Lin Ruanruan carefully pushed open Fang Lan's bedroom door. As she entered the room, she saw the boy leaning against the canopy bed with a forlorn look in his eyes, and tears immediately streamed down her face.

"Fang Lan..."

The boy snapped out of his daze, looking at Lin Ruanruan with slight surprise, his eyes regaining some of their former sparkle. "Ruanruan?"

"Fang Lan!" Lin Ruanruan rushed forward and hugged Fang Lan tightly. "Waaah... Fang Lan, are you alright?"

"It's all my fault for being so useless. All I can do is wait at home for your news..."

Lin Ruanruan cried so hard she could barely breathe, sobbing, "Are you hurt? You must have been so scared these past few days!"

Fang Lan hugged Lin Ruanruan, amused by her pitiful state as she cried for him. He wiped away her tears with his hand, saying, "It's alright, Ruanruan, I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine."

The confusion, helplessness, self-blame, and unease in his dream began to dissipate when Lin Ruanruan hugged him. He seemed to have had a very long nightmare. At the end of the dream, Xu Chaosheng was looking at him covered in blood, but he had a smile on his face.

'Ah Lan, I've come to find you.'

'Ah Lan, please forgive my despicable act. I hope you will remember me forever.'

Sensing that Lin Ruanruan was still sobbing, Fang Lan quickly came to her senses and comforted her. The scenes in her dream faded away one by one, eventually becoming blurry.

"Look, I don't have any wounds on my body. I've been eating well, drinking well, and sleeping well these past few days."

He even suspects he's gained weight these past few days.

"Really?" Lin Ruanruan looked incredulous. "But you looked like you were about to shatter just now!"