In Li City, September skies brighten around five in the morning.
Ingrained with the gene to wake up early, Wu Lingyu naturally woke up as soon it got light, gently moving Xia Xiaoxiao's hand and leg off herself before quietly getting out of bed.
After the air conditioning ran at twenty-four degrees all night, the room temperature was a bit low. As soon as Wu Lingyu left the warmth of her covers, the exposed skin on her body soon developed small bumps.
The three girls on the bed were sleeping in a "Sichuan" character formation; Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi had unknowingly kicked their blankets to their waists, shivering like curled up shrimps in the cold.
Wu Lingyu went over to cover them with blankets, then she changed out of her pajamas into her school uniform.
Slippers made loud noises on wooden floors, and the girl, worried about waking them up, carried the slippers in her hand and padded barefoot downstairs.
