Chapter 182: The Omen of Gradually Fading Away

On August 8, Mu Zhengguang got up a little earlier than usual.

Last year on this day, he gave his classmate a frosted water cup, but this year he can no longer give a water cup. An ordinary water cup meets the consumption level of the two, but does not meet their income level.

This year he is going to give his classmates a purple swan hairpin worth 1288 yuan.

Hairpins made of crystal and alloy are exquisite, gorgeous, precious and dazzling. At first glance, they are very ordinary and not expensive, but if you look closely at the luster of the crystal and the material of the alloy, people will realize that they are worth a lot of money.

Mu Zhengguang went to his classmate's house and handed her the box containing hairpins.

"Let me guess what's inside. Is it a hairpin or a necklace?" Xu Ying held up the box. Judging from the size of the box, it was unlikely to contain a bracelet. Judging from the weight, it could contain either a hairpin or a necklace.

"Issuing a card."

Xu Ying opened the box.

The two swans leaned their heads against each other, leaning on each other. Their lowered heads and slender necks formed a heart shape.

The purple crystal is radiant and the orange alloy is fresh and delicate. The combination of the two is probably not cheap.

"Help me put it on." Xu Ying pointed out the position with her left hand, "Just wear it here, the angle should be about right."

Mu Zhengguang took the hairpin, gestured several times at the position pointed out by his classmate, finally found the right angle, and carefully helped her put it on.

"Put it on."

"Thanks. Let's go to the living room. I want to see what I look like with the hairpin on."

"Ah."

There was a big mirror in the living room, and Xu Ying was walking back and forth in front of the mirror. She liked the color and structure of the hairpin very much. She did not hide her joy: "Little classmate, please engrave your name on the hairpin. I want to see your intentions more."

“Okay.” Mu Zhengguang used Existence to erase the engraving, leaving a few shallow but clear marks on the orange metal.

Near noon, Xu Ying heard a knock on the door. She felt a little strange, but still ran to open the door.

Zhao Yuxi immediately noticed the crystal hairpin on Xu Yingze's head. She didn't spend much time with Xu Yingze, but every time she saw Xu Yingze, Xu Yingze didn't wear a hairpin. She guessed that this hairpin should be Mu Zhengguang's birthday gift to Xu Yingze. This gift is not really expensive, but it is obviously out of the cheap category. If it was given by her, it would not be in line with her status, but it was just right for Mu Zhengguang to give it.

"The hairpin is nice." Zhao Yuxi handed her a red gift box, "Happy birthday."

Xu Yingze took the gift box without hesitation, but after receiving it, she hesitated: Should she open the box in front of Zhao Yuxi? Gu Tingzhou is also here, and one more person sees the gift. Would it be bad?
"Open it and see if it's suitable. Gu Tingzhou is a bit stupid, he didn't buy any gifts, he just came to eat for free."

Gu Tingzhu suspected that he was being cheated: "You said so much yesterday just to persuade me not to give a gift. I listened to your advice and didn't buy a gift, but today in front of them, you said I was stupid, what do you think?"

Xu Ying's first reaction after seeing the gift was to return it.

The teardrop-shaped blue gemstone sparkles with dazzling brilliance, which contains romance and clarity, as well as a high price. The platinum necklace is inlaid with diamonds, which makes its price rise again. Moreover, there are two such necklaces in the box.

Xu Ying knew that the necklace was very expensive, but she couldn't tell its exact price.

When Zhao Yuxi bought a necklace yesterday, Gu Tingzhou saw the price. The two necklaces cost a total of 15000.

Although the gift was expensive and Xu Yingze had thought about returning the gift, she couldn't really do it.

Xu Ying thought that she could just wait until Zhao Yuxi's birthday and give her a gift of similar price.

"Thank you, Sister Zhao Yuxi." Xu Ying put on the necklace and helped her classmate put it on. "You're welcome, you're welcome. Let's have lunch together at noon. Have you chosen a place to eat?"

Xu Ying said: "Not yet."

"Then there's still time to prepare. Gu Tingzhou, go buy a big cake and bring it back with the elements dissolved in it, so that the shape of the cake won't be damaged by bumps and bumps along the way."

Gu Tingzhou got the chance to prove himself. He no longer cared about Zhao Yuxi's tricking him: "I know, I'll go right away. Is there anything else you want to buy?"

"You can do whatever you want, as long as you bring the cake back intact."

Before the lunch, Gu Tingzhou arrived at the restaurant first and brought the cake over, and the other three followed closely.

Order the food, then wait boringly.

Zhao Yuxi began to recount her great deeds: "You have all heard about the fire in Guyuan City, right?"

Xu Ying replied: "I heard about it. How did the arsonist get dealt with?"

"This matter is rather complicated. We found the arsonist on the same day. I think it is more meaningful for this person to be alive than dead, so he has not been punished yet. Oh, yes, I remembered one thing, please wait a moment."

Mu Zhengguang and Xu Ying thought at the same time: Living is indeed more meaningful than dying, but why was he not punished? How could this be? Isn't this a cover-up?

Zhao Yuxi sent a message to her secretary, asking her to go to Pinglin High School.

Ye Zhimeng turned on the video call after arriving at school.

Zhao Yuxi pushed the phone to the middle of the table: "Most of the schools in the province that started early are on holiday, and your school is no exception. Let this person live, live happily, and use him to warn the world, which is more meaningful."

At this time, not only Mu Zhengguang and Xu Ying felt that what Zhao Yuxi did was against common sense, even Gu Tingzhou felt that Zhao Yuxi had gone too far.

Xu Ying asked her, "Will he set fire again?"

"No. He still retains some sanity. His friends and the people he likes are all survivors. I let him marry the person he likes. As long as he doesn't betray the person he likes, doesn't betray this marriage, doesn't betray me, and doesn't deceive me, I will let him live peacefully. Let the person he loves supervise him, let the person he loves awaken his conscience, and let him stay sane. I believe he won't do such stupid things again."

Xu Ying then pressed the issue: "Did he and the person he likes just get together, or have they been together for a long time?"

Zhao Yuxi said proudly: "We just got together. When those two got married, I gave them wealth and honor, as well as power, freedom, dignity, and love."

Xu Ying's evaluation of Zhao Yuxi was further lowered: Because she wanted to save one person, she had to sacrifice another person? How could she do that! If the person being saved and the person being sacrificed were asymptotically exchanged, would she still make the same choice?

Xu Ying retorted: "No, they also lost their freedom."

"The girl should not lose out by losing a little insignificant short-term freedom in exchange for longer-term freedom and a better future. As for the boy, he needs to work hard to make up for his crime. Don't worry, I told him what to do and what not to do, as well as the consequences of doing wrong. If he makes similar mistakes again, I will no longer forgive him."

Gu Tingzhou admired Zhao Yuxi's decisiveness and courage. Someone set a fire, which was originally a bad thing, but Zhao Yuxi turned it into a good thing. With just one person and one thing, most schools in the province dared not open early. Similarly, with just one person, she could make a very evil person bow down to her. Her methods, her ideas, and the results of her work are all enviable and amazing.

He was just about to praise Zhao Yuxi, but he heard Mu Zhengguang say, "You treat people as tools," so he wanted to wait a while before speaking.

"They are not tools, they are just a choice, a way of life. Although this way of life is very different from their original way of life, it does not mean that the new way of life is harmful. Even if I do not interfere with their lives, they will not be able to get the freedom they want."

Mu Zhengguang wanted to continue arguing with Zhao Yuxi, but Xu Ying tugged at his clothes, signaling him to stop talking.

After Zhao Yuxi finished speaking and before Mu Zhengguang spoke, Gu Tingzhou expressed his opinion: "That makes sense."

(End of this chapter)