There was an eight-hour time difference between China and the UK.
When it was seven in the morning for Gu Mingxuan, it was eleven at night for Li Xia.
Gu Mingxuan woke up at six every day, all for Li Xia's goodnight message.
To him, Li Xia's goodnight was his morning alarm.
While he worked during the day, Li Xia was asleep, which meant he could devote himself entirely to work without having to think about what she was doing.
By evening, Li Xia would be more or less awake.
Whenever Gu Mingxuan was having dinner, he would receive Li Xia's goodnight message. Thinking about it, it was quite a strange thing.
Because of the time difference, communication between Li Xia and Su Baizhou had become very odd as well.
For example...
Li Xia might send Su Baizhou a message at six in the morning, and Su Baizhou might not reply until six in the evening.
In the chat window between the two best friends, practically every message had a timestamp in front of it. They rarely managed to keep a conversation flowing.
Most of the time, though, Li Xia would send a whole barrage of messages, and Su Baizhou would simply leave them on read.
At her core, Su Baizhou was still somewhat aloof, but Li Xia, who had known her for so long, did not mind that at all.
Being aloof did not say anything about a person's character. In Li Xia's memory, whenever she needed Su Baizhou, the latter had always been able to come to her side right away. That was enough.
Gu Mingxuan woke at six, finished breakfast within an hour, received Li Xia's goodnight at seven, and then went to the Jiang University track for a morning run.
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