Chapter 356: What’s the Use of Apologizing
The next time the landlord came, Richard had already collected the rent. The landlord didn’t say anything, took the money, checked a box in his notebook, and left.
Richard's life went on like this.
In his third year of high school, Edwin transferred to another school due to his parents' job transfer. He was very fat at that time, and his whole body was like a balloon stretched to the limit. He sat alone in the corner at the back of the classroom.
He has been chubby since he was a child. When he graduated from junior high school, he confessed to a girl he liked, but was severely humiliated by the girl. As a result, he became sensitive and had low self-esteem.
He also tried to lose weight, but it was difficult to lose weight through exercise in the short term. Dieting was both painful and prone to rebound. The combination of the two made him faint in the gym.
Edwin once collapsed and chose to give up on himself. High-calorie food brought him temporary psychological satisfaction, but it also caused his body size to expand rapidly, and the whole person fell into a vicious cycle.
In the new class, the bad boys were the first ones to take the initiative to talk to him. They did this not to express friendship, but to test him, and gave him a nickname, "Roshan".
Edwin was stung, but he was still a little happy that someone was willing to approach him, so he did not defend himself immediately.
At that time, Richard got a part-time job as a work-study student from the school, which was to clean the gymnasium. He came here after school and happened to see this scene.
Richard was really fed up with these people. When they did this, his workload increased instantly, and it took a lot of time just to deal with the water.
He took the mop and threw it at several people: "Get out!"
These people were afraid of offending him, so he took out the knife again, but you can't lose the formation if you lose. The younger brother spoke first: "Richard, we have drawn a clear line a long time ago. I advise you to leave it alone."
Rich ard was already impatient. He asked the teacher for some study materials. He had to do the questions when he got back: "Get out of here while I still have patience."
The leader got off the ladder and threw away his hand. The water pipe inside asked: "Richard, so you are going to cover the people inside?"
Richard: "I count to three——"
They glared at Richard hatefully and left.
Richard first turned off the faucet, put away the water pipes, and then came back and opened the door of the compartment. Edwin was sitting on the toilet in a big pile, shivering.
When Richard helped remove the tape, Edwin came back to his senses and recognized him.
In Edwin’s impression, the person with the least dignity and the least irritability in the class was Richard.
When he first came here, he heard that Richard made money by selling junk, surviving by digging through food in trash cans, and hanging out with homeless people. He even heard that as long as he gave Richard a piece of bread, he could help him with anything.
Edwin stood up holding the door of the compartment, took the clothes that Richard handed him, and thanked him vaguely.
Richard said: "The clothes are soaked with water, you..."
"No, it's okay," Edwin smiled, wiping the water from the clothes in his hand, "I , I can wear it..."
Richard glanced at him, said nothing, picked up the mop and started cleaning.
After Edwin got dressed, he also brought a mop over and silently helped finish all the work.
Those bad boys left the gym, but did not go far. They kept waiting by the wall until they saw Edwin and Richard coming out together - "Roshan" actually talked to his savior. Someone is laughing. They followed the two of them out of the school, and after Edwin and Richard said goodbye, they took him away.
The next day, Friday, Edwin did not come to school.
No one would miss the sudden disappearance of such a large piece of his body.
Some students in the class even said: "Ah, it feels like our classroom has suddenly become more spacious!"
Everyone laughed and laughed: "The air is not so thin anymore."
Richard naturally noticed it too , but he didn't think much about it, he had his own things to deal with.
On Monday, Edwin came. When he was bullied by those people after school, Richard happened to be passing by and bumped into him, so he rescued him.
After doing this several times, Edwin became afraid when he saw Richard.
In a physical education class, Richard happened to be assigned to a group with Edwin. Edwin saw him approaching him and fell to the ground.
Richard naturally felt his emotions and was very confused: "Why are you afraid of me?"
Edwin gritted his teeth and shook his head desperately. He even finished the class with despair in his heart.
Many years later, on this morning, sitting at the window seat in the coffee shop, the bankrupt Richard was holding a plate of half-eaten cakes. He looked at Edwin across from him with angry eyes, and realized what had happened. His original help had caused him so much harm.
Richard put the plate and fork in his hands back on the table, and said sorry to Edwin very seriously: "I'm sorry."
Edwin became even more angry: "What's the use of apologizing? It's of no use!"
Edwin finished high school with difficulty. His grades were not bad, and he applied to a relatively good university.
As soon as he graduated from high school, he made up his mind to lose weight. No matter how much he suffered or how tired he was, he never thought about giving up. Even if he fainted from exhaustion, he woke up and could still continue to exercise. He wants to embrace a new life starting from college and say goodbye to the past completely.
He has indeed changed. After losing weight, he not only has a good figure but also looks good. His self-confidence makes him shine. After graduating from college, he has gained both love and career.
Edwin really thought that he had escaped and forgotten the past until he switched jobs to D&L. One day he met Richard in the cake shop downstairs of the company. He recognized him at first sight. .
After so many years, a person will change to some extent, but Richard has almost no changes. If he does, it is only a change in temperament.
Edwin thought that if he had not known Richard before and did not know about the past, he would have thought that Richard was born in the upper class, or perhaps from a celebrity family.
But he is not.
Memories from high school suddenly flooded into Edwin's brain, causing him to run away from the cake shop.
Edwin continued: "I didn't plan to do anything. I know you won't recognize me now. But you! Why can't you change your damn well-intentioned behavior! Obviously and Why do you want to help me with something that has nothing to do with you! Do you want to show your superiority by humiliating me again? ”