After demonstrating for a while, Wen Mo made room for Xia Lian to try it out herself. To his surprise, the girl was able to use it after just one look.

"You've learned very well! Great job!"

As he tossed the clothes from the laundry basket into the washing machine one by one, he praised Xia Lian, who had just learned how to use it.

Halfway through throwing it, I realized something felt off about the object in my hand. Upon closer inspection, it was white...

?

"I forgot to tell you, these kinds of intimate items still need to be hand-washed!" Wen Mo turned her face away in a bit of a panic and handed the clothes back to her.

Xia Lian tilted her head in confusion, but didn't say anything. She simply put the garment back into the laundry basket.

The washing machine made a "rumbling" sound as it operated.

"It should only take about forty minutes to wash."

The two squatted on the balcony, bored, watching the washing machine tumbling around.

"Wenmo".

"Um?"

The girl slowly turned her head. "When... will the clothes... be dry?"

Wen Mo was taken aback for a moment before realizing that she was asking when the clothes would dry. She then replied, "Clothes dry very quickly after being spun dry. They should be dry in a few hours if you leave them on the balcony."

"oh."

She responded with a reply, then stared longingly at the washing machine.

"Why are you asking this?" Wen Mo asked curiously.

Xia Lian shook her head.

"I don't have... change of clothes."

After he finished speaking, the atmosphere between the two fell silent.

Don't you have any change of clothes?

Wen Mo blinked, thinking about the suitcase she had brought earlier. It was indeed very light to carry, and it didn't contain many clothes.

But he didn't expect that the girl had only brought two sets of clothes to change into.

Don't you have any clothes to wear?

Upon hearing this, the girl nodded slightly, somewhat disappointed, her long hair falling gently down her back.

"I only have these two items..."

Wen Mo listened attentively, then placed his right hand on her head and gently rubbed it twice, his eyes smiling, "Come with me tomorrow afternoon."

"Um……?"