Orphanage

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A drizzling little rain.

Falling into the car, covered by gentle and soothing piano music, everything was quiet, only the sound of the windshield wipers slowly moving.

Gu Shen sat in the passenger seat, breathed into his hands through his sleeves, wiped the side window, watching the receding high-rise buildings and the increasingly empty isolation zone as the car drove onto the highway, heading towards the remote and desolate suburbs.

"Five Old Mountains... why go to such a remote place?"

Nan Jin's trench coat was taken off and folded on the back seat. She wasn't always wearing that tight-fitting combat suit under her trench coat. For informal occasions like today, she wore a snow-white shirt with washed jeans. Perhaps it was because of her upright posture, the shirt was stretched tightly. Her red hair was tied into a bun, making her look nothing like a violent maniac, but more like an intellectual and gentle Senior Sister.

"Didn't you read my file? You should know," Gu Shen said softly, holding a sleeping Orange Cat in his arms, "That's where I grew up."

Nan Jin was taken aback.

Of course, she knew that Gu Shen grew up in an orphanage... but the name of that orphanage was...

"Morning Light Orphanage." Gu Shen scratched his head, "A very cliché name, it's normal if you can't remember it. The gentleman who sponsored the orphanage was named Zhou Chenguang, so it was named after him."

The location of Morning Light Orphanage is very remote. The icon marked on the map is near a mountain gully in Five Old Mountains. This distance... it takes three and a half hours to drive from Da Teng City.

"Didn't Senior Sister say that the guys from the review team are coming? I thought, since I have to hide... I might as well hide far away." Gu Shen smiled, stroking the golden fur on the Orange Cat's back, "There shouldn't be any place more remote than Five Old Mountains, right? Even if they've seen the file, they shouldn't bother to come all the way here."

"And also..." Gu Shen whispered, "The old lady at the orphanage was very good to me. I haven't made a name for myself in two years, so I've been too embarrassed to go back."

Nan Jin nodded, indicating understanding.

The trunk was filled with packaged fresh fruits, organic vegetables, two boxes of milk, and a large basket of eggs.

"Later, I thought about it, I shouldn't be like this. No matter how well I'm doing, I should go back and see Grandma and the others." Gu Shen said softly, "It's just that every time I think of the scene when I left, I feel ashamed... Grandma said with certainty that I have a good and smart brain, and I will definitely do well in the future and make a name for myself."

"Aren't you already considered to have made a name for yourself?" Nan Jin said seriously, "Those wage earners in Da Teng City are already very good if they can earn 10,000 a month. You now have 500,000 lying in your card, which is the income they can save in ten years."

"...You say that, and I seem to have the illusion that I am very powerful." Gu Shen adjusted his seat and leaned back. He murmured, "Actually, this money has nothing to do with me... It's like winning the lottery jackpot, it came inexplicably."

"Don't say that, this is your income from selling yourself, and it's different from buying a lottery ticket." Nan Jin raised her eyebrows, "If you have to make an analogy, you can understand this money as the appearance fee of a courtesan a long time ago. The guests who fancy the courtesan spend a lot of money, and they think you are worth this money, then you are worth this money."

"Five hundred thousand... I'm really valuable." Gu Shen counted his fingers and asked worriedly, "If I don't get an 'S' grade, Mr. Shu won't make me spit out this money, right?"

Hearing this, Nan Jin almost laughed out loud.

"Five hundred thousand... just a drop in the bucket." She waved her hand, "Follow Senior Brother and Senior Sister and work hard, this little money is nothing."

"That's good..."

Gu Shen paused and said slowly, "I'm going to donate all this money, is that okay?"

When he said this, he kept looking at Nan Jin, his expression a little nervous.

The bad woman was driving very attentively, seemingly not noticing Gu Shen's observation at all. She said lightly, "Of course... this is already your money, you are free to spend it as you want, no need to get my permission. But if I remember correctly, you don't have any savings yourself, this money can allow you to buy a lot of things, are you going to donate it all?"

"Actually, I still have some money in my account, and I don't have anything to buy... Anyway, you guys pay the rent and include food and drink..."

Gu Shen didn't have much confidence when he said this.

He only had a pitiful few thousand dollars left in his account.

"My grandma sent me a message a few days ago, saying that the walls of the orphanage were still leaking, and the roof had collapsed again. When I was six years old, the roof was still made of mud, and it leaked frequently back then. If I was unlucky and the roof broke during the rainy season, I couldn't study or sleep all day." Gu Shen sighed, "Senior Sister, you were born into a wealthy family in the Great Capital District, you wouldn't understand this feeling... In short, it was terrible. At that time, I often shoveled water while gritting my teeth, thinking that when I had money in the future, I would definitely build the biggest and most beautiful house for grandma, with the best roof!"

"..."

Nan Jin was silent for a while.

She originally wanted to say something to refute Gu Shen's words... but later she found that she had nothing to say, because Gu Shen was right. She was born in the most prosperous and richest Great Capital District of East Continent, where every inch of land was worth a fortune. There were skyscrapers reaching into the clouds, and in the cold steel jungle, it was impossible to find the kind of simple mud house that Gu Shen described.

"Doesn't the council allocate funds every year?" Nan Jin asked in a low voice, "And some foundations..."

"So, Senior Sister, you don't understand the suffering of hunger..." Gu Shen laughed heartily, "I believe these allocations are used where they are most needed. But in this world, there are always places where the light doesn't shine."

"The year I left, grandma excitedly told me that someone had sent a large sum of money to the orphanage. Thanks to that money, the house was rebuilt, with white bricks and red tiles, looking so beautiful. But unfortunately, the quality wasn't as good as imagined. If the weather was too cold, the water pipes would easily freeze and burst, so water seepage still occurred frequently." Gu Shen counted on his fingers again, "I've calculated it for grandma. Hiring a reliable engineering team to inspect inside and out, and renovate it again, it's better to add a little more money... add a little more money, and all the problems can be solved."

He rambled earnestly, and Nan Jin listened attentively.

"It's good to have money... adding money can solve everything." Gu Shen sighed contentedly, "The money in this card is enough to fulfill my original promise, almost exactly."

"If it's not enough, I can help, just consider it a small contribution." Nan Jin lowered her eyes and said softly, "Actually, I'm richer than you think."

Gu Shen was stunned.

Is this the legendary rich woman with beauty, long legs, and money power?

It's just that she's too fierce, and he can't afford to provoke her.

"No need, no need, my income from selling myself is completely enough. If I owe you another favor, I don't know what I'll use to repay it." Gu Shen declined with a smile, "Thank you for your kindness."

Nan Jin didn't say anything, just continued driving.

The Orange Cat, which was originally lazily lying on Gu Shen's lap, slowly opened its eyes at this moment, and a faint glow flowed in its slender pupils.

It swept its tail and meowed softly.

Nan Jin glanced at the Orange Cat and smiled, "Awake?"

The Orange Cat, contrary to its usual behavior, ignored her and buried its head in Gu Shen's arms.

Gu Shen smiled awkwardly.

His body was a little stiff, because the meow just now, in his ears, was Chu Ling's slightly annoyed voice.

["Tch!"]

Due to the special training these days, Gu Shen went out during the day and returned at night every day. The cat at home waited bored every day. After finally waiting for Gu Shen to come back at night, after eating cat food and analyzing information, it would only take a few minutes before Gu Shen would fall asleep soundly.

Finally, the special training was over, and he could go out. Chu Ling specially asked Gu Shen to bring her along... to be precise, bring this cat.

She wanted to go out with Gu Shen.

Although the apartment was theoretically safe, Gu Shen decided to take it with him as a lesson from the Fire Disaster Case where they were attacked by a Transcendent.

At this moment, on the forearm inside Gu Shen's sleeve, the Truth Ruler was firmly bound by two circles of tape... Now the Ruler has become an indispensable personal item for Gu Shen.

Except when it was inconvenient to carry in the training ground and easily discovered, he would definitely carry it with him at other times.

With the "Truth Ruler", he had the confidence to fight against sudden Transcendent events.

And the Orange Cat's cat language could be translated into human language.

Gu Shen was a little surprised when Chu Ling came online.

On second thought, she must have heard his conversation with Nan Jin just now... and that 'bah' he made. Could she have misunderstood something?

Gu Shen rubbed the Orange Cat's head.

["Hmph!"]

The latter ignored him, resolutely shook off Gu Shen's hand, stepped on his shoulder and *cuàn*ed up, *cuàn*ing to the back seat like a wisp of smoke, occupying the entire back seat, and comfortably nestled down.