"real?"

Political Commissar Yu's eyes lit up as he listened. "You're not just making this up to make me happy, are you?"

"I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, go ask your aunt. I often dream of calling your name in my sleep."

Yao Hua dared to lie to Political Commissar Yu because she knew that her aunt would definitely be on her side and would help her cover up the lie.

She was so busy with work and studies every day that she was exhausted, and she really never dreamed about him.

If we're talking about missing Political Commissar Yu, Yao Hua definitely misses him, but she's never actually dreamed about him.

However, if this would make Political Commissar Yu happy, she would definitely try her best to dream about him a few times after she got back.

After changing her clothes and packing her things, Yao Hua went to the Jiang family with Political Commissar Yu.

...

In the evening, Jiang Yue, Madam Lu, and Mr. Lu went to the Lu family's old house for New Year's Eve dinner.

Her aunt still disliked her, but with her uncle present, she didn't say anything offensive this time. She just sulked with a sullen face. Jiang Yue pretended not to see it and chatted and laughed with Grandma Lu and her second aunt.

Outside, the sound of firecrackers kept going off.

After finishing their New Year's Eve dinner, Lu Yan rushed in with his men to find Jiang Yue. "Sister-in-law, there's a fireworks show at the front gate tonight. Do you want to go see it?"

Madam Lu smiled and said to Jiang Yue, "Go and take a look, the fireworks show in Kyoto is very beautiful."

After saying that, Madam Lu instructed Lu Yan, "You must protect your sister-in-law well. She is heavily pregnant now, so make sure she is not touched by anyone."

Lu Jinglan and An Luo also went. Upon hearing Madam Lu's words, An Luo smiled and said, "Third Aunt, don't worry, we will definitely protect your sister-in-law."

Anluo was very envious of Jiang Yue's big belly. She and Jing Lan had been married for two years and hadn't taken any precautions, but she just couldn't get pregnant. Her mother-in-law had a lot of complaints about this.

Fortunately, Lu Jinglan didn't care about whether she had children or not, and never said anything bad about her.

Tonight, a few snowflakes are falling from the sky, and the streets are filled with the sound of firecrackers. Many people are walking to Qianmen to watch the fireworks.

Jiang Yue's knees were bad, so Lu Yan drove her there.

When we arrived at Qianmen, the fireworks show had already begun.

The Lu family had already sent people to reserve spots early on. When Jiang Yue and the others arrived, they were just in time to see fireworks blooming all over the sky, which was absolutely beautiful.

Lu Yan stood next to Jiang Yue and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, you must ask Brother Jing Nian to come with you next year. It's such a pity he's not here to see such beautiful fireworks."

"Um."

Jiang Yue nodded heavily. It's almost Chinese New Year. I wonder if Lu Jingnian will have time to celebrate, and if he'll be able to see fireworks and hear firecrackers.

Just then, Jiang Yue suddenly felt a pain in her knee. She frowned, looked down, and rubbed her knee with her hand. Recently, her knee would hurt when it got cold, but she didn't think much of it and assumed that she had caught a chill again.

...

In the dense forests of the border region.

Lu Jingnian quickly stopped the bleeding from his knee, cleaned the wound, and quickly bandaged it with gauze. Then he got up to look at the man not far away.

Not far away, a slightly overweight man with a tiger tattooed on his shoulder was resting against a large tree, clutching his stomach and looking pale.

Lu Jingnian walked over, handed him his water bottle, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Hu, are you alright?"

Can it hold up?

The man called Tiger nodded slightly, his face pale. "Brother, I owe you a lot for saving me this time. If it weren't for you, I would definitely be dead here today."

Don't worry, I will definitely repay you after I go back.

After saying that, Tiger's gaze fell on Lu Jingnian's leg, "How's your injury? Is it serious?"

Lu Jingnian shook his head, "Fortunately, no bones were broken and it doesn't affect walking. It's not safe here, let's leave quickly."

Tiger, helped to his feet by Lu Jingnian, suddenly asked, "Is today New Year's Day?"

Lu Jingnian nodded with a smile, "Yes, today happens to be Lunar New Year's Eve."

I wonder if Yueyue will spend the Lunar New Year in Kyoto or in City A this year?

They've completely lost contact during this time. I wonder if she misses him?

Lu Jingnian thought that his Yueyue must be missing him.

Wait a little longer...

This task will be completed soon.

Then he can go back to see his Yueyue.

...

After watching the fireworks, Jiang Yue went home.

The rest of the Lu family were staying up all night to celebrate the New Year. Because she was pregnant, she couldn't overexert herself. Her grandparents didn't let Jiang Yue stay up this year and told her to go and rest first, because they would be visiting relatives and friends to exchange New Year's greetings the next day. With so many people in the Lu family, it wouldn't be an easy task to do so.

Jiang Yue didn't stand on ceremony and quickly went back to her room to rest.

She didn't sleep well that night; she dreamed of Lu Jingnian as soon as she fell asleep.

At the gate of a villa, she held her child's hand and watched the man get out of the car. Lu Jingnian still looked like he did in her dream, with a stubble beard. But this time, he didn't get out of the car by himself; instead, he was carried out in a wheelchair.

Jiang Yue looked at his pale face and her eyes instantly reddened.

Before she could run over and hug Lu Jingnian, she saw Lu Jingnian smile at her, then wave to her and the child, "Yueyue, I'm leaving."

Are you leaving?

Jiang Yue panicked. "Lu Jingnian, where are you going?" She hurriedly chased after him, but was lost in a fog.

There were no children, nor was there Lu Jingnian; all around was white fog, and nothing could be seen.

“Lu Jingnian…”

Jiang Yue called out in the fog for a long time, but there was no response. She grew increasingly panicked and desperate...

"Jiang Yue".

Suddenly, a soft, feminine voice sounded from behind. The next second, the surrounding mist dissipated, and the man in the black cloak reappeared in front of Jiang Yue.

"It's you again."

Jiang Yue looked at him sharply, "You won't even let me have a moment's peace during the New Year."

As she spoke, Jiang Yue began frantically throwing the talismans in her hand at the man as if they were money.

"You've gone too far."

The man dodged, but accidentally got stuck to a talisman, and a wisp of white smoke rose from his shoulder.

"Jiang Yue, I came here out of kindness to help you and wish you a Happy New Year, but you repay kindness with enmity."

Hearing his shameless words, Jiang Yue angrily cursed him, "Pah! Don't talk so highly of yourself. Why don't you come and help me?"

You're just worried about something happening to the baby in my belly.

What help? In this monster's eyes, she's just a baby-making machine; his goal is the child in her womb.

"So what if I did? Can you deny that I helped you just now?"

The mysterious man in the cloak showed no sign of feeling that he had done anything wrong in the face of Jiang Yue's sarcasm.

"Do you know that you were trapped in a nightmare? If I hadn't appeared in time to pull you back, and you had come back a little later, something would have happened to the baby in your belly."

Jiang Yue frowned upon hearing this. Was it really that dangerous just now?