Chapter 289: Early to Bed, Early to Rise, and Exercise

Gotta say, those domestic war dramas really get your blood pumping!

So exciting!

But they really do help instill a sense of patriotism in today’s youth!

Oh, right!

Just then, as if she’d suddenly remembered something, Su Qinghe raised her head and stared intently at Gu Yifan’s face.

“Hmmmm?”

“Su Hanhan, what’s wrong?”

Gu Yifan was a little confused, but his voice was incredibly gentle as he asked the question.

“Yifan, so this is the ‘chewing gum’ you said you went out to buy?”

Su Qinghe pinched a small, square packet from the bedside between two fingers, looking at Gu Yifan as she spoke.

“Er…”

“Hehehe…”

“Of course it is. It’s even strawberry flavored!”

Gu Yifan gave an awkward smile, just spouting whatever nonsense came to mind.

Su Qinghe: “…” -_-||

‘You call this chewing gum????’

‘I may be goofy, but I’m not an idiot!’

“Hmph!”

Su Qinghe couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him, letting out a sharp huff.

“Um, Hanhan, let’s watch the movie! Watch the movie!”

Gu Yifan quickly tried to change the subject.

When Gu Yifan wasn’t looking, Su Qinghe reached out and pinched the soft flesh of his waist.

Then she turned back to the TV and ignored him.

“Hiss…”

Gu Yifan sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.

‘Who the hell invented that move?!’

‘Damn it, that really hurts!’

Just then, on the TV, the two squads ran into each other again, and another great battle erupted.

“BOOM!”

The rumble of cannon fire and the sounds of a charge echoed throughout the room.

After both sides had exhausted their ammunition, they engaged in close-quarters combat.

A soldier, holding a spear with a red tassel, let out a war cry and charged at the enemy.

“SQUELCH!”

“SQUELCH, SQUELCH!”

Every thrust found its mark.

Blood splattered everywhere like water.

Making wet, squelching sounds.

Gu Yifan and Su Qinghe watched, their hearts pounding with excitement.

About an hour later…

The movie ended.

So it wasn’t a TV series after all, but a movie.

The movie’s ending theme was now playing on the TV.

Gu Yifan and Su Qinghe looked at each other, their excitement gradually subsiding.

That was awesome!

So good!!

That movie!!!

‘If he could, Gu Yifan would watch this with Su Qinghe every day!’

‘This movie was absolutely thrilling; he could watch it a hundred times and never get tired of it!’

After watching TV for a while longer, Su Qinghe grew sleepy.

“Yifan, I’m sleepy…”

Su Qinghe said with a yawn.

“Sleepy, are you?”

“If you’re sleepy, then let’s go to sleep.”

Gu Yifan said with a gentle expression.

“Mhm.”

Su Qinghe nodded with her eyes closed.

So, the two of them decided to turn off the lights and go to sleep.

“CLICK…”

The light went out.

They fell asleep in each other’s arms.

There was no ‘fierce battle’ to be had…

They quickly fell into a deep sleep, truly exhausted after all.

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The night passed peacefully.

「The next morning」

The first rays of dawn slanted through the glass window and onto the bed.

Gu Yifan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze still a little hazy, clearly not fully awake yet.

He rubbed his eyes, which helped him wake up a bit, and reached for his fully charged phone on the nightstand.

He glanced at the time on the screen. It was already six in the morning.

It wasn’t the weekend, after all, and they both had morning classes, so sleeping in was not an option.

Gu Yifan rubbed his eyes again and glanced out the window.

The sky outside was already starting to brighten.

Gu Yifan turned on his side to look at Su Qinghe, who was still fast asleep.

‘Her delicate face was so smooth you couldn’t see a single pore!’

‘Her hair, slightly messy from sleep, only added to her languid beauty!’

‘My Su Hanhan is just too beautiful!’

‘With a wife like this, what more could a man ask for?’

Gu Yifan watched Su Qinghe with a look of pure bliss.

“Mmm…”

Su Qinghe let out a soft hum, her eyelids fluttering as she slowly opened her eyes.

As soon as she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was Gu Yifan’s handsome, gentle face.

Su Qinghe gave Gu Yifan a sweet smile.

“Yifan, good morning~”

Su Qinghe said softly.

“Su Hanhan, you’re awake.”

“Good morning, my dear Hanhan!”

Gu Yifan replied gently.

“Yifan, I want a hug!”

Su Qinghe was becoming more and more open, whining playfully at Gu Yifan in a lazy voice.

“Okay, hug time!”

Gu Yifan gently pulled Su Qinghe into his arms.

“Huh?”

“Yifan, what’s this?”

Su Qinghe gave it a light push with her hand.

“Hiss…”

Gu Yifan sucked in a sharp breath…

Su Qinghe also realized what it was.

“Pah!”

“You big pervert!”

Su Qinghe said, rolling her eyes at Gu Yifan.

“Hehehe…”

“You can’t blame me for this!”

“It’s a natural phenomenon! A natural phenomenon!”

Gu Yifan said with a laugh.

“Yifan, I remember my teacher talking about this back in high school health class.”

“Is it true that all guys are like this when they wake up in the morning?”

Su Qinghe asked with a curious expression.

“Uh…”

“Yeah, it’s like this for most healthy guys!”

Gu Yifan explained.

“Oh…”

“So it really is true…”

Su Qinghe had the look of someone who had just acquired another piece of strange new knowledge.

“Su Hanhan, do you know why all elementary and middle school students have to do morning exercises?”

Gu Yifan suddenly asked.

“Hm?”

“Why?”

“Isn’t it because morning exercise is good for your health?”

Su Qinghe replied.

“Yes, that’s right!”

“Scientific research shows that exercising in the morning is better for your health!”

“So…”

“Shouldn’t we do some morning exercises too?”

Gu Yifan said with a perfectly straight face.

“Huh?”

“Right now?”

“How are we supposed to do morning exercises here?”

“How about we go for a run at the school track in the mornings from now on?”

Su Qinghe suggested.

“Su Hanhan, it doesn’t have to be that complicated!”

“There’s a method that most people don’t know about. It’s even better for your physical and mental health than running or any of that stuff!”

Gu Yifan said, his expression turning serious.

“Really?”

“What kind of method?”

Su Qinghe asked, her face full of curiosity.

“Su Hanhan, do you really want to know?”

“And you want to try it?”

Gu Yifan asked, looking at Su Qinghe with a deadpan expression.

“Mhm.”

“I do!”

Su Qinghe said without hesitation.

“Alright, since you’re so eager to know!

“Then I’ll tell you this little-known secret!”

“Mmm… Let’s begin!”

“The method that’s even better than morning exercises is… this!”

“Hehe…”

“Come on, let’s start with some leg stretches to loosen up!”

With that, Gu Yifan pushed Su Qinghe down onto the bed!

“Ah?!”

Su Qinghe cried out in surprise…

‘So *this* is morning exercise?!’

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An hour later, the two finished their “morning exercise.”

It had to be said, this “morning exercise” was indeed much more comfortable than their “evening exercise.”

After all, the morning air was much fresher. A bit of early morning exercise could really leave a person feeling energized for the whole day!