"Is puppy love a bad thing? It seems so. Most teachers avoid it like the plague, as if it were a heinous sin. Is puppy love a good thing? It seems so too. There are almost news stories every year about some students making great progress in their studies inspired by love and both getting into key universities."
"Puppy love varies from person to person, but teachers tend to stamp it out completely to prevent it from emerging. We are in our adolescence, a time when we have strong and innocent feelings towards the opposite sex. Teenagers in their late teens all have a romantic heart and are easily attracted to the opposite sex. I believe everyone here can relate, as we've all gone through nine years of compulsory education."
The students below burst into laughter in unison.
"We should understand that puppy love is a natural emotional development during adolescence. Psychologically speaking, this is the time when one's heart first stirs with love. But please remember, not all crushes are love. Beauty and danger coexist."
"Schools shouldn't take extreme measures just for the sake of management. As teachers, one of their responsibilities is to help students establish an equal and healthy view of love..."
Lin Jinran casually held the microphone and looked down at the dense crowd below. Her fair and slender fingers formed a sharp contrast with the black microphone.
Just like herself, once she stepped onto the stage and got serious, she was no longer the lotus flower with drooping petals after being drenched by the rain, looking so pitiful. She seemed fragile and weak on the surface, but in fact, she was tough and aloof.
Many were deceived by her appearance.
The girl stood on the podium. As dawn broke, the light came from afar and fell on Lin Jinran. The podium was illuminated as if it were a pure and flawless world. She stood there alone, freely speaking about the issue of puppy love according to her own ideas.
The grade director was as angry as a balloon about to burst. Seeing the girl on the stage talking non - stop and the students getting excited, he fumed.
"This is just outrageous!"
The grade director threatened and was about to rush onto the stage to stop Lin Jinran's speech.
But just as he took a step forward, he was grabbed by someone.
The grade director turned his head angrily and met a pair of calm and indifferent eyes. He was slightly stunned, and his anger subsided a bit due to the coolness in those eyes.
The young man was wearing a black - and - white school uniform. His figure was tall and straight like a pine tree. Under the red flag at the end of summer, he exuded an air of indifference.
"Director, if you rush up there in a fit of anger now..." Su Qinian paused, "All the students are watching."
"Am I just supposed to let her spout those nonsense theories?" The grade director was completely enraged and even swore, "This is simply unacceptable. I've never seen such an arrogant student. Am I just supposed to watch her be so arrogant?"
Su Qinian smiled faintly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. He said softly, "What she said also makes sense."
His words were as light as dandelion seeds, floating casually in the wind.
In the end, he managed to stop the grade director from rushing up.
After Lin Jinran finished her speech, she put the microphone back in place, bowed, and left the stage. Her actions were simple and neat throughout.
After a few seconds of silence, the whole venue was instantly surrounded by a continuous wave of applause, which gathered like the sea waves into an inspiring force.
Some were curious, some were in admiration, some whistled, and some shouted loudly. The whole venue was in chaos, noisy like a vegetable market. The head teacher who was standing at the end of the class quickly tried to stop the students.
"Lin Jinran, you're my hero!"
"You're so right. The school is just a..."
"Miss, can you tell us your contact information?"
"You're my eternal goddess!"
"So cool, so awesome. I declare you my idol!!!"
"..."
Lin Jinran left the stage with high spirits, not caring about the impact her actions had on the people below.
Her high - ponytail fluttered freely in the air as she moved. A few strands of hair on the sides were blown behind her ears by the wind.
It seemed that only when she was on the stage holding the microphone was she so wild and unrestrained. All her audacity faded away like a tide in an instant, and she returned to her usual self.
"It's your turn, Su Qinian."
Lin Jinran curved her lips. Her eyes were as bright and clear as glass, filled with the figure of the boy in front of her.
"Okay."
Su Qinian replied. The confident look of the girl just now was deeply engraved in his mind. Now that she was standing right in front of him, within reach, his heart fluttered.
"Lin Jinran, do you know what you've done!" the grade director roared as she was about to leave.
Lin Jinran replied indifferently, "I know, but I can't help it."
Her words made Su Qinian smile. The smile dotted his eyes, finally bringing some warmth to them.
It seemed that he didn't need to worry about Lin Jinran.
She knew what she was doing, but she still did it. She was not as innocent and pure as she looked on the surface.
Although he didn't know her intention.
Su Qinian stepped onto the stage and scanned the students below.
The students were still excited from Lin Jinran's passionate speech and were whispering to each other with great interest.
The head teacher was trying to maintain order at the back, but with little effect.
It seemed that Lin Jinran's unruly speech had given them great courage.
He had once stood on this stage many times, bathed in the bright light and received the admiration and respect of countless classmates.
It was so familiar, yet so unfamiliar.
Something was quietly cracking open a gap, and a ray of sunlight finally shone through the deep crack.
"Hello everyone. I'm Su Qinian from Class 1, Senior 3." He began, and the noise below decreased significantly. "Classmate Lin Jinran has already given a comprehensive speech about puppy love and high school. I think I don't have much to add."
"Here, I just want to advise everyone that puppy love is not a fierce flood or a man - eating devil. We are about to become adults. We just need to know what's right."
"That's the end of my self - review. Thank you all."
With just a few simple sentences, the boy's tone was calm, and his face was serene. Every contour of his cheeks seemed sharp but actually contained a faint warmth.
He was echoing Lin Jinran and also afraid that the grade director would take it out on her.
If they were punished together, perhaps the punishment would be lighter.
In the end, until the grade assembly was over, the grade director didn't mention any punishment. He just looked at Su Qinian and Lin Jinran, sighed, and waved his hand, urging them to leave quickly.
From then on, Lin Jinran became well - known.
Everyone in the whole grade knew that there was a girl named Lin Jinran in Class 1, who had transferred from the imperial capital and was extremely amazing.
"Students, students, don't push. Leave class by class in an orderly manner..."
The grade director was shouting through a megaphone on the stage. Lin Jinran was chewing on the lollipop given by Xie Wanyu and walking forward with Su Qinian along with the crowd.
People were bustling around. Lin Jinran walked slowly.
When she was on the stage, she was far away from the students below, and few could recognize her.
So Lin Jinran walked leisurely without a care.
However... few didn't mean none.
A boy pushed through the crowd and rushed out. His eyes were burning with enthusiasm, and his first words were, "You're my goddess, Lin Jinran, right?"
Lin Jinran: "?"
Where did this guy come from?
No, she had actually been recognized. She should have worn a mask on stage.