Because in Chu He's dream, she had seen her best friend—Xia Yao!
And that wasn't all!
This Dragon Country contestant named Chu He was actually so intimate with her best friend, who thought the world of herself and regarded all men as dirt!
Hugging and cuddling were just part of their daily routine!
And even...
In the dream, they spent every day together, depended on each other, and lived an inseparable, intimate life.
"Spring nights are short, and dawn comes late; from then on, the emperor never attended morning court."
"He was busy attending feasts and tending to his beloved, with no time to spare; spring was for spring outings, and nights were for her alone."
Those four lines of poetry perfectly described their life.
At first, Kachi's delicate little face flushed red with anger. She gritted her teeth, and her clenched fists turned white at the knuckles.
How dare this Dragon Country contestant!
How dare he profane her best friend like that in his dream!
He deserved a thousand deaths!
But her anger lasted less than three seconds before it was completely swallowed up by a blazing fire of gossip, burned away without a trace.
Compared to those explosive scenes that were enough to shatter her worldview...
What did friendship between best friends matter?
The gossip was what mattered most!
She'd always had a photographic memory, but now she wished her brain could hold more. She wanted to burn every scene into her mind, terrified of missing even the tiniest detail.
She couldn't help it. She knew Xia Yao too well.
That woman wouldn't let an ordinary man so much as touch her. If one dared to look at her for more than three seconds, he'd be reduced to ashes, his soul annihilated.
She'd never dreamed that one day she'd get to see Xia Yao like this... so uninhibited and wild!
And the Xia Yao in the dream felt unbelievably familiar, yet utterly real!
Just as domineering and unreasonable!
Just as blunt, with a mind that could take the strangest detours all the way into outer space!
Dream Xia Yao depended on Chu He intensely, often snuggling up to him like a clingy kitten.
She always wanted to be by Chu He's side. Even just sitting quietly beside him made her feel safe.
What happened next nearly made Kachi's jaw hit the floor.
Time passed in the dream. Ten years later.
Chu He and Xia Yao actually had a daughter!
The little girl had inherited the best of both of them. She was so adorable and doll-like that she could melt anyone's heart.
But her personality was a perfect copy of Xia Yao's, domineering even at such a young age.
"Daddy is mine! Go away, Mommy!"
The little girl often clung to Chu He like a koala, baring her teeth at Xia Yao whenever she tried to approach and fiercely staking her claim.
Xia Yao wasn't about to back down. She promptly peeled her daughter off Chu He, tossed her aside, then shamelessly latched onto him herself.
"He's my man. You're the one who's extra!"
Caught between mother and daughter, Chu He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Every day, the two of them put on this sweet but exasperating show of "fighting for his affection."
Kachi watched, thoroughly engrossed, grinning from ear to ear as her little legs swung like propellers.
She even pulled out a dainty notebook and scribbled furiously as she watched, her little face solemn with scholarly concentration.
The cover bore a bold title: "Observational Diary on My Best Friend Xia Yao Raising a Child After Marriage."
The thirty years in the dream felt like a mere instant to Kachi, who had been completely absorbed in the gossip.
She smacked her lips, still wanting more.
The moment the thirty years in the dream came to an end, Chu He's eyes showed some reluctance, but not the slightest confusion. A colorful, radiant portal quickly appeared beside him!
When Chu He saw the portal, he was reluctant to leave, but then he noticed its colors were gradually fading, as if it would disappear before long!
Reluctantly, Chu He stepped through the portal!
This guy... Was his willpower really that strong?
He'd spent thirty years immersed in such a vivid, blissful dream, yet he'd walked away without a second thought?
Wait, she'd seen the sadness in Chu He's eyes. Had he seen through the illusion from the very beginning?
A brilliant glimmer flashed through Kachi's starry eyes.
Actually, Chu He had realized the world around him was an illusion as soon as he entered. The moment he stepped inside, his Eye of Nirvana had been forced to activate!
He'd been fully aware for all thirty years. He hadn't changed Xia Yao's personality in the dream; she'd simply lived with him as the Xia Yao he knew.
Kachi tucked away the recording and her notebook, then hopped down from the high stool. With her hands behind her back, she strutted over to Chu He, who had just emerged from the Dream Gate, taking wide-legged steps like a little adult.
"Ahem."
She cleared her throat and did her best to look serious. Then she tilted up her tender little face and scrutinized Chu He.
"How was it?"
"Not bad," Chu He said with a smile, his gaze clear. "The dream was just a little short."
"Oh?"
Kachi's gossip-loving spirit flared up again, impossible to suppress. Pretending to ask casually, she said, "What did you dream about? What has you reminiscing so much?"
He deliberately let out a long sigh, speaking with deep affection and nostalgia. "In the dream, I had a gentle, virtuous wife and a lively, adorable daughter. We had a happy family and a wonderful life. I had no regrets."
Kachi's eyes lit up like two supernovas. Feigning impatience, she pressed him, "What did your wife... look like?"
"She had long, silky black hair," Chu He said, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly. A just-right hint of tenderness entered his eyes. "Her eyes were like the purest black obsidian. She was unbelievably beautiful."
"Her personality was a little domineering, though, and she was incredibly possessive."
"She also loved clinging to me, saying I belonged to her..."
With every sentence he added, Kachi's expression grew more colorful. She went from pretending to be composed to trembling all over as she struggled to stifle her laughter.
By the end, Kachi couldn't hold it in anymore. Her little face flushed red, her shoulders bobbed, and she let out a series of muffled snorts.
Chu He sensed something was off. Why did it feel like Kachi already knew what he'd dreamed about?
Kachi casually asked, "Was your wife named Xia Yao?"
Chu He's heart lurched. The smile on his face froze, and he suddenly realized what was going on. "Can you see my dreams?"
"Why wouldn't I be able to?" Kachi finally dropped the act. She planted her hands on her hips, puffed out her little chest, and looked immensely pleased with herself. "I can create dreams, so of course I can see what happens inside them!"
Chu He was completely stunned.
Did that mean this strange little girl had seen every moment of his thirty-year married life with "Xia Yao" in the dream?
The ultimate public humiliation!
Just as Chu He was so mortified he could have dug an entire library out of the floor with his toes, the smile vanished from Kachi's face. A bone-chilling killing intent instantly swept across the whole area!
Her starry eyes now held nothing but icy authority, and her voice was cold as the depths of the underworld. "Dragon Country contestant, you've got some nerve!"
"Do you know what Xia Yao is to me?"
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