Huston least wanted to hear Cathy say these things, so he interrupted in a low voice, “I understand.”

“Then… are you coming back?”

“Mm.”

Cathy breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s good. I’ll make dumplings and wait for you to come back!”

After hanging up the phone, Huston parked the car in a temporary parking space by the roadside, feeling restless. He lit a cigarette and rolled down the car window halfway.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to go back; it was just that no one in his family understood him. They only knew he was busy but didn’t know what he was busy with. Moreover, going to the old house for dinner with Cathy would inevitably involve the man she had remarried. It’s not that he disliked him, but he didn’t know how to interact with him.

him, it was awkward. It wasn’t the gaze of a younger generation or a son but rather

but he was still a son

things, he couldn’t say anything, unable to refuse.

years, he had been accustomed to being alone. Since graduating from high school, he hadn’t asked his family for a single penny. He took care of everything himself, and

Just go then.

stairs like this in an old building before. He panted as

always zoning out, and her movements were particularly sluggish, unlike when they were in

call out to Grandma and Grandpa. No matter what happens, you need to know that Grandma and Grandpa

understand why Mama said this, but he tried hard to

gritted teeth, Evelyn raised her hand

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and she faintly heard footsteps approaching from the other side. Her heart rose to her throat, and it didn’t

like Lucy was tidying up the housework, wearing an apron and arm sleeves. She muttered, “Coming, coming,” but

had thick, black hair five years ago now had a head full of white hair. Although the family had never been wealthy, they had never struggled for food and clothing, but Lucy showed no signs of improvement or vitality. She

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