As soon as Wang Zhi and his daughter left, Gu Xinyi's face immediately turned gloomy.

She said somewhat unreasonably, "Your family doesn't live in Haishi, so why are you insisting on going back there? Is it because of Tian Mi? I heard she's going to apply to a university in Haishi. Are you going there because of her? Do you still have feelings for her?"

Gu Xinyi's words were full of doubt and accusation, leaving Gao Hongyuan feeling extremely helpless.

He knew his wife's temper; once she got caught up in these emotions, it was hard to persuade her to change her mind.

But he didn't want this issue to affect the harmony of his family, so he tried to explain: "Xinyi, don't misunderstand, my choice to apply to a university in Haishi is not because of Tian Mi."

In fact, I just feel that Haishi has better development opportunities that can make our lives better.

Furthermore, I also hope to be closer to my friends so we can look after each other. As for Tian Mi, I've always treated her like a younger sister, especially since her family's troubles were ultimately because of me.

However, Gu Xinyi did not seem to believe Gao Hongyuan's explanation. She still insisted on her own opinion, believing that Gao Hongyuan was still hung up on Tian Mi.

Faced with his wife's stubbornness, Gao Hongyuan felt powerless. He didn't know how to make her believe in his sincerity, nor how to end the argument...

Since Tian Mi returned to Qingshan Brigade, she seems to have become a completely different person.

She has become unusually low-key now, no longer as flamboyant as she used to be.

She lived and ate with the other former educated youth, and even when facing Gao Hongyuan and Gu Xinyi, whom she had once considered enemies, she did not show the slightest hostility.

Even with Zhang Tingting, who was constantly causing her trouble, Tian Mi tried her best to avoid conflict with her.

However, it was precisely this low-key attitude that aroused a deep sense of guilt in Gao Hongyuan and Wang Zhi.

Whenever they saw Tian Mi encountering difficulties, they couldn't help but lend a helping hand.

After all, they grew up together, and that bond still existed. Coupled with a touch of guilt, they felt even more compelled to help Tian Mi.

Gu Xinyi felt jealous and uneasy because of this. She believed that Tian Mi was just changing her methods to sabotage her relationship with Gao Hongyuan, and that her true purpose had not changed.

Because of this misunderstanding, the two often quarreled after marriage. So when Gu Xinyi heard that Gao Hongyuan was determined to apply to a university in Haishi, her first thought was: He did this entirely for Tian Mi!

Gao Hongyuan, however, felt that Gu Xinyi was being unreasonable, as he himself was a native of Haishi.

He grew up there, and although his relatives have all been sent abroad, his friends are still in Haishi! It's perfectly normal for him to want to go back to Haishi! Why is Tian Mi being dragged into this again for no reason?

His expression turned somewhat unpleasant, and he said in a stiff tone, "Xinyi, what are you doing making a fuss about? You and I are both from Haishi, so what's wrong with choosing a university in Haishi?"

"But what can the two of us do in the capital, since we're unfamiliar with the place?"

“What do you mean by being unfamiliar with the place? Isn’t Shuning there? And Lai Di and Chun Ni are there too! How can you say I’m unfamiliar with the place? On the contrary, it’s only when I returned to Hai City that I truly felt like I was unfamiliar with the place!” Gu Xinyi retorted.

Gao Hongyuan was well aware of Gu Xinyi's past, and considering the tense relationship between her and her relatives, he completely understood why she was unwilling to return to Haishi.

So he quickly lowered his tone and gently persuaded, "Xinyi, I know you don't want to go back because you don't want to see your uncle and the others, but let's calm down and think about it carefully. After all, we both grew up in Haichang, and we still have friends there."

Take last time for example, when something happened at my home, Monkey and the others did their best to help.

Now that neither of us has any family left, won't we have to rely on these friends when we encounter problems in the future?

However, at this moment, Gu Xinyi was completely deaf to any words.

Upon hearing Gao Hongyuan mention the previous incident, she reacted as if she had caught him red-handed, shouting excitedly, "Your reason is utterly absurd! Last time, we were able to leave Haishi unharmed thanks to He Chaoyang's friend's help."

If we rely on your friends, let alone help us, even the monkey family would probably be exiled to the Northwest to plant trees!

If you really want friends to help you, shouldn't you go to Beijing?

Gao Hongyuan simply wanted to return to the place he knew and cherished and continue living there. He couldn't understand why Gu Xinyi, who had also grown up in a large family in Haichang since childhood, wouldn't even want to go back to her hometown just because of Tian Mi. Just how little she trusted him!

The more Gao Hongyuan thought about it, the angrier he became, and his tone grew increasingly harsh. With a stern face, he said in a stiff voice, "I just want to go back to my hometown. It has absolutely nothing to do with Tian Mi! Whether you believe me or not is up to you. Anyway, I've made myself clear. If you're still stubborn, then there's nothing I can do."

“Alright! In that case, you can go back to your hometown! I'll take Xue'er to live in Beijing. From now on, we'll go our separate ways and neither of us will bother the other anymore,” Gu Xinyi replied without backing down.

"Gu Xinyi, you bastard!" Gao Hongyuan was so angry that he swept his hand across the table, knocking everything off the table.

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