April 19, 2023, Wednesday, clear turning cloudy, 18–27°C.
"Ring-ring—ring-ring—"
The alarm rang nonstop.
Zhao Yaqian sleepily stretched out a hand and fumbled around beside her pillow for a while before finally grabbing her Mobile Phone.
The hazy dawn outside the window had only just begun to brighten, and the room was still somewhat dim.
The faint glow of the phone screen illuminated her delicate features.
She casually pressed the stop button. Zhao Yaqian's eyes remained half-closed, as if she were still immersed in her dream.
Soon, soft snores sounded.
The morning sun gradually rose, and the room grew brighter and brighter.
"Knock, knock, knock—" Someone knocked on the door.
After waiting for a while without any response, He Liting directly pushed open the door and saw Zhao Yaqian sleeping soundly.
She was half sprawled over the blanket, her long black hair scattered around her, with one snow-white, shapely long leg exposed.
He Liting raised her brows and asked in surprise, "Qianqian, why are you still in bed? I thought you'd already gotten ready. Aren't you going on a road trip with that programmer friend today?"
"Huh?" Zhao Yaqian rolled over, lifted her head, and asked hazily, "What?"
"The road trip! Did you forget?"
Zhao Yaqian blinked her big eyes and checked the time.
8:04
"Ahhh!"
Zhao Yaqian instantly woke up. She jumped straight out of bed barefoot, planted her feet on the floor, and clawed at her messy long hair with both hands.
"Only 26 minutes left! I don't have time to get ready at all! What do I do!? What do I do!?"
He Liting said irritably, "You're really something. You only agreed with him last night that he'd pick you up downstairs at 8:30 this morning, and you slept right through until now."
"I... I... I was just