Chapter 90 Resignation
The sun rises and the sunlight shines on the windowsill. The quiet morning is plain and warm.

Chen Mo slowly woke up from his sleep. The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the Sleeping Beauty in his arms. Her stunning face and slightly open mouth revealed a naive look that was never seen before.

Chen Mo looked at her quietly for a while, and couldn't help but smile knowingly. He reached out and pulled the quilt to cover Xu Hongdou's white and bare shoulders.

Just when Chen Mo lowered his head and wanted to continue watching for a while, he found that Xu Hongdou's red lips had lightly closed and her long and beautiful eyelashes were trembling slightly.

"Awake?" Chen Mo said softly with a smile.

Xu Hongdou did not respond. Chen Mo's hand under the quilt gently stroked Xu Hongdou's smooth back, and Xu Hongdou's eyelashes visibly fluttered.

Seeing that Xu Hongdou still had "no reaction", Chen Mo's hand slid down, and when it reached the fullest part of the curve, Xu Hongdou could no longer pretend and quickly grabbed Chen Mo's mischievous hand.

"Are you willing to wake up?" Chen Mo teased.

Xu Hongdou opened her eyes and glared at Chen Mo with some embarrassment and anger.

"If you keep looking at me like this, I won't be able to bear it anymore." Chen Mo reminded.

Xu Hongdou seemed to sense something in the quilt, and her face suddenly turned red. "Bah, bad guy, you want to be a hooligan so early in the morning."

"You are my girlfriend, why would I act like a hooligan? I have the right to do so, okay?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Besides, men are more energetic in the morning, which is a sign of their health and vitality."

"I don't understand. Don't tell me these things." Xu Hongdou pulled the quilt to cover her head.

Seeing Xu Hongdou being so shy, Chen Mo couldn't help but smile, and hugged Xu Hongdou tightly through the quilt.

The two of them snuggled together quietly, cherishing this unforgettable and beautiful time.

After a while, a light sound suddenly came from the room, "Gu~~"

Xu Hongdou slowly pulled down the quilt a little, revealing a pair of charming eyes. She blinked and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm hungry~~"

Chen Mo smiled and said, "I'll go make breakfast."

"Yeah." Xu Hongdou nodded gently, her eyes filled with happiness and joy.

Chen Mo kissed Xu Hongdou lightly on the forehead, then he lifted the quilt, stood up and put on his clothes.

Xu Hongdou subconsciously covered her eyes, but couldn't help leaving a gap between her fingers and looked at him secretly out of curiosity.

Chen Mo is the type who looks thin when dressed, but has muscular body when undressed.

Because his work is relatively casual and he has plenty of time, Chen Mo usually has the habit of exercising, such as running or playing ball.

So although Chen Mo doesn't have exaggerated muscle lines, he still has strong muscle contours, and at least he has six abdominal muscles.

When Chen Mo was about to put on his shirt, he looked back and saw Xu Hongdou immediately burying her head in the quilt again as if she had been caught peeping.

"It's not like we didn't see each other last night, why are you still so shy?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Besides, you're my girlfriend, so you can watch if you want. Why are you being so sneaky?"

Xu Hongdou thought about it and felt that this was true. Chen Mo could take advantage of her with a clear conscience. Why should she be embarrassed?

Thinking of this, Xu Hongdou pulled off the quilt, sat up, and was about to take a good look at it openly, but she forgot that she was not wearing any clothes, and her naked body was immediately exposed.

"Ah~~" Xu Hongdou exclaimed and immediately lay back down.

Chen Mo couldn't help but laugh, "I watched everything I should have watched last night."

"Of course, I haven't seen enough." Chen Mo added seriously.

Xu Hongdou hummed in the quilt: "Put on your clothes and go out first."

She was a little uncomfortable for a while.

"Haha, okay." Although Chen Mo still wanted to tease Xu Hongdou some more, he thought that there was still a long way to go in the future, so he should give Xu Hongdou some time to adapt.

Chen Mo picked up the clothes that Xu Hongdou had scattered on the ground and said, "I've put the clothes on your bed."

"Okay." Xu Hongdou responded while curled up in the quilt.

Chen Mo smiled, walked out of the bedroom to prepare breakfast, and closed the bedroom door.

After hearing the door close, Xu Hongdou poked her head out from under the quilt, stretched out her hand to take the clothes out of the quilt, and put them on carefully.

When Xu Hongdou walked out of the bedroom, Chen Mo had already finished washing up and was frying eggs in the kitchen.

Xu Hongdou leaned lightly against the kitchen door, watching Chen Mo's smooth movements with sweetness in her eyes.

This is her boyfriend, he's really handsome.

Chen Mo glanced at Xu Hongdou and said, "Go brush your teeth and wash your face first, then you can eat."

"Okay." Xu Hongdou responded but did not move.

"What's wrong?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"It's okay." Xu Hongdou shook her head.

"Then why are you looking at me?"

"Do I need to ask your opinion when I see my boyfriend?"

Chen Mo was stunned when he heard this, but couldn't help laughing, "That's not necessary."

"But, this is what I would normally say to you, right? Why is it the other way around today?" Chen Mo found it quite novel when he heard it.

"You are allowed to act like a hooligan, but I am not allowed to act unreasonable?" Xu Hongdou raised her eyebrows.

Chen Mo turned off the fire on the stove, then moved closer to Xu Hongdou, "Hey, Xu Hongdou, I just realized that you have this side to you."

In the past, Xu Hongdou had always been independent and mature. Even after becoming Chen Mo's girlfriend, she rarely showed such temper towards Chen Mo.

Now, Xu Hongdou gives Chen Mo the feeling that she is the kind of person who can truly be herself without any scruples only in front of her parents and family.

Chen Mo knew it because Xu Hongdou had given herself to him without reservation.

"Why, do you regret it?" Xu Hongdou asked.

"Yeah, I regret it." Chen Mo nodded.

Before Xu Hongdou could respond, Chen Mo added, "I regret not eating you earlier."

"Otherwise I would have discovered your lovely side earlier."

"Hmph, is that something you can do just by thinking about it?" Xu Hongdou snorted.

"Then it's okay now."

As Chen Mo spoke, he lowered his head. Seeing this, Xu Hongdou closed her eyes lightly and did not dodge.

But Chen Mo stopped when his lips were about to touch hers, and Xu Hongdou opened her eyes with a puzzled look.

"Hey, you haven't brushed your teeth yet." Chen Mo said.

"Do you dislike me?" Xu Hongdou raised her eyebrows.

"No, no, it's just that you're hungry. Go wash up first, otherwise the fried eggs will get cold." Chen Mo looked around and said to him.

"It doesn't matter if you wait a little longer." Xu Hongdou held Chen Mo's face and pulled it down, then kissed him forcefully and fiercely.

"Hmm" Chen Mo seemed like a young wife being teased, not knowing where to put his hands.

After the kiss, Xu Hongdou wiped her lips with the back of her hand in a domineering manner, with a sly look in her eyes.

Chen Mo had a look of disgust on his face, but there was an indescribable tenderness in his eyes.

"Go wash up quickly, and check if Nanxing is awake, and ask her to come for breakfast." Chen Mo shook his head with a smile.

"Oh, that's right." Xu Hongdou then remembered that Chen Nanxing was sleeping next door, and she hurried back.

"Slow down, why are you in such a hurry?" Chen Mo shouted.

Xu Hongdou waved her hand without answering.

In front of her house, Xu Hongdou let out a sigh of relief, opened the door carefully, looked inside, and found that there was no one in the living room.

Xu Hongdou walked quietly into the house with light footsteps. She looked at the bathroom on the left and found that there was no one there. She felt relieved.

This meant that Chen Nanxing was still asleep. Xu Hongdou walked towards the bedroom as usual to wake up Chen Nanxing.

"Where have you been?"

Suddenly Chen Nanxing's voice sounded behind her. Xu Hongdou was startled and turned around. She saw Chen Nanxing standing in the back of the kitchen holding a cup.

Apparently Xu Hongdou was only paying attention to whether there was anyone in the bathroom, and because of a blind spot in her vision, she did not see Chen Nanxing.

"You're awake? Why were you so quiet? You almost scared me." Xu Hongdou quickly said as usual.

"I just want to pour a glass of water." Chen Nanxing asked curiously.

"You were so quiet. I didn't even hear the door open before I saw you walk in."

"Oh, I thought you weren't awake yet, so I was afraid of waking you up, so I made less noise." Xu Hongdou thought of an excuse.

"Where did you go so early in the morning? I didn't see you when I woke up." Chen Nanxing asked.

"I woke up and couldn't fall asleep, so I went downstairs for a walk."

"You're just going downstairs for a stroll in this pajamas?" Chen Nanxing looked at Xu Hongdou.

Xu Hongdou blinked and changed the subject: "I didn't make it."

"I was just about to go for a walk when Chen Mo sent me a message saying he was going to make breakfast and asked me what I wanted to eat, so I went to visit the neighbor next door."

"When did you go next door?"

"Just now."

"Then why did it take so long?"

"Not long, just a little while."

"A little while? I haven't seen you for half an hour since I woke up."

Xu Hongdou took out her phone to check the time and nodded, "I think I've been here for about half an hour."

"Really? But I woke up an hour ago." Chen Nanxing said.

"."Xu Hongdou.

Most afraid of the air suddenly quiet.

"So you didn't come back to sleep last night?" Chen Nanxing had a look of surprise on his face.

"No, maybe I remembered the time wrong just now." Xu Hongdou still refused to admit it.

"Hehe, I woke up once in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, and I didn't see you." Chen Nanxing sneered.

"And you know, your soundproofing isn't very good. I seemed to hear some indescribable noises in my confusion."

Xu Hongdou's face suddenly became hot, her ears turned red, and she felt a little socially dead.

Did she scream that loudly last night?

I don’t know, it’s all Chen Mo’s fault!
Seeing Xu Hongdou like this, Chen Nanxing knew what was going on.

"It's fine if you leave me alone at home and go spend the night with me. After all, it's for your own happiness. I still understand."

"But you actually planned to hide it from me and didn't want to share your experience with me. That's your fault, woman."

"Hehe." Xu Hongdou just smiled and pretended to be stupid.

"Hey, that's not right." Xu Hongdou suddenly reacted.

"Chen Mo's bedroom is not against my wall. It's another room that is against my wall."

The other room was used by Jiang Congwen for live broadcasts before, so she was sometimes disturbed at that time.

"Oh, I remembered it wrong. I didn't get up last night and slept until dawn." Chen Nanxing nodded.

"."Xu Hongdou.

"Have you been lying to me?" Xu Hongdou couldn't believe it.

"If you don't hide it from me, why would I need to deceive you?" Chen Nanxing asked back.

Xu Hongdou was relieved and said that even if the sound insulation was just average, it couldn't be that bad and the neighbors shouldn't be able to hear it.

"I'll brush my teeth first, then we'll go next door to have breakfast." Xu Hongdou changed the subject.

"Tell me first, how did you feel last night?" Chen Nanxing leaned over and joked.

"Oh, what's there to say about this?"

"Are you still shy?"

"No."

"Then tell me quickly."

After Xu Hongdou finished washing up, she and Chen Nanxing went to the next room. Chen Mo had already prepared breakfast.

The three of them sat down to eat, and Chen Nanxing's eyes would secretly look back and forth between the two of them from time to time.

"What's wrong?" Chen Mo noticed Chen Nanxing's hidden gaze.

Chen Nanxing said nothing, just smiled and gave a thumbs up.

Xu Hongdou pressed Chen Nanxing's hand and said calmly, "Eat."

Chen Mo looked at Chen Nanxing's curious eyes after he entered the room, and then thought of Xu Hongdou's hurried return just now. He could guess what was going on and couldn't help but smile.

Chen Mo had nothing to be embarrassed about.

Food color, sex too.

The two of them were originally a serious couple, not having an affair.

"I might also want to change jobs." Xu Hongdou said suddenly.

"You want to resign too?" Chen Nanxing was a little surprised.

"Have you thought about it?" Chen Mo was not surprised. He had discussed this issue with Xu Hongdou more than once last night.

Only Chen Mo knew how exhausted Xu Hongdou looked when she returned home every day.

Xu Hongdou's ankle had been swollen and painful for half a month, and it was only in the past two days that it slowly subsided.

It should have healed in three to five days, but Xu Hongdou didn't get any rest. She had to wear high heels to work every day and stand all day long. How could she heal?

In the end, Xu Hongdou was in so much pain that she took two days off and rested for a few days on the weekend before she felt better.

But this is Xu Hongdou's career for so many years, and Chen Mo has no way to interfere. He can only ask her to take care of her health.

"These years I have been like a part, being pushed to turn the gears. After I got promoted, the gears turned faster, but the wear also became more serious," Xu Hongdou said calmly.

Chen Mo felt distressed when he heard this, because Xu Hongdou's foot was injured. When he was applying medicine on Xu Hongdou, he found out that Xu Hongdou's arch was gone and her feet were flat on the ground.

That's why Chen Mo specially learned a set of foot massage techniques.

Xu Hongdou also has some minor problems with her waist and cervical spine.

Standing for a long time can easily cause lumbar disc herniation, let alone someone like Xu Hongdou who is standing in high heels.

Although the situation is not very serious now, it is foreseeable that if it continues to accumulate, sooner or later there will be problems like Chen Nanxing's.

"The main reason is that I got to my current position by working my way up through experience."

"If I want to get promoted again and remove the word 'deputy' from the title of deputy director of the housekeeping department, I don't know how long I'll have to endure. Right now, it seems there's no hope within three to five years," Xu Hongdou explained.

There can be multiple deputy positions, but there is only one main position.

Although the position sounds the same without the word "deputy", the difference between the principal and deputy is sometimes a huge gap.

"Don't you say that if you want a pay raise, the only options are promotion or job change?" Xu Hongdou smiled.

"Now there is an opportunity. A senior invited me to work in the employee training department of his company, so I also want to change the environment and see if there are any new possibilities."

(End of this chapter)