Chapter 113 Daily Life

By the time extra practice ended, it was already past seven, and there were still twenty minutes until class started at eight. Their dorm was twenty-five minutes away from the training room, even if they jogged. This meant Wen Le and Lily had to race back to the dorm within twenty minutes if they didn't want to miss class.

Wen Le was so tired that he almost collapsed. How could he have the energy to sprint?

"How about we just skip class today?" he urged.

"Are you crazy?" Lily stretched her arms and legs, preparing to sprint. "Even if you want to die, don't drag me down with you." Seeing that Wen Le still looked half dead, she couldn't help but kick him. "Hurry up, are you really skipping class? I'm telling you, skipping class without reason will result in a serious penalty. You'll have to decide for yourself."

Upon hearing this, Wen Le could only grit his teeth and get up from the ground, running back to the dormitory with the strength of a 100-meter sprint. The time was exactly 7:59. Without even catching his breath, he hurriedly opened the computer and entered his student ID number. Finally, he successfully entered the classroom in the last ten seconds.

After wiping the sweat off his forehead, he relaxed the tension in his heart and felt that his body could no longer hold on. His body softened and he fell onto the table.

He felt that if he continued like this, he would die from overwork sooner or later, really die from exhaustion.

…

It was already ten o'clock when class ended, and they only had fifteen minutes to wash up. After that, the lights would be turned off, and even the hot water would be turned off. Wen Le had to squeeze into the bathroom with his roommate again. To save time, they showered together in pairs, each group taking six minutes, and they had to finish washing up in those six minutes. Wen Le was so busy rushing to meet the deadline that he felt completely exhausted by the time he lay down on the bed.

This day has been quite hectic.

"Hey, did Wen Le and Lily really grow up together?" Du Yu couldn't help but whisper after the lights went out. His bed was next to Wen Le's, making it very convenient for them to talk. He was looking at Wen Le intently. Wen Le turned around and saw that the boy's eyes were shining, which was really creepy at night.

"Yeah." Wen Le replied weakly, "We were in the same class in elementary school, another class in high school, and now we're in another class here."

"What a fate?" Du Yu said excitedly, "Wen Xiaole, tell me the truth, are you and Lily in love?" Childhood sweethearts, what a sincere relationship~ Just thinking about it makes people excited.

Wen Le rolled his eyes: "You think too much." His real age is there, and there is no way he can have feelings for Lily or Li Zhenzhen. He has never thought about it before and will never think about it in the future.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, Wen Xiaole, you're wasting resources, don't you know?" Du Yu said with a tsk. "Do you know how many single people there are in society these days? Take the great devil, who's in his thirties and still hasn't been in a relationship. He's a living example. If you have the resources now, grab them quickly, or you'll regret it later."

Wen Le: "...I'm not in a hurry. I'm still more than ten years away from turning 30. But you, Brother Yu, have to hurry up, otherwise you'll be a bachelor in two years."

"Bullshit!" Du Yu was furious. "Brother, I just became an adult this year, it's still a long way from being a leftover man!"

Because human life expectancy in the interstellar age is generally high, averaging 200 to 300 years, adulthood is also delayed. Eighteen is a preparatory period, while twenty-five is the official onset of adulthood, a period known as adulthood. Furthermore, most people graduate from school in their twenties, so twenty-five is the generally accepted age for adulthood. Few, like Wen Le, graduate from secondary school in their teens; even then, he hasn't even reached the shadow of adulthood.

It’s too early to fall in love at this time. It’s not good to fall in love too early.

Qi Hao, who is the same age as Du Yu and also single, was inexplicably caught in the crossfire. He couldn't help coughing: "What are you talking about? Aren't you tired after training all day? Go to bed quickly." Why bring up this topic for no reason? It's so depressing.

Haiyang was also quite depressed. He was 22 years old this year and would officially become an adult in three years, yet he still wasn't single. If Du Yu was right, wouldn't their dormitory be full of singles? How could they even live like this?

Of course, except for Wen Le, he is still young and hasn't even reached adulthood. This is even more depressing, because when he was seventeen, he was still worried about getting into college.

"Alas..." Du Yu sighed softly in the darkness and decided to stab Wen Le in the chest: "Wen Xiaole, you didn't learn how to fold the quilt today. What are you going to do tomorrow morning~"

Wen Le: “…”

I was so busy that I forgot about this...

The ocean laughed out loud, and he was happy even when others were unhappy.

Wen Le: “…”

Even more upset...

"Bang, bang, bang!"

There was a knock on the door, followed by the voice of the dormitory teacher: "If you can't sleep, go out and run a few laps!"

The four people in dormitory 502 immediately shut up and became as cowardly as quails.

"A bunch of bastards!" Teacher Cha Su cursed before leaving.

After what happened just now, the four of them didn't dare to speak anymore. The sleepover party ended here and they all closed their eyes and went to sleep.

…

“Beep—beep—”

The whistle sound in the middle of the night seemed more penetrating, and suddenly the entire dormitory area became lively.

Wen Le suddenly sat up from the bed: "What's wrong? What's wrong?" He was not fully awake yet, and he got up instinctively.

"Emergency assembly, hurry up!" Qi Hao explained while putting on his clothes.

When Wen Le heard that it was an emergency assembly, he immediately woke up, quickly put on his clothes and shoes, and then looked everywhere for his hat: "Where is my hat?" He clearly remembered hanging his hat on the clothes hanger at the head of the bed last night, so how come it was gone?

Haiyang came over and put a hat on his head: "Don't look for it anymore, this remaining one must be yours." Then he added, "From now on, we can share hats. There's no need to distinguish between who owns what, it's a waste of time." If the clothes and shoes were not of the wrong size, they said they would share these too.

Like he and Qi Hao have the same shoe size, they can just wear whatever they want. At this time, it’s a waste of time to distinguish between yours and mine.

"No need to fold the quilt, let's go!" Qi Haoren rushed out after saying this. Wen Le quickly put on his shoes and ran after him while tightening his belt, otherwise the instructor would see him and scold him for his untidy appearance.

They were woken up in the middle of the night and made to run 3,000 meters with weights, and then sent back to bed. There was no hot water in the middle of the night, so the four of them could only huddle together in the dark for a quick cold shower, then fall asleep unconscious on their beds.

It felt like less than two hours of sleep before the wake-up call rang. Wen Le felt completely drained, his soul had flown away to who knows where. Du Yu and Hai Yang had to drag him out of bed, or else he would have been late. Qi Hao had to help fold the quilt, which made Wen Le feel embarrassed. He quickly said, "Thank you, Brother Hao. I'll treat you to lunch at noon."

"We're all in the same dormitory, so you're welcome." Qi Hao said with a smile, "If you really want to treat me to a meal, then do it in the evening. There's only so much time at noon, and I don't even have time to eat something good."

"Wen Xiaole can't be partial. He can't just invite Qi Hao alone. We are also included!" Du Yu came over and said.

"Of course, everyone is welcome. Let's just treat it as a dinner party for our dormitory 502." Wen Le said generously.

"That's more like it."

…

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Wen Le had finally adapted to life here, no longer feeling the flustered state he'd felt when he first arrived. He could even fold his quilt neatly. While not every corner was perfectly folded, at least it was a passable piece. Every time the inspection team inspected the dormitory, it passed. That was enough, and Wen Le felt incredibly satisfied. Even if he was singled out for criticism and received a passing grade, it was progress.

Meanwhile, Li Zhenzhen was also clamoring to go to the Capital Star. All her friends had gone to the Capital Star, leaving her alone at home working at the company, which made her feel abandoned. She wanted to be with her friends and not stay at home.

Li Chenggong initially disagreed, but after his beloved daughter's constant nagging, he had no choice but to relent: "How about this, there's a business school on the Imperial Capital Star. If you can get in, I'll let you go. Otherwise, you'd better stay at home and work."

Afraid his daughter would lose her temper, he softened his voice and coaxed her, "Darling, it's not that Daddy doesn't want you to go. Think about it, Wen Le and Lily are going to school, not playing. If you go, there will be no one to accompany you. They go to a military academy, so it must be difficult for them to come out on weekdays. If they can't come out, they can't accompany you. It would be so boring for you to stay there alone, right? That's why Daddy wants you to apply to that business school. This way, you will have something to do while Lily and the others are in school, so you won't be bored."

He had no objection to his daughter being friends with Lily and Wen Le, but he did object to her being alone with Wen Le. They were teenagers, easily impulsive. What if his daughter got bullied? As a father, that was definitely what he wanted to see.

Li Zhenzhen pouted and said, "Okay then." This was probably her father's bottom line. He would definitely not agree to anything more. She could only follow what her father said and apply to the business school.

"Then let Daddy find you a tutor?" Li Chenggong was naturally delighted by his daughter's ambition. Imperial Capital Business School wasn't something one could get into easily. Its reputation was incredibly high, and its academic credentials were universally recognized, providing valuable experience at all times.

He could show off when he got together with his business partners. Although Shaohua College was also very famous, it was still a little behind the business schools in the capital. He wouldn't have that regret in the future. Let's see if those grandsons dared to show off their children's academic qualifications in front of him again.

He insisted on using his precious daughter's academic qualifications to beat him up.