Madam, Please Behave
Chapter 350: The Temptation of Going Home (Three)

Leaning against the wall,

Li Chongming looked like a drowning man clutching at anything he could—he grabbed Chu Fang’s arm tightly, his whole demeanor starting to seem… off.

“This... this is my child!”

“Yes…”

“M-My child…”

He kept mumbling like he couldn’t believe it.

Chu Fang’s revelation seemed to sweep away most of the gloom brought on by the news of the divorce.

Lowering his head, he looked again at the pregnancy test stick in his hand. That symbol of pregnancy was etched deep into his mind.

A grin spread across his face.

“Chongming…”

Looking at Li Chongming, who was giggling like a fool, Chu Fang forced a worried expression and quietly asked:

“What’ll we do now that you’re divorced from that woman…? I’m carrying your child. If there’s no money…”

“Money…”

He muttered the word, as if snapping out of his joy at becoming a father. His eyes began to light up.

He had already lost so much.

He couldn’t lose this too…

Lifting his head to look at Chu Fang, his voice turned urgent:

“We need to leave—now! Before everything gets exposed!”

“But… what if they…”

“Don’t worry.”

Struggling, he climbed up from the floor and marched toward the bedroom, muttering under his breath the whole time:

“If they leave me no way out… I’ll drag them down with me too!”

His tone was firm.

Li Chongming had… a trump card of his own.

Having left Li Chongming’s house,

Li Wanran sat in the backseat of the car. After instructing the driver to leave, she leaned back with her eyes closed.

“……”

A heavy silence.

Her mind was a mess at that moment, and at the same time, a strange flood of emotions welled up from within.

She suddenly thought of what Liu Changqing had said the night before.

That Liu Changqing—who was now with An Yuanyao, who had two children of his own, and… seemed like a completely different person.

Had he known something all along?

Otherwise… why would he have said those things to her back in the hospital?

Which meant—this wasn’t the first time Li Chongming had done something like this…

In the time they’d spent apart, what had he done behind her back?

Why…

Why… can’t I have happiness of my own?

Did I… do something wrong?

For the first time, Li Wanran began to question herself.

Her tightly shut eyes slowly opened, and she looked out the window, watching the scenery fly by.

Someone as proud and self-assured as she was… was now, for the first time, starting to wonder if she had made a mistake…

Looking out the window, Li Wanran slowly closed her eyes again. A heavy sigh slipped from her lips.

Just as Liu Changqing had once predicted.

Once Li Wanran learned the truth… she wouldn’t give a single chance to anyone who had betrayed her.

Not even—

Someone she had once loved deeply.

Liu Changqing had finally arrived at his destination.

After driving for so long, he was feeling a bit tired. But once he pulled into An Yuanyao’s yard, he finally relaxed.

He opened the car door and stepped out.

Because he’d called ahead on the road,

An Yuanyao was already standing at the door waiting to greet him. It had only been one night since they last saw each other, but for some reason, Liu Changqing missed her terribly.

Looking at her face,

Liu Changqing lowered his head, let out a soft laugh, then opened his arms wide, facing her as he said:

“Come here, babe, let me hold—”

“Daddy!”

Before he could finish his sweet line for An Yuanyao, their daughter popped out of nowhere like she had no sense of timing.

Shouting excitedly, she ran straight at him.

She threw her arms around Liu Changqing and buried her face deep in his chest, chattering nonstop about how much she’d missed him.

“You weren’t home last night, and even my food didn’t taste good!”

“Really?”

Liu Changqing didn’t buy that for a second. This daughter of his, who loved food so much, lost her appetite just because he wasn’t around?

“Of course!”

Lifting her little head proudly, Liu Xiazhi giggled as she said:

“Food only tastes good when I eat it with Daddy!”

Looking at her deliberately sweet act, Liu Changqing reached out to rub her head while asking:

“Where’s your brother?”

“He went to watch Grandpa paint… I don’t really like that.”

“Zhiyue’s into traditional painting…”

An Yuanyao stepped forward to explain to Liu Changqing.

“But he doesn’t seem to be very talented… My dad taught him a bit and said he doesn’t really have the gift for it.”

“Is that so.”

Liu Changqing responded with a smile.

He knew his son well.

Whether it was gaming or studying, he had amazing talent. It was just surprising that someone so smart could be completely clueless when it came to painting.

Like… totally unteachable.

Liu Changqing could still clearly remember the look on his son’s face when he’d tried to learn some drawing skills from him. After struggling for a while, he was totally discouraged.

Looks like… even his son had something he wasn’t good at.

The three of them walked into the house together.

As they walked, An Yuanyao asked:

“Did you… pay respects to my parents for me while you were back?”

“……”

Liu Changqing, who’d been smiling a moment ago, suddenly froze. Her reminder brought back something she’d told him before he left.

After all, they were already legally married.

They were a legally wedded couple.

An Yuanyao had felt sorry that she couldn’t go with him to pay respects to Liu Changqing’s parents, but because of her pregnancy, she had no choice but to wait until next time.

Still, she had asked him to pray for her in front of them, to let his parents know that she was now his wife.

Unfortunately…

Liu Changqing had completely forgotten.

It had been a long trip, and then after reaching his uncle’s house, he’d heard about Li Wanran from his little niece…

Then he even called Li Wanran that night.

So much had happened in such a short time… by the time he finally made it to his parents’ graves the next day, he really had forgotten what An Yuanyao had told him.

An Yuanyao could see the silence on his face.

She saw clearly how her husband stayed quiet in response.

She blinked, and then asked in a doubtful tone:

“You didn’t forget, did you?”

“Uhh…”

Liu Changqing let out an awkward sound and looked at his wife…

With an embarrassed smile.

“I really can’t remember… Ow, ow! Stop pinching!”

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