Li Churan rested in the car for a while before driving back to his new home.

That's right, the Wang family bought him a new house here as his and Wang Siyuan's wedding home. In order to maintain the man's self-esteem and not make the Wang family seem too powerful, they even thoughtfully put Li Churan's name on it.

Just as Li Churan's car drove nearby, Wang Siyuan, who was sitting idly in the living room, heard the noise.

She hurriedly put on an apron and quickly directed the servants to bring the dishes to the table.

But once everything was in place, she pretended to open the door with a shovel.

"Chu Ran, you're back!" She eagerly took Li Chu Ran's briefcase and helped him take off his coat.

"Hmm!" Li Churan was still thinking about her own things and had no time to pay attention to Wang Siyuan.

"Chu Ran, are you tired from work today? How about I give you a back massage to help you relax?" Wang Siyuan pulled Li Chu Ran to sit on the sofa.

"No need, I'll go back to my room first! I have some things to do!" Li Churan coldly dodged her hand and walked straight towards his study.

"Chu Ran!" Wang Siyuan stomped her foot angrily. "Can't you even look up at me?"

Wang Siyuan's somewhat shrill voice interrupted Li Churan's thoughts.

He looked up at Wang Siyuan.

Wang Siyuan jumped shyly in front of Li Churan, "Churan, do you see anything different about me today compared to before?"

"What's different?" Li Churan looked Wang Siyuan up and down.

It does seem different from before; her makeup isn't as heavy, and her clothes are much more understated.

Wang Siyuan dressed up specially for today. She remembered that Li Churan had said he didn't like her wearing heavy makeup, so she dressed up specially for today.

Wang Siyuan looked at Li Churan expectantly, waiting for Li Churan's praise.

"Why do you look so haggard today? You even have bags under your eyes and dark circles. Did you not sleep well last night?" Li Churan said this before returning to her room.

Wang Siyuan froze on the spot, her eye bags and dark circles appearing, the words echoing in her mind.

With trembling hands, she touched under her eyes. Was it really that obvious?

Coming to her senses, Wang Siyuan frantically searched for a mirror, "Mirror, where is the mirror?"

Wang Siyuan rushed to the dressing table and stared intently at herself in the mirror.

Without heavy makeup to conceal her fine lines around her eyes and skin imperfections, she looked ten years older and indeed appeared quite haggard.

"No, this isn't me!" Wang Siyuan went crazy and grabbed the bottles and jars on the table, smashing them against the mirror.

"Madam, what's wrong?"

"Madam, stop right now! Your hand is bleeding!"

"Quickly, bring me a bandage! Madam's hand is bleeding!"

Hearing the commotion, family members rushed over to stop them.

While Wang Siyuan was having her madness, Li Churan, who had returned to her study, lay wearily on the bed, closed her eyes, and was completely unaware of or indifferent to what was happening outside.

That's right. Ever since he moved here, he has been living in the study. No matter how much Wang Siyuan threatened or tempted him, he resolutely refused to move to the bedroom.

Although Wang Siyuan was furious, there was nothing she could do about it.

Now that Wang Sicong has agreed to let him return to City A to cultivate his influence, the next thing to do is to consider which people to take back with him.

Of course, he had to take the people he brought from City A back with him.

We also need to win over Canglan; this will greatly help him adapt to the new environment.

Furthermore, given Wang Sicong's stinginess, it's impossible for him to obtain too many resources from Wang Siyuan. He needs to think of another way.

Furthermore, the current situation needs to be investigated as thoroughly as possible.

Li Churan lay on the bed, carefully thinking about a solution. He was the kind of person who never fought a battle he wasn't sure of winning.

"Ye Ning, I told you, I will definitely come back!" A determined glint flashed in Li Churan's eyes.

Just then, there was another knock on the door.

"Chu Ran! Are you asleep? Come out and eat! I've prepared a loving dinner for you!" Wang Siyuan knocked on the door and said.

"No! I don't want to eat! You eat it yourself!" Li Churan turned over and casually replied.

"Chu Ran, how can you not eat? Come out quickly! This is a loving dinner I made for you myself. I spent the whole afternoon making it! Just come out for a moment..." Wang Siyuan said in a low, coquettish voice.

"Okay! I understand! I'll be right out!" Although he didn't want to see Wang Siyuan's face or have dinner with her, he was even less willing to listen to Wang Siyuan's incessant chatter outside his room.

Li Churan turned over, casually threw on a piece of clothing, and then opened the door.

Wang Siyuan was standing at the door waiting when she saw Li Churan, and her face lit up with surprise.

"Chu Ran, you're here!" Wang Siyuan had put on her heavy makeup again. She was wearing an apron, holding a spatula in her left hand and a bandage on her right, looking at Li Chu Ran with a flattering expression.

"Okay! Let's go! Didn't you say you were going to cook yourself?" Li Churan glanced at Wang Siyuan, looking at her spotless apron and gleaming spatula, knowing better than to say anything.

"Chu Ran, let me tell you! I'm exhausted today! I've been busy since 2 pm!" Wang Siyuan said, skipping and jumping as she linked arms with Li Chu Ran.

"Is that so?" Li Churan said calmly.

“Isn’t that right?” Wang Siyuan pulled Li Churan to sit down.

"Are you sure you cooked all the dishes on this table?" Li Churan looked at the table full of dishes that resembled a Manchu Han Imperial Feast.

"Yes! I've been working on this for several hours!" Wang Siyuan said with a self-righteous expression.

"Are you sure you made that too?" Li Churan pointed to the dragon and phoenix carved from carrots in the very center.

"Uh! Well, actually, there's something I forgot to mention. I studied art in college, specifically sculpture. Yes, that's right!" Wang Siyuan felt increasingly clever as she spoke, as she could even come up with such a witty excuse.

Li Churan really didn't know whether to praise her for being smart or to call her stupid.

You'd think she was clever! But she didn't even know to have the chef recreate a few home-style dishes!

Call her stupid! How could she come up with such a bizarre reason so quickly?