Madam, Please Behave-Chapter 403: Can’t See Clearly

Li Wanran moved back into the house that used to be their home—where the four of them once lived together.

After her failed marriage with Li Chongming, Li Wanran had completely lost her passion for life. It felt like she was trying to escape, or maybe she was longing for something... So, she moved back into the place she once called home.

Out of all the properties she owned, this one wasn’t the most luxurious anymore, but it left the deepest impression on her.

This was the place where she had lived for a long time with her two children, and... Liu Changqing.

Now that everything was over, Li Wanran suddenly felt a sense of anxiety and uncertainty.

When she decided to move back here, when she brought her luggage and had someone clean the place thoroughly... as she looked around at all the familiar scenes brimming with memories...

Her mind seemed to drift back to those days.

Those... were the days when she had felt the most at ease.

In truth, Li Wanran had never really understood what love was.

She used to think that what she felt for Li Chongming was love, but later, she came to realize...

It wasn’t.

When she heard the news that Li Chongming had been imprisoned—even though they were already divorced—she didn’t feel a thing. In fact... she even felt that he got what he deserved.

In that short-lived marriage, it was Li Chongming who betrayed her first. And at the moment she found out about his betrayal, she had already given up completely on the man she once thought about day and night.

The affection she had once felt for him disappeared along with that betrayal.

People are contradictory creatures.

Things they once had but never noticed often only come to mind after circling back around.

And Li Wanran was no exception.

Back then, for the sake of so-called love, she had left everything behind without hesitation—left Liu Changqing, who had loved her deeply, and abandoned her two children...

And in the end... it was all for nothing.

She ended up with nothing.

No love, no children...

Now, all she had was a mountain of time she didn’t know how to spend—and nothing else.

The reason she chose to return to this place... was probably to give it a try.

To see... if she could still find that sense of peace she once had.

So, Li Wanran left her luxurious residence and came back to this rather ordinary house.

She tried cooking for herself.

She intended to make rice, but it turned into porridge instead.

She tried to whip up a simple dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, but ended up charring it so badly you couldn’t even tell what it was.

The kitchen was a complete mess.

Helpless, she had to call someone to clean it up again.

Housework... wasn’t her thing either.

And only then did Li Wanran realize—these things weren’t as simple as she had once thought.

For some reason, that realization triggered a memory from the past.

A long time ago...

After a heartbreak, when she was feeling utterly hopeless, she had picked Liu Changqing—one of her many pursuers—mostly because he was the most persistent. After bringing him home, for some reason, he insisted on learning how to cook.

At the time, Liu Changqing was just as much a beginner.

With no formal training, it was no surprise that he turned the kitchen upside down. Meanwhile, Li Wanran just coldly watched everything unfold... listening to her mother scold him.

Back then, she thought: He can’t even manage such a small thing...

But now that she was trying it herself, she finally realized... it wasn’t easy at all.

Time slipped by quietly.

Sitting alone on the edge of her bed, Li Wanran stared blankly at the floor, feeling a little dizzy.

She had stayed in that position for quite a while.

Just as she expected, after everything that happened, all she had left was an endless stretch of time.

And she had no idea... what to do with it.

Her skin looked awful.

Probably because she hadn’t been taking care of it lately. Her hair was a little messy, no longer as smooth and sleek as it used to be.

Time had finally caught up with her.

“Hoo...”

Her chest felt heavy, but after that long breath, Li Wanran felt slightly better.

She moved.

Shifting to the head of the bed, she picked up the wine glass from the nightstand and poured herself some red wine.

She brought it to her lips.

Tilted her head back... and downed it in one gulp. The wine slid down her throat,

Seeping into her body.

Li Wanran had cut off all contact with the outside world. Even her only point of connection—her mother—was blocked.

After her mother had slapped her.

Setting the wine glass back down, Li Wanran slumped onto the bed.

Her eyes grew unfocused.

Her gaze fell on a photo...

A picture of the four of them as a family.

Those days...

She must’ve been really happy back then...

Time seemed to stand still.

Li Wanran lay curled up on her side, completely still.

Bang!

The security door suddenly burst open, followed by a rush of hurried footsteps.

The clacking of high heels echoed on the floor—sharp, yet strangely muffled—as the sounds filtered into Li Wanran’s ears.

But she didn’t care.

She didn’t have the energy to care.

Still unresponsive.

“Li Wanran!”

Ye Rong’s voice rang out. After searching for a while, she finally found the bedroom. When she pushed the door open and saw Li Wanran lying on her side on the bed...

Her face turned grim.

Her daughter was wearing silk pajamas, with one shoulder strap slipping off. The room around her was a mess.

And... the air reeked of wine—a smell that made her uncomfortable.

It had been a long time since Ye Rong had seen her daughter.

For quite a while now, she had thrown herself into her career and hadn’t paid any attention to her daughter. When she finally decided to check in yesterday, she realized... her daughter was no longer living at her old place.

When she tried to call, she found out she had been blocked.

Naturally, Ye Rong was furious.

That’s why she had slammed the door open just now.

Seeing her daughter like this—so far from how she used to be—only fueled her anger.

She stepped forward.

Ye Rong walked over to the bed.

Came to the side where her daughter was facing.

Looking down at her, she spoke in a cold voice.

“Is this what you want? For people to laugh at you?”

“……”

No response.

Messy strands of hair covered Li Wanran’s eyes. After hearing her mother’s words, she summoned all her strength—what little she had left—to open her eyes.

And looked toward her mother’s direction, blurry and unfocused.

She... couldn’t see clearly.

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