Gu Chaohan came back late, not arriving home until nearly eight o'clock.
Su Yan followed behind him, the two entering one after the other, always keeping a distance apart, estranged and indifferent, with not a hint of affection between them.
The atmosphere during dinner was actually not bad, except that Su Yan was as quiet as ever, hardly speaking, everything else was as usual.
After dinner, Huo Jingting played chess with Gu Yuanshan in the living room, while Gu Chaohan sat in the living room for a short while before heading upstairs.
The door to his bedroom upstairs wasn't closed. As he approached the doorway, he paused for a moment, peering through the gap into the room.
Su Yan was sitting at the head of the bed, holding a sketchbook in her hands, her head bowed, engrossed in whatever she was drawing.
Gu Chaohan stood outside the door without making a sound and, after a while, pushed the door open and entered.
