After traveling through time, the four best friends were all targeted by the boss

After coaxing the three people away, Yiqing brought some medicine for Tao Tao to drink. After Tao Tao finished drinking it, he saw tears in Yiqing's eyes and kept comforting him.

But she had no idea what was going on. She would be like this even during the day when there were people around. If it continued like this, what would she do? She would die.

Those nightmares were like the eighteen levels of hell. After she fell through one level, another level came up, with no end. If this continued, her spirit would collapse sooner or later.

Right now, Yiqing, Mengyin and the other two are so worried about her, but she is so useless, torturing herself and others.

Yiqing hugged her and asked softly, "Atao, are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

Tao Tao shook her head and said, "It's just a nightmare, don't worry."

She forced a smile, and Yiqing saw it and buried his head in the crook of her neck.

Tao Tao leaned on him and the two chatted. Soon it was evening. After dinner, A Shuo suddenly brought news that there was something that needed his attention urgently.

Yi Qing wanted to turn it down, but Tao Tao shook his hand and said, "Go ahead, I'm fine."

"But……"

"We still have Nian Nian and the others, don't worry." Tao Tao interrupted him and gave him a comforting smile.

Yiqing had no choice but to give up and said in a deep voice: "A Tao, I will be back soon."

Tao Tao nodded and watched him leave.

The windows were closed tightly and the room was brightly lit by candlelight. Tao Tao sighed and leaned back on the pillow.

She was not going to bother Xia Nian and the others to accompany her. She wanted to try to overcome her fear on her own.

Tao Tao got out of bed and walked to the table. She looked around and mustered up the courage to blow out the candle.

The surroundings suddenly became dark. Tao Tao blinked, thinking that everything was fine, but then a feeling of suffocation came over her again. She gasped for breath, and out of the corner of her eye she seemed to catch a glimpse of something rushing towards her from behind. Tao Tao fell to the ground, the feeling of suffocation pressing on her heart.

No, as long as you hold on, you won't be afraid anymore. Tao Tao kept repeating this sentence in her heart, and stood up with her head held high. As if sensing her resistance, the dizziness became even stronger, and the darkness in front of Tao Tao's eyes became distorted. She covered her chest and kept retching.

Unable to bear it any longer, she fumbled to light a candle. She was clearly standing next to the table just now, but now she couldn't find it. Just when Tao Tao was about to vomit, the door opened and Xia Nian and the other two appeared at the door.

"Taozi!" Xu Zheng exclaimed, rushed over and picked her up. Tao Tao grabbed her clothes and tried hard to breathe.

Meng Yin stroked her back gently, frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Do you have a cold?"

Tao Tao shook her head and vomited several times, but she didn't eat much for dinner and couldn't vomit.

Xia Nian handed her some water and said worriedly, "This won't work."

Tao Tao nodded, Xu Zheng put her on the bed, and the three of them sat down around her.

She knew in her heart that it wouldn't work, but she had no other choice. When she tried it just now, she really felt like someone was pinching her neck and fiddling with her stomach.

Meng Yin brought her a bowl of sugar water and asked, "Are you feeling better, Taozi?"

Tao Tao just put down her bowl, wiped her tears, and said, "Much better. Why did you come just now?"

"What are you talking about? Fortunately we are here!" Xu Zheng said.

Tao Tao touched her head and saw Xu Zheng’s red eyes. She paused and lowered her head uncomfortably.

Xia Nian said: "We were just about to come look for you, and we happened to meet Yiqing who had to go out for something, so we thought of accompanying you in the evening."

She held Tao Tao's hand and asked, "What happened just now? Is it pain or something?"

Tao Tao sobbed twice and said, "I'm sorry to have worried you. Ever since I had a fever and had nightmares last time, I've been afraid of the dark, and dark, enclosed spaces. Whenever I'm alone in a place like that, I get really scared, have difficulty breathing, and don't even have the strength to walk."

“How could this happen…” Meng Yin covered her mouth, “This sounds like… claustrophobia!”

Tao Tao nodded. She realized that it was probably because she had a fever and was trapped in that small room.

"How do we treat this kind of thing?" Xu Zheng said irritably.

Tao Tao whispered: "Without medicine, I can only rely on myself. Don't worry, I will overcome it."

After saying that, she looked up and smiled at the three of them, but they couldn't laugh at all.

"But Taozi's condition is very serious now. It won't be good if it continues like this in the future." Meng Yin said.

Xu Zheng slapped the bed and cursed: "It's all that stupid Yi An's fault. If it weren't for him, Taozi wouldn't have any phobia at all."

Xia Nian took a deep breath and said, "Now we can only help Taozi overcome it together." She put more strength in her hands, as if to comfort Tao Tao, but Tao Tao felt the chill in her palms and her heart ached.

"Taozi, don't be afraid, we are with you." Xia Nian said.

"Yes! I just don't believe it. How can a phobia be so powerful?" Xu Zheng said excitedly.

Meng Yin thought for a while and said, "Maybe if we accompany Taozi to get used to it, everything will be fine."

The two nodded, they also hoped so.

Tao Tao lowered her head and bit her lips hard to prevent the tears from falling.

She didn't dare tell the three people that the situation was actually much more serious. She also had nightmares at night. If she told them, they would definitely be more worried.

The three of them had been worried for so long since she was kidnapped, and now that she had finally returned, they were still worried and troubled about her.

Noticing Tao Tao's expression, Meng Yin hugged her and coaxed her, "It's just a phobia. It's okay. It will definitely get better."

"Well, we will accompany you when Yiqing is not around, don't be afraid." Xia Nian said.

Xu Zheng was about to scold Yi An again, but then she thought of Tao Tao not wanting to hear him, so she put on a smile and said, "So, we haven't slept together for a long time. This bed is big enough for us to sleep in, and we can even whisper to each other at night, haha!"

She stretched lazily and said, "I just need to go and tell Pei Xuanxi that I won't go back to sleep tonight."

Xia Nian said: "Say something to Xia Houyu as well."

"And Gu Ling!" Meng Yin said hurriedly.

Xu Zheng made an OK gesture and ran out quickly. Tao Tao wanted to stop her, but when she looked up, she was gone.

Xia Nian thought about what she had promised Xia Houyu. He would definitely play tricks on her again tomorrow. Now, for Tao Tao, she couldn't care less.

Xu Zheng came back quickly, holding a quilt, two pillows, and even their pajamas.

After washing up, they changed into pajamas and sat together. Meng Yin suddenly laughed and said, "It feels like we are back to our childhood. We sat together like this when we were in the orphanage."

Xu Zheng hooked her arms around Tao Tao and her shoulders and said with a smile, "Tao Zi had just arrived at that time. She cried secretly at night and we had to coax her to sleep."

"Taozi was so cute at that time, so small and hiding in the corner." Meng Yin recalled the scene at that time and felt that time passed very quickly.

"Taozi was very timid at that time, but with me around, no one dared to bully you. It's okay to be timid, haha!" Xu Zheng said.

The four of them all recalled the time when Tao Tao first came to the orphanage and hid in a corner crying. When they found her, they stepped forward to comfort her and coax her to sleep, and they became good friends from then on.

This memory made Tao Tao unable to hold back her tears any longer, scaring the three people. They thought she was feeling unwell and rushed to find Zhong Ziyi. Tao Tao held them back and sobbed, "No, I'm not feeling unwell, I just suddenly felt like crying."

After hearing this, the three of them comforted her and told other jokes.

Tao Tao listened silently, hugging her knees tightly with her arms.

It wasn't that she suddenly wanted to cry, but the words and memories of the three people reminded her of what was in her mind that night. She just hid behind the three people like a coward, always bothering them whether when she was a child or now.

If this continues, the distance between her and the three people will only get farther and farther, and she will watch their backs go away.