When Zhan Yang Yi woke up, he only felt a slight throbbing in his head. However, his disheveled clothes seemed to indicate what had happened the night before, even though he couldn't remember anything, as if he had drunk too much.
He put on his clothes and went downstairs, only to see Chen Yu Tong in her home clothes making breakfast. Such a scene warmed his heart, and he felt immense happiness, unable to help but gaze at Chen Yu Tong, his voice trailing off.
His past years had not been good. There was even a time when he thought he would truly live in endless hatred. Yet, he never expected that he would now possess the most complete happiness in this world.
"You're awake, why didn't you call me?" Chen Yu Tong chided him slightly for standing there silently.
Zhan Yang Yi simply smiled, "It's nothing, it's just that I'm still not quite used to this kind of life."
He gently put his arm around Chen Yu Tong's waist and kissed her on the cheek.
"I haven't told you about my past. In fact, my past wasn't so glorious. Everything I have now is something I've earned through my own hard work. I even did many things back then because of my hatred for the Zhan family."
Chen Yu Tong was slightly taken aback. She had only heard before that Zhan Yang Yi had returned to the Zhan family later, but she didn't know there were so many twists and turns involved.
"My past was always filled with hatred. I always thought that my life would be over once I avenged myself. Now, it feels like a dream to be able to have you."
Hearing this, Chen Yu Tong subconsciously looked at Zhan Yang Yi. Her reflection appeared in his pupils, with no one else. His gentleness seemed to be reserved only for her.
Zhan Yang Yi chuckled as he saw Chen Yu Tong staring at him in a daze.
This jolted Chen Yu Tong back to reality. She pushed Zhan Yang Yi away a little awkwardly, "Alright, hurry up and eat breakfast. You'll have to go to the company later."
Zhan Yang Yi smiled and obediently sat down to eat breakfast.
Only after seeing Zhan Yang Yi off did Chen Yu Tong heave a sigh of relief. It seemed Zhan Yang Yi didn't suspect anything about last night. She had escaped this time, but it wasn't a long-term solution. She had to think of another way.
Meanwhile, Zhan Mo Han and Wei Yu Meng were insisted upon by Old Master Zhan to stay at the Zhan family's old residence for a few days.
"Alas, I'm truly getting old. I never thought I'd see my grandson get married at this age. It makes this old man feel a bit melancholic. You've all settled down, and I'm the only old man left."
Old Master Zhan said this with a sad expression.
Wei Yu Meng and Zhan Mo Han exchanged a helpless glance.
"So, Grandpa, we're here to stay with you for a few days," Wei Yu Meng said.
Old Master Zhan nodded with satisfaction, "Good, it's my granddaughter-in-law who cares about me."
Zhan Mo Han couldn't help but hold his forehead. Old Master Zhan really became more clingy as he got older.
However, Wei Yu Meng didn't dislike it. Since they didn't live together usually, it was indeed worrying to leave the elderly man alone in the old residence. Having the opportunity to accompany him wasn't a bad thing.
Unexpectedly, the housekeeper walked over at this moment. "Master, Miss Chen has arrived."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Zhan became even more excited, "Quick, let my granddaughter-in-law come in so I can see her."
After a while, the housekeeper led Chen Yu Tong in.
Chen Yu Tong was surprised to see Zhan Mo Han and Wei Yu Meng there as well. She simply nodded at them in greeting.
"Grandpa, I bought some things to visit you," Chen Yu Tong said, placing the items on the table. "I heard Yang Yi say you like this pastry shop the most, so I specifically went to buy some for you."
However, as soon as she finished placing them, she noticed an identical box of pastries on the table.
Old Master Zhan didn't show any displeasure. Instead, he said with a smile, "Both of my granddaughters-in-law are thinking about what I like to eat. It's wonderful."
Chen Yu Tong then realized that the other box was bought by Wei Yu Meng.
After they chatted for a while, the housekeeper took Old Master Zhan to rest, leaving the three of them.
Wei Yu Meng then asked, "I didn't expect you to both visit Grandpa on your first day of marriage. We all thought you'd be having a few days of private time together."
"Yang Yi has work at the company. The entire company relies on him, so we can't afford to slack off."
Hearing this, Wei Yu Meng turned to Zhan Mo Han and said, "Mo Han, why don't you..."
Before Wei Yu Meng could finish her sentence, Zhan Mo Han nodded, "Okay, I'll talk to my elder brother."
Wei Yu Meng felt a little awkward, "You knew what I was going to say again?"
Chen Yu Tong looked at the couple, feeling a bit awkward as they started to show affection.
Zhan Mo Han said, "The Zhan Group's recent projects are very stable. It's not a problem for me to help my elder brother manage the company for a few days."
But Chen Yu Tong didn't want to spend too much time with Zhan Yang Yi. She was afraid she might not be able to keep up the pretense one day.
"That might not be good. You're already so busy normally, and you still have to help us," Chen Yu Tong thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll discuss it with Yang Yi and then we'll talk about it, okay?"
"Alright," Zhan Mo Han had no objections. It was a simple matter for him.
After all, he had been managing the entire Zhan Group, which was equivalent to managing many medium-sized enterprises. It wouldn't be difficult to manage one more company.
Wei Yu Meng glanced at the time and suddenly remembered, "Mo Han, since we're staying here for a few days, why don't we bring the children over this afternoon?"
Zhan Mo Han nodded. After all, they couldn't possibly leave the two children at home.
"You're staying here?" Chen Yu Tong was a little surprised.
Wei Yu Meng explained, "We're just staying for a few days to accompany Grandpa."
Chen Yu Tong immediately had an idea. She wished she could have more contact with Zhan Mo Han. If she could also stay at the Zhan family's old residence, that would be even better.
In the following days, Chen Yu Tong still lived in the new house with Zhan Yang Yi. However, every night, Chen Yu Tong slept restlessly, often waking up in fright in the middle of the night.
"Yang Yi... I..." Chen Yu Tong's voice trembled with fear, unable to speak for a long time.
Zhan Yang Yi hugged her worriedly, "Yu Tong, I'm here. Don't worry, don't be afraid."
"Yang Yi, I had that dream again. I dreamed of a woman, and she said... she said she used to live in this house and told us to leave."
Chen Yu Tong clutched Zhan Yang Yi's clothes tightly, trembling uncontrollably. "Yang Yi, can we move out, please?"
Zhan Yang Yi was also feeling uneasy. Regardless of why Chen Yu Tong was having nightmares, this situation had been going on for many days. Staying like this was indeed not a solution. Perhaps a change of environment could help Chen Yu Tong improve.
However, even so, where could he move to?
Chen Yu Tong thought for a moment and said, "Yang Yi, why don't we go and stay at Grandpa's place for a while, okay?"