The yacht’s "black box" is like the flight recorders and voice monitors installed on planes. It can restore possible events on the yacht before the explosion through the recorded sailing and audio.

"I’ve handed over the data recorded by the black box for analysis to the specialized personnel in the army. Rest assured, they are 100% reliable."

"Mm."

"What I can tell Aunt is... your persistence should be correct."

"..."

Su Xiaomeng instinctively held her breath, waiting for Shan Mingxu to continue,

"If the data recorded by the black box is accurate and there are no problems, uncle could very likely have escaped before the explosion on the yacht."

Su Xiaomeng hurriedly covered her mouth, her bright eyes glistening with water. Shan Mingxu’s words were the slight glimmer she could see in her deep darkness.

She didn’t dare make a sound, fearing that once she spoke, Ming Xu’s words would turn into a phantom, disappearing by her ears.

"Aunt?"

Su Xiaomeng released her hand from her mouth, and after a long pause, asked,

"Why do you think so?"

"There wasn’t only uncle on that yacht."

"Not just him?"

"Yes, the rest is still being analyzed. I’ll contact you once the results are out."

"Okay."

"I’ve requested a leave from the army, and once it’s approved, I’ll come back to protect you, Aunt."

Su Xiaomeng initially wanted to say that there’s no need to be so serious; talking about protection in this twenty-first century makes it seem like she’s constantly in danger.

But Shan Mingxu spoke with such conviction, with not a hint of humor in his words.

Su Xiaomeng replied, "Alright."

Shan Mingxu bid her good night before hanging up the phone.

To him, this was a military order as solid as a mountain, a mission more important than his own life.

That night, Su Xiaomeng finally had a restful sleep, a deep, deep sleep...

She fell into a joyful and tearful dream.

Yin Shixiu, as usual, wearing a meticulously crafted, elegant, and handsome suit, walked toward her with his arms open, filled with affection and love for her...

She cried her heart out, sprinting as if using all her strength to run toward him!

Holding him tightly, holding on tightly...

Just hugging him like that, fingers clutching his suit, fearing that even a slight release would turn him into a wisp of smoke and disappear...

She said nothing, nothing could be said.

The two of them in embrace... the surrounding environment changed like a slideshow.

Azure seas and skies, wildflowers on the hills, autumnal phoenix trees, snowflakes dancing...

All the world’s changes only held meaning, seemed attractive because of his existence, making one linger with longing.

"Mom... Mom..."

Suddenly, the anxious calling of a child echoed alongside her, furrowing Su Xiaomeng’s brows, feeling someone pulling her away from Yin Shixiu.

"Mom!"

A loud shout finally awakened Su Xiaomeng from her dream.

The bedside lamp was still on. When Su Xiaomeng opened her eyes, they felt a bit swollen, and her cheeks were wet. Upon touching them, she found that half of her face was drenched in tears.

"Mom..."

The soft voice came through. Prince Huang was tightly holding Su Xiaomeng’s hand with one hand, while in the other, he held his own handkerchief. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Mom... why are you crying?"

Though he asked, it seemed as if he already had the answer in his heart.

Su Xiaomeng took his handkerchief and only then realized the overwhelming joy in her dream that had nearly submerged her was just a dream...

Tears had soaked half of the pillowcase.

The tears she had forced back into her eyes during the day couldn’t withstand the gusty joy brought on by that faint light, nor could they withstand the deepest longing and pain in her heart.

"Mom, have you... already started missing Dad?"

Prince Huang wore white pajamas, his large eyes couldn’t hide the same sadness as Su Xiaomeng’s.

Looking at Prince Huang under the bedside lamp, Su Xiaomeng suddenly realized how much her son’s features and demeanor resembled her husband’s.

She pulled him into her arms and brought him onto the bed,

"It’s just past five, why are you up already?"

"I dreamt of Dad..."

"..."

"I was so happy, but Dad stood so far away..."

"Huang Huang wanted to chase after him, kept running forward... but no matter how much I ran, I couldn’t reach Dad..."

"I got tired, so I told Dad, I miss you so much, can you come home... Mom and sister miss you so much..."

"Dad stood there, he still stood so far away, Mom..."

"I saw Dad crying, he cried so hard, he said he missed us too... sob sob..."