Gu Nuan Nuan spent the next few days in a daze. In front of others, she forced herself to act as if nothing was wrong, but in private, she was completely listless. Not only that, but she also had nightmares several times. Thankfully, she had instructed Cao Cao beforehand, so every time she had a nightmare, it would promptly wake her. This prevented Zhang Minzhen, who shared a room with her, from noticing anything unusual.
Early one morning, while Gu Nuan Nuan was still stuck in a slump, Cao Cao suddenly popped out to remind her, "Master, today is already July ninth." This was the date her master had repeatedly instructed it to remind her of, no matter what.
"What? It's already July ninth? So soon?" Gu Nuan Nuan shot up with a start and rushed over to look at the palm-sized, tear-off calendar hanging on the wall. There was still a thick stack of pages left, and sure enough, the topmost sheet read July 9th.
