Shen Qi didn't hesitate any longer. She took Shen Lu straight to the small villa she had rented.
Although she didn't live there, the basic necessities were still in place.
Shen Qi pushed Shen Lu into the bathroom to shower first, then rummaged out some clothes that Zhan Bo had once worn.
As she touched those packed-away garments, sealed memories slowly resurfaced, and Shen Qi found herself momentarily lost in thought—
"Xiao Qi, I'm done washing up," Shen Lu said as he emerged from the bathroom, wrapped only in a large bath towel.
Shen Qi snapped back to reality. Seeing her brother's perfectly sculpted physique, she couldn't help but blush.
Hurriedly, she shoved the clothes in her hands into Shen Lu's arms. "Go inside and put these on before coming out."
Shen Lu obediently complied. When he came out again, he was already dressed in Zhan Bo's clothes.
Shen Lu was slightly taller than Zhan Bo, so the clothes didn't fit quite right.
Still, it was better than nothing.
Shen Qi looked at her brother's strikingly handsome face, which had become even more radiant after his bath, and couldn't help but sigh. "With looks this good, what are we going to do? Come here, bend down, let me dry your hair."
Shen Lu obediently lowered his head, letting Shen Qi dry his hair.
Only after taking care of Shen Lu did Shen Qi feel up to taking a hot shower herself. She blow-dried her hair and changed into a fresh set of clothes.
As Shen Qi stepped out of the bathroom, towel-drying her hair, she saw Shen Lu sitting on the floor, intently drawing lines.
Over the years, Shen Lu seemed to have a fondness for drawing lines.
Though no one could understand what he was drawing, he always did it with great seriousness.
Shen Qi sat down beside Shen Lu. "What are you drawing?"
"Father's safe combination," Shen Lu replied without looking up.
Shen Qi's hand, which was drying her hair, paused. "You've seen his combination?"
Shen Lu nodded. "I saw him open it once."
Shen Qi pointed at the lines. "Why lines instead of numbers?"
Shen Lu tilted his head but couldn't explain the reason.
Shen Qi picked up the paper. The lines on it varied in length.
They seemed random at first glance, but there was a faint pattern to them...
Wait, didn't these long and short lines look just like binary digits?
A flicker of insight crossed Shen Qi's eyes. She quickly grabbed the pen from Shen Lu's hand and wrote 1s and 0s beneath the lines to represent the long and short ones.
When she finished writing, she was completely stunned!
It really was a six-digit password!
Wait, her brother had suffered from autism since childhood and had never studied computers. How did he know about binary?
Shen Qi immediately drew a set of numbers for Shen Lu. "Brother, draw another one."
Shen Lu glanced at the string of numbers, didn't even look a second time, and immediately drew another set of lines of varying lengths on the paper.
Shen Qi picked it up and was utterly shocked!
It was all correct!
Shen Qi asked urgently, "Brother, who taught you binary? Hmm? When did you learn it?"
Shen Lu clearly didn't understand what she meant. He just stared blankly at her.
Shen Qi patiently rephrased, "I mean, how did you think to represent these numbers with lines?"
Shen Lu finally understood and grinned. "Xiao Qi, book."
Shen Qi's eyes widened. "Book? You mean, you read my book?"
Shen Lu nodded.
Shen Qi felt a wave of disbelief. "Wait, are you saying you read my computer textbook and taught yourself binary?"