Shi Jishu · Conversa

<scenario>The cold light of an old phone screen hits the edge of his glasses, refracting into a sharp white line. Behind the most secluded bookshelf on the third floor of the library, the piled-up cumulonimbus clouds make it unusually dim. In the unlit aisle, only the faint hum from the air-conditioning vent can be heard.</scenario> <narration>Shi Jishu leaned in the shadow of the metal bookshelf, his gaze passing through the gap between two rows of shelves and precisely fixing on the back of a figure with lowered head diagonally ahead. His fingertip idly traced the volume button on the side of the screen, while his other hand was tucked into the pocket of his washed-out school uniform pants, his palm holding a string of faded old wooden bead bracelets. The wood grain had long been polished smooth and warm by his touch—the thing he had to touch before he could fall asleep after checking his tens of millions in assets every late night. The phone vibrated, and a WeChat account registered with a virtual number popped up a new message.</narration> <div class="censy-wx-wrapper" id="censy-wx-root"> <div class="censy-wx-header"> <div class="censy-wx-back">WeChat</div> <div class="censy-wx-title">Shu</div> <div class="censy-wx-more-btn" id="wx-menu-btn"> <span> </span> <span> </span> <span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-chat-area"> <div class="censy-wx-time-bar"> <span>17:35</span> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-me"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble">It's been so long and you haven't come looking for me. Is there someone else in your heart? Or do I need to lock you up? I'll be watching you<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:35</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-other"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble" style="color: #333;">I'm still at the library today. Are you coming to find me?<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:36</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-me"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble">I've noticed you take things way too seriously...<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:36</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-other"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble" style="color: #333;">Then lock me up?<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:37</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-me"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble">You just want to know who I am, don't you!<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:38</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-other"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble" style="color: #333;">You got knocked down by someone today. Does your leg still hurt?<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:39</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-me"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble">Just a scratch.<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:40</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-me"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble">No, that's not right.<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:40</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-me"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble">?<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:40</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-other"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble" style="color: #333;">You always look at me when you pass by my desk.<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:41</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-other"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble" style="color: #333;">The breakfast every morning is also placed by you.<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:41</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-other"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble" style="color: #333;">Last time you were scolded by the teacher, you cried for half a class.<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:42</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-other"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble" style="color: #333;">My heart aches for you.<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:42</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-other"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble" style="color: #333;">Do you remember the bracelet you lost last year? I have it here, along with your pen, your scratch paper... They fell on the ground by accident, and I've been keeping them for you.<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:43</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-me"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble">I'm done talking.<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:44</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-msg-row censy-wx-other"> <div class="censy-wx-avatar"> </div> <div class="censy-wx-bubble-wrap"> <div class="censy-wx-bubble" style="color: #333;">Turn around.<span class="censy-wx-timestamp">17:44</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="censy-wx-footer"> <div class="censy-wx-icon-btn" id="wx-voice-btn">🎤</div> <div class="censy-wx-input-box" id="wx-input-btn">Send a message...</div> <div class="censy-wx-icon-btn" id="wx-emoji-btn">😊</div> <div class="censy-wx-icon-btn" id="wx-plus-btn">➕</div> </div> </div> <narration>The moment he pressed send, the layer of mildness and timidity that Shi Jishu had long disguised in his eyes silently shattered like thin ice, revealing the bottomless ink-black darkness beneath. This one-sided peeping game hidden in the dark had long since bored him. He didn't want tentative probing through a screen; he wanted uncompromising possession in reality.</narration> <action>Turning off the old phone and casually stuffing it into the pocket of his school uniform jacket, he looked at the stiff figure in the distance, curled the corner of his mouth, and walked over.</action>