July 6th, 5:30 AM.
Song Yunshen was awakened by the urge to urinate. He got up groggily to use the restroom, then went back to sleep.
When I opened my eyes again, all I could hear was the incessant ringing of my phone alarm.
Reaching out to turn off the alarm clock, Song Yunshen remembered the test and subconsciously touched his chest.
Hmm----didn't change it?
My phone vibrated.
[ Xia Kening ]: Are you awake? It seems the switch didn't go through. Could it be unrelated to when I woke up?
Song Yunshen rubbed his head, still incredibly sleepy, and barely managed to reply.
[ Song Yunshen ]: It might be my problem. I think I woke up once before six o'clock to go to the toilet. I don't know if that had any effect.
[ Xia Kening ]: Can't you drink less before bed?
[ Song Yunshen ]: You don't know anything! Getting up at night is a normal thing, isn't it?
[ Xia Kening ]: What don't I understand? You always do that when you wake up! It's not like I've never used it before!
[ Song Yunshen ]: Oh? So you're quite proud of yourself?
[ Xia Kening ]: Pshaw!
[ Song Yunshen ]: The first test failed. We'll try the second test tonight.
[ Xia Kening ]: Okay~
[ Xia Kening ]: Now that you're awake, how about we have breakfast together? We can also play badminton like yesterday.
Upon seeing the words "badminton," Song Yunshen felt as if a shuttlecock was dangling in front of him, and his eyes showed a hint of excitement.
But his eyelids were still drooping, so he had no choice but to reply.
[ Song Yunshen ]: Can I catch up on some sleep first? I'm so sleepy.
[ Xia Kening ]: You're so useless! You're already up, why are you still sleeping!
[ Song Yunshen ]: I'll wait until you're in high school, and see if you'll still be saying things like that then.
What's there to hide?
Xia Kening lay on the bed and pouted; she could already hear her sister getting up from the bedroom.
Is waking up early in high school really that difficult?
It's clearly because you're lazy.
However, Xia Kening didn't insist, since there was still a long summer vacation ahead.
[ Xia Kening ]: Okay, okay, you go to sleep first. Tell me when you wake up, I'm going to play Genshin Impact ~
[ Song Yunshen ]: Go ahead, it's chosen you, Little Lemon!
[ Xia Kening ]: Hmph! Go to sleep, you lazy pig!
Song Yunshen smiled, and was about to toss his phone aside and go to sleep when it vibrated again.
There's new information.
It wasn't sent by Xia Kening.
Song Yunshen thought it would be Xia Yunuo, but it turned out to be Xia Jinshu.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: Are you up yet?
[ Xia Jinshu ]: Morning is a good time to memorize vocabulary. Don't forget the task I gave you yesterday; I'll be checking it this afternoon.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: Tell me when you wake up, and I'll video chat with you on WeChat so I can supervise you as you memorize vocabulary.
After reading Xia Jinshu's message, Song Yunshen promptly tossed his phone aside.
This is seriously at the level of a loving mother!
Sending him this first thing in the morning?
That's terrifying.
Sister, I paid you three thousand a month not so you could work like this!
This has far exceeded your authority!
What kind of tutor requires you to video chat early in the morning to supervise memorizing vocabulary?
Song Yunshen had no desire to reply, so he quickly closed his eyes and went to sleep.
When I woke up again, it was already past eight in the morning.
Song Yunshen stretched comfortably on the bed, yawned, climbed out of bed, and went to the bathroom to wash up quickly.
Back in his bedroom, he picked up his phone and glanced at it, only to find that all three beautiful girls had sent him new messages.
Xia Kening would play Genshin Impact for a while, then share her gaming experience with him, and incidentally, tease him about why he was still asleep.
After giving a few perfunctory replies to indicate that he had woken up, Song Yunshen opened Xia Yunuo's chat interface.
Xia Yunuo only sent one message at 6:30.
When I clicked on it, it turned out to be an emoji.
[ Xia Yunuo ]: (Good morning. jpg)
They're quite cute.
Song Yunshen moved his fingers and randomly picked one from the many emojis.
[ Song Yunshen ]: (Good morning. jpg)
After replying to those two messages, Song Yunshen Shen finally looked at the red number icon in the upper right corner of Xia Jinshu's profile picture and reached out to delete it.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: Still not awake?
[ Xia Jinshu ]: Am I putting too much pressure on you?
[ Xia Jinshu ]: If you think it's too strict, you can tell me, and we can discuss it.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: Learning interest needs to be cultivated gradually, so I want to lower the initial requirements to a level that you can accept as much as possible.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: If you feel you are having difficulty, be sure to tell me clearly.
Song Yunshen thought he would be questioned or threatened with his father.
It turned out that Xia Jinshu seemed surprisingly easy to talk to.
Hmm... I think I misunderstood her a bit.
She's a gentle and understanding mother.
This made Song Yunshen a little embarrassed.
[ Song Yunshen ]: I just woke up and saw the message. I went downstairs to have breakfast and then came back to memorize vocabulary.
[ Xia Jinshu ]: Okay, sure. Let me know if you have any difficulties.
[ Song Yunshen ]: OK.
After changing his clothes, Song Yunshen sent Xia Kening another message.
When he came downstairs and arrived at the entrance of the breakfast shop, Xia Kening was already waiting there, looking quite charming.
"I got here first again," Xia Kening grumbled. "You're so slow."
"You ran all the way here, didn't you?" Song Yunshen noticed the fine beads of sweat on her forehead, reached for a tissue on the counter outside the breakfast shop, and gently wiped her forehead. "Don't move."
"Oh." Xia Kening stood obediently without moving, stealing glances at Song Yunshen who was earnestly wiping her sweat, trying hard to suppress the urge to curl her lips into a smile.
After wiping her sweat, Song Yunshen led her into the shop, ordered breakfast, and then found a seat.
"Let's go to my house to play games later," Song Yunshen said. "You can go back after lunch. I'm going to my uncle's house for lunch today, so I won't be taking you."
"Oh, okay, then I can play for three hours!" Xia Kening counted on her fingers, then nodded happily. "I'll just go home for lunch."
"I'll start a screen recording for you later. You can play by yourself. I'll sit next to you and memorize some vocabulary," Song Yunshen said.
"Huh?" Xia Kening was taken aback, and couldn't help but look him up and down, her face full of suspicion. She reached out and touched Song Yunshen's forehead. "Memorizing vocabulary? You've changed your personality? Did you swap souls with someone else?"
"What are you saying?" Song Yunshen slapped the boy's hand away impatiently. "Can't I study seriously just this once? You have a huge misunderstanding about me."
"I know you too well, okay?" Xia Kening was forced to withdraw her hand, trying hard to pout and suppress her secret delight. "Are you the kind of person who would proactively memorize vocabulary words?"
"I've turned over a new leaf and decided to start anew," Song Yunshen chuckled. "Don't forget the bet between us; when I get serious, even I'm afraid of myself."
"You really want me to cosplay that badly?" Xia Kening said with a grin. "Actually, even if you don't get a perfect score, I might reluctantly agree."
Song Yunshen looked at her suspiciously. "As the saying goes, what's free is often the most expensive. What are you up to?"
"Look, you've misunderstood me a lot too, okay!"