Senior, don't be afraid, I'll protect you.

"Yes... um, yes, you know, roommate. Gu Ge's roommate used to be Li Ping, you know Li Ping, right? Later Li Ping left, and it became a girl."

"girl?"

"Yes."

"Roommate?"

"Yes."

"Wrong, completely wrong."

Chen Shaoman said sternly, "Given Gu Mingxuan's personality, how could he possibly share an apartment with a girl?"

"Auntie, since we're sharing an apartment, there's nothing we can do about it."

"No way? That's my son. Don't I know what my son is like? How could he be helpless? Luo Ye, tell us honestly, is there something going on with this kid? Are you two hiding something from us?"

The aunt stared intently at Luo Ye, her entire body radiating a murderous aura.

This was the first time she had ever heard that Gu Mingxuan would have a girl in his life.

The matter was of great importance, and she had no choice but to pay attention.

Given Gu Mingxuan's personality, he would not tolerate any girl around him, let alone sharing an apartment.

Could it be that……

Is this cycad finally about to bloom?

Luo Ye didn't know if the cycad could bloom, after all, Li Xia's personality was what it was, and she was also someone who was slow to understand emotions.

All he knew was that he absolutely couldn't let his aunt get involved, or everything would be over.

After all, how could the elders know about things that are currently completely unrelated?

"No, I have to call him." Chen Shaoman made a move to take out her phone.

Seeing this, Luo Ye's expression changed slightly, and he quickly said, "Auntie, you can't do that. Whether the two of them can develop feelings for each other is up to them. Don't say anything."

"what?"

Chen Shaoman glanced at Luo Ye in surprise, her expression suddenly turning puzzled. She said, "Who said I was going to say anything? I was just calling my son to ask if he was coming back."

The call was answered as soon as he finished speaking.

No matter how assertive Gu Mingxuan is in public, he doesn't dare to ignore his aunt's calls.

At this moment, he was at school, completing the final procedures. Once these things were done, he could graduate from here.

Suddenly, he heard his phone ring. He picked it up and saw only three large characters written on it:

The sky has fallen.

Chen Shaoman usually doesn't call me first; if she does, it's usually not for anything good.

Therefore, Gu Mingxuan's contact name for Chen Shaoman was "The sky has fallen".

He looked at the three words on his phone screen, a look of nervousness flashing across his face. After hesitating for a moment, he answered the call.

"Hello? Mom..."

"When are you coming back?"

"Well... I've already bought my plane ticket for the day after tomorrow."

"You came back alone?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Mingxuan's expression became even more tense.

I knew you'd ask that.

He sighed and said, "Mom, it's not that I don't want to date, it's just that I haven't met anyone I like."

"Oh? You didn't meet anyone you liked."

With your personality, do you mean you haven't met the right girl yet? If you don't have any girls around you, where are you going to meet them?

"Well... that's true."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shaoman showed a look of disappointment and frustration.

This inverse.

But instead of saying anything she shouldn't have, as Luo Ye had feared, she changed the subject and said, "Don't come back."

"what?"

Gu Mingxuan was stunned.

Weren't we always urging him to come back? Why are we suddenly not letting him come back?

"No, Mom, I've already bought the plane tickets."

"Return."

Chen Shaoman said firmly, "Your dad and I are going on vacation this year and won't be home. Luo Ye will be home alone. What are you coming back for?"

"This one……"

“It’s settled then. Besides, there’s pneumonia going around recently. If you get infected when you come back, who’s going to pay for your treatment? I don’t have any money.”

Luo Ye listened from the side, utterly speechless.

This was the first time my aunt had ever said she had no money, which sounded quite surprising.

Although the company is gone, you should know that even if Long dies, he is still a treasure trove, so he won't be so poor that he can't afford medical treatment.

Moreover, you said you had pneumonia and wouldn't let Brother Gu come back, but then you said you were going on a trip. Isn't that contradictory?

"How about... we discuss it again?"

Gu Mingxuan said softly on the phone.

To be honest, it didn't really matter to him whether he came back or not.

But deep in the bones of the Chinese people lies an indelible ideology.

If you have money or not, go home for the New Year.

Even when Gu Mingxuan was abroad, going home didn't mean much to him, but doing things didn't necessarily have to have any significance.

Or rather, this meaning is not necessarily about interests.

Simply making your family happy is a wonderful thing, isn't it?

Although he was always looked down upon when he went back, Gu Mingxuan knew that Chen Shaoman would be very happy to see him.

So every time, I would scold him while telling him to go back.

But what's the situation this year? Why won't they let him go back?

Speaking of which, there is a winter break here too, and Li Xia has already started her winter break.

However, as soon as winter break started, she went to do her internship with Dr. Judy, and didn't let herself be idle at all.

Sometimes Gu Mingxuan would have a sudden thought: what would happen to Li Xia if he just went back like this?

If they don't celebrate the traditional Chinese New Year here, that's fine. After all, that day is practically nonexistent. You can just treat it with a normal attitude and don't need to worry about it too much.

But the problem is, most people in London also celebrate the Spring Festival.

Just as Chinese people celebrate some Western holidays, Westerners also celebrate some Chinese holidays.

When Li Xia sees the red of China all around and all the rituals of the Spring Festival, will she feel lonely?

Perhaps Gu Mingxuan himself didn't realize that he was already thinking about the girl he lived under the same roof with.

This girl is completely different from Li Na.

Gu Mingxuan is a person who pays attention to details.

But Li Xia, despite being a doctor, doesn't care about details at all, and sometimes even secretly brings alcohol home to drink.

This wasn't the first time Gu Mingxuan had seen her drunk.

She got completely drunk that night, feeling like the whole of London belonged to her, and then apologized shyly the next day.

Ultimately, what he cares about is the feeling when they're together.

Something just doesn't feel right; no matter how much time you spend together, he won't like anyone else.

Li Na is like that; her personality is very similar to Chen Shaoman's. Gu Mingxuan doesn't like being controlled and doesn't want his future life to be like that.

Li Xia is different; she needs to be disciplined by herself.

Despite being a careless person in daily life, when it comes to things that matter to them, they become incredibly serious and meticulous, making very few mistakes.

After arriving in London, she made almost no mistakes in medicine and was praised by her tutors and classmates, quickly becoming a celebrity in the medical school.

As fellow Chinese, even Gu Mingxuan felt proud of her.

But they lived together for almost half a year and were able to see a completely different side of this girl.

At medical school, she was known as "the most beautiful medical genius from the East," but at home, she was just a silly, scatterbrained beauty.

Yes, silly beauty.

He recalled how she reeked of alcohol and wrapped her arms around his neck from behind.

He thought the girl would take advantage of her drunkenness to act inappropriately. After all, he had encountered such things before; every time he went to a bar, he would meet girls like that, and even Judy had done it.

But to everyone's surprise, she whispered something in her ear in an incredibly suggestive tone, her words slightly muffled:

"Please call me Head of the London Department!"

Unable to hold it in any longer, Gu Mingxuan actually wanted to laugh.

……

"Hey Gu, what are you laughing at?"

When the teacher in charge of the process saw Gu Mingxuan suddenly freeze in place, a smile playing on his lips, he couldn't help but show a shocked expression.

Upon hearing this, Gu Mingxuan's expression returned to normal, and he said expressionlessly, "It's nothing. Is it stamped?"

"All right."

Gu Mingxuan nodded, picked up his documents, and left.