Shiranui Asuka's eyes flew open, her breathing rapid.
She looked at Du Yu sleeping peacefully beside her, slowly sat up, and gently wrapped her arms around herself.
Her white pajamas were soaked with sweat, as though she had had some terrible dream.
"A-Xiang, what's wrong?" Du Yu slowly opened his eyes too and switched on the bedside lamp.
The dim lamplight illuminated an especially cozy little room.
The room was filled with flowers and plants, and the walls were covered with photos of Du Yu and Asuka pulling silly faces together.
An elegant envelope sat on the nightstand, with "To be opened personally by Mr. and Mrs. Du Yu" written on it in traditional Chinese characters.
"Honey..." A-Xiang looked a little uneasy. "I'm fine..."
"Are you sick?" Du Yu reached out worriedly and touched A-Xiang's forehead. There was a light sheen of sweat on it, but it wasn't hot.
"I'm not sick. I just had a dream," A-Xiang said softly. "I had such a strange dream..."
"Oh, a nightmare?" Du Yu sat up and put on his jacket. "Were you worrying about what happened today? Don't worry. That evil person who grabbed my steering wheel has already had his soul scattered to the winds. He was no match for me."
"Hehe... I'm not worried about what happened today. I knew that evil person couldn't possibly beat my husband. It's just that my dreams have been getting stranger lately. They feel so real that, for a while, they even made me doubt my own memories..."
"Dreams that feel real?" A flicker of fire lit Du Yu's eyes, and his whole demeanor turned serious.
"I dreamed we went to so many places together. We even met the legendary Izanagi and Izanami, the legendary Bai Suzhen, and even China's great goddess Nüwa." Shiranui