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Lin Nieran rubbed his head, then suddenly remembered something. "007, I just remembered something."

[What is it, host?]

"I brought those Vest into this Instance, but why can't I sense their presence anymore?"

007 said: [Uh... this... might be related to my disconnection?]

Lin Nieran slapped his forehead. "Oh no."

I should have kept the Weird Card; the Puppet might cause trouble, and what about the False Angel's huge wings? I hope he remembers to use the disguised Weird Object.

After breakfast, the orphans began to pray in front of the Statue.

Tao Yuan, Wang Ding, and An Ying managed to memorize the prayer through the help of the Weird Object, thus narrowly escaping the ordeal.

Although Mi Chuchu also used the Weird Object, she stumbled while reading and was judged as not being proficient in the recitation, losing another 3 points. She was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat all morning.

After the prayer, the children had a short but precious period of free time to move around.

Leaving the Dining Hall and turning left, you'll find a playground there, which is where they usually play. However, it had already been occupied by some children dressed in clean and tidy clothes.

The remaining children huddled in the open space near the Dining Hall, hugging their knees and staring blankly at the sky, while others gathered together and whispered among themselves.

Lin Yi's punishment time was up, so he sat alone on the steps to rest, staring blankly at the other children.

He appeared to be daydreaming, but in reality, he was watching Lin Nieran and the system whispering to each other.

"See that? Lin Yi's staring blankly into the distance again. That look is terrifying." A few children whispered nearby.

"The little lunatic grabbed him this morning when he went crazy. Could he have caught the lunatic disease too?"

"He's no better; he hits people too. Even the headmaster says he's a bad kid."

I hate him just looking at him.

An Ying was already searching for information among the crowd when she suddenly stopped when she heard a familiar name.

Lin Yi?

He knew that name all too well!

An Ying quietly approached the children, she tapped the button on her Wristband to quickly send the rendezvous signal.

Tao Yuan, Mi Chuchu, and Wang Ding, who were scattered in the crowd, received the news and all headed here. The children continued chatting.

"Not only that, didn't Lin Yi say last time that he saw someone we couldn't see? That was so scary, did he see a ghost?"

"Impossible! The Disciplinarian Director said there are no ghosts in the world. He's definitely right. What you're saying is nonsense."

"Forget about Lin Yi. He'll soon drop to F-rank, and then no one will want to adopt him. He'll be kicked out of the Orphanage."

"No one should want a bad kid like that."

"Then let's stay away from him!"

The children were speaking quite loudly, and Lin Yi heard them all, but he was already used to being spoken to like that.

His personality was too reserved; he couldn't say nice things, and his vindictive nature offended the higher-ranking children. As a result, no children here played with him; instead, most of them mocked and scorned him.

"Don't worry, they're just saying these things on purpose to upset you. If you ignore them, they'll be even more upset than you," Lin Nieran a smile.

Lin Yi looked up at him. "I'm not sad, I'm just worried about how to make up for the points I lost."

Lin Nieran's words of comfort stuck in his throat. Of course, did Lin Yi really need comforting?

Even as a child, he was a rather emotionless guy; he didn't need comforting at all.

Lin Nieran glanced into the distance and said, "Someone's coming, shh."

Lin Yi looked up but didn't see anyone. Just as he was wondering what was going on, he heard soft footsteps behind him.

Two children walked up behind him.

A little boy with long hair tied in a scorpion braid and a little girl with Long Hair, flowing hair were both very pretty.

"Lin Yi, you didn't have breakfast, so I brought you a steamed bun." Tao Yuan quietly took out a steamed bun and handed it to him with a smile.

Lin Yi was startled and quickly shielded himself from the others' gaze, whispering, "Hurry up and put it away, or someone will report you and you'll lose points again!"

Tao Yuan instinctively put the food away, lowering her voice. "Can't I eat it? Not even secretly?"

"Of course not!" Lin Yi said, "The director can smell the aroma, I shouldn't smell of steamed buns on me today."

An Ying looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when she realized no one had noticed what had just happened, "Thank you for reminding me."

"It's nothing," Lin Yi replied in a muffled voice.

After saying that, Lin Yi glanced at Lin Nieran and asked in his heart: Brother, these people are so strange.

They seemed to have sneaked in, unlike people from our Orphanage. They didn't even know something so simple; they almost got me penalized.

Upon hearing this, Lin Nieran exclaimed, "Lin Yi has been smart since he was little." He immediately realized that these children were not "natives."

007: [That's enough, host. Is this a disguised way of praising yourself?]

After exchanging a few lighthearted jokes with the system, Lin Nieran said, "Maybe it's because it's new here, so it doesn't know anything."

Seeing them sitting down next to him so familiarly, Lin Yi asked, "Do you know me? I've never seen you before."

Tao Yuan nodded, then, employing her excellent acting skills, smiled innocently like a little girl and said, "Yes, I know her. Someone mentioned your name when you were being punished to stand in the corner."

"We're all from the newest batch, it's normal that you don't recognize us."

An Ying nodded in agreement. "My name is An Ying."

"Tao Yuan."

Lin Yi said seriously, "Now that I know your names, you guys should leave quickly. Staying with you will easily get me penalized."

Tao Yuan and An Ying's smiles froze. "..."

[Ha ha]

[So funny, he got rejected.]

[Why is it Lin Yi again? Who exactly is this Lin Yi?!]

[This is terrifying to think about!]

[Could it be someone with the same name? I remember Lin Yi's Dad saying he was given to relatives in a mountain village for adoption, how could he be here?]

[Hiss--]

[Hiss--]

[Hiss--]

[Accidentally stumbled into a snake's nest?]

The air conditioning has been completely shut down.

[Major discovery!! I think I just saw the Flower Language?]

[Huh? Where?]

[I think I saw it too, it's a little kid, the slanted eyebrows are so obvious! It's definitely Older Sister Flower Language!]

[How shameless of you to call someone "sister"?]

[The organization's people are here again??]

Hurt by Lin Yi's bluntness as a child, Tao Yuan quickly composed herself and forced a smile, "I swear, I absolutely won't cause you to lose points."

"I used to have a younger brother who looked a lot like you, but I can't see him anymore... Sigh, so seeing you makes me feel especially close to you, and I'd like to be friends with you, is that okay?"

As Tao Yuan spoke, her eyes reddened. An Ying caught a glimpse of the tears in Tao Yuan's eyes and was startled. She immediately straightened her face and prepared to squeeze out two tears as well.

Unfortunately, I tried several times but couldn't squeeze out any tears.