The nights in the sweltering heat always seem short. By the time all the teams had completed the five-kilometer run, it was already quite dark by five o'clock.

"Very good. Although the results were not as ideal as I had predicted, I appreciate your perseverance and unity."

Everyone, you have fifteen minutes to go back and shower, then meet at the cafeteria entrance. Dismissed.

"Let's meet at the cafeteria entrance later," the group said, turning and heading back to their dormitory.

"Girls take a long time to shower, how can such a short time be enough?" Junyan complained as she walked.

"We'll wash quickly later and give you more time," Chu Jiaojiao said, feeling a little sorry for the girl.

When everyone arrived at the dormitory door, they found it open. Chen Yue was sitting on a stool drying her hair, and Liu Yifei was inside.

Five minutes passed, and she still hadn't come out. Junyan couldn't wait any longer and got up to knock on the door. "Hey, are you done yet? We're all waiting to shower. How long are you going to shower?"

The sound of water inside stopped, the door opened, and Liu Yifei came out, drying her hair and wearing a face mask.

"Damn it, we're all waiting for you outside, and you're still putting on a face mask inside. Couldn't you have washed up first and come out to do it? Besides, all your belongings are going to be taken away soon. Why did you have to do it now of all times? You're wasting everyone's time."

Leng Shuang pushed the two people aside, went inside, and closed the door. Immediately, the sound of running water came from inside.

"What? I got back first. I can wash my hair as long as I want." Liu Yifei glanced at Jun Yan, then turned around and sat down on the stool to dry her hair.

"Hey, how can you have such a lack of team spirit?" Chu Jiaojiao couldn't help but exclaim. Everyone else seemed to be very sensible, but what was wrong with Liu Yifei? Her words were already unpleasant, and now she was doing this. Chu Jiaojiao really couldn't stand it.

"What's it to you? Why are you being so nosy?" Liu Yifei retorted to Chu Jiaojiao, her face showing a look of utter meddling.

"you"

"Jiaojiao," Chu Xingyue interrupted Chu Jiaojiao.

The bathroom door opened, and Leng Shuang came out. "Next, go in and shower."

"Jiaojiao, you go in and take a shower first," Chu Xingyue nudged her younger sister, indicating that she should go in and take a shower first.

Turning to look at Liu Yifei, he slowly walked up to her, bent down, and pinched Liu Yifei's chin with his thumb and forefinger, forcing Liu Yifei to stop wiping her hair and look up blankly at Chu Xingyue.

She parted her lips slightly and said, "I don't care what you do, but don't drag us all down because of you. Did you forget that we're a team just because we were divided into groups? Your face is pretty enough. I've already put on a face mask today, so I'll let it go. But next time, don't let these little things interfere with something as important as taking a shower, okay?" After saying that, she gently patted Liu Yifei's cheek.

Everyone else was startled by Chu Xingyue's actions; this was probably the sentence Chu Xingyue had said the most since they met.

When Chen Yue walked from Chu Xingyue to Liu Yifei, she was so frightened that she retreated to the inside, trying to minimize her presence.

Junyan stared at Chu Xingyue with red eyes. "My god, he's so handsome, it's like a knife to my heart."

Chu Jiaojiao came out of the shower and said, "Next, who's going to take a shower?"

"They're here! They're here!"

No one mentioned what just happened; it was as if nothing had occurred.

Leng Shuang, who was already dressed, focused her gaze on Chu Xingyue. Her intuition was right; the most dangerous person was Chu Xingyue, who seemed to have the least presence.

Feeling the gaze fixed on her, Chu Xingyue looked up and stared directly at Leng Shuang, then grinned and revealed a sweet smile.

This smile didn't make Leng Shuang feel sweet at all; instead, it sent chills down her spine, and she awkwardly pretended to look away casually.