C1066 Try to Learn from Your Man
Actually, he could have gotten a job closer to Chen Yan, but he didn't want to become too attached to him. Perhaps it was absurd, he clearly wanted to stay by Chen Yan's side at all times, but he also knew that being too attached to someone was not something he should do. If one side was too attached to another, then the other side might slowly lose their newness in the process.
In the end