On the first day of school, the school beauty in black stockings took me to a hotel.

In the early morning of October in northern Beijing, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

The streetlights on campus were still on.

Liu Yu stood downstairs at the girls' dormitory, leaning against the old locust tree, and glanced down at his phone. 6:28.

He specifically set three alarms, which would ring every ten minutes starting at 5:50, for fear of oversleeping.

Liu Yu, a person who takes "getting up early ruins the day" as his motto, actually appeared downstairs at the girls' dormitory at 6:30.

"I'm really blinded by love," Liu Yu muttered.

Just as he was muttering to himself, the dormitory door opened.

Liu Yu immediately stood up straight, his eyes fixed on the doorway.

The first two girls who came out were strangers, dressed in yoga clothes, probably going for their morning exercise.

They glanced at Liu Yu a couple more times, whispered among themselves, and walked away.

Then a few more came out.

Liu Yu's eyes remained fixed on the door, as if waiting for prey to appear.

Finally, at 6:31, that familiar figure appeared.

Su Wanqing wore a light pink tracksuit, with a short sports vest on top, a cardigan in the same color on the outside, and tight-fitting sports pants on the bottom.

She faced the sky with bare skin, her complexion glowing white in the morning light.

She walked out while adjusting her coat, completely unaware of Liu Yu under the tree.

"Ahem." Liu Yu cleared his throat.

Su Wanqing looked up, paused for a moment, and then her eyes slowly widened.

"Liu Yu? What's wrong with you...?"

Before she could finish speaking, she had already jogged over and stopped in front of Liu Yu, her eyes sparkling: "Why are you here? Didn't you say you had class this morning?"

Looking at her face, Liu Yu suddenly felt that getting up early was worth it.

He raised an eyebrow: "Come and go for a morning run with my beloved concubine."

Su Wanqing's eyes curved into crescents: "Really? Didn't you say waking up early would kill you?"

"That depends on who it is for. For my beloved concubine, I would do anything, even go through fire and water, let alone get up early."

"Smooth talker." Su Wanqing said this, but her face beamed with joy.

She leaned closer and lowered her voice: "So... what is His Majesty here to inspect?"

Liu Yu proudly raised his head: "Let's check if my beloved concubine's morning runs have made my 36D disappear."

"Liu Yu!" Su Wanqing reached out to hit him.

Liu Yu was prepared and smiled as he stepped back, saying, "To be honest, my concern is just that—concern. Those are important assets, and they need to be protected."

Su Wanqing chased after him, hitting him: "Important assets, my foot! Those are mine! Mine!"

The two joked around in front of the dormitory building for a while, attracting the attention of the girls coming in and out.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around. If you keep this up, we'll both be on the campus forum again."

Su Wanqing laughed: "Then let me go."

"I can let you go, but you have to agree to one condition."

"What are the conditions?"

Liu Yu leaned close to her ear: "When you're jogging in the morning, you're not allowed to run too fast. I have to follow you and monitor the stability of this important asset at all times."

Su Wanqing pulled her hand away and glared at Liu Yu: "You scoundrel!"

"I call this taking responsibility. Let's go, or the sun will be high in the sky."

Playground, 6:40 AM

There were already quite a few people doing their morning exercises on the playgrounds of Tsinghua and Peking Universities.

Some people were running, some were taking a walk, and some were practicing Tai Chi.

The appearance of Liu Yu and Su Wanqing instantly became a beautiful sight.

The two attracted a lot of attention as soon as they stepped onto the track.

"Holy crap, isn't that Liu Yu and Su Wanqing?"

"It's true. They're running together so early? Are they living together?"

"Bullshit, they're a legitimate couple, what's wrong with going for a morning run together? But seriously, they're a good-looking couple, it's pleasing to the eye."

"It's not just pleasing to the eye, it's downright glaring. Feeding dogs this early in the morning, do they have no humanity?"

Liu Yu overheard some comments, but didn't pay them any mind.

"How many laps do you usually run?"

"Three to five laps, depending on my condition." Su Wanqing had already started jogging.

Liu Yu kept up with her pace, and the two ran side by side on the track.

The two bickered as they ran, and before they knew it, they had run three laps.

Liu Yu usually plays sports and has good physical strength, but he is still a little unaccustomed to running so early in the morning.

He glanced at Su Wanqing, his breathing was even, his steps were steady, and he didn't even break a sweat.

"You have good stamina."

"Of course, this princess has a habit of jogging in the morning. Unlike some people, I'm out of breath after running three laps."

"Who's breathing? I'm breathing normally!"

"Really? Shall we speed up and run another lap?" Su Wanqing said, and actually sped up.

Liu Yu quickly followed: "Slow down, slow down! Important assets! Maintain stability!"

"Liu Yu, go to hell!"

The fourth lap was completed amidst playful chasing and playful fighting. By the time the two finally stopped and sat down on a bench by the edge of the track, they were both slightly sweaty.

Su Wanqing took out a tissue from her small bag, handed one to Liu Yu, and wiped her own sweat.

"Here you go." She handed over another bottle of water.

Liu Yu took it and found that the bottle cap had already been unscrewed.

He felt a warmth in his heart, took a sip of water, and then naturally handed the water bottle back: "You should have some too."

Su Wanqing took it and drank a sip without any hesitation.

The two of them did this indirect kiss naturally, and neither of them felt that there was anything wrong with it.

While resting on a bench, Liu Yu looked at Su Wanqing's profile.

Her skin was very fine, with tiny downy hairs visible, and there were fine beads of sweat on the tip of her nose.

"What are you looking at?"

"Can't I look at my girlfriend?"

"Okay~ Feel free to look around, it's free. But you'll be responsible if you look for too long, okay?"

"How will you take responsibility?"

"For example... for example, next time I go for a morning run, you'll come with me."

Liu Yu laughed: "That's it? I thought you were going to say something like 'offering yourself in return'."

"Dream on! Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

"You're not a casual person, but when I'm casual, I'm not human."

Su Wanqing burst out laughing: "Liu Yu, where did you learn all these cheesy pickup lines?"

"Self-taught, exceptionally gifted."

The two sat for a while longer, and when they saw that it was almost time, they got up and headed to the cafeteria.

On the way to the cafeteria, Su Wanqing linked arms with Liu Yu.

"By the way, what classes do you have this morning?"

"C programming language, two lessons back-to-back, a death combination."

"So you still dare to get up early? Aren't you afraid of falling asleep in class?"

"It's worth falling asleep just to accompany my beloved concubine on her morning run."

Su Wanqing chuckled: "How about we have lunch together? To help you recover?"

"Absolutely. What do you want to eat?"

"Rice bowl with toppings, the one at the third canteen."

"OK."

When the two entered the cafeteria, there was already a queue at the breakfast window.

The breakfast options at Tsinghua and Peking Universities are diverse, ranging from northern-style soy milk and fried dough sticks to southern-style rice noodle rolls and rice vermicelli.

Liu Yu told Su Wanqing to find a seat while he went to queue up to buy breakfast.

What do you want?

"Soy milk, tea eggs, and a steamed bun, please. A meat bun."

"Alright."