Da Bao's inner struggle and conflict, which he thought he had hidden well, he believed that Nuonuo didn't understand.
Nuonuo might not be able to articulate the exact reason, but she genuinely sensed during this period that her brother was gradually moving away from her.
This distancing was not just a physical distance but also an intangible, ungraspable distance between their hearts, slowly pulling them apart.
This intangible distance filled Nuonuo with fear!
Physical distance might be bridged by transportation, but this intangible distance between hearts, even an adult has no definite way to bridge it, let alone an eleven-year-old child like Nuonuo.
So, vaguely sensing something amiss with her brother, Nuonuo subconsciously wanted to tightly hold onto him. For her, if she could not bring their hearts closer, her only recourse was to find ways to keep him by her side to ensure he wouldn't leave.
