Five years after their breakup, a prominent lawyer is desperately seeking reconciliation.

As if her suspicions had been completely confirmed, Jiang Wan blinked calmly.

Wang Yiran, sitting opposite, covered her mouth, her eyes red and swollen from crying.

Jiang Wan stood up. She wanted to pat Wang Yiran and tell her that she had already guessed it, so that she wouldn't blame herself.

Suddenly, a whistling roar swept through my ears, like an old-fashioned radio suddenly stuck, with a sharp whistling sound that never stopped.

Jiang Wan shook her head, trying to shake off the sound.

But the next moment, instead of being shaken off, Jiang Wan swayed twice and fell straight down.

"Jiang Wan!"

She could feel herself falling into a warm embrace.

He could even clearly hear Wang Yiran's screams and calls.

But she didn't want to wake up.

Because Mom appeared.

She is no longer the blood-soaked figure from countless nightmares.

Rather, it was the image in my memory of her, who, though simply dressed, was always clean and tidy.

She pulled Jiang Wan up from the ground and gently patted her soiled pants.

"Wanwan."

In countless dreams, my mother, who had always been silent, spoke for the first time.

"You got pushed down again? Idiot, get up and hit him! You're not short or weak, if someone bullies you, just get up and hit them hard!"

With her mother's face so close, Jiang Wan could even smell the scent of the moisturizing cream she often used on her face.

Was this dream so real? Or was it all just a dream? She finally woke up and returned to reality.

"Mom, I had a really scary dream... Thank goodness it was just a dream, Mom, thank you for waking me up."

Her mother kept her head down, as if she hadn't heard her, and continued talking to herself.

"I won't go out to work anymore. After your college entrance exam, there's something I've been thinking about for a long time and I want to tell you. Please don't blame me then."

Jiang Wan knew she was referring to her desire to divorce Jiang Yunsheng.

"Mom, I support you. This time, you'll have a different outcome."

The dirt on the pants was brushed off, and Mom smiled and held out her hand.

"Let's go. I bought two pounds of meat today. Your grandma is making braised pork at home. After you eat, Mom will take you to school this afternoon so those little rascals won't bully you again."

Jiang Wan smiled and nodded, then reached out to sign her mother's hand.

The moment I touched her, my mother seemed to disappear like a reflection in the water, swaying slightly before vanishing completely.

Jiang Wan froze on the spot, looking around, a strong sense of unease and fear welling up inside her.

"Mom, where did you go? Mom, don't scare me, let's go home!"

"Wanwan."

Jiang Wan suddenly heard her mother's voice ahead. Following the sound, she ran a few steps forward and finally saw her mother again.

She was still dressed in the same outfit, standing not far in front of me.

She lifted her foot and walked away.

"Mom, why did you run so far away all of a sudden? Grandma must be getting impatient. Let's hurry up and go."

She walked for several minutes but still couldn't reach the short distance.

Jiang Wan was horrified to discover that no matter how far she moved forward, she could not reach her mother's side.

The distance between them remained constant!

Suddenly it dawned on me that this wasn't reality; Mom was the dream!

Realizing this, Jiang Wan felt her heart breaking and shook her head frantically.

"Wanwan, why are you late today? Did the teacher keep you after school? Is it because of the tuition fees you owe? Don't worry, Mom will pay them tomorrow."

Jiang Wan blinked. This was a time when she was a child, and her teacher made her stand as punishment because she was late paying her tuition.

When school let out at noon, everyone had left, but I still didn't dare to move.

Until her mother came to the school and found her.

Jiang Wan cried so hard she could barely breathe.

"Mom, how could you forget that I've grown up? I don't need to pay tuition anymore, I can earn money myself, I can support Grandma and I can support you."

Mom opened her mouth in surprise: "My Wanwan is so amazing? I've really wronged you before."

"No, no! It's not!"

Jiang Wan's vision was blurred by tears. She rubbed her eyes hard, trying to see her mother's face clearly.

"Mom, you've never wronged me. I'm the one who's dragged you down. If it weren't for me, you would have left long ago."

She took a deep breath. "Mom, I'm about to find out the truth. I'm going to wash away the filth that's been thrown at you. Believe me."

The mother stopped speaking, only gently shaking her head as she drifted away.

"Don't go!"

Jiang Wan stretched out her arms, let out a loud burp, and quickly chased after him.

But Mom left much faster; her figure quickly drifted away and disappeared.

Jiang Wan's surroundings returned to a chaotic, pale white.

"Mom, don't go! Please don't leave me here, Mom, where are you? Mom, Mom!"

Jiang Wan screamed desperately, but no matter how much she called, her mother never appeared again.

Jiang Wan slumped to the ground, feeling as if she were falling downwards.

In the hospital ward, Jiang Wan lay motionless on the bed with her eyes tightly closed.

On the monitor next to it, various indicators fluctuated constantly, sometimes high and sometimes low.

Lu Jingshi's eyes were red as he gripped her hand tightly.

Wang Yiran and Shen Juan stood opposite each other with their heads down.

Wang Yiran tried to hold Jiang Wan's hand several times, but Lu Jingshi slapped her away each time.

"Don't touch her!"

Wang Yiran's face and eyes were already swollen from crying, and she didn't react at all when Lu Jingshi patted her.

Shen Juan put his arm around her shoulder with heartache: "Old Lu, don't be like this. Ranran is just as heartbroken as you are."

"She's heartbroken? Is she stupid? Why didn't she tell me about something this big first?"

"I'm sorry," Wang Yiran sobbed, "I was confused for a moment, I didn't know she couldn't handle it, I should have... If I had known it would turn out like this, I definitely wouldn't have said it."

Lu Jingshi raised his eyes, his gaze as cold as a knife.

"Do you think you're the only one who can find out about those things? I kept persuading her to give up the retrial because I was worried she would break down. I thought that as long as she was happy every day and had no time to think about anything else, she would gradually let go of her worries."

"But you idiot! Are you satisfied now?"

Wang Yiran flinched, and Shen Juan pulled her behind him, blocking Lu Jingshi's view.

"Old Lu, now is not the time to pursue accountability. We need to wait until Jiang Wan wakes up before discussing anything else. You know this is a knot in her heart, and she won't give up so easily."

Wang Yiran tugged at his sleeve, signaling him to stop talking.

"It's all my fault, old classmate. Kai Rong still needs you to take charge. I'll keep an eye on things here. If there's anything happening with Jiang Wan, I'll let you know immediately."

Lu Jingshi shook his head: "No, I don't trust anyone. I want to protect her myself."

He had experienced the feeling of being abandoned by the whole world after waking up, and he couldn't bear to let Jiang Wan go through the same thing.

"You all go, I want to stay with her alone."