Things Within One's Power

Just as Principal Fang had said, the residential compound was locked down for two days.

They had heard that someone nearby had come down with pneumonia, so the surrounding residents were all nervous, afraid to even step outside.

They were not even allowed to leave their own doorsteps, much less visit the neighbors next door.

This left Qin Yuwen suffering miserably next door, crying and howling as she tried to get out.

Fortunately, Xiao Lei was there with her. Though she could not speak, Qin Yuwen did not feel lonely.

As for Shen Qiao, he seemed to have moved out yesterday.

He was delivering takeout now, and the danger level had skyrocketed, so he did not want to come back and put them at risk.

Luo Ye understood him as well, so he did not advise him to keep delivering takeout, but this was Shen Qiao's choice.

He had his own ideas and convictions. As his brother, Luo Ye would support him too.

After the lockdown, Luo Ye had nothing to do at home, but with his senior around, he would not be bored.

They stayed by each other's side. Even if they did nothing at all, they would not feel bored.

Every day, people from the community came to their doors to deliver meals, but the food was not very good.

However, delivering meals door to door required more people than the community had, so they asked the residents whether anyone wanted to volunteer.

Once they became volunteers, they could not even return home. They could only stay in the uniformly quarantined dormitories and undergo testing every day.

Under normal circumstances, Luo Ye definitely would have signed up, but with his senior beside him, there was no way he was going.

Although volunteering meant serving the people, he was