The old man is acting very strangely today.

He used to go back to his room to rest at nine o'clock, and usually went to sleep at ten o'clock.

But tonight, he kept Shi Nian sitting with him in the garden until midnight, reluctant to leave.

"Grandpa, it's getting late. You should go home and rest. You're getting old, and staying up so late isn't good for your health..." Shi Nian couldn't help but advise.

Grandpa's mental state already seemed poor; if he stayed up late, it would only worsen his health.

The old man smiled and said, "It's quite late. It's not good for a girl's skin to stay up too late. Let's go back."

Shi Nian quickly helped the old man up and walked back to the villa.

Back at the villa, the butler took the old man from Shi Nian and helped him upstairs.

The old man glanced at Shi Nian with reluctance, as if trying to etch her image deeply into his mind.

Then, he looked away and, with the help of the butler, went upstairs.

Shi Nian kept watching the old man's back.

Only after he went upstairs and could no longer see the sound did he sadly turn his gaze away.

Grandpa is acting very strangely today.

He must have something on his mind.

However, her grandfather wouldn't tell her, which bothered her.

"Alright, stop overthinking. I'll check tomorrow to see what happened to the old man today, and then I'll get Yin Jun to come and give him a check-up. You should go and rest, don't worry too much about him." Ye Chen walked behind Shi Nian, put his arm around her shoulder, and said softly.

There are no servants in the villa now, so they're not afraid of being seen.

But Shi Nian pushed him away and went upstairs without saying a word.

Ye Chen's eyes dimmed slightly, and he gave a disappointed, bitter laugh.

Although Niannian agreed to make up with him, she was still angry with him...

He took a deep breath, composed himself, and silently followed her upstairs.

He followed Shi Nian to the door of her room.

He planned to follow her into the room after she went inside.

However……

"Bang!"

Before he could go in, she ruthlessly slammed the door shut.

Ye Chen: "..."

She actually locked him out!

Ye Chen looked at the closed door with a resentful expression, then reached out and knocked.

"Niannian, let me in. I promise I won't do anything wrong. I just want to watch over you..." The deep voice carried a faint plea.

Now, whenever he closes his eyes, the image of her lying in a pool of blood involuntarily appears in his mind.

He worried that if he didn't keep an eye on her, she might do something to hurt herself again.

"I want to sleep alone, don't bother me." Shi Nian's cold voice came from the room.

"Nian Nian..."

"I'm annoyed right now, don't bother me," Shi Nian interrupted him impatiently.

Ye Chen: "Niannian, please let me in, okay? As long as I can see you, that's enough. Even if you don't let me sleep with you, I can accept it. I can sleep on the floor and I definitely won't disturb you!"

He was genuinely afraid that something else would happen to her.

Seemingly anticipating his concerns, Shi Nian's voice softened somewhat, "If you're worried that I'll hurt myself, then you don't need to worry at all. Even for Grandpa's sake, I wouldn't do anything to hurt myself."

Ye Chen: "..."

In the end, he could only glance at the closed door with disappointment before reluctantly returning to his own room.

…

At three o'clock in the morning, Shi Nian left her room and quietly went downstairs.

Ye Chen, worried about Shi Nian, took the spare key he had secretly made from his room and prepared to go to Shi Nian's room to check on her.

But before he even reached her room door, he saw her come out of the room…