Gong Shaoying added, “I hope you won’t disappoint me!” With that, he turned around and walked away.

  Alice walked to the operating table and lowered her gaze to look at Youyou’s tender and delicate face. She hesitated for a moment before raising her hand to gently caress his cheeks.

  Her red lips trembled a little and she closed her eyes dejectedly.

  “I’m sorry!”


  …


  The room was pitch dark and quiet.

  Smack!

  A light came on.

  Alice carried Youyou to the sofa and adjusted his sitting position.

  In his semi-consciousness, Youyou opened his eyes slightly. His cognition was in a state of confusion, and he was unable to differentiate between reality and dream.

  She walked over to the audio player, loaded a disk, and set the device at a low volume.

  Soothing music started playing.

  Alice gently bent over him and raised her hand, a pocket watch fell from it and gently swayed.

  Youyou opened his eyes. In the haziness, his vision gradually lost focus as the pocket watch continued to swing from side to side. Then, it became hollow and dark.

  He suddenly felt a ray of sunlight shining on him from above, enveloping him in warmth.

  Following that, he saw an endless expanse of sea before him. Under the sunlight, the golden beach was beautiful and dazzling. He walked on the beach and looked around, there was no one in sight.

  Suddenly, he had a splitting headache.

  He heard the gentle voice of a woman.

  “Who are you?”


  The boy turned around warily, but saw no one.

  “Who’s speaking?”


  The woman said, “What’s your name?”


  The boy answered without hesitation, “Yun Tianyou.”


  The woman asked, “What do you see?”


  Rubbing his eyes, Youyou turned around and saw his father standing behind him with a smile.

  The expression on his face became lively. “Daddy!”


  He threw himself at him with joy, but when he ran up to the man with his arms open, he caught nothing.

  He was stunned. When he looked again, the person before him had vanished into thin air!

  “Daddy?”


  “He’s not your daddy.”


  “What?”


  Youyou was taken aback. Before he could question her, the woman probed a little further, “Whom do you wish to see the most?”


  “Just who is speaking!?” Youyou asked blankly. He took a few nervous steps back and bumped into a soft body. He turned around in fright and saw Yun Shishi standing behind him, smiling gently at him.

  “Youyou, come here!”


  “Mommy!” Youyou walked towards her in a panic. He was on the verge of tears because he was so afraid. “Mommy…”


  Just as he reached out to grab her hand, she suddenly disappeared.

  “Mommy!” he shouted at the top of his lungs. “Mommy!”


  “Youyou!”


  Youyou heard someone calling his name again. He turned around and saw Little Yichen playing on the beach with Little Yueyao in his arms.

  The two little tots were busy building a sandcastle and having a great time.

  Little Yichen summoned him. “Youyou, come over and play with me!”


  Youyou did not dare to go over as he was afraid that the two people before him now would also disappear!

  “No…” The boy walked over hesitantly, isolated and helpless. “Don’t leave me…”


  He carefully raised his hand, but Little Yichen’s lively smile gradually disappeared and was replaced by a cold expression. “Youyou always bullies me. I don’t want to be with Youyou anymore!”