I declare, the first Holy Grail War of Lin Gate...

"Last night, Ye Shiyu came over to open the door, meow."

In the morning, upon hearing Miao's voice, Yan Huan's toothbrushing motion paused slightly.

He widened his eyes and turned his foamy mouth towards the dignifiedly sitting cat, asking in surprise,

"When?"

"After you fell asleep last night, it was very late..."

Miao turned its head towards the door, stood on its hind legs, and moved its front paws and head up and down, seemingly describing the situation at the time,

"The doorknob moved suddenly, but she couldn't open it because you had locked the door."

"..."

Imagine someone suddenly coming to your door in the middle of the night trying to pull the door handle while you are asleep, guess what she would do after coming in.

No, Sister, isn't this too scary?

Yan Huan opened his mouth, fell silent for a moment, turned his head to spit out the foam, then took a cup of clear water to rinse his mouth, and washed his face again.

He was about to put on a shirt, but he hadn't changed it for two days, and running around outside yesterday made it feel sticky; after taking a bath, he really didn't want to wear it again.

He wished he had waited to take the clothes after Aunt Chen dried them last night before coming up to bathe and sleep, but now he had to go downstairs to get the dried clothes.

"..."

He glanced at his phone, 5:50 AM, a bit earlier than usual.

He pushed open the door, which was quiet outside, the morning light was very weak, to the extent that it was difficult even through the living room's gauze curtain.

It seemed that everyone was still asleep.

Thus, reassured, he walked downstairs bare-chested with last night's empty milk cup, heading to the laundry room to find clothes.

The laundry room was directly opposite the kitchen, the water dispenser was placed at the entrance of the kitchen, and he rinsed the cup there, then filled it up with water to drink.

A cup of warm water in the morning really made him feel revived.

After drinking, he cleaned the cup and placed it in the dish basket next to him, then turned to enter the laundry room.

Where did they put the clothes after drying?

He looked up at the hanging clothes, searching for the garments he bought just yesterday.

At that moment, a figure holding a water cup approached the water dispenser.

Ye Shiyu, about to fetch water, heard the rustling sound from the laundry room, and instinctively turned to look.

In the cool morning light, watching Yan Huan searching for clothes in the laundry room with his bare back, her eyes gradually widened.

The smartphone in her hand suddenly lit up.

Found it...

Yan Huan picked up a beige shirt he bought yesterday; it felt comfortable to the touch, so he decided to put it on.

Having donned the clean shirt, he was still considering whether to also bring down the dirty clothes to wash, but thinking it was wasteful to run the washing machine for just one item, he decided to leave.

Turning his head, he saw Ye Shiyu standing at the entrance with a water cup, appearing suddenly like a ghost.

Holy crap?!

His expression changed in an instant, just about to curse, but his ability of Perfect Expression Management already kicked in.

Yan Huan awkwardly smiled, greeting Ye Shiyu,

"Sister Shiyu, you're up early today too?"

"Mhm... yeah."

Ye Shiyu's expression gradually returned to normal, but her response to Yan Huan was somewhat hesitant,

Because of the strange video she watched last night, she drank a lot of water and had to get up to relieve herself just after six in the morning.

Yet she still felt parched and feverish all over, even struggling to sleep well.

Now downstairs fetching water, coincidentally bumping into Yan Huan, who was changing his clothes...

Her hand trembled slightly, inadvertently taking a sip of water.

Her gaze subtly lingered on the contours of his beige shirt, as if something she saw when the shirt was not yet on had caught her interest.

Yan Huan gave a slight smile, stepped out of the laundry room, and asked Ye Shiyu,

"Sister Shiyu, do you want breakfast? I can make it."

"No need."

"Alright, then I'm going out for a bit and will be back before noon."

"Mhm..."

Originally, he would have cooked something in the kitchen if she wanted to eat, but since she didn't, Yan Huan decided to eat out.

He changed his shoes at the entrance and, to avoid being alone with her and risk hypnosis, quickly left with his phone.

Ye Shiyu watched him leave, then drank up the water in her cup.

The early spring morning was cool, Yan Huan took a deep breath, and started jogging towards the outside of the community.

"Where are you going? Morning exercise?"

Behind him, a black cat appeared from nowhere, following his pace.

Yan Huan didn't look back, adjusting his breathing rhythm while running and shook his head,

"Going to the Oceanarium. First to buy breakfast, then take the bus, first bus is at 6:30 AM."

After a quick scan, there were no breakfast stalls open this early in this upscale community; he had to seek further out.

Using a map app to navigate the bus routes, Yan Huan quickly found a shop selling Dragon Country breakfast outside the community.

In Lin Gate, only shops run by people from Dragon Country opened so early.

Eating meat buns and pumpkin porridge, the shop gradually filled with more people.

Miao sat beside Yan Huan, licking its paws, and asked,

"What are you going to do at the Oceanarium?"

"Looking for a miraculous tool that can help solve issues with the modifier."

"?"

After breakfast, Yan Huan and Miao got on the bus. Lin Gate's public transportation is strict about small animals; they usually need a carrier or a cat bag.

But Miao is not an ordinary cat; it became visible only to Yan Huan when getting on, so they managed to get on smoothly.

The first bus was not crowded; Yan Huan casually found a spot, put on his Bluetooth headset, leaned against the window, and started stroking the cat.