Gu Shiting certainly knew.

The buyer was Song Chen, acting on his instructions.

He also told Sheng Tang truthfully.

"...I wanted to live closer to you, but I can’t always occupy your room," Gu Shiting said.

Sheng Tang: "..."

She pondered for a moment, then told Gu Shiting not to do this.

"Don’t move here," Sheng Tang said.

Gu Shiting’s heart sank a little.

The good mood of the day completely dropped.

Sheng Tang also sensed his disappointment and said earnestly, "Ting, you can’t always be restrained. You haven’t even broken free from your dark restraints, and now you want to be restrained by me?"

If there’s no place for her, he couldn’t survive.

This won’t do.

Sheng Tang wasn’t great at raising children, but she knew that kids could be loved, not spoiled.

Gu Shiting was overly dependent.

He couldn’t live like this, staking his whole life on others.

A person, aside from themselves, shouldn’t let anyone control them; that’s what independence is.

Sheng Tang didn’t want to become his controller.

"I just..."

"I understand, you just want to see me every day," Sheng Tang said, "But you can’t move next door, that wouldn’t be good for you. You can’t let me manipulate you."

"I can."

"But I can’t. I can’t watch you like this," Sheng Tang said, "Don’t move here!"

Gu Shiting hung up the phone sullenly.

He asked Song Chen to cancel the house purchase, accepting that the five thousand deposit paid was non-refundable.

Song Chen actually felt a bit relieved.

As a mentally sound person, he also felt that the young master’s action was inappropriate.

But the young master wouldn’t listen to him. Song Chen reported this to Mr. Gu and Madam, who were quite pleased.

So, Song Chen said no more.

Sheng Tang had considered everything instead.

"Young master, even if you get married in the future, you can’t be together every day," Song Chen comforted him, "Look at Mr. Gu and Madam, they sometimes go on business trips and don’t see each other for days or weeks.

Tangtang will be working, have to travel for filming, not always at home; and you, you can’t work the same job as her, right?"

Gu Shiting was silent.

"You’ll get used to it," Song Chen added, "You have to gradually adapt. In a relationship, you can’t constrain each other too tightly, or the other person will break down and it won’t last long.

A healthy relationship is both close and allows for personal space."

Gu Shiting made a sound of agreement.

Song Chen asked the agent to cancel the agreement, the house wasn’t bought.

The young couple who thought they would sell it were disappointed but happy with the free five thousand, so they happily canceled it.

Grandma found out the next morning that they weren’t selling the house and commented at breakfast, "Young people change their minds frequently, so unreliable."

Sheng Tang smiled.

On the first day of school, there was no morning reading session, so Sheng Tang had a leisurely breakfast at home and only left after seven.

After leaving, she sent Gu Shiting a message: "I got on the bus, see you at school."

Gu Shiting knew the school wasn’t far from her place and estimated the time, instructing the driver to drive slowly.

His car stopped at the gate for a moment, and sure enough, he saw Sheng Tang getting off the bus.

Gu Shiting opened the car door and followed the crowd of students, walking towards Sheng Tang.

The morning sunlight fell on her face, her eyes seemed to be bathed in a layer of golden light, so bright and brilliant.

"Good morning," Gu Shiting said softly.

Sheng Tang smiled, "Good morning."

At that moment, Gu Shiting really wanted to hold her hand and walk into the campus together, letting everyone see them.

But he suppressed that thought.