Qin Muchuan put down his phone, pulling the duvet higher, and whispered to himself. "Don't like me? Hmm... I'll find a way to make you like me!"
After what had just transpired, an equally exhausted Lin Xiangwan succumbed to sleep.
*******
An early-morning phone call broke the silence.
On hearing it, Qin Muchuan quickly woke up and reached for his phone by the pillow. "Honey, you're awake so early!?"
Qin Yutong's voice sounded full of distress. "Dad, I can't sleep. So, I went to look for you in your room and you weren't there!"
"Honey, I had to go out for something last night, so I didn't come home. Tonight, I promise I'll be at home with you!"
"You're a liar! You always say you'll stay with me, but once I'm asleep you leave!" As Tongtong continued with her complaint, tears blurred her vision, and her sobs intensified.
"Honey, stop crying; Daddy has work to do!" exclaimed Qin Muchuan, his heart aching.
