Some weeks later...
Morning arrived the way it always did in Jianghe, but there was nothing quiet about the dormitory hallways.
Wang Hao had been awake since before sunrise.
Lin Yi knew this because Wang Hao had knocked on his new dorm door at an hour that no reasonable person would consider morning, holding two cups of tea with the expression of someone who had important news and absolutely could not wait.
"Brother Lin."
Lin Yi opened the door and looked at him.
"It's early."
"I know." Wang Hao stepped inside without being invited, set one cup on the desk, and dropped into the chair. "But the exam is tomorrow. Tomorrow, Brother Lin. And you're just going to sleep through the night before?"
"I was sleeping through the night before, yes."
