Chapter 2 Rebirth 05
"Can you sing? Have you ever performed on stage before?" The beautiful girl sitting in front of me asked in a sweet voice, pushing a lock of hair behind her ear.
I shook my head and answered honestly, "No, I'm tone-deaf."
"Then can you dance?" The girl frowned and asked me again.
I smiled and said, "Neither will I."
"Then what can you do? You can neither sing nor dance. Why did you come to our etiquette department for an interview? Are you here to tease us seniors?" The girl finally couldn't help it and questioned me angrily with her beautiful eyebrows frowned.
I wasn't angry either. I pointed at Cai Miao who was talking beside me and waved my hand, saying, "I'm here to set her off!"
The girl was stunned for a moment, glared at me, and cast her eyes on Cai Miao who was being interviewed by another boy. Over there, Cai Miao answered a few questions smoothly, and at the request of the senior student who was interviewing her, she danced a hip-hop dance on the spot. Her body was flexible and her posture was remarkable, which attracted attention.
Looking at the astonished eyes of the interviewers from the etiquette department, I breathed a sigh of relief, quietly withdrew from the interview room, and moved on to the next one to be a supporting role for Anjia.
At the beginning of college, the Student Union, Science and Technology Association, Youth League and other departments are busy selecting officers from freshmen. After working in these departments for a while, freshmen can run for positions such as department head, chairman or party branch secretary in their third year based on their performance. For freshmen, this is an exciting thing after military training, so on the day of recruitment, almost all freshmen went out.
As soon as we finished dinner, Cai Miao and the others dragged me over. I was going to find a part-time job to earn money tomorrow, so I didn't have much time to spend on this kind of department work, so I was just here to be a supporting role for the girls in the dormitory.
There are three associations and more than a dozen departments. Cai Miao and her colleagues all did well in interviews with one or two departments, and Chen Yisan was praised by seniors almost everywhere she went for interviews.
It turns out that good-looking people are popular. Girls who are good-looking, gentle, and versatile are even more popular.
Seeing those three people nervously but excitedly holding their phones waiting for the interview results, I suddenly felt like I had accomplished something. I breathed a sigh of relief, lied that I was thirsty to buy some drinks, and left the crowded floor.
When I received Li Wei's call, I was walking downstairs, busy taking out my cell phone while dodging classmates who kept rushing up to the second floor to prepare for the interview.
Li Wei calls me every few days to express her condolences, and every time she nags like an old mother. Sometimes I feel that she is more like my mother than my own mother. My mother is almost like , who only calls me once a month. Maybe "Aunt Flo" is not normal and she only calls once a semester. Anyway, I haven't heard her voice since I received her drunken call on the first day of school.
If she didn't call, I wouldn't have thought of calling her. I don't know why, but it seems that neither of us, mother and daughter, want to hear from each other. Because when we think of each other, we will think of the thorn that can't be pulled out of each other's hearts, and it hurts. As long as my mother doesn't see me or think of me, she won't think of Ai Sheng, the marriage that was forced at the beginning and betrayed at the end, and her miserable half-life. Now, there is no me in her world, only the strong liquor in the bar. Even if she is decadent, she can't feel the pain and won't want to commit suicide again. And I, even if I am lonely and longing for warmth, I can still hold on. A child without a mother is like a grass. At least I can deceive myself and tell myself that I still have a mother, a living mother. I am just a floating duckweed temporarily away from home, not a homeless weed. I put the phone to my ear and heard Li Wei's loud voice as always.
"Ye Zi! Our dormitory actually has air conditioning and a refrigerator! It turns out that all that money was not wasted. Private universities are places that specifically cheat people out of their money to enjoy themselves! I thought our dormitory was the same as yours, with nothing. The hot summer is too unbearable, so I even bought a small electric fan. Now it's no longer needed. I'll send you the electric fan some other day. You said you wanted to buy one last time, but you haven't bought it yet, right? This is a brand new one, I'm giving it to you, don't waste it! I've even figured out the route to your school, so wait for me to rush over to bring you the electric fan!"
Li Wei's shrill voice made my ears buzz and my head hurt.
"Have you arrived at school?"
"How did you see my dormitory when I wasn't even at school? Are you having a brain twitch again?" Li Wei cursed.
I can imagine her face pretending to be ferocious with the mask on.
"Don't scold me all the time. You know my brain isn't working well right now. It's good that we're here. I wanted to pick you up at the station, take you to school, and help you pack your things. Your parents definitely don't have time to take you there. Is it okay for you to come here alone?" There were more and more people on the stairs. I could only retreat to the corner and chat with Li Wei, while looking around, ready to leave when there were fewer people. On the other side, Li Wei suddenly became quiet. After a while, she sneered and said, "You know that my parents don't love me but they have money. I drove here by myself, and my dad sent two bodyguards to help me. They took care of everything along the way, so I'm not tired. But you, Ye Zi, it's hard to be alone, right? Your mom treats you like this, if you can't bear it, come to me. We're friends, if you don't have enough money, just tell me, don't just think about working, your school is remote, and it's not easy to find a part-time job. We've known each other for so many years, and we almost grew up wearing the same pants, so don't be polite to me."
I listened to Li Wei's instructions and said "hmm" a few times from time to time.
Li Wei and I have known each other since kindergarten. When my family was in trouble, Li Wei was the only one who never left me and treated me as always. She has helped me a lot. My dad, oh no, when Ai Sheng left, he didn't leave much money, not even enough for my college tuition. If Li Wei hadn't asked her dad to borrow money to help me make ends meet, I don't know if I can still go to this university. But I can't rely on Li Wei all my life. She is my friend and has no obligation to be responsible for such a bad life like mine. I can't always drag her along. Li Wei was still chattering. I stared at the crowded corridor absent-mindedly, my mind a little confused. Suddenly, a gravity hit my shoulder. Several girls came over noisily and bumped into me inadvertently. My hand shook, and the phone that was still talking to Li Wei flew out and fell directly under the stairs. I suddenly woke up and hurried downstairs to pick up the phone.
But this phone is resistant to falling, and it looks intact from a distance. I breathed a sigh of relief, but before I could rush downstairs, someone had already picked up the phone before me.
When my eyes fell upon the flashing pinky ring on that bony hand, I felt as if I had been slapped hard in the face. My body trembled violently, and I stopped, staring blankly at the boy standing at the bottom of the stairs.
Everything seems as if I saw it for the first time.
