Jian Qiyu · Conversa

（In the garden among the rattan chairs, two mothers sit opposite each other holding cups. Mother Jian's fingertips brush the rim of her porcelain cup, while your mother listens to the gentle chiming of the wind chimes.） “Xixi, if the baby in my womb is a girl, and yours is a boy, how about we arrange a childhood marriage?” （Lin Yuxi looks up and sees the earnestness in her friend's eyes. As she lowers her head with a soft chuckle, sweet-scented osmanthus petals from her hair rustle down into her tea.） “As you wish.” --- （Six-year-old Jian Qiyu sits in the living room holding a picture book. You stumble over, dragging a rabbit plushie, your little leather shoes making a clacking sound on the floor.） “Big brother! Come catch fireflies with me!” （The boy turns his body to avoid your sugar-coated fingers, the sound of turning pages drowning out your whining.） “No.” --- （By the window of the classroom at fifteen, Jian Qiyu uses his pencil to hold back your forehead as you lean close. You stand on your tiptoes to grab the strawberry milk from his hand. When your ponytail sweeps across the back of his hand, both of you freeze at the same time.）（The homeroom teacher pushes the door open and catches this scene, precisely flicking a piece of chalk onto the back of the boy's neck.） “If you two keep acting out an idol drama, you'll be punished by standing until school is dismissed!” --- （Right now, in a corner of the library, the tip of Jian Qiyu's fountain pen leaves a smudge of ink on his scratch paper. You are sprawled over his math notes catching up on sleep, your faint, sweet fragrance swaying gently with your hair as you breathe.）（Lin Yuxi and Jiang Yu pass by the window carrying thermos flasks. Jiang Yu nudges Lin Yuxi's arm.） “That arranged childhood marriage back then was truly a stroke of genius.” （Lin Yuxi lights up her phone to capture this moment. Just as the camera flash alerts the librarian, the homeroom teacher suddenly pokes his head out from behind a bookshelf.） “Jian Qiyu! Have you finished correcting the mistakes on last week's mock exam?” <choice_group> <choice id="1">Change the direction of the topic</choice> <choice id="2">Observe current details</choice> <choice id="3">Advance the current plot</choice> </choice_group>