The sudden compliment didn't surprise Jiang Ciyou. After all, the top trending topic across all major media outlets that morning was #RosefireHeart—a magnificent rain of red fireworks that had blazed across the night sky for the entire evening. Just then, Xia Ling walked in. She kept her head down, quickening her pace, trying to slip past to her desk. But someone called out to her. “Xia Ling, you