Neither Xu Chengzhi nor Lin Yang had the energy to film a day's worth of variety show tasks.

He told her that he had asked for leave for them, and the director said that the two of them could reshoot the scenes later.

That sounds nice, but you're actually asking for leave?

It was clearly just a matter of informing Director Yuan directly.

What other reaction can Director Yuan have?

The sycophant would inevitably nod and say, "I will do whatever you say."

In order to please Xu Chengzhi.

In the end, Xu Chengzhi held her in his arms and fell asleep.

Lin Yang is a light sleeper. Even when she is very sleepy and falls asleep, she is easily awakened by the slightest noise.

“Yangyang… Yangyang…” The voice came from above Lin Yang’s head.

She didn't open her eyes, but based on that all-too-familiar voice, she knew it was Xu Chengzhi talking in his sleep.

"Yangyang...no...no!" He seemed to be trapped in a nightmare, sleeping very restlessly, with cold sweat on his forehead.

"Drip—" Beads of cold sweat rolled down and landed on Lin Yang's head.

"Yangyang! Lin Yang!" Xu Chengzhi couldn't distinguish between dream and reality. His voice involuntarily rose in volume because of the scene in his dream, and he kept calling her name.

"Yangyang, don't leave me! No!!" Xu Chengzhi was so frightened that he sat up abruptly from the bed, his eyes snapping open, sweating profusely and breathing heavily.

This sudden movement startled Lin Yang. She struggled to open her eyes, her voice still sleepy, and mumbled, "What's wrong with you?"

Hearing Lin Yang's voice calmed Xu Chengzhi down a little. He looked down at Lin Yang, who was rubbing her sleepy eyes, and stared blankly for a long time.

Fearful yet unable to resist, I tremblingly reached out my fingertips and gently touched the person who existed in both my dreams and reality.

Feeling the warm and soft touch, Xu Chengzhi finally felt a little relieved.

Thankfully, she's still alive.

Thankfully, it was just a dream.

But upon closer reflection, that dream felt far too real.

It's as if it really happened.

"N-nothing." Xu Chengzhi slowly lay down, considerately pulling the blanket up for Lin Yang, refusing to mention a word about the scene in his dream.

"Then go to sleep, go to sleep...go to sleep..." Lin Yang trailed off, her breathing replacing her words.

She was so tired that she fell asleep again.

Xu Chengzhi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a tissue, his eyes never leaving Lin Yang.

Although the person was in his arms, the dream he had just had made him even more frightened, so he tightened his grip, trying to pull the unconscious Lin Yang into his embrace.

It was as if Lin Yangzhen would disappear at any moment.

He leaned down, lowered his head, and, unable to contain his emotions, gently placed a kiss on her forehead.

It's still not enough; he doesn't feel secure.

She was so exhausted that her mind was hazy. Even when she woke up, she couldn't remember the man who had come to her seeking a sense of security.

There isn't one!

Of course, this was something Xu Chengzhi himself confessed much later, when he was wondering why he had never won the lottery on his first try.

What was the result?

Xu Chengzhi was naturally ridiculed for a long time.

——

Xu Chengzhi was in a daze for several days after that dream and couldn't recover.

The dream was too real, yet too unreal.

He dreamt that he wasn't himself, and he dreamt that she wasn't her either.

But apart from having a few more wrinkles, that face really did look exactly like theirs.

It was as if, after many years, he saw the future in his dream.

And the ending of that dream was...

Lin Yang's body is gradually disappearing!