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

Lan Yujuan was stunned for a moment, and then her face turned bright red!

Fortunately, the darkness completely concealed her awkwardness and embarrassment, revealing nothing about her.

What kind of will-o'-the-wisp is that?

He was clearly a man with a cigarette in his mouth, who took advantage of the darkness to hide in this secluded corner to relieve himself.

The man's voice was deep and pleasant, yet completely unfamiliar.

Lan Yujuan was quite certain that she had never met the other person.

This immediately reminded her of the two fishermen who stayed up all night fishing by the pond.

"Excuse me, could you please let me pass?" Lan Yujuan said softly, her eyes lowered.

The path was too narrow, with a dirt slope on one side and a stone ditch on the other, barely wide enough for two people to squeeze past each other sideways.

If you're carrying something, you might accidentally push someone on the outside of the path into the ditch if you're not careful.

Although the ditch is not deep, the stream flows gently and is full of stones. If you accidentally fall in, you will at least get your shoes wet, or worse, twist your ankle.

The man adjusted his belt as he stepped aside and moved to the side of the path to avoid him.

Lan Yujuan was initially very nervous, and even secretly reached out to touch the pepper spray.

This man's speech is anything but proper. What if he harbors some evil intention in the dead of night...?

Unexpectedly, although the man's words were a bit blunt, he did not make things difficult for her.

Instead, she took the initiative to stand on the edge, leaving a wide enough path for her to pass while carrying the child.

Lan Yujuan was quite surprised. After quietly thanking her, she quickly left.

On the one hand, she was afraid that the Liu family would find out and mobilize the villagers to chase after her.

On the other hand, she was in a hurry to catch her flight, fearing that she would miss her boarding time.

The man stood there, staring at the direction Lan Yujuan had fled for a long time.

Only when he could no longer see the other person did he stroll towards the edge of the pond.

His comrade had just caught a big fish. Seeing him return, he quickly destroyed the bait to cover up the crime, saying as he did so:

"I caught this fish first, I won!"

The man pulled up an outdoor chair, sat down, and squinted at his comrade, saying, "Are you sure this fish was really caught using a bitter gourd?"

His comrade cleared his throat: "Ahem, ahem! Of course it's true!"

"This big fish I caught is right in front of you, would I lie to you?"

The man chuckled, picked up the bucket of fish, and poured the fish and water back into the pond.

His comrade jumped to his feet. "Chen Mo, what do you mean by pouring the fish back into the pond?"

"I worked so hard to catch it, don't try to cheat me!"

Chen Mo glanced at his comrade and said calmly:

"Li Huan, do you think I'm stupid?"

"Bitter melon is only good for repelling small fish; how could it possibly catch any fish?"

Li Huan was so angry that his face turned red. After a long while, he finally admitted in a low voice, "Yes, I admit it! You really can't catch fish with just bitter melon."

"But you didn't say we can't put sugar in bitter melon, did you?"

"I don't care, I caught it, so I win!"

Chen Mo nodded and chuckled as he began packing his things. "Hmm, you're smart, you win, alright?"

Upon hearing this, Li Huan grinned even wider, and while helping to pack his things, he tentatively asked:

"Now that I've won, as agreed, you have to grant me one request, okay?"

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow and glanced at Li Huan. "What do you want?"

Li Huan touched his nose and, forcing a smile, said, "Just tell me, do you agree or not?"

Chen Mo pursed his lips and said, "Mm."

Li Huanle was delighted and immediately leaned closer with a grin, patting Chen Mo on the shoulder and saying:

"Your sister said you should go home for blind dates as soon as the New Year is over."

"We've been out of the military for eight years now, and you're almost thirty. You're not getting any younger, shouldn't you be getting married and having kids?"

"Your sister has already collected a whole stack of girls' photos. She wants you to take advantage of the fact that it's right after the New Year, go get a few more, and pick one you like to marry!"

Chen Mo got up and left, leaving behind a muttered remark: "I shouldn't have poured the fish into the water just now; I should have thrown you in instead..."

Li Huan hurriedly grabbed her things and ran after him, calling out, "Hey! Chen Mo, wait for me!"

"There's so much stuff, could you help me carry some of it?"

Li Huan's shout woke up all the village dogs.

One dog barked, startling the other dogs nearby. Eventually, all the dogs in the village began barking in unison.

Liu Zhiyuan was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly awakened by the barking of dogs in the village.

He rolled over, rubbed his eyes, and got up groggily. After going to the outhouse, he subconsciously walked back to the couple's room.

With a creak, the door opened, and Liu Zhiyuan instantly became much more awake.

Unexpectedly, Lan Yujuan left the door open for him tonight!

Liu Zhiyuan barely struggled before quietly returning to the couple's marital home.

He didn't want to disturb anyone, so he didn't turn on the lights.

He tiptoed to the bedside, took off his shoes, started to take off his pants, lifted the blanket, and crawled into bed.

"Honey, do you miss me too...?"

In the darkness, Liu Zhiyuan's voice was sticky and fiery, carrying a trace of final debauchery and madness.

However, the warm, soft touch he had imagined did not appear. Instead, he felt only the coldness of the blankets.

Liu Zhiyuan was stunned. "Wife?"

He paused for a few seconds, and when he still didn't hear a response, he called out again, "Yujuan?"

Finally, Liu Zhiyuan lost his composure, jumped up, and quickly turned on the bedside lamp.

But at this moment, where are his wife and daughter in the room?

Liu Zhiyuan sensed something was wrong and quickly got up to put on his pants and shoes.

He immediately began rummaging through drawers and cabinets.

The clothes and bags are still in the closet!

On the dressing table, all the daily necessities remained as they were.

Even her daughter's baby bottle, the formula she drinks every day, and the toys she plays with are still in the room.

But the mother and daughter were nowhere to be seen.

Liu Zhiyuan felt both flustered and distressed, and stood in the center of the room pondering for a long time.

"Their belongings are still there, and they couldn't have gone far in the middle of the night. So where could that mother and daughter have gone?"

"Could it be that he was traumatized during the day and can't figure it out at night?"

Realizing this, Liu Zhiyuan immediately panicked and quickly shouted towards the outside of the room:

"Mom, something terrible has happened!"

"Yujuan and her child have disappeared late at night!"