Chad had planned to wake her up, but now he just sat on the edge of the bed, watching her sleep.

Mia had also risen early, carrying her hungry, crying son out the door while stifling a yawn. "Anya, you're not going to school, you're not going to work, and you're not even hungry. Why are you up so early?"

Anya, with her backpack on and clutching her laptop, replied, "Auntie, I'm heading out. I left some pasta for the baby in the dining room."

With that, she left, busier than those heading off to work.

Last night, Henry was supposed to sleep with his grandfather but ended up crying his way into his parents' arms.

Anya's daily routine: city library, Chad, baby-a trifecta of tasks.

Molly's daily life: work, home-a straight line.

Mia: her son, a single point.

Sometimes she would visit the office, bringing surprises for Andre, who was hard at work.

Leo often joined Anya after work to clean, buy mattresses, and bed linens. Anya also took down the dusty curtains and replaced them with a double-layered set: one layer of girlish white tulle for her and another layer of classic grey blackout curtains for Leo's straightforward taste.

Leo pointed at the curtains on the bed. "Why'd you buy these without telling me?"

Anya had her grievances too. "And did you tell me when you signed me up for the computer exam?"

However, Anya didn't know how to install curtains and needed a man's help. Holding the curtain rings, she called, "Chad, could you give me a hand?"

Removing the old curtains revealed dust everywhere.

Anya passed the curtains up, and Leo, wiping the rail with a damp cloth, hung the new ones. "One layer would've been enough; two is overkill." "The white one's for me; the grey one's for you."

After hanging them, suddenly, the table Anya had ordered online also arrived.

Leo looked at her silently.

bit her tongue. "There's no table for Chad's books

"There's no sofa either. Planning

whispered, "Already did,

on his hips,

just a single lazy boy chair,

lamp, floor mat...

received another delivery call. "Chad, the chairs have

yet content, said, "Anyone who has you as a customer

hand, heading out to collect

reading the instructions and handling the screwdriver, while Anya, nearly incapable of anything

me the number three

immediately passed

screwdriver and took

the foot

gaze towards Anya was complex, filled with emotion, pity, and a stirring of the heart. Seeing Anya's simplicity and dedication to him alone, Leo found himself smiling. Indeed, no matter how troubled he felt, seeing

around Anya's neck. Just as she thought Chad might strangle her, she found

leaning down to kiss Anya, who was in

two days,

even buying a bath loofah to hang in the

a wall-mounted storage bag, a desk mat-Anya had covered it

even replacing the

wasn't satisfied with the wardrobe either, covering it completely with adhesive wallpaper until

drinking water; I'm

bear-themed play mat, and on the balcony, a

hurried with her to the flower market

very proud. "Chad, do

"If you like it,

has always wanted

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