"My child, save my child."
Mu XiaoNuan, covered in blood, was pushed into the operating room, gripping the hand of the man beside her like a lifeline in the ocean.
"Brother Mo, I beg you, save my child, please..."
Soon, the anesthesia takes effect, she feels a sharp sensation as her stomach is sliced open, something is being taken from her.
She tries to open her eyes to see her child, but her consciousness is fading more and more.
...
"Miss Mu, we're sorry, we've done everything we could, but your child..."
No, her child is still alive.
"Nuan Nuan, our baby wouldn't want to see you sad in heaven."
No, her child is not in heaven, she clearly heard the baby's cries, her child is not dead, her child...
"Ahh!"
Waking from the nightmare, Mu XiaoNuan sat bolt upright, her body covered in a cold sweat, panting heavily.
Why had she had such a strange dream again?
Mu XiaoNuan raised a hand to her forehead, the movement stirring a cool breeze. It was then she realized she was completely naked, her body aching as if run over by a car, pain everywhere.
She was stunned for a few seconds, the memories before falling asleep flooding back into her mind like a rushing tide.
She attended her friend's birthday party in the evening. After a few drinks, she was intoxicated. Later, after being helped to a room by a friend, she thought she saw her long-absent fiancé, Ah Chen.
Thereafter, things got wild…
“Ah Chen.”
Mu Xiao Nuan laid her hands over her chest, found the switch, and turned on the light.
But... in the room, she was alone.
The air was filled with an intimate aroma, her fair skin was littered with traces of kisses, and the raspy enchanting voice of a man still lingered in her ears...
Everything felt so real, except for that man. He was gone.
With a sense of panic in her heart, Mu Xiao Nuan didn’t bother dressing up and turned the room topsy-turvy.
Her elder sister, Mu Xin Yu's sudden phone call interrupted her search.
Mu Xiao Nuan picked up the phone and with urgency said, "Sister, Ah Chen is back, he…"
“Xiao Nuan…”
Mu Xin Yu's voice interrupted her, laden with gravity. She seemed reluctant but still said, "He is not coming back."
That man had left six years ago.
Six years ago, after losing her child, Xiao Nuan was traumatized which led to memory disorder, causing her to forget people and events. Her memory of that man only lingered up until the day of his disappearance, the days of them being in love, everything that happened after that, including the matter of their child, she doesn’t remember at all...
A duration of six years was enough to change everything.
Mu Xinyu: "It's getting late, have your party ended yet? I'll come to pick you up."
Mu Xiaonuan paused for a moment before replying, "No need, I'll take a cab home."
After hanging up the phone, she looked in pain at the kiss marks on her fair skin.
Although she was drunk tonight, she wasn't confused. The face and touch of the person were unmistakably her Ah Chen...
——
In the afternoon.
Mu Xiaonuan has just put the freshly baked bread into the display case when her mobile phone in her pocket suddenly rings.
"Miss Mu, this is Housekeeper Wei. I'm coming to pick you up now, are you free?"
It took her a moment to react, she had an appointment to apply for a position of a dessert chef at a young master's house the day before.
"That's fine."
Last week, she had saved a child from a potential kidnapping incident and treated him to a few pieces of chocolate cake while he was waiting for his parents in her shop. Unexpectedly, this led to her being invited to apply for a job at the child's home.
She had been continuously rejected from job opportunities due to her illness these past years. This was her first time being invited, and she hoped that everything would go smoothly.
Soon, Housekeeper Wei came to pick her up.
Upon arriving at the villa with the housekeeper, Mu Xiaonuan was led to a room and told to wait there for the master to see her.
Before she had a chance to examine the room, she heard the 'click' of a door being opened.