Chapter 39

Chapter 39

You Nan busied himself for a while, packing up everything that could be taken away and placing it on the floor, leaving almost no space to walk in the entire house.

But he didn’t feel tired. The original body’s physical condition was much better than he had imagined.

You Nan called for a large truck to load the items and arranged for an agent to come and see the house. After the house was cleared out, the agent took a VR video of the property and set a price. Only then did You Nan carry the still-sleeping 007 and get into the truck to leave.

You Nan was very worried about 007. He had stayed up all night watching over the kitten, whose vitality was astonishingly strong. Despite being drenched in heavy rain and exposed to the wind for a long time, it didn’t develop a fever. In the morning, it even gulped down nearly half a bowl of lactose-free milk.

Only then did You Nan’s heart settle back into place.

However, there was an unexpected situation.

007’s current body still couldn’t control where it went to the bathroom, and it had an accident in You Nan’s pocket.

Both You Nan and the driver almost passed out from the smell.

Fortunately, they were not far from a rest stop. As soon as the truck stopped, You Nan immediately went to the restroom inside and washed his clothes with soap.

He then bought two towels to use as diapers for 007 before carrying the kitten back on the road. They finally arrived at the place where he and his younger brother now lived by nightfall.

Standing downstairs, he saw a soft glow from the window of their home—the seven-year-old younger brother had turned on a small desk lamp to read and write.

You Nan’s heart softened instantly.

Through the original body’s memories, he had seen many scenes of his younger brother.

The little child used to be innocent and lively, always following his older brother around.

But a car accident had changed the child’s personality.

He became deeply afraid of riding in cars. Every day, when the original body took him to and from school, he would cover his head with his clothes to block out the sound of the car, too scared to even look.

After losing their parents, the two brothers relied on each other for survival. The younger brother seemed to grow up overnight, becoming sensible and understanding of the family’s difficulties, saving money wherever possible.

When doing homework at night, he refused to turn on the main light, preferring to use his small desk lamp to illuminate his books.

You Nan sighed inwardly. Such a young child reminded him of his own cat and second child.

He said a word to the driver, and the two of them carried the luggage upstairs. Following the agreement between the original body and his younger brother, You Nan knocked five times on the door, waited a few seconds for the child inside to react, and then unlocked the door with his key.

He met the eyes of the child, who only reached his thighs.

You Ruan had been alone at home for a full day and night. Overjoyed to see his brother return, he threw himself into his brother’s arms without a second thought, crying loudly.

"Brother! Brother…"

Without his brother by his side, he hadn’t dared to go downstairs alone. For lunch and dinner, he had made do with a bowl of instant noodles cooked in a small electric pot.

You Nan gently patted the child’s head, his eyes downcast, feeling equally heartbroken.

The driver who had followed him in made no sound, unwilling to disturb the two brothers.

It was You Ruan who noticed the driver’s presence. He jumped back, embarrassed, turned around, and wiped his eyes with his small hands, not wanting others to see him crying.

You Nan couldn’t help but smile. You Ruan was a proud child.

The cost of moving the luggage was included in the truck fee, so no extra charge was needed. You Nan was strong enough to help, and the seven-year-old, though too weak to move large items, paced anxiously, wishing he were bigger.

You Nan found another task for him.

You Nan took out the little kitten from his pocket—the one that ate, slept, and occasionally had accidents—and solemnly handed it to the child. "This is a little kitten I found. From now on, it will live with us and be part of our family. Can Xiao Ruan help take care of it for now?"

Xiao Ruan nodded immediately. He sat on the sofa facing the door, with the kitten beside him. While gently stroking the kitten’s soft baby fur, he kept a wary eye on the entrance, afraid that strangers might sneak in while the door was open during the move.

You Nan and the driver made a few trips up and down, finally moving all the belongings.

After catching his breath, You Nan offered the driver two bottles of drinks and saw him off before finally relaxing.

Xiao Ruan had already poured water for his brother. The child brought a cup over to him and said, "Brother, drink."

You Nan met his eyes and saw a look of concern in the child’s gaze, making his heart ache.

"Thank you, Xiao Ruan." You Nan took the water and drank it. "You go take a bath. I’ll tidy up the house."

"I’ll help you, brother." Xiao Ruan had already finished his homework. While waiting for his brother to return, he had previewed the next day’s lessons and practiced writing characters with a copybook. Now that his brother was finally back, he just wanted to stay by his side.

You Nan understood the child’s psychological state.

Having just lost their parents, the child depended on him even more.

You Nan didn’t refuse but made an agreement with him: "We’ll only work until nine at the latest. You have school tomorrow."

The child nodded eagerly.

However, the child’s energy was limited. Before nine, Xiao Ruan’s small body swayed, and he fell asleep while working.

You Nan was both amused and exasperated. Since he didn’t feel like working anymore either—the past two days had been exhausting—he picked up his brother’s soft little body and, along with 007, who was sleeping sprawled out like a "big" character on the pillow, went to bed.

The next day at five, You Nan was awakened by the alarm.

He glanced beside him—Xiao Ruan had also been stirred awake.

You Nan got up and turned on the small desk lamp. The sleepiness faded under the light. "Why don’t you sleep a bit longer? I’ll make breakfast. Would you like a scallion pancake?"

The child covered his mouth as he yawned and nodded vigorously. "Yes, I want one."

He didn’t need any urging from You Nan to get out of bed. He slipped into his slippers and went to the bathroom to wash up.

The scallion pancakes they had for breakfast were bought by the original body from a wholesale market—three large packs of pre-made scallion pancakes that only needed heating.

Before leaving for school, the two brothers glanced at 007, who was still asleep, both feeling a little worried.

"Brother, can the kitten take care of itself at home alone?"

You Nan was more confident about 007 than Xiao Ruan was. Given 007’s intelligence, it wouldn’t starve itself.

But to ensure that the two brothers would have a bed to sleep on at night without it being peed on by the kitten, You Nan used the child’s old clothes to make a cat bed for 007 to sleep in. He placed four bottles of lactose-free milk and a pair of scissors beside the bed.

Xiao Ruan couldn’t help but ask curiously, "Can the kitten open the milk by itself?"

You Nan wanted to say yes, but ordinary kittens couldn’t.

So he said, "I’m not sure. I hope it can hold on until we get home. When I pick you up from school tonight, I’ll stop by a pet store to buy some pee pads."

Xiao Ruan’s attention was immediately diverted.

After all, discovering first thing in the morning that his small bed had been thoroughly soiled by the kitten was a truly awful feeling.

You Nan dropped his younger brother off at school before heading to his own.

He found his original body's classroom and seat but didn’t even have time to check out the teaching environment when a tall, long-legged guy with perfect posture stood before him.

The guy wore a pair of glasses, with handsome eyebrows and eyes, and an aloof temperament. You Nan could tell at a glance that this person wasn’t the friendliest guy.

Just as he expected, the newcomer reached out a hand and said, "Turn in your weekend homework."

Having completely forgotten about it and not having done homework for years, You Nan went blank.

He couldn’t help but fidget with his backpack strap to ease the awkwardness. "I—I forgot to bring it."

As soon as the words left his mouth, he wanted the ground to swallow him up.

Even elementary schoolers would find that excuse outdated.

Yi Jiahe just shot him a quick glance, said nothing, and simply walked past him to grab assignments from the other kids in the back.

You Nan perked up and heard someone behind call out the other’s name, fake-crying and begging, "Monitor, I was wrong. Give me a chance, won’t you? I’ll treat you to boba at noon if you let me copy one."

The guy didn’t budge and didn’t hand over anyone else’s homework.

His voice was still calm. "You’ve got till the end of class. Hand it to me after class."

"Got it!"

You Nan’s deskmate was overjoyed. As soon as Yi Jiahe left, he went to his buddy to grab some homework to copy real quick.

Listening to all the laughing and joking around him, You Nan thought to himself, "Ah, youth..." But he only dwelled on it for a second before immediately opening his (the body's) homework.

Then You Nan froze.

He went over it, word by word.

He recognized every character on the page, but when strung together, he couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

This shouldn’t be happening—he should have inherited the original body’s abilities. The original had such good grades; he shouldn’t be unable to understand...

You Nan thought as he dug through the desk drawer, quickly scanning the original body’s past homework.

Well, he could understand those.

Then he looked at the current homework again. Well, he couldn’t understand any of it.

Alright then.

You Nan covered his face and couldn’t help but sigh.

Was this the gap in educational resources?

Many of the courses here were things the original body had never studied before—the curriculum was incredibly rich and in-depth. Plus, most of the students here were aiming to study abroad.

The gap between the original body, You Nan, and them was enormous.

During the first class, You Nan listened to the teacher while secretly trying to figure out his own homework. He racked his brain and only managed to answer one or two questions, relying on some knowledge that Yao Xianqing had mentioned to him in the previous world.

You Nan had a natural fear of teachers and didn’t want to be a bad student. So, biting back his embarrassment, he went with his deskmate after class to hand in his homework to the Monitor.

He watched as Yi Jiahe opened his homework, saw all the blank spots, and momentarily paused. You Nan blushed hard.

But the other said nothing.

Yi Jiahe placed You Nan’s notebook on top and was about to stand up and carry them away when the kid who usually kept to himself suddenly reached out and, right in front of him, pulled out the notebook with "You Nan" written on it from the top and shoved it into the middle of the stack.

Yi Jiahe’s eyelid twitched.

You Nan’s neck flushed red after doing that.

He gave an awkward smile at the boy and immediately slipped away.

Better to run quickly and pretend he’d done nothing.