diymy Chapter 15: College Students' Class Meetings
Chapter 15: College Students' Class Meetings
Fortunately, the water wasn't very deep, and Chen Che could swim, so nothing serious happened.
The unfortunate thing is that many people pass by Mirror Lake every day, and countless people record this scene.
Moreover, it has been proven that rumors spread much faster than the truth.
Last night, the chat logs circulating on WeChat showed someone accidentally falling into the lake. However, this morning, on the confession wall, it was changed to someone jumping into the lake to commit suicide after a breakup, accompanied by photos of people on the lawn, seemingly further confirming the authenticity of the incident.
So the next day in class, as soon as Chen Che entered the classroom, his classmates started laughing when they saw him. Even Chen Sui couldn't control her facial expression when she saw him and quickly covered her face with her hands to hide her Nicolas Cage-like smile.
Only the Youth League branch secretary, Bai Mu, with a smug look on his face, sneered, "Oh, the love-suicide guy."
Chen Che was taken aback: "Who?"
"You have no idea how famous you are in our college now."
"Hiss." Chen Che gasped. Wasn't this a classic case of good news not traveling far, but bad news traveling a thousand miles?
College students are just beginning to enter the stage of free love. Some parents even believe that college students should devote themselves to their studies and their attitude towards love is still quite immature. They might even threaten suicide after a breakup. Although very few people actually commit suicide by jumping into a lake, it is definitely not zero.
Based on the school's history, the number of wronged souls who drowned in Mirror Lake because of heartbreak and breakups is enough to fill several five-player games.
So as soon as get out of class ended, Chen Che thought about it and decided to take the initiative to find his counselor to explain the situation. He had made such a big mess that it would be hard for his counselor not to know. It was only a matter of time before the counselor found him. He might as well go to him himself, otherwise the title of "suicide pact guy" might follow him for the rest of his college life.
Meanwhile, in the Civil Engineering Department's office, counselor Zhu Jingdong was resting his head on his hand, sighing with a worried expression.
I'm not very old, and I've only recently taken on the job of a counselor. Yesterday, I had just finished a nice match after getting off work when I received a call from the dean, and my heart sank.
The water in Mirror Lake isn't very deep, but even the shallowest pool can drown a non-swimmer. Luckily, it was a close call, and I was able to get a good night's sleep.
Therefore, we must settle accounts today, and settle accounts thoroughly.
However, before he could notify the other party, he heard a knocking sound coming from the already open office door. He saw that the source of all evil was standing at the door.
......
Chen Che recounted the whole story with a look of regret, only to see that the counselor's expression had improved slightly. Fortunately, it was just an accident. If it were a real relationship ending and someone couldn't let go and wanted to start over, that would be a real problem.
"Can't you see all those signs by Mirror Lake? No swimming, no fishing, can't you see them?" Zhu Jingdong looked at him with a disappointed expression.
"There aren't any on the west bank," Chen Che said softly.
"What?"
"Oh, I see, Professor Zhu, you're right. I now deeply realize my mistake and feel very regretful for what I did yesterday. I will accept any punishment the academy may impose," Chen Che said seriously, his head bowed.
"Teacher Zhu, please don't make it too heavy, I still can't handle it if it's too heavy," Chen Che added after thinking for a moment.
"You're trying to negotiate with me?" Zhu Jingdong glared at him. He was just too young to project the authority of an older comrade, which led to these students always joking around with him.
"Sigh, I won't give you the punishment. You'll need two 800-word self-criticisms, handwritten on school letterhead. One copy should be submitted to the school, and the other should be kept on file by the college." Zhu Jingdong tapped the table a few times and said after thinking for a moment.
"Can I write one copy by hand and print one copy, teacher?"
"No!"
".......Okay, teacher."
Zhu Jingdong rubbed his head and waved his hand, indicating that Chen Che could leave. Just as he was about to take a sip of water and walk around to relax, his work phone rang again. He saw it was a notification from the school's office group:
"Counselors at all levels are requested to take some time to conduct a class meeting on the theme of 'Cherishing Life and Establishing Correct Values,' and take photos of the meeting for record-keeping. Please reply upon receipt!"
"receive."
"receive."
"receive."
Barely suppressing his inner turmoil and calming his somewhat out-of-control emotions, Zhu Jingdong called out, "Hey, Chen Che."
"exist."
"Tell your class monitor to inform everyone that there will be a class meeting during evening self-study, and everyone needs to attend."
"Okay, teacher."
In the evening, during self-study time, the large classroom in the teaching building was packed with students from several civil engineering classes who arrived on time.
Zhu Jingdong wrote the two big characters "love" on the blackboard and was about to give a long talk to the huge crowd below, but he didn't know how to say it.
He realized that he didn't actually know how to talk about it.
Regardless of gender, throughout a person's life, to prevent early romantic relationships, boys and girls sit separately starting from middle school.
The homeroom teacher would occasionally check the security cameras to see if anyone in the class was being too close. In biology class, the student education system would try to gloss over the essential knowledge points that were required for the exam.
Once I got to college, I found it difficult to communicate normally with the opposite sex, let alone introduce myself in a cheerful and outgoing way. Objectively, I also had the disadvantage of being short of money, not to mention that changing my major and taking the postgraduate entrance exam would require a lot of time and effort.
Finally, I started working without any major incidents. My life became a monotonous routine, and my enthusiasm was completely worn down. I even found playing games too tiring. When my romantic addiction kicked in, I would turn on a live streaming platform and go crazy for the female streamers. Even if I didn't have money, it was still nice to savor their sweetness.
Zhu Jingdong faces the same dilemma: he has no problem talking about his profession or employment, but when it comes to topics like "love," he becomes tongue-tied.
Cherish life. We've only just begun to experience the feeling of free love. Don't become depressed or even take extreme measures just because you've broken up.
Words spoken in writing sound weak and powerless, like a three-part argumentative essay that appears to be well-structured with arguments, evidence, and paragraphs arranged in sequence, but in reality, the famous quotes cited may all be made up on the spot.
I don't think I know much more about love than these students. My biggest understanding is probably just those stories in literature and art where people dance together all the time, and if their families don't allow it, they have to break free of the constraints or start over together. Those stories still moved a generation to tears.
Looking down at the bored students, his gaze fell upon the culprit who had unnecessarily added so much work for him.
"The 'love suicide' thing... oh no, Chen Che, what's your opinion on that?"
Chen Che was looking up the sentence for high-tech fishing on his phone with a regretful expression when he suddenly heard someone call his name, followed by bursts of laughter from all around. He was a little stunned.
Brother Ma nudged his arm, and Chen Che belatedly stood up.
"I think..." Everyone was waiting to hear his profound opinion, but after those four words, there was no follow-up.
Seeing that Chen Che had been holding back for a long time without saying a word, the counselor thought it best not to make things difficult for him and was about to announce the end of the meeting when Chen Che spoke up.
"In a relationship, the most important thing is to love yourself first."
"It's even an almost selfish love for oneself."
"No one is more important than yourself."
Before you start revolving around others, start by revolving around yourself. Improve yourself in every way, find your own value, and find what you want to do.
"Then on the path you've chosen, find people who resonate with you, people you can work hard with, and strive together toward a shared future."
After Chen Che finished speaking, there was an extreme silence, then Ma Xu led the applause, and then the classroom was filled with continuous applause.
No one expected Chen Che to say such a thing.
The girls in the front row turned to look at her in surprise, and Chen Sui was no exception. A glint of light flashed in her eyes, and she happened to meet Chen Che's gaze. The latter even winked deliberately, as if he was talking to her on purpose.
This made her quickly lower her head again.