Afterwards, Lin Zhiyi closed her eyes and fell asleep from exhaustion; even the cleaning was done by Gong Chen.
She entered another dream, and this time it was the familiar scene again.
The bridge that appeared countless times before and after Gong Chen’s accident, which she could never cross.
But this time, she stood at the top of the bridge.
Everything around was shrouded in mist; she heard birds chirping in the mountains at dawn and... the sound of a bell.
She immediately looked in the direction of the bell, as if someone was waiting for her amidst the vaguely blurred crowd.
But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t cross the bridge.
All she could hear were some scattered words.
"The cycle of cause and effect."
These words were like a curse, eroding Lin Zhiyi’s mind, causing her a splitting headache.
Finally, she could only squat down, holding her head.
"Mom, what’s wrong with you?"
Xingxing’s voice?
Lin Zhiyi immediately looked up and saw Xingxing when she was eight years old.
She was stunned for a long time, not knowing what to say.
Xingxing, as if seeing through her thoughts, sensibly pulled her to sit on the sofa.
"Mom, I’ll stay with you; we won’t wait for Dad anymore."
Lin Zhiyi nodded.
Xingxing smiled and leaned into her arms, soon falling asleep.
Lin Zhiyi gazed at her sleeping face, somewhat unwilling for the dream to end.
The eight-year-old Xingxing had suffered too much with her.
Suddenly, the TV in front of her flickered, catching her attention.
In a mere instant, Lin Zhiyi was filled with anxiety.
Wasn’t this... the scene from the last dream?
In that dream, she was just an observer, standing beside this room, watching herself.
Then what she was seeing now was...
Lin Zhiyi wanted to lift her gaze, but it felt as if something was controlling her, preventing her from even opening her eyes.
What was being shown on the TV?
Why was it attracting her?
Finally, as she gritted her teeth, pushing herself, a logo appeared in her vision.
News Channel.
A legitimate news channel wouldn’t broadcast gossip; it had to be news related to society.
Lin Zhiyi strained to see the details on the screen.
Just as she was about to clearly see it, the screen flickered and blurred incessantly.
It seemed her eyes and brain were in conflict.
One wanted to see clearly, another didn’t want her to see.
As Lin Zhiyi moved her gaze, she felt pain across her whole body.
But she couldn’t understand why she was having this dream.
And why she couldn’t see clearly.
Holding her breath, her head buzzed almost instantly.
The dream was about to end.
As she was forced to open her eyes, she heard something.
"After thirty years, the police..."
The screen brightened slightly, and photos flashed by.
More precisely, a series of photos.
In the previous dream, she only saw one from the side.
But looking from the front now, in fact, there were several photos.
She couldn’t make out how many.
But her subconscious told her, there were both men and women.
Just as she opened her eyes wide, everything became blurry again.
In the next second, Lin Zhiyi sat up drenched in cold sweat.
It was as if she had regained the ability to breathe, gasping for air.
Until the person beside her quickly sat up and embraced her.
"It’s okay, it’s okay."
Gong Chen soothed her softly, gently rubbing her cold back.
Leaning into his embrace, Lin Zhiyi inhaled his scent and gradually calmed down.
After her breathing steadied, Gong Chen asked, "Did you have a nightmare? Because of the information on the jewelry?"
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