Xue Ci sat upright on the sofa. Seeing Yu Lian return, he quickly walked over and said, "Sister-in-law, I've come to talk to you about something today."

Normally, Yu Lian would probably think something really important had happened. But today, he was clearly there because of He Lin.

A suitcase sat next to the sofa, and a plane ticket was tucked into his wallet, suggesting he was also going abroad, just like He Lin.

The fact that both of the family's most important figures are going shows how much they value this project.

Yu Lian told him to sit down, then went to the sideboard to pour herself a glass of water: "Say whatever you want to say, whether I listen or not is up to me."

Upon hearing this, Xue Ci frowned and said, "Don't you care about He Lin at all?"

"Who told you I don't care about him?"

Xue Ci choked: "But he's going to such a far place, and it will take him so long. If it were any other man's wife, she would definitely chase after him no matter how far away he was. Someone like him, with his good looks, great physique, money, and power, would be even more sought after."

Upon hearing this, Yu Lian frowned and said with displeasure, "Xue Ci, what exactly did you come here to tell me?"

"I just wanted to explain things for He Lin, so you don't misunderstand him. He seems to have sent you a telegram, didn't you see it?"

There really wasn't one. Yu Lian thought for a moment; it must have been in her office, but she hadn't been there once in a while.

"Is he talking about going to start a company in the US?"

"I don't know, but it should be something like this. So this decision wasn't sudden, don't blame him, I was partly responsible for it too."

Looking at the culprit in front of her, Yu Lian really didn't know what to say.

"You really are He Lin's good brother, huh?"

Xue Ci knew immediately that she was referring to what happened last time.

"Are you really not a normal person?"

"What's wrong with it? I didn't know anything about it."

Yu Lian really didn't know how he had become the abnormal person Xue Ci was talking about.

"How could a normal woman not be jealous? If you're not jealous, he'll think you don't love him. That's where your conflicts come from, and it actually has nothing to do with me."

Unable to resist, Yu Lian rolled her eyes. It seemed the second half of the sentence was the key point.

"Don't say these things in front of the children, and I don't want to bring this up anymore. You two should just focus on your work."

Xue Ci had been speaking in a weak voice because she was unsure of herself. But now, hearing her attitude towards the matter, she was quite certain.

Yu Lian doesn't love anyone, she only loves a few children.

"He Lin is such a blind man!"

He left, grumbling and cursing, carrying his suitcase.

Yu Lian sighed and watched Xue Ci's figure disappear through the door.

To be honest, she wasn't unmoved. But she had experienced so much over the years that she had long since learned to swallow her emotions.

"It's alright, don't listen to your Uncle Xue Ci's nonsense. Mom will rest for a while and then play with you."

The long, bumpy journey left Yu Lian feeling increasingly exhausted. The combined mental and physical fatigue left her feeling powerless at times.

The children nodded in unison, watching her go upstairs. After hearing the bedroom door close, He Ningze quietly called the other three to the basement.

"Why are you being so mysterious? Brother, you're amazing! You managed to go to Yuncheng all by yourself. Take me with you next time!" As expected, after saying this, He Ningchuan received a flick on the forehead from his older brother.

"He Ningze, just say what you have to say."

Urged on by his older brother, He Ningze spoke up and recounted the conversation he had overheard between his mother and Aunt Jasmine that night.

"I want my mom, I don't want my dad." He Ningxi was the first to make her choice.

He Ningchuan followed suit and voted for his mother.

He Ning'an looked at her three younger siblings and smiled helplessly: "Alright, it's not that serious. Mom and Dad were just arguing, and people say hurtful things when they argue."

He Ningze shook his head: "Big brother, it's true. Don't think you can hide it from me just because I'm a child. You have no idea how uncomfortable the atmosphere was between Mom and Dad in the yard. I almost cried watching it. If it were before, Dad would definitely have apologized first. But this time, he grabbed his things and left without hesitation, even though it was late at night."

He Ning'an hadn't taken the matter to heart at first, but after hearing her brother's explanation, she realized that things were a bit different.

"What did they say?"

"It was a very cold conversation, and they didn't say much. I could tell Mom was angry, but she didn't show it very obviously. Dad said he was leaving, and Mom let him go, and then Dad really left."

He spread his hands in confusion.

Thinking about it carefully, Uncle Xue Ci came to my door just now to talk about this matter, and it does seem to be quite serious.

"Dad must be in the US by now, we don't know how to contact him." He Ningchuan looked worried.

He then continued, "If we can't contact him, how are we going to get our money back?"

He Ningxi looked at her brother: "What money?"

He Ningchuan held up his fingers, listing the expenses as if they were precious treasures: "Money for meals, taxi fares, clothes, medical bills, travel expenses, gifts..."

"Stop! From now on, none of you three should talk nonsense. Just watch how Mom reacts."

The eldest brother stepped in to stabilize the situation, and then hurried the three of them back to the living room.

"Just do what you're supposed to do, and don't say anything more."

After calming her younger siblings down, He Ning'an looked upstairs with concern.

He was actually very confused. His father was going to such a far place, and his mother wouldn't say anything. Although he was only seven years old, he was no longer a child who didn't understand anything.

At this moment, Yu Lian, who had just fallen into a light sleep, had many images floating in her mind.

She had that similar dream again, but even clearer.

The He family has fallen from power.

Her An'an is gone.

She was targeted by He Lin's revenge and eventually died.

He Lin has reached the pinnacle of the world at a young age.

Time seemed to bypass him. The spirited man's eyes held no superfluous emotion as he calmly gazed at the empire he had conquered.

Yu Lian watched him from afar, like a voyeur.

Suddenly, the man turned around and stared intently at her.

His gaze was as cold as an ice dagger, sending chills down her spine.

This jolted Yu Lian awake. She sat up, placed her hand on her chest, and tried to calm her wildly beating heart.

My forehead was covered in cold sweat, and my back was soaked.

Lying down again, Yu Lian closed her eyes, but couldn't fall asleep. The dream she had almost forgotten was now vividly imprinted in her mind, like scenes from a movie.

For the first time, she had a different perspective on her dream.

I didn't pay any attention to this at the time, but now it seems that reality is gradually approaching the final scene in the dream.

Yu Lian turned over and buried her face in the pillow.

She didn't know how to explain this to her child, nor how to face He Lin.

But she knew one thing clearly—some paths, once you start walking them, there's no turning back.

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