Before dawn.
Gu Xinzhou was jolted awake by a nightmare.
"Ah!!"
She abruptly sat up, her cheeks as though washed by water, covered in sweat.
A small desk lamp was lit in the bedroom, enveloping the entire room.
The very next second, Gu Yibo and the doctor who were also staying on the second floor rushed in!
As soon as Gu Yibo entered, he saw his daughter with her long hair down, wearing a long-sleeved nightgown, clutching the quilt with a tense expression, her complexion pale and disheveled.
Several strands of long hair stuck to the sides of her ears because of the sweat, making her look so pitiable that it broke Gu Yibo's heart!
"Zhouzhou!"
Gu Yibo rushed forward, bending down to look at his daughter's face, "Zhouzhou? Did you have a nightmare?"
The doctor turned on the bedroom light.
The bright light that flooded in like daylight chased away the gloom surrounding Gu Xinzhou, and as she raised her head, she saw Gu Yibo standing in front of her.
"Daddy!" Gu Xinzhou, with tear stains on her face, suddenly plunged into Gu Yibo's embrace, "Daddy, I had a nightmare!"
Gu Yibo wrapped his arms around her, soothingly comforting, "It's okay, it's okay! Sweetheart, it's alright!"
The doctor checked the washroom and then the windowsill, ensuring there were no safety hazards, before quietly standing to one side.
Before long, Gu Xinzhou's emotions stabilized.
Gu Yibo warmed up a cup of milk for her and watched as she drank it all before leaving the room with the doctor.
Gu Xinzhou, left alone in her room, didn't dare to turn off the light anymore.
She had just had a really frightening dream.
She dreamt of a blood-soaked baby who grew larger and larger, turning into McDull, and then asked, "Mommy, why didn't you save me? Mommy, it hurts so much, why don't you want me anymore?"
Gu Xinzhou knew it had to be Dabao.
It had to be the child she hadn't been able to protect properly back then.
Fortunately, McDull was sleeping with Lan Baozhen tonight; otherwise, her scream would have surely terrified McDull.
In Gu Xinzhou's mind, she couldn't erase the scenes from the dream no matter what.
She hugged the quilt, silently shedding tears in her suffering.
Gu Yibo returned to the living room and lay on the sofa, unable to help himself from making a call to Song Zhen.
The other side picked up, "Daddy?"
"Song Zhen, about the doctor who was doing the psychological counseling for Xinzhou, why haven't we seen him in some days?"
Gu Yibo took the chance to tell Song Zhen about Gu Xinzhou's nightmare.
Song Zhen hadn't expected Gu Xinzhou to still be having nightmares.
Actually, he had also consulted with that Dr. Li.
Dr. Li told him that since the truth about her being the illegitimate daughter was now clear, and the matter with McDull too, if there were any shadows left in her heart, it could only be the pain of losing a child, which was impossible to erase.
Therefore, according to Dr. Li's suggestion, instead of psychological treatment, it was better to provide more love and companionship from the family.
Song Zhen was silent for a moment, then said, "I'll have Dr. Li come over tomorrow."
Gu Yibo replied eagerly, "Good, good!
You have no idea, Song Zhen, Zhouzhou just now looked so pitiful.
I want to stay and be with her, but after all, she's a grown girl now, and it wouldn't be right for me to stay in her room in the middle of the night."
Song Zhen didn't hesitate, "I am coming over right now."
Fifteen minutes later.
Song Zhen arrived outside the villa and saw that all the lights in the villa were off, except for the light in Gu Xinzhou's room which was on.
Looking at it, he felt even his breathing become painful.
As Gu Xinzhou was in agony, her phone rang.
She stared blankly at the phone, picked it up, and saw it was a call from Song Zhen.
At that moment, she truly wanted someone to be by her side, "Song Zhen?"
"Only you~"
Song Zhen began to sing very gently, very tenderly...