After that day, the relationship between the two seemed to have hit rock bottom. Jiang An, using her thesis as an excuse, moved back to the school dorm, and Gao Chuan didn't say much either, continuing his routine of going to and from work. After returning home at night, he would fit in a quick workout, finish his work, and then go to sleep as usual.
It was as if the scenes of their time together had suddenly ceased to exist, and he seemed to have reverted back to being single. Unless it was for something special, he naturally wouldn't contact Jiang An, and although they were legally husband and wife, they had not seen each other for a week.
But occasionally, facing the vastness of his room, the memory of the girl's chattering presence from the past few days would unintentionally resurface, as if the absence of one person had indeed made the home a lot quieter.
Living together for a long time inevitably creates a sense of dependence, which Gao Chuan attributed to habit.