"Prince… Young master, do you see someone in the river?"

Following the direction of his subordinate's finger, Jun Yuheng indeed saw a faint teal figure struggling in the water not far away.

He furrowed his brows and coldly commanded, "Go and check it out."

"Yes."

After responding, the two of them headed towards the figure.

"Help, ah!" Yun Ruoran choked on water, struggling ceaselessly.

She had a dream where she was pushed into the river, swallowing mouthfuls of water.

Jun Yuheng looked down at the pale-faced woman on the ground, and asked indifferently, "Is she dead?"

"I don't think so." His subordinate replied with uncertainty on his face, seemingly unsure whether to perform an emergency procedure on Yun Ruoran due to the principle of no physical contact between men and women.

Jun Yuheng, however, seemed unconcerned about these considerations. His eyes drifted, lost in thought.

As the two of them were daydreaming, Yun Ruoran woke up on her own. She grabbed at the grass on the ground and coughed up water from her lungs. Then, in a daze, she tilted up her head and met Jun Yuheng's gaze.

"How handsome!"

Yun Ruoran murmured, her eyes shining bright. She flashed a full-blown smile, and her previously pallid face suddenly lit up with life.

Jun Yuheng arched his eyebrows and spoke with a voice that could be considered gentle, "Awake?"

"No, no, no, handsome, I'm okay!"

Yun Ruoyan blinked her twinkling eyes, suddenly stood upright as if she was a carp doing a stand-up, directly hugged him, and exclaimed, "Handsome, your eyes are so beautiful, are you wearing colored contacts?"

As she spoke, she deliberately moved closer to look, but was pushed away by Jun Yu Heng with a furrowed brow, "What are you blabbering about?"

Yun Ruoyan didn't mind his cold attitude, and giggled, "It seems not. I'm praising you for being handsome, why wouldn't you thank me?"

Looking at the lively girl in front of him, Jun Yu Heng was at a loss for words, "Thank you."

"No need to thank!" Yun Ruoyan generously waved her hand, skillfully held his arm, and giggled, "But why are you dressed like this? Are you cosplaying?"

After that, she immediately denied herself, "No, I must be dreaming. How could there be such a handsome cosplayer. Ha-ha-ha!"

Jun Yu Heng let her hold him, listening to her talking to herself without interrupting, his face didn't show a hint of displeasure.

It's been a long time since he had such a relaxed situation.

Yun Ruoyan simply thought she was dreaming, and her behavior became totally uninhibited, "You are so handsome, I'd rather never wake up, can I keep you?"

"???"

Keep?

Countless dark lines flashed across Jun Yu Heng's forehead...

Seeing the helpless look on Jun Yu Heng's face, Yun Ruoyan became even more triumphant, "This is my dream, I can do anything I want!"

At this moment, the follower who had been standing dumbfounded for a long time finally uttered, "Young Master, is this lady crazy?"

"You're the one who's crazy!" Yun Ruoyan turned her head to glare at him, "I am naturally beautiful, smart and cute, how come you can't chat at all, be careful or I might make you disappear in a minute!"

"......"

His subordinate stared at her face for a moment before he seemed to realize something, and then said with real seriousness.

"Young master, this lady seems to be the young miss of the Xiang Manor. Do you want me to escort her home?"

Jun Yuheng nodded, saying, "If this lady isn't in any serious condition, send her home."

"Where to?" Yun Ruoran had no defenses against him and said in a daze, as she sniffled.

A cold wind whipped through the trees, causing Yun Ruoran to pull at her damp clothing stuck to her body uncomfortably, and sneeze.

Jun Yuheng glanced at her, nonchalantly removed the cloak he wore and personally draped it over her, while instructing her, "Follow my man, Yan Fan, he will take you home."

"Aren't you going?" Yun Ruoran looked up at him with some regret.

Jun Yuheng chuckled lightly, saying, "I have some matters to attend to."

"Well then, see you next time!" Yun Ruoran quickly moved on. After all, this was her dream. She could meet him whenever she wanted!

After bidding farewell to Jun Yuheng, his subordinate sheltered Yun Ruoran and rushed her to Xiang Manor, where he hurried away.

Yun Ruoran stood at the entrance of the Xiang Manor, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Impressive!"

"Young Mistress!" The girl wearing a maidservant's attire was pacing anxiously at the entrance. She ran over at the sight of Yun Ruoran, she grabbed her hand and anxiously said, "Young Mistress, you're finally back, this maid was so horribly worried!"

Yun Ruoran looked at her in a daze and asked, "Who are you?"

"This servant is Qiu-er, Young Mistress, are you alright?", Qiu-er's eyes were full of surprise. She had just noticed that Yun Ruoran was completely soaked and shaking. Ignoring her own confusion, she asked with concern, "What happened to your clothes, are you cold?"

"Qiu'er..." Yun Ruoyan nodded slightly, not thinking too much, and replied to her: "I'm a bit cold, I accidentally fell into the lake."

"My goodness!" Qiu'er shrieked, "Miss, you can't swim, how did you fall into the lake?"

Yun Ruoyan was about to answer, pulling at her clothes, but Qiu'er interrupted her: "Forget it, you'd better go in and take a hot bath, change your clothes, and avoid catching the cold."

"Oh."

Yun Ruoyan followed her into the majestic gates of the mansion. She thought the gate was already impressive enough, but the interior was even more astonishing.

While walking, she mumbled to herself: "This is amazing, I didn't expect my dream to be so real!"

"Miss, are you having a fever?" Qiu'er turned her head suspiciously, "Should I go and find a doctor?"

"No need!" Yun Ruoyan quickly refused, she was scared of doctors, "I'm fine, just a little cold."

As she spoke, she wrapped her cloak tighter. The soft fur caused her to rub unconsciously, but she didn't notice a woman was watching her coldly from a dark corner not far away.

Yun Ruoshuang squinted, with a vicious glint in her eyes: "I didn't expect she couldn't be killed like this, this wench's life is so tough."

The maid beside her was full of doubt: "Impossible, I left only after seeing her sink with my very own eyes."

"Worthless!" Yun Ruoshuang looked coldly at her own maid, "She must have been saved by someone, that cloak..."

Seeing Yun Ruoshuang looking thoughtful, the maid hurriedly asked: "Second Miss, did you notice something?"

"The cloak is embroidered with a dark gold pattern, this kind of pattern and gold thread can only be used by the royal family." Yun Ruoshuang bit her lip, her heart filled with resentment.

"Could it be..." The maid looked towards the far-off giddy Yun Ruoyan, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Yun Ruoshuang huffed coldly, "She got lucky this time and had someone to help her out. But she won't always be this fortunate!"

Yun Ruoran, led by Qiu'er, arrived at a residence. Looking up, she saw the signboard hanging over the entrance: Ran Chen Xuan.

"Miss, please come in. The hot water is ready!" Qiu'er called out from the courtyard.

"Coming!" Yun Ruoran swiftly ran into the house, refusing Qiu'er's offer to help her change clothes. She quickly took off her soaked clothes and slipped into a bathtub filled with hot water.

"Miss, there's cold water on the side in case the water's too hot, you can mix in some cold water!" Qiu'er reminded her from behind the screen.

Yun Ruoran was just shivering from the scorching hot water that was dissipating her internal chill. Even her thoughts seemed clearer.

"It's so hot!"

Yun Ruoran jumped up in a hurry, scooping up cold water to pour into the tub when a sudden realization hit her.

She sat in a daze holding a water scoop. She thought that if this was all a dream, it's too realistic. Moreover, in dreams, there is no awareness, but she can feel cold, pain, and heat.

It was not a dream at all!

With this realization, Yun Ruoran turned into a stunned expression.

Did she... Did she time travel?

Into a completely unfamiliar world?