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

After the wedding ceremony, Lan Yujuan, with tears still wet on her face, got up to look for her watch.

Unexpectedly, Chen Mo stood up before her.

However, instead of looking for the watch, he strode to the edge of the stage, picked up his little girl, who was dressed as a flower fairy and had just finished being a flower girl, and carried her off the stage.

Mr. and Mrs. Lan were seated at another table, the elders' table.

They were all excitedly standing by the stage, arms outstretched, waiting to receive their adorable little granddaughter.

Unexpectedly, a "Cheng Yaojin" appeared out of nowhere and snatched it away.

"Dad, Mom!"

"The banquet is about to start. I'll take Xiaoman to our table."

Chen Mo held his daughter, his smile exceptionally bright.

Mr. Lan felt a pang of jealousy, but with so many people watching, he could only stand aside and watch with a smile.

"Okay, go ahead!"

Mother Lan smiled and nodded, then carefully explained:

"Mom knows that you and Qin Zhang have a good relationship and many mutual friends."

"They came all this way, it's not easy for them."

"Qin Zhang is the groom today and he's extremely busy, so please help him entertain him properly."

"Once the little one has finished eating, bring her over. Your dad and I will take her home first, and you don't need to worry about the rest."

"You two are so hospitable to your friends, young people, have a great time!"

Chen Mo listened patiently, nodding occasionally, looking very well-behaved.

The little one, with his hands tucked inside his pockets, naturally leaned against his father, listening attentively and nodding earnestly, mimicking his father's actions, which made everyone around him laugh.

Holding the little one, Chen Mo walked back to his table, ignoring everyone's gaze.

"Ouch~"

"This little girl is so cute!"

A table full of grown men were all incredibly excited.

Chen Mo was overjoyed and deliberately held his little daughter, circling the table once.

Those who were itching to reach out and pinch her little cheeks were all slapped away by Chen Mo, who laughed and scolded:

"Get out of the way, all of you, retract your claws!"

"This is my daughter. You can look at her, you can praise her, but you can't touch her!"

Li Huan was among those whose hands were tapped.

Li Huan was extremely envious, rubbing the back of his hands together with a sour expression, he said:

"Oh my, you wish!"

"You're a rough, uncouth man; do you even know how to raise a daughter properly?"

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow. "Nonsense!"

He gently tapped his cheek with his finger. Without even saying a word, the little guy immediately understood.

The little guy hugged his dad's head and gave him a big kiss, which was really hearty.

Silence speaks louder than words!

Chen Mo's mouth was practically stretched to the sky in a wide grin, which infuriated Li Huan.

"Wow! Look how smug he is, his tail's practically wagging in the air!"

"How come this kid is so lucky?"

Amidst envious praises, Chen Mo finally sat back down in his seat, holding his little daughter with satisfaction.

The waiter was very observant; as soon as he saw the father and daughter sit down, he turned around and moved the child seat from the corner over.

After the little one was seated, Lan Yujuan leaned over and kissed her daughter's forehead, then said helplessly to Chen Mo:

"You two sit down first, I'm going out for a bit."

Chen Mo guessed that she must have gone to find his watch, so he immediately took her hand and gently coaxed her:

"The banquet is about to begin, let's eat first and then talk."

"Anyway, it's already lost. What's mine will come back to me no matter how many times I go around in circles."

"If it's not mine, even if I find it this time, I'll lose it again next time."

Lan Yujuan could tell at a glance that this man had no interest in looking for lost items right now.

It's rare to get so many good brothers together at one table, but all he's thinking about now is showing off his daughter, so we can't count on him at all.

"Why!"

Lan Yujuan sighed, gently pulled her wrist away from his, and said earnestly:

"If something is lost, of course you should look for it."

Whether or not you can find it is one thing. Whether or not you searched with all your heart is another.

"You take the child and eat first, I'll go check something and be right back!"

After saying that, he quietly got up and left the banquet hall.

After watching her retreating figure disappear through the side door, Li Huan immediately moved closer to Chen Mo.

"MoMo, what's wrong with your sister-in-law?"

"What exactly did you say to her just now?"

"I feel like she's been restless ever since you finished talking to her, as if she has something on her mind."

Chen Mo's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had already figured out the cause and effect.

"Here you are."

He raised his bare wrist and waved it in front of Li Huan.

Li Huan, puzzled, gripped his hand, turning it over and over to examine it, and asked in surprise:

"What's wrong?"

"Did you twist your wrist while holding the baby?"

The following sentence was clearly intentional.

"Tsk!"

Chen Mo glared at the other person and said irritably, "You can't expect anything nice to come out of a dog's mouth. Speak properly!"

Li Huan chuckled foolishly, "I see, one watch is missing."

"What's wrong?"

"Could it be that it could be lost in such a short time?"

Chen Mo's expression was truly indescribable; he responded in a muffled voice:

"Um."

Li Huan, who had been all smiles just moments before, froze instantly. "Huh?"

"I saw you wearing it when we were chatting outside!"

"How could you just disappear like that while you were in the bathroom...?"

"Wait, you didn't...leave it in the bathroom, did you?"

"You sit down, I'll go take a look at it for you now!"

After Li Huan realized what was happening, she was about to get up when Chen Mo pulled her back down to sit.

"Stop fooling around, sit down and enjoy the feast. Today is Qin Zhang's special day."

"Let's talk about the watch after the banquet."

Li Huan observed his good friend's expression and keenly sensed the abnormality.

"What do you mean? We'll talk about it later."

"Your watch, it wasn't stolen, was it?"

Chen Mo raised his hand and touched his nose, looking somewhat embarrassed. "Well, not really."

"At today's banquet, someone must have taken a liking to that watch and set me up."

Li Huan frowned at him. "Tell me more about it?"

So, Chen Mo briefly described the guesses in his mind.

"We just finished talking and came back from outside. As I was coming in, I was bumped into by a trainee waiter, remember?"

Li Huan nodded. "Yes, of course I remember."

"That intern waiter was clumsy and spilled cold dishes all over your hand, and you were quite magnanimous about it."

Chen Mo gave an awkward laugh and continued:

"Then, you came back, and I went to the bathroom to wash my hands."

"As soon as I took off my watch and washed my hands, a waiter burst in and said that my wife was arguing with someone and that I should come back and check on her right away."

"I was in a hurry and rushed back, so I forgot my watch on the sink."

"When I made sure everything was alright here and went back to look for it, the watch was gone."

Li Huan's mind raced. Upon hearing this, he immediately turned around, his gaze instinctively sweeping towards the table where the bride's high school classmates were sitting.

After entering the banquet hall, Chen Mo only stayed at the table with his good brother and the table with his high school classmates.

At the table where they were sitting, apart from the three of them, everyone else practically stayed on their chairs the whole time.

Moreover, they were all sworn brothers, and neither of them had the opportunity or the motive to commit the crime.

After a quick thought, the people at the other table became much more likely to be the culprits.

"Don't be so direct, lest we alert them," Chen Mo said calmly.

At this time, the waiters started serving the dishes one after another, and Chen Mo also began to serve rice and pick up dishes for the little guy.

Li Huan listened to the advice and naturally withdrew his gaze.

Then, while drinking with the other brothers, he asked in a low voice:

"Your sister-in-law doesn't know that you were just set up, does she?"

Chen Mo also picked up his wine glass and took a sip.

Then he touched his nose, pretending nothing had happened, and said awkwardly in a low voice:

"Such a stupid thing, how could I possibly say it?"

Li Huan's lips twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but retort:

"But if you're forgetful and forgetful, won't she still criticize you?"

"You knew the watch had been stolen, yet you still made her look for it. Wasn't that just making her worry for nothing?"

Chen Mo pursed his lips and clicked his tongue in amazement:

"It's alright."

"If she can't find it for a while, she'll naturally come back."

"If she knew that my watch was stolen like this, she would be even more upset."

As he spoke, Chen Mo glanced at the table not far away out of the corner of his eye.

He had noticed that when he returned from the restroom after failing to find his watch, several people at that table kept glancing towards their table...