After leaving home, they regretted it.

The old man was very happy, but he was still very happy.

Hearing these caring words, Qin Yi couldn't believe that this would happen to him.

For three years, since the day he was taken to the Qin family, no one has ever cared whether he would catch a cold or feel unwell.

He could only silently sit in the corner, watching with envy the Qin family members asking about the substitute's well-being every day, like a lonely ghost that had long been forgotten.

Gu Rumeng noticed that Qin Yi had tears in her eyes, and quickly reached out to wipe them off:

"Why are you crying again?"

"Don't you want to take a shower? That's okay, I'll get you some hot water, you have to warm yourself up, otherwise you might catch a cold."

After that, she put down her towel and pajamas and hurried to the kitchen to get a cup.

Qin Yi hurriedly followed: "Sister Rumeng, I'm fine, I'll take a shower right away, but... just..."

"Just what?"

"I... I'm afraid of dirtying your clothes..."

"Oh! Is that what you're worried about?"

Gu Rumeng smiled, raised her hand and scratched Qin Yi's nose with her index finger: "Don't worry, I haven't worn that pajamas since I bought it, and I've only washed it once. And you're going to take a shower, so how can you get anything dirty if you take a shower?"

"I'll just wear the one I'm wearing..." Qin Yi wanted to refuse.

"No, you'll catch a cold!" Gu Rumeng frowned slightly, "Go to the bathroom obediently, put your clothes in the laundry basket after washing, and I'll help you wash them tomorrow."

"But..."

"Oh, my sister's hearing suddenly became bad, I can't hear, I can't hear!"

Gu Rumeng covered her ears with both hands and started to act like a spoiled child.

Seeing this, Qin Yi was stunned.

In the end, he still couldn't beat Gu Rumeng, and took a towel and pajamas to the bathroom to take a shower.

Hot water gushed out from the shower head, and the bathroom was soon filled with mist. Qin Yi couldn't tell whether he was in a dream or reality for a while, feeling the comfort brought by the heat on his skin.

After a while, Qin Yi finished his shower and changed into pajamas.

He wanted to go out immediately, but suddenly remembered something, so he took his clothes out of the laundry basket and washed them.

"Qin Yi, are you done washing?"

Gu Rumeng, who was outside the bathroom, was a little worried when she saw that Qin Yi hadn't come out for a long time, so she knocked on the door and asked.

"I've washed!"

After Qin Yi answered, he quickly opened the bathroom door: "Sister Rumeng, where is the clothes drying rack?"

"Huh?"

Gu Rumeng looked at the laundry basket with some curiosity, "Have you washed all the clothes? I was wondering why you took so long to take a shower. Didn't I just say that I would help you wash tomorrow?"

"It's okay, Sister Rumeng. You paid for my drip tonight, cooked porridge for me, and took me in. I'm already very grateful."

Qin Yi paused, "I can do small things like washing clothes by myself. You can also leave any chores at home to me in the future."

"Silly."

Gu Rumeng's eyes were gentle with some heartache.

What a sensible boy.

What kind of family makes such a sensible child suffer such hardships.

Thinking of this, Gu Rumeng couldn't help but feel sad for Qin Yi.

"You got caught in the rain tonight and just finished the drip. You should rest more. I have already laid out the sheets and quilts for you. You will sleep in the room on the left from now on."

Gu Rumeng said, snatching the laundry basket from Qin Yi: "Go and rest, I'll hang the clothes."

"Don't! This... is not good!"

Qin Yi was a little anxious, and pretended to take the laundry basket back.

He knew that Gu Rumeng treated him as a child.

But he was seventeen years old after all, and he would be an adult in just three days.

It would be fine if he just hung ordinary clothes.

The key is that there are his own trousers in it.

How embarrassing it would be if he asked Gu Rumeng to help him hang it?

"Okay, okay."

Gu Rumeng seemed to realize something, so she handed the laundry basket back to Qin Yi, "There is a clothes hanger on the balcony, go quickly."

Seeing this, Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurried to the balcony to hang the clothes in no time.

"It's already twelve o'clock."

Gu Rumeng glanced at the clock on the wall and urged: "Go to bed quickly. Oh, by the way, I made you some milk and put it on the bedside table. Remember to drink it before going to bed."

After saying that, Gu Rumeng probably felt sleepy a long time ago, yawned, got up and walked towards her room.

"Good night, Qin Yi, be a

Sweet dreams."

"Good night, Sister Rumeng, you too."

The two said good night to each other, and as Gu Rumeng closed the door, Qin Yi was the only one left in the living room.

After standing there blankly for a while, Qin Yi turned and walked towards his room.

Pushing open the door, the air was filled with a faint lavender fragrance.

The bed was covered with clean light blue bedspread.

There were some cartoon papers on the wardrobe door, which looked a bit old.

There were some magazines on the desk against the wall.

The room was not very big, but every detail was full of the warm breath of life.

In contrast, his room in the Qin family was cold and simple, like a cage that isolated people from the world.

Looking at the steaming cup of milk on the bedside table, Qin Yi felt that everything he experienced tonight was too good to be true.

He walked to the bed and sat down, picked up the cup of milk and drank it, then got into bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze, until sleepiness came like a tide, and then he closed his eyes reluctantly.

If everything that happened now was just a dream...

Then he hoped never to wake up.