A clap of thunder, and I woke up from my dream.

  The coastline without Whale King is as terrifyingly quiet as death, she heard the phone ringing in the house while on the Whale Bridge. Where did Whale King call back from? Luo Lian's heart skipped a beat, she quickly got up from the Whale Bridge and ran home, not even looking before picking up: "Where are you?"

  On the other end of the line, a bewildered voice came through: "I... I'm at school, in the school library! Luolan, why didn't you tell your mom about the phone number at Yu Hua Guan? She called the dormitory and couldn't find you, she even called the Dean's office!"

  Luo Lian said: "Because she has always been opposed to me working and falling in love in Ming Bay, so I didn't dare not tell her."

  "Never mind about other things, your mom is very anxious and wants you to hurry back home."

  "She still won't let me stay in Ming Bay." Luolian sighed: "But I still can't go back, the Whale King hasn't returned yet."

  "Where did King Whale go?" Green asked in surprise. But he couldn't hear any response from the other side, and Green already knew that something was wrong.

  "Lotus, you go call your mom first!"

  Luo Lian then hung up the phone with Green and called Fan Rue. On the other end of the line, however, she heard that Fan Rue was already sobbing uncontrollably: "Where did you run off to! Your grandmother is critically ill and can't hold on for a few more days!"

  This phone call was like a bolt from the blue, waking up Lu Lian in her beautiful dream at Mingwan Lydia.

  Luo Lian didn't have time to think much, she immediately packed her luggage. Her mind was a complete blank as she stared at the empty box, unsure of what to do. In the end, she carelessly put the large box containing her precious mermaid performance costume inside, along with some toiletries, and forgot this and that, taking toothpaste but not a toothbrush, taking towels but not soap.

  Luo Lian grabbed her simple luggage and rushed to the airport. Just as she was about to leave, the phone rang again, Luo Lian hurried back to answer it, but it wasn't Whale Wang, whom she had been thinking of all along, but rather Ge Lin: "Have you called yet, Luo Lian? What's going on?"

  "It's settled, I'll head to the airport right away." Lianlian hastily hung up the phone.

  When Lian hurried to the airport, she saw Green already waiting for her at the entrance of the terminal.

  Luckily it's not peak season, so I was able to buy a ticket for today. After Green helped Lianlian with all the procedures, they still had to wait several hours before boarding. "There's no use rushing, let's sit down!" Green comforted her.

  Luo Lian sat down, her thoughts were in disarray, and her head started to ache again. Ge Lin noticed it and asked, "Luo Lian, what's wrong?" Luo Lian didn't respond. Ge Lin felt worried and asked, "Luo Lian, I think I should ask, what happened between you and Whale King? Where did he go?"

  Luo Lian was asked about this and became even more frustrated: "I don't know." She handed the note left by Whale King to Gelin, who also looked puzzled.

  Green had no choice but to say: "Luo Lian, you go home first. If there's any news about the Whale King, I'll give you a call."

  Lotus nodded.

  Luolian lay down because of a headache, and neither of them said anything else. "You lie down and sleep for a while, when the time comes, I'll call you."

  Luo Lian was lying on the recliner in the rest area, eyes closed and motionless, while Green stood guard beside her. The broadcast announced that boarding had begun, and Green called Luo Lian to wake her up, escorting her to the security checkpoint and handing over her luggage. Standing outside the checkpoint, he craned his neck to watch as Luo Lian stumbled forward unsteadily, then raised his voice slightly to call out: "Luo Lian, remember, no matter when, if you need help, come find me! I'll do my best to assist you!"

  Lotus turned around, "Thank you, Green." Lotus said and walked away without looking back.

  The plane took off, gradually rising higher and higher, and Lu Lian was above the city of Mingwan, leaning against the window to look at the night lights of this city. She had never seen this city from this angle before, and it was also stunningly beautiful. However, Lu Lian herself did not know that this time she left, her return journey would be indefinitely delayed. Why was the plane so fast? As soon as it reached the sea, Zhongdao Island quickly disappeared into the darkness.