Who does Sheng Tang love?
High school students are not allowed to date, so what does she really an by talking about love?
Qi Lin, however, understood imdiately.
He grasped the aning of Sheng Tang’s poem: in love, one also needs independence and self-respect.
It isn’t worth killing for love, no matter what kind of love it is.
Perhaps, that’s what she wanted to convey?
"...If I love you,
I will never act like an infatuated bird,
Singing monotonous songs in the shade;
And not like a spring...
She recited line by line.
The voices of doubt in the class gradually weakened, until they eventually fell silent.
Sheng Tang was reading "To the Oak" by the famous poet Shu Ting from her previous world, a poem that shaped her views on love in her early years.
In love, she wanted to be strong and independent, never to rely on a man, nor to place love above all else.
"...Giving you gentle and cool comfort all year round;
Neither like a towering peak,
To increase your height, to highlight your dignity;
Even like sunlight,
Or like spring rain,
No, these are not enough,
I must be a tree near you,
Standing together with you as equals."
The girls who heard this felt it strike their souls, realizing sothing profound.
Society often taught girls to hold a different status in relationships.
Suddenly, Sheng Tang declared that in love, she must have the sa image—not just a support, nor a dominator, but an equal.
Even Teacher Chen, the class teacher, was stunned, looking at Sheng Tang.
Sheng Tang stood tall behind her, every word she spoke was powerful, filled with an unusual spirit.
This girl had a tenacious and fierce personality.
"...Roots gripping underground,
Leaves rged into the clouds,
With every passing breeze,
We greet each other.
But nobody understands our language,
You have your copper branches and iron trunk,
Like a sword, like a spear, like a halberd;"
Sheng Tang read to this point, her emotions slightly heightened.
The entire class was moved along with her, imrsed in this excitent.
Li Ye stared at her unblinkingly. Every word Sheng Tang spoke seed to hit Li Ye’s heart with a force.
She was so competitive; this poem seed tailor-made for her.
Tears flowed from her eyes, no longer tears of grievance and humiliation, but a clash of intense emotions.
Sheng Tang continued, "I have my bright red blossoms,
Like heavy sighs,
And like heroic torches;
We share the cold waves, thunder, and lightning,
We share the mist, clouds, and rainbows,
Seemingly forever separated,
Yet life-long dependent on each other,
This is true great love."
She didn’t read the last few lines; she stopped there, feeling that Li Ye’s current mood was just right at this point.
She estimated that Li Ye wouldn’t hear the rest of it.
After she finished reading, the classroom was utterly silent.
Despite the dangerous situation, several girls led by Bao Chu suddenly started clapping.
Li Ye’s heart was brought back by the poem.
She cried uncontrollably, the fruit knife in her hand falling to the ground with a clang.
A quick-witted policeman imdiately picked up the fruit knife and hurriedly went to support Bai Shaolin.
Bai Shaolin also burst into tears.
The class teacher ca to his senses from the poem and hurried to support Bai Shaolin, "Are you okay? Move aside, let’s get her to the hospital!"
Everyone backed away.
Only Sheng Tang walked up to Li Ye.
Li Ye threw herself into Sheng Tang’s arms, hugging her tightly, sobbing even louder.
Sheng Tang gently patted her back, "It’s over, you did well, you didn’t hurt her."
Li Ye continued to cry uncontrollably.
The security guards ca forward and, together with the police, separated Sheng Tang and took Li Ye away.
The classroom was in chaos.
Chen Shen was also taken away by the dean.
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