Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

the next day.

Lan Yunxi went to class at Lancheng University as usual. Last night, she sent a message to Han Yue telling him to go back this morning and repeatedly emphasizing that he didn't need to come and see her off.

Han Yue agreed.

Lan Yunxi didn't want Han Yue to neglect his duties like a king for her sake, or to become muddle-headed. In her eyes, Han Yue had always been clear-headed, and she liked his directness and clarity.

The driver always drove Lan Yunxi to school discreetly. The car stopped at the school gate, and Lan Yunxi got out. Instead of entering the school gate immediately as usual, she looked around for a while before entering.

In a distant corner, Han Yue was sitting in his car recording a video of the little girl. Watching her movements, his heart ached even more. His girl was suppressing her emotions and suffering alone.

How could I not feel sorry for her?

I stayed where I was for a very long time, smoking half a pack of cigarettes, until my phone alarm went off – it was time to go to the airport.

He drove away only after finishing his last cigarette.

Imperial Capital Hospital.

Tang Junyao ate in the cafeteria today with Han Guoguo and Su Xue. The reason was simple: she wanted to eat the cafeteria's mini hot pot, but this hot pot was not the kind you get at hot pot restaurants.

Similar to a clay pot, you order your favorite dishes, and then all the dishes are put inside. A rack underneath cooks them on the spot, and you can add more dishes while eating. The taste is very delicious, which is what Tang Junyao wanted to eat.

Han Guoguo had no objections whatsoever to anything the two pregnant women wanted to eat.

"Oh my god, this is really delicious! Why did you only tell me now? When I first saw this, I thought it was one of those dishes cooked in one pot, and that it would taste terrible. It's amazing!" Han Guoguo said, regretting not buying it sooner as she ate.

Su Xue picked up a piece of potato. "Are you stupid? If you want to know what's good to eat in this cafeteria, just ask us. We've eaten at all the other cafeterias. It's just that Yao Yao is too shy to come with me to eat at the cafeteria."

Tang Junyao picked up a quail egg, blew on it, and said, "How can you be so shameless? You go to the inpatient department's cafeteria every day."

"But a lot of their dishes are delicious! However, have you noticed that the food in our cafeteria seems to have improved a lot lately? Did the dean get rich?"

Tang Junyao naturally noticed this; the taste had changed. Every time Han Guoguo helped bring back the dishes, they tasted great, and she would eat a bowl and a half of rice.

Han Guoguo: "Hey, aren't we the ones who should enjoy the food now that it's ready? Let's just eat it. Has this always been available?"

Tang Junyao said definitively, "It wasn't available before, but it's been available recently. I heard about it from the nurse at the front desk, and I was craving something sweet and wanted to try it."

When Su Xue said the food in the cafeteria tasted different, Tang Junyao had a thought in her mind, wondering if she had guessed wrong.

The food was delicious, and even Su Xue was stuffed. Tang Junyao still ate one and a half bowls of rice. After they finished eating, the three of them sat down to rest.

Han Guoguo was also full. She rested her chin on one hand, glanced at Tang Junyao, then at Su Xue, and hesitated for a moment before licking her lips and finally saying, "I have a profound question for you."

Su Xue casually replied, "Just ask, why bother with all the preamble?"

Tang Junyao nodded in agreement; they both liked straightforward people who weren't coy.

Han Guoguo was still a little embarrassed, her ears turning slightly red. After playing together for so long, this was the first time they had ever seen Guoguo so shy.

After a pause, Han Guoguo organized her thoughts and lowered her voice, "Have you ever had erotic dreams?"

Su Xue, who was rinsing her mouth with water, sprayed it out, and the water splashed onto Tang Junyao's white coat opposite her.

Tang Junyao grabbed a tissue and threw the whole pack into Su Xue's arms, saying, "If you weren't pregnant today, I'd kill you."

After saying that, she started wiping the clothes, and the wiping was all done by Su Xue. Su Xue smiled and said, "This is not my fault. It's Guoguo's fault. Look at what kind of topic she asked."

Han Guoguo got anxious, "Can't we still have a chat? Do you want to break up?" It was a threat without any anger, because she herself found it ridiculous.

She, who never had erotic dreams, actually had one last night. She was kissing a man, and to her shock, the man was Su Yu. This was going to be the death of her.

After wiping herself clean, Tang Junyao looked up at the shy Han Guoguo, who looked adorable. "Do you miss men, or do you want to be in a relationship?"

The words were as blunt as could be.

Han Guoguo was surrounded by couples, even Han Yue. It's understandable that she wanted to try being a couple herself after being bombarded with so much PDA; it's perfectly normal.

This is how Tang Junyao understands it.

Su Xue, leaning on the table, listened attentively. "Yes, tell us, let us experienced people analyze this for you. Have you fallen for a boy and been thinking about him day and night?"

Could it be my brother?

For a moment, Han Guoguo regretted sharing this topic with them. These two weren't there to solve anything; they were just watching the drama unfold. "I just had a dream about kissing, but... I didn't see the man's face clearly."

After hearing Han Guoguo's words, Su Xue immediately concluded, "That means you want a man and want to be in a relationship."

Incidentally, it was also confirmed that the person in Han Guoguo's dream was not her brother, which made Su Xue a little disappointed.

Tang Junyao noticed the pause in Han Guoguo's words and was certain that Han Guoguo knew who the boy in the dream was, but just didn't want to say.

She skipped the topic, "So, have you figured out if you're subconsciously thinking about that person?"

Su Xue: "Are you stupid? She didn't see who the other person was, which means she's in love."

Tang Junyao: "............." I think you're the one who's stupid.

Han Guoguo continued, "Do you experience this situation?"

Su Xue readily admitted, "Yes, after I had a relationship with Lu Jinnan, I missed it for a while. When I was pregnant, I also thought about doing that kind of thing with Xiaonan, and I even dreamed about it a few times."

Tang Junyao: "............."

Han Guoguo: "............" Actually, there's no need to be so direct; she's still a young girl.

Seeing the two of them staring in disbelief, Su Xue was speechless. "Really, you two are really something. What's there to be embarrassed about when you're both women? In our department, many of the midwives who check the cervix are men, right, Yao Yao? Yao Yao must have had dreams like this too."

The conversation briefly drifted to Tang Junyao. Yes, she had done it too, also while pregnant. She coughed lightly and said casually, "It happened once."

Su Xue was smug this time, "See? See? I told you it was normal."

"If you think it's normal, why are you spraying water?" Tang Junyao glanced at her white coat, which was still covered with water stains of varying sizes.

"Hey, I didn't realize it at first, but I'm more curious about who the man in Guoguo's dream was."

Su Xue had a gossipy look on her face.

Han Guoguo picked up her cup to cover up her embarrassment, "I'm relieved that you're saying that. I thought I was psychologically twisted, but since everyone else is, it means I'm normal too, right?"

"Of course, boys have wet dreams too, it's normal. It's probably because you're a pediatrician who specializes in children that you don't know this. I'll give you a little gynecological education later."

Han Guoguo: "............" Actually, there was no need for that. After having the dream, she searched online and found that many people had experienced this. She just wanted to verify its authenticity, so she asked the two people next to her.

Han Family Villa.

After finishing dinner, Han Guoguo went upstairs. It was very quiet, so quiet that the Han couple found it strange.

At this moment, Mr. Han sat on the sofa with worry, turned his head to look at the stairwell, and saw that his daughter's room was still so quiet, without the sound of pop music. He looked worried and said, "Sister Lu, could it be that my daughter has suffered some kind of shock? She didn't say a word when she came back, and went upstairs after dinner."

It's unusually quiet.

Han's mother didn't think anything of it. Her daughter was all grown up and would have her own happy or unhappy things. If she wanted to share, she would say so; if she didn't want to share, she would find a quiet place to process it herself. "Don't worry about it. Guoguo is an adult now."

"I'm just worried my daughter will be unhappy."

Han's father smiled obsequiously. As he spoke, Han Yue strode in, carrying only a bag, looking nothing like someone returning from an outing.

Han's father called out to him, "You didn't bring any clothes with you."

He held up the clothes in his hand. "Isn't this it?"

I didn't bring any clothes with me when I went to Blue City, so I bought two simple outfits at a nearby shopping mall that evening and brought them back with me.

Han's mother looked at her son, who seemed quite tired from making so many trips, and said in a tone that betrayed no emotion, "Think about when to propose marriage."

"Hmm," Han Yue replied succinctly.

Han's father wanted to ask about the specific time, but Han Yue was already planning to go straight upstairs. "I'm going to take a shower. I'm going to the dock tomorrow."

Han's mother responded calmly, "Yes, that's fine."

"Go check on Guoguo's room. She went to her room after dinner and she's been very quiet. Go and see if she's unhappy about anything," Han's father called out to Han Yue's retreating figure.

The two siblings were about the same age, making communication much easier for them than for him, an old man. So, this task was left to Han Yue.

Upon hearing this, Han Yue's first thought was that Han Guoguo was up to no good. He frowned slightly and said, "She's probably asleep."

Han Yue didn't go to Han Guoguo's room immediately. Instead, he went to his own room, put his things in the washing machine, and then took out his phone to send a message to Lan Yunxi: Xiaoxi, I'm home.

Lan Yunxi was probably waiting for a message, and replied instantly: That's good. Do your job well and don't miss me too much.

What Han Yue didn't know was that Lan Yunxi was in tears when she sent the message.

Han Yue: I really want to, wait for me.

Lan Yunxi: Okay, then you're allowed to miss me a lot.

Han Yue wanted to say "Don't cry," but then deleted the words "Don't cry": "Okay, get some rest."

Lan Yunxi: I know, Yue-ge. Are you going to work at the dock tomorrow?

Han Yue: I'll go to work and earn money to support you.

Lan Yunxi sent a shy emoji, but in reality she was already crying her eyes out. However, she didn't show it in her words. She simply said in her usual lively tone: "I'm waiting. I'm waiting for my Yue-ge to take care of me."

Actually, she wanted to announce that she wanted to marry me, but after thinking about it, she changed her mind.

Han Yue: Okay.