Never Give Up on Yourself!

"Right?"

Lin Qi pursed his lips and shook his head. "Maybe it's wrong, but maybe it's right too!"

The audience in the venue and most viewers in front of their televisions gasped in surprise. They didn't realize that Oula had actually countered Lin Qi's question after dodging Lin Qi, but they were drawn to the question itself, which was Oula's biggest achievement since becoming a host.

She can easily dodge questions she can't answer with a pointed one, and as a host, she has a natural advantage. Guests who avoid questions will be targeted by her and the audience, but when she avoids questions, the audience doesn't seem to care much.

Because she is the host, she appears on every episode. People don't care what she's avoiding or what she's trying to do; they only care about the fun those fresh faces can provide for them in their short, limited ninety minutes.

So the people who had just been intrigued turned their attention to Lin Qi and began to voice their opinions, hoping for a positive answer: Was he going to lose? Oula didn't think Lin Qi would give up so quickly. She was still watching Lin Qi, wanting to see what other tricks this young and handsome man could pull.

Lin Qi's smile was a very relaxed one, not nervous or uneasy at all. This program was not enough to keep him fully focused.

He leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, placed his left hand on his knee, and his right hand on his left, raising and lowering several fingers in quick, rhythmic motion.

Some unconscious little gestures can distract people and help them lower their guard.

This is what the doctor in the small room, who used his identity as a psychologist to do some bad things and was then sent there, told Lin Qi.

Small pendulum clocks, hourglasses, and multicolored visual distractions can all divert people's attention, especially by making them lower their psychological defenses during fragmented thinking.

Oula and even the cameraman's attention were instantly drawn to Lin Qi's twitching fingers. The cameraman even instinctively gave a close-up shot, but their attention quickly returned to Lin Qi.

I would occasionally glance at those twitching fingers, perhaps wondering what they were doing, which unconsciously drew people's attention.

Lin Qi sat comfortably and relaxed. He looked at Oula without flinching. "Oula, may I call you that?" After receiving Oula's permission, Lin Qi continued, "You must come from a very special family, either wealthy or noble. I can tell from your demeanor and your taste in accessories."

"You used to have a private tutor and attend the best Private School, right?"

Their background and upbringing have always been topics that the Upper Class of the Federal are most willing to discuss with others. This is considered private, but it is a kind of private information that can be made public, and many people are even proud of it.

Oula nodded and began to talk about her upbringing.

From childhood to adulthood, she attended prestigious Private School and had more than one tutor. Although the audience had heard about this many times before, they still expressed their envy and amazement.

Lin Qi nodded, "But this is just your life, not all of ours."

"Actually, I am just like most people here, and even most people in the Federal. In your eyes, I don't have a good background."

"I don't shy away from talking about these things. My father was a worker, and my mother was a housewife who would occasionally take on some handicrafts. We lived in poverty and struggled to make ends meet."

"I couldn't afford those Private School, and I'm grateful for the Federal Government's education reforms that allowed me to at least finish Elementary School and secondary school before I could leave school."

"As everyone knows..." He raised his hand and drew a line in front of him with his index finger. Oula's gaze was drawn to his finger again, but quickly returned to Lin Qi. "Public schools have had many problems. What I encountered was what 90 percent of the people in the Federal have encountered."

"A chaotic campus environment, bullying, puppy love, promiscuity, abortion, gangs... almost every negative word we can find is concentrated on our campus."

"But I don't shy away from talking about these things, because I'm not ashamed of them. Some of you may enjoy better education and more privileged environments, but..."

He shrugged, looked at the audience, the camera lens, and finally focused his gaze on Oula's face. "I'm sitting here today too, as a guest on this show."

"I have experienced many hardships that children from families with unusual backgrounds like yours have never endured. I call them hardships. We are sitting together today, on equal footing, with me even slightly above you. Whose failure do you think this is?" Lin Qi's retort was equally swift and precise.

He rallied most people to his side, and then struck at their vitals.

At this moment, both the audience at the scene and those watching on television felt a sense of triumph and satisfaction. Yes, we are indeed not as well off as you people, but now there is someone from among us sitting right across from you, isn't there? Even some people who don't follow Lin Qi can hardly help but feel a bit of goodwill towards him at this moment. He is young, handsome, rich, and more importantly, he comes from among "us".

Lin Qi's question left Oula speechless. She suddenly realized that she, who was known for her sharp tongue and biting remarks, was not very effective against Lin Qi's even more incisive counterattacks.

Why couldn't he, like others, immediately make excuses or try to obscure the past after she asked such a pointed question? Why did he have to retaliate so fiercely? Giving Oula no chance to resist, Lin Qi looked at the audience and the camera lens and continued, "Like you and many other viewers in front of the television, we have an indecent birth, an unhealthy upbringing, and a chaotic life, as Oula and many others like her might see it. But I want to say to you, to all the viewers in front of the television, and to those of us from the bottom of society like myself, hey, don't give up on yourselves!"

"We cannot choose our birth, our parents, and God's greatest gift and blessing to us is that we were born into this world. We should not complain that our parents cannot provide us with a living environment comparable to that of the rich."

"Nobody wants this. They've done their best. This isn't a reason for us to give up on ourselves. We can try, we can love ourselves, and we can prove it to everyone through our efforts!"

"The Federal is full of miracles. As long as you dare to have a dream and are willing to bear the burden for it, I don't know if you will eventually achieve your dream, but you will definitely not regret it."

"Now, let's get back to the topic..." He looked at Oula, "You use the power, wealth, and lifestyle standards inherited from your father to judge the lives of ordinary people like us. Are you too arrogant, or do you think you are better than all of us?"

Some shouts and curses immediately erupted from the audience. The audience of the Federal was not so docile, especially for talk shows like this, where the audience was extremely unruly.

The Federal constitution grants everyone the right to freely express their will in any situation, which is actually a very ridiculous constitutional provision, but sometimes it is quite endearing.

The foul language coming from the audience made Oula furious; this show shouldn't be like this!

She had barely opened her mouth when Lin Qi interrupted her before she could finish speaking, "You should apologize, Oula, not to me, but to all the viewers, and to the viewers watching on television."

"No matter what your reasons or justifications are, you should not use these things as a means of attack. You are not only hurting me, but also all the viewers."

At this moment, Oula really wanted to ask Lin Qi, "If I attack you, I'm attacking the masses. So why don't you consider my feelings when you attack me?"

As the increasingly excited audience chanted in unison demanding an apology, Oula ultimately chose to apologize after a series of attempts, including storming off, crying, and offering further apologies.

It was like a victory, making all the viewers, whether they were there in person or watching on TV, extremely happy!

The harsh queen lowered her arrogant head, and many people at this moment completely immersed themselves in Lin Qi's character, feeling triumphant.

This led Oula to decide to heed her father's advice and make the issue more peaceful and less sharp. She realized that she was no match for Lin Qi at all, and continuing to confront him would only make her look worse.

This is also a common characteristic of children who have received excellent education from a young age and have better family backgrounds; they are better at cutting their losses than ordinary people.

In fact, many times when people realize they are working in the wrong direction, even though they know it's wrong, they still continue, hoping for a miracle.

This isn't about refusing to admit mistakes, but rather that they can no longer afford the cost of acknowledging their errors; they can't afford to lose.

If they lose this time, the price they might pay is their entire lives, so they have to gamble on an impossible hope.

On the contrary, those with better family conditions can fully afford the losses, so they can stop the losses in time and afford to lose.

The inability to accept defeat versus the ability to accept defeat—this may be one of the factors contributing to the greatest social injustice.

The interview became much more relaxed afterward, and the audience gradually began to listen attentively as Lin Qi talked about some little-known stories from his upbringing, love life, and entrepreneurial journey.

It has to be said that "Oula Ninety Minutes" is indeed a very popular program. Through this program, more people have come to know Lin Qi in more detail, rather than just knowing a name and not being able to match it with the person himself.

Just as the show was about to end, Lin Qi suddenly asked a question, "Where's your hair clip?"

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