The Journey of Wei Ying (The Rebirth)

Suppose you ignore the fact that he is the only Asian-looking one in his American family, is often bored, and the only one who sees these strange shimmering mists around other people. In that case, Xiao Zhan is a completely normal boy. After his father is offered and accepts an extremely lucrative position as an English professor at one of China's largest universities, he and his family move to the country where he was born. He wasn't exactly happy at first, especially when he found out that the proposed universities where he would make up his final year were all too far away from his new home, so for better or worse he had to move into one of the dormitories. Nevertheless, he finds his feet very quickly. So things couldn't be better and easier.... if it weren't for this one, admittedly extremely attractive new student teacher.

Why doesn't he engage in conversations execept? WHy does it feel like he is watching Xiao Zhan? And if he does, why does he rarely make eye contact? Why does he keep his distance from everyone, especially Xiao Zhan? Where does he disappear to so suddenly after every lesson and why the hell does Xiao Zhan seem so interested in him?