The person in the treehouse is no longer Grandfather, but has been replaced by Song Yansheng.

In the dream, Song Yansheng is wearing a white shirt, extending a hand to her with a gentle smile.

He says, "Nuannuan, come up, I’m here!"

Shi Nuan looks at Song Yansheng’s eyes and eyebrows, nods fiercely, then starts climbing up the bamboo ladder.

But for some reason, the ladder suddenly breaks halfway up, breaking into sections and pieces.

The distance between her and Song Yansheng instantly becomes far.

Song Yansheng stands in front of the treehouse door, looking at her with a sad expression.

He says, "Nuannuan, if you can’t come up, how can we grow old together?"

Shi Nuan’s heart is in chaos; she shakes her head wildly, then tries to climb the tree, but several attempts fail.

Moreover, Song Yansheng in the treehouse seems to be getting farther and farther away.

She shouts "Don’t," but it doesn’t help; Song Yansheng becomes distant again.

He’s about to disappear.

Shi Nuan feels a coldness in her chest, and suddenly opens her eyes.

The room is dim, starlight and moonlight slowly slide in from the window, although the light is very faint.

She gasps for breath, her gaze lingering outside the window for a moment, then lets out a breath.

Thankfully it was just a dream, only a dream.

But indeed, Song Yansheng is not by her side.

She checks the time on her phone, it’s ten past twelve at night.

Song Yansheng hasn’t returned yet.

Earlier, Song Yansheng said he had some work to handle at night, telling Shi Nuan to sleep first.

Shi Nuan’s foot is injured, and she’s indeed a bit fatigued, so she fell asleep, not expecting to dream.

She exhales again, closes her eyes to try filtering out what was in the dream.

The bedroom door is pushed open at this moment; the person who enters is Song Yansheng.

Seeing the person on the bed, Song Yansheng squints, slightly reprimanding, "Why are you still awake?"

Shi Nuan takes a breath before saying, "Woke up from sleep, Second Uncle, why were you busy for so long?"

Song Yansheng "hmm"ed, "I need to work hard to earn money to make our Nuannuan gain some weight, or else mom will scold me again!"

Shi Nuan is embarrassed, saying, "It’s just my Constitution... naturally like this!"

"Not necessarily, I remember you weren’t this thin when you were little!"

"Second Uncle didn’t see me that often, how would you know I wasn’t thinner when I was little compared to now?"

Song Yansheng gently brushes aside her hair, saying, "I remember every detail of our encounters, yet you’ve forgotten everything. Tell me, how should I punish you?"

Saying this, he lowers his head to kiss Shi Nuan.

Shi Nuan hurriedly covers his mouth with her hand, "Second Uncle, don’t forget the medical advice..."

Song Yansheng ignores it, deeply kissing her neck, his voice low and suggestive as he speaks, "It’s alright, Nuannuan can use her hands, just the same!"

Shi Nuan: "..."

After their intimacy, Song Yansheng holds Shi Nuan contentedly and falls asleep.

But Shi Nuan, leaning against Song Yansheng’s embrace, finds herself unable to sleep.

She still hasn’t figured out why she’d dreamt like that; clearly everything that happened today was wonderful.

Could it be related to today’s news report? But clearly, that news is nothing but a rumor.

If it wasn’t about Song Yansheng, how could it have such a big impact?

The next morning, Shi Nuan wakes up, the sunlight outside is bright; it seems to be a good weather day again.

Shi Nuan wants to get out of bed, but Song Yansheng tightly clasps her waist, telling her not to get up so quickly.

Shi Nuan has no choice but to continue lying down with Song Yansheng.

Song Yansheng closes his eyes, indeed looking exhausted, but suddenly his lips move, and he speaks, "Nuannuan, do you have any thoughts?"

Shi Nuan shakes her head, hurriedly denies it.

Her so-called thoughts don’t really count as thoughts.

Song Yansheng says, "Nuannuan, don’t think about anything, leave everything to me!"

After speaking, he tightly clasps Shi Nuan’s waist again, saying once more, "Good girl, close your eyes and sleep!"

The reason Song Yansheng needs to sleep well is that there’s a banquet to attend at midday today.

And after the banquet, he might have to go to Lin City for a related project cooperation case, where some problems arose during construction that require his personal handling.

Originally, he could choose to stay there for a day and return the next day.

But instead, he repeatedly instructs Chi Rui to ensure he arrives and returns on the same day, otherwise, leaving the little girl alone at home, he wouldn’t be at ease.

Shi Nuan hears on the way to the company that Liao Qinghe took a night flight back to America the previous evening.

It’s temporary, as he’s not returning for work this time.

Shi Nuan asks, "Is he going back to see Sister Wen then?"

Song Yansheng says, "Something like that, but strictly speaking, it’s not just that!"