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

Having learned from her previous experience of eating hot pot at a popular online restaurant, Lan Yujuan arrived at the Western restaurant early this time.

It was 6 p.m., and the restaurant had just opened for business.

Although a long queue had formed at the ticket counter at the entrance, there were still many empty seats inside.

Lan Yujuan held her daughter's hand as they queued to get a number while calling Chen Mo.

The first time I played, no one answered.

Just as she was about to give up on calling and wondered if there was something wrong with Chen Mo's phone today, Chen Mo called.

"Feed?" Chen Mo's voice on the phone was somewhat indifferent and reserved.

Lan Yujuan almost mistakenly thought that the man who asked her to dinner today was someone else.

But she quickly dismissed the absurd thought that flashed through her mind and asked directly:

"Chen Mo, have you set off yet? How much longer until you arrive?"

"Xiaoman and I arrived quite early and are currently queuing to get a number. There don't seem to be many people inside yet."

"You didn't book a table in advance, did you?"

On the other end of the phone, Chen Mo's breath hitched.

After a few seconds of pause, as if afraid he had misheard, he murmured a question:

"You mean, we're having dinner together tonight?"

His voice was so ethereal, as if it came from another time and space.

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan frowned.

"What do you mean?"

"We're having Western food together tonight. Didn't you ask me to go beforehand?"

"Chen Mo, you haven't forgotten, have you?"

In an instant, the man on the other end of the phone, his voice brimming with energy, barely contained his excitement as he said:

"Of course I haven't forgotten!"

"I was changing my clothes, I didn't expect you to be there so early."

"Take your numbers first, then go to the private room and wait for me."

"Don't worry, I'll get there as fast as I can!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan's heart, which had suddenly become restless and uneasy, finally calmed down.

"Okay, we'll wait for you!"

"But don't rush on the way. Take your time. We're just having dinner tonight, nothing else planned."

Chen Mo gave a vague reply, "Mm."

Although she didn't speak again, Lan Yujuan could still hear the joy in that nasal tone.

She hung up the phone, a slight smile playing on her lips, and muttered to herself:

"Men's minds are so hard to fathom, they change in an instant..."

Soon, it was their turn to get a number in the queue.

"Hello, are there any private rooms available?"

The waiter glanced at the mother and daughter and politely asked:

"How many people are in your party?"

Lan Yujuan patted her daughter's head and smiled gently:

"Three people."

The waiter glanced at the tablet and smiled:

"Madam, would you mind having a small private room with a window for six people?"

Lan Yujuan smiled and nodded, "Okay."

She took the number from the waiter and thanked him softly.

Then, while holding her daughter's hand, she followed the waiter who was leading the way inside, casually looking around.

As she walked through the lobby, she caught a glimpse of a very familiar figure out of the corner of her eye, right in the middle of the window.

For a split second, Lan Yujuan almost panicked, but she quickly calmed down and reassured herself not to overthink it, thinking to herself:

"Maybe it's just a silhouette, and not even the same person?"

Holding her daughter's hand, she continued walking forward with stiff steps.

But when she walked to the front of the booth, through the gap in the partition, and looked back again, she could see the person's face clearly!

The man sitting alone in that spot was actually her ex-husband, Liu Zhiyuan!

On the table by the window, there was a large bouquet of vibrant red roses.

At this moment, Liu Zhiyuan was drinking free lemonade while replying to messages, clearly indicating that he wasn't alone.

Before the other party noticed, Lan Yujuan quickly turned her head away, pretending not to see anything.

I was just out for dinner and I actually bumped into someone. I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky.

After entering the private room and closing the door, Lan Yujuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She first took out her tablet from her bag, opened a pinyin learning game for her daughter, and then started studying the menu herself.

Chen Mo arrived faster than she had imagined.

She had just finished looking at the menu and was about to pick up her phone when a message from Chen Mo popped up.

【I have arrived!】

Are you in a private room or in the main hall? I'm coming to find you now.

Lan Yujuan smiled and replied immediately:

Wow, that was fast!

We are in private room number nine.

Then, Lan Yujuan put down her phone, leaned over to her daughter, and watched the little one study independently with loving eyes.

The little guy played the game and imitated the sounds in the game very well.

Just then, Lan Yujuan's phone rang again.

She glanced at it casually; it was a legitimate local number from an unknown number.

The interval between sending messages and making phone calls was too short, and Lan Yujuan subconsciously assumed that this was Chen Mo's backup phone number.

She guessed that the other person was probably walking and hadn't paid attention to the information behind them; there were too many people and they couldn't find a private room.

So, without any suspicion, she picked up the phone and began giving directions:

"Hey, haven't you found it yet?" Lan Yujuan's voice was filled with a relaxed smile.

"We're in room number nine. Just follow the corridor, through the lobby, then turn and walk straight, and you'll see us."

The person on the other end paused for a moment, then exclaimed with delight:

"Honey, have you arrived yet?"

"I've been watching the door the whole time, how come I didn't see you come in!"

"I'm sitting in the booth by the window. I bought you a huge bouquet of red roses, thinking you'd see them as soon as you came in."

"Room number nine, right? Please stay seated, I'm coming to you right now!"

Lan Yujuan was completely dumbfounded as she held her phone.

What exactly is going on?

Who is the person who sent flowers twice in a row and invited the mother and daughter out for dinner today?

Before her mind could process it, her body had already reacted:

"You're not allowed to come any closer!"

Lan Yujuan's throat suddenly became dry and sore from nervousness, and she warned in a hoarse voice:

"Liu Zhiyuan, we have nothing to do with each other anymore!"

"If you don't want things to get too ugly, please stay far away from my daughter and me!"

The contrast in her attitude before and after left Liu Zhiyuan, who was on the other end, momentarily speechless.

"What do you mean by saying that now?"

"Didn't you already forgive me and offer me a chance to make amends?"

Liu Zhiyuan wasn't stupid. Combining Lan Yujuan's reaction just now, he gradually figured out some details, and his voice turned gloomy.

"The deliveryman said you signed for the flowers in person and seemed very happy."

"I invited you and your daughter out for Western food, and you brought your daughter along, and you arrived as promised!"

"Lan Yujuan, don't tell me that the reason you accepted the flowers and came to this appointment today is because you mistook me for someone else..."

Lan Yujuan didn't want to waste time arguing with him; she just wanted to cut to the chase. She immediately said coldly:

"Yes! I mistook you for someone else!"

"Liu Zhiyuan, if I had known it was you who sent the flowers, and that you wrote those disgusting words on them, I wouldn't have accepted those two bouquets in the first place, and I certainly wouldn't have come here today!"

The man opposite me was breathing heavily and rapidly, almost gritting his teeth as he said:

"I don't believe it!"

"Lan Yujuan, wait for me, I'm coming to find you right now!"

"Let's talk this out face to face!"

Before Lan Yujuan could refuse, the other end of the phone hung up.

Judging from the looks of it, they're heading towards room number nine.

Lan Yujuan was so angry that she was trembling all over and her head was throbbing.

She immediately got up and locked the door to the private room from the inside.

Fortunately, Chen Mo was also on his way.

At this moment, Chen Mo was like a rock in her heart, a safe haven.

The thought that Chen Mo would arrive soon gradually calmed her initially panicked heart...

Lan Yujuan's unusual reaction made the little guy nervous, and he almost cried with a pout.

"Mommy~"

"Hasn't Daddy arrived yet?"

Lan Yujuan walked over, hugged her daughter, and her eyes also reddened.

"Almost there, Dad will be there soon."

No sooner had she finished speaking than there was a knock on the door. The mother and daughter were both startled, but neither responded nor moved.

Soon, the phone on the table started vibrating; it was Chen Mo calling.

Lan Yujuan quickly picked up the phone and answered it, holding it as if she had found a savior.

"Feed?"

"I'm at the door, open it."

Chen Mo's deep, pleasant voice came from the phone and also rang out from outside the door.