboy status, which will affect his feelings for Cao Aiqing and Jiang Xixi, and because he and Guo Huai were admitted to the same university , his inadvertent decisions and scornful social skills also had such a big impact on Guo Huai...
He Tianran didn't want to think about this anymore. He was already confused enough, so he asked casually:
"Guo Huai, what have you been doing recently?"
Speaking of this, Guo Huai suddenly became serious.
"Get ready to run for office. When December comes, I want to run for student union president."
"Oh~"
He Tianran couldn't help but exclaimed that in ordinary universities, the student union still mainly serves the student group, but in a first-class university like the University of Hong Kong, the student union has real power within the school, and the school has given many rights to these high-quality talents. , especially the president of the student union, not only has to serve students, but also has certain decision-making power and voice in some relatively important events. This kind of power requires the deans of each college to give face.
Moreover, the most important point is that having a resume like the President of the Hong Kong Student Union will be of great benefit to you whether you want to start a business or work abroad after graduation, or stay in school and study abroad.
"Are you confident?"
He Tianran couldn't help but ask.
Guo Huai thought for a while and said objectively: "The competition is very fierce. There is a classmate of yours in the finance department named Sun Qianzhi. Old Sun, you should know him, right? It seems that he is not in the same class as you, but he is the monitor of their class." ."
He Tianran recalled it carefully and found that he was not very impressed, but this person was called by He Yuanchong to play ball several times.
"I have an impression that he is also your competitor this time?"
Guo Huai nodded, held the ashtray on the table in his hand, flicked the ashes, and said:
"Hey, let's not talk about this anymore. I originally wanted to ask you to chat yesterday, but the student union is very busy now. I took the time to look for you in the afternoon. You were not in the dormitory either. I didn't expect to stop you downstairs at night."
"Looking for me? Ah yes, you came to me, what do you want to talk about?"
Only then did He Tianran think of business.
Guo Huai smiled and said: "Oh, you don't know why I'm looking for you? Yesterday, the BBS about you and Ai Qing went viral. What happened to you two? I'm afraid you went to confess to Ai Qing without telling me. Bar?"
"Is it going crazy? Campus forum? Haha, it's really funny..." He Tianran sneered, but thinking about Guo Huai's words in his mind, he asked again: "It's not Guo Huai, let's take a step back, even if I go I confessed to Ai Qing, what does this have to do with you?"
Upon hearing this, Guo Huai became anxious.
"Naturally, we two brothers have agreed that when it comes to liking Ai Qing, we each have our own abilities, but you didn't even bother to tell me afterward. I don't even know what the situation is like. I can't bring you here to ask questions." Just ask."
"..."
What kind of hookup situation is this...
The new memory told He Tianran that this matter indeed happened.
As each other's best friends, they had indeed agreed openly and honestly.
The man stuck out his tongue and licked his lips that were slightly dry due to smoking. He said unhappily:
"Yes, I confessed my love and am with her."
At this time Guo Huai laughed and said: "Don't lie. I called Ai Qing yesterday and she scolded me for no reason. When I thought about it, you guys are useless! And yesterday's post was all breaking news. You two seemed to be quarreling, and you yelled at her, right?"
He Tianran was so angry. He looked around and saw that Guo Huai didn't have a proper place to sit down in the room. He simply sat down on his bed and cursed:
"I'm fucked. What's Ai Qing's fate? Isn't there anyone chasing her? You can only meet the two of us in this back and forth, right? Lao Guo, listen to my advice, if you It’s really good for Ai Qing, so let’s take a break and stop torturing him, okay?”
Guo Huai looked innocent. He didn't understand why his best friend brought him along even though he was scolding him, but he could tell that He Tianran was really angry.
He handed over the cigarette jar, and He Tianran glanced at it. Knowing that the other party had put out the cigarette in his hand, Guo Huaicai asked cautiously:
"Tranquility, were you stimulated by your chat with Ai Qing yesterday?"
"No."
"Then...why did you dye your hair black? Did Ai Qing say that you...you look more vicissitudes of life?"
He Tianran was stunned, pointed at Guo Huai and cursed:
"You still dare to criticize me? I...I dare not scold you harshly, you know that, Guo Huai? Go and look in the mirror to see how patriotic you are, and see who is more vicissitudes of life when we stand together!"
"Yeah, yeah, naturally, okay, okay, let's stop until we click, stop until we click."
Guo Huai quickly stopped. In fact, he had always thought that He Tianran had long hair and a few gray hairs. Some female classmates always commented that he looked very artistic and free and easy, but he just couldn't get it right. Maybe it was because of his aesthetic concept. no the same.
But now, He Tianran dyed his hair black and cut it shorter, and he looked much more comfortable.
"To be honest, naturally, if you were more trim, I think you would be so handsome..."
Guo Huai sat next to He Tianran and said seriously.
It seems that the poisonous saying "round inches is the only criterion for testing a handsome man" has really completely affected Guo Huai's simple and unpretentious aesthetic standards.
He Tianran looked up to the sky and sighed.
He also looked at Guo Huai and said seriously:
"Really, Lao Guo, I beg you, you can have a relationship first. You said that you are now a student union cadre. In a school as big as the University of Hong Kong and in a large area like a university town, there are always girls who like you. You can have a relationship first. Even if you only talk for three months? One month is fine! At worst, after you break up, you can pursue Ai Qing again, okay? O or not? "
Guo Huai shook his head as if he had a cold war. He turned away and squinted his eyes, as if he could see through the other person's thoughts:
"Tsk~ Are you trying to trick me?"
"I……"
He Tianran was really convinced. He wanted to be angry and laugh at the same time. Even if Guo Huai has indeed become cheerful and mature now, falling in love is not just about knowing how to behave. Two people want to be together for a long time. It is very important to have the same three views, especially for girls like Cao Aiqing...
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Of course, of course, you are such a homebody. Do you really think that we are the only ones chasing Ai Qing? Anyway, our guns are always facing the outside world. Let me tell you everything..."
At this moment, Guo Huai started to open up the matter very boldly, and even began to take the initiative to reveal information, intending to form a gang.
"I heard that Ai Qing and his colleagues in the Department of Architecture have a senior who is a first-year graduate student. He is the kind of graduate student who has worked for many years before taking the exam. He has become very close to Ai Qing recently..."
After Guo Huai finished speaking, seeing that He Tianran didn't respond, he guessed: "By the way, is this why you went to Ai Qing yesterday?"
He Tianran was silent for a long time, and then slowly said:
"Lao Guo."
"ah?"
"forget it."
"what?"
"Let's not break up other people's good marriages, okay? Let's find another girl to fall in love with. Together we can catch Ai Qing and bring trouble to others, right? Is the ghost still there?"
Guo Huai was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He Tianran stood up and walked towards the door.
"No...natural, what do you mean?"
He Tianran opened the door, turned his head and said feebly:
"Guo Huai, you said that pursuing Ai Qing depends on one's ability, and there is nothing wrong with it. But Ai Qing also has the right to choose his own love and his own life, including you and me. Now I want Ai Qing to be happy and happy forever, so what I do is I quit. I won't pursue you. As for Guo Huai, what you want to do, whether you meet a love rival or be rejected by Ai Qing, that's your business.
However, I am still your friend. When you encounter difficulties, it doesn't matter whether you tell me or not. As long as I know, I will help. Let's go. "
The man finished his sentence and disappeared outside the door.
(End of chapter)
