CHAPTER 26: CHAPTER 26 CHANGES

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Early the next morning, at about 4 a.m., Sui Yi woke up in severe pain in her calves, not from injury but from the feeling of her bones growing. She had no choice but to endure it.

By six o’clock, the pain had subsided, and she thought about it, then got out of bed to go to the bathroom.

"Even though I woke up early, why do I still feel so energetic? Even during a growth spurt, it shouldn’t be like this..." Sui Yi moved her hands and feet and found them much stronger and more vigorous than usual, as if she had been reborn.

Since she woke up early and couldn’t fall back asleep, Sui Yi got dressed and went downstairs after washing up.

Elder Tang was different from other elderly people; this old man was rather fond of sleeping in, usually staying in bed until seven or eight in the morning, and he was always slow-moving. That’s why he had hired Sui Yi to help watch over the shop.

Thus, Sui Yi jogged through the misty air along the lakeside path and into the nearby park.

There were already quite a few elderly people walking or jogging, and Sui Yi’s appearance was somewhat abrupt.

However, since she ran into the park, no one tried to strike up a conversation with her.

When she reached the deserted fishpond, Sui Yi finally stopped, holding onto a thin rope rail, she frowned.

She had just run over two thousand meters, but now she wasn’t even out of breath. This change in her physical condition was terrifying.

She remembered that previously, running eight hundred meters felt like it would kill her.

Raising her palm, Sui Yi stared at her left hand. She remembered that while running just now, there had been a magnetic flow of air in her palm that entered her body along her veins, circulating continuously, making her flesh and muscles more vigorous and lively...

"This situation is somewhat like those scenes in martial arts novels... Could this be Inner Strength?"

If it hadn’t happened to her personally, Sui Yi wouldn’t have thought of this possibility, but no one would reject such an opportunity.

Thinking of her past "weakness," Sui Yi’s mood was somewhat uplifted, so she bent down to pick up a small pebble from the ground, pinched it between her fingers, energy amassing...

With a flick of her wrist!

Whoosh!

The pebble instantly traced a high-speed streak on the water surface, and with a bang!

It struck the water over a hundred meters away!

Causing splashes more than a meter high.

Just as Sui Yi was about to smile...

"Sui Yi?!!!"

An unexpected shout made Sui Yi frown and turn her head. Not far away, Yu Hang stood there stunned, then quickly ran over!

"Sui Yi, it really is you!! What was that just now...," Yu Hang felt like his eyes were playing tricks on him—what he had just seen was...

An illusion?

Sui Yi inwardly cursed, but her face remained calm, and she smiled lightly, asking in confusion, "What?"

"Uh? Nothing..." Not seeing any clue on her face, Yu Hang chuckled at his own overthinking and decided not to let himself be teased by Sui Yi again, quickly changing the subject: "Hey, what are you doing here, do you live nearby?"

"I’ve been staying in this area recently. I need to buy breakfast, excuse me."

"Ah... what a coincidence, so am I!"

Yu Hang, always patient with those he was interested in, also knew that Sui Yi was not one to embarrass others.

Thus, Sui Yi didn’t hurry him away.

The two ran side by side on the path in the early morning—one elegant and delicate, the other tall and handsome, both youthful. Some elderly people who saw them couldn’t help but smile.

After running with Sui Yi, Yu Hang was clearly a bit disoriented because he realized his stamina couldn’t even match hers!

Good heavens, hadn’t she been labeled as ’physically weak’ in PE class for two years straight!

How could her physical condition be so drastically improved!

She couldn’t have been deliberately skipping PE class runs, could she?!

That would be incredibly sly!

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Around seven o’clock, Zhou Ran came to work with sleepy eyes. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Sui Yi.

She was having breakfast with Elder Tang.

"Ah... Sui Yi! You..."

Sui Yi usually doesn’t come here on school days, right? It had always been like that, so why today...

Elder Tang casually said a few words, explaining the reason clearly, so that others wouldn’t misunderstand and give Sui Yi a bad reputation.

Zhou Ran suddenly realized and was somewhat happy inside because it meant he could see Sui Yi every day now.

"So, are you still planning to go to classes today?"

Sui Yi nodded in agreement, finishing her milk as she did.

Elder Tang looked at her clean plate and the finished milk, skeptical for a moment—this girl usually ate no more than a cat’s share, so why was her appetite so good today?

"In about an hour or two, the money should be in your account, remember to check your card, and go buy a cellphone while you’re at it..."

Previously, Sui Yi hadn’t been able to afford one and wouldn’t accept the one he offered, but things were different now.

After all, in this day and age, not having a cellphone really makes life difficult—not just for the person herself but for others around her too.

Every time Elder Tang anxiously needed to find someone and couldn’t reach Sui Yi, he was deeply frustrated.

Sui Yi’s plans were the same, so she responded, "Okay."

As soon as she stepped out, she saw Yu Hang waiting outside The Gate with his backpack.

She paused, then walked over.

Yu Hang hurried to follow her.

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After Sui Yi returned to school, various rumors naturally arose. Of course, these gossipy stirrings had one thing in common—they were indifferent to her face, but behind her back, the buzz continued...

Quietly attending her morning plus afternoon classes with no regard for others, Sui Yi’s mood was getting better and better as if those rumors and gossips around had no effect on her at all.

She realized that it wasn’t just her physical fitness that had changed, even her mind had...

Her quirky memory no longer failed her!

The texts she had memorized the past few days remained clear as the first, seemingly deeply etched in her mind, reminding her.

Everything was different from the past.

Swipe, swipe, swipe—the chemistry problems were easily solved beneath her hands; these were fairly basic issues that one could tackle with a good memory, so she found them easy.

However, when she encountered tougher questions, she would skip them, organize her thoughts, finish the simpler ones, and then come back to ponder over the difficult ones.

Time ticked by neatly organized class after class, but Sui Yi was no god; she lacked too many academic skills, so she still got stuck on the last one or two problems.

And that’s where the role of a deskmate came into play.

"Deskmate, do you have time right now?"

Yhan Qingwu turned her head, surprised, as she thought the typically solitary Sui Yi wouldn’t ask for her help, and she herself didn’t want to go against her wishes...

Unexpectedly, Sui Yi didn’t mind and wasn’t the least bit awkward.

It seemed she was different from what Yhan Qingwu had imagined.

"Yes," Yhan Qingwu gently curved her lips, bowing her head to help Sui Yi with two problems, softly explaining them; Sui Yi listened intently, asking a few questions occasionally, which Yhan Qingwu answered, inwardly amazed.

The other girl seemed smarter than she had imagined.

"I notice your memory and comprehension are excellent, so why were your grades poor before?" Yhan Qingwu finally asked.

She wasn’t familiar with Sui Yi’s background.

Sui Yi had already memorized these problems, incorporating some techniques, then tilted her head to look at Yhan Qingwu, her eyelids slightly drooping, her eyelashes seeming to dance with the bright green light from outside the window...

"Perhaps it’s because I didn’t have you as a deskmate before."

"Huh?"

Yhan Qingwu laughed.

Was that a compliment?