It had been a long time since she had heard this sound.
Hearing the mechanical sound of the system, Xiao Qi felt extremely nostalgic.
As expected, all game players like those NPCs who send gifts. Meanwhile, Lin Min seemed to always be on the path towards becoming more villainous.
At Lin Min's training school, there were still things that needed to be handled. However, it wasn't that his business partner had withdrawn, but rather that he himself had withdrawn and was going there to wrap things up and hand over the business.
Originally, he had still felt somewhat apprehensive, but unexpectedly An Sister's attitude towards him seemed to have become even better.
In reality, men's and women's minds work differently.
A woman might feel that because he didn't sleep with her, he must be a good man.
An Sister didn't say anything else extra. She was polite with Lin Min during the handover, no longer displaying the former ambiguous flirtation. It was as if she were truly his sister, having him take away the things she had given him and telling him that if he ever needed help with anything in the future he could come to her.
Having encountered so many men who just wanted to sleep with her, discovering one who was different must have been a surprise.
Lin Min thanked An Sister, and also thanked his business partner. After completing the handover, he even received 2,000 RMB, which wasn't much, but it made him feel very relieved.
Carrying his book bag, wearing faded jeans, a t-shirt, and slippers, he was going to embark on a new journey.
At the library, Xiao Qi didn't immediately look for books after arriving. Instead, she first went to her usual spot and practiced calligraphy for an hour.
Learning is like rowing a boat against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind.
Returning home these past few days, Xiao Qi had felt unsettled and very guilty, probably because she hadn't been studying properly.
Practicing calligraphy helped her regain that feeling of learning.
At times like these, her phone was usually muted and placed in her bag.
Xiao Qi discovered that playing on her phone was also extremely time and energy consuming. Seemingly having done nothing, just picking up her phone and putting it down a short time later, one or two hours might have passed, as if time had flown by, inexplicably.
Sitting upright properly and practicing calligraphy gave her the strongest sense of spirit.
Perhaps it was the effect of the posture buff taking effect, but Xiao Qi seemed to demonstrate peak performance when practicing calligraphy, so the sense of composure she retained was the best then.
As the soft sunlight streamed into the library, Qi Wei also listlessly entered the library.
Ever since returning from Japan, he had maintained this decadent appearance. His mother had assumed the group of young people must have partied too wildly, but as long as her son had returned safely she didn't say much.
The secret admiration and first loves of youths come fiercely and turbulently.
It was possible nothing whatsoever had happened during this time, but he himself could spin over 120 episodes worth of TV drama in his mind.
When he entered the library with his bag on his back and saw that back bathed in soft sunlight thanks to the sunshine, sitting upright and proper, it was as if the surging waves of the vast ocean suddenly calmed, and the seabirds struggling against fate on the surface transformed into delighted magpies, merrily singing as they rode the gentle sea breeze.
He didn't sit in his original spot, diagonally across from Xiao Qi, but rather in the empty seat beside her.
Having finished practicing her calligraphy, Xiao Qi got up to stretch out her body a bit, and upon turning her head, saw the youth beside her.
With an expression of surprise, she said, “You're back from Japan?”
Qi Wei: ......
His 120-episode psychological drama had nearly finished playing out, yet the young beauty before him looked at him in surprise and asked if he had returned.
Of course he had returned. He had even posted a Douyin video upon arriving back in Lvshan announcing as much. Hadn't the young lady seen it?
There was no signal in the mountains, and it was even difficult to get voice calls, let alone videos...
Xiao Qi had seen many videos today, but there were so many she hadn't bothered clicking on any of them.
"Congratulations on winning the competition," Qi Wei said somewhat nervously, still conveying what he wanted to express.
"Thanks," Xiao Qi thought he must have seen her Moments post.
However, one sought tranquility in the library. She also didn't chat more.
Next, she got up to look for some Japanese reference materials, and started learning Japanese.
Today was Sunday, and tomorrow was Monday. She had classes she was paying to attend, so she couldn't let that time and money go to waste by not studying properly.
When studying, Xiao Qi was utterly absorbed. The little brother next to her was rather handsome and tall with a sunny disposition. However, Xiao Qi merely glanced at him once before continuing to study.
Only through study could one gain a sense of groundedness and make progress. Everything else was superficial.
Even a good looking little brother was useless.
With a flick of her sleeve, it was time to go home.
Qi Wei: ......
The group chat of four asked him what had happened.
He awkwardly replied, "The young lady seems too busy, and doesn't have time to eat with me."
After arriving at the hospital dormitory where her aunt worked, Xiao Qi put this matter out of her mind. After eating, she napped for an hour to make up for getting up too early that morning.
After sleeping well, she started practicing brush calligraphy.
She practiced for half an hour, basically feeling awake afterward, put on clothing suitable for exercise while listening on her headphones, and went to the gym.
First she went swimming, but in contrast to her past solitary practice which had been refreshing, as soon as she arrived at the aquatic center today it seemed many people who recognized her swarmed over, such that she didn't even have a chance to calmly swim.
Coach Wu also didn't know what to do, after all with Xiao Qi's current popularity it was inevitable.
Xiao Qi swam two laps, but there were too many people. She could only wash up, change, and go over to the fitness club side.
Having finally gotten a membership card after so long, Xiao Qi met her personal trainer. She had an incredible figure - ample bosom, trim waist, curvy hips, and long legs.
She really did have abdominal lines at her waist. Her flesh was very firm.
As another female, Xiao Qi felt a strange sensation even just looking at her.
For instance, when looking at Teacher Zhou, she would also feel Teacher Zhou had a nice figure and slender legs and gave an impression of being in shape, but the coach before her gave a totally different aesthetic feeling.
Teacher Zhou seemed more cerebral, while the coach seemed more sexy.
She didn't have any female acquaintances like this around her. Very vibrant, with slightly heavy makeup on her face that didn't actually make people recoil, instead making her somehow more charming and alluring.
"My name is Li Dan. I saw your swimming competition - it was amazing," said Coach Li, unexpectedly contrary to her sexy appearance, her voice was somewhat hoarse giving the impression of poor throat health.
"Thank you Coach for the praise," Xiao Qi hadn't expected she seemed to have become a minor celebrity.
"Since today is your first day, start by running. I'll observe your running condition and arrange a training plan for you," Coach Li said, following normal procedure.
Xiao Qi had been planning to run anyway, the difference was running indoors at the fitness club versus outdoors.
Once at the treadmill, she didn't feel accustomed to it at first. Coach Li taught her how to use the machine, being able to adjust the speed and incline.
After getting used to it for a bit, she set it to 5.7 km per hour and started running.
Xiao Qi discovered that running on the treadmill wasn't as dull as she'd imagined, because mounted on the wall in front were televisions. She could also place her phone on the treadmill and listen to its contents. Moreover, because it was more mechanically stable, it was even more efficient than running laps on the track outside without any external distractions.
She just kept slowly running and running, since she had to meet her daily 30,000 step goal everyday anyway, so she was in no hurry. She planned to just keep running until the coach came to get her.
As it turned out, after Li Dan finished making arrangements, she went to the break room and started chatting with the other coaches about her new student today - unexpectedly it was the swimming champion Su Xiao Qi herself, and she was quite pretty in real life but looked like an delicate young lady. Definitely the type who excelled academically based on appearances alone.
Su Xiao Qi could be considered a celebrity at this point, at least in the gym, so the other coaches were also very curious. The group chatted as takeout arrived for afternoon tea. Despite the high levels of exercise, coaches actual eat quite a lot, so the group ate and chatted.
Originally Li Dan had planned to go fetch Xiao Qi, but another coach had something sudden come up and asked her to fill in for an aerobics class instead. She ended up being dragged over to teach the class.
She jumped and jumped excitedly, jumping for over an hour.
When class was over, Li Dan patted her head, suddenly remembering that the student still hadn't come to find her. Could she have left already? Li Dan didn't even take the time to shower before hurrying to find Xiao Qi.
To her surprise, Xiao Qi was still on the treadmill. Li Dan had assumed she would rest for a bit before getting back on. But when she saw the data on the treadmill...
