Due to the wedding with the Ye family, Tian Xinyuan took a total of three days off from school, including the entire weekend. He only returned to school on Thursday.

On Monday morning, as usual, Ye Chen got up, washed up, and went to work. When he walked downstairs, he was somewhat surprised to see his newlywed spouse sitting at the dining table, engrossed in a lively conversation with Aunt Chen.

"Brother... Brother, morning."

Tian Xinyuan saw Ye Chen and proactively raised his face to greet him. Although it sounded a bit awkward, it was, after all, his first step forward.

Alpha was dressed neatly, with a black suit and trousers that gave him a serious and dignified aura.

After the events of last night, Tian Xinyuan now even feels that no matter how meticulously Ye Chen dresses, he doesn't seem as difficult to get along with as he appears.

Moreover, since Ye Chen and Tian Ke are of similar age, it's justifiable for her to call him "gege" (brother).

Alpha calmly raised an eyebrow.

The little one seems to be in a rather good mood.

However, Tian Xinyuan did appreciate his intentions.

'Why did you get up so early?'

Ye Chen sat at the dining table and had Aunt Chen bring a cup of coffee from the kitchen. He took a small sip.

Tian Xinyuan, judging from his appearance, had probably just finished breakfast. There was an empty plate in front of him. Instead of directly answering the other person's question, he politely asked, "Brother... Can I go home by myself later?"

Ye Chen paused, holding his coffee cup, and looked over at Tian Xinyuan beside him. He asked in confusion, "Didn't I tell you last night that I would bring you back? I'll leave work early this afternoon to pick you up and take you home."

Tian Xinyuan opened his mouth, but he couldn't find the words to say that it was because he wanted to go home early and didn't want to trouble the other party to send him.

After a while, he could only lower his head and respond.

"En..." Ye Chen may have figured out something as he watched Tian Xinyuan's dejected appearance, as if he could see the other person's drooping tail. After enduring for a long time, he couldn't help but extend his hand and gently touch Omega's soft black hair. "I will leave work early to come pick you up."

Tian Xinyuan lifted his head in a daze and looked at Alpha's profound gaze, until Ye Chen withdrew his hand and stood up.

"It's getting late, I'll leave first."

Tian Xinyuan quickly stood up and instinctively moved to escort the person to the door. "Well... I... I'll be waiting for you at home when you come back."

In a daze, he seemed to hear the tall Alpha in front of him chuckle, along with the soft response from the other party.

Tian Xinyuan, who was oblivious to the obvious, had no realization of how normal the conversation between the newlyweds AO was just now.

However, in fact, they are not.

Perhaps one could also say that it is not now.

Ye Chen walked out of the door, and Tian Xinyuan slowly moved back to his own room.

He had purposely woken up early today, originally hoping that Ye Chen would agree to let him go home earlier. But now it seemed...

It seems that there is no meaning to getting up early this time.

The bed was messy with the quilt strewn about. Tian Xinyuan was still wearing loose pajamas and didn't want to get up as soon as he lay down on the bed.

He reached out and tugged on the blanket on the other side of the bed. Just as he closed his eyes, the phone next to his pillow rang.

It is a piece of news.

A sincere greeting from his elder brother, Tian Ke.

"Dear little brother, you have been away from home for so long. When will you remember to come home and see your elder brother?"

Tian Xinyuan's face was filled with question marks. He was about to ask if he had forgotten about himself and only remembered to reach out today. Then he saw a new message being added below the one he had just received.

"'And our father?'"

Tian Xinyuan: .........

He did not type on the phone's keyboard but instead made a direct voice call back.

"Big brother!"

The title this time rolled off the tongue effortlessly. On the contrary, there was no trace of the unnaturalness that was present downstairs just now.

"Why didn't you come to pick me up yesterday?"

Tian Ke, on the other end of the phone, expressed his deep concern for his beloved younger brother and explained, "I've been busy these past few days, especially with your wedding. After that, I had to deal with a lot of matters at the company. Now that I have some free time, I wanted to reach out to you."

Tian Xinyuan didn't say anything. He sniffed lightly and, for some reason, after listening to Tian Ke's words, he wanted even more to immediately return to the home where he had lived for eighteen years.

"Brother, I'll be able to come back this afternoon," Tian Xinyuan said.

"Afternoon?"

Tian Ke clearly grasped the key words.

"You can come back anytime and let me know. I'll have Uncle Li come and pick you up by car."

Tian Xinyuan huddled up in the blanket, rolled over, and repeated the words that Ye Chen had said to him earlier, saying, "It's brother... um... Ye Chen brother said that he will bring me back this afternoon."

"...Tian Ke seemed to have accidentally knocked something over on his end, his voice carrying a hint of anger: 'What did you just call him? Brother Ye Chen?! Since when did you two become so close?'"