Xiao Xingxing actually snuggled closer to her, saying considerately, "I want to learn to take care of Mommy like Daddy does."
Su Su felt incredibly happy as she hugged her husband and child, feeling at that moment that nothing in the world was more important than family.
After returning home, Tian Yi couldn't refuse Su Su and didn't go to the hospital that night.
Su Su took her medicine and slept, sweating profusely in the middle of the night. She was fine the next day.
On the other hand, Tian Yi had another restless night, wiping her sweat and monitoring her temperature. Only when he saw that her fever had broken and hadn't returned did he fall asleep.
When Su Su woke up, she didn't wake him. She felt that someone had been feeding her water from time to time while she was in a deep sleep and sweating. This person must have been Tian Yi, and she felt bad for him.
While he was still asleep, Su Su went to the kitchen downstairs to personally prepare a loving breakfast for him.
When Tian Yi woke up, he found Su Su was no longer beside him and was about to look for her.
His phone vibrated with a buzzing sound, and he saw it was a call from An Jing.
"Hello," he said, his voice lazy and casual.
An Jing asked with a smile, "Haven't you returned from your weekend getaway yet? Are you still reluctant to part?"
"Oh, what are you talking about? We returned yesterday," Tian Yi said. "It was quite cold on the island, and I brought too few clothes. Su Su caught a cold."
"Oh, then we'll go together next time. We'll be well-prepared then."
"Okay," Tian Yi asked, "Are you at the group? Is something wrong?"
An Jing said, "That batch of goods has been moved from Zhao Jianhua's warehouse to ours. Are we transporting it to the construction site today?"
"Did anyone notice?"
"Don't worry, Zhao Jianhua doesn't want anyone to find out, so he's even more careful than we are," An Jing said with a smile.
Tian Yi thought for a moment and said, "We'll transport it to the construction site in the middle of the night. First, make arrangements with trustworthy people at the construction site. Only reliable people should be present to receive the goods."
"Okay, I'll inform the site manager first."
"Tonight, I'll go to the construction site with you. Besides us and the site manager, don't let anyone else know."
"Understood."
After finishing the call with An Jing, Tian Yi leaned on the bed, thinking that only by keeping Xie Zhendong completely in the dark would Xie Zhendong stop harming them.
Xie Zhendong must be thinking he could strangle them with this move and halt their project. He was probably enjoying the show.
Therefore, they couldn't announce the progress of the construction period to the outside world. They had to pretend that it was not progressing and drag it out as much as possible.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, he shouldn't know their bottom line.
"You're awake. Are you going to the group today?" Su Su gently pushed open the door and saw him sitting on the bed, as if thinking about something.
Seeing that her complexion had regained its rosy glow, Tian Yi beckoned her over. "Come here."
Su Su obediently ran to the bedside and sat down. He reached out and touched her forehead, feeling that her temperature was normal. "Are you better? Do you want to go to the hospital for a check-up?"
"It's just a little cold and fever, it's not that serious. I'm fine now." Su Su hugged him, resting her face against his chest, and nuzzled him affectionately.
"Well, if you feel unwell again, you must go to the hospital yourself. You're a grown person, you need to take care of yourself," Tian Yi said, resting his chin on her forehead. "I have to go to the company later, and I have something to work overtime tonight, so I won't be back."
"Ah, you have to work overtime all night?" Su Su looked up at him, worried that he would stay up late again and his body wouldn't be able to handle it.
Tian Yi smiled at her. "What, you don't trust me? Are you afraid I'm up to something outside?"
"No, I'm worried that staying up late like this is bad for your health," Su Su pouted, thinking to herself that she wasn't as petty as he was.
Tian Yi smiled and said, "I'm not young anymore, I won't stay up late often."
"It's good that you know how to take care of yourself," Su Su said, holding his hand. "Breakfast is ready, lazybones, get up."
Tian Yi hugged her and kissed her. "Do you have my favorite xiaolongbao and bacon with cheese?"
"I was in a hurry to make it this morning, so there was no time to make buns. Next time," Su Su pulled him up and said, "I'll prepare xiaolongbao for you tomorrow morning."
Only then did he reluctantly get out of bed.
...
At night, An Jing found a large truck and disguised it as one carrying sand and gravel to the construction site.
Tian Yi and he were both dressed in low-key construction uniforms and sat in the driver's cab of the truck until it drove into the construction site.
After the construction site gate was closed, they got out of the truck and supervised the unloading by the site manager.
The site manager was very excited when he saw the batch of goods among the sand and gravel. "Fortunately, it was delivered in time, otherwise we would have had to stop construction."
Tian Yi asked with a stern face, "Are the workers helping with the unloading tonight trustworthy?"
"They've all been working with me. You two bosses can rest assured," the site manager guaranteed.
An Jing nodded and said, "From now on, no matter who asks about the progress of this project, don't reveal anything. Just pretend that the work is difficult to do."
"Understood, understood."
An Jing took out a manila envelope and handed it to the site manager. "Thank you for your hard work tonight. This is a token of appreciation from President Qin."
The site manager took the manila envelope, secretly weighed it, and his face bloomed with a smile. He quickly said, "It's not hard work, not hard work at all."
They watched until the goods were unloaded before leaving the construction site with the truck.
An Jing saw that it was not yet dawn. Going back now would only wake up his family, so he suggested, "Let's go, let's find a place to have a drink."
Tian Yi said nothing and got into his car, letting him make the arrangements.
An Jing took him to a bar that was open all night and found a small table in a corner to sit down.
Tian Yi thought the bar's environment was quite good, unlike some bars that were very noisy. There was only a female singer on stage singing gentle love songs.
It made him feel very comfortable. He couldn't help but ask, "When did you discover this nice place? It seems like even with a wife, you're still active in your nightlife."
"Don't wrongly accuse me," Tian Yi explained. "It was for work. I accompanied a client last time, and he chose the location. But he and I left just after ten o'clock at night."
Tian Yi punched his shoulder and chuckled, "Alright, no need to explain in such detail."
While they were talking, the waiter had already brought the drinks.
Tian Yi then asked him about Xiao Xiao's biological father.
He smiled and said, "We've reached a consensus. As long as he treats Xiao Xiao well, we don't care who she chooses. He had to return abroad for some business, and it might be some time before he can visit Xiao Xiao again."
"You didn't take Xiao Xiao away?" Tian Yi was a little surprised. It seemed that Xiao Xiao's issue was still unresolved.
An Jing took a sip of his wine and said, "There's no rush, is there? Xiao Xiao doesn't have much of an emotional connection with her biological father yet."
"Once he takes the child to live with him, they will develop a bond," Tian Yi said directly. "Given Xiao Xiao's current psychological state, it's not very suitable for her to live around you. It would be better for her to go to a new environment."
"You're right, but Xiao Xiao is still unwilling to go with her biological father, and I don't want to force her."
Tian Yi didn't say anything further. It wasn't appropriate for him to say too much about this matter, so he fell silent, drinking wine and listening to music, preparing to go home for breakfast when it was dawn.
He was still thinking about the xiaolongbao that Su Su said she would make this morning. He couldn't help but look at the singer on stage, a smile spreading across his lips.