3. The Lonely Bell
The girl's sobs could be heard from the solemn and silent crowd, crying so sadly.
Maybe this dead man was really important to them, but Lu Mingfei felt empty in his heart. After all, no one knows how to grieve for strangers.
He just didn't want to ruin the current atmosphere, so he didn't sneak away.
That's how people are. To some people, the same person means almost everything in the world, but to others, it doesn't matter whether they live or die.
At this time, the pipe organ changed its tune, and people held hands and sang a song. It was a song to pray for the soul to rest in peace. The song was soothing, but it actually neither diluted the sadness nor expressed grief.
After singing, the pastor knocked the last nail into the coffin and said "Amen". Lu Mingfei secretly said in his heart, "See the coffin and get rich"...
At this moment, the atmosphere in the church suddenly relaxed, and the sad guests had smiles on their faces.
Lu Mingfei couldn't help but be a little surprised. Could it be that everyone was an invited actor?
He also knew that according to Christian teachings, after death, only the soul goes to heaven, where relatives and friends will eventually be reunited. But there is no need to be so relaxed, right? It's as if that person never existed at all.
The guests walked out chatting and laughing, and the priest also took off his priest's robe and ran away easily, just like a temporary worker hired with money to perform for the master of the family.
When Lu Mingfei came back to his senses, he was the only one left in the church, and even that kid Lu Mingze didn't know where he had gone.
In the silent church, in the mountain of candlelight, he faced the coffin alone. In the coffin lay a man he didn't know. He began to feel sad inexplicably. The emotion called sadness grew from his body like nameless roots.
My heart sprouted and sprouted.
He thought those people had just forgotten you. Could it be that since we prayed and sang for you, we would no longer miss you? You were lying so lonely in the coffin, but they could continue to laugh and laugh, and they would forget you in the blink of an eye.
clean.
Lu Mingfei was inexplicably sad for a man he didn't know. He was so sad that he almost cried. This was impossible before. After all, the girl who died was not the girl he liked, or an extremely beautiful beauty.
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He also walked out, not wanting to stay in this sad place for long.
The sound of the clock seemed to tear the whole world apart. In the lonely echo of the bell, he suddenly turned back to look at the coffin in the candlelight. He was suddenly frightened because he remembered that he knew that man!
But once upon a time...where, when?
"Master****?" A soft voice sounded in his ears, and someone tapped his shoulder.
There is a faint scent of cypress on the nose, which is Isabel's usual perfume.
This girl with a slim waist and long legs is a Hispanic sophomore, the current leader of the student union dance troupe, and the secretary of the student union president. Well, Chairman Lu’s current secretary.
Lu Mingfei suddenly woke up and realized that he was lying on the conference table and had a dream.
The sound of arguments among the ministers could be heard through the wall. They probably saw the boss falling asleep while having a meeting, so they moved to a small conference room next to him, leaving only the considerate secretary guarding him.
"I'm sorry." Lu Mingfei scratched his head in embarrassment.
"You've been busy with too many things lately, haven't you?" Isabel said softly: "The president of the Lion Heart Club is waiting for you downstairs and wants to meet you."
Lu Mingfei had just woken up from that strange dream, and his mood was still a bit complicated. Now when he heard that Chu Zihang was coming, he immediately cheered up.
Chu Zihang is still half a year away from graduation and has already signed up in the execution department. He has been assigned to perform tasks recently, so it is difficult for the two of them to meet each other.
"I'll go down to see him right now." Lu Mingfei said quickly.
Isabel looked a little surprised, "Chairman, with the status of the student union and you, just ask the president of the Lionheart Club to come up by himself. There is no need for you to go down to see him in person."
"What are you talking about? Of course I'm going to see my senior brother. How can I sit here and let him come to see me?" Lu Mingfei waved his hand, ignoring the strange expression on the secretary's face, and walked downstairs briskly.
The first floor of Norton Hall is a huge living room. Waiters hired temporarily from the college restaurant are preparing the table. According to the custom of the student union, there is a dinner after the meeting.
Lu Mingfei didn't see Chu Zihang, and when he asked the waiter, the latter said that the president of the Lion Heart Society was waiting outside the door.
Lu Mingfei hurriedly walked out while muttering that the student union was really in trouble.
It was completely dark outside, the floor lamps on both sides of the path were already on, and there was no one in front of the door.
"Senior brother!" He looked around, wondering if his younger brother had neglected Chu Zihang and Old Chu was angry and left first?
At this time, a standard Cockney accent came from the dark shadow on the wall, "I'm really embarrassed to ask you to come down in person."
A black guy came out and stretched out his hand towards Lu Mingfei enthusiastically, which shocked Lu Mingfei.
He is really an old black man, with no trace of color from head to toe. He is also wearing a black suit and black shirt. He is handsome, tall and well-dressed. At first glance, he looks very good against the dark night background.
"We have met several times before, but you have been very busy and have not had the opportunity to talk in depth. You may not remember me. Let me introduce myself again. I am Bablu, the president of the Lion Heart Society. I am a second-year major in dragon history.
"Brother Black behaves elegantly.
"It turns out to be classmate Bablu, I have such a bad memory." Lu Mingfei laughed, sneered and shook hands with Bablu.
He understood. No wonder Isabel said there was no need for him to come down to greet him in person. It turned out that during the time he was away from home, the Lion Heart Club had already elected a new president. The other party was a sophomore and he was a junior. Just to show off.
Senior brother’s genealogy is not a bad idea either.
Lu Mingfei couldn't help but sigh, time really doesn't take its toll on people. It's a great day for me, the old man, to show off his seniority!
It's just that he really doesn't remember meeting this black brother.
The new president of the Lion Heart Club came to pay homage to the mountain in person, and Lu Mingfei had to treat him politely, so he invited President Bablu to have dinner with him.
The two of them walked inside chatting, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
After all, in terms of stimulating the atmosphere and provoking topics, Lu Mingfei has only met one opponent so far, and that opponent has now gone to Cuba.
But as the two of them chatted, Lu Mingfei became a little impatient. This black brother was good at flattering and talking nonsense, but up to now he hadn't even mentioned Chu Zihang once, which was not very satisfying.
Someone on the road said to himself that your ex and I were good friends who talked about gossip together through life and death. What do you mean when you came to pay homage to the mountain and didn't even mention Lao Chu?
"Senior brother, you are still half a year away from graduation, so why are you giving up the position of president?" Lu Mingfei said straightforwardly.
"Senior brother?" Bablu looked a little confused.
Lu Mingfei frowned, "Chu Zihang."
Chapter completed!