Tong Zhengyuan's tone was full of apology: "Sister, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I know I have no right to say this, but since you got married for so long, you haven't been home much. Although Dad doesn't say it, I can see that Dad misses you very much. Dad is always sighing in front of the phone, wanting to send you a message."

Tonghua used to live at home, including the first two years of her work. Now that she is married, she has basically never been home, and even rarely contacts her family by phone.

Tonghua felt a little ashamed about this. This made her seem like an ungrateful person who ignored her parents' home after getting married. But she was really disappointed with that home. There were people she didn't like there, and her stepmother dominated everything there. She didn't want to leave every time she went back because of an unpleasant experience with her stepmother.

In the past, she could tolerate all kinds of difficulties caused by her stepmother, but since she got married, after comparing the two homes, she naturally prefers to stay in Lantian Chenyuan.

Lantian Chenyuan let her know what a real home is like. It is a place full of ordinary and warm life, where people can live in reality. That is her home!

Thinking of this, Tonghua was shocked.

She can't rely too much on Qin Zun. That is not her home at all. The current warmth is just an appearance. Their marriage is actually just an illusion. She can't indulge in it anymore.

Tonghua put on a sarcastic smile and said tentatively, "Since you're thinking about me, can I go back and stay with you for a while?"

Anyway, her marriage with Qin Zun will end in no more than a month, so now is the time to plan where she will live in the future.

After she gets her salary next month, she can move out and live independently.

The reason why she asked if she could live at home was because she wanted to know if they had any affection for her. If they continued to treat Tonghua coldly, she would be able to ruthlessly sever the family relationship between them.

But this kind of family affection that hurts herself and misses her at the same time, this ambiguous family affection is like a blunt knife, constantly cutting the flesh and blood of Fairy Tale, making her unable to let go, completely ignoring her family affairs, but also unable to get close to them.

Tong Zhengyuan replied: "If you want to go home, of course you can. Dad and I welcome you back. As for my mom, I will try my best to convince her. Don't worry, sister."

He knew that his mother had never liked his sister. He was in a difficult position being caught between his sister who had grown up with him and his biological mother.

But he also knew that was his sister's home. It had been her home before he was born. Even his mother couldn't be so harsh as to prevent his sister from returning home.

Tonghua said calmly: "If I go back, I will tell you in advance."

After this phone call, Tonghua felt mentally exhausted, as if her spirit was overdrawn.

A feeling of irritation came over her. She had thought that she would get a negative answer and that they would find excuses not to let her go back, but now she had a glimmer of hope. This was also the reason why she could not completely sever ties with her family.

Now she didn't want to go home, and she hadn't figured out how to face Qin Zun, so she received a message from Qin Zun saying that he was going on a business trip in the next few days and she didn't have to wait for him for dinner.

Tonghua stared at the phone for a long time, unable to tell whether she felt relieved or not.

This short marriage actually made her feel at home and made her want to stay here forever. This idea was too scary. Time could indeed paralyze a person.

If they developed feelings for each other after their fake marriage and ended up together, it might not be a bad ending. However, what stood in their way was their own emotional cleanliness.

She really couldn't stand Qin Zun saying he liked her while being entangled with other women.

Now that he is away, I can make arrangements to move out.

Tonghua returned home alone after work. She looked around the room and saw traces of her careful decoration everywhere.

She had carefully cleaned every corner of the house. She knew exactly where everything in the house was placed. Even Qin Zun didn't know as well as she did.

Especially the dining table, where they left their best memories. She had only been here for a few months, but why did it feel like she had spent a long time here?

Tonghua walked up the stairs, constantly stroking the photo albums that decorated the wall above. Every picture here was selected by her personally.

After walking up the stairs, she returned to the small balcony in her room, which was filled with various flower pots and spider plants. These flowers grew so well because of her diligent watering, fertilizing and weeding every day.

She was really worried that these flowers and plants would not be well taken care of after she left. Qin Zun was so busy with work that he certainly wouldn't have time to water these flowers, but she had no way of taking these things away.

Alone at home, Tonghua quickly finished her meal and then sat on the sofa on the balcony, looking at the night view in the distance.

The view here is very good and open. You can see very far away and see the stars shining brightly in the distance.

I wonder what Qin Zun is doing now on his business trip? Is he also sitting on the balcony looking into the distance after dinner like her?

Tonghua suddenly missed him very much. She picked up her phone to see if Qin Zun had sent her a message. When she opened the screen, she found that someone had indeed sent her a message.

With joy, she opened WeChat and found that the message was not from Qin Zun, but from Tong Zhengyuan.

Tong Zhengyuan: [Sister, I've already convinced my mom. You're welcome to come back anytime.]

It seems that Zhang Guiying has been told that she wants to go back to live. Tonghua can imagine that there must have been a fierce quarrel at home because of her decision to go back.

But she felt she couldn't stay here anymore. She had saved money for several years and had transferred it to her father. Now she was penniless again.

Tonghua felt a little disappointed because she didn't receive any news from Qin Zun. She didn't know if she would be able to see him again after she moved out.

But by then, the relationship between them would have changed.

They are no longer husband and wife, not even friends.

......

Even though Tonghua was reluctant, she was prepared. While Qin Zun was not at home for a few days, Tonghua moved her things away.

Before leaving, I did a thorough cleaning of the house and watered all the flowers and plants on the balcony except the grass.

All the clothes that Qin Zun had washed and hung on the balcony were put into the closet.

After doing all this, she put the key on the cabinet in the entrance so that she could see it as soon as she opened the door.