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

At this point, Lan Yujuan was truly confused!

"Wasn't it the class monitor who helped? Then who else could it be?"

Liu Qian said it was all thanks to the class monitor.

The parents at home also admitted that the class monitor had been running around taking care of everything from beginning to end.

Lan Yujuan looked at class monitor Xu Kai with a questioning gaze, trying to get an answer from him.

However, Xu Kai felt inexplicably guilty and didn't dare to look at her at all.

Before Xu Kai could speak, Wen Lan, who was standing next to him, broke free from his hand, rubbing her wrist as she said:

"I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do tonight."

"You guys keep having fun, I'm heading out now!"

After saying that, Wen Lan turned around and returned to her seat in front of everyone, grabbed her bag and left.

Before leaving, he made sure to take all the gifts Lan Yujuan had given him with him.

Lan Yujuan watched longingly, wishing she could chase after him and get her carefully chosen gift back.

Since it wasn't Xu Kai's doing, how could his wife have the nerve to accept his thank-you gift?

Only after Wen Lan left did Xu Kai relax a little. He turned to look at Lan Yujuan and explained slowly:

"Yujuan, the matter of arranging for Uncle to be transferred to another hospital for treatment was actually entirely thanks to your senior."

"I was just relaying a message and running errands a few times; your aunt and uncle have probably misunderstood!"

Lan Yujuan frowned slightly. "Senior? Which senior?"

Li Rui raised his arm and gently supported Lan Yujuan, whispering:

"Who else could be so concerned about your family's affairs, taking care of your parents like they were their own? Besides your brother Qin Zhang, who else could it be?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan immediately took a deep breath. "Was it my brother who helped?"

Li Rui raised his eyebrows, glanced at Xu Kai, and gestured for him to clarify.

Xu Kai cleared his throat and nodded awkwardly, "Yes, it was indeed arranged by Senior Qin Zhang."

"However, he was on a mission at the time and couldn't come back for the time being, so he arranged for me to accompany him."

He was worried that you would be anxious, so he specifically instructed you: "Don't let you know unless it's absolutely necessary."

After the matter was discussed, Xu Kai left and continued chatting and laughing with his classmates.

After realizing she had been scammed, Lan Yujuan immediately turned to find Liu Qian.

But by then, Liu Qian was nowhere to be seen. She had already slipped away when no one was looking.

After dinner, and having thanked the wrong person, Lan Yujuan suddenly felt that the gathering had lost its meaning.

She glanced at the time; it wasn't even nine o'clock yet.

Apart from Wen Lan, who left, and Liu Qian, whose whereabouts are unknown, everyone else seems to still be there.

Since she's already here, it wouldn't be good for her to leave prematurely.

So she simply got up, leaned close to Li Rui's ear and whispered, "I'm going out for some fresh air, and I'll go to the restroom on the way."

Li Rui was playing a game on his phone when he heard this, and said without looking up:

"Okay, go ahead!"

"We'll wait for you to come back, and then we'll go together."

"This party is so boring, let's leave after I finish this game!"

Lan Yujuan smiled and replied, "Okay!"

There is actually a restroom inside the private room.

But on the one hand, there were too many people at the gathering today, and on the other hand, there were still many people smoking and drinking in the private room, so she preferred to go out for a walk.

She asked the waiter for directions and then headed towards the rooftop garden.

Pushing open the door to the small garden, a wave of humid heat hits you.

This small garden was designed to mimic the climate of a tropical rainforest, and the plants inside are mainly various precious orchids and large-leaved green plants.

Lan Yujuan admired the sights as she followed the signs.

As I passed a fork in the road, I saw a figure coming from the opposite direction in the distance. It looked rather familiar.

Lan Yujuan stopped in her tracks out of curiosity, then turned around and carefully examined the man who was approaching step by step.

"It's you?" Lan Yujuan asked in surprise.

Once the other person got closer and she could see their face clearly, she recognized them immediately!

"What are you doing here..."

Before Lan Yujuan could finish speaking, the other person walked away without even glancing at her.

Lan Yujuan opened her mouth, then quickly closed it again.

Judging from the other person's appearance, it didn't seem like they knew him.

Could it be that I remembered Chen Mo's appearance wrong and mistook him for someone else?

Realizing this possibility was highly likely, Lan Yujuan blushed and quickly left the place of trouble.

After coming out of the restroom, Lan Yujuan fixed her hair and touched up her makeup in front of the mirror.

As she was about to leave, she unexpectedly heard two women talking outside the restroom.

"Liu Qian, why did you insist on inviting Lan Yujuan to the class reunion today?"

"Look at her seductive face, she's ruining everyone's peace, what a spoilsport!"

Lan Yujuan immediately recognized the voice as belonging to a female classmate from high school. She had been sitting next to Liu Qian at dinner that evening.

Judging from their interaction, they must see each other often.

Liu Qian sneered, "Hmph, every time there's a class reunion, everyone makes a joke about my divorce."

"No matter how much money I make or how successful I am in my career, in their eyes I'm still that pitiful wretch who regretted not getting into university and ended up being deceived by a man."

"Great, now someone's taking the fall for me. Why shouldn't I call them over?"

"I want to show everyone what the point of going to university is! You still get fooled by men!"

"Some people, after reading too many books, have become stupid!"

"At least I still have a career, and my two sons have my surname!"

Another female classmate listened and sighed softly:

"Hey, Liu Qian, don't overthink it!"

"Everyone was just saying it casually; there was no malice intended..."

"In the end, there are more people who envy and are jealous of you."

Liu Qian clearly didn't listen, and as she walked inside, she gritted her teeth and said:

"It's all Li Rui's fault! I don't know where she came from, but why did she get the attention?"

"You think she's genuinely protecting Lan Yujuan? Hmph, she's just after her..."

Liu Qian suddenly stopped walking and fell silent.

The female classmate following behind her almost bumped into her without realizing it, and instinctively asked:

"Hmm? What has Li Rui taken a fancy to?"

Looking up, she saw Lan Yujuan coming out of the restroom and immediately covered her mouth to shut up.

"Weren't you in the private room? How come you suddenly appeared here..." Liu Qian looked at her with complicated emotions.

Lan Yujuan looked at her calmly without answering.

However, as the two passed each other, Lan Yujuan said casually:

"I knew you were up to no good."

"I never imagined your heart could be so dark; you're truly pathetic and pitiful!"

After saying that, he left without looking back, leaving Liu Qian standing there, trembling with anger.

"Lan Yujuan, what do you have to be proud of? We're both divorced, but you're not even as good as me!"

Even after walking a long way, Lan Yujuan could still hear the echo of Liu Qian's screams.

Reaching the fork in the road again, Lan Yujuan glanced at the direction of the private rooms not far away and decided to turn the corner.

It was still early, and Li Rui's game was definitely not over yet, so she didn't want to go back to the private room so soon.

Lan Yujuan could imagine that after she returned to the private room, people would definitely come over under various pretexts to pry into her gossip.

She didn't want to share her painful experiences and become someone else's gossip and joke.

Next to the artificial hill not far away, there was a small octagonal pavilion with two benches and a small table inside, which was currently empty.

Lan Yujuan was delighted; it would be a perfect opportunity to go over and sit for a while and have some peace and quiet.

She stepped into the pavilion, sat down quietly, and since she had nothing better to do, she simply took out her phone and continued creating.

Just as she was immersed in the world of her own novel, she suddenly heard a steady footstep approaching.

"Okay, you can arrange it as you see fit!"

"What kind of person do I like?"

"A woman, younger than me, beautiful, and capable of bearing daughters..."

Lan Yujuan looked up and saw that man again!

In the instant their eyes met in mid-air, Lan Yujuan recognized him:

He is Chen Mo!

However, Chen Mo only glanced at her before naturally looking away.

He continued making the phone call as he walked toward the octagonal pavilion.

Lan Yujuan hesitated for a moment, then decided to pretend she didn't know him.

So she decisively turned her gaze away and continued to bury herself in her work...