She looked at the cloaked, ghostly figure in front of her, her mind racing, and suddenly asked, "How did you know I was trapped in a nightmare, and why am I trapped in a nightmare?"

Now that her master is not here, she doesn't understand these things, so she can only ask this man.

Now that the man wants her unborn child to be born safely, he certainly wouldn't lie to her about something like this.

"You're asking me?"

The cloaked man laughed. "You should ask yourself that. Nightmares usually only happen to people who have obsessions and fears in their hearts."

Who you think about before you go to sleep, and what you fear most, will determine what you dream about.

So that's how it is.

Before going to sleep, Jiang Yue was thinking about Lu Jingnian, afraid that he would get hurt, afraid that he wouldn't come back...

"I'm fine now, you can get out of here, I don't want to see you."

Jiang Yue was about to wake up.

"etc."

Seeing that Jiang Yue was about to leave so soon, the man rolled his eyes speechlessly, "How can you just leave after I saved you like this?"

"Otherwise, do you want me to invite you to dinner in my dreams?"

Jiang Yue looked at him with a mocking expression.

They are enemies, and this thing actually wants to get closer to her?

Are you crazy?

The cloaked man spoke: "I saved you just now, and I'm still protecting you and the child in your belly. You should thank me, shouldn't you?"

I don't need you to treat me to a meal, just do me a favor!

Jiang Yue sneered, looking at him as if he were a fool, "Do me a favor?"

Do I look like an idiot to you?

Is this thing insane?

Definitely.

Jiang Yue ignored him and simply opened her eyes and woke up.

The lights in the room were still on. Jiang Yue touched her forehead, which was covered in a thick layer of cold sweat.

The baby in my belly may have sensed danger just now, because it's moving around quite frequently now.

Jiang Yue gently stroked her belly, not caring whether they could hear her or not, and softly comforted them, "Babies, be good, don't be afraid, Mommy is fine now, and you will be fine too."

The babies in her womb seemed to understand, and Jiang Yue comforted them, and they quickly calmed down.

It's already 2 a.m.

Jiang Yue got up to pour herself a glass of water. After taking a few sips, she stood at the window and looked out at the snow scene. She didn't know when the snow had started to fall heavily, and the ground outside was covered with a thick layer of snow.

After standing by the window for a while, Jiang Yue felt a bit cold, so she quickly climbed into bed. Afraid of having nightmares again, Jiang Yue silently recited the calming mantra her master had taught her before closing her eyes and going to sleep again.

The ghost didn't come looking for her again, and Jiang Yue slept until dawn.

Around six o'clock in the morning, just as dawn was breaking, Madam Lu came to wake her.

In the morning, they were going to have breakfast at the old house and then visit relatives and friends for the New Year.

This is Jiang Yue's first time spending the New Year in the capital, and Madam Lu will take her with her.

"Yueyue, it's time for us to get up and visit relatives for the New Year."

Outside the door, Madam Lu's gentle voice rang out.

"Mom, I'm coming right away."

Upon hearing Madam Lu's voice, Jiang Yue stopped sleeping and immediately got up to change her clothes.

After changing her clothes and quickly washing herself up, Jiang Yue went downstairs to wish Madam Lu and her father a Happy New Year.

Happy New Year, Mom and Dad.

"Happy New Year."

Mrs. Lu and Mr. Lu each took out a thick red envelope and handed it to Jiang Yue, saying, "This is your New Year's money from your parents, please accept it."

This is the first time Jiang Yue has ever received New Year's money in her life.

She happily accepted it, saying, "Thank you, Mom and Dad."

Back in the orphanage, just surviving was a blessing; nobody ever prepared New Year's money for them.

Seeing Jiang Yue happily accept the New Year's money, Madam Lu smiled and went to cook dumplings. "According to our family's custom, we can only eat after paying New Year's respects to our elders. There are many elders in the family, and by the time we finish paying our respects, it will be eight or nine in the morning. You must be starving by then."

Before you go, eat something to fill your stomach. When it's time to eat, Mom will have someone prepare some extra good food for you.

After Madam Lu finished speaking, she smiled and patted Jiang Yue's head.

Her daughter-in-law is so well-behaved, so kind!

"Okay, Mom."

Jiang Yue looked at the dumplings in front of her. She was hungry, so she ate a whole plateful by herself.

Mrs. Lu was a little scared. "Yueyue, don't eat so much. Your stomach will feel uncomfortable later. I'll prepare a thermos for you with food in it. You can eat whenever you're hungry."

In Madam Lu's eyes, nothing was more important than Jiang Yue eating, let alone New Year's greetings.

Jiang Yue rubbed her slightly full stomach and shook her head at Madam Lu with a smile, "Mom, I'm already full, you don't need to prepare any more food for me."

That's too much trouble.

Mrs. Lu stayed up very late last night to celebrate the New Year, and then got up early this morning to prepare food. She must have worked very hard.

Because of the Chinese New Year, the family's nanny went back to her hometown and won't be back until after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

So these past two days, Mrs. Lu has been working hard to prepare all the meals at home.

After breakfast, Jiang Yue went to the old house with Mr. and Mrs. Lu.

Today, Lu's father is driving. Jiang Yue gave Cheng Wei a few days off for the Chinese New Year. Cheng Wei's sister has been discharged from the hospital, and she asked Cheng Wei to spend these days with his sister.

Upon arriving at the old house, Jiang Yue first wished Grandpa Lu and Grandma Lu a Happy New Year, and then received two thick red envelopes.

This was her first time celebrating the Lu family's New Year, so she was considered a new bride. Everyone who was of a higher generation or older than her received a red envelope.

Jiang Yue received so many red envelopes that her hands were sore from carrying them all day.

After paying New Year's visits, Jiang Yue returned to the Lu family home in the evening. After taking a bath, she took out all the red envelopes she had received that day and placed them on the sofa in her room, then began to open them.

It took her twenty minutes to open all the red envelopes.

She counted the money and found that she had received more than 10,000 yuan today.

What does 10,000 yuan mean?

Nowadays, an average worker earns less than 300 yuan a month. It would take an average worker two or three years of saving without eating or drinking to save 10,000 yuan.

Although Jiang Yue is not short of money now, who would complain about having too much money?

Jiang Yue put the money away and got up to call home. She and Yao Hua had a lot of things they hadn't talked about last night.

Her room had a separate telephone, which her father had specially arranged to be installed for her convenience.

Jiang Yue sat on the sofa and quickly dialed the phone numbers of Yao Hua and Political Commissar Yu's home.

"Beep...beep..."

The phone rang twice and was quickly answered.

"Yueyue, is that you?"

Yao Hua's happy voice came from the other end of the phone.

We agreed yesterday to call around this time today, so when the phone rang, Yao Hua guessed it was Jiang Yue calling.

"It's me, Huahua, I miss you so much."

Jiang Yue was overjoyed to hear Yao Hua's voice.

“Yueyue, I miss you too. Wait for me, I’ll come to Kyoto to see you in a couple of days,” Yao Hua said immediately. She missed Jiang Yue even more than she missed Political Commissar Yu.

Jiang Yue was naturally happy to hear that Yao Hua was coming to Kyoto to see her in a couple of days, but considering that Yao Hua was pregnant and it wouldn't be good for her to go through all that trouble, Jiang Yue reluctantly refused.