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

Chen Mo dialed the phone and briefly explained to Qin Zhang the whole story of how the watch was lost.

We chatted briefly for a few more minutes before hanging up.

"What did he say?" Lan Yujuan asked softly.

Chen Mo turned to look at her and smiled:

"He said, 'Get my watch back for me, and then tell Li Rui to stay away from that friend.'"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan's anxious heart finally settled down.

But after thinking about it, I still couldn't help but ask:

"Won't saying it so directly affect the relationship between you brothers?"

"I was confused just now. I should have been the one to call Brother Qin Zhang to talk about this."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo paused for a moment, his tone noticeably sour, and he hummed softly:

"You say it? I'd rather you say it..."

Lan Yujuan clearly noticed that the other person's tone of voice was a little off.

Could it be that he was a little... jealous when she mentioned Qin Zhang?

But then Lan Yujuan thought about it again and found her own idea rather funny.

Who is he?

He is Chen Mo!

How could someone as capable as Chen Mo possibly be jealous?

On the way home, the car was quiet, and the two of them were lost in their own thoughts.

As they were almost home, Lan Yujuan couldn't help but ask:

Are you going to work today?

Chen Mo turned his head and gave her a long, quiet look:

Today is Saturday.

Lan Yujuan blinked, then immediately changed her mind:

"Are you working overtime today?"

Chen Mo sighed silently, rubbing his temples, and said:

"No work today, no overtime."

"However, Li Huan is going back today, his train ticket is for this afternoon."

"I'll take you home first, then pick up Li Huan from the hotel. We'll have lunch together, and then I'll take him to the train station."

Lan Yujuan nodded. "Okay."

Back in the apartment complex, Chen Mo insisted on escorting her upstairs.

Lan Yujuan couldn't persuade him otherwise, so she could only let him be.

He followed behind me as we exited the elevator.

But after the door opened, he neither went in nor left in a hurry, nor did he say a word. He just stood there lingering at the door, looking awkward.

Lan Yujuan leaned against the doorway, looking at him. "Want to come in and have a cup of tea?"

Chen Mo glanced at his watch, shook his head, and said, "I'm not drinking anymore. It's almost time to check out."

But he was the one who said the time was almost up, and he was also the one who stood motionless at the door.

Lan Yujuan tentatively suggested, "How about I change my clothes and come with you to see your friend off?"

Chen Mo shook his head again and said softly, "No need."

"There's something else I need to talk about, but he might feel uncomfortable if you come along."

Lan Yujuan vaguely guessed that the two of them were going to talk about money.

If it were done in front of her, Li Huan's pride might not be able to take it.

"Okay, then you go by yourself!"

Lan Yujuan didn't think too much about it. She walked over, took his arm, and kissed his cheek on tiptoe.

Then, her ears turned slightly red, and she whispered in his ear:

Go early and come back early.

Chen Mo's lips instantly and uncontrollably curled into a wide grin.

The body that was tense just moments ago began to relax instantly, and the awkwardness on the face vanished in an instant.

He slowly turned around, gently put his arms around her waist, lowered his head and kissed her back, smiling smugly.

"Okay, I'll be back early and cook you something delicious tonight."

Lan Yujuan blushed and whispered:

"You do your thing, I'll do it."

Chen Mo tightened his grip on her waist slightly, then whispered a kiss into her ear:

"I'll cook, don't tire yourself out."

"Save your energy for tonight..."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan's ears instantly burned.

She looked up and glared at Chen Mo, then said with a mix of embarrassment and annoyance:

"It's broad daylight, and you're acting all unprofessional. Get back to work!"

At this moment, in Chen Mo's view, her eyes were bright and lively, and her face was shy and timid, making her exceptionally alluring.

Chen Mo reluctantly and reluctantly was pushed into the elevator and finally left the house.

Lan Yujuan stood at the elevator entrance, let out a long sigh, then pressed her hands against her flushed face and turned to go home.

She looked up and happened to see the door to room 802.

For some reason, Lan Yujuan suddenly felt a strange sensation:

The peephole on that door was like a pair of eyes, constantly staring at me.

Thinking about this, she got goosebumps all over her body.

Suddenly, my phone rang.

Lan Yujuan was startled. When she saw that the caller ID showed Li Rui, she immediately answered the call in the hallway without thinking of anything else.

"Hello, sister-in-law?"

"Yujuan, did you know that your Chenmo's watch is missing?" The moment the call connected, the other end went straight to the point.

Lan Yujuan tried to soften her tone and replied softly:

"Yes, I know."

Unexpectedly, Li Rui became anxious immediately upon hearing this.

"Since you knew, why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

"Such an important matter, why didn't you tell me directly, but instead had Qin Zhang come to me to talk to you?"

"Lan Yujuan, do you even consider me a friend?"

Lan Yujuan was stunned when she received the phone call. It took her a while to calm down.

She steadied herself and advised in a hoarse voice:

"Sister-in-law, don't worry."

"At present, only our two families know about this matter."

"As long as Li Shan returns the watch, we can pretend nothing happened."

Unexpectedly, the other party was not appreciative at all, and instead coldly mocked:

"That's easy for you to say, but yesterday wasn't your wedding!"

"You know perfectly well that Li Shan is a relative of mine, a guest I invited, and yet you expect me to ask her for something the very next day after attending her wedding?"

"Where do you expect me to put my face?"

"I'm newly married, and you've turned my best friend of many years into a thief! What will my in-laws think of me? What will my husband think of me?"

"Lan Yujuan, I consider you a friend, but what do you consider me?"

"Your Chen Mo is so rich, does he really need that watch to wear?"

Upon hearing these words, Lan Yujuan's anger surged.

"Li Rui, who exactly is he? He doesn't consider anyone a friend!"

"I wasn't the one who stole it, and I wasn't the one who got robbed, so why are you taking your anger out on me?"

"Even if my Chen Mo is rich, his money didn't come from thin air!"

"How do you know he doesn't need another watch?"

"What if that watch holds special sentimental value for him? What if it's one he's used to wearing? What if it's his favorite?"

"Get this straight, the person who's really putting you in this dilemma is Li Shan, who stole the watch, not me!"

If it weren't for the fact that the other party was newly pregnant, she would have turned against them from the very beginning.

But to her surprise, Li Rui was completely deaf to everything she said at that moment, and in the end, he only coldly uttered:

"Lan Yujuan, I never imagined you were such a stingy and selfish person!"

"After what happened today, I finally see you for who you really are!"

After saying that, he hung up the phone with a "snap!"

Lan Yujuan stood in the corridor, holding her phone, unable to come to her senses for a long time.

She leaned against the wall, tears welling up in her eyes.

Lan Yujuan couldn't understand why she considered Li Rui her best friend.

Why would Li Rui treat me this way when something happens? It's clearly not my fault!

Why does Li Rui seem like a completely different person before and after marriage?

Li Rui today seems so unfamiliar to her...

Suddenly, with a "click!", the door to room 802 opened.

Lan Yujuan was startled and looked up abruptly, tears streaming down her face.

The old lady of the Qin family stood at the door, looking at her with a frown.

"Has the sky fallen?"

"If you want to cry, come home and cry!"