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6:05 AM.

After tidying herself up, Jiang Li went out, thinking she was the first one there, only to find that there were already people on the rooftop balcony.

Xiao Baihua, Wei Yan, and Shanhe were exercising on the balcony without disturbing each other.

Xiao Baihua had her hair in a bun, and her face, without makeup, was covered in a thin layer of sweat. She was wearing simple sportswear and stretching her long, slender legs. She turned to look at Jiang Li and asked, "Are you here to exercise too?"

Jiang Li: "Yes, Teacher Xiao, I didn't expect you all to be here so early."

Shanhe: "Jiang, why are you up so early too?"

"Don't you have class at ten o'clock?"

He was wearing a t-shirt and casual shorts, leaning upside down against the wall. The tough guy with tanned skin had a faint pinkish tinge all over his body, caused by the rush of blood.

Jiang Li: "I usually get up early to exercise for a while."

After she finished speaking, everyone made room for her.

Wei Yan practiced silently, without saying a word, just quietly making room for him.

When Caiyi woke up and came to the balcony, everyone else had almost finished exercising, taken a shower, and was standing there enjoying the cool morning breeze.

Wei Yan glanced at Cai Yi sideways: "Why don't you sleep until noon?"

Caiyi stretched his arms behind him, gave a big yawn, and grinned, saying, "I was just worried you wouldn't have a spot later and would have to practice outside on the balcony."

"See how considerate I am of you?"

Wei Yan: "With such eloquence, you could have completed a whole section of the training."

Caiyi: "So you're not leaving after you've finished practicing?"

"Hey big guy, how am I supposed to practice if you don't give me my spot?"

Shanhe scratched his head, grinned sheepishly, and stepped aside, saying, "Caiyi, I'll move now."

Caiyi: "...I wasn't talking about you, don't assume it's me."

Shanhe responded with an "Oh".

Wei Yan chuckled: "Ha, you can't even describe it accurately, how foolish."

Caiyi gritted his teeth and sized him up with Shanhe.

A man who is 1.9 meters tall and a man who is over 1.8 meters tall are both huge compared to her height of about 1.6 meters.

Xiao Baihua covered her mouth and chuckled: "Stop chatting, hurry up and go make breakfast."

Jiang Li glanced at Cai Yi, then at Xiao Baihua and the others, and was finally pulled downstairs by Xiao Baihua.

Cai Yi made a face at Wei Yan's back, only to unexpectedly meet his gaze as he turned around.

Caiyi: "..."

She composed herself and began exercising with a serious and focused expression.

Downstairs in the restaurant, Xiao Baihua and Jiang Li were chatting, while in the kitchen, Wei Yan and Shanhe were preparing breakfast.

Jiang Li was stopped by Xiao Baihua when she tried to help.

Jiang Li looked at the gentle and delicate Xiao Baihua and hesitated for a moment before asking, "Teacher Xiao, is there something between you and Teacher Wei...?"

Xiao Baihua chuckled and answered her without any hesitation: "No, we had a little conflict when we first met, but this is how we get along now."

Jiang Li: "Hmm, they seem a bit like a pair of bickering lovers."

Xiao Baihua: "That's probably unlikely. Wei Yan isn't the type of woman Cai Yi likes."

Jiang Li: "What kind of ideal type does the teacher like?"

Xiao Baihua thought about her own requirements for a partner when she and Caiyi were dating, and couldn't help but laugh, "She wanted someone who could tolerate her pulling hairs off a tiger's whiskers."

Jiang Li: "...This should be a bit difficult."

Xiao Baihua: "It's not difficult to like someone. If it's difficult, it only means that he doesn't like you, and that kind of person is not what Caiyi wants."

"And you, what are your ideal goals?"

Xiao Baihua asked Jiang Li a question in return, while observing her expression. This was the female lead, after all; she wondered what Jiang Li was thinking.

After all, this is a brainless romance novel disguised as a melodramatic story.

Jiang Li replied without hesitation, "I haven't thought about it. I just want to give my family a good life."

"Love is useless to me now."

"When two people are in love, they'll go on dates. Today it's dinner, tomorrow it's an amusement park, the day after tomorrow it's a Valentine's Day gift..."

"All of this requires money, and that's what I lack most."

"If I didn't have any money and relied entirely on my boyfriend to support us, I think it would be very difficult..."

After all, that's how she got through it all; she could harbor resentment towards her family, let alone a stranger or lover.

When she first helped her mother support the family, she harbored some resentment, wondering why everyone else could concentrate on their studies while she had to work to support herself and her tuition.

She was unwilling to accept this situation, but after she acted impulsively once, she saw her mother struggling to earn money for her living expenses and tuition...

Suddenly, she felt relieved and didn't feel so resentful anymore. After all, she had hands and feet, so why should she make her mother work so hard?

She was simply earning her living expenses and tuition fees.

Mom has to earn more money, for Dad's medical expenses, my brother's tuition, and household expenses... Thinking about it, she's already quite relaxed.

Therefore, romance is useless to her.

Xiao Baihua: "...This is fine."

She was a little surprised by her answer. Back then, she had already graduated and was still fantasizing about a sweet romance.

It turns out that even serious people avoid dating; it's not only heartbreaking but also physically harmful.

It truly harms the body, tearing out the heart and kidneys.

Xiao Baihua shook her head, burying the painful memories in her mind, and chatted softly with Jiang Li.

As we talked, a fragrant breakfast was already laid out on the table.

Caiyi appeared as soon as she smelled the fragrance. Her rosy cheeks were still covered with a thin layer of sweat, her nose twitched, and her round eyes sparkled.

"It smells so good!"

Wei Yan: "She doesn't even take a bath, and she doesn't seem to mind getting dirty."

Caiyi wiped the sweat from his face with his claws, then, instead of wiping it off, grabbed Wei Yan's clothes and wiped the sweat from his hands.

Wei Yan frowned, his gaze falling on the sweat-stained spots on his clothes, before turning and going upstairs back to his room.

In no time, he came downstairs after changing his clothes.

The man was tall and slender, wearing a sky-blue suit with Chinese-style buttons. The Chinese style softened his coldness, making his stern face unconsciously more gentle and adding a touch of warmth.

Caiyi, who was secretly picking up a steamed bun with his chopsticks, unconsciously stopped and muttered to himself, "He's quite handsome."

The next second, she stuffed the steamed bun into her mouth in one bite. The rich, meaty juice burst in her mouth, and she squinted her eyes in satisfaction. So delicious!

Beauty can only be appreciated, not satisfied; it's more important to be well-fed.

Xiao Baihua and Jiang Li were very close to her and heard it, so they couldn't help but look over.

He nodded at the same time: "He is indeed handsome."

Wei Yan sat down at the dining table with a normal expression, still not speaking while eating or sleeping, except that her ears were slightly red.

Shanhe didn't notice his good looks; all she knew was that breakfast would get cold if she didn't eat it soon.

"Eat quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."