For a lot of people, the best day of the week, Saturday aside, isn't Sunday. It's Friday.

Because the start of a break is usually happier than the end of one.

Chen Qingqing had slept well, and on Friday morning she was out of bed the second she opened her eyes.

She put on her current favorite outfit: a short white T-shirt under a gray knit cardigan, with a white high-waisted skirt in openwork crochet. Her long, glossy black hair was tied back with a Hello Kitty hair tie. She looked sweet and lovely.

Her three roommates were still asleep. She washed up without a sound, then carefully moved her chair out and started on her makeup.

She didn't own much makeup, mostly the same few brands, and her look didn't change much either. Nearly always, she went for "no-makeup makeup."

"How come you're up so early?" Shen Xinyi whispered. She'd woken to find Chen Qingqing already doing her makeup.

Chen Qingqing was about to come up with an excuse when Zhang Ruowei answered for her. "Because it's Friday, obviously. A certain somebody's coming this afternoon."

It finally clicked for Shen Xinyi. "Sō desu ne~" (TL Note: Japanese for "Oh, I see," spelled out in Chinese characters in the original.)

Chen Qingqing didn't bother arguing. She did a quick, simple face, then sent Xu Ye a message. "You up yet, dumb pig?"

"Just opened my eyes~"

"Didn't you say you have an eight a.m. today? You're going to be late if you don't get up."

"I do have an eight a.m. I never said I was going."

"Fine."

"Help, I can't get up. I need an emergency love kiss."

"Tonight."

"Love you~"

"Love you~"

By the time Xu Ye got down from his bunk, his three roommates had already washed up.

Zhang Xinzhou was tying his shoes. "You going to class?"

"No."

"We'll go on ahead, then."

"Okay."

His roommates left the dorm soon after. Xu Ye took his time getting ready, then drove to the company by himself.

"Morning, Director Xu."

"Morning."

Xu Ye's work mostly happened in the…