“We don’t need to distinguish between each other. Just treat us as one person. Don’t mind my presence. If you want some peace and quiet, you can be. I won’t bother you by saying anything,” Ye Chen said earnestly.

Shi Nian has a history of self-harm, so he couldn't possibly leave her alone.

Especially now that the old man has just passed away.

She values ​​the old man so much.

She must have suffered a deep blow.

If we don't keep an eye on her, she might do something to hurt herself again.

He didn't want to let something he would regret happen again.

But after hearing his words, Shi Nian's face became even more gloomy, and she exuded a gloomy aura.

Ye Chen held her hand, looked at her seriously, and said, "Niannian, the old man once told me that after he died, I should take care of you in his place. I must take good care of you."

“Your emotions are unstable right now, and I can’t leave you alone. If something happens to you, I will not only be letting down the old man, but I will also regret it for the rest of my life.”

Shi Nian lowered her eyes and said in a deep voice, "I will not commit suicide now, so you don't need to keep sending people to watch me."

She had made up her mind that even if she were to end her life, she would wait until after the seventh day after her grandfather's death and all the funeral rites were completed before going to find him.

Grandpa's seven-day mourning period hasn't ended yet, so she won't hurt herself.

“That won’t work either. It’s easy to overthink when you’re alone. It’s better to have someone by your side,” Ye Chen insisted.

Shi Nian: "Then go and call Zhang Ma over, and have her keep me company."

Ye Chen was deeply hurt: "Does Niannian really not want to see me that much?"

Shi Nian pulled her hand out of his large palm, hugged her knees with both hands, rested her chin on her knees, lowered her eyes, and did not speak.

Ye Chen was even more hurt.

Her silence was tantamount to consent.

Ye Chen gave a bitter smile and said in a hoarse voice, "I came to see you last night to ask you a few questions, but you were already asleep, and I didn't have the heart to wake you, so I didn't ask."

"I'll ask you now, and after you answer me, I'll go and call Aunt Zhang to come and keep you company. I won't stay here and get in your way, okay?"

Shi Nian finally raised her eyes and looked at him. "What's the problem?"

What problem made him come to see her in the middle of the night?

Ye Chen took a deep breath, recalling the dream from last night, and found himself at a loss for words.

Even now, when he thinks back on that dream, it still feels incredibly real.

My heart is also aching faintly.

He remained silent for a long time before finally figuring out how to speak.

His deep eyes gazed intently at her. "The time you tried to imprison me, on the way back to the Nanshan Villa, you were very agitated and resistant, unwilling to go to the Nanshan Villa."

Upon hearing the words "Nanshan Villa," Shi Nian's body stiffened slightly, and a hint of fear and rejection flashed deep in her eyes.

Even after a long time has passed, she still feels a physiological aversion and fear towards the place that caused her harm.

Just hearing the name made her hands and feet go cold.

Ye Chen noticed her change, and his heart sank.

Why was she so resistant to the Nanshan Villa?

He suppressed his doubts and continued, "You also talked in your sleep... In your dream, you said that you didn't kill the old man and told me not to hit you..."

"The old man was still alive at the time, and nothing had happened to him. Why would you say such things in your sleep? What were you dreaming about?"