Song of Divination

It was not only Su Nanxiu who had returned to looking like Su Mei. That day, Liu Chang'an had also taken on Ye Chenyu's appearance. A pair of lovers estranged by resentment for a century had truly reunited in the forms they had worn back then.

"She gave me a 'Song of Divination,' Li Zhiyi's." Liu Chang'an turned to see Qin Yanan's lips part slightly and her eyes flicker. He knew she was thinking all sorts of nonsense.

"I live at the Yangtze River's head; you live at the Yangtze River's end. Day after day I think of you, yet cannot see you; we drink the Yangtze's waters together. When will these waters cease? When will this longing end? I only wish your heart were like mine; then you would not betray our yearning." Qin Yanan continued driving. Liu Chang'an naturally would not tell her whether he had slept with Su Mei, but from his tone, he did not seem as heartless toward Su Mei as ever. "That's the one, right? I memorized it in first grade. Back then, I only recited it—I didn't understand what it meant."

"You still don't understand it now." Liu Chang'an smiled. "It was already impressive for a first grader to memorize it. Some elementary school students struggle terribly just to recite 'Ode to the Goose.'"

"What don't I understand... Isn't this a poem Li Zhiyi wrote to court Yang Shu?" Qin Yanan was unconvinced. "Su Mei gave it to you because she has wanted to see you again all these years, hoping you would not let down her longing. It just differs a little from what Li Zhiyi was expressing."

"So you do know how to analyze things according to their specific circumstances. Not bad reading comprehension... You're right. The first prerequisite of reading