"Auntie, I wish you and Uncle Dai a happy New Year, good health, and all the best!" Li Xun wished Dai Ying's parents well over the phone.
"Wonderful, wonderful! Xiaoli, please pass along my New Year's wishes to your parents, too. I hope they have a wonderful year, that everything goes smoothly for them, and that good fortune shines on them!" Liu Fang replied with a smile.
"Of course. Thank you, Auntie Liu, and thank you, Uncle Dai!" Li Xun replied.
"Xiaoli, Yingying said the song Where Did the Time Go that just played was written by you?" Liu Fang asked.
"Yes, Auntie Liu. I did write it. What did you think?" Li Xun asked.
"It was wonderful, just wonderful! Let me tell you, even your Uncle Dai, who's so cold-hearted, shed tears when he saw it!" Liu Fang said with a laugh.
Just then, someone on the other end of the phone cut in. "Who's cold-hearted? Don't make things up in front of the kid. And you're one to talk—go look in the mirror. Your eyes are still swollen from crying!"
After hanging up, Li Xun returned to his room and spoke to his parents.
"Dad, Mom, someone asked me to pass along their New Year's wishes to you both. They wish you a wonderful year, that everything goes smoothly, and that good fortune shines on you!"
Wang Huiqing turned to look at her son. Her eyes were still red as she asked, "Who was it?"
"You don't know them. Anyway, they're an older person I know through work," Li Xun said.
"Mm!"
Wang Huiqing nodded, then added, "I thought maybe you'd found yourself a new girlfriend."
Li Xun smiled. "It hasn't been that long!"
"Li Xun, I'm not going to get involved in what happened between you