Class Four, second year.
Zhuang Lujun finally finished her homework and stretched in her seat. Then she noticed that her dear deskmate was still hard at work.
"Xiao Shu, didn't you finish your homework last period? What are you still writing?"
"A reply to a letter from the English Club," Xia Jinshu replied softly.
"Huh? You write replies?"
"Mm..." Xia Jinshu clearly didn't want to discuss the topic further. After nodding lightly, she bent her head and continued writing.
If it had been a reply from a boy she didn't know, Xia Jinshu probably wouldn't have written back after reading it.
But this boy named Song Yunshen was different from the others.
It wasn't that she had any special feelings for him. It was just that certain strange things that had happened recently happened to involve him.
So, after thinking it over, Xia Jinshu decided it would be better to write a reply.
But... how was she supposed to get it to him?
Xia Jinshu's gaze fell on the signature at the end of Song Yunshen's letter.
-Class Five, first year, Song Yunshen.
Class Five...
Xiao Nuo was in that class too.
Although Xiao Nuo kept denying it, the various clues had already allowed Xia Jinshu to make some preliminary guesses.
Her younger sister, whose emotions almost never showed on her face, seemed to have unusual feelings for that boy.
If Xia Yunuo saw her suddenly bringing Song Yunshen a letter, it would certainly cause unnecessary misunderstandings and trouble.
It would be bad if her younger sister secretly got jealous. Given her personality, even if she did get jealous, she definitely wouldn't tell her older sister.
With that in mind, Xia Jinshu soon came up with a solution.
After the second evening study period ended, Xia Jinshu got up again and left the classroom. She went straight to the English Club and put their two previous letters back on the designated bookcase, along with the reply she had just written.
After doing that, Xia Jinshu took two steps back and suddenly thought of another problem.
Song Yunshen had clearly written his class and name in his reply. He obviously hoped she would hand her reply directly to him.
If she left her reply here, would Song Yunshen fail to realize it was there?
What if he never came to pick it up?
Xia Jinshu looked a little troubled as she pondered the question, but then she thought better of it. Her reply didn't contain anything particularly important, so if he didn't receive it, then so be it.
She would just take it as a sign that they weren't fated.
Having thought it through, Xia Jinshu nodded lightly, then turned and left.
That evening, after the third evening study period.
As usual, Song Yunshen and Xu Zhuoyue dashed out of the classroom like madmen the moment the bell rang.
This time, however, Song Yunshen suddenly changed course halfway and stopped by the English Club first.
"What are you running over here for?" Xu Zhuoyue made a sharp turn and hurried after Song Yunshen. When he saw him slip into the English Club's activity room, he was utterly baffled.
"Nothing." Song Yunshen walked over to the bookcase, wanting to check whether his reply had been picked up.
When he saw that the reply was still on the bookcase, he felt a little disappointed.
But then he noticed something was off.
Hadn't he left it in a different spot that afternoon?
Teacher Jiang hadn't finished writing replies for the others yet, so there was only one reply on the bookcase.
After noticing something was off, Song Yunshen hurriedly reached out and took the reply down.
Sure enough!
There was an extra letter!
Had she already picked up his reply, then written another letter and put it back?
But why hadn't she delivered it directly to his class?
He had clearly written down his class and name.
Could she have been shy?
Song Yunshen rubbed his chin as he pondered, hoping to gradually sketch out his future girlfriend's personality from these little details.
Come to think of it, were Cancer and Libra a good match?
Song Yunshen put the envelope in his schoolbag and took out his phone as he walked out, intending to consult Great Emperor Doubao.
[Overall compatibility index: 50/100] [A couple requiring extensive adjustment] [Strong mutual attraction, but their core needs are naturally misaligned. The flirting stage is sweet, but long-term interaction is highly prone to emotional strain. They can only stay together if they are willing to make concessions for each other] [Would you like a more detailed analysis of the strengths, conflicts, and things to watch out for between a Cancer woman and a Libra man?]
"Heh, feudal superstition." Song Yunshen glanced at the so-called overall compatibility index and promptly turned off his phone.
Doubao wasn't up to the task.
Next time, he would have a few other ministers offer their counsel.
"What did you just pick up?" Xu Zhuoyue asked curiously.
"A love letter from Xia Jinshu."
"Who's Xia Jinshu?"
"The second-year campus belle."
"Ho ho, keep bragging." Xu Zhuoyue scoffed. "You really think that face of yours can put food on the table?"
"Funny you should say that, it really can." Song Yunshen touched his face. Thinking of what Xia Yunuo had said about him, he couldn't help feeling a little more confident.
"Damn, you've got no shame." Xu Zhuoyue spat. "I don't know if that face of yours is handsome, but it's thick enough to be a city wall."
The two hurried to the bicycle shed. After getting on their beloved bicycles, they parted at the school gate and headed home.
When Song Yunshen got home, he immediately ducked into his bedroom and took out Xia Jinshu's letter.
As usual, he took out his phone and snapped a photo.
But since he hadn't been very satisfied with the answer Doubao had given him earlier, Song Yunshen switched to DeepSeek this time, hoping Little Whale would perform well and not squander the chance he was giving it.
He uploaded the photo, and the translation soon appeared.
[Hello, Song Yunshen] [Thank you very much for your reply. It made me feel much better] [The tutoring job you recommended really is a very good idea] [If it's tutoring, I imagine Mom would agree to let me work part-time] [But what troubles me is that finding a part-time tutoring job isn't easy] [After all, I'm not an adult yet, so I can't go to a proper tutoring agency to find students] [I don't know many people privately either, so it's hard to find someone suitable to tutor] [But I'll try looking, and I'll talk to Mom about it again] [So I'm still very grateful to you for helping me see things more clearly] [Please forgive me for still not writing my class and name. If you're willing to write back, please leave your letter on the bookcase in the English Club once you've finished it] [I'll go check for it] [Thank you again]
After reading the reply, Song Yunshen thought it over again and again, then picked up a pen and paper and wrote another letter.
Once he had finished, Song Yunshen put the reply in an envelope and tucked it safely into his schoolbag. Then he took out the Future Diary again.
Sure enough, new content had appeared in it.
[May 19, 2032, sunny] [In theory, tomorrow should count as my first date with Song Yunshen] [After all, we mostly spent time together as ordinary friends before] [But is it really okay for me to do this?] [I'm such an unworthy older sister...]