Part 2: The Ivory Tower Tragedy Chapter 7
Liu Jingjing has always been reluctant to lock what happened to her in her heart, because she thinks it will make her eat and sleep badly. Wang Letian confessed to her, and she told Meng Ting a few days later.
After Meng Ting heard about it, she was suddenly shocked, she knew that Wang Letian was in love with Liu Jingjing in her heart, but she didn't expect to suddenly confess, this didn't seem like Wang Letian's character.
Liu Jingjing is a girl who dreams first, and she only thinks about a broader stage in the future. As a school flower, she is naturally surrounded by suitors, and countless rich and handsome people have come to her, but in exchange for rejection. Wang Letian was no exception, he was also rejected by Liu Jingjing. Liu Jingjing's behavior has also been sincerely praised by many people, she does not use her external beauty as a capital to show off, and never throws herself into her arms in front of the rich children in school. In the eyes of many people, it seems that only the lotus flower can compare to her holiness, and only the moon can compare to her ice clearness. For Liu Jingjing, she just wants to conquer others with her talent, and has never thought of using her appearance.
After Meng Ting learned about the incident, she made a phone call to Wang Letian to comfort him. Meng Ting knew that her friend had low self-esteem since he was a child and was psychologically fragile, and in the face of such a rejection, his inner world must have been lost to the extreme. Meng Ting thought in her heart that she couldn't seem to do anything but comfort, and outsiders couldn't do anything about this kind of love. Thinking about Wang Letian, Meng Ting unconsciously thought of herself, although Wang Letian was rejected, after all, he could still express it in front of his beloved and declare the love in his heart. But as for himself, he didn't even have a chance to speak, and the person he loved was already thousands of miles away. Thinking of this, Meng Ting couldn't help but feel a burst of desolation in her heart.
Wang Letian's confession of rejection soon spread to Gao Wenxiang, and Gao Wenxiang told Wang Letian that there was no one-time success in pursuing love, and the more he pursued the person he liked, he had to be frustrated many times in the middle, and he had to be more and more courageous.
Gao Wenxiang's inspirational quotes of Chicken Soup for the Soul are a good medicine for an optimist, but they will not play any role in a person like Wang Letian, who has low self-esteem by nature. Listening to Gao Wenxiang's inspirational words, Wang Letian felt a jealous disgust in his heart, how could he compare with Gao Wenxiang, there has always been a beautiful and kind Meng Ting by his side, and he was pursued by the beauty of the college at the beginning of college, and now he is enjoying the nourishment of love. People who stand on the peak of the mountain can never understand the desire of the people at the foot of the mountain to climb to the top, perhaps this sentence is now very suitable to describe the different situation between himself and Gao Wenxiang.
With the cold of the winter wind getting stronger and stronger one at a time, the day of the final exam is getting closer and closer. On Friday night, the week before the exam, Ms. Meng's propaganda department held a gathering to celebrate the results of the semester's work. Zong Wenbo, who is the vice chairman in charge of the ministry, was also invited to attend this gathering.
After Zong Wenbo received the invitation, he was overjoyed and overflowed with heat. It's not because of the pride that comes with being the vice chairman, it's because Meng Ting, who has been thinking about her for a long time, is in it.
The Propaganda Department chose a cafeteria for dinner, which has a mix of Chinese and Western cuisines and a complete range of delicacies. For Meng Ting, this is her first time eating a buffet. In the department where Meng Ting is located, the members get along with each other relatively well, and the publicity and exhibition activities in the college are also excellent.
The atmosphere of the evening was peaceful and joyful. Beer, cocktails, wine, beverages and other drinks are all placed on the table, and department members toast each other. The minister solemnly praised Meng Ting at the dinner, saying that she was brilliant in writing, and most of the propaganda articles since the beginning of the semester have been written by Meng Ting.
Meng Ting's modest, introverted, elegant and gentle personality has also won the praise of the department members, and that night, there was an endless stream of people clinking glasses with Meng Ting. Meng Ting doesn't know how to drink, and the whole dinner is replaced by drinks.
Zong Wenbo deliberately found a position close to Meng Ting, he kept chatting with Meng Ting, and poured juice for Meng Ting with concern, a departmental party seemed to have become a dinner between the two of them here. The authorities are obsessed with bystanders, and Zong Wenbo's warm man-like behavior has long been seen through by some keen-eyed people in the department, and this senior is obviously well-intentioned and detached in love with Meng Ting.
Zong Wenbo is a person who is very good at buying hearts, no matter when, the unique charm brought by exquisite speech and handsome appearance can always make many girls want. That night, he became a busy man, constantly talking to Meng Ting, and constantly asking Qingtian for wine with other students.
The meeting didn't end until nine o'clock, and some of the people in the department were already drunk and reluctantly left with the help of others.
On the bus back, Zong Wenbo, who was slightly drunk, still did not forget to get close to Meng Ting, and sat down next to Meng Ting first. Meng Ting was a little embarrassed by Zong Wenbo's actions, but looking at the senior who was drinking, she had to choose to be patient for the time being, praying in her heart that the bus would arrive soon.
Meng Ting sat by the window, following the rhythm of the bus, Meng Ting's attention was always on the charming night scene outside the window. Meng Ting, who loves scenery, integrates her heart with the scenery, looking at the commercial shops, the cars shuttling back and forth, and the streets with twinkling lights at night, the whole person can feel the heartbeat of the city's breathing.
Along the way, the conscious Zong Wenbo comfortably enjoyed this moment, the girl in the dream was beside him, and at such a close distance, the sound of the other party's heart beating could even be heard. Meng Ting's hair would hit his face from time to time, and the faint fragrance of his hair continued to linger with his breathing, and Zong Wenbo could clearly feel an impulse at that moment, an urge to hug each other with both hands. Zong Wenbo pretended to be asleep and deliberately leaned his head on Meng Ting's shoulder. Meng Ting was taken aback, and her face immediately turned red, but she didn't know what to do. Several department members in the back seat couldn't help but smile when they saw this scene.
At that moment, Meng Ting's mood of enjoying the scenery outside the window disappeared without a trace at this moment, leaving only nervousness and embarrassment. Meng Ting called Zong Wenbo softly again and again, but Zong Wenbo didn't react at all, as if he was unconscious. Seeing that Zong Wenbo was not woken up by herself, Meng Ting had to endure the embarrassment, but the eyes of the department members staring at her made her feel uncomfortable, and the heat on her face rose and fell again and again.
In desperation, Meng Ting had to continue to look at the scenery outside the window, but she was in no mood under the tension and embarrassment.
It took about 40 minutes for the bus to arrive at the East Gate Bus Station of Huangpu University. Seeing the bus arrive, Meng Ting's tense nerves relaxed. Meng Ting finally woke up Zong Wenbo, who was deliberately pretending to be asleep, and Zong Wenbo pretended to be ignorant after waking up, looking like he had just woken up from a dream. After Meng Ting said goodbye to him with a red face, she went straight to the dormitory.
Zong Wenbo's mood sprung up like mushrooms after the rain at this time, and the hearty meaning permeated the whole body, and after getting off the bus, he still recalled the warm atmosphere on the bus.
After exam week, Huangpu University regained a moment of tranquility. After three days of intense exams, the long-awaited cold weather arrived.
This time when I went home during the winter vacation, only Meng Ting and Liu Jingjing walked together. Gao Wenxiang was asked by He Meina to accompany her to Hangzhou for three days, and Wang Letian chose another train for fear of the embarrassment of walking with Liu Jingjing. There were four people who returned, but only two people remained, which made Meng Ting feel a little lost.
On the way back, the earth was covered with the colors of winter, and there was silence and no noise as far as the eye could see. Meng Ting's mood was like the scenery outside the window, pale and powerless, thinking of the first semester of college, her beloved belonged to something else, and the four friends who had been with her for many years were the only ones left with her and Liu Jingjing at this time. Meng Ting didn't know why so many unimaginable changes had happened in just a few months.
Along the way, Meng Ting and Liu Jingjing chatted a lot, most of which were memories of the past four months. Liu Jingjing also mentioned the rejection of Wang Letian, she said that she understood that the rejection of Wang Letian was undoubtedly a heavy blow to him, and she knew that Wang Letian was a boy with low self-esteem for so long, but there was no reluctance in the emotional world, let alone sympathy.
When Meng Ting saw Liu Jingjing talking about Wang Letian, her heart was also full of sadness, she didn't want her friend to be sad, but she couldn't do anything.
During the journey, Liu Jingjing wanted to talk about Gao Wenxiang several times, but when she thought that it would make Meng Ting recall sad things, she chose to bury it in her heart.
In the winter of my twenties, I was thousands of miles away for the first time. The laughter of the past and the expectation that resides in the bottom of my heart have left only a blank space washed away by time. The sun rises slowly in the east, and the train on the way home gradually moves away from the city. I looked quietly through the car window, and the high-rise streets of the city came into view, the sky was so blue, and the white clouds were so white. I like to sit in the car and let the scenery on the road pass by in front of my eyes, and let the memories of the past redecorate the mind blank. At that moment, I want to listen to the sound of the train with my beloved; At that moment, I wanted to let the joy of being together appear in front of my eyes. I long for the warm sun to shine in, so that the lonely heart is no longer cold; I long to have your company at this moment, so that I can paint a happy wish. Opening my sleeping eyes, I looked out the window again, my eyes blank after the snow. The feeling of loss began to rise again, and a little bit of insight came into my mind. In people's journeys, there are always stories that are met unexpectedly, just like the scenery outside the car window, no matter how beautiful it once was, it will eventually fade away. The train was still moving, the familiar rivers, the familiar villages, and the familiar mountains.
- Meng Ting