I, disguised as a white dragon, was supported by the state.

When he got home and heard his wife coldly say, "We need to have a serious talk," he suddenly felt all his mixed emotions dissipate, and his mind became emptier than ever before.

He let out a sigh of relief, a bitter smile playing on his lips.

Unemployment, arguments, divorce...

He had seen too many precedents like this in the company.

He met his wife in college.

We have known each other for more than ten years and have gone through thick and thin together.

If it weren't for that kind-hearted soldier who happened to be passing by, he and his wife would probably have said goodbye to this world long ago.

Even so, the love of yesteryear has long been worn down by the rough edges of life.

In their daily lives, they talk mostly about mundane things like food and household chores, and they argue about their children's education. It's been a very long time since they've said "I love you."

Chapter 14 Origin

Su Nan sat on the sofa, watching his wife fetch paper and pen, mentally preparing for the worst.

"Write a guarantee!" the wife said.

"What?" Su Nan asked in confusion.

"I promise you won't hide it from me if something like this happens again!" his wife said sternly.

"What do you mean?" Su Nan didn't understand.

“We’re husband and wife, a family!” the wife said earnestly. “Why did you hide something so important from me?”

"Besides, it's just that you're unemployed, while I'm still working. Do you think my salary can't support our family of three?"

"I..." Su Nan was overwhelmed with emotions, feeling a tightness in her throat.

"Besides," his wife's voice softened a little, "Yangyang is about to start school, and we don't even have a Yancheng household registration. I've been wanting to tell you for a while now, let's go back to our hometown!"

"With our current savings, we can slowly find a job or open a shop when we go back. Even if we don't work for a few years, it will be enough for our family of three to live on."

Su Nan's empty heart was instantly filled with emotion.

His eyes welled up with tears, and all the pent-up frustration in his heart vanished: "I...I'm sorry...thank you."

"Don't think that saying thank you will exempt you from your guarantee," the wife snorted. "Have you forgotten what we said when we got married? We can't hide anything from each other!"

Seeing her husband's red eyes, she laughed again, pulled his head into her arms, and said playfully, "Silly boy!"

She noticed that her husband had been restless lately and thought he was having an affair, but it turned out he had just lost his job.

She understood her husband's feelings and felt that he should share the burden with her.

Doesn't this idiot understand their relationship of over ten years?

Husbands and wives should support each other as they move forward!

Nestled in his wife's arms, Su Nan felt like crying.

As he was trying his best to control his emotions, he suddenly heard his phone ring.

The wife tilted her head and looked at him suspiciously, asking, "Who is this old Wang who does such inhuman things?"

“Our HR manager, Mr. Wang,” Su Nan stood up, wiping her eyes, “I’m checking if it’s about severance pay.”

He picked up the phone on the table, answered the call, and turned on speakerphone.

A moment later, he hung up the phone, and the couple looked at each other in bewilderment.

"The layoff list is wrong? They're going to promote you?" the wife asked incredulously.

Su Nan looked equally puzzled: "It's been over a month!"

"It must be that the project team can't function without you, so they asked you to come back!" his wife guessed.

"Should I go back and take a look?" Su Nan asked cautiously.

He joined the company right after graduating with a master's degree, so he has some attachment to it.

Most importantly, if you can be promoted to middle management in the company, not only will your salary increase significantly, but you can also get a household registration in Yancheng!

"You decide," the wife said. "If it really leads to a promotion and a raise, that would be nice."

……

“Su Baishan only has one great-grandson, Su Nan, who is still alive, and he recently lost his job…” Guan Mi carefully observed Bai Lin’s expression.

She had received the information from Director Zhao and learned about the strange connection between herself and the white dragon.

Like Director Zhao, she also felt that all of this was too much of a coincidence.

But what if a living person turned into a dragon?

Or could a dragon transform into a human?

How could something this bizarre happen!

In comparison, attributing all of this to coincidence makes more sense.

Seeing Bai Long's half-closed eyes and unmoved expression, she became even more convinced that it must be a coincidence.

How could a human possibly turn into a dragon?

Novels dare not write like this!

"Director Zhao had someone put in a good word, and the company rehired him and even promoted him."

"By the way, he got married a few years ago and has a daughter named Su Xiyang, who is four years old this year."

Bai Lin gave a casual "hmm".

"The little guy from back then is now a father." He felt quite emotional.

Seeing that he didn't seem to care about Su Nan's matter, Guan Mi was secretly disappointed.

She hoped that the dragon in front of her was the missing Su Lin.

That way, my aunt might be even more pleased!

She stared at Bai Lin's face and said, "Su Nan also has an older brother named Su Lin, who disappeared twenty years ago."

"Missing?" Bai Lin deliberately kept his tone calm.

A strange tension welled up inside him, and he tightened his grip on his claws.

Guan Mi couldn't sense any emotion and nodded, saying, "Yes, it happens to be at Duck Head Mountain."

Bai Lin feigned curiosity and asked, "Are there any ferocious beasts on that mountain?"

“I heard there are wolves and black bears,” Guan Mi glanced at Bai Lin and continued, “Actually, he almost became my uncle-in-law.”

Bai Lin's heart skipped a beat, and his tail in the pool stiffened slightly.

He had long suspected that Guan Mi was related to Zhu Yun, but he never expected that she was her aunt.

Speaking of which, I remember Zhu Yun having an older sister, but the two of them never got along well, and she was very reluctant to mention her sister.

But he remembered that Guan Mi's mother's surname wasn't Zhu, right?

Did her parents get divorced?

Guan Mi vaguely sensed that Bai Lin's emotions were off, but when she looked at him, she couldn't see anything from his dragon-like face, so she continued, "My aunt was going to talk about marriage with him, but he disappeared when they went on a trip together, and my aunt was depressed for many years because of this."

and after?

Bai Lin almost blurted out the question.

There aren't many people in this world he cares about.

Besides her younger brother Su Nan, the only other person is Zhu Yun.

Even after a century, he still thinks of her often.

He thought his memory was hazy, but the moment he saw Guan Mi again after returning to Earth, Zhu Yun's voice and appearance immediately came to mind.

"Later, my mother took advantage of being busy with work to have my aunt pick me up and drop me off at kindergarten. I lived with my aunt most of the time until I graduated from junior high school," Guan Mi said with a hint of nostalgia. "My mother was jealous and said that I was closer to my aunt."

Bai Lin pondered silently.

Guan Mi graduated from junior high school, and if nothing unexpected happened, Zhu Yun would have been in her thirties at that time.

Did she stop living there later because she got married?

Even though Bai Lin had long anticipated this possibility, a strange emotion welled up in his heart when he thought of this.

Guan Mi recalled the moments she spent with her aunt, and her mood also became depressed.

She stared blankly at the television broadcasting the news, and said softly, "In the first few years after he disappeared, my aunt was listless, as if her soul had been ripped out of her body, and she locked herself in her room all day..."

"She said she saw him disappear into a cloud of fog and that he must still be alive..."

Bai Lin was somewhat moved.

He had thought that no one knew about his time travel, but now he realized that Zhu Yun from back then had actually witnessed it.

He could even picture her calling his name, running towards him, only to lose track of him and collapse in despair.

He slowly lowered his head.

Guan Mi continued, "Her family had her consult a psychologist, who said it was all in her head because she couldn't accept the facts. She had a huge argument with the doctor, calling him a quack!"

"Later, she found a job as a reporter at a newspaper, investigating such bizarre events everywhere. During her vacations, she often went to Taoist temples and Buddhist monasteries, and sometimes she would take me with her."

"Unfortunately, she gained nothing from beginning to end, and many of the rumors were fabricated by people."

"Just like the Science program I was on before, my decision to go there was influenced by her."

"Before I met you, I believed what the doctor said. Now that I think about it, maybe my aunt wasn't lying."

Unbeknownst to Bai Lin, he turned his head and stared at Guan Mi.

His eyes showed expectation, but also a hint of worry.

Guan Mi was already immersed in his own emotions.

Her eyes were slightly red, and she said in a low voice, "The day my middle school entrance exam results came out, I went to tell my aunt the good news. She said she would cook a nice meal to reward me. While she was cooking, her phone rang, and I answered it..."

She paused for several seconds, sniffed, and said, "That was a call from the hospital. They said the test results were in, and it's malignant..."

"What kind of malignancy?" A terrible premonition suddenly arose in Bai Lin's heart, as if a powerful hand had gripped his heart tightly.

"Breast cancer." Guan Mi's voice choked with emotion.

Guan Mi wiped her eyes and continued, "My mother advised her to go abroad for treatment, but my aunt gave up, saying that her illness was her destiny and that she might meet him after she died."

Bai Lin remained silent.

He felt a surge of pent-up emotions churning within him.

He desperately wanted to roar to the heavens!

He considered all sorts of possibilities, but this was the one he hadn't thought of.

Behind him, mist rose from the pool, and a thick layer of ice formed on the water.

Bai Lin gripped his claws tightly, and spiderweb-like cracks still appeared on the hard cement ground beneath him.

Only when he suddenly noticed that Guan Mi was crossing his arms, pale-faced, and unwell did he slump down and loosen his grip.

Guan Mi seemed unaware of the changes in the external environment.

Her gaze was blank, her tone gentle and sorrowful: "She said their last embrace was under the big locust tree on Duck Head Mountain. It's a high place, so if he ever comes back, she'll be able to see him at first glance. That's why she begged my mother to bury her there."

Under the big locust tree on Yatou Mountain?

Bai Lin couldn't help but look into the distance.

At this moment, he desperately hoped that there was something unusual about Duck Head Mountain.

At least a sliver of spiritual energy sustained her remnant soul, allowing her to wait for him, sustained by her obsession.

“Yes, once you move there, you’ll be able to see her right away,” Guan Mi finally turned her head, her eyes somewhat misty.

In a daze, she suddenly realized that this time when she looked into Bai Long's eyes, she did not feel any suffocation or discomfort.

Chapter 15 Mr. Bai is a very sentimental dragon