The sun was scorching hot in June, and there was a loud cicada singing from the tree outside the gymnasium window. Qi Xi sat in the backstage of the rostrum, feeling slightly nervous, dazed, and a little bit melancholy.
The graduation ceremony is about to begin, and soon, she will also speak as the only outstanding graduate representative of the Law School of Rongda University. From then on, her four-year law school career will come to an end.
Frankly speaking, because of her good looks and being a top student in the law school, Qixi's college life can be described as going smoothly. The only thing that made her dissatisfied was the various unhappiness that her arch-rival Gu Yan had given her—the four years of classmates, the opportunities and awards that Qi Xi had been robbed by Gu Yan were simply countless.
For four whole years, Qi Xi devoted all his attention to his studies like an ascetic monk, and in the end he failed Gu Yan's exam, not even once.
He will always be number one, and Qi Xi will always be number two.
Sometimes it's only a few points, but, who remembers second place
The most unacceptable thing for Qi Xi is that Gu Yan wins almost effortlessly and easily - unlike Qi Xi, he gave up all entertainment and socializing to study hard. This man participated in almost all law school activities, whether it was debates or competitions. Basketball games, moot court or legal aid.
He is glamorous and active on almost every stage, earning the attention and praise of the girls with his impeccable face and figure, and constantly brushing his presence in front of Qi Xi like spiritual pollution.
Like a master of time management with ease, he can perfectly cover almost all fields, and then easily defeat the desperate Qi Xi.
This feeling of being defeated despite all his efforts filled Qi Xi with a sense of frustration, and as time went on, he even felt a little angry towards Gu Yan.
Intellectually, Qi Xi also understands that Gu Yan has done nothing wrong, and the two of them don't even have much interaction, but she just can't help hating him.
However, this time, he was chosen as the outstanding graduate representative to speak, not Gu Yan.
Mixed with the secret pleasure of winning back, Qi Xi began to recite the speech silently.
She thought about it, and called her father Qi Ruiming: "Dad, where have you been? The graduation ceremony will start soon..."
But before he finished speaking, Qi Ruiming interrupted Qi Xi: "Where is what? Dad still has a court session in the Municipal Intermediate Court, I have to go there right away..."
Qi Ruiming really forgot!
Qi Xi broke down a bit: "Dad, today is my graduation ceremony, you said you will come! As a student representative today, I will be at..."
But Qi Ruiming on the other end of the phone obviously didn't take it seriously, he interrupted Qi Xi, and coaxed casually: "Xixi, Dad is too busy, the client's court trial can't be delayed, not to mention you have so many classmates from other places, their parents all come Is it? There are not many parents who can come to the graduation ceremony, you find someone to record a picture and take a picture, and then show it to Dad, let’s not talk about it, hang up.”
Qi Ruiming didn't even give Qi Xi a chance to finish the last sentence, but only gave her the usual hang-up tone.
There are indeed not many parents who can participate in the graduation ceremony, but the honor of being able to speak as a student representative at the graduation ceremony is only one time.
Qi Xi was hung up by her father again, she stared at the speech in her hand, feeling a little irritable.
Although this manuscript was drafted by Qi Xi, but after the counselor revised it three or four times, the final product had long since lost the gist that Qi Xi originally wanted to express, and had become mediocre and soulless, but in order to be on stage as an outstanding graduate On behalf of the honor of speaking, Qi Xi accepted the changes.
But now, when she recited the last paragraph of her speech, she always felt incoherent, and the dissatisfaction caused by this incoherence became more intense after she hung up the phone.
After checking the time, it was still too late, Qi Xi got up, and still wanted to talk to a counselor about whether he could temporarily play and write a paragraph to make the transition.
**
Qi Xi found the counselor at the backstage door, he was facing away from himself, chatting with a teacher from the Academic Affairs Office in the college—
"Time flies, another class is about to graduate, who is speaking at this year's graduation ceremony?"
"It's Qixi."
"Qi Xi? The second place? Why didn't you find Gu Yan? Isn't he better?"
Seeing that she was talking about herself, Qi Xi's footsteps paused, and she suddenly became a little curious about the reason why the counselor finally came to her, was it because she saw her more tenacious attitude towards learning
However, unexpectedly, what Qi Xi got was not affirmation——
"Gu Yan is better. He is handsome, the typhoon is stable, and there are many girls in the law school. The audience applauded him more positively when he spoke. But what can we do? He is unwilling to cooperate with the revision of the speech, saying that if he is asked to speak, he must completely We respect his wishes and do not accept any revisions to the speech.”
The teacher from the Academic Affairs Office laughed: "No way, boys have more personality, but the stronger the personality, the stronger the ability; although girls are very obedient, they have no innovation ability and no ability to lead others."
The counselor couldn't help but sighed: "Actually, in such a big scene as the graduation ceremony, the boys' mentality is more stable. Qixi is a girl. I'm worried that I will be nervous when I play on the spot."
But soon, the counselor's tone became relaxed again: "But after all, she is a girl. Qi Xi is very obedient, and she can change whatever she is told to change. In the end, I revised the manuscript several times and asked her to recite the whole article in advance. Normally, there will be no problems. , the leaders of the college are coming today, so nothing can go wrong."
The two quickly chatted about other things, but Qi Xi only felt cold hands and feet, and didn't listen to a word.
Instead of looking for another counselor, she held the script in her hand and walked back to the backstage rest area in silence.
It turned out that even if he was an outstanding student representative at the graduation ceremony, he was selected only because he picked up something that Gu Yan didn't want.
Gu Yan, Gu Yan, Gu Yan is everywhere, everyone likes Gu Yan.
Even on the way to the gymnasium to rehearse the graduation ceremony in advance, Qi Xi accidentally bumped into Gu Yan and was confessed—
"Sorry, I don't like you."
"I have someone I like."
"I will confess to her today."
"You have no chance."
The girl who confessed her love said a lot nervously, humbly begging Gu Yan to give herself a chance, but Gu Yan only responded with four cold sentences. He didn't see Qi Xi, turned around and left after refusing, polite but alienated, not giving the other party any leeway.
Such a ruthless man would like others
Who had the bad luck to be liked by this kind of person
At this moment, because of an episode of a speech, Qi Xi's anger towards Gu Yan almost reached its peak.
She hoped that the girl whom Gu Yan was about to confess her love to, would ruthlessly reject Gu Yan!
"Qixi."
Because he was scolding Gu Yan in his heart, Qi Xi was startled the moment the other party's voice sounded.
She looked up, only to see that the person standing in front of her was indeed Gu Yan himself.
Frankly speaking, Gu Yanzhen's looks are one in a million, tall and well-proportioned, and wherever he is placed, he looks like a sunny and refreshing school girl. At this moment, bathed in the fine sunlight passing through the roof of the gymnasium, in the bright and dark light and shadow, his face has the peculiar cleanliness of a young man, and the rudimentary form walking on the road of mature charm - no accident, he should become a very A handsome man, if he wears a suit and smiles more, the kind that will make many girls' legs weak.
Even if Qi Xi hadn't paid much attention to it, he knew that Gu Yan's random street photos made it into the trending searches several times when he went shopping outside the school, and he was frequently accosted by scouts and draft staff. In law school, he was almost misunderstood as a thief and sent to the police.
Qi Xi's heart beat nervously, Gu Yan's lips were pursed slightly, and she glared at him with a bit of sternness: "What's the matter?"
Gu Yan seemed to want to say something, but he didn't say anything in the end. He paused, and handed the things in his hand to Qi Xi: "Your book."
Qi Xi saw that it was his own LSAT test paper collection.
"You forgot it in the library."
After Gu Yan finished speaking, he took another look at Qi Xi, put down the book, then turned and left.
baffling.
However, this collection of LSAT real questions made Qi Xi feel mixed feelings at the moment. It represented the countless days and nights she had studied in the library.
The counselor's conversation made Qi Xi very confused at the moment, she almost subconsciously opened the book of real questions, and then a piece of letter paper fell out.
"To my favorite baby Qixi"
The address at the beginning of the letter made Qi Xi startled.
This is…
This is a love letter
Gu Yan handed him this set of real questions, and Gu Yan just said that he would confess his love today, so...
So he turned out to be the one who fell in love with Gu Yan
Gu Yan actually likes himself? !
Is this his love letter to himself? !
Qi Xi was completely confused.
Her heart was beating violently, she recalled Gu Yan's face and figure, it was hard to imagine such a cold person, writing a love letter was so nasty, and Qi Xi's baby...
So here comes the problem.
Will baby Qixi accept it
Or just refuse, after all, I and Gu Yan have so many new and old enmities, and I don't understand...
But, but his face and figure are really good, and he is number one every time, and his IQ should also be very strong. Why don't you go undercover next to him and try to learn from the barbarians in the end to control the barbarians
Qi Xi unfolded the love letter in the great chaos and tension, and then...
Then the whole face went black—
"My little baby, I fell in love with you at first sight and thought about it day and night, but I couldn't confess it. Now that I am about to graduate, I decided to be brave enough to be myself and confess to you—I love you, I love you so much that I can't fall asleep, in my mind All I think about is you, and I spend the night in my head with you."
"My baby, I think, you must also be interested in me, otherwise you wouldn't wear that kind of clothes with protruding fronts and backs to show your figure to seduce me, twist in front of me, I see your chest, your waist, Your butt, I can’t even walk, I’m full of these things in my dreams, I’m exhausted because of you, I can’t sleep well, I’m so weak, I’m about to be hollowed out.”
"So you committed a crime against me, and I will, with my love, sentence you to life imprisonment for me."
"In the future, I don't want to be emptied by insomnia anymore. I hope that every night in the future will be emptied by you."
…
Qi Xi couldn't believe her eyes.
Is this a love letter
This is called sexual harassment!
This is too disgusting!
When did you seduce him? The one I was wearing was called a dance suit, which was close to the body to outline the curves, and I had never twisted in front of Gu Yan alone. I was forced to participate in the performance of the Mid-Autumn Academy dance party! It was a normal theatrical performance in front of the whole academy!
Qi Xi stared at the final signature of this love letter—
The two big characters "Gu Yan" are declaring that what she is going through at this moment is not a dream because of her long-term hostility to Gu Yan.
I didn't expect Gu Yan to look cold and serious, but he didn't expect him to be so dirty and obscene in his heart!
This person is simply at the level of harmful garbage!
Baby Qixi decided not to get entangled, and personally sent Gu Yan to the garbage dump.
Qi Xi took a deep breath, and finally made up her mind. She handed the LSAT test papers mixed with love letters to her good friend Zhao Yiran who happened to pass by, and then pinched the lecture script that had been changed to look like a counselor's writing. The paper ball was thrown into the trash can.
She hopes to let everyone see that girls do not suffer from stage fright and do not always obey. Girls also have their own thoughts and their own free will. Girls are not appendages of any man. They are not "obedient, well-behaved, and docile". Dolls under the stereotype label—
"Today, before giving the speech at the graduation ceremony, I received a love letter, which made me decide to temporarily change the already well-regulated speech, play it on the spot, and tell everyone about the prejudice against women in this society and the power women should have to fight against it .”
…
This was a bold rebellion, and it was also a temporary display of anger. However, Qi Xi never felt so confident in herself. She was no longer the second place forever, but her true self. At first, he was a little nervous, but once he let go, Qi Xi became more fluent and full of energy—
"The proportion of girls in law schools has always been far higher than that of boys, but why do most people still think that boys are more likely to succeed? How many of our school's undergraduates, masters, and Ph.D. students have successfully stayed in school? Even the law school itself , and practice employment discrimination unknowingly, giving preference to men when recruiting, and giving priority to men staying in school to teach. The whole society needs women, but it oppresses women and does not respect women."
"I hope that all graduates of the law school, whether female or male, can fight for this gender equality, and I also ask every male to know that if you like a girl, the best pursuit is to respect each other, and No verbal harassment and objectification."
At this moment, thousands of eyes were focused on Qi Xi, the leaders of the academy looked solemn, and the counselors looked like they were about to faint, but Qi Xi didn't care anymore.
The only thing she cares about is the instigator Gu Yan—Gu Yan is staring at Qi Xi very intently, obviously he is the one who should be blamed the most, but he still looks at her so unscrupulously, without even a trace of guilt or self-blame on his face.
The grievances of the past four years, the repression of not being recognized, the resentment of being labeled and suppressed, and the humiliation of receiving a lewd confession letter, all of them made Qixi feel excited, and her speech also made everyone present Most of the girls were also emotionally ignited, and the atmosphere of the graduation ceremony was almost heated.
And Qi Xi finally couldn't help it anymore, glared at Gu Yan, and let out a hearty and passionate confession, pushing this graduation ceremony to a bursting climax—
"Gu Yan, you have the right to keep your secret love, but it's a crime to confess like this!"
"I hope you will remember that I am someone you will never be able to catch up with in this life! Girls from law schools will never be the ones you can harass!"
Gu Yan, tear off the skin of your beast today!
Qi Xi's words were like a drop of water dripping into a high-temperature oil pan, and there was an uproar at the scene. Sure enough, all eyes were on Gu Yan, and Qi Xi stood on the stage, waiting for Gu Yan to panic and flee.
But no.
Gu Yan just frowned, his face darkened, and his lips were tightly pursed. He didn't say a word, and didn't do anything, he just stared at Qi Xi on the stage.
how? Are you still wronging him
Have the guts to do it, but haven't the guts to admit it
…
Qi Xi calmly bent down and bowed in the chaotic scene to express his gratitude, and then walked off the stage with righteous words and dignity.
Under the stage, Zhao Yiran was looking at Qi Xi with a desperate expression of "you are finished".
Qi Xi felt quite hearty, she walked off the stage, sat next to Zhao Yiran, unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle calmly and took a sip of water: "Be happy Zhao Yiran, we have all graduated, even if the college leaders and counselors are not happy What can I do? This will be my last rebellion in adolescence, if I think about it, it’s no big deal!"
Zhao Yiran was still holding the real test book that Qi Xi gave her just now, but her hands began to tremble: "Qi Xi, have you read that love letter?"
"It's over!"
"Then turn it over and look at the back."
Qi Xi was a little surprised: "There's more on the back?"
Hasn't the signature on the front already started? Could it be that behind the scenes, Gu Yan still felt that he was still full of ideas, and wrote a few more monologues to disgust himself
Now that Qi Xi had just delivered an important speech, she just felt refreshed, and immediately flipped the love letter to the back, and then she...
She discovers a terrible truth.
This love letter is indeed unfinished.
Because after the disgusting confession was signed, on the back, there was a line of words "my roommate Zhang Jialiang". So together, the signature of the letter is: Gu Yan's roommate Zhang Jialiang...
The letter was not written by Gu Yan.
It's Gu Yan's roommate Zhang Jialiang!
…
Dare to insult the wrong person passionately!
Why didn't I think of turning over the letter and reading it just now!
Qi Xi was about to suffocate in an instant. Under the heaviness of being choked by fate, she slowly turned her body around and glanced back at Gu Yan who was sitting not far behind her.
Sure enough, Gu Yan ignored the probing gazes of many bystanders, and his eyes were passing through the crowd, staring at Qi Xi firmly.
His face was still fair and handsome, but Qi Xi felt that the other party's body was surrounded by a life-threatening black aura like an old black mountain demon.
At this moment, Qi Xi only felt that his eyes were dark and his forehead was swollen.
Zhao Yiran still added fuel to the sidelines: "You are finished, Qi Xi, you are really finished. This is a bloody feud that cannot be shared..."
Qi Xi also knew it was over.
Thinking about going out for breakfast this morning, passing by a fortune-teller who cheated money under the overpass, he dragged himself on and on about a bunch of technical terms, and finally concluded that his Yintang might be doomed in the near future, and now he is really under the feudal superstition The crow's mouth hit the mark.
At this moment, she wants to buy a standing ticket to outer space, so that she can escape from the earth that night.