There was still no sound inside. Ye Xinning sat on a recliner by the window.

She tilted her head and quietly gazed at the heavy snow falling outside.

At this moment, her heart, like the weather outside, felt no warmth whatsoever.

Shen Lin knocked on the door from the outside, and she could hear his voice clearly, but she just didn't want to reply or give any response.

What is he doing here? Why is he looking for his grandmother who has fainted instead of staying by her side?

Did he think he could coax her back with a few words, or did he think the bracelet was insignificant, that it was just broken and she was making a mountain out of a molehill and being unreasonable?

She didn't want to talk to Shen Lin at all. She didn't want to open the door or move. If he wanted to knock, she would let him. If he wanted to wait at the door, she would let him wait at the door.

Ye Xinning thought to herself that she might need a little courage, a little courage to reconcile with her past self.

Ye Xinning lay on the recliner all night, while Shen Lin waited outside the door all night as well.

They were only separated by a door, but their hearts were growing further and further apart.

The next morning, Ye Xinning woke up in a recliner, noticing that the blanket on her had fallen to the floor sometime during the night.

The air conditioning is very warm; it's not as cold inside as it is outside.

But some things just can't be warmed up no matter what.

Ye Xinning got up, went to the bathroom to wash up quickly, changed her clothes, grabbed her bag and the bracelet that had broken yesterday, and prepared to go out.

The door opened, and there was a person squatting outside; it was none other than Shen Lin.

When Shen Lin heard the noise, he looked up at her, his eyes sparkling with starlight.

"You're out."

Ye Xinning didn't speak to him or look at him, and walked straight towards the stairwell.

Shen Lin quickly caught up and reached out to hold her hand, but Ye Xinning quickly avoided it.

Shen Lin's hand remained suspended in mid-air for a long time before he spoke.

Her voice was even hoarser than last night. "Where are you going? I'll take you."

"..." Ye Xinning remained silent.

Shen Lin wasn't angry. He continued, "It snowed heavily last night, did you see it? It was beautiful."

Ye Xinning kept her head down.

After Shen Lin said those words, she curled her lips and her eyes were cold. So this is Shen Lin's attitude?

To whitewash the situation.

The three-story staircase led quickly to the ground floor. Ye Xinning stood by the roadside to flag down a car, and Shen Lin noticed that she hadn't listened to a word he said.

He stepped forward and, ignoring her resistance, took her hand.

"I know you're angry. I apologize on behalf of Grandma. She didn't mean it. If you really like that bracelet, I'll buy you an exact replica, or even a better one, okay?"

Shen Lin spoke those last three words with such caution that even he himself didn't realize it.

Ye Xinning lowered her head and looked at Shen Lin's hand, which was tightly holding hers. In the past, she could see the bracelet he had given her the moment she lowered her head, but now it was gone.

Just thinking about this made Ye Xinning feel heartbroken and breathless. Shen Lin had once gone to great lengths to do manual labor he had never done before, just to give her such a bracelet.

Shen Lin had made her so many promises in the past, and now he was showing her how ridiculous those promises were.

"unnecessary."

After a long silence, Ye Xinning only said this one sentence.

"How about I buy you something else? A while ago, one of my business partners was a designer. How about I have him design a necklace that suits you personally?"