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

Chen Mo scratched his brow with his thumb and said with a faint smile:

"Actually, it's nothing."

"I just feel that your friendship with Li Rui, and the marriage between Li Rui and Qin Zhang, are all progressing too smoothly."

"It's like having a deity protecting you along the way."

After he finished speaking, while Lan Yujuan was lost in thought, he bent down and took the cherries from her hand.

Seeing this, Lan Yujuan casually fed him several more until his cheeks swelled up like a squirrel's before she stopped.

"I didn't think much about it before."

"But now that you've reminded me, something does seem a bit off," Lan Yujuan replied softly.

Then, she stood in the kitchen, watching Chen Mo cook and busy himself, while recalling the events of the past few months in her mind.

Her meetings with Li Rui gradually became more familiar, which seemed perfectly reasonable.

Even her introduction of Li Rui and Qin Zhang to a blind date, and the rapid development of their relationship, seemed to be a natural progression.

After all, love between a man and a woman must be a matter of mutual consent. If a man is unwilling, he cannot be forced repeatedly.

If something really seems off...

"I suddenly remembered something, and I don't know if I'm just overthinking it." She looked up at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo glanced at her. "Okay, go ahead."

Lan Yujuan hesitated before speaking:

"Do you remember the day Li Rui found out she was pregnant and asked me to go to the hospital with her?"

Chen Mo's eyes flickered slightly, and he nodded gently.

"Um."

"I remember that day very well; it happened to be Qin Zhang's day off."

"It was only with your encouragement that Qin Zhang's wife called him to tell him she was pregnant."

Lan Yujuan pursed her lips and continued:

"Actually, if I said that even if I hadn't encouraged her to make that call, as long as I went to the hospital after answering the phone, the news of her pregnancy would have reached the Qin family's ears, would you believe me?"

Chen Mo's eyes flickered, clearly puzzled.

"What else did she do?"

Lan Yujuan forced a bitter smile and said with difficulty:

"You should know, right? Uncle Qin is the retired orthopedic department director of the provincial hospital who was rehired."

Chen Mo nodded slightly. "Yes, I know."

Thinking of this, Lan Yujuan suddenly felt even sadder.

"From childhood to adulthood, Qin Zhang and I have been to the orthopedics department many times. Most of the doctors on the floor know us."

"On the day Li Rui went to the hospital for her prenatal checkup, after registering at the obstetrics and gynecology department, she went straight to the orthopedics waiting area to wait."

"Although she was wearing a hat and sunglasses to cover herself, her outfit was still very eye-catching in the crowd indoors."

"The news that I went to see her that day, and that I registered at the obstetrics and gynecology department of the hospital, was found out by a doctor who knew me and reached Uncle Qin's ears that same day."

"When I got home that night, Uncle Qin specifically asked about my parents and showed concern for me..."

Chen Mo understood immediately after hearing this.

"So even if you don't encourage her and tell Qin Zhang the news of her pregnancy in person, Qin's uncles and aunts will find out about it that same day."

Lan Yujuan nodded seriously, "Mm."

"It might just be a coincidence, or I'm overthinking it."

"But with so many coincidences all connected, it's possible that it was all planned in advance."

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow, and the thought of his good brother's bedmate sent chills down his spine.

"Actually, there's something else you might not know."

Lan Yujuan stared wide-eyed curiously. "Hmm?"

"What is it?"

"Is it also related to Li Rui?"

Chen Mo nodded awkwardly, his ears turning red before he could even speak.

He looked away, not daring to meet Lan Yujuan's eyes, and continued chopping vegetables while saying:

"Qin Zhang told me that he didn't actually know how he got pregnant so easily."

"Because they were together, measures were taken from beginning to end."

"However, no matter how bizarre the process was, it's true that the two of them had feelings for each other, and it's also true that the parents longed for a grandchild."

"It's just that the time it took to get to know each other was a bit shorter!"

Lan Yujuan, standing to the side, was so shocked after hearing this that her jaw almost dropped.

Now, she is almost certain that Li Rui had premeditated the whole thing, and that Li Rui and Qin Zhang's marriage was definitely a long-term plan.

Moreover, she was probably kept in the dark about many details.

Because on the day of her prenatal checkup, Li Rui told her that they hadn't used any protection, which is why she got pregnant!

Before she met Li Rui, Li Rui's closest friend was Li Shan.

It is highly likely that Li Shan was the one helping Li Rui with his planning and strategizing when he was doing these things.

That's why Li Rui would rather fall out with him than offend Li Shan...