Tang Yi originally thought that she would leave immediately, but when he turned around, he saw her sitting down at the bar.
She was facing him but didn't look at him. She just looked very tired and lay weakly on the bar.
Tang Yi's gaze fell over, becoming increasingly deep. Many thoughts flashed through his mind, and his hands, which were flipping through the documents, tightened inch by inch.
"She is Cheng Zheng's daughter?" He suddenly opened his mouth, and the emotion in his chest that had been suppressed for a long time finally could not be suppressed anymore.
The slender figure lying on the bar was startled, she slowly raised her head and looked at Tang Yi from a distance. Tang Yi stared at her with a complicated look, as if tinged with some annoyance, some unwillingness, and endless disappointment and loneliness.
"When did you get together?" he asked again.
"..." Zhao Chuning remained silent, not understanding why he would have such a question.
"As far as I know, he really wants to recognize his daughter. What? Haven't you ever thought about marrying him?" There was a strong sense of sarcasm in Tang Yi's tone.
Zhao Chuning sat up straight. She vaguely understood something. It was probably Cheng Zheng who said something to him. However, Tang Yi was suspicious by nature. He was not the kind of person who could be fooled by a few random words. She didn't know what method Cheng Zheng used.
"Xiaomi does want a father, and I can't let her be without one forever." Zhao Chuning finally spoke, his voice was a little difficult, but there was a faint smile on his face, "Like Mr. Tang, I have reached the age to get married, so... I'm already thinking about getting married."
Tang Yi's hand holding the document tensed. His joints turned white. Finally, he threw the document down, stood up and walked towards the bathroom with an expressionless face.
Zhao Chuning looked at the back and could vaguely feel a hint of anger. But what was he angry about? He was obviously getting married too.
After Tang Yi entered the bathroom, Zhao Chuning heard the sound of water splashing.
It looked like he was going to take a shower. Why not take his daughter away right now
Zhao Chuning thought about this and stood up. However, before she could take a step, Tang Yi, who came back from the bathroom, suddenly hugged her from behind. Her face turned pale and she struggled in panic, but he threw her into the bathroom and pressed her down on the glass table.
She panicked and kicked around with her bare feet, trying to jump off the glazed platform.
"What do you want to do while I'm taking a shower? Take the kids away?" Tang Yi approached her and squeezed his body between her legs. She was forced to step back again and again, supporting her shoulders with both hands.
This man had an intimidating aura, and as soon as he approached her, she became nervous. She pretended to be calm and said, "I'm not going anywhere. Go take a shower."
Tang Yi looked at her level. He couldn't figure out what was wrong with him. If he just liked the child, he wouldn't have to bring the child back, tell Zhao Chuning that the child was with him, and even keep her here.
"Are you afraid of me?" Tang Yi narrowed his eyes.
She curled her lips and smiled, as if she was powerless, but also as if she was sarcastic, "Shouldn't I be afraid of you?"
He snorted and laughed, "Are you afraid that I will want you?"
She bit her lip, and the memory of that night came flooding back, and her body began to ache. She took a deep breath, clenched her fingers, and almost pinched his shoulders, "You're getting married soon, and the child is out there, don't mess around!"
"Indeed. I'm getting married soon, so why should I still need you?" Tang Yi's words were full of contempt, causing a trace of pain to flash across her little face.
The man's long fingers suddenly lifted her chin, and his deep eyes fell on her face, "A woman who has given birth to another man's child, do you think I, Tang Yi, would be interested in her?"
He muttered to himself, and it seemed like he was really just asking. Zhao Chuning held her breath and didn't respond. She was afraid that if she opened her mouth, she would say something wrong and annoy him. Moreover, she really couldn't see through this man's mind.
He stared at her face intently, his eyes complicated and contradictory.
"Wow—" Just as the two of them were in a stalemate in the bathroom, a clear cry suddenly sounded in the room. In such a quiet night, the cry made people's scalps tighten.
It was Zhao Chuning who came back to his senses first, "Mimi is awake."
Tang Yi frowned, let go of her, and walked out of the bathroom first. He walked very quickly.
Zhao Chuning stared at the back, slightly stunned for a moment, a little distracted. She didn't rush to coax the child. For some reason, she felt that Tang Yi must have been coaxing the child.
As expected, the crying gradually became quieter. When Zhao Chuning walked to the door of the room, he saw Tang Yi holding Mimi in his arms and coaxing her. He obviously didn't know how to coax a child, and his hands patting the child's back were a little clumsy. He whispered to the child: "Are you having a nightmare?"
"Yeah. The monsters are scary."
"Don't be afraid, uncle is here."
"Then uncle...will you always be here?"
He was silent for a moment before he cautiously promised, "Tonight."
Zhao Chuning watched this scene with mixed feelings in her heart. The child's dependence and Tang Yi's unprecedented tenderness made her uncomfortable.
All of this was like the moon in the water and the flowers in the mirror, extremely unreal, yet so beautiful that it made her feel dazed.
"Mommy." Little Yimi found her.
She regained her composure and said, "I thought you didn't want Mommy anymore since you had an uncle."
Zhao Chuning walked over and stretched out his hand to her, "Now that you're awake, Mommy will take you back."
Tang Yi frowned, turned around and glanced at her with dissatisfaction. Now that she had her daughter as a talisman, Zhao Chuning was not afraid of what Tang Yi would do to her, and she became more tough, "Grandma is still waiting for us at home, come on, be obedient."
Little Yimi hugged Tang Yi's neck tightly with both hands and shook her head desperately, "I will sleep at my uncle's place tonight."
Zhao Chuning had a headache. What kind of drug did Tang Yi give this little girl
Tang Yi seemed to be in a better mood, with a faint curve at the corner of his lips, "Well. I'll sleep here tonight."
He turned to look at Zhao Chuning, "You can leave if you want. I'll take her to school tomorrow."
Zhao Chuning was a little dazed.
Tang Yi ignored her and walked out of the room with Xiao Yimi in his arms. Zhao Chuning came back to his senses and immediately followed him, "Tang Yi, give the child back to me, I must be with her!"
Tang Yi was very satisfied with this answer. Then let's keep them all!
Little Yimi rubbed her sleepy eyes and lay on Tang Yi's shoulder and murmured: "Mommy, I'm hungry."
Zhao Chuning looked at Tang Yi, "She didn't have dinner?"
"I fell asleep in QA and have been sleeping until now." Tang Yi replied to Zhao Chuning and looked at the child, "Uncle will order takeout for you. What do you want to eat? Fried chicken or pizza?"
"No!" Before the child could speak, Zhao Chuning had already refuted Tang Yi's proposal and seriously corrected him, "The child can't eat these. Don't indulge her like this in the future."
"Later?" Tang Yi pondered over these two words, his eyes turned towards her, and became much deeper.
Little Yimi seemed very happy, "Mommy, do you mean that I can come and play with uncle often in the future?"