Madam, Please Behave-Chapter 283: Mother and Son

Inside the hospital.

Li Chongming got out of bed and moved around a bit, staring out the window at the night view, his thoughts unknown.

After watching for a while, Li Chongming turned back to look at Chu Fang, who had brought him food.

In his eyes… Chu Fang, who today only wore light makeup, was taking out the soup she had stewed from the insulated lunchbox and carefully laying out the dishes on the table one by one.

Li Chongming watched it all silently.

Ever since marrying Li Wanran, it had been a long time since he last experienced the feeling… of a woman personally cooking for him.

As she prepared the chopsticks and soup spoon, Chu Fang didn’t look up at Li Chongming standing by the window but spoke in a gentle tone mixed with calmness.

“The weather''s getting colder lately, don’t stand too long by the window, or you’ll catch a cold.”

These words entered Li Chongming’s ears, and his gaze instantly became a bit dazed.

It had been a long time since someone said something so caring to him.

When Chu Fang first came in, Li Chongming wanted to drive her away immediately, afraid Li Wanran might discover her presence.

But… she said she only wanted him to try the food she made and came to visit him while he was hospitalized.

In truth, Li Chongming was almost fully recovered. The reason he still stayed in the hospital was simply because he didn’t want to go home and face Li Wanran.

Since that argument that day, Li Wanran hadn’t even called him once, nor had she come to visit.

Knowing now wasn’t the time to further anger her, Li Chongming thought it best to let things cool off, to let time slowly smooth things over...

“Give it a try, I won’t lie to you, I actually think I’m pretty good at cooking. I spent quite a while making this soup too…”

Chu Fang, having finished setting up, lifted her head and happened to meet Li Chongming’s gaze. She instinctively froze for a second but then smiled softly.

Hearing her words, Li Chongming snapped out of it. Seeing the gentle smile on her face, he stood there pondering for a moment before walking over.

Looking at the food laid out—it really did seem colorful, aromatic, and appetizing.

Li Chongming gave Chu Fang a surprised glance, not expecting her to actually have such skills…

Noticing his look, Chu Fang smiled.

“Go on, try it~”

“…”

Remaining silent, Li Chongming thought for a bit, but in the end, he picked up the spoon and first tasted the soup.

The taste was indeed good.

With his appetite fully opened, this time, without the slightest hesitation, he began to eat slowly and methodically.

However… he failed to notice that behind him, the smiling Chu Fang’s face had turned cold. She stared blankly at his back, expressionless.

As he kept eating, Li Chongming suddenly stopped. He turned his head, and this small movement was instantly detected by Chu Fang, who quickly put a smile back on her face.

Looking at her, Li Chongming thought for a moment before slowly saying:

“Not bad... it tastes pretty good.”

“As long as you like it. If you do, I’ll bring you food like this every day!”

Hearing this, Li Chongming paused for a second, then resumed eating without immediately responding.

After a while, he finally spoke.

“Forget it, don’t come too often.”

“…”

This rejection was heard clearly by Chu Fang. The sense of distance in his tone was obvious, making the smile on her face stiffen slightly.

After that, neither of them spoke again.

Li Chongming just quietly ate.

Realizing that staying any longer would be pointless, Chu Fang suggested leaving. As expected, Li Chongming didn’t try to stop her.

As the door closed behind her when she left, Li Chongming’s hand, holding the chopsticks, paused slightly. He looked towards the doorway.

Outside the door.

Once outside, Chu Fang could no longer maintain the expression she had worn before.

Unlike the usual gentle demeanor she showed to Li Chongming, right now, she looked like a robot without any emotional fluctuations.

She calmly glanced at the door of Li Chongming’s hospital room, stood there for a long time, and eventually turned and left.

She walked to the elevator and pressed the down arrow. Watching the numbers on the display blink one by one until they reached her floor, the elevator arrived with a "ding".

When the doors opened, Chu Fang unexpectedly saw Li Wanran standing right there. At the sight of this familiar woman, Chu Fang instinctively took a small step back.

Her gaze then shifted from Li Wanran’s face to the things in her hands.

It was obvious that she had bought some food.

Li Wanran didn’t even notice the woman in front of her — or rather, she didn’t think there was any need to. As soon as the elevator door opened, she walked out without hesitation.

Heading directly toward Li Chongming’s hospital room.

Chu Fang didn’t move immediately either. She stared at Li Wanran’s back, the sound of high heels echoing sharply in the empty corridor.

Her gaze flickered, as if she were thinking about something.

Not until the elevator door was about to close did Chu Fang snap out of it. She quickly pressed the button to open it again, preventing the door from shutting.

As the elevator doors reopened, Chu Fang stepped inside. In her mind, however, replayed the proud and upright look on Li Wanran’s face.

It was like she was talking to herself, or perhaps to someone unseen.

Just as the elevator doors closed, Chu Fang murmured, ƒгeewёbnovel.com

“Hmph, just an old woman… what’s there to be so proud of.”

At twenty-four years old, Chu Fang had every reason to mock thirty-four-year-old Li Wanran.

For the goal she must achieve—

That woman named Li Wanran—

She would meet her sooner or later...

At the hospital room door.

Li Wanran pushed the door open and walked in.

Hearing the sound, Li Chongming, who was still eating, thought it was Chu Fang returning and spoke without looking up.

“Didn’t I tell you not to come back…”

He didn’t finish the sentence. As he turned around and saw Li Wanran standing at the door, his words got stuck like a jammed tape and he couldn''t make a sound.

He stood there blankly for a moment, his mind racing, then quickly put on an expression of surprise, as if he was genuinely shocked and happy to see her.

“What brings you here?”

As he spoke, he hurriedly stood up.

He deliberately positioned himself to block the food on the table behind him.

Yet standing at the door, Li Wanran showed no change in her expression. She carefully looked him up and down.

Then, she said:

“You… didn’t want me to come?”

“Of course not!”

He denied it at once, forcing a smile onto his face. After thinking for a moment, he stepped forward toward Li Wanran.

Looking at her and at the items she carried.

“You brought this for me?”

“Mm… but from the looks of it, you don’t seem to need it.”

As she spoke, Li Wanran’s gaze fell on the dishes on the table.

Hearing this, Li Chongming fell silent for a moment, then glanced back at the food behind him. After a while, he explained,

“These are all provided by the hospital… I’ve been sick of them these past few days.”

“Is that so…”

Every word fell into Li Wanran’s ears without missing a beat.

After responding, she handed the food in her hands to Li Chongming, who hurriedly reached out to take it.

Relieved, Li Wanran slung her bag back over her shoulder and walked toward the table, her eyes sweeping over the food on it.

“Looks pretty fancy.”

“The hospital food isn’t actually that good.”

As he said this, Li Chongming lifted the food he had just received and added,

“What you bought is much better.”

But Li Wanran didn’t respond.

She acted as if she hadn’t heard him, walked straight to the table, and reached out to touch the insulated lunchbox.

Her brows furrowed.

Withdrawing her hand, she turned around and stared straight at Li Chongming, her eyes fixed on him as if trying to read something from his expression.

As the silence stretched, Li Chongming rubbed his face awkwardly and said,

“Do I have something on my face… why are you staring at me like that?”

“Li Chongming…”

Li Wanran softly called his full name.

Hearing her call him like that, Li Chongming’s expression stiffened, looking confusedly at her.

Before he could ask, he heard Li Wanran continue,

“You know the consequences of betraying me. And you should also know, I’m not as easy to fool as An Yuanyao…”

“…”

“If you dare do anything against me…”

As she spoke, Li Wanran stepped closer, the distance between them shrinking rapidly.

“You know exactly what will happen.”

——

Evening self-study.

Liu Zhiyue gripped his pen tightly, diligently writing down answers, while Zhou Shiyan, sitting next to him, was also fully focused on her studies.

That was the atmosphere in the Rocket Class.

Every student here was racing against time to study, wishing for another pair of eyes and hands. It was rare to see anyone sleeping or goofing off.

As always, Zhang Yunjing secretly observed Liu Zhiyue from not far away.

Since that day, she had tried to form a united front with Zhao Xuanwen, but later she realized… that guy Zhao Xuanwen was actually kind of dumb.

Even during a perfectly normal conversation, for some reason, Zhang Yunjing always felt like she couldn’t keep up with Zhao Xuanwen’s bizarre logic.

And she couldn’t manage to get any useful information from him either...

Instead, she ended up spending a lot of her pocket money just to buy him snacks and get close.

Thinking about how she spent money without getting anything useful in return, Zhang Yunjing immediately felt even more resentful toward Liu Zhiyue.

It’s all his fault!

Little did Liu Zhiyue know that Zhang Yunjing was cursing him silently from a distance.

A while later.

The homeroom teacher appeared at the classroom door, looking at the students hard at work. His gaze landed directly on Liu Zhiyue, who was still busy writing.

He called out,

“Liu Zhiyue, come out for a second. Your mom is here to see you.”