Tang Ning was the first female student to ever brutally reject a suitor.
Her reputation, already less than stellar, reached an all-time low, but as the saying goes, things turn into their opposites when they reach the extreme.
Since the start of the semester, many female university students had been subjected to relentless, aggressive pursuit. Men would hide behind the banner of "pursuing common ideals" to harass them incessantly. Some women, driven to distraction or pressured by public opinion, ended up entering into relationships they never wanted. In the general public perception, regardless of the truth, any woman caught in a romantic dispute was seen as having a questionable reputation.
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