Two o'clock in the morning.
There was a knock on the door of the Old Capital Orphanage.
The teacher on duty held up a mechanical light and opened the door.
"Indeed...ah no, Commander Shen?"
The gray-haired teacher looked at the two people outside the room in surprise.
The tall Alpha raised his hands above his head, holding up a windproof jacket, and completely covered the Omega who was a head shorter than him.
Most of myself was exposed.
"And General Pei?"
The teacher on duty was even more surprised.
Shen Que said, “Long time no see, Teacher Xia.”
Xia Ruyin quickly made way for the door.
"Come in quickly."
It was raining heavily, and both of their clothes were wet. Raindrops hung on the ends of their hair like pearls.
Pei Ji let Shen Que go in first, and he shook the water off his coat at the door.
"Give it to me. I'll help you dry it tomorrow." Xia Ruyin took the coat from his hand naturally.
She watched Pei Ji shake his hair to get rid of the raindrops, and suddenly burst out laughing.
Pei Ji was stunned.
"Ah, sorry, sorry..." Xia Ruyin handed over a dry towel, a kind smile on her wrinkled face. "General Pei just now looked a bit like... a sheepdog."
Shen Que tilted his head and smiled.
The next second, the towel fell on his head.
Pei Ji pressed the towel and rubbed his heavy head hard.
"Be gentle." Shen Que lowered his head because of his rubbing.
"What are you laughing at...Wipe it off properly, don't catch a cold..."
Perhaps because it was too quiet around him, Pei Ji lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing something.
There was a dim light in the lobby of the orphanage. Inside was a small classroom with a small wooden table and chairs. Some picture books that had not been put away were scattered on the ground.
After the sheepdog finished brushing the wool of his sheep, Xia Ruyin picked up the mechanical lamp again.
"Is that room still empty?" Shen Que asked.
"Of course." Xia Ruyin looked at them with a smile, as if she was looking at all the young children in an orphanage.
Xia Ruyin is two hundred years old, as old as this orphanage. To her, Pei Ji and Shen Que are just children.
As soon as the news of Shen Que's return to Messiah came out, Xia Ruyin thought that maybe he would come back to sleep for one night, so she cleaned up his room early.
She carried the lamp and stepped onto the creaking wooden floor.
"Come with me."
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Unlike the newly built orphanages, the Old Capital Orphanage has advanced facilities, AI nannies and third-generation cleaning robots.
The place is not big and the houses are old.
From teachers, to gardeners, to cleaning ladies, they are all human beings.
There were very few children, and only for a period of time did the number exceed ten.
This is why Carolina chose to place Shen Que here.
Because it is inconspicuous and will not attract unnecessary attention, it can allow an unnamed child to grow up quietly and safely.
Shen Que had a separate residence in the orphanage, which was originally a small abandoned garden with a utility room attached, which was specially vacated for him at the Queen's request.
The small garden is separated from the main building of the orphanage by two fences and a winding path.
Behind it is a forest, and through the forest you can reach another venue of the league, the ruins of the old capital.
In those days.
Every sunny morning, Chen Que would walk from the path to the orphanage to eat and attend classes with other children.
And every rainy night, he would go to the woods and wait quietly there for the Messiah to bloom.
After graduating from the military academy, Shen Que bought the cottage along with the weed-covered yard outside, completely owning this forgotten land.
He hired nearby gardeners and cleaners to take care of the yard regularly, and also allowed the orphanage to arrange for other children to live there, but Xia Ruyin never did so.
The cottage has remained the same as it was when Shen Que left, except that the garden is cleaner.
When the wooden door was opened, surprisingly, there wasn't much musty smell.
Xia Ruyin left the other mechanical lamp to the two of them.
"The bedding is in the closet. They have all been washed. I dried them yesterday. Breakfast is at 7:30. If you can get up, you can go to the cafeteria to eat." She gave the caring instructions and then left.
Pei Ji turned on the light in the house and looked around the palm-sized room.
There was only a row of bookcases covering the entire wall, a desk, and a small bed that could barely accommodate two people.
There is a door on the right, which seems to be a simple shower room.
In the blink of an eye, Chen Que had fallen onto the bed and began to take off his coat in a very ungraceful manner.
"Is the big bed in the imperial palace not to your taste? Do you have to sleep here?" Pei Ji asked with a frown.
Shen Que didn't say where he was going all the way. He followed here in a daze and felt like he was being cheated.
"This place looks like... an evil witch's lair." Pei Ji said as he tried to close the door tighter to prevent the rain outside from seeping in.
But he soon discovered that this was a waste of effort.
This door is as stubborn as an antique from the last century.
Shen Que took out new bedding from the closet and chuckled when he heard Pei Ji's words.
"What evil witch..." He pushed Pei Ji to the bedside, "This is my lair."
"Don't just stand there, come and make the bed."
Pei Ji rolled his eyes and went about his work resignedly.
By the time he finished making the bed, Shen Que had also changed into his pajamas.
The cabin was stocked with his daily necessities, including shampoo, shower gel, and a new toothbrush and toothpaste.
Shen Que took a simple shower, got into bed comfortably, and patted the place next to him.
Pei Ji, who had just washed off the suppressant spray, sat beside him with a sunshine scent.
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