"Hehe, I knew it. The 'small house' that the old man mentioned couldn't be that simple, but still, it should be much smaller compared to the villas we've seen before."

"The interior area, if I had to guess, should be around 200 square meters. Plus, it's divided into 4 bedrooms across several floors. I believe it would be great for us to live independently."

"That's fine then. Since that's the case, let's each pick a room. This way, we can avoid disturbing each other's lives. What do you think, Yaru? Is that okay?"

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Lin Yaru. She just nodded, and up to this moment, it seemed like she had never truly let go.

However, he could understand what was going on inside Lin Yaru's mind at this moment. He thought they should have a good talk later tonight.

"Yaru, how about this? You're used to sleeping downstairs anyway, so let's keep the room downstairs for you, since you also like the quiet."

"Okay, no problem. Then I'll go to that room first to arrange my luggage. You two can go check out the others at your leisure. We've indeed had a tiring day, so let's rest for now. We can talk about the rest tomorrow."

"That's good, you go get some rest first. The two of us will head upstairs."

With that, he nodded, and then the two of them headed towards the staircase.

They just stood there, quietly waiting, as if in perfect unspoken agreement, neither of them took the first step forward.

Only once there was no more noise coming from Lin Yaru's room did Ye Chen let out a sigh of relief. Then he gestured to An Anying, and finally, the two of them headed up to the second floor.

Actually, the furnishings on the second floor were quite simple.

There were three rooms in total, a bathroom, and a study. There was a living hall for daily living.

"What do you think, you pick a room first?"

"Hehe, it doesn't really matter to me which room I stay in. I'm just really worried about you. Given her current state, it's very easy for something to go wrong."

"I know. That's why later, I'll talk to her and negotiate a bit more. Also, why did Ada call you over today? What was that about?"

"Actually, I've figured it out. He's preparing to hand over all the management rights in his hands to me. This is something I've never experienced before, being in charge of a team, so I don't really know what to do at the moment."

"If Uncle Ada is really insistent on doing this, I think you should probably accept it. He's already told me about it before. He's tired of this kind of life and doesn't want to continue any longer."

"I'm just worried that I won't be able to lead the team well, and then I won't be able to truly serve the old man."

"You've got to have confidence in yourself, and I also know you have the ability. So, believe in yourself. I think you can do it."

"Let's leave that for later. By the way, you don't have any plans for tomorrow, do you?"

"Tomorrow, there are some arrangements, but for now, there's no need for you to be involved. Why, do you have something else?"

"I've already arranged to ask Ada for some advice tomorrow, and besides, I need him to provide me with some detailed operating parameters for the machinery."

"Alright, no problem. You go ahead with your work."

"Where are you going tomorrow?"

"I'm thinking of going with him to the dock where Lin Yaru's father had his accident. I was looking at the map just now, and it should be about a two-hour drive from here, not too far. It would be good to drive over and see the environment as it was back then."

"It's been nearly 20 years; do you think there's any chance of finding clues now? I think it's highly unlikely."

"I'm not planning on finding any clues there. And I'm telling you, her dad is definitely alive in this world. It's just that he must be troubled by something right now."

"Oh, troubled by something? Why are you so sure? It's been 20 years, and there's been no news of him. How can you be so certain he's still alive in this world?"

"I don't know, maybe it's just a feeling. I never guessed it before, but it was only after Lin Yaru mentioned she's been having the same dream for several years that I slowly started to suspect it."

"What are you saying? You think, just because of a dream, that this person is alive? Do you not think that's a ridiculous notion?"

For Anying, it did indeed sound absurd, as she always dealt with things based on facts and would never have such an attitude.

"Do you know what they call a father-daughter connection? Their blood relationship sometimes really can form a connection, and thoughts can be transmitted. So, I believe her dreams are very realistic."

"How come I never realized before that you would believe all this? A dream, do you really think it's real?"

"If it were just a common dream, I might not believe it. But the same dream every day for so many years? Don't you think that's too much of a coincidence? Let me ask you, have you ever encountered anything like this in all these years?"

"No, I've had plenty of dreams, but I've never had the same dream repeatedly for years. I've never experienced that."

"That's what Lin Yaru told me herself. She said initially, she found herself in a dark, damp place, stuck there. I suspect that place might be a cave, which could be similar to where he went missing."

"A cave? Wasn't it said that he went missing near a dock?"

"Yes, precisely because it was near a dock, I suspect that the location of the cave might be on a small island, perhaps even a deserted one nobody goes to."

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