As it turned out, Cheng Zhen, a noob who never exercised and only played games and dragged his teammates down, couldn't possibly outrun Li Shu, a happy puppy who vanished the moment he had time off and loved running all over the place.
Worried about disturbing the others and alerting the dorm supervisor, the two could only race in silence.
In the end, much of Cheng Zhen's anger dissipated along with his stamina.
They sat on the stairs outside the corridor, whispering.
"So you follow a rock-climbing public account, and it said there'd be fireworks at midnight tonight, and the rooftop on the third floor of Sunday Bar is the best place to watch?"
Li Shu nodded vigorously.
Cheng Zhen slapped his forehead and opened his mouth to say something, then closed it, mulled it over some more, and asked through his pent-up frustration, "Then why didn't you say so earlier?"
Li Shu answered honestly, "Would you believe me if I said I only came across the post right after you fell asleep?"
To show that he kept his buddy close to his heart, he even added, "Look what a good friend I am. The moment I heard the good news, I shared it with you."
Cheng Zhen glanced at him. "...Shu, you're a fair distance from being a god, but you're pretty far from being human too, you know?"
All right, all right. So he was talking to an immortal now.
"What now?" Cheng Zhen went back with Li Shu to change out of their slippers and get dressed. "How do we get out? Stealing the keys from the dorm supervisor's bed would be outrageous even in a joke."
Li Shu already had a plan. "Pei Song'an and Zhu Sichun share a room. There's a room check, so they're