The zither music gradually faded, but its lingering resonance remained.
Lu Yan raised his eyes toward Qian Renxue, only to find her staring blankly at him.
Her gaze was complicated and unreadable, as though countless words were caught in her throat.
"Young Master, it is time for Dream Entry." Lu Yan walked up to her and reminded her softly.
Only then did Qian Renxue snap back to her senses, reining in her exposed emotions.
"Begin."
Once she had fallen asleep, Lu Yan entered the Dream once more.
This time, however, he sharply perceived something different—
More than half of those tangled emotions had actually arisen because of him.
"So she has such feelings..."
Lu Yan understood.
Since it was a Dream, he should naturally let her have what she wished for.
In the Dream, Qian Renxue grew up alongside him. While enjoying a mother's love, she also had him constantly by her side.
The infusion of those two emotions made the Dream exceptionally real and moving.
Within that Dream, Qian Renxue experienced happiness unlike anything she had ever known in her life.
All Dreams eventually ended. Qian Renxue opened her eyes and happened to meet Lu Yan's, where he sat quietly on a stone bench.
Under the blazing sun, his profile gradually overlapped with the gentle "Little Brother A'Yan" who had accompanied her in the Dream.
Qian Renxue's heart trembled. How could she have had such a Dream?
Could it be that, deep down, her heart had already made the choice for her?
That was right. She truly had fallen for him.
This youth was extraordinarily talented and gifted, and he was also the only genius who had ever defeated her at the same level.
Those tender moments in the Dream had been so beautiful that she had almost wanted