As everyone perceived, by evening, Tong Yue began to doze off on the sofa. Seeing her sleep soundly, Tong Yao joyfully carried her back to her room.
Si Chen did not come until about 10 pm when the children had already slept.
As per his usual demeanor, the first thing he did upon coming home was taking a bath. After he had taken a shower, Tong Yao brought him a cup of warm water, whispered, "Yueyue has not seen you in a few days and kept saying that she missed you at dinner today. If you don't have a surgery tomorrow morning, go to work after she wakes up, ok?"
Upon hearing this, Si Chen nodded and replied in a soft voice, "I don't have surgery scheduled for tomorrow morning. I will leave later."
With those words, he entered Tong Yue's room, gazed affectionately at his sweetly sleeping daughter, tenderly stroked her hair, adjusted her blanket, gave a quick look to his son next door, and then exited the room.
