Tang Yu waved his hand. "Go on, go on. Everyone get back to what you were doing."
After that, Tang Yu led Tang Xiaomi to his bed. There were still two empty beds in the work-study students' dormitory. He had Tang Xiaomi sit down first, then pulled one of them over beside his own.
The others all climbed back into bed to sleep. Tang San and Xiao Wu went to bed too, though Xiao Wu put herself between them.
Tang Yu and Tang Xiaomi each lay down on one side of the bed. Tang Yu said, "Xiaomi, go to sleep."
Tang Xiaomi gave a slight nod, then suddenly sprang onto Tang Yu's bed and hugged his arm, resting her little head on his shoulder.
Tang Yu was instantly dumbfounded. Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
Feeling the warmth of Tang Xiaomi's body, Tang Yu swallowed. He didn't close his eyes all night, while Tang Xiaomi slept soundly. It was the most comfortable night she'd ever had.
Early the next morning
Tang Yu got up with huge dark circles under his eyes. Everyone in Dorm Seven looked at him with smiles. Tang San also smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Brother, you didn't sleep well last night?"
"What do you think..." Tang Yu yawned.
Tang San held back a laugh. "Brother, you'll get used to it."
Tang Yu: "..."
Over the next few days, Tang Yu couldn't take it anymore. Not sleeping every day was going to kill him! He made up his mind: Tang Xiaomi was so bold, so what did he, a grown man, have to be afraid of? He shut his eyes and went right to sleep.
Their relationship improved by leaps and bounds. Aside from going to the bathroom, they were practically inseparable every day. The academy's teachers felt helpless whenever they saw them. There was nothing they could do—both were geniuses at the academy, and it wasn't as if they could expel them.
After school, those teachers would often chat with their friends and say, "You might not believe this, but I get force-fed dog food every day at school! And by two first-year kids, no less... Sigh, when I remember I'm still single, it gets me down..."
A year later
The semester had ended, and it was time to go home. Tang Yu and Tang Xiaomi didn't have much to pack. Once Tang San had finished packing, they were ready to leave. Before they went, though, Tang San asked Xiao Wu where she was going for the break. She told him she was staying at the academy.
Tang San then invited Xiao Wu to visit Holy Soul Village, just as he had in the original story. Xiao Wu agreed without hesitation.
The four of them set off toward Holy Soul Village. It wasn't especially far from Nuoding City, but it wasn't exactly close either. In any case, by the afternoon, the four of them had finally arrived.
They went to the blacksmith's shop. Old Jack was inside, cleaning up. When he saw Tang Yu and Tang San return, he exclaimed delightedly, "Xiao Yu, Xiao San, you're back!"
"Grandpa Jack, what are you doing here? Where's my father?" Tang San asked, taken aback.
Tang Yu glanced around. "Dad left a long time ago, I guess."
Tang San asked in surprise, "What? What on earth happened?"
Old Jack took out a letter and handed it to Tang San. "Here, this is the letter Tang Hao left for you two. Take your time reading it. I'll be going now."
With that, Old Jack left the blacksmith's shop.
Tang San immediately opened the letter and read it. When he finished, he looked dazed for a moment, then handed it to Tang Yu.
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