"Ye Ning! Where are you now? Are you cold there?" Shangguan Rong continued to chat.
"Where I am is none of your business! It's not cold here, it's quite warm!"
Ye Ning shifted the camera to a brightly burning fireplace. She sat in front of the fireplace, wearing a simple thin nightgown, with beads of sweat on her forehead, clearly indicating how warm the room was.
"Oh dear! Why are you still wearing a down jacket! What? Don't you have a fireplace?" Ye Ning was happy to play along.
Shangguan Rong almost lost her temper because of Ye Ning. The air conditioning had been completely turned off for the past few days, and she was so cold that her old leg pain flared up.
Shangguan Rong tightened her down jacket. If she had a fireplace, would she have to do this?
However, even with a fireplace, it was useless because there wasn't enough fuel in the house.
In the past few days, several cabinets in the house have been burned down in an effort to keep warm.
Where did Ye Ning get so much fuel? Could it be that Ye Ning already knew about the impending extreme cold?
No, she had to get Ye Ning to take her there. She wanted to live in a house with a fireplace; she was fed up with this hunger and hardship.
As for how to get there, she still needs to figure out a way.
Ye Ning used to be head over heels in love with Chu Ran. She believed that as long as Chu Ran was willing to take the initiative to ask her for his help, she would definitely accept him back without hesitation.
As for Xiao Jingchen, Shangguan Rong didn't take him seriously at all. He was just a child, nowhere near as mature and steady as their Chu Ran.
"How can we not be related! We're family! Ye Ning, where are you now? At the Ye family home? It doesn't seem quite right," Shangguan Rong said obsequiously.
"No, I'm in Xinbei District, which is less than a kilometer from your villa!"
Looking at Shangguan Rong's face, which was all wrinkles and grinning like a chrysanthemum, Ye Ning felt like throwing up.
Making a video call is one thing, but why is the camera so close to your face?
Does she think she's an 18-year-old girl and everyone would want to watch her?
"What?" Shangguan Rong was so excited she almost jumped up. It was like heaven was helping her! She had just been worrying about how to get over there and take over the place.
Ye Ning slowly and methodically put the steak into her mouth, wiping her mouth with a napkin from time to time, looking elegant and composed.
"Who's family with you? Li Churan and I divorced a long time ago! You and Lin Mengru are family now. By the way, didn't she give birth to a child for your family? She's done a great service! You can't let her down!" Ye Lin winked playfully.
While talking, he kept stuffing steak into his mouth. Shangguan Rong stared intently at Ye Ning's mouth, imagining the juicy steak lingering in his mouth.
The mere mention of that child made Shangguan Rong feel disgusted, as if he had swallowed a fly. Not only was he a burden, but now he also had to support him.
She suggested to Chu Ran twice that they abandon the child and let it fend for itself, but Chu Ran refused both times. She didn't know what Chu Ran was thinking!
"What biological offspring? Ye Ning, don't you know? That's not Chu Ran's child at all. We don't know which wild man she seduced and had. Our Li family doesn't acknowledge it at all." Shangguan Rong curled her lips in a sarcastic tone, revealing her true nature.
"Chu Ran was deceived by that bitch Lin Mengru back then, which is why you suffered. Don't worry, Mom will definitely teach Chu Ran a lesson in the future." Shangguan Rong became more and more arrogant as she spoke.
Ye Ning moved the empty steak plate aside, stretched, and said, "Oh dear! I think I made a bit too much. I don't think I can eat any more. What should I do?"
Shangguan Rong felt like a million alpacas were galloping by, "If you can't eat anymore, give it to me! Chu Ran and I are still starving!"
Oh, what's that? Baked lobster? It looks delicious.
"Ye Ning, is that good?" Shangguan Rong blurted out.
She regretted it as soon as the words left her mouth. Why did she ask that?
"It's delicious!" Ye Ning picked up the spoon again. Large chunks of lobster meat were wrapped in rich cream. Ye Ning held the spoon up to the camera and then put it in her mouth.
"It smells so good!"
Want some? If you can't have it, I'll make you crave it.
"Ye Ning, as the saying goes, even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness. Are you really so heartless?" Shangguan Rong wiped away fake tears while observing Ye Ning's reaction.
The most shameless thing about this mother and son is that they always manage to shift the blame onto others.
It's as if they are the most innocent and pure in the whole world, untainted by the mud.
“Heartless? I don’t think I was the one who was heartless! If I remember correctly, it was Li Churan who cheated on me first! And it was Li Churan who resolutely decided to get a divorce!” Ye Ning stared straight at the camera.
Shangguan Rong, on the other side, was speechless for a moment after being confronted.
Just then, the door opened, and a biting wind rushed in, along with Li Churan, who was radiating cold.
Shangguan Rong couldn't help but shiver, unable to hide his joy at seeing his son return.
"Chu Ran, you're back."
Li Churan was wearing a baseball cap, a thick scarf around her neck that almost completely covered her face, and a bulky down jacket covered in unidentified stains.
His fair and slender hands were now covered with bluish-purple chilblains, a far cry from his former handsome and dashing appearance.
These past few days, Chu Ran has been out collecting supplies. She doesn't know the details of the process, but she does know that Chu Ran brings back some supplies every time he comes back.
Li Churan placed the two loaves of bread she was holding on the table; these two loaves were all they had gotten for the day.
The competition outside has become increasingly fierce these past few days, and there aren't any large supermarkets around here, making it increasingly difficult to obtain supplies.
"Mom! What are you doing?"
As soon as Li Churan got home, she saw Shangguan Rong holding his phone and talking to someone. His expression was unusually flushed, as if he had encountered something exciting.
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