After doing all this, he glanced defiantly at the location of his other self, closed his eyes contentedly, and his consciousness began to fade.

......

Ye Jingchen was awakened in a familiar way. After waking up, he found that he had returned to his bedroom. The culprit that had woken him up was now very close to him, staring intently at him.

Upon waking up, Ye Jingchen found his lover within reach. Even his morning grumpiness vanished, and he sat up to kiss Xie Chang'an's lips.

The two exchanged a long, lingering kiss, cuddling for a long time, before getting out of bed when they felt hungry.

While washing up, Ye Jingchen noticed that his cheeks and lips were a little swollen, and Xie Chang'an's gaze kept falling on his cheeks and lips, as if he felt guilty or resentful.

I have no idea what he's jealous about this time!

After leaving the palace, Ye Jingchen immediately asked Fangfei, who was waiting outside, about the time, only to discover that although he had spent so many days there, he had actually only spent one night.

Everything that happened those days seemed like just a dream to him.

"Why are you asking about the time? Are you still half asleep?" Xie Chang'an asked him at this very moment.

Did you have any strange dreams last night, like dreaming about your past self?

“What good would I have to dream about in the past? It would be more like I could dream about you in the past,” Xie Chang’an said.

Seeing Xie Chang'an's reaction, Ye Jingchen couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Could it really just be a dream of his?

However, Xie Chang'an was clearly very excited when he first woke up.

“I dreamt that I went back to your past and met a version of you that was completely different from the one you are now. I even promised him that I would only let him eat candy and never let him suffer. Since this was just my dream, it seems that this promise is no longer valid,” Ye Jingchen said with a regretful expression.

"No! Since you made a promise to me, you must keep it!" Xie Chang'an said quickly.

"But this is just a dream of mine, and the promise I made was only for the person in the dream. What does it have to do with you?" Ye Jingchen asked, suppressing a laugh.

"It's not a dream! I am him, and he is me. We are one, without any distinction between past and present!"

Just as they stepped out of the palace, Xie Chang'an pulled her back inside, and the palace doors closed in front of Fangfei.