After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Chen Mo had just arrived at the hospital entrance and was about to make a phone call.

When he looked up, he saw Lan Yujuan walking towards the roadside. In an instant, he understood Chen Feifei's good intentions.

"Weren't you going home today? Why are you at the hospital?" Chen Mo asked with concern as he approached.

"Where's Xiaoman?"

Seeing that the other person seemed a little nervous, Lan Yujuan quickly explained:

"Xiaoman is at home with her grandparents!"

"I happened to be free this afternoon, so I came with a friend to get a check-up."

Hearing her say that, Chen Mo's tense expression gradually relaxed.

"Oh, I see."

"Is your friend alright?"

Lan Yujuan turned her head, glanced at Li Rui, and smiled brightly, "It's a happy occasion, that's wonderful!"

"By the way, aren't you resting at home?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered Chen Feifei, whom she had met upstairs, and instantly understood what was going on.

"I ran into Sister Feifei upstairs just now. You're here to pick her up, right?"

"Then you should go quickly, don't keep Sister Feifei waiting."

Unexpectedly, Chen Mo put his hands in his pockets and shook his head.

No, I'm not looking for her.

"Someone will pick up Chen Feifei, I don't need to worry about it."

"Going home? I'll take you."

Only then did Chen Mo finally turn his gaze to Li Rui beside him.

At this moment, Li Rui, who had been standing by and observing the two, was laughing like a badger stealing melons from a melon patch.

"No, no!"

"I can take a taxi home myself, you can take Yujuan home!"

Li Rui gently pushed his friend aside and turned to wave at the roadside.

Lan Yujuan was caught off guard and stumbled, which meant she wouldn't have bumped into Chen Mo.

But when Chen Mo saw that she was unsteady, he took a step forward and reached out to support her shoulder.

Suddenly, the way the two of them stood became ambiguous.

Lan Yujuan was a little nervous, and her heart was beating slightly faster.

She tried to ignore the strange changes in her body, steadied herself, took two steps forward, and took Li Rui's hand as he prepared to go home.

"Wait a minute!"

"It's getting late, and you're pregnant, so we'll take you home first."

As she spoke, Lan Yujuan turned to Chen Mo and introduced him earnestly:

"Her name is Li Rui, she's Qin Zhang's girlfriend, and my future sister-in-law!"

Then, she carefully introduced it to Li Rui:

"His name is Chen Mo. He is Qin Zhang's comrade-in-arms and also my new neighbor."

"He's helped me a lot lately!"

Upon hearing this, Li Rui's smile widened even more. "Oh~, you know me inside and out, not bad!"

He then extended his hand to Chen Mo, saying, "Nice to meet you!"

"Yujuan and I were high school classmates!"

The two shook hands briefly, and that was it.

On the way home, Lan Yujuan relayed the words of her elders.

"Sister-in-law, do you have some time these next couple of days?"

"My mom said she hasn't seen you in ages, and before she left today she specifically told me to invite you home for a casual meal!"

Li Rui agreed without hesitation.

"Okay, then let's do it tomorrow at noon!"

After waving goodbye, the two watched Li Rui enter the residential area before turning around and getting into their car.

Lan Yujuan instinctively stepped back, but Chen Mo opened the passenger door first.

"Please sit in the front!"

"We need to put some things in the back later."

Lan Yujuan was initially a little nervous, but after hearing Chen Mo's explanation, she realized she had been overthinking things.

Chen Mo drove slowly along the road during the evening rush hour.

There were red lights all the way, traffic was congested, and there were pedestrians and electric bikes changing lanes freely everywhere.

But Chen Mo's mindset was surprisingly calm, as if he wasn't in a hurry at all.

Even if he encounters an unreasonable car that cuts into the line or changes lanes recklessly, he will always give way.

The car was quiet, with an unknown folk song playing softly from the stereo.

Just as Lan Yujuan was dozing off in the comfortable, dimly lit car, Chen Mo, who was driving, suddenly spoke up.

"When did Qin Zhang start dating someone? I didn't know that."

Lan Yujuan jolted awake, and most of her drowsiness vanished.

She braced herself on the cushion, slowly straightened her back, and then yawned:

"Didn't you know? They just talked about it two or three days before he returned to the team."

Chen Mo turned to look at her and said seriously:

"I heard from Li Rui that you two were high school classmates."

"So, you're the one who introduced them?"

Lan Yujuan smiled and nodded gently.

"Well, I guess so!"

Chen Mo stared intently at the red light ahead, his fingers lightly tapping the steering wheel.

Only after seeing the red light slowly turn yellow, and finally green, allowing for a smooth journey, did Chen Mo whisper a sentence:

"Only two or three days, that goes by so fast!"

Lan Yujuan paused for a moment, subconsciously glancing at Chen Mo, but didn't know how to continue the conversation.

She was a little unsure. Chen Mo spoke so quickly; did he mean they started dating after knowing each other for only two or three days, or something else...?

Suddenly, the atmosphere inside the car became strange again.

With just two more intersections to go and he almost home, Chen Mo suddenly changed direction.

Before Lan Yujuan could ask, Chen Mo began to explain.

"I went to the courtyard to get something and cooked a few dishes while I was there."

"Judging by the time, it should be packed up by now, and we can leave as soon as we get there."

"Aren't you in a hurry?"

Lan Yujuan quickly shook her head, "I'm not in a hurry. If you have other things to do, you can just drop me off on the side of the road now."

Chen Mo turned to look at her, his expression somewhat helpless.

We arrived quickly at the private restaurant on the hillside overlooking the river.

The old shop in the courtyard has closed down, with only a few lights on inside, so it's probably full of locals.

Chen Mo not only packed a lot of food, but also moved several jars of wine, placing them all in the back seat.

Just before getting into the car, he handed Lan Yujuan a contract.

"Open it and take a look? You should be interested!"

Lan Yujuan held the rental contract in her hand, her eyes shining, a vague premonition forming in her heart.

"Chen Mo, you didn't actually find me a roommate, did you?"

After getting into the car, Chen Mo chuckled softly as he fastened his seatbelt:

Do you think I'm good enough?

"I happen to need a studio, a nice and quiet environment, suitable for meeting clients. However, I'm also having some headaches about hiring someone to manage and run it separately."

"Anyway, I've already rented the yard for ten years."

"If you are interested in this courtyard, we can discuss it in more detail when we have time later."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan immediately perked up, "Really?"

"I'm available anytime, whenever is convenient for you!"

A smile appeared in Chen Mo's eyes. "Okay."

"Perfect timing, I'm available these two days."

Lan Yujuan originally thought that Chen Mo would just drop her off at the intersection outside her residential area.

Unexpectedly, Chen Mo insisted on driving into the residential area and finally stopped in front of Lan's apartment building.

Before getting off the bus, Lan Yujuan nervously looked around.

"Actually, it's just a few steps, there's no need to escort you downstairs."

Chen Mo, on the other hand, was quite open and generous, carrying the things from behind as he said:

"There's too much stuff, I'm afraid you'll have trouble carrying it."

Lan Yujuan looked at the food and wine jars in the back seat and was momentarily stunned.

"Are you going to take all these things to my house?"

Chen Mo nodded, looking at her as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"You went back to the countryside to pay respects to your ancestors in the morning, and your aunt and uncle have to take care of the children in the afternoon. You've also been busy all day, so you definitely won't have time to cook."

"Since it was on my way, I ordered a few dishes."

"Didn't you say last time that your uncle also likes this wine? You can bring over a few more jars."

"It's alright, I'll take you upstairs and leave right away."

Lan Yujuan was a little embarrassed and blurted out:

"Thank you so much!"

"I see it's getting late. Why don't you have dinner before you go back?"

Chen Mo paused for a moment, then cleared his throat.

"Okay, that works too."