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

Lan Yujuan held the flowers and placed them on the coffee table next to the sofa, then turned around and made herself a cup of hot tea.

Then I sat cross-legged on the sofa, quietly working while drinking tea and admiring the flowers.

The sweet fragrance of flowers spreads in the air, intoxicating the senses.

In the quiet night, time slipped by unnoticed.

Suddenly, my phone vibrated.

Lan Yujuan put down her laptop, rubbing her tense shoulders and neck while picking up her phone to look at the screen.

Are you asleep?

I just got home and noticed the light in your living room was on.

Lan Yujuan pursed her lips, opened the chat box, typed, hesitated before deleting, and finally sent two sentences:

[Still awake.]

Have you eaten dinner tonight?

After replying to the message, she was about to put down her phone when she was surprised to receive a reply instantly.

【without.】

I'm so hungry.

Lan Yujuan looked at her phone, and the image of Chen Mo's face when he said those words involuntarily surfaced in her mind. A smile unconsciously crept onto her lips, and she immediately replied:

I brought you some food, come and get it!

The message had barely been sent when a message popped up in the chat box:

Open the door, I'm at the entrance.

Lan Yujuan was startled and immediately put down her phone, tiptoeing toward the door.

She opened the door, and Chen Mo was indeed standing there.

She looked up and their eyes met. The weariness in the man's eyes seemed to melt away the moment he saw her.

"May I go in?" Chen Mo asked in a low voice.

Lan Yujuan looked at the tired man at the door and her heart softened. She immediately stepped aside to let him pass.

"Come in!"

"Sit down and rest for a while, I'll go heat up some food for you."

Chen Mo nodded slightly, "Mm."

After entering the house, he casually closed the door and then skillfully changed his shoes.

In the dim light, he smelled an unfamiliar fragrance in the air, which made him feel uneasy.

It wasn't until he walked to the sofa, ready to sit down and rest for a while, that he finally discovered the source of the unfamiliar fragrance.

Lan Yujuan heated up some delicious food, brought it to the table, and turned on the restaurant lights.

"Alright, come and have something to eat!"

As she set out the dishes, she glanced at Chen Mo, who was sitting on the sofa.

He seemed to be intently "appreciating" the bouquet of flowers on the coffee table.

Fortunately, this time, Chen Mo didn't fall asleep on the sofa.

Otherwise, in the dead of night, she really wasn't sure whether eating or sleeping was more important!

Upon hearing the sound, Chen Mo got up and walked towards the dining table.

He took the soup from Lan Yujuan, gave her a deep look, then lowered his eyes and said softly:

"That bouquet of flowers is so beautiful."

"Thanks!"

A blush crept onto Lan Yujuan's cheeks; she hadn't received flowers in many years.

Seeing her charming reaction, Chen Mo paused in his soup-drinking motion, but didn't say anything more.

Seeing that Chen Mo had finished eating, Lan Yujuan got up and started cleaning up.

"It's getting late, you should go home and rest!"

However, when she finished tidying up and came out of the kitchen, she found that Chen Mo was still there.

He was sitting quietly on the sofa, gazing at the bouquet of flowers in a daze.

Lan Yujuan took off her apron and walked towards the sofa, looking at Chen Mo curiously, and spoke softly:

"Still not gone?"

Chen Mo looked up at her, his gaze deep and unfathomable, and said in a low voice:

"I'm home, but I can't sleep."

Lan Yujuan frankly stated, "My family doesn't have an extra bed."

Unexpectedly, Chen Mo lay down on the sofa right in front of her, put his hands behind his head, and said:

"This sofa is quite nice."

Lan Yujuan smiled helplessly, "Whatever you say."

Then he picked up his laptop, turned around, and went inside.

*

The next day, early morning.

When Lan Yujuan saw her daughter off to kindergarten, the man lying on the sofa was still asleep.

This was the first time the little guy had ever seen Chen Mo wake up in his own home, and his eyes sparkled.

The little one, holding his mother's hand, looked up and asked as they entered the elevator:

"Mom, why is Dad sleeping on the sofa instead of in his room?"

Lan Yujuan's ears burned, and she gently stroked her daughter's head, saying softly:

"Probably because he was too tired from working overtime and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow."

She didn't deliberately correct the little guy's way of addressing Chen Mo.

But the daughter clearly prefers to call him "Dad" rather than "Uncle".

After sending her daughter to kindergarten, Lan Yujuan went to the riverside hillside courtyard again.

Although she refused the property rights to the courtyard house, it should be fine for her and Chen Mo to share it for the next few years.

Once again, she meticulously explored the vacant courtyard, inside and out, all by herself, taking simple measurements and taking many photos from various angles.

Next came the design and renovation, preparing to launch her new business!

Standing on the rooftop of the second floor of the courtyard, Lan Yujuan gazed at the distant mountains and river view, thinking of her dream of owning a small coffee shop, and felt a surge of pride in her heart.

Just then, my phone rang in my bag.

Lan Yujuan picked it up and saw that it was a call from the kindergarten's homeroom teacher.

The exhilaration I felt just moments ago vanished instantly, replaced by a sudden tension that sent goosebumps up my arms.

"Feed?"

Lan Yujuan's voice was weak, as she was afraid that something might have happened to her daughter at kindergarten.

On the other end of the phone, the teacher could clearly hear her nervousness and quickly reassured her with a smile:

"Xiaoman's mom, don't worry, Xiaoman is doing fine at school, nothing serious!"

First of all, congratulations on your marriage!

Lan Yujuan's temples throbbed, somewhat bewildered, but she still smiled politely:

"Thank you, teacher!"

Unexpectedly, the teacher then changed the subject, saying tactfully:

"That's right, I just discovered that Xiaoman accidentally brought her marriage certificate from home to school."

"All the children in the class are crowding around, eager to see this..."

Lan Yujuan was stunned for a moment. After she came to her senses, she suddenly felt all the blood rush to her head, and her face and neck turned completely red.

Her tone changed, becoming both shy and embarrassed:

"Teacher, I... I'll come and get it right now..."