Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire-Chapter 269: Refusing Moral Blackmail

Chapter 269: Chapter 269: Refusing Moral Blackmail
"Who are you? Let go of Lin Xiang!"
By the time Zheng Miaoyue and the others realized what was happening, Lin Xiang had already been pulled a long way off by someone.
They couldn’t rest assured and all tacitly rushed out to follow.
Lin Xiang was dragged to the rooftop of the teaching building.
There she met the person shouting about wanting to jump off the building.
"Lin Xiang, I know there is some conflict between you and this student. But the situation is critical now. If she’s not persuaded to come down from the rooftop in time, it might lead to a fatal accident. If possible, I hope you can urge her to come down."
The person yelling about jumping was Deng Jiaxin, who had failed to impersonate Lin Xiang to gain a college admission.
Quite a few people were standing on the rooftop, young faces all showing reverence for life.
"No matter what problems you’re facing, they can be solved, but seeking death won’t solve anything! Why don’t you come down first?"
"The railing on the rooftop is quite old; the base isn’t stable. Leaning against it might easily topple the railing. If you fall, the consequences could be unimaginable!"
Many people were trying to persuade Deng Jiaxin, but she wouldn’t listen.
"Where’s Lin Xiang? Let Lin Xiang come and see me!"
The senior who brought Lin Xiang here spoke earnestly to her: "Lin Xiang, you see this, too. To get this student to come down from the roof, only you can persuade her."
"Regardless of what conflicts you’ve had before, this is a life at stake. I hope you can put aside past grievances and help persuade her, alright?"
When Zheng Miaoyue and the others arrived, they just heard the so-called senior giving Lin Xiang what she thought was a fair talk.
Zheng Miaoyue rushed over and unceremoniously took Lin Xiang away from the senior’s grip.
"Senior, do you know what conflict there is between the person wanting to jump and Lin Xiang?"
"Regardless of any conflict, she’s determined to give up her life. Can’t we calmly sit down and talk this over?"
"If someone impersonated you to take the university entry you’ve worked so hard for, to study in your place and take your future, could you calmly sit down and have a good chat with her?"
Zheng Miaoyue pointed at Deng Jiaxin, who had been shouting for a long time but didn’t dare jump, then pointed at Lin Xiang, "They’re from the same place. The student you sympathize with used her father’s position to intercept Lin Xiang’s admission letter. If Lin Xiang hadn’t discovered it in time, her years of efforts and her future would’ve been taken by another."
"Now, do you still think this is a trivial matter?"
Zheng Miaoyue’s aura was strong, and her speech left the senior with nothing to refute.
After a while, the senior said, "Whatever the case, didn’t Lin Xiang start school smoothly too? But this student is clamoring to commit suicide, if not..."
"That’s her own business!" Lin Xiang slowly spoke, "If everyone who failed to achieve their goals threatened others by ending their own lives, wouldn’t that be too unfair to others?"
This year, several million students took the college entrance exam, but fewer than twenty thousand were admitted to Huaqing University. Many applied to Huaqing University but had to fall short due to scores; should they also make such a fuss? Then the rooftop at our Huaqing University would’ve been crowded long ago.
"You’re not me; you can’t consider things from my perspective. I don’t blame you. But no one has the right to criticize and force me to do something I don’t want to do."
After saying this, Lin Xiang coldly looked at the senior and walked straight to Deng Jiali.
"If you genuinely want to seek death, this isn’t the building. This building is only four stories high; falling from this height doesn’t kill but might only cripple."
"If you genuinely want to seek death, you should find a quiet corner when no one is around instead of making such a big commotion."
"Lin Xiang!"
"How could you say such provocative words? What if she really jumps?"
"Then let her jump."
Lin Xiang’s gaze fixed on Deng Jiaxin; she didn’t miss the panic and helplessness in Deng Jiaxin’s eyes, "But does she dare?"
Deng Jiaxin didn’t dare.
But Lin Xiang’s words completely enraged her.
She regarded Lin Xiang as the thief who stole her beautiful life and angrily lunged at Lin Xiang.
But her foot slipped, and not standing steadily, she accidentally toppled the already unstable railing, and her body, driven by inertia, fell uncontrollably.
The moment her body went airborne, Deng Jiaxin regretted it.
She should never have come to the rooftop!
Lin Xiang’s pupils suddenly contracted; she grabbed Deng Jiaxin’s arm immediately.
The body falling downward abruptly stopped; Deng Jiaxin took a closer look and found that the one grabbing her was Lin Xiang, whom she hated and who hated her.
"Why..."
"Why save me?"
"What are you all standing still for? Hurry and save her!"
The surrounding students were shocked silly. After Lin Xiang shouted, they hurriedly rushed over and cooperated to pull Deng Jiaxin up.
On the rooftop ground, Deng Jiaxin sat on the area scorched by the sun, her arm scraped and bleeding profusely.
She sat on the ground dumbfounded, looking as if scared out of her wits, her spirit wandering outside.
Lin Xiang shook her sore arm and said to Zheng Miaoyue, "Yueyue, please tell the teachers. Such a big incident must be handled by the school."
"Okay, I’ll go find..."
"What’s going on?"
Zheng Miaoyue hadn’t finished speaking when the foreign language department’s head and a few leaders came up to the rooftop.
Among them was Cheng An.
He immediately noticed Lin Xiang’s arm bleeding.
With a frown, he stride forward, took out a soap-scented handkerchief from his chest pocket, and handed it to Lin Xiang, "There’s blood on your arm, wipe it."
"It’s fine. I’ll just wash it briefly when I return to the dormitory."
Cheng An said nothing, forcibly pressing the handkerchief into Lin Xiang’s hand.
Zheng Miaoyue had already explained the situation to the department head.
So the group shifted to the department head’s office.
"Deng Jiaxin, your behavior is completely unacceptable. No matter your intentions, you cannot play with your life safety! If it weren’t for Lin Xiang timely grabbing you and your classmates working together to save you, can you imagine what you would have become by now?"
Deng Jiaxin lowered her head in silence.
She already regretted it; why keep going on about her?
Does making a mistake mean being eternally nailed to the pillar of shame?