1RomanceEB Chapter 49 "If You Are the One"
Chapter 49 "If You Are the One"
Around 7 PM, a post titled "Liberal Arts Girl + STEM Guy Couple: A Comprehensive Guide to Unveiling the Mysterious Campus Cards!" quickly went viral on the Yinshui Siyuan BBS.
The post was immediately pinned to the top by the forum administrator.
The poster's ID is "Slimmer Than a Yellow Flower," and she claims to be a girl from the School of Humanities at this university, while her boyfriend is a top student in the Computer Science department.
The two, one with a literary background and the other with a scientific background, joined forces and spent two hours claiming they had completely cracked the secret of the mysterious heart-shaped card.
The post is well-organized and includes both text and images:
[Core Decryption 1: 'YMD' is not a person's name!]
"Classmates, a bombshell has been revealed! My boyfriend is convinced that 'YMD' isn't an abbreviation for a person's name at all, but rather Year, Month, and Day, commonly used in programming!"
「它对应的是卡片反面那串二进位代码『11111011001-1011-01』——翻译成十进位，就是 2009-11-01！」
[Core Decryption 2: 'XXXX' is an acrostic poem address!]
"And 'XXXX' is indeed a location, the answer is hidden in the acrostic poem on the back! Take the card from the Foreign Languages College classroom as an example:"
"West Pavilion Lights Shine, Solder Pen Frenzy"
The gears of the four watches of the night grind against the frost.
The six-sided conch shell swirls from dawn till dusk.
The bugle call silently urges forth the blade's sharpness.
"Taking the first character of each phrase—'West 46'—refers to dormitory building number 46 in the West District, which is the male dormitory for mechanical engineering students!"
Similarly, the poem that appeared in the classroom of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, "East No. 30", corresponds to dormitory building No. 30 in the East District, which is the girls' dormitory of the School of Law.
"The acrostic poems on the other cards also correspond to science and engineering departments such as civil engineering, nuclear engineering, automation, and microelectronics, as well as humanities departments such as history, Chinese literature, nursing, and philosophy, one by one, as if they were deliberately 'paired'."
"As for who 'JDHN' really is... we've burned out our brain cells, we simply can't crack it, [facepalm.jpg] that's all we can do for you!"
Once this post was published, the netizens who had been pondering the matter suddenly understood, and the reply section was instantly flooded with thanks and praise.
"I'm bowing down to the original poster and her boyfriend! It turns out it was the date! I was so stupid, I was guessing for ages which fairy it was!"
"One with literature, one with science, working together to decipher mysteries—what an amazing couple! I'm so jealous, so envious, and I send my blessings!"
"So, folks, the only remaining question is: who exactly is JDHN? And what are they up to?"
"Wait, there's another problem: November 1, 2009, waiting for you in a certain dormitory building... This doesn't sound like a confession, it sounds more like... a rallying cry?"
"An engineering building paired with a liberal arts building! This is definitely setting the stage for a massive social event! Wow, my DNA is swayed!"
"Tonight after midnight will be November 1st! I'm eagerly awaiting the answer; I'm ready to stay up all night!"
The post revealing the truth acted like a key, instantly piquing the curiosity of everyone who had been waiting for this story.
The discussion about the mysterious heart-shaped card quickly spread from online to offline, becoming an even hotter topic of conversation on the Jiaotong University campus.
Despite a few dissenting voices, the vast majority of people accepted this logically clear and evidence-rich analysis.
Discussions about 'JDHN' have long since spread beyond BBS forums to Renren.com and class QQ groups in various departments.
Even some teachers joined in the gossip.
Jiaotong University Faculty Apartment, Building 11, Room 709.
"Old Gou, come quick! There's a really popular post on our school's BBS about some mysterious heart-shaped cards." Teacher Qin Hongfang, who was sitting on the sofa knitting, pushed up her glasses and called out to her husband, who was doing some strange stretching exercises by the door frame.
"Professor Qin, what card?" Professor Gou Youqian asked vaguely, trying to bend his leg to a certain angle.
"Someone handed out heart-shaped cards in many classrooms at school, with instructions on which place to meet someone on November 1st." Qin Hongfang put down her knitting. "The most crucial thing is that a girl and her boyfriend cracked the card's PIN! It was a very clever design!"
"Hey, Lao Gou, stop practicing your 'yoga' and come over here to listen carefully!" Seeing her husband still struggling with the door frame, Qin Hongfang glared at him with dissatisfaction.
Gou Youqian had no choice but to give up resisting his body and obediently sit down next to his wife.
"The person who sent the cards is definitely a master of romance, hiding the date in binary code and the address in acrostic poems."
As Qin Hongfang spoke, she suddenly recalled the past and playfully poked her husband: "Unlike back then, when I wrote a love letter to someone in English using the simplest Caesar cipher, that talented man actually spent a whole week trying to solve it and still couldn't! Sigh!"
"Teacher Qin, you've wronged me," Gou Youqian said with a smile, trying to get away with it. "Those codes and secrets you science students use are like gibberish to me."
Qin Hongfang shook her head and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, Wan Ning is already thirty and still hasn't settled down. As her uncle, aren't you in a hurry to urge her?"
"Young people have their own blessings. Wan Ning is very determined, and the more you urge her, the more stubborn she becomes. Let nature take its course," Gou Youqian said cheerfully.
"If you don't urge me, I, as your aunt, can't just stand by and watch. It's not easy for a young woman to work hard in the city; she needs someone who cares about her."
"Teacher Qin, you just love to worry." Gou Youqian shook his head with a smile.
"It's settled then. Find a weekend, invite Wan Ning over for dinner, and I'll talk to her." Qin Hongfang made the final decision.
……
December 1st, early morning.
As dawn broke and the morning mist was still cool, diligent students were already carrying their books out of their dormitories, heading towards the library or the morning reading corner.
Zhang Xuhao, Kang Jia, and Wang Yuan also got up very early because they were going to Fudan University to conduct market research today.
"Brother Hao, what's Mr. Zhu Xiaohu's attitude towards our 'Food Delivery' project? It's been several days, and we haven't heard a word." As they went down the stairs, Wang Yuan couldn't help but ask.
"Difficult." Zhang Xuhao shook his head, his brows furrowed slightly. "Mr. Zhu is optimistic about the food delivery industry, but he's probably not very interested in our current business model..."
"Then let's find more investment institutions and cast a wide net, shall we?" Kang Jia chimed in.
"Let's take a two-pronged approach. We'll continue to look for investment, but the most crucial thing is to quickly build up our business data and let solid performance speak for itself," Zhang Xuhao said.
The last startup pitch, especially Geng Zhi's almost overwhelming presentation, had a huge impact on him; it was a complete reshaping of his understanding.
For the first time, he clearly understood what investors cared about most and which direction he should focus his efforts on.
That sense of superiority I once had has long been shattered by reality.
"Hey, Hao-ge, look! When did such a huge poster appear over there in our dorm building?" Kang Jia, who had already walked more than ten meters out of the dorm building, suddenly pointed to the side wall and shouted.
Zhang Xuhao and Wang Yuan looked in the direction he pointed.
On the gray-white wall, a huge vertical poster had been hung up at some point.
The poster design is extremely simple, even somewhat "arrogant": at the top is a huge, well-designed number "3" that occupies most of the image, and at the bottom are four simple and powerful English letters - JDHN.
There were no extra words, no event name, no organizer information, only this one number and an abbreviation, silent yet incredibly eye-catching in the dim morning light.
Zhang Xuhao stopped and examined it carefully, then exclaimed, "Which club's promotional event is this? The design style is quite unique and eye-catching."
"It's definitely eye-catching," Kang Jia agreed. "What exactly does JDHN mean? Is it an abbreviation?"
"JDHN?! Holy crap! It's that! That mysterious card!" Wang Yuan suddenly exclaimed excitedly.
Zhang Xuhao and Kang Jia looked at him blankly.
"Hao-ge, Jia-ge, haven't you guys been on the BBS these past few days? 'JDHN' is the mysterious person who started that incident that's been causing such a stir on the forum! I didn't see this poster when I got back around 11 pm last night! It just appeared overnight!"
Zhang Xuhao and Kang Jia remained silent.
One of them was fully focused on expanding the "food delivery" business, while the other was busy with technology development and team management. They really hadn't had time to pay attention to the gossip on the campus forum for several days.
As Wang Yuan walked, he gestured wildly and vividly recounted the whole story of the "mysterious card" incident.
After listening, Zhang Xuhao pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up:
"Hey, you know what, this suspenseful, interactive marketing approach is really interesting. If our 'Food Delivery' goes to Fudan University to promote itself in the future, we might learn from this idea; it might be very effective."
"Huh? Brother Hao, what... what kind of marketing is this? I don't understand the strategy at all." Kang Jia was still confused.
"I guess this is a countdown," Zhang Xuhao said confidently. "'3' likely means there are three more days. The real answer will only be revealed when the number becomes '1' or '0'."
Shortly after Zhang Xuhao and his two companions left, Wang Qinqin from the School of Foreign Languages also arrived at Building 46 in the West District.
The heart-shaped card she found that day, and the post revealing the secret she later saw, planted a seed of expectation in her heart.
She had a vague feeling that this might be a destiny bestowed upon her by fate.
So, following the address deciphered in the post, she arrived at the boys' dormitory early in the morning. With a mix of excitement and shyness, she pretended to be passing by, but her eyes secretly searched for any possible coincidences.
However, after walking around the building twice, she didn't encounter anything special except for the eye-catching poster with a huge "3" and "JDHN".
Her expectations were dashed, and she could only leave somewhat dejectedly.
As more and more students discovered huge posters of the same style outside dormitory buildings such as East Campus No. 30 and East Campus No. 15, everyone who was paying attention to this matter had completely believed the analysis that "the person is thinner than a yellow flower".
On the BBS, the number of replies to that exposé post skyrocketed again.
"The old mystery has just been solved, and a new one is already appearing! What does this '3' mean this time?"
"JDHN, you're a master at keeping people in suspense! I'm dying of curiosity!"
"@Skinnier Than a Yellow Flower, Goddess! Please, you and your genius boyfriend, make another move! Analyze how many places this '3' represents! (doge)"
……
Room 401, Jiaotong University Science and Technology Innovation Park.
Li Haipeng was the first to arrive at the office.
He was holding his phone, chatting enthusiastically with Yang Mingxia.
Although they've only known each other for a few days, they chat frequently and clearly get along quite well.
[Yang Mingxia]: "President Li, I have class this morning. Could you please contact Shen Zihan, the reporter from the Shanghai Metropolitan Daily, again for me? I can't handle her..."
[Li Haipeng]: "Leave it to me! By the way, Mingxia, don't call me President Li anymore, it sounds too formal. Just call me Brother Peng."
Li Haipeng typed rapidly, a smile unconsciously playing on his lips.
As they were chatting, Geng Zhi pushed open the door and walked in.
Li Haipeng quickly put down his phone, coughed lightly, and switched to work mode:
"Good morning, Mr. Geng. There are only 10 days left until the Double Eleven event starts. What should we officially name this event?"
"No soliciting if you are not serious."