It would be too regrettable not to be able to marry her for a lifetime.
She had underestimated Chen Dongyang's affection for her.
Every time he accompanied Dou Bao to the hospital and saw other people's children, especially infants, he would imagine what kind of child he and Tian Tian might have if they got married.
He wanted to be with her for a lifetime.
Perhaps he was too cowardly, not trying his best at all.
At this moment, he hardened his heart and planned: once Dou Bao's health improved, he would send him to school, which would allow Zeng Hui to go out to work.
Once she met new people and had new circles, and he could talk to her more, she would eventually be able to accept his departure.
"Don't say foolish things. I won't let you be with me without a proper status for a lifetime. This is just temporary. Give me some time, and I will definitely handle it."
Tian Tian said, "Okay, I believe you, I believe everything about you."
The two embraced again, and everything that followed was natural.
After the commotion, neither of them could sleep.
Tian Tian lay in his arms, stroking his chin, while Chen Dongyang gently stroked her hair.
Although they said nothing, this feeling was incredibly comforting.
It was already four in the morning, and Chen Dongyang had to go to work. Zeng Hui was very worried that he hadn't come home yet.
He had originally thought that Chen Dongyang had explained to her before leaving, saying he was going out to dinner with friends, and it would be bad to call him midway.
However, no matter how important the dinner was, it should have ended by now.
Worried that something had happened to Chen Dongyang, she hesitated and hesitated, but finally dialed the phone.
After lying down for a while, seeing that Tian Tian's eyes were still wide open, Chen Dongyang kissed her forehead.
"Silly girl, why aren't you sleepy so late? I'll pat you, go to sleep quickly."
Tian Tian couldn't get enough of looking at him.
She used to think no one in the world was more handsome than her dad, but ever since she fell in love with Chen Dongyang, her own father had become a passerby.
She was completely smitten, but she couldn't help it.
Who could control their own heart?
"You sleep too, let's close our eyes together."
"Okay."
Chen Dongyang smiled, counted to 123, and they both closed their eyes.
Just as they were about to sleep, his phone rang.
The buzzing was incessant, and his clothes were still on the floor. Chen Dongyang had to get down to pick them up.
When he took it out and saw the name, he immediately frowned.
Tian Tian knew instinctively who was calling. Seeing that he was not answering, she sat up and looked at him.
"Answer it. What we did was indeed not proper. If you've come to your senses, I can pretend last night never happened, and you can go home in the morning."
Chen Dongyang glanced at her, then at the phone screen, walked back to the foot of the bed, sat down, and answered.
"Hello."
Zeng Hui's voice, a mixture of surprise and caution, came through.
"Dongyang. I see it's so late, and I thought you hadn't come back, so I called to check. Did you get delayed because you drank too much? Are you coming back tonight?"
"I can't go back. I did drink too much. I slept for a while and just woke up. I'll go straight to work in the morning. Don't worry about me, take Dou Bao to bed."
So that was it.
Zeng Hui said, "Oh."
"Are you feeling unwell? Do you need me to bring you some medicine or something?"
"No need. It's so late, and you can't drive. I'm fine, go to sleep quickly."
Zeng Hui sounded a little disappointed. "Okay."
Chen Dongyang was about to hang up, but she still had something to say.
"I was thinking of cooking wontons for you tomorrow morning, but since you're not coming back. How about this, I'll bring them to your office tomorrow. Eating some noodles after drinking can help settle your stomach..."
Chen Dongyang lowered his head, his expression troubled, and pinched his brow.
"There's really no need for that, Zeng Hui. Don't make yourself like my nanny, being thoughtful and considerate of me in everything. I'm a grown man, I can take care of myself."
Zeng Hui said, "No, I don't feel like a nanny. When two people are together, they should take care of each other. Does my talking too much make you uncomfortable?"
She was always like this, sometimes acting like a victim morally coercing others in front of him, and sometimes acting like someone cautiously trying to please him.
Chen Dongyang sometimes felt she had a split personality, and being with her was exhausting and suffocating.
"No. That's not what I meant. If you want to bring it, then bring it. That's all, it's late, I'm hanging up."
He hung up the phone, threw it back onto his clothes, and sat there looking at Tian Tian.
It was as if he was asking: I'm acting like this with someone else in front of you, do you still want me?
Tian Tian met his gaze for a few seconds and opened her arms.
He moved back, and they lay down as before.
Tian Tian said, "She's really good to you. I know what we're doing is wrong to her, but I just don't want to give you up. Even if it's like this, sneaking around, it's fine."
"You don't need to be troubled or scared. I won't disturb you, and I won't let her find out about me. As long as I miss you, you can come to see me."
Chen Dongyang was about to be angered to death by Tian Tian.
"Isn't she enough to make me angry? Are you going to talk like this too?"
"Let me say it again. What we two are doing is wrong on my part. I couldn't give you a good start, nor can I promise you a good future, but I can't help but want to be with you. I'm a scumbag."
"If there are problems in the future, let me bear the blame. Don't say such foolish things anymore. Otherwise, I'll really be angered to death."
Tian Tian understood what he meant and patted him with concern. "Okay, okay, then I won't say it. We'll never say such distant words again. Go to sleep quickly."
Chen Dongyang slept vaguely and woke up before six o'clock.
Fortunately, the design institute started work at half past eight. With more than two hours, if he took another hour off, it should be fine.
Seeing him about to get up, Tian Tian, who was still sleepy in bed, grabbed his arm.
"It's not even dawn yet, what's the hurry?"
Chen Dongyang kissed her. "I know you didn't sleep well. Go back to sleep. I'll come back to see you after work. Time is a bit tight, can I leave first?"
Tian Tian grabbed his phone and glanced at it, reluctant to let him go.
"Can you not go today?"
Chen Dongyang smiled. "Miss Zhan. I've only been working for half a month, and taking leave again might not be appropriate, right?"
"What's not appropriate about it? You don't necessarily have to take leave, I'll find something else for you to do."
"Oh?"
Tian Tian pushed him back down and nestled in his arms.
"Didn't you say I'm very capable? Since I could arrange for you to get in, I can also control you. Go back to sleep. In short, I'll give you a perfect reason not to go to work today."
Although this was very willful and naughty.
However, after being apart for so long, and only having a few hours of intimacy, Chen Dongyang was also reluctant.
It was a youthful indulgence, and the two, in their momentary willfulness, fell asleep again.
When they woke up again, it was already Tian Tian's work alarm at 07:20.
She fumbled for her phone to turn off the alarm. Seeing Chen Dongyang sleeping groggily, she found the WeChat contact of the head of the design institute and sent him a message.