The rain was like a cruel joke, with torrential downpours for five days straight, so strong that it was impossible to stay outside.

Cheng Zhi and her friends have been busy these past two days, dismantling all the bags left over from unpacking the packages and gluing them back on the doors, windows, and exhaust fans.

Cheng Ye was forced to join them, standing on the ladder and blocking the ventilation pipes high up as well. "What's wrong with you two? Why are you sealing these things up for no reason?"

Standing next to her, Cheng Zhi was cutting transparent tape. "Why do you have so many questions, kid? Just follow along. Do you think your older sister would harm you?"

"..." Cheng Ye stopped what she was doing, looked down at her sister who was completely unfazed, and thought, "You've hurt me so many times, don't you have any self-awareness?"

He only dared to think these words in his heart, after all, he was currently on the ladder, and if he angered Cheng Zhi, she could push him away and he might end up seeing his great-grandmother.

It was rare that her younger brother didn't criticize her, which made Cheng Zhi feel very good. She then said a few more words to Cheng Ye, "Really, trust me, things are about to change."

As she spoke, Cheng Ye had already sealed the ventilation duct. She jumped down in a few quick steps and immediately resumed her sarcastic tone, "Hey, you said the same thing five days ago, that the rain was going to stop. Look outside now, it's pouring rain, there's no sign of it stopping at all."

That's right, the rain outside shows no sign of stopping. Cheng Zhi suspected she had misremembered the time, but there would definitely be heavy fog later, it was just a matter of time.

On the other side, Xiao Feiran had already sealed off the edges of the window, and she was very satisfied with the neat frame in front of her.

This action baffled both of their parents. Cheng's father stood at the bathroom door and asked, "Zhizhi, why are you sealing it off? Now your brother can't go out either."

They already knew the rainwater was toxic, and the couple often worried about what other disasters might await them. So they were mentally prepared for what might happen next.

These past two days, Cheng Zhi has been acting strangely, as if she knows something is going to happen, but she won't say it directly, which is driving her father, who is a straightforward person, crazy. So he came over and asked her directly.

Whenever this topic comes up, Cheng Zhi pretends to be crazy, saying either that she was dreaming or that she received guidance from a master.

"I really don't know, I'm just guessing. Don't you guys usually make guesses? Really, it's all just random guesses. Anyway, it won't hurt to put it up." Cheng Zhi said as she pushed her father out of the bathroom.

Cheng Ye, who had witnessed the whole thing, felt that something was amiss. Leaning against the ladder, he frantically probed his sister, "Sister, something's wrong with you. You have a secret!"

Cheng Zhi was so shocked by Cheng Ye's address of "sister" that her scalp tingled and goosebumps fell off.

Suppressing her nausea, she turned to look at Cheng Ye. "Can't you speak properly? Stop using English. Are you a foreigner? So what if I have secrets? You don't, do you? I know all your secrets from junior and senior high school. If I just blurt one out, you'll be homeless today, you believe me?"

"..."

After a deadly five-hit combo, Cheng Ye was forced to retreat by Cheng Zhi's interrogation, eventually shrinking into a corner. He dared not speak again and immediately tore off a piece of tissue to indicate his surrender.

Seeing the white flag, Cheng Zhi was very satisfied and patted Cheng Ye's head, saying, "You're still too green to fight me."

The toilet war was over, and they all went back to their rooms to rest.

When I woke up, the rain had stopped. Without the sound of rain, the world was quieter.

As soon as Cheng Zhi got up, she noticed that the sound had disappeared. She secretly pulled back a corner of the curtain, and sure enough, she could no longer see the outside world; everything outside the glass was a hazy gray.