Chapter 2: A Life of Indulgence, The First Encounter
"Hey, you're doing pretty well for yourself!"
In the crowded corridor, a boisterous young man with upright short hair and his elbow knocked against Shao Qi's shoulder.
"Each other!" Subconsciously rubbed the shoulder that didn't feel anything, Shao Qi walked into the classroom and saw the unchanged motivational class motto on the white wall "Self-improvement never ends, persistent struggle".
"What is being fought for?"
The corners of his mouth seemed to be thinking, and he unknowingly returned to his seat, muttering to himself.
"Of course, get into a good university, find a good job, and then marry a good wife..." The boy sitting in the front row suddenly turned around, revealing several big white teeth.
"Hmm, well said! The young can indeed be taught!" Shao Qi stroked his long beard, nodding in approval like a venerable old master.
"Are you kidding me? This is your goal?" The boy gave him a white eye, his chin was clearly clean and shiny, but he had a fake long beard like an old Confucian scholar. He was really surprised and asked in amazement.
"Isn't this good?"
"There's nothing wrong with it!" The boy muttered, thinking carefully that everyone's life has always been like this.
"I'm telling you, we're all ordinary people! This damn life, what's the point of pursuing anything, what's the use of achieving anything, it's all just a fleeting dream."
When I was just coming of age, it was the beginning of becoming steady and mature. Every day, there were a lot of principles to follow, yet one couldn't be too careless or reckless. Then someone around me would inevitably utter a complaint.
"Yes, yes, who knows who will live better in the future!" Someone else chimed in.
Suddenly the whole classroom was like a vegetable market, noisy and bustling.
"Don't you think it's time to behave, looking at the time there are only a few days left until the college entrance exam, do you guys look like third-year high school students? This is a classroom not a vegetable market......" The teacher, with a stack of lesson plans in hand, hadn't even arrived yet but his majestic aura had already reached the room, and the atmosphere of the "vegetable market" in the classroom instantly vanished without a trace.
"The popular types of questions in the previous college entrance exams are nothing but...". The teacher didn't bother to waste words, as they were busy with the countdown to the college entrance exam. They had already practiced their smooth-talking skills countless times, and in fact, they had already started speaking fluently.
Outside the window, cicadas chirped non-stop, while inside, the sound of papers rustling and pens writing swiftly rose and fell.
This is senior three, a busy and mechanized senior three.
What do you want to pursue?
Fame? Power? Money? Status?
Who knows?
Sometimes people don't know what they're pursuing, they just keep moving forward blindly.
Chasing after everything that can be chased and should be chased, until finally not understanding what things should be chased, then going to pursue the things others are also pursuing. Often, by the time it's too late, one discovers that what they truly wanted had long been lost and missed.
The azure sea, the warm sea breeze carried a hint of coolness, a seagull was flying freely with the wind, when suddenly an arrow appeared out of nowhere and shot into the seagull's wing...
"Bang..."
A loud noise rang in the ears, and the classroom was instantly quiet, like a snowy field on a winter day where all sounds were hushed, silent and still.
"Shao Qi, come to my office after class!" The teacher said with a book in his right hand, which he had just slammed on the desk, gritting his teeth in frustration.
"Ah... okay." Seemingly finally realizing the fact that she had just slept with him, Shao Qi said calmly.
"Awesome, sis! You're so bold to sleep in Extinction Sect Master's class!"
Finally made it to the end of class, almost all classmates sent a good luck expression with a smile.
It's not that their high school life was so repressed that they became numb, nor is it that everyone else was gloating over their misfortune.
But everyone knows that the Extinct Master is by nature a righteous and chivalrous person who treats those with excellent achievements with kindness and generosity, while treating those with mediocre achievements as if they were evil demons, showing no mercy or quarter.
Don't worry about it at all.
"Shao Qi, how did you fall asleep in class? Didn't you stay up too late studying last night?" Extinction Master's wife nagged with a bitter tone in the office.
"The teacher knows you have a good foundation, but the college entrance exam is absolutely not to be taken lightly. It's what determines your future prospects! You can't afford to skip class......" The teacher's face had a kind of wistful sigh, as if lost in thought, with a hint of nostalgia for time passing by.
"Besides, don't blame the teacher for speaking harshly..."
The teacher looked at the boy's calm expression and continued, "Your family situation doesn't give you the right to be decadent. Do you want your mother to remain poor and hardworking forever?"
As a qualified teacher, he understands the family background of each student in the class. Sometimes, in order to make them successful, it is indeed necessary to take drastic measures.
Qualified teachers and excellent teachers are not afraid of students' blame at the moment, because they all believe that when their students grow up, there will be a day when they will understand their kindness.
At this time, the teacher successfully saw a wave of worry and sadness on the face of someone who was normally calm, even if only for an instant, and the middle-aged teacher took advantage of it in a timely manner.
Shao Qi wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say either. So he just remained silent like a well-behaved child who had done something wrong. As a result, he quickly left the magnetic field of Shi Tai.
It's just as the saying goes: Silence is a weapon that can be used in any situation! Being calm and composed is the most powerful way to confuse your enemies!
The moisture in the earth seems to be decreasing, and the temperature is slowly rising. The footsteps of the college entrance examination are getting closer and closer, and it seems that one can hear the long breaths with a sideways ear.
This day was a rare holiday for third-year high school students in March. The color of the clouds in the sky was very light, faintly like a thin layer of gauze.
After school, Shao Qi was packing up and about to head home when a faint female voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
"Is it Shao Qi? Here is your key!"
The girl's dark eyes were filled with sincere tenderness, her oval face was not particularly beautiful or charming, nor did it have the usual nervousness and artificiality, possibly due to tension, her face flushed bright red...
"Ah! Yes, thank you, I was in a hurry to get home!" Shao Qi touched the empty desk surface, and a hint of puzzlement flashed through his mind - when did the key go missing?
He smiled with gratitude, and in his pure smile, there seemed to be a kind of power that could enchant people's hearts.
Seeing the girl's obvious embarrassment, Shao Qi handed over a newly bought, unopened white packaged eraser with one hand, "It's nothing, this is just to thank you for your kind intentions."
Ignoring the girl's stunned and embarrassed expression, Shao Qi picked up her school bag and walked out of the classroom with the unfinished things in hand.
It's not that he is stingy and inhumane, but facing too many girls who approach him with various excuses, anyone would get tired of it, right?
Moreover, he didn't want to owe others a favor, that would make him feel like his life wasn't his own, without any freedom at all, and it made him feel sick.
Alright, maybe he is being petty, but he just wants to nip the danger in the bud.
After all, he can't interfere with other people's freedom, but he himself can take the initiative to attack, right?
He just doesn't know yet that this world has many things beyond one's control, and sometimes some plans are useless after all, for man proposes but God disposes.
