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

Although Chen Mo saw with his own eyes that Lan Yujuan was sitting there secretly reading a novel, she didn't seem like she had just had a conflict with someone.

But he was still a little uneasy, so he quickened his pace and walked back to his seat.

"You're back."

Lan Yujuan noticed familiar footsteps behind her and quickly turned her phone upside down to turn off the screen.

A suspicious blush flashed across her face.

Chen Mo subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief and nodded gently: "Mm."

After glancing at her phone, a smile appeared in his eyes. "Were you reading a novel the whole time?"

Lan Yujuan was a little embarrassed and explained in a low voice:

"I haven't been watching it all the time."

"I chatted with everyone for a while while you were gone."

"Later they started drinking and talking about topics I didn't really understand, so I started watching."

Chen Mo smiled and raised his hand to brush her hair aside, saying, "It's nothing, you can do whatever you want, I was just asking."

Lan Yujuan vaguely sensed something was wrong, subconsciously put down her phone, took his hand, and examined it from both sides.

"Huh? That's strange..."

"I seem to remember you wearing a watch when you went out today?"

Chen Mo glanced at his wrist and nodded:

"Yes, I did wear it when I went out."

"I was probably in a hurry when I washed my hands and left it on the sink."

"I'll go back and get it now; it should still be there."

Lan Yujuan had heard him say that the watch was a birthday gift from Chen Feifei.

The watch is a custom-made model, with Chen Mo's name engraved in pinyin on the back of the dial: ChenMo.

He's gotten used to wearing it; he's basically been wearing it for the past few years.

Upon hearing that the watch was left by the sink, Lan Yujuan urged anxiously:

"Then hurry up and go get it, and come back quickly!"

"People come and go in the restroom, don't let someone pick it up."

If it weren't for the fact that it was the men's restroom and she couldn't easily go in, Lan Yujuan would have run over to help her get it.

Chen Mo went back to find the watch, and Lan Yujuan began to pray silently:

"God help me, please don't let someone steal it."

However, God was probably too busy and didn't hear her prayers.

A few minutes later, Chen Mo returned, his wrist still empty.

"Where's the watch?" Lan Yujuan asked, looking up.

Chen Mo touched his ear, slowly sat down, and whispered, "It's gone."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan immediately took his hand and tried to get up to go back to the restroom to search again.

The other people at the table couldn't help but look over curiously as the two of them went in and out.

"Chen Mo, what's wrong with you two?"

"What happened?"

Just as Lan Yujuan was about to speak, Chen Mo stopped her and said with a smile:

"It's okay, let's have a private chat for a bit."

The comrades burst into laughter, and then gradually got back to work, some drinking, some chatting.

Under the table, Chen Mo gently took her hand and whispered:

"No rush, the wedding is about to begin."

"We'll talk about finding the watch after the wedding."

Lan Yujuan looked up at the stage, where the emcee had already come up with a microphone.

If we go out to look for a watch now, we'll definitely miss the wedding ceremony; there's simply not enough time.

"But I'm worried that if we keep delaying, we might really lose it."

"That was a birthday present from your sister. It's a one-of-a-kind watch for you."

Chen Mo paused for a moment, then touched his nose, a hint of embarrassment flashing in his eyes.

After a long pause, he explained in a low voice:

"Actually, it's not exactly unique."

"Because Chen Feifei is lazy and doesn't want to think about what to give as a gift."

"So ever since my 16th birthday, I've received a watch as a birthday gift every year. I've saved up fifteen watches now."

"I like wearing this piece mainly because it's comfortable and relatively understated."

"Even if I really can't find it again, I'll just wear another one."

After hearing these words, Lan Yujuan felt a little relieved.

But the thought of a perfectly good watch just disappearing still feels like a pity.

"Alright, we'll listen to you. Let's observe the ceremony first."

"I'll go with you to look for a watch after the wedding."

"This hotel is so big, and the guests who come and go are all respectable people."

"Even if they did find it, they wouldn't secretly hide it, would they? They'd probably just take it to the front desk..."

Chen Mo nodded in agreement, smiling as he offered words of comfort:

"Um!"

"Don't worry, we'll definitely find it."

The wedding ceremony on stage was very successful.

Lan Yujuan sat in the audience clapping, her eyes brimming with emotion, her hands turning red from clapping.

In particular, when she heard Qin's mother, as the groom's parent, give a speech on stage, she was deeply moved by every word, and she laughed and cried at the same time.

Chen Mo noticed all of her reactions.

While everyone was distracted, Chen Mo quietly moved his stool closer to Lan Yujuan.

He casually placed one hand on the back of Lan Yujuan's chair, and slowly leaned forward, moving closer to her...

"Cough, cough!"

"Today's wedding is so lively, with relatives and friends gathered together."

"The bride and groom exchanging vows amidst everyone's blessings—this sense of ceremony seems quite nice..."

"Right?"

Lan Yujuan nodded in agreement, "Yes, that's great!"

She gazed at the happy bride on the stage, her eyes filled with envy.