In the afternoon, Mia stayed at Leo's place until both the old and the young woke up from their naps. She then got a call from her husband, and Molly wanted to visit her Chad, so they planned to leave together.
Anya, with Leo constantly on her mind, didn't want to go. She came up with an excuse, "Auntie, we ordered too much for lunch, and there's a lot left over. Chad can't finish it all by himself tonight, so I'll stay and help him eat."
Leo just sighed, "…"
Later, Leo waved them off, "I'll take Anya home later tonight."
After they left, Leo turned to Henry, gesturing for a hug. This time, Henry played along, lifting his little arms towards Leo and leaning into him.
Sure enough, after a good nap, Henry was in a better mood and didn't cry when kissed by his brother.
Leo and Anya saw everyone off to their cars and watched as they drove away. Anya, happily linking her arm with Leo's, sweetly asked, "Chad, will I be bothering you if I stay?"
"Even if you are, you're already here. Do you think I can send you away?" He turned around, letting his girlfriend cling to his arm, and walked to the elevator, using his car keys to press the up button.
Anya was always charmed by Leo's subtle actions.
Even something as simple as pressing an elevator button, when done by Chad, made her adore him more. "Chad, why did you need your car keys?"
"I was thinking of seeing them off, but then I realized the cars were all properly parked when I went downstairs."
Anya pouted, "Was it not because you wanted to take me out but realized it was too sunny outside?"
"All day out, what's so fun about that?"
Leo leaned casually against the wall in the elevator lobby, exuding a lazy elegance. He looked down at the fair arms of the girl wrapped around his.
Anya stood by Leo's side. As someone entered the elevator, she instinctively leaned closer to him.
Leo, who had always enjoyed Anya’s company, asked, "Why do you always like to follow me?"
"Because I'm your girlfriend, duh."
"Even before you were my girlfriend, you liked to follow me."
Anya, quick-witted, retorted, "But you also liked to take me everywhere with you."
Leo looked at her and chuckled, acknowledging that it was indeed true.
Once they arrived at the hotel, Leo tidied the bed, "You lie down where Henry was sleeping, take a nap, and I'll clean up."
Anya washed her hands and immediately headed for the dining table, "Chad, you study, I'll clean up."
Leo grabbed Anya's wrist firmly. "You didn't sleep at noon, go take a nap."
Anya, bold as ever, demanded, "Then kiss me. If you don't kiss me, I won't listen."
Leo, still a bit naive about his girlfriend's charm, flatly refused, "…Dream on."
After saying that, he let go of Anya's hand and went to organize his study materials.
Anya, with a gleeful smile, went to the dining table, cleaning up the leftover lunch while sneaking a few bites with her chopsticks.
Leo occasionally looked at her, and by the time he was done, she had eaten another meal.
Leo turned back, watching an online class, his hand covering a smile at the corner of his mouth. For some reason, seeing Anya stuffing her cheeks with food made him feel good and want to laugh.
The two of them in the room, indeed, weren't lonely.
Anya quietly went to the bathroom, wet a towel to clean the table, trying not to disturb Leo.
…
At the golf course,
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