âI wonât really be driving back and forth,â Han Zhuoling said. âWe will just pretend that we are living here.â
When Han Zhuoling saw that Shi Xiaoya was still about to say something, he explained, âI have done my calculations. There is a longer traffic jam in the city. If I drive here during rush hour, it would take me around an hour to get out of the traffic jam. But once I leave that congested region, I will be able to drive fast and it would only take another twenty minutes of driving to get here.â
âStill, thatâs more than an hour,â Shi Xiaoya said.
Itâs fine if Han Zhuoling had to drive here after work. There would be no rush.
But Shi Xiaoya thought that Han Zhuoling would have to leave too early in the morning.
This place was too far from his company, so he would need to leave quite early.
Since Han Zhuoling would be arriving late at night and leaving early the next morning, he wouldnât be able to get enough sleep.
Itâs fine to do this once or twice. But if this happened every day, that would be too tiring
If Han Zhuoling didnât get enough sleep and his mental state deteriorated, it would eventually be unbearable.
âI donât have to leave so early in the morning,â Han Zhuoling said. âI will leave early if thereâs something urgent in the morning. But if thereâs nothing important, I wonât leave so early.â
Hearing this, Shi Xiaoya widened her eyes in shock. She also couldnât believe that Han Zhuoling would say something like this.
Han Zhuoling had always said that as someone in his position and as someone who had achieved so much, he should work even harder than most people.
However, Han Zhuoling didnât even want to bother going to work now?
Han Zhuoling laughed and said, âItâs just for this period of time. I wonât be doing this forever, so I think itâs okay.â
He continued, âYou have no idea, but when I went back yesterday, something didnât feel right. It didnât feel like before. Previously, when you had to go on work trips, you only left for a few days. But this time, you will be away for two months.
âWhen I thought of how you would be gone for such a long period of time, I felt as though half of my life had emptied.
âWhile I was in the office today, I didnât have the energy to focus on work. I just wanted to get off work and go home. But when I did go home, you were not there. As a result, I felt sluggish.â Han Zhuoling sounded pitiful.
âThis was what I thought. If you werenât home, whatâs the point of me returning? There would be no one waiting for me there.â Han Zhuoling held Shi Xiaoya up and placed her on top of his legs as he said, âWithout your presence, that place wouldnât be considered home. It would just be a house.
âIf you are there, even a hotel room could be considered a home to me.â Han Zhuoling whispered, âIt doesnât matter where I am as long as you are there.â
He went on, âWhen I walked out of the office tonight, I felt lost. I didnât know where I could go.
âSince you werenât at home, I didnât want to go back, but I didnât know where else to go.â Han Zhuoling sighed.
As of now, Lin Liye and Han Dongping had not actually gotten back together.
When Han Dongping apologized, he showed a very good attitude. He stopped getting involved in the childrenâs business.
Even though Lin Liye had been harsh towards him this entire time, Han Dongping didnât show any anger.
While Lin Liye appeared cold and distant, he didnât try to please her, but he pretended not to see her cold expressions and kept showing up around her.
Lin Liye herself had no intention of actually living apart from Han Dongping.
Han Dongpingâs attitude had changed positively. Han Zhuoli and Han Zhuolingâs relationships had reached stability as well.
In addition, Han Dongping stopped getting himself involved in the childrenâs relationships.
Honestly, even if he still wanted to be involved, he couldnât do anything.