Thanks for the reply!
But I found this article from the USCIS website:
1. Absence of More than 6 Months (but Less than 1 Year)
An absence of more than 6 months (more than 180 days) but less than 1 year (less than 365 days) during the period for which continuous residence is required (also called “the statutory period”) is presumed to break the continuity of such residence.[12] This includes any absence that takes place during the statutory period before the applicant files the naturalization application and any absence between the filing of the application and the applicant’s admission to citizenship.[13]
An applicant’s intent is not relevant in determining the location of his or her residence. The length of the period of absence from the United States is the defining factor in determining whether the applicant is presumed to have disrupted the continuity of his or her residence.
However, an applicant may overcome the presumption of a break in the continuity of residence by providing evidence to establish that the applicant did not disrupt the continuity of his or her residence. Such evidence may include, but is not limited to, documentation that during the absence:[14]
The applicant did not terminate his or her employment in the United States or obtain employment while abroad;
The applicant’s immediate family members remained in the United States; and
The applicant retained full access to or continued to own or lease a home in the United States.
Link: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-d-chapter-3#:~:text=Absence of More than 6,the continuity of such residence.
In conclusion, I didn't obtain employment abroad, my spouse remained at our home in the U.S., and I and my spouse had continued to lease a home in the states.