Chapter 55: A Familiar Stranger
Yu Wei is the head of the second class of the Department of Journalism and Media.
As a very ordinary girl, Yu Wei has neither outstanding appearance nor a peerless school, she belongs to the kind of little transparent that will not be looked at by others when she pulls it out and puts it on the street.
She has a boyfriend who has a good relationship, can play well with many people in the class, and has a gentle and tolerant personality, so she has a good reputation in school.
Therefore, since the sophomore year, the class leader of the second class of Xinchuan has always been Yu Wei. Other responsibilities have ups and downs, but the position of squad leader is like it was born for Yu Wei, and no one has ever wanted to snatch it from her.
Yu Wei, who is the class leader, has not disappointed the expectations of her classmates, she can handle all matters perfectly, and various activities are also very beautiful, and she can also strive for more benefits for the second class of Xinchuan without affecting others.
Capable and has a good personality, ordinary but not mediocre, it can be said that such Yu Wei has thrown off more than ninety percent of her peers.
However, even so, Yu Wei can only be regarded as a talent at best.
In fact, not to mention anything else, in this Linjiang University alone, ten percent of their peers have "abilities" far beyond Yu Wei.
As a top-ranked comprehensive university, Linjiang University can be said to have nothing else, and geniuses and geeks can be said to make a lot of money. Whether it is a college student who has made scientific research achievements at a young age, or a super social cow who showed himself on stage during his undergraduate years, he can be called the top "10%" in Linjiang University.
Yu Wei also has "10%" in her class.
There are a total of thirty people in their class, most of them are not as good as Yu Wei, but there are still three or two people, who belong to the kind of talents who are shocked at first sight.
And among these people, there is only one "weirdo".
That's the boy in front of you.
Yu Wei, who was pushing the battery car, glanced at the boy on her side, and asked with some hesitation, "Are you ...... Bering? ”
The boy whose name she called was stunned for a moment before turning his gaze to her.
Looking at Bering, Yu Wei didn't know what to say for a while.
This is normal, even in that unusual "10%", Bering is quite a top one.
First of all, his appearance is very good, not to mention the second class of Xinchuan, even in the entire department, and even the entire campus, it is said that many people have a good impression of him.
Although Yu Wei didn't have any feelings for him, her roommate in the dormitory seemed to like Bering quite a lot, and even wanted to let herself be her wingman......
But unfortunately, Bering doesn't seem to have any plans to fall in love.
At least not for the time being.
However, if only the appearance is more outstanding, then Bering cannot be called a "weirdo" in any case - although there are not many handsome men and women at Linjiang University, it is not a few, and Bering is by no means the most outstanding among them.
What really makes others think he is strange is his behavior.
Many people say that Bering is a mysterious guy who is "unpredictable". He often doesn't show up for class activities, even when it comes to classes, he only maintains a minimum level of attendance, and he just copes with passing exams, which sounds like a social garbage that eats and waits for death, has no motivation, and is unemployed after graduation.
But on the other hand, these people have also seen Bering walk in one place after another forever. Sometimes someone will see what he is collecting in his hometown, sometimes he will read the newspaper in a coastal city, and sometimes even on his own cruise ship, he can catch a glimpse of Bering leaning against the deck railing and gazing out at the sea.
The trajectory of actions without logic, without discipline, and completely unpredictable has made many people curious about Bering's actions. They wanted to know what the hell this guy was up to. It's because this guy's attendance rate is too low, which sometimes leads to the fact that the second class of Xinchuan is always at the bottom of the grade in terms of personnel organization.
Some people have asked him, but nothing has come to him.
All the people who went to inquire could only look at Bering's worried eyes in the end, and fell into the embarrassment of silence.
"This guy has mental problems", this is the consensus of many classmates in private.
So later, basically not many people will be interested in Bering.
However, this is not the case with Yu Wei.
Because she clearly remembers that in the first half of her freshman year, Bering was still a very "normal" person at that time.
Yu Wei even remembered that Bering was still able to joke and ridicule his friends at that time, and occasionally he would get together in the cafeteria to eat, although he was not active on weekdays, but he was able to respond to the call of the class if necessary.
Bering at that time was far less taciturn than it was later.
So when did the other party become bitter and bitter?
Yu Wei thought about it and thought it was about half a semester of freshman year.
At the end of the first year of school, Bering clearly changed from one day to the next day.
His actions began to become fiery, and he was often stunned on weekdays, as if he was looking at a distant place, and his eyes were unfocused.
He used to be able to make jokes, but after that, Bering was not amused by funny jokes. Sometimes when someone teases him, he will also get angry in a hurry, and his face will bring some irritability.
Since then, Bering has turned into a powder keg that explodes at a moment.
Yu Wei once thought that it was because of a change in his family, or because there was a problem in his life, so he secretly asked the head teacher and counselor.
But the answer she got in the end was, "Everything works."
Bering has no problems in his life "now", it is very "normal".
That's what the counselor and the class teacher said at the time.
This is also normal, after all, a college teacher is not a high school teacher, so it is impossible to follow you every step of the way. If it weren't for Bering's long leave of absence from school, the teacher might not have bothered to check.
We're all adults, and we're busy.
However, this still made Yu Wei feel that something was not quite right.
As a person with a very sense of responsibility, she used to be friends with Bering, so she really wanted to help her friend.
But soon, Bering stopped going to school.
His behavior began to become strange, as his classmates had said, and he would sometimes appear in places where he was out of reach, doing things that seemed to be full of "performance art" style, and he was even more mentally ill than a patient in a mental hospital.
Obviously he wasn't like this before.
Yu Wei had some regrets, but there was nothing she could do.
She just tried to help Bering deal with school matters later, such as various notices.
It was during that time that Yu Wei perceived the root of Bering's changes.
He was "anxious".
Bering was very anxious, as if something was chasing him behind him, making his every action full of impatience and madness.
She still remembers one time, when she was conveying the school holiday notice, she casually asked Bering what he planned to do next.
This sentence seemed to make Bering stunned.
"What's next?" Bering's expression at that time was very dazed, "What's next?" ”
"Huh?" Yu Wei was a little strange, "Next is the holiday, don't you have any arrangements for the holiday?" ”
Arrangement......
Bering tugged at the corners of his mouth.
He looked at Yu Wei, but his eyes seemed to look at something else through her: "Holidays, how many more holidays will we have in the future?" Or rather, how much time do we have left? ”
Yu Wei was a little puzzled: "You are only a junior now, and there will be National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival ...... after that."
However, she soon stopped talking.
Because she noticed Bering's eyes.
It was like a man who was tied to his body with heavy thorns, his limbs wrapped in chains, and he was tired with every step.
He seemed to be so depressed that even the most basic emotional control was difficult to achieve, so that Yu Wei could sense that something was wrong with him.
What does that feel like?
Despair, pain, hesitation, tiredness, Bering at this moment gave Yu Wei a very bad feeling.
It was as if some whirlpool had sucked him firmly, making his body entangled and torn by all kinds of trivial matters, and his every move would bring off the flesh and skin on his body.
Yu Wei had never seen such complex emotions before. Even if it's my own father, at most, I will feel tired after work. However, Bering's mood was so dark that Yu Wei was a little scared.
Soon, Bering sensed that he seemed to be too lax.
He quickly came back to his senses, and then slowly calmed down.
After a while, Bering coughed violently, and his face was a little pale: "Thank you, squad leader, I'm fine, I may go to other places with my family to play at that time." ”
As he spoke, he tugged at the corners of his mouth, barely smiling.
His health doesn't seem to be very good during this time.
Since then, she has largely never seen Bering.
Except for specific occasions, Bering seemed to be missing, and no trace of him could be found on campus or at his home.
Originally, Yu Wei thought that she probably wouldn't be able to see that person after graduation.
But she didn't expect that when she got out of class today, she raised her eyes and saw a familiar and unfamiliar figure.
Familiar because that figure is his classmate, and unfamiliar......
It's because I really haven't seen that person for a long time.
"Bering ......?" She asked, a little confused.
The man glanced back at her: "Squad leader? ”
Is it really Bering?
Yu Wei once again felt doubtful.
But soon, she realized that this must be Bering.
However, it wasn't the Bering she'd been familiar with lately. It was three years ago, in my freshman year, when I was still friends with him, "Bering".
The eyebrows are no longer tightly wrinkled, and the puffy face is gone, and the dark circles under the eyes are gone, except that the skin has become a little whiter......
Hey, isn't it a little too white?
Yu Wei's heart always felt a little weird.
The man walked in this direction, his expression far less heavy than before, and his steps were relaxed.
With every step he took, Yu Wei felt that the Bering in his heart, who was carrying heavy shackles, seemed to be slowly fading from the burden, and his figure was gradually becoming thinner.
Until he stood in front of him, Yu Wei felt that the tired and painful Bering in her impression seemed to slowly disappear.
Only the man in front of him, wrapped in a thick scarf, looked at him, as if he was curious about what he was looking at.
The memories that had been dusted for a long time gradually brightened, and the person in front of him gradually coincided with the figure three years ago.
It's weird.
At this moment, the sunlight suddenly became dazzlingly bright, making Yu Wei have to squint.
In the bright and dazzling sunlight, Yu Wei seemed to see two staggered figures.
It's as if someone is drifting away, and someone is coming slowly.
In the morning light, the two figures staggered, taking something with them and leaving something behind.
Finally, it was calm.
Rubbing her eyes, Yu Wei suddenly smiled.
I don't know why, but she thinks it's good.
Right now, it's probably the best-case scenario.
"Bering" was probably really tired, the heavy shackles on his body made him so painful that it was difficult to control himself, and the real world may have made him want to escape very much.
Now, he probably wanted to rest.
That's fine.
Yu Wei smiled and shook her head, then glanced at Bering, and said casually: "You guy......"
It can't be a split personality, right?
Bering: "? ”