While the self-proclaimed mature adults were still busy with their work, Gou An, who had finished washing up early, huddled under her quilt to read comics and fell asleep unknowingly.

Tonight, Gou An dreamed of herself in the original novel.

Ever since she awakened as the vicious female supporting character, she rarely dreamt anymore about the things from the original novel (after all, they were all nightmares). But perhaps too many things had happened today, all the major characters appearing one after another, so she dreamed about it once again.

She dreamed of the day in the original novel when she and He Ran officially broke off their engagement. They also had a family meal like this, but there was no joy and excitement like today. The cancellation of the engagement had been pushed by He Ran, and she was the one who was left behind in embarrassment.

She sat at the table in silence, not really full, watching her parents trying their best to find words to deal with the He family in order to maintain her dignity. She felt like she couldn’t even lift her chopsticks…

When event was finally, mercifully over, Gou An breathed a sigh of relief and got into the car alone. She lowered her head, and soon the door opened. Bodyguard Ye Lang sat down beside her with an expressionless face.

A familiar scent enveloped her, belonging to every midnight that she woke up from a nightmare.

Turning her head to look at the bodyguard’s tense but still handsome profile, Gou An at that moment actually felt a little excited. While the driver in front was driving, she took advantage of the cover provided by her skirt and carefully reached out to scratch the palm of the person sitting next to her.

Ye Lang turned his head and looked over with an expressionless face.

The young lady, eyes full of admiration, looked at him with her head tilted slightly upwards, and whispered, “I’m free now.”

Those things don’t matter anymore, just come and confess your love to me.

—The unspoken subtext was this.

Perhaps his eyes could not speak, Gou An only saw the bodyguard numbly turn his head to face front. The only reaction was the tips of his ears turning slightly red when Gou An kept scratching his palm.

But he didn’t say a word from beginning to end, and at the end he even withdrew his hand and placed it on his knees.

In the dream, Gou An just wanted to reach out and shake Miss Gou, who was trying to find a little comfort amidst the overwhelming loss and forcing a smile, and wanted to remind her loudly, It’s useless to smile at him, he has hated you from beginning to end!!

She would never get her bodyguard.

… …

As if some kind of protective mechanism had been automatically triggered, Gou An woke up with a start—

Not surprisingly, she found that her tears had wet half of the pillow. The powerlessness and dying struggles she felt in the dream swept over her, so much so that when she woke up, she felt relieved to have survived.

It was like a huge rock was pressing down on her chest and she couldn’t breathe.

She raised her hand to wipe away her tears and looked at the electronic clock by the bedside. It was two o’clock in the middle of the night. She was thirsty and was about to go downstairs to pour herself a glass of ice water.

When she opened the bedroom door, the familiar feeling brought by the dim light in the corridor made her feel uneasy.

Sure enough, when she turned her head, she met a pair of eyes filled with a slight surprise.

The person standing in the corridor obviously hadn’t expected the door to open suddenly. He was originally leaning against the wall with one leg bent, staring at the ceiling in a daze. Now he was also startled and stared at the little miss behind the open door in silence.

It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Ye Lang’s eyes swept across the person behind the door, wearing a nightgown, with red eyes and still moist lashes. Her long hair fell on her shoulders, and her collarbone was hidden in the shadow of her hair. She looked so fragile now that she could be crushed to death by a single finger.

“Nightmare?”

He felt he should say something, so he opened his mouth to ask.

Unexpectedly, after raising this question, he saw Miss Gou, who originally had a blank gaze, suddenly change her expression. Her slender fingers clutched the edge of the door tightly, her fingertips turning white from holding on so tight.

“Don’t stand at the door of my room anymore.”

Gou An said in a calm voice.

Ye Lang looked at the time. He had originally planned to stay on duty until four o’clock, and then go home after the community security guards changed shifts and began their patrol.

Now that he was refused the night watch, he didn’t know where to go. He just felt very confused about being rejected. This feeling made him make a rare retort, “I’m just standing here, I didn’t make any noise.”

Why are you kicking me out?

Gou An interrupted him, “But I will have nightmares.”

Ye Lang: “?”

Gou An had to tell the truth. “You are my nightmare.”

At 2:05 a.m., the diligent bodyguard was inexplicably attacked. From birth to now, his handsome face had made him the dream lover of countless young girls…

This was the first time he’d been told that he was the nightmare in people’s dreams.

“I told you to go away, don’t you understand what I’m saying?” Gou An said firmly, “Don’t be an eyesore here.”

After saying that, she proudly flicked her hair, marched off in a haughty manner, and went downstairs to get a drink of water.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

After the National Day holiday, Gou An returned to school and attended classes for a few days.

She didn’t know if it was because he felt embarrassed after the cancellation of their engagement or for some other reason, but he almost never saw He Ran at school. Once, she saw him from afar in the cafeteria. He was surrounded by a group of basketball team members. His face was no longer as bruised as before, and he was no longer using crutches.

He just walked with a slight limp.

The two looked at each other briefly and then separated.

He Ran didn’t get together with Lu Wan, and the heroine was still busy running around to various work places.

The days were dull and had become routine.

… …

On this day, Gou An, for the first time ever, sat in the last row with her chin propped up and fell asleep.

There were no classes in the afternoon, so when the bell rang at noon, Tang Xinjiu woke her up and asked her to go to CW Commercial Center with her. Gou An had been there not long ago and still bore a traumatic memory of that place, so she could only show the appropriate resistance at this time.

Tang Xinjiu reminded her that during her newly-single party, they had promised Zhou Yanji’s little sister, Zhou Yutong, that they would help her look at dresses and jewelry for the coming-of-age ceremony. Gou An finally remembered that this was indeed the case.

It just so happened that she still hadn’t bought the jewelry she wanted, so she simply packed her schoolbag neatly, threw it to the driver Xiao Zhang, and climbed into Tang Xinjiu’s car.

From the Day the Engagement was Broken translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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Chapter 34.3 — Can I Not Act According to the Script?
Chapter 35.1 — Little Complaining Miss
Chapter 35.2 — Little Complaining Miss
Chapter 36.1 — I Didn’t Give You A Gift On Your First Birthday
Chapter 36.2 — I Didn’t Give You A Gift On Your First Birthday