Chapter 173 Missing
The autumn air is sad, and the evening breeze is chilly.

But no matter how cold the autumn wind is, it is not as cold as Fang Xiewen's heart at this moment.

Obviously, the scene where Huang Yimei returned Chen Mo's clothes caused him to have a not-so-nice misunderstanding.

At this moment, Fang Xiewen's mood seemed to have also welcomed the Frost Descent along with the solar term.

"Dad, why are you here?"

It was Fang Taichu who spoke again, breaking this brief yet long silence.

Fang Xiewen realized his own gaffe, and immediately reacted, adjusted his mood, and walked over as if nothing had happened and said:
"Dad happened to be doing something nearby, so he thought he'd stop by to see if you and mom had dinner. Dad has booked a restaurant, so let's have a long-awaited family dinner."

Chen Mo sensed a hint of hostility during the conversation.

Huang Yimei frowned slightly and said, "Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

Fang Xiewen explained: "I thought I would be busy until very late, but unexpectedly things went smoothly and I finished early, so it was also a spur-of-the-moment decision."

"Why, have you eaten already?"

Huang Yimei shook her head, "No, but I have an appointment with Chen Mo tonight."

"Is this so"

Fang Xiewen looked at Chen Mo and suggested, "Why don't Mr. Chen come along? We are just having an ordinary family dinner, nothing special."

Huang Yimei thought for a moment and said, "How about you take Xiaochu with you?"

Fang Xiewen's eyes flickered and he said with a smile, "Then let Xiaochu go with you. After all, you two have made an appointment together, so I won't cut in line at the last minute."

Fang Xiewen touched Fang Taichu's head and said softly, "Xiaochu, dad will come to pick you and mom up tomorrow, and we'll eat together again."

"Okay~~"

Fang Taichu responded obediently, but he couldn't help but murmur in his heart:
Uncle Chen Mo just said that it was because of her presence that he came out to eat with my mother.

And Dad seemed to be worried about her not being around, so only Uncle Chen Mo and Mom were left eating together.

Oh, dad is such a worry.

Fang Xiewen doesn’t know how caring his little sweetheart is, but he understands Huang Yime’s character.

Seeing that Huang Yimei had made up her mind, Fang Xiewen said no more. He and Chen Mo simply nodded to each other and turned away gracefully.

Huang Yimei then said: "Okay, let's go too."

Afterwards, the three of them came to the Elephant Music Restaurant and Bar.

Today the store launches a new dish, seasonal hairy crabs.

Huang Yimei also asked Chen Mo out on the pretext of trying new dishes, but in reality she wanted to express her gratitude to him for taking care of Fang Taichu.

Before the dishes were served, Fang Taichu ran up to the stage as usual to practice a few piano pieces.

Chen Mo smiled and said, "Should I explain what I said just now?"

Huang Yimei raised her eyebrows, "What do you need to explain?"

Chen Mo was speechless and shrugged.

It was not difficult to tell from Fang Xiewen's words "family dinner" just now that he was vaguely considering him as his "love rival".

I remember the last person standing in this position was Zhuang Guodong.

However, last time Chen Mo was just watching the show from the side, but he didn't expect that this time it would be his turn to face his ex-husband directly.

Chen Mo guessed that it was because Fang Tai had just started her period and the little girl was too embarrassed to tell her father, which led to Fang Xiewen being completely unaware of the situation, leading to the misjudgment.

And what Huang Yimei expressed was very clear: she could not explain her affairs to her ex-husband Fang Xiewen.

Since the parties involved don't care, then Chen Mo doesn't care either. It's not like he really wants to have two lovers and enjoy the happiness of having two wives.

In fact, Chen Mo didn't know that under normal circumstances, although Huang Yimei didn't care whether Fang Xiewen misunderstood, she wouldn't be so lazy to say something that could be made clear in one sentence.

The main reason was that since He Xi showed up last time, Fang Xiewen had "dropped by" many times like today, which made Huang Yimei feel like she was being "supervised", which made her a little unhappy.

But Fang Xiewen's excuse was that he was visiting his daughter, and she had no way of saying anything.

After the dishes were served, Fang Taichu also washed his hands and returned to the table to eat. Chen Mo casually praised: "Taichu, you played these songs as skillfully as ever."

Fang Taichu puffed up his cheeks and said, "'Same as always', doesn't that mean no progress?"

Chen Mo laughed and said, "It's good enough to keep improving. If you want to improve further, you need to find a professional teacher and do some targeted guidance and practice."

Chen Mo could see that the girl had only learned some basic music theory and practiced a few common songs, and it was still just an amateur hobby.

Fang Taichu's eyes turned, "Uncle, aren't you a professional? I watched your live broadcast a few days ago, and you played and sang so well. Can I become your disciple?"

Huang Yimei said, "Xiaochu, uncle is very busy, so he doesn't have time to teach you."

Chen Mo smiled and said, "I may not be able to teach you on time, but if you don't understand something in the future, you can always come to me."

"Really?!" Fang Taichu was a little excited, "Then I will call you Master from now on."

Huang Yimei said helplessly: "I'm sorry to trouble you."

Chen Mo waved his hand and smiled, "My mother is a music teacher. She used to feel sorry that I wasn't a teacher, but now I have students too."

Fang Taichu corrected him seriously: "Master, it's the apprentice. There can be many teachers, but there is only one master."

Chen Mo shook his head and laughed, "Okay, apprentice."

I don't know if the little girl was influenced by Chen Yuexi, she also likes this kind of gangster style.

Huang Yimei touched her daughter's head, her eyes revealing memories, and she said softly: "At first, someone took her to play the piano, and she fell in love with music. Later, no one taught her, so I had to enroll her in a few training classes."

Chen Mo sensed Huang Yimei's thoughts, thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "Disciple, Master will show you a trick."

"Good." Fang Taichu clapped his hands.

Huang Yimei was a little surprised.

Chen Mo came to the piano on the stage and sat down. He exhaled lightly and instantly got into the mood. His fingers lightly tapped the black and white keys, and a warm and soothing melody flowed out.

"Last night's tide has receded this morning, and the returning fishermen are hawking the storms they just experienced."

The sudden singing made everyone present quiet down and look over.

"There was a wedding in the church. I passed by and felt the sweetness. It also reminded me of you and me."

Chen Mo's warm and magnetic voice, and the lyrics that seemed to be speaking to her. At this moment, in Huang Yimei's eyes, the figure of Chen Mo and that person vaguely overlapped.

It was as if she had returned to the past, when she was sitting there like she was now, quietly watching the person on the stage singing.

"The innocent child eavesdropped on his lover's sweet talk, and his blushing face was like a flower held in the hands of a passerby."

Fang Taichu blinked, and some forgotten childhood memories were re-elucidated.

It seemed to be a sunny afternoon. My mother, I, and another person were lying on the lawn together.

The man suddenly asked her softly: "Xiao Taichu, I want to be your mother's boyfriend, what do you think?"

Fang Taichu still remembers that her mother was looking at her nervously and expectantly, and the sunlight seemed too glaring that day, so she could not see his face clearly.
"The familiar city has changed, but you are still not by my side."

Fang Taichu tugged at her mother's sleeve, "Mom."

Huang Yimei turned her head and saw that her daughter was sad, so she gently held her daughter in her arms, tilted her head slightly, opened her eyes, and tried to prevent the crystal tears in her eyes from gathering.

"I know that all the pain will pass, but I also understand that some regrets will remain in my heart forever."

Huang Yimei is guarding this restaurant, which is actually guarding the memories of that person.

So Chen Mo wanted to tell Huang Yimei not to keep herself stuck in the memories of the past.

"I hope the sea breeze will blow again, seagulls will land on the reef, and I will finally shout your name out to the sea."

"Fu Jiaming"

From the audience, there was an inaudible whisper.

How heavy is the longing?
Not heavy, like fallen leaves on an autumn mountain.

(End of this chapter)