On the first day of the New Year, Li Beinian had a wonderful dream - something that had not happened for the longest time.
In her dream, as was walking down the street, and from afar she saw Mu Xichen. He was bathed in the glow of the surrounding lights.
With his back against the lights, she could see that he was holding two babies in his arms and smiling at her tenderly.
She smiled back at him as she ran towards him and threw herself into his arms.
He said: We're home.
They were home, all of them.
They were hers. Even after two lifetimes. They would always be hers.
When she woke up, Mu Xichen was no longer by her side.
She got up and gave a yawn.
She knew that she was not to wake anyone up on the first day of the Lunar New Year. The surroundings were extremely quiet.
She looked at the time. It was already 10.30 am.
