Chapter 168: At breakneck speed
The weather was clear and fine, a rare, beautiful day in Huangcheng.
Normally, Su Can went for a morning run and got up around seven. Today, he could no longer sleep at five sharp, an indescribable excitement stirring in his chest. He dragged a bleary-eyed Li Pengyu outside to run laps before dawn. Since the public path ran close to Secretary-General Tian's house, they woke his daughter upstairs. She got out of bed and shouted rudely down at them as they completed another lap, "A whole hour earlier than before! Are you on something? You lunatics!"
She was as spoiled and willful as ever, without the slightest awareness that, since they were at least acquainted, she ought not to be so rude.
Naturally, Su Can rolled his eyes impatiently at her. Ordinarily, he might have argued back, but his mind was elsewhere today. Seeing him roll his eyes at her and run off again left Tian Qu utterly helpless.
At daybreak, Su Can returned from his run, sat on the sofa, and made several calls in succession to arrange the day's schedule. Li Pengyu tidied his room, sorting and neatly stacking his socks, magazines, and other things. With his quilt folded into its usual perfect block, it looked as though he was preparing for an inspection by a superior.
Zeng Ke was making soy milk. Its faint aroma gradually spread through the whole house. Sunlight streamed through the windows, and the electric water heater chimed in the kitchen as it finished heating, accompanied by Zeng Ke's nagging. "Will they arrive in the afternoon or evening? Just eat at home today. Eating out isn't sanitary or convenient, and going out at night is dangerous..."
Zeng Ke poured the freshly made soy milk into two large bowls,