Orphanage Number Two

Staring at the person inside the mechanical tree hollow, Lu Xin's eyes were filled with deep confusion as well.

Then, a surge of barely restrained excitement followed.

The person inside the tree hollow looked ageless, with pale skin and a gaunt, bony body.

Every rib was clearly visible. His body was curled up in the narrow space inside the mechanical trunk, making it impossible to tell how tall he was or what he fully looked like. But from the glasses on his face and the hazy expression in his eyes, some strange memories instantly surfaced in Lu Xin's mind. Scene after scene—memories from a long time ago, back when he was in the orphanage.

There had been a boy with round little glasses who always sat in the living room watching television. Sometimes he sat on a small stool in the corridor, looking up at the moon. Sometimes he squatted in front of the fish tank, watching the fish inside it for an entire day...

...He was rarely seen sleeping.

Lu Xin had slept very little back then too, so he often encountered the boy late at night.

Sometimes, they would sit quietly together watching television and share the same bottle of orange soda.

The boy did not like talking much, and Lu Xin did not like talking much either.

So they did not communicate often.

But because neither of them slept much, they were among the children who interacted more frequently at the orphanage, and Lu Xin remembered him especially well.

He had already disappeared for a very long time.

But now that Lu Xin had seen this person inside the mechanical tree hollow, the sealed-away memories surged forth all at once.

Lu Xin was silent for a long time before saying softly, "Number Two..."

"How did you end