Chapter 100, Decision
When the two drove home, Zhang Youyou was already asleep in the passenger seat. Li Donghao couldn't bear to wake her up, so he carefully unbuckled her seatbelt and covered her with his coat. But perhaps because of the large movement, Zhang Youyou woke up groggily.
"Huh? What's this?"
When she could see clearly, she realized she was in the car. Turning her head, she saw Li Donghao staring at her.
"woke up?"
Her eyes weren't fully open, and her brain wasn't awake at all. When she heard his question, she subconsciously hummed in response.
"Let's go home!" Li Donghao said as he got out of the car, went around to the passenger side, wrapped her in his coat, put a hat on her, and helped her out of the car.
Zhang Youyou, who had just woken up, could barely stand and leaned against him. Li Donghao held her with one arm and closed the door with the other, then pressed the central locking button before carrying her upstairs.
Zhang Youyou was held in his arms like a child, smelling the familiar, comforting scent of tobacco, and his not-yet-fully-awakened mind drifted back to sleep.
Li Donghao took her directly to the second bedroom, helped her take off her shoes and coat, covered her with a blanket, and couldn't help but kiss her forehead as he looked at her sleeping face. He whispered "Goodnight" before leaving.
He had to admit that he felt an unprecedented happiness when he held her in his arms.
After settling Zhang Youyou in, Li Donghao went downstairs to his car to retrieve his belongings.
I was thinking of making her something nice to cheer her up, but it seems I won't need to now. I hope she'll still want to stay here tomorrow.
Li Donghao ate a simple bowl of noodles, tidied up his things, and then took a shower. After he came out, he went to check on Zhang Youyou in the second bedroom. Seeing that she was still sleeping, he didn't disturb her. He went to the study to work for a while and then went to sleep.
I'm a bit tired today, but more than that, I was scared.
Before today, he had never known that Zhang Youyou was so important to him, and this incident made him fully understand his own feelings. No matter who Zhang Youyou was interested in or who she was engaged to, in the end she could only marry him.
A dark gray bathrobe wrapped around his muscular body, the cigarette between his fingers glowing and dimming, white smoke billowing from his mouth and nose, blurring his face. Li Donghao stood on the balcony, looking at the neon lights outside the window, and made a decision in his heart.
Zhang Youyou woke up at Li Donghao's house again in the morning, feeling a little dazed, but she didn't bother to think too much about it. While washing up, she remembered that Teacher Jiang's child was still in the hospital and wanted to ask Li Donghao if he wanted to go see Teacher Jiang's child that evening. Before she could even speak, Li Donghao spoke first. Zhang Youyou said she didn't have many classes in the afternoon and could go together after class. They made a promise, and after breakfast, they went to school together.
Zhang Youyou's roommates are used to her not staying in the dorm for eight or nine days out of ten. They even gossip behind her back about whether the two of them have crossed some kind of line in their relationship. However, these are things that can only be said in private, and they can't bring themselves to ask her directly.
During class, Zhang Youyou kept getting distracted because she was worried about Teacher Jiang's child. Her roommates looked at her suspiciously, wondering if they should ask her a few questions at lunch. But after class, she said she had other plans and wouldn't be eating, asking them to take her things back to the dorm before leaving. The three roommates exchanged bewildered glances, their speculations growing even stronger today.
Zhang Youyou left the teaching building and went straight to find Li Donghao. Li Donghao had class today and had some things to take care of after class. He couldn't leave until he was done. Zhang Youyou was afraid of causing trouble again if she waited in the office, so she went back to her dormitory to wait.
Although it had only been a few days since she last visited, Zhang Youyou felt like she hadn't stayed in the dormitory for a long time. Even the dolls on the bed looked unfamiliar to her. She had to admit that the little dinosaur that Li Donghao had chosen felt pretty good.
While sitting idly in a chair playing on her phone, Zhang Youyou received a WeChat message from Meng Xiao.
Meng Xiao: There's a basketball game next month, do you want to come?
Zhang Youyou suddenly remembered that she hadn't chatted with Meng Xiao much these past few days because of Li Dongshuo's visit. Now that she had received his invitation, Zhang Youyou immediately replied that she could. However, Meng Xiao seemed to be busy with something else, because Zhang Youyou waited for more than ten minutes without receiving a reply.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
