"Here we go, here we go~"

Zhao Kongcheng brought out a bowl of dumplings and placed it in front of his aunt. "This bowl is for you, Aunt. There are still quite a few in the pot. I'll go get some more."

Afraid of saying the wrong thing in front of her aunt again, Jiang Shiyuan quickly stood up and said, "I'll help!"

As pots of dumplings were cooked, the small activity room was filled with the delicious aroma of dumplings.

Jiang Shiyuan, like a glutton, ate a whole bowl of rice.

"Sister Hongying, I think your dumplings are pretty good too," Jiang Shiyuan exclaimed, her belly round from eating.

Hongying cupped her face in her hands, looking at Jiang Shiyuan who had eaten her fill. "I've already tidied your room for you, and changed the sheets and blankets. Shiyuan, are you going back to the villa tonight?"

Jiang Shiyuan pretended to think for a while, and seeing that Hongying's eyes were gradually disappointed, she chuckled and nodded vigorously.

"Of course I'll stay! Even if I can't take tomorrow off, I've already taken three days off!"

"Yay!" Hongying jumped up and hugged Jiang Shiyuan. "That's great! If the villa is empty and I'm all alone during the New Year holidays, I'll be so lonely!"

Wen Qimo immediately raised his hand, "I can move into the villa to keep you company! Sleeping on the floor is no problem!"

Hongying glared at Wen Qimo, ignored him, and told Jiang Shiyuan to go back to the villa to rest first.

Traveling is also a physically demanding activity, and Jiang Shiyuan was indeed a bit tired. So she said goodbye to her aunt and the team leader, returned to the villa, lay down, and took a nap.

The sheets and duvet cover were specially washed and dried by Hongying. Jiang Shiyuan lay on the soft bed, breathing in the pleasant scent of laundry detergent, and quickly fell asleep.

Although she hadn't lived in the villa for very long in her life, for some reason, she felt a unique sense of peace there.

She slept soundly without being disturbed.

……

The sky was tinged with the hues of night.

Today is New Year's Eve, and Chen Muyi still personally cooked a large table of dishes.

Jiang Shiyuan, Chen Muye, Hongying, Zhao Kongcheng, Wen Qimo, Wu Xiangnan, and Aunt sat at the table.

Chen Muyi stood up and toasted everyone.

"It's another New Year. I won't say anything more. I wish the New Year will be better than the old one."

His gaze fell on the three empty seats, and he continued, "May all those who have wandered far from home return, gather around the table in joy, and have a happy reunion!"

"Happy New Year!"

The clinking of glasses and cups seemed to mark a lively year.

only……

With several people missing, everyone felt a sense of loss.

After a hearty meal, Jiang Shiyuan watched Zhao Kongcheng and Chen Muyi drinking one glass of wine after another, and suddenly thought of the little cat named 'Zhaocai'.

She got up and ran to the office lobby to search for a while.

Because the agency has expanded its services, people often ask Squad 136 to help kidnap kittens, so the agency keeps pet food such as cat food on hand. I just don't know if there's any left after all this time.

A short while later, Jiang Shiyuan successfully found a cat treat. She ran back and greeted Hongying, "Sister Hongying, I'm going out for a bit."

A tipsy Hongying nodded haphazardly, and Jiang Shiyuan smiled and walked out of the office with relief.

"call out--"

"boom--"

Fireworks exploded, dazzling and beautiful.

Same time, same fireworks, different moods.

Jiang Shiyuan walked past the brightly lit shops with a clear goal in mind, searching among the green belts along the roadside.

"Prosperous wealth?"

"Prosperous wealth?"

She foolishly searched along this road for more than ten minutes before finally stopping at the intersection.

"Looks like you didn't come out to play today..."

Jiang Shiyuan gave up the search, leaned against the wall, put his hands in his pockets, and looked up at the fireworks.

This New Year, the firm was missing Si Xiaonan and Leng Xuan. She was missing her meowing kitten and Lin Qiye, who came looking for her at the crossroads. She felt a real sense of loss.

After watching the fireworks for more than half an hour, Jiang Shiyuan's nose was filled with the smell of gunpowder. She figured she probably wouldn't be able to see the kitten today, so she sighed, straightened up, and prepared to leave.

"Da da da."

The only sound on the street was her footsteps. Just as Jiang Shiyuan was about to return to the office, she heard a rustling sound in the green belt next to her.

Jiang Shiyuan turned and walked to the patch of grass. She saw a flash of orange-yellow among the short, small-leaved boxwoods. Her eyes lit up with surprise. "Wangcai!"

"Wangcai, I brought you some cat treats, do you want some?"

Perhaps hearing its own name, a cat's head peeked out from the grass after a moment, "Meow?"

Jiang Shiyuan knew that Wangcai was a slightly wary but not overly silly little cat. She took out a cat treat from her pocket, opened it, and coaxed it with a meow, "Meow, Wangcai, come and eat your cat treat~"

Wangcai clearly frequents the agency's cat treats; as soon as it smells the familiar scent, it jumps out of the bushes, exposes its belly, and rolls around affectionately, letting people pet it.

Jiang Shiyuan picked up Wangcai and plopped down on the steps next to the green belt. "You silly little cat, how can you be so careless? You showed your belly as soon as you felt a little better..."

Jiang Shiyuan gently placed the cat treat in front of Wangcai's mouth, watching the chubby Wangcai eat it in small bites, showing that she hadn't skimped on her treat at all.

Before I knew it, small snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

A snowflake landed on the cat's nose, followed by a second and a third.

Jiang Shiyuan looked up and saw that the snow in Cangnan was falling later than last year; she had thought it wouldn't snow at all.

She reached out and caught a snowflake; in an instant, the white snow melted in her palm.

“…”

"Looks like we can build a snowman tomorrow."

"However, someone did indeed break their promise."

"Lin Qiye..."

"Are you even getting proper treatment?"

"We promised to watch the snow together..."

……

Fasting place.

Activity area.

Lin Qiye looked somewhat astonished. "Why do I have to observe here for another year? Can't I already see the crystal ball? I'm not sick anymore!"

"Don't get so agitated, sit down first." Dr. Li sat on a piece of exercise equipment and pointed to the seat next to him with a meaningful tone. "Mental patients like to say they're not sick, but whether you're sick or not isn't up to you to decide."

"But didn't you say that my mental problems stemmed from treating my aunt and Shiyuan as fictional characters?"

A year is too long; Lin Qiye finds it hard to accept.

"Now I can see the crystal ball, and I haven't had a seizure for a week, which means I've accepted that Shi Yuan is real, and my period has really come back to life!"

"Being able to see the crystal ball doesn't mean you're fully recovered. It only means you've accepted that Jiang Shiyuan is real, not that you've accepted that your aunt is real. It just means it's a good start," Dr. Li said with some helplessness.

Lin Qiye was speechless, "But..."

Dr. Li patiently explained, "The next year will be your observation period. If things go smoothly, you can be released in as little as six months. As long as we determine that you are fine, you can leave here at any time."

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