Chapter 926: Chapter 926: Rejecting His Kindness She took out a handmade embroidered shawl and asked her with a smile, “Is this a gift for Mom?” “Yes.” Xia Nuo stepped forward to take out the gifts she bought for everyone. Mr. Xia’s was a postcard from a local tourist spot, Aunt Zhao’s was a handmade embroidered wallet, but there was no gift for Leng Yan. Mrs. Xia asked her in confusion, “What about Leng Yan’s?” She had already planned it, packing a few bags of local specialties for him. She bought a lot of local specialties to bring back, everyone had a gift, but his was just a specialty. Leng Yan didn’t need to think much to know she hadn’t really bought anything for him, the specialty was just to brush him off. Though he felt hurt inside, he didn’t show any expression on his face. Taking the specialty, he said goodbye to Mr. Xia and Mrs. Xia, and then left. Mrs. Xia seemed to be able to tell there was a rift between the two kids. “Xiao Nuo, are you having a fight with Leng Yan?” “No, not at all.” Xia Nuo looked innocent. “Good, if not. He’s still young, you should give in to him more.” Official source ıs 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝕟𝕖𝕥 “Mm, I know.” She replied , but didn’t really care in her heart. He may be young, but he’s not naive. Besides, she’ll definitely give way to him in the future, and wouldn’t dare to get close to him again. Leng Yan still came to her house every day for meals as if nothing had happened. Xia Nuo no longer interacted with him as casually as before. She set up an invisible barrier between them, which others couldn’t see, and he couldn’t approach. In the past, Xia Nuo always looked forward to vacations, for not having to go to school, but now she most hoped for school to start immediately. Once school began, they’d be in different schools and wouldn’t see each other often. Distance and time can fade everything. Being away from Leng Yan, he should finally give up on her. Finally, the school term began. Xia Nuo hadn’t had time to rejoice before being informed of a week of military training first. The scorching sun overhead made military training feel like torture in such weather! On the first day of military training, Xia Nuo got tanned, and she complained about feeling uncomfortable when she got home. Mr. Xia said she lacked exercise and deserved to feel bad. Mrs. Xia said she was spoiled and deserved to suffer. Xia Nuo was speechless, wondering if parents like these really existed. Enduring till the third day with clenched teeth, Xia Nuo couldn’t hold on any longer, and fainted while standing in military posture. She fell straight to the ground, her face getting scraped on the cement. This time, Mr. Xia and Mrs. Xia finally felt sorry for her. They took a day off for her to recuperate at home, and the whole family treated her as a key care object. When Leng Yan came to eat and learned about her situation, he looked at her scraped face and asked with concern, “Does it hurt?” “It doesn’t hurt, just a minor wound.” Not wanting him to continue worrying about her, she acted indifferent. “Can you skip the rest of the military training?” he asked again. “I could, but I can’t give up military training just because of a small difficulty. This is a chance to temper my willpower, I must persevere to the end.” With a motivated look, Xia Nuo spoke contrary to her actual feelings. Leng Yan frowned, seemingly disagreeing with her continuing military training. But since she insisted, he couldn’t stop her. “Join me for jogging and physical training in the future.” “I have training. Our class teacher said we should run three laps around the playground every morning after school starts as preparation for the college entrance exam.” “Oh.” Regardless of what he said, she had reasons to refuse his offers of kindness, making it unclear whether she was truthful or intentional. Leng Yan sat for a while without leaving, and Xia Nuo couldn’t sit still after accompanying him for a bit.