September 14th, Sunday night.
Working adults would have to return to work after tonight, while the students of Yuzhou No.4 Middle School were already in evening self-study.
The difference was that most working people lived lives whose endings could be seen at a glance, while students in the prime of youth possessed infinite possibilities ahead.
Xue Yuantong was sprawled across her desk, fast asleep. Unlike before, there was a soft blanket beneath her arms, separating her from the hard wooden desktop so it would not dig into her uncomfortably.
A thin little blanket also covered her small head, shutting out the outside world.
Some people feared not only noise when they slept, but light as well. As long as there was any light, they could not fall asleep.
Though Xue Yuantong was not afraid of light, covering herself with a blanket made her feel safe. Of course, her greatest sense of security still came from having Jiang Ning beside her.
Jiang Ning leaned against the window, glancing sideways at the nightscape beyond the glass. The sky was thick with stars, competing with the dazzling lights of the bustling city.
The glass also reflected his dimly lit profile.
"Bai Yuxia, are you going out?" Chai Wei asked.
Bai Yuxia rose from her seat, her expression unchanged. "I'm going to take a look at the Calligraphy Room."
No.4 Middle School had a Calligraphy Room, where brushes, ink, and paper were all provided free of charge. Supposedly, the school had opened it specifically to improve the students' cultural refinement and expose them to the arts. Class 8's physics teacher was one of the Calligraphy Class instructors.
It was currently the long break during evening self-study, so there was plenty of time. Bai Yuxia's hands were itching, and she planned to write a few