He lowered his long eyelashes, shook his head, and said gloomily, "I don’t know, they don’t tell me anything." ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽 Xia Nuo didn’t doubt it, after all, her parents didn’t tell her either. She leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Now you see, my parents absolutely refuse to let us be together. Even if you stand here forever, they won’t compromise. You should go back, don’t fall ill." "Xia Nuo, are you going to break up with me?" Leng Yan asked in shock. "I don’t know either, but standing here doesn’t solve anything. Anyway, we can’t be together for now. Leng Yan, are you willing to wait for me?" Leng Yan looked at her puzzled, and she continued, "Let’s not contact each other for a while, wait for them to calm down. Once I find out the reason and find a solution, they will agree to us being together." Leng Yan didn’t agree with her, his body tense. Because he knew, she would never find a solution. "Xia Nuo, let’s... leave here together," he mustered the courage to say, his tone anxious, fearing her rejection. Xia Nuo paused for a moment and indeed refused. "No, if we just leave , my parents would be very sad. Leng Yan, I don’t want you to be sad, nor do I want them to be upset... Listen to me, let’s temporarily separate for a while, okay?" This was the only solution she could think of for now. She didn’t want to confront her parents head-on, nor want to regret it one day. Leng Yan held her hand tightly, took out a very small phone from his pocket, and handed it to her. "Alright, I’ll listen to you, but you must always carry the phone, don’t let me lose contact with you." He understood that now was not the time to be stubborn. Xia Nuo quickly hid the phone, smiled, and gave him a peck on the lips, as reassurance. Leng Yan leaned in for a kiss, but she hurriedly pushed him away. "Don’t let anyone see. Hurry back and warm up, if you get sick, I won’t care for you." "Okay." Leng Yan nodded gloomily, but he held onto her hand, reluctant to leave. After Xia Nuo urged him repeatedly, he finally had to leave. Xia Nuo closed the door and went into the living room, Mr. Xia and Mrs. Xia heard the sound and quickly opened the door and came out. She smiled at them, "Dad, Mom, I still choose you." Mrs. Xia’s eyes instantly reddened, but she said, "Don’t team up with Leng Yan to fool us." "Of course not, you’ll see, just watch me and you’ll know whether I’ve really broken up with him." "Rest assured, I’ll keep a close eye on you," Mrs. Xia said seriously. Xia Nuo sighed inwardly, wondering how she and Leng Yan could secretly meet in the future. During the few days of the Spring Festival, Xia Nuo didn’t go out but stayed in her bedroom texting Leng Yan every day. At night, she would hide under the covers to call him, feeling very happy just hearing each other’s voices. Leng Yan always said on the phone that it would be nice if they could meet. Xia Nuo laughed, saying he was silly, that they could video chat on the phone too. So, they would video chat several times a day. Unaware that Xia Nuo and Leng Yan were in secret contact, Mrs. Xia prepared for the end of Xia Nuo’s vacation. She was planning how to tell her she needed to go back to work when Mrs. Xia had already packed her things, along with her own. "Come on, I’ll go with you to work," Mrs. Xia decided. Xia Nuo was dumbfounded, "Mom, if you leave, what about Dad?" "Don’t worry, once your dad is done with his work, he’ll come to accompany you too."