At two in the afternoon, the house was empty.

The warm afternoon sun filtered through the half-transparent blue curtains, illuminating the living room. Everything at home was so familiar, yet it felt incredibly strange due to the overwhelming solitude.

Mother was probably still at the hospital taking care of Father, and my sister was still at school.

During this period, Gao Yang had become the pillar of the family. Even if he didn't return home at night or lost contact for two or three days, Mother, though worried, would no longer get angry. She only reminded him not to fall behind in his studies, especially with the College Entrance Examination looming.

Gao Yang took off his clothes and took a warm shower in the bathroom, easing the fatigue on his body and the wounds that hadn't fully healed.

He grabbed a towel to dry his hair and walked barefoot into the bedroom, plopping down onto the familiar bed.

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He turned on his phone to check the calls and messages that had accumulated over the past few days.

Gao Yang patiently replied to messages from his mother, father, sister, Wang Zikai, and Uncle Qing, among others, finally feeling a sense of return to real life.

Betrayal, sneak attacks, brawls, death, partings... all of these seemed unrelated to him.

It was as if he was still that ordinary 18-year-old boy.

Gao Yang turned off his phone and lay down calmly.@@novelbin@@

His mind was still cluttered with various images and sounds. He took a deep breath and began to meditate, trying to empty everything.

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