The next day, Tian Xinyuan unsurprisingly overslept. When he groggily opened his eyes and sat up from the bed, he realized that he seemed to have agreed to have breakfast with Ye Chen yesterday.

"Late... I'm late."

In that instant, Tian Xinyuan's drowsiness completely vanished. He quickly climbed out of bed and stepped onto the wooden floor of the room, which felt pleasantly cool. However, he didn't have time to put on his slippers. As he walked to the door, about to open it, his eyes hastily glanced at the clock hanging on the wall.

The second hand keeps moving on the clock face, clearly indicating the time.

It is now 9:50.

He should have left the house.

Tian Xinyuan muttered to himself and walked back to the bedside.

Yesterday, I was halfway through organizing my luggage when the suitcase remained open, with clothes scattered inside. Apart from some essential items that I frequently use and have already been put away in the wardrobe, the remaining jackets, school uniforms, and trousers were spread out on the outside.

So troublesome.

I want to go home.

Tian Xinyuan kicked the suitcase a few times, then collapsed onto the bed behind him in utter despair.

He remembered a few years ago, when he had a fight with Tian Ke over something and threatened to run away from home, Tian Ke jokingly said, "Tian Xinyuan, you're so delicate that you can't even take care of yourself. I bet you won't last long on your own, and you'll obediently come back to the Tian family."

It's been several years since it happened, but looking back now, it's amazing how those words turned out to be prophetic.

Tian Xinyuan stretched his legs and, no longer feeling sleepy, decided to go wash up.

Then he needs to contact Tian Ke and tell him that he will be returning on Friday, no, it's actually his day off.

Taking off his pajamas, it was exactly half-past ten. The second-floor corridor was quiet, with the bedroom doors closed. Tian Xinyuan withdrew his gaze and slowly went downstairs.

The lights in the living room were turned off, and the floor-to-ceiling curtains by the balcony were tightly drawn, making the entire spacious living room feel empty.

Tian Xinyuan called out to Aunt Chen a few times, but no one responded.

Is he the only one at home today?

Wait, home?

Tian Xinyuan was startled by the familiar terms he had put himself in. Ye Chen had told him yesterday that he hoped he would treat this place as a second home.

In fact, Ye Chen's idea is not wrong. The Tian family is indeed a family. Since their two families have already formed an alliance, it is only natural that this place would become Tian Xinyuan's second home, including the Ye family's main residence, which can also be referred to as another home for Omega.

I just didn't expect my subconscious to accept it so quickly.

Tian Xinyuan thought this way and pulled open the floor-to-ceiling curtains, letting bright light into the living room, making everything within sight clear.

Just as he thought he would have to take care of breakfast himself today, he inadvertently noticed the post-it note stuck on the kitchen sliding door.

The handwriting was somewhat messy, and it was not difficult to see that it belonged to Alpha's unique style of penmanship.

There weren't many words written above, and it took Tian Xinyuan a few seconds to finish reading it.

It is not difficult to see the deliberation in Alpha's tone.

Ye Chen is already an adult, while Tian Xinyuan has not yet stepped out of the high school campus. There is always a distance between the two of them. Moreover, they are not that familiar with each other, so for Ye Chen, his behavior cannot be too intimate, but it also cannot be too unfamiliar.

In addition to the daily care and the reminder for late riser Tian Xinyuan to take out the sandwich Aunt Chen made for him from the fridge, there is also Alpha's phone number left under the sticky note. Tian Xinyuan took out his phone and noted it down.

Staying on the name of the newly added contact, it seems that Tian Xinyuan recalled his unreasonable behavior yesterday and didn't dwell on it for too long. He decided to take the initiative and send a text message to the other person.

He typed a few lines on the nine-grid keyboard, then suddenly began to delete before finally leaving behind only a short sentence: '

"Ye Chen gege, I'm sorry. I troubled you yesterday QAQ."

In order to emphasize their sincerity, they deliberately added a facial expression at the end.

Ye Chen did not immediately give a response, and Tian Xinyuan did not mind either. After all, the other party seemed just as busy as Tian Ke. He put his phone on the dining table and, following what Ye Chen had written on the sticky note, opened the refrigerator.

The glass bowl placed in the first compartment was very eye-catching, covered with a layer of transparent plastic wrap. Tian Xinyuan reached out and took it out.

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Ye Chen left the conference room expressionlessly. The emergency morning meeting today was about the almost leaked tender documents of the company. The CEO's assistant followed his footsteps, wiping the nonexistent sweat off his forehead. He pressed the elevator button for Ye Chen and cautiously spoke, "Mr. Ye, the Minister of the Ministry of Commerce..."

His department couldn't even be managed properly, and with such a major incident happening, I don't think this minister is worthy of his position anymore," Ye Chen interrupted his assistant. "Keep an eye on his side too, if he can't provide a solution by tomorrow, I have the authority to kick him out."

As he waited for the elevator, he took out his cellphone from the pocket of his suit jacket and instructed his assistant on the other side to keep an eye on a project. Just as he turned on the screen, he saw an unread message from an unfamiliar phone number.

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