The rhythm of the research project was disrupted one afternoon. Gu Xi accompanied Wang Xu to Xu Jiajia after lunch, but there were police at the door to maintain order.
Gu Xi quickly ran over and grabbed a classmate and asked, "What's going on among you? Why are there so many police officers?"
The classmate looked at Gu Xi and said, "I'm from the student union of this school. Are you a classmate?"
Gu Xi took out her student ID: "I'm a college student, and I'm here to research a project."
The man glanced at his student ID, which showed he was from Fudan University, and immediately became more polite: "A classmate is about to jump from the building. The dormitory building is now cordoned off, and they're still trying to persuade him. The police are trying to save him."
Gu Xi immediately became nervous. It seemed that there was no equipment like air cushions at that time. If she really jumped, the consequences would be disastrous. "Can you take me there? Why did she jump?"
The man shook his head and said, "I'm responsible for keeping outsiders out of the school. It's in the girls' dormitory building. Find it yourself. I don't know why you jumped."
Gu Xi could only hurriedly run to the school. The police saw her and said, "Why are you running so fast? Show me your student ID."
Gu Xi quickly took out her student ID card and happened to see Chen Feng who had just arrived. Gu Xi immediately called out, "Chen Feng, take me with you."
Seeing Gu Xi being stopped by the police, Shen Feng showed his ID: "We are together."
Then he took Gu Xi into the school. Gu Xi asked about the situation as they walked: "Why did you jump off the building?"
Chen Feng also shook his head: "I just received a notice asking me to come here quickly. I happened to be in contact here. Xu Jiajia may know the specific situation inside. You can find her first."
Rushing to the student dormitory, Xu Jiajia happened to be downstairs. Seeing Gu Xi and Shen Feng, she immediately reported the situation: "This female classmate lives upstairs from me. She usually has good academic performance and was admitted to the school as an educated youth. Her family doesn't agree with her going to school. They want her to work and get married to supplement the family income.
Her parents are still alive, and she has three siblings: one older brother is married, one older sister has moved to the countryside, and one younger brother works in a factory and is planning to get married. They wanted to marry her off in exchange for a betrothal gift, but she didn't want to marry a divorced worker. Her family accepted the betrothal gift and refused to return it, forcing her to marry, which is why she's about to jump off the building.
Chen Feng looked at Xu Jiajia with some respect. In just a few words, he explained the family background and the cause of the incident clearly.
"You guys wait here while I go up and take a look."
Chen Feng went upstairs first. Gu Xi took out a notebook to record what happened. She screamed and looked up. Perhaps the girl saw Chen Feng suddenly appear and stood up excitedly.
Shen Feng was trying to comfort her, and he didn't know what he said, but the girl was a little agitated.
There were quite a few people watching the fun around Gu Xi, some even making sarcastic remarks: "What's going on? It's been over an hour, and our dormitory is sealed off. If you want to dance, then do it quickly. We can go back and rest."
Gu Xi immediately glared at the person who shouted, "Are you sick? This is a life. She's emotionally unstable, and you let her jump. You have no compassion or sense of social responsibility. What kind of teacher are you? You should pay attention to your words and actions as a teacher. You are simply a black sheep.
You have no idea what she's been through, so what right do you have to hurt her? You might sound smug, but your actions are no different from a murderer. If she jumps today, you'll be an accomplice."
The man was a little frightened by Gu Xi's words: "Don't talk nonsense, I just said a few words, how can I become an accomplice? She was the one who wanted to jump off the building, I didn't let her stand on the rooftop."
Gu Xi still had a cold expression on her face: "But you were provoking her with your words just now, forcing her to jump down. These are two different things."
This person couldn't win the argument with Gu Xi, so he could only choose to shut up.
Seeing the large crowd gathered, Gu Xi couldn't help but warn, "Once hurtful words are spoken, there's no way to undo them. This is a living life, a life that refuses to be manipulated by its family and strives to fight. She's already very brave. Standing there means she's truly lost. I'm not asking for your help, but please don't say hurtful things."
Gu Xi patted Xu Jiajia: "Do you have a teacher coming up?"
Xu Jiajia nodded: "Her tutor is upstairs."
Gu Xi thought for a moment and said, "Come with me and try to persuade him."
The two of them went upstairs together. The rooftop was higher than they had imagined. It was not easy to climb up. It was desperation that pushed her to climb up.
When they reached the rooftop, they were stopped by the police: "What are you two doing? Get off the rooftop and don't come up and cause trouble."
Gu Xi pointed at Shen Feng: "We came here with him to persuade this female classmate."
When the police heard her say this and Shen Feng was busy, they let them in.
There was a male teacher and two male police officers including Shen Feng. The girl was always a little emotional and resistant.
Gu Xi and Xu Jiajia walked over slowly. When Chen Feng saw them coming up, he immediately became serious: "What are you doing up here? Get down quickly."
Gu Xi pointed at herself and said, "Xu Jiajia and I are women, and we are her classmates. You are all men, so it's difficult to communicate. It's easier for us classmates to talk to each other."
The girl on the rooftop is called Han Mei. She is very pretty and looks very well-behaved.
Han Mei saw Xu Jiajia was stunned for a moment, and Xu Jiajia smiled at her in a friendly manner: "Classmate Han Mei, remember me, I am Xu Jiajia. When I was sitting alone by the lake, it was you who persuaded me."
When Han Mei saw Xu Jiajia, the tears she had been holding back burst out.
Xu Jiajia continued, "I'm already well, so I hope you can get better too. Many things are just a matter of a thought. You must not do anything stupid. Only when you're alive can you find a solution and have hope."
Chen Feng and Gu Xi both looked at Xu Jiajia in surprise. Gu Xi didn't expect that Wan Hexing's harm to her would make her so desperate.
Han Mei was a little desperate. "I'm different from you. It's my family who's been forcing me. They took a thousand yuan betrothal gift, and I have no way to pay it back. My mother even came to school to force me, otherwise she would die in front of me. I really have no other choice."
Chen Feng's completely straight-man mentality: "This matter is very simple. Whoever accepts the betrothal gift will bear the responsibility. Your brother took it, so let your brother pay compensation."
Han Mei clutched her hair helplessly. "My mother threatened to commit suicide. I have no choice. I can't let her die here. All the spit from everyone will drown me. But I really don't want to marry a man I've never met. I might as well die and be done with it. After all, if I reject this one, there's another one. I'm just a tool for my brother to exchange for the bride price."
My eldest sister was treated just like that. They forced her to go to the countryside and then forced her to pay money. In the end, she married a farmer and used the betrothal gift to help my brother find a wife. Fortunately, the farmer treated my sister well, but she didn't want to come back and stayed there forever.
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