Chapter 40: Similar Shapes (1)

"You're finally back." Sun Wei hugged Chen Ying, who had just pushed the door into the dormitory, and said, "Wu Yun and I miss you very much." ”

It was noon on the third day after Chen Ying returned to China. She returned to school with her laundry and suitcase. Seeing the campus after a long absence, she gradually realized that it was not as difficult as she imagined to return to her old life. She walked along the corridor with her head bowed and her suitcase behind her in a muffled voice, while the other students still rode their bicycles and rang the bell as they did before, speeding past her. The night after she returned, the city fell its first snow of the winter. According to Qin Hong, the snow starts at midnight. It was surprisingly quiet that night, and even the roaring wind of the day was silenced. She remembers waking up that morning in a silvery white window, and the news reported a city-wide traffic jam caused by an unexpected heavy snowfall.

Standing downstairs in Qin Hong's dormitory again, she knew that there was no place for him there. But she couldn't resist looking for the window. The lotus leaf connection between the glass and the window frame is not strong, and even if it is closed, there will be a slight gap. In order to keep him from freezing, she sealed the window on that side with newspaper and wide duct tape, an arrangement that was unique in the whole school

But now a dark green curtain hung behind the window, blocking the view. She knew that in the semester she left, the school had arranged for new students in the building. They won't know what happened here or whose memories it holds. Despite this, seeing the folded curtains move slightly, she couldn't help but remember that one day here last year, Qin Hong leaned out of the window to greet her. She could still see him that day, wearing an off-white chunky sweater with the collar of his plaid shirt sticking out from the top of the sweater, perfectly flattering his Greek silhouette-like face. What prompted her to make up her mind to associate with him was also at that moment. However, she likes to give credit to Liang Jing and make Liang Jing believe that she listened to her advice.

Chen Ying has not seen Liang Jing since she returned.

However, she believes in the tacit understanding between them, after all, they have known each other for nearly six years, and many things have long become habits. The red tape in the red dust is overshadowed in the face of such friendship, and each reunion after a long absence makes the trust in each other deeper. At this moment, Chen Ying also has a lot of things to deal with, and there is no need to wait to disturb her friends who are preparing for the final exam. When she walked downstairs to the girls' dormitory, the sky was filled with fine snowflakes.

The ginkgo tree at the door has shed its yellow coat, and its skin shows wrinkles of wisdom, and its thin branches are draped in snow and gently tremble in the wind. She swiped her reactivated campus card and entered the hallway. The sound of laundry came from the water room, but the three-flowered cat didn't know where to go, if she hadn't received a photo from Liang Jing before leaving Denmark, she would have to worry that Xiaobai would have a similar scene. She carried the suitcase and climbed up one floor at a time. The wheels on both sides of the bottom of the box clattered against the edge of the steps. It is not easy to cram all the memories of Europe into such a narrow corridor, as is the case with a sojourner returning home. The box contained all her belongings. Those bits and pieces of souvenirs and daily necessities are crowded together, and they become a sweet burden for her as she travels from place to place. The same is true now, and every time the staircase passes the corner, it is repeatedly moved as if it were a side stop. Even so, memories of the past seemed to flood her from all corners.

All kinds of clothes hung on the drying rack in the hallway, cardboard boxes for collecting old books on the staircase, and long black hair in slippers were all welcoming her. She was soaked in familiar things, and the panicked scene when she first entered college seemed to be in front of her again. It was a midsummer day, and she ran up and down the hallway, and finally got lost in a similar dormitory building, sweating profusely. It was then that Sun Wei and Wu Yun found her, led her back like a lost child, and the three of them had their first meal together in the dormitory. There are vegetarian stir-fried celery and fried chicken fillet, Chen Ying remembers it very clearly.

The glittering memories of the past flew like snowflakes in her heart, and she had to struggle to hold back the trembling of her fingers as she reached the door of her dorm room in order to grasp the smooth doorknob. She took a deep breath, twisted the handle, and returned to her former life. Sun Wei and Wu Yun were there, and the two girls sat in their respective places, as they had done every time they were in the dormitory before.

"Chen Ying......" Wu Yun raised his head and said softly.

Chen Ying noticed that she was very thin, and she had almost been worn away from when they were separated, and her delicate makeup and happy expression on weekdays were gone, leaving only empty eyes and a weak aura. Chen Ying glanced at Sun Wei who was standing at the door, and she quietly glanced at Chen Ying.

"Have you eaten?" Chen Ying walked over and asked. The box was placed next to the bed. The apricot-yellow bed was covered with a few old newspapers, the same as when she left.

"Nope." Wu Yun replied in a hoarse voice.

"What do you want to eat? I'm going to buy it. Sun Wei wrapped his scarf.

"I don't want to eat anything." Wu Yun lowered his head as he spoke.

Chen Ying waved her hand at Sun Wei and asked her to go out first. Then Chen Ying moved over his chair, brushed off the dust on the surface, and sat next to Wu Yun. She saw that the books on the shelves had been moved during her absence: "The End of Poverty," which had been placed next to "Capitalism and Freedom," was replaced by George Mead's "Mind, Self, and Society." Goffman's Self-Presentation in Everyday Life, along with several collections of classical Chinese poetry, occupies a place in the books of Max Weber. The Theory of Communicative Action and the Moral Education lie together in the gap above these books.

"How about taking you to a good place to eat?" Chen Ying asked tentatively.

"It's snowing outside...... Don't want to go out. Wu Yun said.

"I'm in for a treat, come on."