Chapter 480 The Man in Her Dream (Four)
"I missed you so much too, love. I'm glad to be home again," Cassandra expressed tenderly, staring back sweetly at her husband.
She tiptoed and kissed Shun one more time before she greeted the other people in that room, including Isabella. "Hello, sister."
"Welcome back, Mama!" Madison greeted cheerily. She got up from the sofa and approached Cassandra for a hug.
"Thank you, Madison. I'm happy to see you."
The two girls hugged. Madison parted from Cassandra and noticed she was more lively than the last time she traveled, and so she queried her after they seated on an empty couch side by side. "Did something happen back then?" she asked.
"Not much…" Cassandra replied. However, she was beaming while glancing at her husband and winked at him. "I felt so lonely, so I did some silly things in that timeline."
Shun raised a brow upon hearing it. He guessed, "Have you made fun of me back then?"
They saw Cassandra stifle her giggles. She then admitted gleefully. "Yup!"
Cassandra moved and sat down on her husband's lap as she confessed.
"This time, I provoked you full of bravery. I disobeyed your rules. First, I went biking in the forest, broke my limb, and was in a wheelchair for a month. But then, after I completely healed, I escaped from your men and went surfing. It almost drowned me. After that, I failed all my tests, the worst I did. The teachers called you to visit the Principal's office, so you left your conference and flew to the island. Then the principal scolded you for not being a responsible Guardian of mine."
Everyone in that room dropped their jaws to the floor. Then Cassandra continued with a grin.
"You were so angry that you wanted to strangle me back to the Young Villa. So the next day, you have no choice but to take me with you to Mainland City and watch me yourself."
Shun let out a crisp laugh after his wife's story. That sounded exactly like him. He would definitely do something and punish this girl for behaving stubbornly. And to keep her in his sight twenty-four-seven.
"Please don't do that in our present life." Shun pleaded as cold sweat started forming on his forehead.
"Then, I am not allowed to surf?" Cassandra pouted like a kitten as sadness exhibited in her eyes, begging. When her husband didn't reply, she fluttered her eyelashes and stared at him with expectant looks in her eyes.
Shun shook his head and chuckled. 'She really knows how to make my knees go weak.'
"You can, of course. As long as I am there," he replied, and it broadened Cassandra's smile.
"I honestly did those things out of my boredom, waiting patiently when I could go back to our real timeline," she giggled.
"Anyway, it gives me a lot of opportunities to read books as much as I want. I chose the history book this time, and I discovered I became a famous woman from the Joseon Dynasty, labeled as the first noblewoman who was fluent in speaking French. So I assume I will switch bodies with Hwa-Young one of these days. Then soon, I will disappear out of the blue once again."
Sadness flashed in her eyes; Cassandra instantly concealed them and smiled. "Before that happens, let me make up with you."
Cassandra lowered her head and covered Shun's lips with a passionate kiss.
Witnessing how her parents from her past life showed affection for each other, Madison could not hide the happiness in her eyes; she could not stop querying.
"Are you guys going back to Hiryuu Island?"
"Well, I owe your Papa a honeymoon on our first wedding anniversary," Cassandra replied, looking at Shun meaningfully, whose eyes twinkled with excitement.
"I look forward to it." He felt delighted, looking forward to a great time with his naughty wife on the island.
But the smile on his lips disappeared as he remembered that they had a new fight they must prepare for.
With a solemn face, Shun told Cassandra. "But first, we have to solve Hailee's case before anything else."
"Huh? What's the matter? What happened to Hailee?" Cassandra is puzzled, her eyes fixed on her husband's serious facial expression.
"Madison foresaw something in Hailee's future. It was a significant matter to me." Shun briefly explained.
"Oh. What kind of problem will she have to face in the future?" Cassandra asked curiously. Her gaze did not leave Shun.
She mused inwardly, 'Hailee was pampered all her life. So what is her case?'
"That man will use Hailee to kill me." Shun does not need to point out who this man he is talking about. Cassandra already understands who he is referring to.
It shocked Cassandra, listening to her husband talk casually about his death. She asked with a bit of panic in her voice, "Hailee? How would it happen?"
Once more, Madison and Levi shared what they found out in the future.
"Why would that man pick out Hailee? Is he offended by Hailee's past or in the future?" Cassandra queried afterward, holding Shun's hand tightly.
"Mama, give me your hand. I will show you the nightmare Hailee shared with me."
Cassandra leaves Shun's lap. She strode toward Madison and sat next to her. The latter held Cassandra's hand, and both closed their eyes.
After seeing fragments of Hailee's dream, Cassandra queried, "Are these Hailee's memories from her past life?"
"I guess so, Mama. Hailee saw this man here in the facility and the way she behaved. It looks like she fell in love at first sight. The man in her dream is a patient in the Physical Therapy Care Unit named Vincent Shen. She was excited to introduce herself, but then she grabbed my hand, and we both lost consciousness afterward as I hadn't worn my gloves."
"Vincent Shen? Who is he?" Cassandra cast the question to Shun.
"When you are in that timeline, have you crossed to the history of the Xing Dynasty?"
"The Xing Dynasty? I guess so..." Cassandra fell into deep thoughts, raking her memories.
"Then read this, Mama." Madison handed Cassandra the tablet. "This is the detailed history of the Xing Dynasty in our records. Can you spot the difference, or are there any changes, Mama?"
Cassandra took the gadget from Madison's hand and began reading the article. After several minutes…
"Hmm… I guessed there were only minor details that changed. Let me see..."
"The Crowned Prince Xing Shen has a brother-in-arms named Zhang Jian.
The Zhang family is a close ally of the Imperial family Xing.
Jian grew up together with the crowned prince.
They started to join the war at thirteen, and Zhang Jian became a general at sixteen, fighting side by side with the crowned prince."
"When the crowned prince was nineteen, Emperor Xing Long died. So then, he was replaced by Prince Xing Shen.
The new emperor was presented with countless concubines. However, he touched none of them but married General Zhang Jian's only sister, Zhang Ming."
"Empress Xing Ming is good at archery.
She was trained when she was little to protect herself.
But then, Zhang Ming spent most of her time hunting wild boars in the woods and giving the meat to the poor villagers.
That's the history I remembered written from that timeline."
"Now let me see here…" Cassandra tried to point out if there were any changes in the history.
"None of the Imperial family survived, but it says here, General Zhang Jian died protecting his nephew, the one-year-old Crown Prince Xing Ling, the only survivor of the Xing Imperial family. This one that changes in our timeline!"
"Are we responsible for these changes?" asked Levi.
Everyone looked in Levi's direction, then shifted to Isabella, waiting for her confirmation.
"Well, maybe we did. There will be a Red Blood Moon in 2050. Maybe we've changed the history of the Xing Dynasty."
"So, how is Hailee related to the Xing family?" asked Cassandra, creasing her forehead as she was still confused.
"Maybe it's Vincent Shen. His ancestor is the crowned prince's survivor." It was Shun who answered his wife's query. He added, "We will investigate further, both the future and the past."
"There is no supposed survivor of the Xing family," Cassandra muttered. She announced, "Okay, I will shift with Hwa-Young to gather news about the Imperial family Xing."
"Love…" Both sadness and concern flash in Shun's eyes. He is worried that Cassandra might be caught in the war.
"Don't worry, love. Our sons were there to protect me. They were now generals, and the Joseon king treated them like his very own sons. Now I understand why my name is written in the history of the other timeline. It was the time the French wanted to invade Asia. I possibly played as a spokesperson, as I am fluent in French and stopped the Gulf War between Korea and France."
"Alright. Please be careful, okay?"
"I promised. I will be fine..." Cassandra assured Shun. "This is when I should be very grateful to my Korean and Chinese ancestors. I can speak both languages, then French and English."
"It's to our advantage, yes." Shun concurred. "We have to prepare, and to intervene in Hailee's life is necessary; let's do that."
"What is your plan? Are you going to tell Hailee and Uncle Jacob?"
Shun shook his head. "It would be best if Hailee forgot about her dream…."
"Then she will forget Vincent!?" Cassandra cut Shun's sentence.
"It was just for the time being, love. We need to figure out why that man is targeting Hailee. And while we work on that, we need to make a few changes."
Cassandra looked at Madison, who nodded, supporting her father's statement. She stood up from the sofa and watched Hailee from the glass window. Her heart ached, thinking Hailee had to forget the man in her dream.
'But it's for the best.'
"Alright. Now that we know where we should begin. Madison, notify Riley and Daichi to pick up Isabella and bring her here." Shun ordered before he got up from the couch. "I will talk to Uncle Jacob. Derek, I need your help with something."
"Sure. Let's go."
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