The next day—
By 7 AM, those taking the exam had begun to gather in the cafeteria.
Of course, this was only a small portion; most participants hadn't bothered with breakfast.
“Dai Yao, let’s take our time. It’ll be good enough if we can just get a seat in the classroom.”
The exam started at 8:30 AM and would last until 11 AM.
It was almost 7:30 AM now. The cafeteria wasn't far from the teaching building where the exam was held, just about a five-minute walk, so it wasn’t an issue.
“I know, I know. It’s just this small portion, I won’t take long to finish.”
“Mhm.”
It had been a while since the group had been on campus, and they’d specifically woken up to have breakfast.
If it were in the past, they might have slept in until past 7 AM and rushed to class just in time.
“Alright, all done. Let’s go.”
“Okay, let’s go.”
Around 7:45 AM, the four of them got up from the cafeteria and headed toward the teaching building.
“Xi Jie, long time no see~”
“Xi Jie…”
“Hello, everyone~”
Upon arriving outside the exam venue, Qiu Xi and the others saw classmates they hadn’t seen in a while.
For the CET-8 exam, the testing venues were usually mixed with students from a few neighboring majors, and sometimes even entire classes were grouped together. Hence, Qiu Xi and the others saw all their classmates at once.
“Good luck with your exam~”
“Thanks…”
The group chatted outside for a while. After the teacher entered, everyone gradually walked into the classroom.
At 8:30 AM, the exam officially began.
At 11 AM, the exam ended.
…
“Xiao Xi, have you notified them? When are we going back for the activity?”
“Yes, I just received the message. On the 27th, we’ll go to the base and then to the arranged hotel with the teachers for a site visit. The activity starts on the morning of the 28th.”
“Is that so…”
“The 27th… isn’t that the day after tomorrow?”
“Yes,” Qiu Xi nodded.
“Okay, then shall we go eat something tomorrow?”
“I’m fine with that.”
“Xiao Fei Fei and Yan Yan, what about you two?”
“Mhm, no problem,” Liang Yunfei nodded.
“I can too.”
“Great!”
“Then it’s tomorrow!”
Since they had finally finished their exams and all four of them were present, they definitely had to go out for a meal together.
After all, there wouldn't be many more days like these…
Therefore, the day before leaving school, Qiu Xi and her dorm mates went out in the afternoon and played until around 9 PM before returning to school.
They had to finish this early because two people in the dorm had to get up early the next day.
“That’s good!”
“Today was satisfactory, I guess~”
Lying on her bed, Song Dai Yao felt very satisfied as she thought about the fun day they’d had.
“Mhm, so let’s get to bed early. Starting tomorrow, you need to focus on finishing your thesis.”
Song Dai Yao, “…”
“Ah!”
“Thesis…”
“This is the death of me!”
“Going to sleep. Goodnight, everyone.”
With that, Song Dai Yao put on her eye mask, closed her eyes, and prepared to drift off to sleep.
Qiu Xi and the other two were no different. Some had to wake up early, others had to study, and coupled with being truly exhausted today, they needed to rest early.
…
The 27th—
Qiu Xi arrived at the training base punctually.
“Teacher Jin, good morning~”
“Morning.” Jin Qiong nodded. “Did you bring your materials and clothes?”
“Yes, everything is here. I checked just before I left this morning,” Qiu Xi patted her bag, indicating everything was in order.
“Alright, then let’s go inside.”
“Let’s wait a moment longer. Once everyone has arrived, we’ll prepare to depart.”
“Okay.”
After speaking, Qiu Xi walked into the classroom with her bag.
“Xiao Xi, over here.”
It was Gu Rou, who started waving enthusiastically as soon as she saw Qiu Xi.
“Good morning~”
Beside her were Zhao Muchu and Wang Yanyan.
“Mhm, good morning~” Qiu Xi nodded with a smile.
“Did you guys bring your things?”
Perhaps influenced by Teacher Jin, Qiu Xi’s first words were also a concern for the three’s preparations.
“Of course!”
“We definitely brought more than enough luggage!”
Wang Yanyan patted her large bag.
“Yan Yan, why is your bag so big?”
“It’s just a one-day activity, is it really necessary?”
It wasn't just Qiu Xi; Gu Rou and Zhao Muchu also noticed Wang Yanyan’s large bag at this moment.
It was indeed quite large…
“Yan Yan, what do you have in there? It’s so big?”
After their surprise, the others became a little curious…
This was really…
Too much!
“It’s just clothes and books!”
“I’ve brought basically all the books related to it.”
“Hehe~” Wang Yanyan smiled with satisfaction.
Fearing any potential issues, she had truly brought everything she possibly could.
The three, “…”
“Alright…”
“Yan Yan, you’re amazing!”
Expressing admiration!
To be able to carry that much, she was truly dedicated.
“Of course!”
“Absolutely!”
“If you want to look at them tonight, feel free to come to me!”
“Or we can look at them together, and you can give me some pointers…”
“Sure!”
“If we need anything, we’ll definitely ask you!”
After all, unlike Wang Yanyan, they hadn’t actually brought these books…
“Okay!”
…
While the four were chatting idly, the teacher had already entered.
“Alright, students, please quiet down.”
“I’ve seen that everyone is here. Get your belongings ready, and we’ll be departing shortly.”
“The bus is right outside. Remember to bring all your things!”
“Don’t leave anything behind. It’s fine if you remember today, but if you don’t, there will be problems later…”
For this activity, the organizers had specifically arranged for a bus to pick them up from the base. All they needed to do was get to the entrance.
“Teacher, don’t worry!”
“We definitely won’t forget anything!”
After preparing for so long, they wouldn't make mistakes over such minor things!
Even if there was a possibility, they would be careful…