Boss Lu: A reborn life is destined to be without regrets!-Chapter 328 - 245. The Gold Content of the Best Debater
Chapter 328: 245. The Gold Content of the Best Debater
From the decibels of applause, it was almost audible that the situation had become an almost one-sided slaughter.
After all, Nanhu University had the home-field advantage and had snagged a benefit in choosing the topic.
Add to that their natural moral standing in the debate and victory in the PK counter-attack segment, their concluding argument was nearly flawless, seemingly embodying stability and improvement.
"Aunt Lin, it’s Guan Guan’s turn for the final debate."
Zhou Sinin clapped while turning her head, whispering to Lin Lifeng.
"There’s nothing worth watching, with the other side’s recent performance, they’ve almost certainly lost."
Lin Lifeng herself had competed professionally and naturally had her own judgments.
"..."
Zhou Sinin blinked, pursed her lips, and remained silent, silently watching her best friend standing up straight on stage.
Her eyes still sparkled with confidence, and though the voice in the microphone was low and quiet, it was strong.
Lost?
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"Let’s address a few issues."
Guan Yongyi extended one hand, full of presence.
"Firstly, the opposing debaters need to understand."
"Falling in love and staying in love are two different things."
"The opposing debaters seem to think that if he falls for me, I can take and demand whatever I want, I can abuse him, beat him, torture him, and he will always love me and never leave me."
"Wrong."
"Falling in love and staying in love are completely different matters."
"He has rationality, he can choose to leave you, when it comes to the decision of whether to spend his life with you, that’s where there’s free will, he can leave even though he still loves you."
"The opposing debaters’ view of love is a little flawed, they think that the reason why I would cherish and care for you is because it was difficult to win you over, or because I’m scared of losing you if you leave me."
"By that logic, when we argue and I choose to apologize to make him happy, I’m considering how long it took me to chase him and that my sunk costs are too high."
"If I don’t apologize, then my sunk costs are completely wasted, opposing debaters, this is not love."
"This is accounting."
"Or perhaps you think that if I don’t apologize, he will leave me."
"His leaving me is my only reason to keep him, opposing debaters, this is not love either."
"This is a comparison."
"What is true love? It’s that I want to apologize to him because when I see his pitiful face, I just want to make amends, that is love!"
"That is the prerequisite for me to activate this superpower!"
Guan Yongyi’s emotions were fuller than ever before, and although the voice through the microphone wasn’t loud, every word seemed to carry the power of personal experience, exploding suddenly in the mind.
Below the stage, Zhou Sinin clenched the corner of her clothing, subconsciously nodding her head.
She deeply agreed.
"Secondly, the theory of love."
"The opposing debaters have not provided us with a methodology of love, how to pursue love, how to practice it."
"But when we questioned that love is esoteric, your side couldn’t offer any proof."
"Why is love esoteric? Science has provided plenty of evidence. There’s a part of the human brain called the thalamus, which secretes dopamine when you see a person, making you feel pleasure, joy, and excitement, and thus the feeling of love is born."
"When you see a person and the thalamus doesn’t secrete these substances, you cannot fall in love with them."
"Opposing debaters, science has explained why we fall for a person because of certain chemicals."
"But science cannot explain why it’s him that I develop feelings for and not another person."
"This is what we’re saying, that love is something science, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and even organizational behavior cannot explain, that’s why we have to resort to what’s called Yue Lao and Cupid."
"Only in the realms where science cannot explain do we resort to mythology!"
"So we’ve been telling you from the start of our argument."
"Love is actually the downfall of free will."
"Thirdly, the opposing debaters’ last concern is, no matter what, our stance ultimately deprives a person in love of the chance and possibility to choose to love someone else."
"Correct."
Guan Yongyi nodded generously, opened her hands, and didn’t deny this point at all. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
"Indeed, this might be the actual enlightenment that this debate question provides us, allowing us to re-examine love."
"Love in itself is deprivation."
"Setting aside this superpower, every person in love in real life is trying with all their heart to make the other believe that they are the destined one, the right person, the one most worthy of their love."
"But how can that be true?"
"There are seven billion people in this world!"
Guan Yongyi paused, letting the thoughts of the audience ferment further.
"So, the love we praise is but a noble lie, one that requires us to maintain for a lifetime."
"And the cost of this lie is, it deprives the other of the possibility to fall in love with someone else."
"When the other falls in love with me at that instant, the underlying color of love becomes indebtedness."
"I am indebted because I have erased the other’s endless possibilities, I am indebted because the moment the other falls in love with me, they become blind to all the other diverse and outstanding people."
"It is precisely because this debate question gives us superpowers that we realize this indebtedness, and with this sentiment, we might better cherish this love, nurture this love, to prevent the harm mentioned by the opposition."
"Falling in love is nothing impressive, staying in love is what’s remarkable."
Guan Yongyi leaned forward, her gaze intense, deliberately slowing down the last half of the statement.
Then, she quickened her voice again, rhythmic as rain beating on banana leaves.
"So, opposing debaters tell me that you are being deceitful."
"But love itself is a lie."
"The opponent says you are depriving,"
"But love itself is a form of deprivation."
"The opponent calls it a kind of narcotic."
"But the feeling of falling in love, isn’t it just indistinguishable from the sensation of taking a narcotic?"
The crowd below went silent once more, the quiet hum of the cameras documenting everything.
Zhou Sinin bit her lip, sinking into prolonged thought.
She listened, utterly dumbfounded.
How... how did Guan Guan manage this?
She had to admit that law students understood logic and were naturally good at debating.
But Guan Yongyi had never been in love before!
How could a girl who had never been in love understand it so profoundly?
Love is deprivation, a lie, a deceit, and a hopelessly addictive indulgence.
This depth of insight would have taken Zhou Sinin herself, who was new to the sweetness of love and basked in it daily, a good while to contemplate and comprehend.
What she found most incomprehensible was that the notebook in front of Guan Yongyi remained closed throughout, never once consulted.
One could say the speech was memorized, or perhaps it was her best friend’s spontaneous creativity on stage.
But could one really be this creatively insightful?
Could love be such an innate knowledge?
Don’t you need personal experience to understand it?
The voice continued on stage, leaving behind a stunned Zhou Sinin.
"So many people go through their entire lives without ever tasting this narcotic, soberly using their intellect to select a partner who ticks all the boxes, to merely share a lifetime with, which is truly tragic."
"Today this superpower is laid before you, and we say, you must use it."
"Use it with a sense of debt, carefully brew this narcotic for the one you love, guard them cautiously, protect this lie until the end of life."
"You say no, I will return this superpower to Yue Lao, for Yue Lao to dictate who my beloved will fall in love with."
"But who he will fall for, whether that person will treat him well or poorly, love him or not, you have no idea!"
"How can you, who claim to love him so much, be at peace handing him over to some unknown somebody?"
"You say your love is rational, restrained."
"I say, you love too timidly."
"Thank you."
Sparks of wisdom and genuine emotions ignited thunderous applause.
The genius debater, Guan Yongyi, had turned the away game into a home game.
With just five minutes of rebuttal time.
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"The debaters on both sides are clear-thinking and eloquent; the debate was exceptionally well-presented. Especially the best debater from Jiangcheng University of Finance and Economics, compellingly persuasive; even an old man like me couldn’t help but change my stance."
"She has truly earned her title..."
The competition segment soon concluded, and leaders from Nanhu University were giving summary speeches on stage.
Following the single round-robin system, an unexpected yet reasonable outcome emerged.
Despite Teacher Guo Minjie from the judges’ panel voting for the opposition, Nanhu University, the rest unanimously felt that Jiang City Finance University had the upper hand.
In the following matches, Guan Yongyi’s team sailed through against Huazhong Agricultural University and won the champion title of the White Horse Cup Tri-University Debate Competition.
She delivered on her pre-match promise, single-handedly sinking Lu Jincheng’s team.
Guan Yongyi herself was also recognized as the best debater during the award ceremony.
This meant that, aside from splitting the 30,000 yuan cash prize with her teammates, she received an additional 5,000 yuan from the sponsors.
During Christmas Eve, the contestants bathed in the glow of the celebratory stage, the hall echoing with applause and cheers, while adorable commemorative gifts were handed out non-stop, with the holiday atmosphere in full swing.
"All right, cheer up, second place isn’t bad at all!"
Backstage, Zhong Ruixi hooked Ni Jiayun’s arm, comfortingly smiling at her downcast teammate.
"We had a chance at first..."
Ni Jiayun’s lips turned down, her disappointment evident as she looked at the freshly distributed red envelope in her hand.
It was obvious that this red envelope was significantly slimmer than those the champions received.
The allure of competitions with rewards lay right there.
Some teammates initially came with a spirit of participation but became highly motivated when the 50,000 yuan budget was announced.
"There’s nothing we can do. It’s not that we didn’t perform well; who would’ve expected Guan Yongyi to be so articulate? At a glance, she looks like someone who’s experienced in love, capable of effortlessly delivering lines that resonate with the audience."
Zhong Ruixi nudged the silent man next to her, chin slightly lifted.
"Don’t you think?"
"Uh... I don’t comment on someone’s private life, but you were amazing too, holding your own against her in the debate."
Lu Jincheng blinked away the awkwardness.
"We’ve all worked hard for so long; how about celebrating with dinner tonight?"
He returned the constantly buzzing phone to his pocket, smiling at everyone.
When busy on holidays and anniversaries, it’s best for experts to tactfully split their time through legitimate work obligations; this is the self-cultivation of a pro.
At this moment, he was unaware that both Zhou Sinin and Guan Yongyi were too busy accompanying elders, unable to make time for a post-match Christmas Eve date with him.
"Sure! Shouldn’t we also invite Teacher Guo? She’s been with us every step of the way, working hard too."
Zhong Ruixi wasn’t so particular.
Regardless of how crowded Christmas Eve was, or if there were third wheels, as long as her boyfriend was by her side, she was content.
"Good idea, I’ll go ask her."
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