The next morning, before dawn had even broken, Noah Steele was yanked out of bed by his father. Apparently, today’s schedule began with Noah continuing the Taiji lesson he hadn’t finished yesterday. One look at his father’s excitement—and another at the clock showing barely five in the morning—made Noah want to cry.
It was supposed to be vacation. A time for sleeping in. But now? …Forget it. Parents come first. For their health, skipping a few mornings of sleep was a small sacrifice, Noah told himself.
After washing up, he followed his father to the small courtyard, where his mother was already waiting. Clearly, Taiji had left quite an impression on her too.
Noah patiently repeated yesterday’s Taiji-for-health routine, going through key points and precautions, and correcting their movem
