Chapter 54. He has a Gloomy and World-weary Face
Arc 3 : Supernatural Horror Movie Nightmare.
The train stopped.
Xiao Lang was resting on the berth and was drowsy, but when it stopped, his sleepiness completely flew away.
He sat up and looked around. Although it was broad daylight, everyone in his group was sleeping in their berths. His roommate played games all night last night and was so sleepy that they didn’t even wake up when the train stopped.
This sleeper train is basically full. There are very few people getting on the train, and this is a small station, so not many people get off the train.
Xiao Lang lay back down, ready to close his eyes and continue sleeping. Somehow, he suddenly felt as if someone was standing beside him, with a particularly strong presence, so strong that it invaded his personal territory.
Xiao Lang opened his eyes and was slightly startled. Someone was indeed coming over, but the person was not as close to him as he had imagined.
The man standing in the aisle was a young man about their age, with fair skin and slightly long hair on his forehead.
He was wearing a simple black T-shirt and jeans, and his collarbone was in a nice shape. Overall, he was a very good-looking person, but for no reason, he made people feel a little gloomy.
When his eyes fell on Xiao Lang, Xiao Lang subconsciously sat up straight: “Ah, you are on the upper berth, right?”
“Yes.” The young man nodded. His carry-on luggage was very simple, just a large backpack.
After the young man put his bag on the luggage rack, he looked around and saw that both seats in the aisle were occupied. He frowned slightly, looking a little distressed.
Xiao Lang smiled and said: “Please sit on my seat.”
“Thank you.”
Anyway, he can’t sleep now. Xiao Lang is a cheerful person. The other party is a young man of similar age, so he doesn’t have to be so cautious when talking.
“Hello, my name is Xiao Lang.”
“Du Yan.”
Xiao Lang felt that Du Yan’s appearance was probably the gloomy and world-weary face that is very popular nowadays, and his voice was also cold and aloof, but he didn’t reject people at all and would answer any questions.
The two of them unexpectedly got along well, and Xiao Lang soon found out Du Yan’s destination, which happened to be the same as theirs, Xiao Lang’s hometown.
“What a coincidence, Shunping City is my hometown.” Xiao Lang pointed to a few berths: “They are all my schoolmates. They heard that the scenery near my home is good, so they came over to play together.”
“I also heard that the scenery there is nice, so I’m going over to collect folk art styles.” Du Yan smiled.
Xiao Lang discovered that even when Du Yan smiled, his demeanor didn’t seem warm at all.
What a unique person! Xiao Lang thought so and asked again: “Are you a painter?”
Du Yan shook his head: “Not really, I’m still learning.”
Xiao Lang is usually cheerful and popular, but in reality, he rarely racks his brains like he does now, trying to strike up a conversation with someone he doesn’t know well.
Du Yan’s personality is somewhat gloomy. Apart from answering every question, he rarely brings up any topic.
Xiao Lang actually doesn’t like to get along with people with gloomy personalities. Generally speaking, he won’t take the initiative to approach people with such personalities. But for some reason, this young man named Du Yan, whom he met today, always makes him want to know more about him.
Just when Xiao Lang was thinking about what topic to talk about next, the person sleeping in the middle berth moved. The person sleeping in the berth opposite Xiao Lang was not his roommate but his junior in high school.
Although Xiao Lang and Du Yan spoke in low voices just now, the sleeper is quite noisy during the day, and there is no problem of disturbing others’ sleep.
Xiao Lang still said politely: “Tian Luo, I’m sorry, did I wake you up?”
Tian Luo had just woken up, rubbed his eyes dazedly, and then answered: “No, I slept enough and woke up on my own.”
After saying that, Tian Luo climbed down from the middle berth and sat on the berth
opposite Xiao Lang.
Perhaps he was so sleepy that Tian Luo didn’t notice Du Yan’s presence until this moment. He asked with some surprise: “Senior, is this your friend?”
Xiao Lang smiled and introduced: “I just met him. His name is Du Yan. We have a special affinity. He is also going to Shunping.”
After that, he said to Du Yan: “This is Tian Luo, my junior from high school to college, and he is also from Shunping.”
Du Yan was slightly stunned when he heard Xiao Lang’s introduction. When he heard Xiao Lang calling Tian Luo just now, he thought it was the same pronunciation.
Unexpectedly, this Tian Luo was actually in the same school as Xiao Lang from high school to college, so he must be the character in the movie.
But in the movie, Tian Luo is clearly a girl. She has had a crush on Xiao Lang since high school and later followed Xiao Lang to the same university. Tian Luo is considered the heroine in the movie, although it was just her crush from beginning to end.
Why is Tian Luo in front of him now a man? In the subsequent movie plots, many places need a character who has a crush on Xiao Lang to drive the plot.
Now that Tian Luo has changed from a female junior to a male junior, how will the part of the story he is responsible for go? Du Yan frowned slightly and began to feel a little anxious. After all, he found out that the situation had changed at the beginning, which was not a good feeling.
Xiao Lang noticed the increasingly depressed mood in Du Yan and asked with concern: “Are you tired? Why don’t you lie down on my berth for a while? It’s too depressing and uncomfortable to sleep on the berth above.”
Tian Luo, who was sitting opposite him, suddenly widened his eyes. He lowered his head quickly, fearing that Xiao Lang would notice something was wrong. Xiao Lang’s words just now really surprised Tian Luo. He knew Xiao Lang very well.
Xiao Lang is friendly and easy-going and is very enthusiastic. However, he has a quirk, which is that he doesn’t like others touching his things.
Even though this was just a berth on the train, temporarily belonging to Xiao Lang, he would naturally not be willing to let anyone else sleep there.
That’s why Tian Luo chose to sit directly opposite him instead of sitting directly at Xiao Lang’s berth. Since he knew that the other party didn’t like it, he would definitely not do it.
Du Yan shook his head: “It’s okay, I’m going to the bathroom.”
After Du Yan left, Tian Luo lowered his voice and asked: “Senior, you can have such a good chat with this person, I really admire you.”
Xiao Lang was a little confused: “Du Yan is quite easy to get along with.”
Tian Luo found it even more incredible. He rubbed his arms and said: “I don’t know why, but when he looked at me, I got goosebumps. I just felt that person was particularly depressed.”
Xiao Lang frowned slightly and said in a serious tone: “It’s not good to talk about others behind their backs.”
Tian Luo closed his mouth somewhat awkwardly. Coincidentally, Du Yan also came back, so he could only look up and give a friendly smile.
After a while, Xiao Lang’s roommates woke up one after another. There were six berths in one compartment of a sleeper coach. Except for Wei Zizhe, who was accompanying his girlfriend and sleeping in the next compartment, everyone else was in this compartment.
Now that they were awake, several acquaintances naturally came to this compartment to chat together. At this time, the person sitting by the window happened to leave, and Du Yan consciously gave up the space on Xiao Lang’s berth.
Du Yan sat in a window seat and saw a group of roommates playing and fighting. He turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window, thinking about the scenes in the movie. This was probably the most relaxed moment in the whole movie.
In fact, in this movie, Xiao Lang is a relatively tragic character. After various supernatural events occurred, he not only suffered psychological fear but also witnessed his friends die one after another, which formed a sharp contrast with the warm scenes now.
In addition, when they discovered that the origin of all events was actually related to Xiao Lang, all kinds of human nature were cruelly exposed.
In addition to the evil of ghosts, this movie also shows the evil of human hearts. It is natural that it has become the source of Shao Lingheng’s nightmares, and the taste is still so special and strong.
Du Yan was thinking about the plot of the movie, while Xiao Lang seemed to be chatting with his roommate, but in fact, his eyes kept falling on the person by the window.
When Du Yan looked out the window, the lines of his face became more and more attractive, but he looked even more out of place in this bustling train.
Xiao Lang suddenly had a desire to explore. He always felt that Du Yan was not as simple as he said, just a student who loved art.
He has a story.
Perhaps it was Xiao Lang’s gaze that caught Liang Fei’s attention. He was a very outgoing person and did not think Du Yan was difficult to approach.
He asked loudly: “Du Yan, are you going to Shunping to play too?”
Perhaps because he thought it was someone else’s privacy, Xiao Lang did not tell others about Du Yan’s purpose. However, Du Yan did not care. He replied: “I heard that Shunping has nice scenery and many ancient buildings. I’m going there to collect the folk art style.”
Liang Fei became interested when he heard this, and he clamored to see Du Yan’s work. Xiao Lang glared at him a few times, but he didn’t receive it.
Du Yan didn’t care about these. He stood up, took out a sketchbook from his backpack, opened it, and handed it over.
A group of engineering students gathered together and watched in amazement. Du Yan’s paintings are not purely realistic but have a strange magical style.
“Tsk tsk, buddy, your painting is so touching.” Liang Fei gave Du Yan a thumbs up.
Du Yan smiled and said: “I just heard that Shunping’s architecture is very stylish, so I wanted to go take a look and walk around to get some inspiration.”
Xiao Lang heard this and continued the conversation: “It seems that the person who introduced you here knows Shunping well. Shunping has existed since the pre-Qin dynasty period. The transportation is not very convenient, and the industry has never developed. Some of the old streets in the city still have old buildings from before.”
Du Yan said: “Well, I just want to see the impact between these ancient buildings and modern civilization.”
Xiao Lang asked again: “So what plans do you have, or do you have any local friends to pick you up?”
Du Yan shook his head: “I just plan to walk around and have a look. I don’t have any friends there, and I don’t have any special plans.”
Xiao Lang’s eyes lit up: “Then why don’t you just come with us? Shunping is not very big, but many of the old buildings are difficult to find without a local to guide you.”
After saying this, Xiao Lang felt a little uneasy again. Judging from Du Yan’s behavior, he didn’t seem to be a very sociable person. If he made this suggestion, it would most likely be rejected.
Unexpectedly, Du Yan nodded and said: “Then, sorry to bother you.”
T/N:- See you next week
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