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540words2026-01-26 09:14

I am the most renowned sleep therapist in Albany.
For days,Ethan Thompson had been suffered from insomnia for days,but I help him drift into a peaceful sleep and banish his.
Over eight years,I went from his therapist to his girlfriend.

Ethan Thompson promised he would erase all memories of his first love for me,but he proposed to me in a setting filled with reminders of his first love.
The moment he knelt down on one knee in front of me,I knew that all my years of effort had been wasted.
And Ethan Thompson didn't know yet that he would never sleep soundly again.
……………………………………
Unless I was there.
Ethan Thompson had never brought a woman home before.

Everyone expected me to be kicked out of Ethan Thompson's house the next day,but to their surprise,Ethan and I stayed together--supporting and understanding each other for eight years.
He admitted he had never forgetten his first love,but he swore he wouldn't use me as her replacement.
When he introduced me to all his friends,he said,"With Momo,I finally sleep through the night.."
Ethan Thompson cherished me like a treasure.He held me tightly in his arms and said,"Momo,since you came into my life,I haven't dreamed of her.You must be my lucky star."

His warmth enveloped me.
Maybe I’m not his lucky star,but it's true that I can stop him from having dreams about his first love.
Because I am a dream-eating tapir.
And precisely because I am a dream-eating tapir,I can easily slip into his dreams,shape them,and even give him pleasant ones.
Through his dreams,I saw how Ethan Thompson and his first love,Emily Taylor,fallen in love.
Emily Taylor was Ethan Thompson's first love.They met freshman year,started dating sophomore year.However,after graduation,distance and constant fights drove them apart.
Both Emily and Ethan were stubborn people,and over time,their love turned into a wound.
I saw Ethan's downward spiral after the breakup—drinking, reckless living, nights spent tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Trough his dreams,I saw every momery he had of Emily.
She loved jasmine,so I made sure Ethan Thompson gave me roses,which were completely different from jasmine.
She prefered the cream-colored decoration,so I asked Ethan Thompson to redecorate the house in a minimalist style.
I’d hoped that Emily would gradually fade from Ethan Thompson's heart,but this proposal scene filled with white jasmine shattered my accumulated confidence.
I had seen this scene several times in his dreams.
I walked stiffly up to Ethan Thompson.He knelt down on one knee and showed me the ring.
The diamond,symbolizing love,sparkled brightly under the light.I recognized at a glance that it was a design from years past.
It was a limited-edition ring that was launched on the day Ethan Thompson and Emily Taylor broke up.
Ethan Thompson had kept this ring hidden for so many years before taking it out to propose to me.
This ring never belonged to me.
"Momo,will you marry me?"Ethan Thompson's eyes reflected my figure.
I took the ring,and there was thunderous applause.
Under everyone's gaze,I put the ring back into the box.
"No."
My gaze found Emily Taylor in the crowd.
Since I appeared,her eyes had been locked on me.
Resentment, anger, jealousy—all burned in her stare.
At my refusal,she exhaled in relief and showed a victorious smile.