At six o'clock the next morning, footsteps so light they were almost inaudible echoed in the corridor.
The footsteps stopped in front of a door, paused for a few seconds as if hesitating, and then a deliberately soft knock sounded.
The person knocking on the door probably tried to keep their voice down, but in the quiet morning, the crisp sound echoed in the corridor, making it stand out remarkably.
Then, some faint noises came from inside the door, and then the door was opened from the inside.
"Hey, Xu Qianmo?"
Xu Qianmo smiled slightly and said, "Um, I saw in the group chat that you made plans to do morning exercises with Teacher Xia last night, so I wanted to ask if you wanted to join us?"
Yang Linlin rubbed her eyes, glanced at the clock on the wall, and exclaimed, "It's six o'clock..."
Then, as if remembering something, his expression changed.
There are quite a few rumors about Xia Zhiyi, but there's one thing he's heard many times and which has been confirmed by the media: Xia Zhiyi always gets up before dawn to do her morning exercise.
But now, outside...
However, no matter what she was thinking, Yang Linlin remembered that they were filming a program. There were no cameras in the room, but there were in the hallway, so she controlled her expression and smiled, "Sure, wait a moment, I'll change my clothes."
Washing up can wait until after morning exercise to save time.
After saying that, Yang Linlin didn't close the door and invited Xu Qianmo to come in and wait.
Hearing the noise, Song Qi, who shared a dorm room with him, opened his eyes and sat up in bed. "Are you guys going for your morning exercise?"
Yang Linlin said "Okay" and took her clothes into the bathroom to change.
Xu Qianmo then repeated his previous statement.
Song Qi glanced at the time, but didn't think much of it, and got up, saying, "I'll go too, I'm already awake."
Xu Qianmo laughed, "That's great, it's more lively with more people."
Just as he finished speaking, there was a soft knock on the door behind Xu Qianmo. The knock was very soft, but it still startled the two of them.
The reason was simple: they hadn't heard any footsteps before the person knocked on the door.
Xu Qianmo jumped in surprise and turned around abruptly, only to see Xia Zhiyi standing at the door with a smile, greeting them. "Good morning. I was worried that I might disturb your sleep, but it seems I arrived at the right time?"
" Teacher Xia!?"
Good morning, Teacher Xia.
Song Qi was alright; after a moment of surprise, he got up from the bed and greeted Xia Zhiyi as he did so.
Xu Qianmo couldn't help himself and raised his voice a little.
Then, Xia Zhiyi's keen ears picked up noises coming from several nearby rooms, presumably from Xu Qianmo's voice.
The dormitory environment here isn't bad, and some soundproofing measures have been taken, but the dormitory is just a place for the contestants to rest, not a place for them to record, so the soundproofing isn't that absolute.
Adding to the fact that everyone was still asleep after yesterday's recording, the corridor was very quiet.
Xia Zhiyi a little helpless, but she didn't say anything. She smiled and nodded, "Yes, yesterday Yang Linlin asked me to do morning training together. I thought everyone had worked hard yesterday, so I postponed our morning training a little today and came to find him now."
"By the way, where's Yang Linlin?"
He actually heard the noise from the bathroom, but that didn't stop Xia Zhiyi from asking a question.
Xu Qianmo and Song Qi both looked towards the bathroom.
Xia Zhiyi smiled, "Then, would you mind if I waited here for a while?"
Xu Qianmo quickly stepped forward and expressed his desire to exercise with him in the morning.
Xia Zhiyi: "Sure, getting up early to exercise is a good thing."
Within minutes, several more contestants came out of their dormitories to take a look, and after learning what had happened, they eagerly joined in.
Xia Zhiyi all who come.
So, when Fu Yunyi, who was waiting downstairs to do his morning exercise together, looked up after hearing the noise, he saw Xia Zhiyi leading several boys downstairs with smiles on her face.
Fu Yunyi: "... Are you leading the class?"
Xia Zhiyi smiled, "Well, I am, after all, a mentor."
Bringing one is the same as bringing two, he can do it either way.
The contestants were also surprised to see Fu Yunyi waiting for Xia Zhiyi here, and they quickly greeted him.
Fu Yunyi raised an eyebrow and nodded. "Alright, let's go then."
Xia Zhiyi: "Wait, let me lead them in warm-up exercises."
Fu Yunyi: "..."
Fu Yunyi didn't say anything, thinking to himself, "Your mentor is really quite responsible."
However, thinking back to when he first met Xia Zhiyi Xia Zhiyi, she also led him and Wang Chengran exercises in the same way, he felt that Xia Zhiyi hadn't changed much over the years.
Still kind-hearted.
Xia Zhiyi smiled: If I don't warm up, I'll get cramps and stomach aches when I go for a run. Who am I supposed to complain to then?
In the live stream room.
[Early riser check-in +1]
[+2]
[Hehehe, I knew Teacher Xia would remember this! Who just said Teacher Xia stood us up?]
Xia Zhiyi didn't come to find Yang Linlin until six o'clock. In fact, he had gotten up much earlier and even spent some time exercising and practicing his sword in the small open space in front of his residence before finally coming to find her.
Our Teacher Xia, is full of energy; getting up early doesn't bother him, but he's so considerate!
[Haha, the complicated expression on Brother Fu's face when he saw Teacher Xia was just like the complicated expression I had when I saw my top-performing roommate. It was very complicated.]
[Haha, now that you mention it, isn't Brother Fu in a really bad situation? I heard Teacher Xia is quite strict about this.]
[Hahahahahaha]
Xia Zhiyi was watching several contestants warm up when her gaze fell on two of them. She paused, then frowned slightly.
Fu Yunyi happened to see this and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xia Zhiyi: "It's nothing."
Then, as they jogged, their faces grew paler and paler.
Xia Zhiyi helpless. She had been waiting to see when the two of them would say they were leaving, but for some reason, they gritted their teeth and persevered.
Finally, Xia Zhiyi stepped forward and gave each of them a piece of candy, then sent Fu Yunyi to take the two of them back to rest.
Fu Yunyi: "..."
You seem to be using me quite skillfully, huh?
But he didn't say anything, instead asking the others, "Is anyone else feeling unwell? Don't push yourself, we still have to film the show today. Don't make yourself end up in the hospital; you'll be the ones who suffer if you don't get any screen time."
He could understand that some people might want to create a persona by exercising in the morning, which was fine, but if they disregarded their physical condition for the sake of the camera, Fu Yunyi would not approve.
The others exchanged glances.
Xia Zhiyi said, "It's okay, I'll keep an eye on it."
Seeing this, Fu Yunyi nodded. "Alright."
The morning exercise went smoothly after that, but after a few laps, Xia Zhiyi had a general understanding of the others' physical strength and silently noted down the names of a few whose physical strength was clearly superior to the others.
The morning exercise lasted for forty minutes. Xia Zhiyi led them in a few laps of jogging, then taught them a few moves of Military Boxing. Seeing that it was almost seven o'clock, she asked, "It's about time. Let's call it a day. The class assignment results will be announced at ten o'clock. You can go back, wash up, and have breakfast. You can also take a shower while you're at it. We'll meet at the recording studio then."
Xu Qianmo asked curiously, " Teacher Xia, could you have told us in advance?"
Xia Zhiyi smiled, "What do you think?"
Xu Qianmo: "... Oh."
Just as the group was about to leave, they heard a figure suddenly rush out from the dormitory building, shouting, "Director! Someone has fainted!"
Everyone:!!!