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

Since receiving that anonymous text message, Lan Yujuan had been restless all afternoon.

Lan's mother noticed her daughter's unusual behavior but didn't dare to ask too many questions. Instead, she secretly called her son-in-law, Chen Mo, behind her daughter's back.

"Chen Mo, tell Mom honestly, what's going on between you and Yu Juan lately?"

Chen Mo had just finished a meeting when he received a call from his mother-in-law.

For some reason, he started to feel restless from the moment he arrived at the company in the morning.

Receiving a call from Lan's mother at that moment felt like some kind of premonition, and my heart tightened instantly.

"Mom, what's wrong with Yujuan?"

"I've been quite busy at work these past few days, so I've definitely spent less time with Yujuan than usual."

"How about this, I've almost finished my overtime work at the company today, so I'll leave the rest to them."

"I'll go hand over the duties now and try to be back as soon as possible!"

After hearing this, Lan's mother could clearly tell that her son-in-law, Chen Mo, had been very busy lately and had not yet finished his work for the day.

So he immediately advised, "No need for that, I was just asking casually."

"Don't worry about going to work. Just come home at the normal time and we can have dinner together as a family."

Actually, Yujuan didn't say anything.

"I just noticed that this afternoon, she wasn't watching TV or reading novels; she was just sitting on the sofa, staring blankly at her phone."

"He keeps picking up his phone to check it, I don't know what he's thinking, and I don't dare to go up and bother him."

"Perhaps he's coming up with a new storyline in his mind?"

As the conversation progressed, even Lan's mother couldn't help but begin to doubt whether she was overthinking things.

Perhaps my daughter was just thinking about something while sitting on the sofa.

Chen Mo originally planned to finish his work quickly and then go home to visit his family as soon as possible.

Before he could even hang up the phone, his assistant knocked on the door and came in with materials for a new project, clearly indicating that there was urgent work to be done.

Chen Mo sighed inwardly and said tactfully, "Mom, I'll take care of a few more things and try to come back as soon as possible."

"Please take care of things at home, Mom and Dad!"

Mother Lan smiled and replied, "Okay, no problem, you can go ahead and do your work!"

As soon as Chen Mo hung up the phone, his assistant handed him the new project materials.

"Boss, these are the meeting materials for later. Mr. Xu and his team from the Xu Group are already waiting in the conference room."

Chen Mo took the documents, quickly flipped through them, and after finishing reading, he closed the documents and couldn't help but pinch the bridge of his nose.

"Has Xu Qing gone mad?"

"I've known her for so many years, and I've never seen her this diligent before!"

"What, is she trying to finish the first half of next year's sales targets in the second half of this year?"

The assistant, standing beside him, was also a little worried for his boss.

In the past, it was always our own boss urging our partners to move forward; we'd never seen a situation like this before, where we're being pushed forward by our partners.

The assistant scratched his head and whispered:

"Boss, I have this feeling that this young Mr. Xu has been doing everything he can to keep you in the company these past few days."

"Could it be that she... has some ulterior motive towards you?"

Chen Mo glared at his assistant, and the next second, he slammed the document in his hand onto the assistant's head.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Are you bored?"

"Let them urge us! It'll be busy, but if we really improve efficiency, the results will go into our own accounts."

"Besides, if we can really finish the work for the next year within six months, then everyone will be able to relax in the first half of next year."

"That way, I can get a few months of rest."

Upon hearing this, the assistant's eyes widened immediately. "A break?"

"Boss, are you taking a break next year? Or for several months?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, the assistant tensed up instantly, his eyes scanning his boss's body from head to toe, his voice almost trembling with tears.

"Boss, are you alright?"

Chen Mo was speechless. He slammed the document in his hand on the table and pointed towards the office door, saying:

"Thank you, I'm perfectly fine!"

"If you have nothing else to do, you should leave now!"

"Close the door and let me have some peace and quiet."

The assistant opened his mouth, clearly wanting to ask more questions.

Chen Mo looked up at him, immediately reassuring him:

"My wife's due date is in the first half of next year. I'm going to be a dad, so I won't have time to work."

"Get everything organized at the company beforehand, then we'll be handing it over to you!"

Upon hearing this, the assistant's mouth gaped open in astonishment, then he nodded and left the office with a satisfied expression.

"Okay, okay, I understand!"

After the office quieted down, Chen Mo rubbed his temples and carefully reviewed the documents on the desk again.

After checking the time, I looked at my watch and, confirming it was almost time, grabbed my things and headed towards the conference room.

The Lan family home, living room.

Lan Yujuan leaned back on the sofa, bored, munching on an apple while changing TV channels.

Around 2:30 pm, the little guy finally woke up from his afternoon nap and wanted to go downstairs to play on the slide.

Without saying a word, Mr. Lan, leaning on his cane, prepared to take the child downstairs to play.

They had already reached the door when Lan Yujuan suddenly stood up and said:

"Wait a minute, I'll go with you!"

"Perfect timing, I'll go downstairs for a walk and get some fresh air too."

So the three of them went downstairs together.

Lan Xiaoman goes to her maternal grandparents' house almost every week and has long been familiar with the other children her age in the neighborhood.

As soon as I got downstairs to the vicinity of the slide, I found some other kids I could play with, and we started having fun together.

Mr. Lan, leaning on his cane, sat down on a bench next to the slide.

Before long, the elderly people in the neighborhood who shared the same temperament approached and started chatting.

Apart from a few difficult neighbors, most of the neighbors in the community are very kind and polite.

Especially now, the Lan family, with the elderly couple being highly educated and retired, has a good reputation for their teaching.

The daughter who had married far away has now returned with her granddaughter and married an extraordinary new son-in-law. Even if people don't try to benefit from her, they are willing to look at her with more respect.

Lan Yujuan looked around and confirmed that there weren't too many people in the neighborhood at this time; almost everyone was a familiar face. Her anxious heart relaxed a little.

But she remembered that right after her divorce, Liu Zhiyuan rented a room in the neighborhood and followed her for a long time, so she still didn't dare to be too careless.

So even when I'm just taking a walk to get some fresh air, I only dare to stroll slowly around the area near the slide play area.

Around 4 p.m., just as Lan Yujuan was beginning to wonder if she was overthinking things, her phone suddenly rang.

She was startled and immediately took out her phone from her pocket. The caller ID showed that it was an unfamiliar number.

"Feed?"

Lan Yujuan answered the phone, her tone seemingly calm, but her throat was already starting to feel tense and dry.

"It's me. Yujuan, I'm back."

"Xiaoman has grown taller, and you've gained some weight too."

"It seems you and your daughter have been doing quite well while I was away from the country..."