The Original Gift Letter

In her third year of college, Jiang Yuqiao dropped out of medical school and returned to Yuanli No. 1 High School, becoming a twenty-year-old senior high school student. Everyone said she had lost her mind—medical school was notoriously difficult to get into. Some speculated that she might have violated school rules and been expelled. Opinions varied, ranging from well-intentioned concern to outright malice. One day, the security guard called her over and handed her a worn-out envelope. As she opened it, a postcard fell onto the table, its back adorned with a faded bellflower. These items came from a moment in 2009, and after so many years, they transported Jiang Yuqiao back to when she ...