Early morning, sunlight streaming through the window, bright and abundant. An Qi rolled over, burying her face in the pillow to avoid the sunlight… It was hot, and she absolutely didn’t want to get up! “An Qi, are you going to sleep until noon again?” Dai Xue looked at her watch, 9:30, with ten minutes left before the third and fourth classes, and An Qi showed no intention of getting up. “Summer is perfect for sleeping…” An Qi’s voice was muffled, coming through the pillow. “…” But in winter, you say “quilts are perfect for sleeping”… Dai Xue pushed up her glasses, took a final look at An Qi, grabbed her phone, and left. Five minutes later… An Qi’s phone happily vibrated… To avoid being disturbed by calls in the morning, An Qi usually set her phone to vibrate. If her phone vibrated, she would usually pick it up and glance at it, hanging up on everyone except Yan Qing! But, unfortunately… it was Yan Qing’s call. “Good morning… Yan Qing…” An Qi had to roll over to her side, answering the phone with her eyes still closed. “Sleeping comfortably?” Yan Qing’s voice was gentle, almost as if trying to coax An Qi back to sleep. “…Yes…” An Qi answered sweetly. “Then sleep well today! Starting tomorrow, Yu Man will come to wake you up for morning exercise.” Yan Qing’s voice was still gentle, but the content seemed a bit cruel… “At… what time?” An Qi was somewhat awake, feeling something bad was coming… “Not too early, um… seven o’clock?” Yan Qing’s light laugh came through, as if seven o’clock wasn’t early at all… But for An Qi, who habitually slept until 11:30 am, this was unbearable! “Can… can I not go…” She deliberately used a whining tone… An Qi was now fully awake. This was about her entire semester’s happiness! She couldn’t just surrender! “No.” Yan Qing’s tone was light but firm. “Why?” An Qi asked, pouting. “No particular reason… If you’re not good, I’ll have to come and wake you up myself!” Yan Qing’s tone was invariably gentle, considerate, and continued to persuade: “It’s okay, just not busy at the company! Just occasionally skipping work, being late! Anyway, I really want to see An Qi…” “…I’ll do morning exercise…” An Qi’s voice clearly sounded like she was surrendering. Letting Yan Qing not work hard at the company and run over just to exercise together? She would feel guilty for hindering his work… No, thinking carefully, Yan Qing said this precisely to make her feel guilty… They had long been tacitly understanding. “…Good girl.” This was said so indulgently, as if one could imagine his smile. “Then… I won’t disturb An Qi’s sleep today, bye.” “…Bye.” An Qi felt a strange frustration, like she had a belly full of fire with nowhere to vent. An Qi, with a clear mind, stared blankly at the ceiling… She felt that not seeing Yan Qing and not being able to sleep in was really not a good deal… But since she’d agreed, she might as well consider it weight loss. — An Qi, who wasn’t very fat, thought to herself. In the days that followed, she deeply experienced the “persistent, never giving up, must make a phone call to get her up, otherwise will go upstairs and pull off the blanket” Yu Man, and also saw Lu Shuang, whom she hadn’t seen for a long time but was forcibly dragged to run together. “Hey! Good morning, my dear An Qi.” Yu Man was always energetic, even early in the morning, wearing sportswear and jogging in place waiting downstairs for An Qi.
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