Xie Zhiyan looked down, sighed softly, carefully cradled the back of Shu Ying's head, placed her on the pillow, got up, soaked a hot towel, gently wiped the tear stains from her face, changed into a new set of pajamas, and then returned to bed to continue holding her.

Shu Ying was asleep, but he was sleepless. He just stood there quietly watching Shu Ying through the hazy morning light until she woke up again.

When I woke up, I saw the bright morning light streaming in through the window, and the panic and sadness of last night dissipated considerably.

Shu Ying got up with slightly swollen eyes, feeling somewhat apologetic as she recalled what had happened last night.

I was a little emotional last night...did I disturb your sleep?

Xie Zhiyan pulled her closer to him and calmly shook his head.

"No."

"You need to vent your emotions. Do you feel much better now?"

Shu Ying nodded.

Neither of them mentioned the dream from last night again. Seeing that it was almost time, they changed their clothes and went downstairs to eat.

Huang Meiling and Xie Wenyuan's work schedules were already very demanding, and this vacation was something they had to squeeze out of time.

After taking a short break to finish up some things, it's time to head back to work today.

At the dinner table, when the topic of leaving came up, Xie Mingzhu looked reluctant to leave and lost her appetite. She couldn't help but grab Huang Meiling's hand.

"Mom, when can you come back on vacation again?"

Huang Meiling smiled and patted Xie Mingzhu's hand, then lovingly brushed the stray hairs from her forehead and carefully looked at her daughter, whom she had just lost and found again.

“My dear child, Mom wants to spend more time with you, but I’m just too busy with work. The base needs us.”

"For the sake of everyone, we have no choice but to temporarily abandon our little family."

"But don't worry, I will definitely come back to see you whenever I have a vacation."

"Mom can't bear to part with you either."

As she spoke, Huang Meiling couldn't help but feel a little sad.

There's no way around it; since they chose this profession, they inevitably have to make choices and sacrifices.

We can only bear with it for now.

"but."

Huang Meiling tried her best to smile.

“If you have the chance, you and Yingying can stay at our base’s family compound. Then, just like now, we can see you as soon as we get off work.”

Xie Wenyuan smiled and nodded beside him.

"Yes, as long as our family is united, that's enough. We'll get together eventually."

Shu Ying smiled and nodded.

"What Mom and Dad said makes sense."

Xie Zhiyan, who was not fond of talking, naturally nodded in agreement with Shu Ying.

Since her younger brother and sister-in-law had said so, Xie Mingzhu, as the older sister, naturally couldn't say anything more. She could only suppress her reluctance and hug her mother again.

Huang Meiling sighed, looked down at her daughter's reddened eyes, and couldn't help but rub her own eyes, pretending to be relaxed.

"Alright, alright, you're still acting like a child. Are you planning to cry again?"