Chapter 595 Debate Society
Li Mingcheng turned his head and stared out the window in a daze.
He and Qi Shulan were college classmates.
The two studied different majors, but they met and became friends because they both joined the school's debate club.
Qi Shulan is a rare gentle female member in the society.
Due to the nature of the club, the students who join their debate club are basically those who have excellent eloquence, strong logical ability, rich knowledge reserves and excellent overall strength.
Therefore, the image is inevitably more capable and powerful.
The girls in the society always look heroic during their daily activities or gatherings.
Either she wears a high ponytail or a pair of neat trousers and short boots, and her style is almost the same as when she is debating, always carrying a sense of being powerful and fashionable.
Only Qi Shulan is an outlier.
She always has a soft-spoken image, and every time she appears, she is dressed delicately and gently, wearing a different dress, delicate long curly hair, and a different small hairpin on her temples every day.
She doesn't look like a member of the debate club, but more like a member of the drama club who specializes in playing the leading female role.
Therefore, Li Mingcheng was somewhat displeased with her at first.
In his opinion, a girl like Qi Shulan should go to dance clubs, drama clubs, modeling clubs and other places to fully display her beauty.
Otherwise, I can try flower arranging, watch movies, study art, etc.
Why go to their debate club to join in the fun?
She sat in the corner so weakly that she felt as if the flying spit could stab her to death.
Yes, Li Mingcheng was somewhat radical and superficial when he was young.
He looked at this girl who didn't fit in with the atmosphere of the club, and subconsciously rejected her from the bottom of his heart.
Not only Li Mingcheng, many members at that time thought that Qi Shulan came here to kill time, or simply had ulterior motives and was looking for a partner.
After all, their debate club is famous in the school for getting singles quickly.
Therefore, among the new members, Qi Shulan was the first to be assigned to the observation group.
The so-called observation group will not participate in the debate activities for the time being, nor will they have the opportunity to participate in the official competition. They can only observe and learn and accumulate experience.
Most of the members who join the observation group are those who are not good at speaking, or have shortcomings in some aspects and are not suitable for debates, but want to change and improve themselves.
Only a small number of people who entered the observation group could be promoted to formal debate team members. Most of them quietly withdrew as time went by.
New members like Li Mingcheng, who are high-spirited and eloquent, were directly divided into groups and assigned to the debate team.
Qi Shulan had no dissatisfaction with the club's arrangements, nor did she object. She remained gentle and attended every club activity on time.
He even prepared a notebook and sat in the audience to study seriously.
Even if someone in the club mocked her, saying that she was like a vase and dressed up every day as if she was going for an outing, she would not get angry, argue or make excuses.
Of course, I didn’t change my personality or the way I dress because of other people’s gossip.
As time went by, no one in the club paid attention to her anymore. Even Li Mingcheng treated her as a background in club activities.
If her admirers hadn't come to the debate club to see her from time to time, everyone in the club would have forgotten her existence.
Although Qi Shulan's image as an exquisite beauty is not popular in the debate club where strength is the key, she is still considered a celebrity in the school.
In order to pursue her, seniors and juniors often ask people in the debate club to help deliver love letters to her.
Li Mingcheng was also asked for help several times by his friends in the same department, which made him very annoyed and he disliked Qi Shulan more and more.
But she has a good attitude towards learning, participates in club activities regardless of weather conditions, and helps with a lot of logistical work for the club. There is really no reason not to let her stay in this club.
It wasn't until a debate competition that everyone changed their opinion of this girl.
It was a provincial competition, and the school and the club attached great importance to it. They selected the best players in the club to represent the school in the competition.
Li Mingcheng is one of them.
The first few games went smoothly. Our opponents were all members of the best debate societies in the province. We all had a great time and happily made it all the way to the finals.
However, on the eve of the final, one of their third-round contestants developed acute gastroenteritis and was sent directly to the hospital.
Forget about arguing. It hurts so much that I can hardly even say a complete sentence.
The worst part was that another substitute player, unaware that he was allergic to Spanish mackerel, mistakenly ate Spanish mackerel-filled dumplings. Not only did he suffer from severe stomach pain, his mouth also swelled up like a sausage and he was admitted to the hospital.
The school leader was extremely anxious. Fortunately, the competition venue was in the city where their school was located, so there was still time to find a replacement.
But the selection of this person became a difficult problem.
The third debater is as important as the second debater in a debate competition. How can it be so easy to replace them?
Moreover, the opponent in the final is the favorite to win the debate competition.
They had watched that school's previous matches and knew that they were far stronger than their own.
The players selected to compete in the team are already the best in their clubs. It is very difficult to defeat the opponent with such a lineup, let alone changing the players.
None of the members dared to stand up and take the blame.
If you have the ability, that's what we call saving the situation. If you have no confidence in winning, then you are just asking for trouble!
The club fell silent, and no one nodded even after the leader asked a lot of questions.
Until Qi Shulan raised her hand.
"I want to try it."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard someone finally speak up.
Who knew when I turned around, it was Qi Shulan who was sitting in the last row of the observation group.
So the hearts that had been put at ease became hung again.
"What are you doing here?"
"Isn't this chaotic enough?!"
"You've never participated in a formal competition, or even a debate, so how can you compete with others?"
"Why, are you going to wear your newly bought little white dress to charm your opponent?"
There were all kinds of things being said in the room. Everyone thought Qi Shulan was causing trouble, and since they were already very anxious, their words were naturally not polite.
Only Li Mingcheng did not blame, and directly proposed a solution: "Give her a chance, a debate now, and if she wins, let her go."
That being said, he actually had no expectations.
It's just that he felt that at this moment, this fragile little white rabbit had the courage to stand out, which made him look at it with new eyes.
Giving her an opportunity like this not only shows respect for the girl, but also gives others courage - even Qi from the observation group can make a defense, so why don't you dare to stand up?