It was unclear if she was hungry or if Chen Dongyang always ate so quickly, but in less than two minutes, the plate was clean.
He took a tissue, wiped his mouth, and said to Tiantian.
"Tomorrow I'll get you a wheelchair and buy a pair of crutches to make it easier for you to be home alone. Do you have any other friends? Do you want to find someone else to take care of you?"
She did have a friend, Ge'er, whom she could trouble, but she had only been away from home for a short time and had already gotten herself into such a sorry state. Tiantian really didn't want her to know.
"Didn't you say you were going to buy me a wheelchair and crutches? With them, I won't need to trouble anyone else, I can manage myself."
Chen Dongyang didn't find her behavior strange and nodded.
"Then let's make do for today. Don't shower. Avoid touching the wound. Eat first. I'll borrow your computer to look at something."
There was a desktop computer on the bar counter, and a laptop on the sofa. Tiantian asked him which one he would use, and Chen Dongyang went to the counter.
One ate, the other worked. After more than ten minutes, Tiantian finished eating.
Chen Dongyang first opened the bedroom door, then went to pick her up.
He looked thin, but he was quite strong.
His arms around her were powerful. Tiantian's hands clasped his neck, and she felt his shoulders were also very broad.
Besides her father and Ge'er, this was her first time being so close to a man, and he was someone else's man. What a sin, what a sin.
Chen Dongyang put her on the bed, carefully covered her with a quilt, and then went outside to pour a glass of water and placed it by the bedside.
"Is there anything else you'd like to do?"
Tiantian's face was hot, but thankfully he hadn't turned on the lights, so he couldn't see clearly.
"No. It's getting late. You shouldn't go back. Hurry up and wash up and go to bed."
Fortunately, it wasn't the first time he had stayed at her place, so Chen Dongyang wasn't awkward.
The bedroom door was gently closed. Tiantian listened to him walking back and forth in the living room, then heard the sound of him running water to bathe and the washing machine running.
Although he hadn't said a word, knowing that there was someone in the house who existed for her made her feel quite at ease. Tiantian soon fell asleep.
The next day, she was woken by the alarm at seven o'clock. Before she could even shake off her grogginess, Chen Dongyang heard the sound and knocked on the door from outside.
"Miss Jiang, are you awake?"
"I'm awake, you can come in."
He pushed the door open, turned off her alarm, and then asked.
"Do you want to get up now?"
"Yes."
"Breakfast is ready. I'll carry you to wash up."
He carried her to the public bathroom outside.
Having just had surgery and slept through the night, her entire lower leg was swollen today. She was even more hesitant to put any weight on it than yesterday.
Chen Dongyang had originally intended to put her down so she could wash her face and brush her teeth herself, but then he thought.
"Wait a moment."
He carried her out again and pushed her ergonomic chair into the bathroom.
He sat down himself and had Tiantian sit in his lap.
"This is better. Start now."
Tiantian was mortified.
Not only was she being held by a man, but she also had to sit on his lap to wash her face and brush her teeth.
What a mortifying public scene this was...
But she couldn't help it. She had left the hospital in a hurry yesterday and hadn't prepared anything.
Fortunately, she had helped him out of kindness twice before, otherwise, she would have been too embarrassed to face him.
She faced the faucet and brushed her teeth, while Chen Dongyang watched the back of her head from behind.
The pampered young lady's hair was even more lustrous and shiny than that of ordinary people.
Like silk, it spread across her satin shirt. Just by looking at the back of her head and her slender shoulders, one could tell she was a great beauty.
As he watched, his thoughts began to wander. He had to look away again.
When Tiantian finished washing up and put her toothbrush back, she noticed that Chen Dongyang was also washing up there.
He had found a spare toothbrush for himself, picked a dark blue one, clearly for men, and placed it on the side of the washbasin.
Tiantian's pink toothbrush was placed next to his, and suddenly there was a sense of intimacy.
After washing up, Chen Dongyang carried her back to the sofa, then pushed the chair back and sat opposite her, letting her eat.
While eating, he said to Tiantian.
"Try contacting Miss Zhu again. Whether you can reach her or not, give me a reply. Later, I'll find time to bring you the wheelchair and crutches."
Tiantian said okay.
Just like yesterday, he finished eating quickly.
Chen Dongyang pursed his lips. "Then I'll be leaving. I'll keep my phone with me, but I might not be able to hear messages. So, if there's an emergency, don't text, just call me directly."
After speaking, he realized that Tiantian probably didn't have his phone number.
"Give me your phone, I'll save it for you."
They exchanged phone numbers, and then he left.
But before leaving, he seemed to remember something and turned back.
"You haven't been to the toilet since you woke up. I'll carry you to the bathroom first."
Uh... Tiantian blushed and handed her hands to him.
The door was gently closed by him, and she was alone in the house again.
Tiantian stared at the empty doorway for a few seconds, grabbed a nearby cushion, buried her face in it, and roared a few times.
Good heavens, what was all this?
Chen Dongyang went to work, and she didn't stay idle either.
First, she called the company's vice president to say she was feeling a bit unwell and would be working from home for the next few days, instructing him not to gossip. Then she contacted Wushuang.
Thank goodness, Wushuang's phone finally connected.
"What were you doing? I couldn't get through to you yesterday, I thought something had happened to you, I was so scared."
Wushuang apologized. "I had an urgent matter and went on a business trip to Beicheng. I boarded the plane around ten o'clock and didn't arrive until after four in the morning. I went straight to sleep when I got there. I didn't check my phone, so I worried you."
"Hehe, why are you looking for me when you're not sleeping late at night?"
Tiantian originally wanted to complain to her, but seeing how busy she was, she didn't want to add to her troubles.
"It's nothing, I just missed you. Go ahead and be busy, we'll talk when you get back."
After a few pleasantries, she reported the situation to Chen Dongyang and called him.
Chen Dongyang seemed to be at a construction site; it sounded very noisy over there.
"Is everything okay?"
"It's fine, I just wanted to let you know that I contacted Wushuang. She's okay, she went on a business trip out of town."
"That's good. Is everything okay with you?"
"No. I'm done, you can get back to work."
"Okay. I'll hand things over here and then go buy you the wheelchair. Keep your phone on, and I'll call you when I get there."
They hung up, and Tiantian picked up her computer to continue drawing.
However, an unusual emotion kept interfering, preventing her from concentrating.
She decided not to force herself. She put down the computer, turned on the TV, and found a popcorn movie to watch.
Halfway through the movie, Chen Dongyang called her, saying he had arrived at the entrance of the residential area.
Tiantian turned down the TV volume and gazed longingly at the door.
A few minutes later, there was a noise outside the door.
The door was pushed open, and Chen Dongyang entered, pushing a wheelchair with one hand and holding crutches in the other.
"I found these second-hand at a pharmacy by the hospital entrance. You won't need them for more than a few days anyway, so don't mind. I tested it, and it's quite responsive. Come on up, and I'll teach you how to use it."