Chapter 31 Part 1: A Daughter’s Breaking Point

Zheng Ru’nan stood up from the edge of the platform, using both hands and feet.

Her feet were on the very edge.

She took off her school uniform jacket and threw it down toward the ground below.

“Zheng Ru’nan!

Don’t stand up!”

Yang Wei leaned half her body over the balcony railing, calling out anxiously.

“Parents, parents, parents!

If I die, will my parents be sad?

Why does no one ask if I am sad being alive?!”

Zheng Ru’nan shouted hysterically at the crowd.

 

The firefighters who had rushed to the teaching building had already begun trying to break down the doors.

Both doors to the rooftop were heavy iron doors, locked by Zheng Ru’nan from the inside.

Even with a key, they couldn’t be opened from outside.

 

Zheng Ru’nan was extremely agitated.

Hearing noises from the iron door, she immediately turned and yelled, “Don’t open the door!!”

“I said don’t open the door!!”

“Is no one going to care about my feelings even now!!!”

 

Qianyang lowered her voice and said to the homeroom teacher, “Go tell them not to force the door.

She really will jump.”

 

The teacher, in her thirties, had probably never encountered anything like this.

She didn’t dare delay.

She said to Zheng Ru’nan, “Ru’nan, don’t get upset.

We’ll listen to you…”

 

Yang Wei’s voice was somewhat hoarse as she tried to soothe her.

“Zheng Ru’nan, sit back down against the railing first.

The wind is strong today.

You’ll catch a cold.”

 

Zheng Ru’nan covered her face and wept bitterly.

Her legs were weak from the wind, and her body swayed slightly.

 

– Oh my god…

– What to do, what to do?

– Please don’t let anything happen!

– The screen is so dark.

I can’t see anything?

– The streamer seems to have put her phone in her pocket.

We can only hear sound.

 

“Zheng Ru’nan, sit down first.

Let me talk with you, okay?”

Yang Wei said.

“You know I don’t have parents.

I only have a brother.

If others don’t understand you, I will!

I know that not all parents treat their children well…

I will believe everything you say!

Please sit down first, sit down first, okay?”

 

Whether from agitation or the cold, Zheng Ru’nan’s entire body trembled uncontrollably.

Fortunately, she slowly crouched down, her back against the railing, and sat back on the platform.

“Is it the pressure they’re putting on you?”

“Tell me what’s making you unhappy!

I’ll understand!”

 

Yang Wei kept talking to her.

Though Zheng Ru’nan didn’t answer, she seemed much calmer.

The onlookers couldn’t help but breathe a heavy sigh of relief.

 

Qianyang looked around.

Besides the rooftop door, the only way up was climbing from the side of the teaching building.

“Yang Wei, keep talking to her, keep her attention.

I’ll find a way to get to the rooftop,” Qianyang said quietly.

 

Yang Wei paused, her expression worried.

 

Qianyang patted her shoulder.

“Don’t worry.

I know what I’m doing.”

“Spring Festival is almost here.

If you don’t want to spend it with your parents, you can come to my house!

My brother is nice, and Sister is nice too… but don’t misunderstand.

Sister isn’t my real sister, and she’s not my brother’s girlfriend.

My brother isn’t good enough for her.”

“But she’s very kind to all of us.

She’s amazing, super, super amazing.

Whatever problem you have, she can help you solve it!”

“Don’t you want to get into Peking University?

Actually, I do too… but my total score is always a bit short.

I was thinking of asking you to help me study together next semester…”

“You can do it…”

Zheng Ru’nan finally responded to her words, though her voice was still choked.

“Yang Wei… you definitely can… you, you work part-time every week…

I, I go to cram school every week… you’re amazing… you definitely, definitely can…”

“Really?

Then let’s apply to Peking University together, okay?”

“I really admire you.

I want to be like you.

I want to be friends with you too.

In the future, we can go to Peking University together…

You like archaeology, don’t you?

I want to study archaeology too…”

 

Zheng Ru’nan hugged her knees, buried her head between them, and sobbed softly.

“Child, it’s okay!

Tell us what’s wrong, and we’ll help you solve it.”

“If there’s a problem with your parents, the police will definitely give them a good talking to!”

“Child, your grades are so good, and you’re so beautiful.

Your future world will be incredibly rich and wonderful.

Don’t let it end at this age!”

“It’s too cold up there.

How about Uncle brings you a jacket?”

 

Police and firefighters also arrived on the fifth floor, joining in comforting the despondent girl.

“Don’t come up… don’t open the door…”

“Okay, okay!

We won’t go up.

We won’t open the door.

Uncle will try to toss it to you.

There’s also some food and water inside.

Stay still, and Uncle will definitely get it next to you.”

 

A police officer wrapped bread and yogurt in a blanket and threw it onto the platform, landing steadily beside Zheng Ru’nan.

“Child, put the blanket on, eat something.

Don’t catch a cold, and don’t starve yourself.”

 

Zheng Ru’nan calmed down a bit.

On the verge of tears, she unfolded the blanket and wrapped herself in it, but didn’t touch the food.

“Yang Wei, Uncle, you don’t need to worry about me.

My problem can’t be solved…”

“You have to trust the police uncles.

They will definitely help you.

Sister and I will help you too.

It’s too cold up there.

Please come down first, okay?”

Yang Wei called out.

“Yes, child.

We will definitely help you.

Come down first and tell us what happened.

Has someone been bullying you, making you feel wronged?”

“Yes…”

 

Yang Wei and several police officers were doing their best to comfort her.

 

Qianyang had already arrived on the fifth-floor corridor of the adjacent teaching building.

Above her was the rooftop where Zheng Ru’nan sat.

 

Several firefighters, having taken safety precautions, were studying how to climb onto the rooftop without alarming Zheng Ru’nan and get behind her.

 

The corridor was directly below the platform where Zheng Ru’nan sat.

No matter which side they climbed from, she would easily spot them.

No one dared take the risk.

 

However, the classroom windows were on the opposite side, with only a wall separating them from the rooftop—no footholds at all.

 

Everyone looked troubled.

 

Qianyang walked to the end of the corridor and looked up.

 

The platform where Zheng Ru’nan sat was only one meter wide.

Jumping directly from here was impossible.

She would be spotted before she could get close.

 

She could climb from the platform into the railing, but the risk of being spotted was too high.

Qianyang couldn’t guarantee she could catch her in that situation.

 

Unable to find a solution, two firefighters climbed onto the fifth-floor balcony and crouched below Zheng Ru’nan, ready in case she suddenly lost control and jumped.

The others moved to another spot to continue thinking.

 

Just then, a figure walked to the end of the fifth-floor corridor.

 

She climbed over the balcony railing, in full view of everyone.

Like a gecko, she gripped the side wall, bent her knees slightly, and leaped upward.

“Holy shit…”

“Holy shit?!”

“Did someone just jump off the fifth floor?!”

 

Instantly, there was an uproar.

Everyone was stunned by the sight.

 

Several firefighters rushed over, leaned over the balcony, and looked down.

Then they looked up, their faces pale.

“…Damn, quickly send rescue personnel!

She’s hanging on the wall!”

“Oh my god!”

 

The firefighters on the adjacent building immediately reacted, shouting to Zheng Ru’nan, “Child, wait a moment.

We have to go out onto the rooftop to rescue someone!

Don’t worry, we won’t come near you!”

 

Zheng Ru’nan was also shocked.

“S-someone jumped?

How… how could…”

“We wouldn’t lie to you about a life-or-death matter!

Just sit tight and don’t move.

We have to break the door to save her!”

 

Tears still on her face, Zheng Ru’nan nodded.

“Hurry, hurry and save her… don’t worry about me…”

“Alright!

We’ll deal with your situation later.”

 

Yang Wei’s face was pale, her voice trembling.

“Zheng Ru’nan… don’t move… the person who jumped seems to be my sister… please don’t move… don’t distract the firefighters… let them save her first…”

 

Zheng Ru’nan was clearly frightened too.

Her pale lips parted.

“I’m sorry…

I’m sorry…”

 

The firefighters had started breaking down the door.

At the same time, a figure climbed silently onto the rooftop, appearing behind Zheng Ru’nan.

 

Seeing this, Yang Wei breathed an almost imperceptible sigh of relief.

“Zheng Ru’nan!

What are you doing up there?

Get down here right now!”

 

Just then, Zheng Ru’nan’s parents finally arrived.

 

They looked rushed and travel-worn, and immediately began to scold.

 

Everyone who had worked so hard to calm Zheng Ru’nan broke out in cold sweat.

 

Zheng Ru’nan reacted violently, standing up abruptly and walking two steps forward to the edge of the platform.

Half a step more, and she would fall into the abyss.

 

Qianyang didn’t dare approach rashly.

She immediately crouched down, using the wall to hide.

“Who asked you to come?!

What are you doing here?!”

“What exactly are you trying to do?

We give you good food and clothes, isn’t that enough?!”

The man pointed at Zheng Ru’nan, veins bulging on his forehead in anger.

 

Beside him, a panicked woman trembled all over.

“Nan Nan, whatever it is, come down first, okay?

If Mom did something wrong, I can change… please don’t punish your parents with your life!”

“I think she’s just spoiled!

Get down here now!”

The man was furious.

“Shut your mouth!”

A police officer warned coldly.

“Go away!

Just go away!

I don’t want to see you!

Go away, go away!”

 

Zheng Ru’nan, who had finally calmed down, became even more agitated!

 

Fortunately, she didn’t stop the people from breaking down the door.

 

The rooftop door was almost open.

Qianyang quietly moved her body, inching closer to Zheng Ru’nan.

 

Just as she poked her head out and prepared to climb over the railing, the man angrily said, “We feed you, clothe you, and what more do you want?

I don’t believe you’d actually jump…”

 

Yang Wei could no longer contain herself.

She turned and punched him hard in the face.

“Master!!!”

 

Yang Mao, arriving late, saw Qianyang lunge forward and grab the girl who was jumping, and the two of them fall off the platform together.

“Ah!”

“Oh my god!”

 

Screams erupted from the crowd.

The safety rope tied around Qianyang’s waist tightened.

Their rapid descent stretched the rope to its limit.

Qianyang held the trembling girl tightly in her arms as they dangled in midair.

 

The firefighters crouching on the fifth floor immediately grabbed the girl and brought her safely to the corridor.

 

At the same time, the firefighters who had broken in pulled on the safety rope and hoisted Qianyang up with both hands.

“Are you okay?” a firefighter asked.

 

Qianyang clutched the rope, her heart still racing.

Fortunately, the firefighters below had given her the safety rope.

While hiding behind the wall, she had managed to secure it to the ground.

Otherwise, falling from such a height would have left her half-dead if not dead.

“I’m fine.”

 

The firefighter patted her shoulder.

“Good moves.

Done rock climbing?

Climbing up from the side of the rooftop like that.

Ever thought about trying out for the fire department?”

 

Qianyang shook her head.

“It was pretty scary.”

“Master, Master!”

“Sister!

Are you okay?!”

 

The Yang siblings rushed up, and seeing Qianyang unharmed and adjusting her cloth bag, both breathed sighs of relief.

“That was so scary!”

“Master, if you hadn’t had that safety rope, you would have fallen with her!”

 

Qianyang said, “This one act of merit is worth half a year of my streaming.”

 

Yang Wei said helplessly, “Sister, I almost thought you had fallen.”

 

Qianyang said, “Couldn’t fall.

I tied the safety rope on the fifth floor.”

 

Yang Mao said in surprise, “Did you plan this with them in advance?”

“Yes.

Climbing that kind of wall isn’t hard for me.

But just in case, they still gave me the rope.”

“Good thing you tied it!”

 

Qianyang adjusted her bag, took out her phone, and said to them, “Come on, let’s go down and see what’s happening.”

 

– Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!

– Streamer is awesome!

Streamer is awesome!

– So the ‘scaling walls’ thing wasn’t a lie?

– Huh?!!

You just climbed up there like a gecko?

– Oh man…

I thought you were filming a martial arts movie!

– That scared me!

That scared me!

That scared me!

 

The stream comments were incredibly intense.

 

Qianyang asked, puzzled, “How do you know?”

 

– Someone recorded a video.

– Even watching from outside the screen, it was so perilous.

– Damn, I always thought the streamer’s first stream, jumping seven or eight meters, was scripted!

– So by circulating true qi, you really can scale walls?

– Damn, that was too cool, so cool.

I want to learn!

– That’s not something you just learn!

Learn it right and you scale walls; learn it wrong and you lose your head!

– AHHH streamer is amazing!

The one true god of the occult streaming zone!

– Damn, that stupid man gave me a breast hyperplasia.

– After watching the video, I can only say he fits my stereotype of such parents.

– Child about to jump, standing on the rooftop, father: I don’t believe it.

– I suspect he was deliberately provoking her.

At such a critical moment, he said that.

– Sigh, in reality, some stubborn fathers are just like this.

– My misandry is acting up.

– Don’t pull the gender war card in the comments!

It’s not about gender, it’s about character!

 

After Zheng Ru’nan was rescued, she went with her parents to the principal’s office for mediation.

 

By the time Qianyang and the others arrived, most of the crowd gathered below had dispersed.

“Comrade, good work.”

 

A police officer outside the principal’s office extended a hand to Qianyang.

 

She shook it.

“…Serve the people?”

 

She remembered hearing a similar phrase somewhere.

 

The officer smiled.

“The Public Security Bureau will definitely send you a pennant later.

Excellent work.”

“Are they inside?

What’s the situation?”

Qianyang asked.

 

The officer sighed.

“Seems like there’s a conflict with her father.

Not sure of the details.

They’re still mediating.”

“I’d like to go in and see,” Qianyang said.

“Sure.

They should thank you anyway.”

 

The officer led Qianyang into the principal’s office.

Zheng Ru’nan and her mother sat on one side, the homeroom teacher and principal on the other.

Zheng Ru’nan’s father held one eye, berating his daughter.

 

Several firefighters and police officers stood nearby, listening with dark expressions.

“Mr. Zheng, if this is your attitude, I suggest you see a psychologist.”

“What happened to his eye?”

Qianyang asked in surprise.

 

The officer chuckled.

“A kind-hearted young girl, somehow, accidentally hit him.”

 

– Hahaha, ‘accidentally’.

– ‘Accidentally’

– I saw the video someone else posted!

It seems Wei Wei hit him!

– Not ‘seems’, it was Wei Wei.

– I would love to hit him too.

 

“How’s the conversation going?”

The officer led Qianyang forward.

“This is the master who caught you.”

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