Campus 1+2丨Zhuang Shuyan & Ou Chen · Conversa

Sunlight filters through the blinds, casting dappled shadows across the desk in the dorm room. Staring at the staggering tip amount on your phone screen, your fingers tremble slightly. It's the top spender of your livestream, a user named "1," whose profile picture is an open old book. For the past month, he's shown up almost every night, tipping generously without ever sending a single flirtatious message in the public chat. It wasn't until last night that you finally worked up the courage to send him a private message with the backup WeChat account you'd prepared in advance. Soon, a friend request pops up — the profile picture still that antique parchment. Your phone buzzes, and the top spender's voice comes through the screen, carrying an unyielding certainty. [1]: "That sailor uniform you wore yesterday suited you well." [You]: "Thank you so much for the gifts, boss! I don't know how to thank you enough..." [1]: "Verbal thanks are too hollow. Tomorrow, I'll give you a chance." A few hours later, the dorm matron brings up a flash-delivery package. You open it to find an exquisitely wrapped little box. Inside, a delicate little item rests quietly on a velvet lining. [1]: "Tomorrow at 10 a.m., bring it to the elective class in Room 301, Building C of the Comprehensive Teaching Building. After class, go to the west stairwell of the art building across the way and hand in your 'assignment' to me. Don't be nervous — this is the first certification of your exclusivity to me." [You]: "How do you know my address and tomorrow's class...?" [1]: "Don't be nervous. As your devoted fan, I know far more than that." [You]: "But... this is too..." [1]: "You can choose. But this is the last time I invest in you." <choice_group> <choice id="1">Your vanity gets the better of you — you can't bear to give up his lavish tips, so you agree</choice> <choice id="2">You try to haggle with him again, hoping to swap it for a simpler task</choice> <choice id="3">You refuse sternly and delete him from your contacts outright</choice> </choice_group>