The next day, Mo Qingyun bought many things and went to the orphanage with Ou Yunchen to visit.
Every time Mo Qingyun appeared, no matter the children's condition, they would show the most simple joy.
There was just one thing, Mo Qingyun no longer needed to go to a separate room to find her good friend Pingping.
Teacher: "Why did you bring so many things again? They haven't finished playing with the toys you bought last time!"
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "What outside children have, my little brothers and sisters should have too!"
Ou Yunchen stood outside, watching every child receive their favorite toy from Mo Qingyun's hand. The scene was like a return to his own days as an adopted son.
However, the toys their group of children received were not noisy, babbling toys, but cold, cold weapons that could take a life.
Ou Yunchen: "Hiss..."
Teacher: "What's wrong?"
Ou Yunchen: "I don't feel well."
Teacher: "Do you want to sit down and rest for a while?"
Ou Yunchen: "Where is the restroom?"
Teacher: "You can use the staff-only restroom."
Ou Yunchen: "Okay, where is it?"
Just as the teacher was about to lead the way, a child ran over and grabbed the teacher's hand, wanting to play together.
Teacher: "Go that way, turn inward after you see the archive room, and you'll be there."
Archive room?!
This was Ou Yunchen's purpose for coming today!
He thought he would have to sneak in and pick the lock to search the principal's office!
Ou Yunchen clutched his stomach and pretended to walk towards the staff restroom.
Fortunately, with Mo Qingyun's arrival, all the teachers and children were gathered in that classroom, giving him an opportunity to act alone!
Just as the archive room was in sight, an unfamiliar teacher emerged from somewhere.
Teacher: "Who are you?"
Ou Yunchen continued to hold his stomach and said with difficulty: "I, I'm looking for the restroom."
The teacher was about to ask more questions when a teacher from the other end of the corridor called out to him, "Teacher Wang, Mo Qingyun is back to see the children, hurry up."
Teacher: "Then who is this person?"
The teacher from the other side continued to call: "Oh, he's Xiao Yun's friend, he has a stomachache and is looking for the restroom."
Teacher: "Oh my, why didn't you say so earlier? You've gone too far, the restroom is at the back, come, come, I'll take you."
Ou Yunchen: "Okay, okay."
Teacher: "Do you want me to wait for you?"
Ou Yunchen: "No, no, I'd be embarrassed if you waited."
Teacher: "You big boy, my son is older than you, what's there to be embarrassed about."
Ou Yunchen nodded awkwardly, and the teacher chuckled and ran towards Mo Qingyun's classroom.
Finally, safe.
Ou Yunchen seized the opportunity and quickly ran towards the archive room!
As expected, would a place like an archive room not be locked?
Ou Yunchen twisted it twice, and the door was tightly locked!
He peeked through the window into the archive room. It was dark inside, with rows and rows of shelves. These must be the files of these orphans!
Since he couldn't get in through the door, he might as well think of a way to climb in through the window!
Ou Yunchen pushed it, and it actually moved. It seemed no one noticed the unlocked window!
Or perhaps they never expected anyone to sneak into an orphanage to steal files, so they overlooked its management!
While no one was around, Ou Yunchen moved nimbly and climbed in!
But the shelves were neatly arranged with file folders by year. Ou Yunchen didn't know when Xie Youlin had come to the orphanage, so he could only search online for his entry and start from Xie Youlin's birth year.
"No..."
"No..."
"None..."
Time ticked by. Ou Yunchen's eyes and hands worked in unison. Finally, in the fourth year, he found a suspicious little boy named Xiao Yu.
The description stated that the little boy was abandoned at the orphanage entrance, wrapped in a floral sheet, with only a note tucked into his clothes.
Ou Yunchen: "Why did he suddenly disappear from the orphanage at the age of seven?!"
Ou Yunchen found that some lucky children who were adopted also had records, even follow-ups, and some maintained contact over the years.
But why did this boy named Xiao Yu neither get adopted nor die for any reason, and just disappear into thin air?!
However, upon closer inspection of Xiao Yu's records, it mentioned that he was deaf.
So, could this be proof of why Xie Youlin knew sign language?
At this moment, he heard the voices of teachers in the corridor, seemingly looking for Ou Yunchen.
Teacher: "I just saw him go to the restroom, where did he go?"
Ou Yunchen quickly hid under the window, looking for a chance to escape.
Just as he was about to peek out, someone else walked towards them.
Teacher: "Xiao Yun, your friend isn't here, did he go out?"
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "Maybe, I'll go look for him."
As Mo Qingyun spoke, she sent a message to Ou Yunchen.
Ou Yunchen, startled, quickly covered his phone, but the sound still escaped.
Teacher: "Why do I hear a phone ringing?"
The teacher walked towards the entrance of the archive room. Mo Qingyun also heard it and instinctively glanced inside the window.
Mo Qingyun saw the scattered files on the ground.
Mo Qingyun grabbed the teacher and they walked out together.
Only when they confirmed no one was in the corridor did Ou Yunchen quickly leave the archive room.
They met in the small courtyard behind the orphanage.
Teacher: "Here!"
Ou Yunchen pretended to be exercising and turned around to greet them.
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "What are you doing here?"
Ou Yunchen: "Exercising, the sun is so nice."
Teacher: "Xiao Yun was looking for you for quite a while, and even sent you a text message."
Ou Yunchen quickly took out his phone and pretended not to have heard.
Ou Yunchen: "Oh, it was on silent, what did you need? Did you finish seeing the children?"
Mo Qingyun nodded.
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "Have you been here the whole time?"
Ou Yunchen: "Yes, oh no, I went to the restroom and then wandered here."
Teacher: "Xiao Yun thought you were lost."
Ou Yunchen quickly hugged Mo Qingyun and laughed heartily.
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "Teacher, we'll be going now."
Teacher: "Okay, okay, you don't have to come so often. The children are all doing well. Recently, we've been receiving anonymous donations, and their conditions are much better than before."
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "Teacher, you've worked hard."
Teacher: "Oh, Xiao Yun, if you have a chance, go see the old院长."
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "What's wrong with the院长?"
Teacher: "He's old and not in good health."
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "Okay, I will."