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

Lan Yujuan found the number she had never dialed in her phone's notes app.

After thinking for a moment, I made the call without hesitation.

The phone rang a few times before being answered.

"Feed?"

Even though it was through a phone, the old lady of the Qin family's voice still carried a sense of authority without anger.

"Grandma, it's me, Lan Yujuan."

Holding her phone, she couldn't help but start to feel nervous.

The person on the other end paused for a moment, then their tone noticeably softened.

"What's up?"

Lan Yujuan paused for a moment, then carefully chose her words:

"Grandma, I want to ask you something."

"Two days ago, Chen Mo lost his watch while attending a wedding."

"The person who found the watch today returned it to them."

"Grandma, are you aware of this?"

At first, Lan Yujuan also had her own guesses.

After all, even Lan's father and mother weren't entirely clear on the details of this matter.

On that one particular day, when she received a phone call from Li Rui in the hallway, the old lady behind the door happened to overhear it.

Although the old lady didn't know the specific details very well.

But Lan Yujuan believed that if the Qin family matriarch wanted to understand something, investigating it would be a piece of cake.

Moreover, as Li Shan just mentioned, it was Qin's secretary who pressured her through her boss, affecting her work, which is why she took the initiative to return the watch.

She originally intended to call and verify that if it was indeed the old lady who had helped, she would be grateful and remember it.

If a suitable opportunity arises in the future, she will express her gratitude in her own way.

But for some reason, after she asked that question, she suddenly felt that she was too foolish and too short-sighted.

What is the status of the Qin family? And what is the identity of the Qin family matriarch?

How could it be that just because a trivial matter in her life upset her, she would go to such lengths to investigate and help her resolve the issue?

Who does she think she is?

Thinking of this, Lan Yujuan was about to awkwardly explain when she quickly skipped over the question.

Unexpectedly, the old lady opposite her admitted it directly.

"Yes, I had my secretary investigate. It's good that the matter is resolved."

Lan Yujuan opened her mouth, but the words she was about to say were swallowed back down, finally turning into a simple sentence:

"Thank you, Grandma."

"Um."

The old woman opposite me spoke with surprising calm. After a moment of silence, she asked directly:

"I heard your shop is opening in a week?"

Lan Yujuan was a little nervous, holding her phone in one hand and subconsciously supporting her wrist with the other, she said softly and politely:

"Yes, it's opening soon. It's a small coffee shop."

"The shop is located halfway up the mountain by the river. Grandma, if you have time, you can come and take a look."

She didn't expect that the old lady, who had been quite reasonable just moments before, would suddenly become a completely different person.

"Why are you spinning it? It's worse than pig swill, I won't drink it."

"Tell me, what kind of coffee shop did you open? It's small and shabby, how much money can you make? It's a complete waste of time!"

"If you really want to thank me, stop with all this nonsense and hurry up and give me a great-grandchild. That's the real deal."

"I have grandchildren now, all I'm missing is a great-grandchild..."

As Lan Yujuan listened, she held the phone further and further away, her brows furrowing in worry.

She only just realized that she really shouldn't have made that call.

She should have pretended to be ignorant and not pointed it out unless the old lady mentioned it.

The old lady's voice continued on the phone.

Before Lan Yujuan could even retort, the old lady had already become increasingly angry.

"MoMo has been suffering from chronic insomnia and doesn't sleep well at night. Make sure he doesn't drink coffee, tea, or any of those stimulants, understand?"

Lan Yujuan braced herself and was about to reply.

Suddenly, a figure came up behind her and snatched her phone before she could react.

"If you're really that bored, go and take better care of your own son!"

"You don't need to worry about my affairs."

"From now on, you'd better call my wife less often!"

Chen Mo appeared suddenly and, with just a few words, left the other side speechless.

"Chen, Chen Mo? Listen to me..."

The old lady paused for a moment, then her voice suddenly became tense, and she hurriedly tried to explain.

Chen Mo didn't bother listening at all and hung up the phone, leaving only a busy tone on the screen.

Realizing what had happened, Lan Yujuan quickly grabbed her phone, feeling utterly devastated.

"Oh no, this is a huge misunderstanding..."

She lightly punched Chen Mo, her eyes filled with mixed regret. "I was the one who made that call."

As she spoke, she took out the lost watch from the drawer and explained the general course of events to Chen Mo.

After listening, Chen Mo's expression remained unchanged; he simply said:

"No matter what she does now, it can't undo what's done in the past."

"I don't like her, and I don't want to see her."

"It's her fault as long as she's in my life!"

After listening, Lan Yujuan suddenly became somewhat lost in thought.

Seeing her somewhat at a loss, Chen Mo reached out and patted her head, then chuckled self-deprecatingly:

"Sometimes, I also condemn myself for not being firm in my stance."

"She's so old, is it really necessary for me to be so confrontational with her, clinging to the past?"

"After all, what she's doing now isn't exactly heinous."

At this point, Chen Mo casually picked up the half-eaten, already cold coffee that Lan Yujuan had left on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

The cold coffee was bitter, but Chen Mo seemed unable to taste it at all.

"But the more she did that, the sadder I felt."

"If her attitude towards me continues to be terrible, at least I can openly hate her."

"But now, her change has made me waver even about hating her."

"But if I forgive her, let go of the past, and make peace with the Qin family..."

"How can I face my past self?"

Lan Yujuan suddenly realized that the Qin family matriarch was appearing more and more frequently in her life.

Unbeknownst to her, her prejudice against the old lady underwent a qualitative change, much like a frog being slowly boiled in water.

From initial dislike, aversion, and anger, to later sympathy, pity, and then adaptation, respect, and even gratitude...

She realized that even before Chen Mo had forgiven her, she had already accepted the other woman as Chen Mo's "grandmother".

She even began to strive to play the role of a qualified "granddaughter-in-law".

But now, she suddenly realized that her change in attitude was, in fact, an "invisible" betrayal of Chen Mo.

Upon realizing this, Lan Yujuan panicked instantly.

She rushed forward without hesitation and hugged Chen Mo tightly...

"Chen Mo, I'm sorry!"