He just stocked up the fridge, enough to feed him and Zhen Tian for the next two days. When he was shopping in the supermarket, he also helped Zhen Tian buy a pair of house slippers.
He walked around the house and felt that everything was ready, except Zhen Tian.
Chen Zui: When are you coming over tomorrow?
Zhen Tian: 10 in the morning. I will go home early tonight ^_^
“Messaging your senior again?” Zhu Lian feels that this bar is becoming more and more unbearable. The boss is immersed in her love life, spreading dog food everywhere.
"I know you're jealous." Zhen Tian put away her phone and gave Zhu Ling a look, "By the way, I'm going out to play tomorrow, so I won't be here."
"Going out to play? With whom?"
“Not telling you.”
Zhu Ling rolled her eyes, “Even if you don’t tell me, I know it is with your senior. You don’t care about your bar anymore after dating.”
“How do I not care?” Zhen Tian objected, “Besides, I am the boss, I don’t have to be in the bar every day.”
“Yo, in the future, are you planning on coming once a week for inspections?”
“Not like that.” Zhen Tian had thought about this issue very much. Her and Chen Zui’s schedules are basically the opposite. If they want to spend more time together, someone has to change. Between them, her schedule is obviously more flexible, “I think, in the future, I will mainly be responsible for operations and hire two more waitstaff. That way, I don’t have to stay at the store every day pouring drinks.”
Zhu Ling thought about it and nodded, “That works, but you have to pick the bartender well.”
“Of course,” Although she has this idea, she doesn’t want to let it go immediately. The employees must be carefully hired. Otherwise, if she gets married, let alone meeting up in the day, they won’t be able to sleep together…..
Wait, what marriage, what sleep? Zhen Tian, what are you thinking?
She patted her cheeks violently, reminding herself to wake up.
Zhu Ling who is sitting in front of her, “....”
People in love are indeed crazy, crazy enough to slap their faces.
Zhen Tian only stayed at the bar until midnight and called the driver to take her home. After setting the alarm for 8 am, Zhen Tian checked her suitcase again before closing her eyes with peace of mind.
She usually sleeps very well and can basically knock out when her head hits a pillow. However, tonight, it was hard for her to fall asleep. She was so excited like the time in elementary school before she was about to go on her first outing. At this time tomorrow, she will be lying in a bed at Chen Zui’s house….
Why is she starting again?! Get yourself together Zhen Tian!
**
Using the breathing exercises she found online, she did four sets before she gradually fell asleep.
At 8 am, her alarm woke her up. Turning off the alarm, she rubbed her head and sat up in a daze. The phone in her hand vibrated.
Chen Zui: Are you awake?
Zhen Tian immediately woke up and replied back, “I’m awake!”
Chen Zui chuckled, “What do you want to eat for lunch?”
Zhen Tian: Anything! I can eat everything senior cooks!
Chen Zui” Senior?
Zhen Tian: Xiao Zui’er [embarrassed]
Chen Zui: Good, Darling Tiantian
Chen Zui: Let me know when you’re on the way
Zhen Tian: Okay=3=
Early in the morning, after talking to Chen Zui, Zhen Tian’s heart started fluttering nonstop. After she showered while humming to an off-key tune, she dried her hair, put on a dress she had laid out, put on makeup, and headed downstairs.
Ms. Wang Shuzhen heard her footsteps and glanced in her direction, “Are you leaving? I left some breakfast for you, do you want to eat?”
“En, I’ll eat a bit.” Zhen Tian put the suitcase by her feet and sat in front of the kitchen island. After she finished, she took out a mirror and lipstick to touch up her makeup.
Ms. Wang Shuzhen crossed her arms and stood across from her, “Tell me the truth. Are you going to the hot springs with Chen Zui’er? It’s okay if you are. We’re in the 21st century, I am not an old-fashioned person. All the young people are dating like this.”
Zhen Tian coughed twice, feeling that Ms. Wang Shuzhen is trying to trick her into revealing some information, “I’m really not going with him.”
She put away the compact and lipstick and walked to the door with the suitcase. “I’ll be back tomorrow night, you don’t have to wait for me for dinner.”
“Do you want the driver to take you?”
“No, we’re driving there ourselves. I’m leaving, bye!” Zhen Tian firmly closed the door behind her.
After she left, Ms. Wang Shuzhen was still thinking about this matter. Why does she feel that it is not that simple?
After getting in the car, Zhen Tian breathed out a sigh of relief. She informed Chen Zui that she was on her way and followed the navigation to his home. When he received her message, Chen Zui went downstairs to wait for her and along the way, went to the supermarket to buy some snacks.
Zhen Tian approached the intersection and saw Chen Zui standing in front of the community gate from the distance. He wore a simple white T-shirt today, and his hair is not styled as it typically was for work. It looked softer on his head and faintly brushed against the glasses lying on the bridge of his nose. He was carrying a grocery bag and looking down at his phone.
This is the first time Zhen Tian saw such a Chen Zui who is full of life, completely different from the cold and unapproachable Anchor Chen on the TV.
Chen Zui noticed her when her car approached. He put away his phone and looked up in her direction with a smile.
Zhen Tian was distracted by his smile. How can he smile so beautifully!
Fortunately, she stopped the car at this time. Chen Zui stepped forward and knocked on her window, “Park your car in the underground garage.”
“Ok.” Zhen Tian put her hands on the steering wheel and responded in a daze.
“Let me drive.”
“Oh.” Zhen Tian unbuckled her seatbelt and gave up the driver seat to Chen Zui. He got into the car and put the snacks he just bought in the back seat, “I don’t know what snacks you like so I just casually bought some types.”
After Zhen Tian got in the car, she glanced back. He said he casually bought them but it seems to be quite a lot.
“Put on your seatbelt.”
“Oh.” Like a robot, whatever Chen Zui says, Zhen Tian will follow.
The underground garage in the community was quite big. Chen Zui didn’t need to look for a parking space and drove the car to a spot directly underneath his unit.
“What is it? You have been staring at me ever since you got in the car.” Chen Zui glanced at her from his peripheral and said with a smile.
Zhen Tian coughed in embarrassment and slightly turned her head away, “Nothing, I just find that you look good in glasses.”
“Really?” Chen Zui softly chuckled, “Then look a bit more.”
Zhen Tian silently looked out the window.
After Chen Zui parked the car, he asked Zhen Tian to carry the snacks while he took out her suitcase from the trunk. Her suitcase was the same size as Chen Zui so he couldn’t help laughing when he saw it. Zhen Tian looked at him strangely, “What’s wrong? Is my suitcase funny?”
“No.” Chen Zui pressed the elevator button and looked at her, “Chen Yiran went out for a week and the suitcase he bought is the same as the one you used for two days.”
“Uh, girls usually bring a lot of stuff when they go out.” Zhen Tian counted with her fingers, “There’s skincare, makeup, cleansers, and all of the sorts.”
Chen Zui let out a laugh, “Then I will have to see later.”
The elevator slowly went up and stopped on Chen Zui’s floor. He opened the door and has Zhen Tian enter first before following behind with her suitcase.
When he went out earlier, he had already taken out the pair of slippers for Zhen Tian and put it by the entrance. Zhen Tian looked down and saw the pink color usually reserved for girls, “Did you buy the slippers for me?”
“En, mine is too big and inconvenient for you.” Chen Zui followed to change his shoes and smiled at her, “Now, think about where to put your suitcase.”
Zhen Tian knows that it is not a simple task. It has a deeper meaning of where she will sleep tonight.
In the house, the master bedroom is the most spacious and comfortable. However, if she sleeps there, where will he sleep? Sofa? Or Chen Yiran’s small bed?
“Uh…let me carefully think about this.”
Chen Zui didn’t pressure her and temporarily put the suitcase in the living room. “Then slowly think about it while I prepare lunch. You can have some snacks first.”
If Chen Yiran was here, he would definitely argue with Chen Zui when he hears this. Before his meal, he would have to sneakily steal some snacks. But when it comes to Sister Tiantian, his uncle took the initiative to let her eat snacks!
“Oh.” Zhen Tian opened the big bag of snacks he bought and picked out a bag of potato chips. She ran to the kitchen and pestered him, “What’s for lunch today?”
Chen Zui looked back at her, “The last time I went to your house, the dishes your mother made that you like to eat, I will try to make them today.”
“Wow, really?” Zhen Tian poked her head in the kitchen, “Do you need my help?”
“Can you cook?”
“I know how to make alcohol.” Zhen Tian scurried away to the living room after she said, “I bought some beer that I brewed. We can drink them later.”
She opened her suitcase and took out the beer. “Do you want to put it in the fridge?”
“No, you should organize your suitcase” Chen Zui looked at her with a raised brow, “have you thought about where to put it?”
Zhen Tian rubbed her nose, “I’ll put it in the master bedroom. You will have to sleep on the sofa tonight.”
Chen Zui looked at her and smiled, “I just changed the sheets and blankets in the master bedroom. It is very clean.”
“Oh…” It looks like he had expected this from the beginning. “Then I will organize my stuff. You can continue with the cooking.”
“En.” Before Zhen Tian arrived, Chen Zui had already done most of the prep work, so he didn’t need to spend much time cooking. Because he was cooking for Zhen Tian today, Chen Zui paid special attention to the plate arrangement when he served the dishes.
“It looks delicious. I give you 100 points.” Zhen Tian took some photos on her phone before putting it down.
Chen Zui smiled, “You know it is delicious before you even tasted it?”
“Of course. Senior’s cooking can’t taste bad.” Zhen Tian picked up her chopsticks and tried the mapo tofu. Zhen Tian took a bite of the hot dish and gave him a thumbs up, “Delicious! The tofu is tender and flavorful!”
Chen Zui smiled and picked up his chopsticks, “As long as you like it.”
“En, very much!” Zhen Tian dutifully praised the chef, “Senior, since you cooked today, let me make lunch tomorrow.”
Chen Zui was surprised by these words, “You can really cook?”
“Hey, just wait until tomorrow and see!” Zhen Tian worriedly asked, “Are you coming back for lunch tomorrow?”
Chen Zui nodded, “Of course, since you’re cooking.”
“Hehe, you don’t have to force yourself, you can eat in the evening.” Zhen Tian knew that he had been busy recently.
“I’ll come back at noon.” Chen Zui reiterated again as if he was promising something important. His tone and expression made Zhen Tian’s ear redden. She lowered her head and lightly replied, “Oh, all right.”
Chen Zui pat the top of her head and looked at her with gentle eyes, “I won’t leave you at home alone.”
Zhen Tian’s heart began to pound against her heart. Placing one hand on her heart, she used the other to pick up a rib and put it in Chen Zui’s bowl, “Let’s eat before the food gets cold!”
“Ok.” Chen Zui smiled and moved his hand away.
In the parents' group chat, the teacher sent a video of the kids making lunch today. Chen Zui lowered his head to check his phone. Zhen Tian curiously looked over, “What is it?”
“Chen Yiran’s teacher sent a video.” Chen Zui turned the phone over to Zhen Tian, “This is the meal they made today.”
“So amazing!” Zhen Tian watched the video in interest. When Chen Yiran appeared, she excitedly said the Chen Zui, “I saw Shanshan, haha. The teacher sends these videos every day?”
“En, there are a few from before. If you want to see them, you can watch it after lunch.”
“Ok.” Zhen Tian smiled at him, picked up her glass and clinked it with his, “Come, cheers.”
After drinking a little beer, the two didn’t go anywhere in the afternoon. They stayed at home and watched the movie they weren’t able to watch last time. Originally, Zhen Tian was obediently sitting on the sofa with an invisible line separating her and Chen Zui. Looking over, she simply leaned toward Chen Zui while he put his arms around her waist.
Leaning on Chen Zui’s body while eating snacks and watching movies, Zhen Tian felt her life had reached its peak, “Now I know why you prefer to date at home. It’s very comfortable.”
Chen Zui chuckled and looked down at her, “You’re not going to your store?”
“No.” Zhen Tian shook her head, “I told my mom I was going on a trip. To make sure the act is foolproof, I won’t go to the bar today. Besides, I am the boss, so I can do whatever I want.”
Chen Zui’s laugh fell from above her head. Zhen Tian looked up at him.
“What’s wrong?” Chen Zui lowered his eyes and asked in a low voice.
Zhen Tian put her arms around his neck, “You have a nice laugh.”
This time, Chen Zui couldn’t help but laugh. He lowered his head and kissed Zhen Tian on the lips, “Since you don’t go out, why don’t we eat dinner a little later? I see you ate a lot of snacks in the afternoon. You probably don’t have space for dinner.”
“Who says, I have space for more!” They haven’t finished the dishes from lunch. If they don’t finish it tonight, it won’t taste good tomorrow.
Chen Zui thought she was only talking big. He didn’t expect that she would actually eat. After this meal, he feels that the saying there’s a second stomach for snacks is true.
After dinner, the sky gradually darkened. Chen Zui knocked on the bedroom door and asked her, “Do you want to shower first?”
Zhen Tian’s heart trembled. What a terrible line. No, what’s terrible is her wandering thoughts.
“En, let me get ready first.”
Chen Zui nodded and left. Zhen Tian took out her pajamas and went to the bathroom. There is only one bathroom in this unit so when the door closed, Zhen Tian’s face turned bright red.
Chen Zui was sitting in the living room reading a book. Hearing the sound of running water from the bathroom, he couldn’t read a single word in the book.
He shouldn’t have invited Zhen Tian over. He overestimated his self-control.
Zhen Tian had taken a shower in the morning so she came out after rinsing. After the door was opened, the scent of shower gel wafted out in the air. Chen Zui looked back at her, “Done?”
His voice was low with an unusual tone in the night.
Zhen Tian quickly nodded at him, “En, you should hurry and shower. You have to wake up early for work tomorrow.”
At this time, she was grateful she bought a pair of modest pajamas. Even though it covers her entire body, she still feels ashamed to stand in front of Chen Zui after a shower.
“Then I will go wash up.” Chen Zui stood up and headed to the bathroom. Zhen Tian let out a breath after the door closed. Heavens, how could she be so nervous!
She sat in front of the table and recited the Cleansing Mantra to herself. Before she even finished, the water in the bathroom stopped and with a “click,” Chen Zui opened the door and walked out.
Zhen Tian’s body was out of her control. She swears she could not control it as she turned and looked in Chen Zui’s direction.
When Chen Zui first entered, he forgot to bring his clothes in so now, he only has a white towel wrapped around his waist. He brought a small towel to his black hair and gently wiped it. Sensing Zhen Tian’s gaze, he turned his head slightly and looked at her.
…
Zhen Tian felt that he was trying to make her feel awkward.
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