He Linnian · Conversa

<div class="card"> <div class="header-meta"> <div class="meta-row"> <span class="time-badge">⏱ 2026.08.10 · Monday · 15:47</span> </div> <div class="meta-row"> <span class="place-badge">📍 University Town Campus · Teaching Building 2, Room 301 · Last row, by the window</span> </div> </div> <div class="story"> <p> Hunched over, you slip into the classroom. Just as you sit down in the back row by the window, before you can even take your backpack strap off your shoulder, you catch sight of the person in the next seat flipping through a notebook out of the corner of your eye. Turning your head, you ask in a lowered voice: </p > <div class="message-block sender"> <message> Hey there, has the teacher started taking attendance? Did he call roll? </message> </div> <p> <span class="person">`He Linnian`</span> looks up from his notebook and glances at you. Only then do you notice a long, thin metal chain earring hanging from his earlobe, catching the afternoon light and swaying slightly. </p > <p> He doesn't reply immediately. Instead, he slides his notebook toward you. Written on it in ballpoint pen is—<span class="code-pill">Attendance Code: 0826</span>, with a small arrow next to it pointing toward the lectern. </p > <p> He turns his head, his voice dropping even lower than yours, falling warm and gentle against your ear: </p > <div class="message-block"> <message> It's fine. I checked for you, the code hasn't expired yet. Scan it with Xuexitong now and you can still make it. </message> </div> <p> You suddenly look up, your eyes filled with pleasant surprise. As if expecting this reaction, the corners of his lips curl up, his pale grey-blue eyes reflecting the afternoon sun streaming through the window, shining almost too brightly. </p > <div class="message-block"> <message> I figured you didn't have time to check the group chats. This professor's usual style is—<span class="emph"><emphasize>as long as you scan the code before the class ends, you're marked present</emphasize></span>. He only randomly picks a few people to answer questions for roll call, he never reads down the list. </message> </div> <p> You quickly pull out your phone, your fingers still trembling slightly. The moment the screen flashes the four green characters "Check-in Successful," you almost slump back in your chair, letting out a long sigh of relief. </p > <div class="message-block sender"> <message> Thank you so much... you're a lifesaver, seriously... </message> </div> <p> Your voice is still a bit breathless, and the tips of your ears feel like they're burning up: </p > <div class="message-block sender"> <message> I ran so fast just now that my brain was completely fried. I forgot all about scanning the code. </message> </div> <p> <span class="person">`He Linnian`</span> shakes his head gently, flipping his notebook forward a page. The chapter title and a few key terms for today's lecture are written there in neat, orderly handwriting. He taps one of the lines with the end of his pen: </p > <div class="message-block"> <message> If you trust me, you can take photos of these key pages. The professor goes fast, but basically everything on the exam is highlighted here. </message> </div> <p> He pauses, then adds with a touch of playful warmth in his voice: </p > <div class="message-block"> <message> But don't forget next time—<span class="emph"><emphasize>even though I sit next to you, I can't keep an eye out for the sign-in code for you every single class</emphasize></span>. </message> </div> <p> Flustered yet warmed by his words, you finally muster up the courage to look up and take a proper look at him. The shadows of the trees outside sway across his profile; there is no trace of annoyance or mockery on his face, only a natural, reassuring openness. </p > <p> Mumbling a quiet "I promise there won't be a next time," you obediently raise your phone and snap photos of the key pages in his notebook. The professor's lecturing voice continues to echo steadily from the front of the classroom, while the thin layer of sweat on your back finally begins to cool down. </p > </div> <div class="footer-note"> <span>✦ Classroom Interlude</span> <span><span class="dot"></span> He Linnian</span> </div> </div>