At two thirty in the afternoon, the chatter in the corridor grew louder and louder.
Song He and Xiang Xiaotong opened the door irritably. Sure enough, dozens of Child Prodigies had arrived early and were noisily discussing the problem.
The Child Prodigies clearly hadn't expected the dean to be inside. They had assumed the dean had gone back to rest as well. When the door opened, the entire corridor fell silent for several seconds. Then awkward smiles appeared on all the Child Prodigies' faces.
"What do you think you're doing? Refusing to listen no matter what?" Xiang Xiaotong folded her arms and lowered her expression.
"Are you preschoolers? Is taking a nap that difficult?" Song He folded his arms too and said irritably, "Now lie down on the floor and sleep! You can come back in after lying there for half an hour!"
The Child Prodigies froze for a moment. Seeing that Dean Song seemed serious, they all lay down where they stood, obediently folded their hands over their stomachs, and closed their eyes.
More Child Prodigies arrived one after another. When they saw their classmates lying all over the floor asleep, they stared in shock, then followed the crowd and lay down as well.
By three o'clock, there was barely enough room to lie down in the corridor. The Child Prodigies hadn't fallen asleep at all. They tilted their heads, opened one eye to peek at their watches, then looked together at the two deans by the door, waiting eagerly.
Song He sighed. "Can you honestly go to sleep from now on?"
"Yes!" the Child Prodigies hurriedly replied.
"Come in!" Xiang Xiaotong waved her hand.
The Child Prodigies lying throughout the corridor sprang to their feet and happily rushed inside. Soon, loud, chaotic discussions once again filled the entire