As night fell and countless lights illuminated the city, the stark white glow reflecting Chu Fang's current mood.

Sadness, misery, sorrow...

"Ugh! I should have just not gotten it done..."

"Whoosh~~~"

"I'm back!"

"My esteemed subjects, please rise!"

Miss Zhong glided across the floor, her way of returning home always unusual.

"Huh?" Zhong Rou sensed the strange atmosphere in the house. "Brother-in-law, why are you sleeping on the sofa?"

Chu Fang pulled the blanket tighter around herself: "I like it."

Zhong Rou grinned and asked, "Has your scheme against my sister been exposed?"

Chu Fang remained silent.

The younger sister kicked away the spoiled blond boy, sat down next to him, and comforted him, saying, "Brother-in-law, it's okay. My sister is a kind person and won't do anything to you."

"When I was little, I liked to blow bubbles with laundry detergent and then fill a mineral water bottle with it. When my sister came back, she drank it all in one gulp, and for the next few days, her voice had a bubbly quality."

“Even so, apart from being beaten, scolded, and physically punished, I was not punished in any other way, and look at me now, I am still perfectly fine.”

Chu Fang glanced at his sister-in-law: "You're lucky to have survived this long."

From childhood to adulthood, Zhong Rouke has done too many incredible things, and her life has been hovering on the edge of death.

Zhong Rou once fell off her bike and went to a clinic to treat her wound. The clinic doctor told her to get a tetanus shot. When she got to the hospital, the doctor told her to get an X-ray. After the X-ray, they found that she had two broken ribs.

Zhong Rou, however, felt nothing at all.

This is absolutely incredible!

"That's right!" the sister-in-law said proudly.

Zhong Rou asked, "Brother-in-law, have you heard a legend?"

"What?"

"A man had a fight with his fiancée and was forced to sleep in the living room. A ghost targeted the man, and he eventually died, thus leaving behind a legend. To avoid being targeted by the ghost, the man must have someone with him to break the ghost's death curse."

Man, fiancée, arguing, sleeping in the living room... these words perfectly describe him.

Zhong Rou said in a deep voice, "For your safety, brother-in-law, I think it's fine if I stay with you tonight and you just pay me a little something."

Chu Fang: "..."

After going through all that trouble, it turns out they were trying to trap me, Yuanzi.

Chu Fang spoke up: "No need, I have the protection of the Three Pure Ones. Besides, do you know what ghosts become after they die?"

"have no idea."

"devil."

This was exactly what the Chu side wanted.

Zhong Rou glanced at him: "I despise your brother-in-law!"

The living room lights went out, Chu Fang wrapped himself tighter in the blanket, turned over, and looked at the bright moon outside, which was as white as mercury, feeling a lot of emotions.

"Sometimes, you can't be too shameless!"

......

Separated by a wall, the moonlight, like a ribbon, gently spilled onto Zhong Tingyue's figure, who was dressed in a smooth nightgown. Surrounded by silvery light, she stood quietly by the window, like a fairy who was detached from the world, gentle and dreamlike.

She stood at the window, gazing out, seemingly detached from the world, her beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if she were pondering something.

"well......"

......

Let's break up.

"Why?!"

"Not suitable."

"We're already engaged, and now you're saying we're not compatible?"

"That's why we broke up early to avoid a more serious tragedy. You're not right for me, and I'm not right for you. Goodbye, Chu Fang..."

"Holy crap!" Chu Fang opened his eyes, sat up, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "It was just a dream. It scared me half to death."

In his dream, Zhong Tingyue broke up with him, her attitude resolute and unwavering. In the end, he watched her leave and disappear from sight.

After that parting, they never saw each other again, and Chu Fang remained single until his death, a lifelong regret.

Zhong Tingyue, her long hair flowing, poured him a glass of water: "Your forehead is covered in sweat, what happened?"

"I had a nightmare." Chu Fang leaned into his fiancée's arms. "You want to break up with me, and eventually we'll separate."

Zhong Tingyue smiled slightly: "Alright, alright, I won't leave you."

"Huh?" Chu Fang quickly composed himself, then suddenly realized, "You've forgiven me?"

Zhong Tingyue shook her head: "I'm not angry."

"That's good." Chu Fang nodded.

Zhong Tingyue: "I want to discuss something with you."

"What's up?"

"I'm planning to move out for a few days."

Chu Fang: "???!!!"

"Didn't you forgive me?"

In an instant, he felt like the sky had fallen.

How could someone with a body temperature of 35 or 36 degrees Celsius utter such cold words?

Zhong Tingyue smiled and said, "It's not what you think."

"What is it?"

She then explained, "Since we got together, I seem to have become more and more dependent on you. Many things that I could handle independently before now feel very difficult."

"Take socializing for example. It's not that I'm incapable of doing it. I used to be able to socialize well with people. Although I can't be as adept as you, I can still have my own ideas and logic."

“I thought about it last night. Why couldn’t I do it this time? It’s because of your appearance. I’ve become more and more dependent on you. You’ve done a lot of social things for me, and I’m like a child being protected by you.”

“I am very lucky to have Mr. Chu’s protection, but people must be independent in the end. I think I should become more independent, and the only way I can think of is to live alone for a period of time.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhong Tingyue blinked her bright eyes and asked, "Mr. Chu, what do you think?"

Chu Fang was silent for a few seconds: "You've made it so clear, what else do I have to say?"

What's it like to have an overly independent fiancée?

That's how it is!

"So you agreed?"

Chu Fang retorted, "What can I do if I don't agree?"

"If you don't agree, then I'll discuss it with you again. This isn't just my business; it's between the two of us."

"I agree," Chu Fang said.

"Aren't you angry?"

"No."

I don't believe it.

Chu Fang rolled his eyes: "You're sick!"

He preferred Zhong Tingyue, a woman with independent thought and inner qualities, to a fiancée who was like a pet.

That's not what he wanted.

"Thank you, Mr. Chu." Zhong Tingyue smiled. "I won't be staying away for long; I'll be home soon."

"I'll move back to Zhonghai Mingyuan," Chu Fang said.

Zhong Tingyue shook her head: "I'll move to another place. You stay in the Tanhua Community."

Chu Fang didn't say much: "It's up to you. Zhong Rou needs to study and can't run around with you, so I'll take care of her."

"Um... thank you, Mr. Chu."

They quickly agreed that Zhong Tingyue would live independently for a while, while Chu Fang would take care of the family. Chu Fang would still go to work at the studio, where they would meet, and after work they would go home separately.

"What kind of mess is this?!" Chu Fang was speechless.

Zhong Rou came out rubbing her eyes. Upon hearing the news, she pouted and said, "Sister, I can't bear to part with you!"

"Stop pretending, you're just waiting for me to leave." Zhong Tingyue's expression was serious. "I'm warning you, don't cause any trouble during this time, or I'll settle the score with you when I get home!"

After breakfast, Zhong Rou practically skipped to school, in an extremely cheerful mood.

The Great Demon King is finally gone; this world is mine now.

What? My brother-in-law is also involved?

My brother-in-law is nothing!

Chu Fang packed Zhong Tingyue's quilt, clothes, toothbrush, toothpaste, and other daily necessities.

Yang Meina arrived shortly afterward. She had found the apartment herself; it was in the same neighborhood where she lived.

The first thing he said after he arrived was, "You two finally broke up?"

These words infuriated Chu Fang, who clenched his fists.

Is this something a human being could say?

Zhong Tingyue immediately told her childhood friend her thoughts, and the latter put his arm around her shoulder and said, "It should have been done a long time ago. How carefree and unrestrained Zhong Tingyue used to be, but she has become a bastard's follower. This world should not be like this."

Chu Fang: "..."

It didn't take long to pack all sorts of things, since the house was ready to be moved into at any time, so there was no need to bring too much stuff.

They stuffed the items into the car, and then the three of them headed towards the residential area.

After a bumpy ride, we finally arrived at the residential area. Then we signed a contract with the landlord who was already waiting. It was a short-term contract, and we could move in as soon as the contract was signed.

Chu Fang originally intended to take care of everything before leaving, but Zhong Tingyue smiled and said, "Mr. Chu, have you forgotten why I moved out? Don't help me pack. The sooner I can handle life independently, the sooner I can go home."

Chu Fang sighed, seemingly recalling a phrase his mother often repeated: "A son grows up and is no longer under his mother's control."

Zhong Tingyue stared at Chu Fang's retreating figure until he disappeared from sight, her gaze still lingering on him.

Yang Meina smacked her lips: "You two are quite interesting. You always do things I don't understand. Shouldn't two people in love be inseparable? Why do you have to separate? And you act like you're reluctant to part. It's not like someone forced you to separate."

Zhong Tingyue withdrew her gaze: "Parting is for a better reunion."

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