At last, the day of the competition arrived.
That morning, Yan Xiao got up as usual. After washing up, he went to the hotel restaurant with Zhao Zimo.
Lin Fangxin was already waiting in the restaurant.
When she saw Yan Xiao arrive, she waved.
Yan Xiao waved back, then went to get some breakfast.
Then he sat down beside Lin Fangxin.
"How are you feeling? Nervous?" Yan Xiao asked as he ate.
"A little," Zhao Zimo answered.
Yan Xiao rolled his eyes at him, then turned back to Lin Fangxin.
Lin Fangxin shook her head. "I was nervous yesterday, but when I woke up this morning, I didn't feel nervous at all."
Yan Xiao gave her a thumbs-up.
That was what set top students apart.
The more critical the moment, the calmer they were.
Of course, it was also possible that what lay ahead simply wasn't worth getting that nervous about.
After the three of them finished breakfast, they went to the hotel lobby.
The team leader was already waiting there.
She beckoned when she saw Yan Xiao and the others.
It was still early, so not many people had arrived.
They waited another ten minutes or so before everyone gradually showed up.
The team leader took attendance. Once she confirmed everyone was there, she called out in an enthusiastic, rather rousing voice, "Let's go!"
That shout of hers
made the other guests in the lobby turn to look.
Some of them were quite puzzled.
This group certainly didn't look like they were heading to a sporting event...
After leaving the hotel,
the group boarded a coach.
Less than an hour later, they arrived at the competition venue.
Another hotel.
Although the competition wasn't particularly well known,
it was an international event, after all.
To prevent cheating, such as teachers