Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 172 He Has a New Love

I was at the hospital at the time.

When Lin Wanran saw An Zhaoran and Liu Changcun together, she felt extremely comfortable.

After all, she felt that Liu Changcun had held her back, so she chose to divorce her ex-husband and felt that he had no charm whatsoever.

At that time, Lin Wanran felt that An Zhaoran had taken what she didn't want.

This was the first time she had ever felt a sense of victory.

Lin Wanran already knew An Zhaoran's true identity when they were in school. The aura of being the station director's daughter always made An Zhaoran the center of attention at school.

At that time, Lin Wanran felt that An Zhaoran, apart from his prominent status, did not seem to have any outstanding qualities.

After all, he always dressed like a bookworm, and his appearance alone was enough to defeat her.

However, this secret joy did not last long.

It wasn't until Lin Wanran saw An Zhaoran take off her glasses that things changed.

During her high school years, An Zhaoran dressed very plainly, with an unfashionable hairstyle and huge black-rimmed glasses.

However, despite wearing glasses and looking rather unsophisticated, Ahn So-ran is not nearsighted.

The ugly glasses she wore seemed more like they were meant to hide something.

Lin Wanran was unaware of this at first, until she witnessed An Zhaoran taking off her glasses.

While in school, Lin Wanran believed that in terms of looks alone, few girls in the entire school could surpass her, and she even thought she was the most beautiful one in her class.

However, after witnessing An Zhaoran take off her glasses, she clearly realized the gap between them.

An Zhaoran is not only more beautiful than her, but also far superior in terms of family background.

Lin Wanran appears lively and cheerful to outsiders, but her true personality is far less carefree than she seems.

Although she had no conflicts with Ahn So-ran during their school days.

But because of this incident, she never gave An Zhaoran a kind look again.

Call it jealousy or being wary of the other person.

Lin Wanran dislikes An Zhaoran.

An Zhaoran also dislikes Lin Wanran.

Even after so many years, there is still a very obvious hostility between the two of them.

In An Zhaoran's opinion, Lin Wanran's character was despicable, and there was no other woman in the world as wicked as her.

In Lin Wanran's opinion, An Zhaoran liked to put on airs and always showed off, intentionally or unintentionally.

Once prejudice takes hold, it is very difficult to eliminate.

It was precisely because of the discord between the two that Lin Wanran, upon discovering An Zhaoran's connection to her ex-husband, saw it as a rare opportunity and took the initiative to confront her.

However... An Zhaoran did not seem as weak as Lin Wanran had imagined.

The sudden slap brought Lin Wanran back to her senses.

On the contrary, Ahn So-ran, who made this move, left gracefully after uttering a harsh remark.

Lin Wanran, who had just been slapped, stared blankly as An Zhaoran left. Although she was furious, she didn't dare to cause any trouble in public.

After all, An Zhaoran's family background was something she couldn't afford to offend.

Having experienced much in society, Lin Wanran believed she had no means to contend with him.

Therefore, all she could do was silently swallow her anger and watch the two leave the hospital, arm in arm, in a close embrace.

Lin Wanran's dislike for An Zhaoran far exceeded that for her senior, Wen Yunwei.

When she learned that her senior had a close relationship with her ex-husband, she was also unhappy, but she did not act as impulsively as An Zhaoran had.

She just wanted to deflate the other party's arrogance, but unfortunately she ran into a wall with Liu Changcun.

Therefore, Lin Wanran began to explore alternative paths, preparing to defeat her opponent in terms of design.

Although, judging from the current results, Lin Wanran's other method also ended in failure.

However, the humiliation brought by Wen Yunwei was far less than the feelings brought by An Zhaoran.

I even witnessed their close interaction not long ago.

That jealousy almost permeated the entire living room.

Chen Lan looked at her daughter and saw Lin Wanran's increasingly worse complexion.

Before she could even speak, she heard Lin Wanran grit her teeth and groan.

"What a shameless woman..."

She said that first, and then Lin Wanran continued resentfully.

"Why was she there when my daughter was performing on stage?"

"Her relationship with Liu Changcun was ambiguous..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Wanran, who had been nestled on the sofa, suddenly made a move, as if she had completely lost her mind, and raised her hand to reach out towards Chen Lan.

"Give me your phone!"

"..."

"hurry up!"

When her daughter asked her for her phone, Chen Lan did not agree.

In this day and age, mobile phones are still considered valuable items.

The cell phone that Chen Lan has now was specially bought for her by Liu Changcun the day before yesterday. He also saved her number so that she could contact him immediately the next time she came to the city.

While watching TV with her daughter, Chen Lan deliberately placed her phone on the coffee table in front of her to prevent it from falling.

Hearing her daughter ask for her phone, she knew what the daughter wanted and immediately tried to take the phone back from the coffee table to prevent Lin Wanran from actually calling Liu Changcun.

However, in a race of speed, Chen Lan was clearly no match for Lin Wanran.

Before Chen Lan could even pick up her phone from the coffee table, Lin Wanran snatched it away first.

Before Chen Lan could react, she immediately took off and quickly hid in her room.

By the time Chen Lan came to her senses, it was already too late.

Rushing to her daughter's bedroom, Chen Lan turned the doorknob, only to find that Lin Wanran had already locked the door from the inside.

No matter how she turned, the door remained tightly closed.

He raised his hand and pounded on the door in front of him.

Inside the room, Lin Wanran leaned against the bedroom door, listening to the incessant knocking. As Chen Lan pleaded with her to open the door, she grabbed her mother's phone without hesitation and, using it, found Liu Changcun's current number in the limited contact list.

Called.

Her right hand gripped the phone with exceptional force; if it weren't for the phone's thick casing, and instead made of a slightly more brittle material, it would probably have cracked in her hand.

Hearing the ringtone coming from the receiver, less than three seconds later, the call was answered by Liu Changcun on the other end of the line.

Lin Wanran heard the call connect and, without even waiting for Liu Changcun to speak, anxiously called out.

"What on earth do you want to do?!"

【…】

Lin Wanran's voice rang out, but it silenced the man on the other end of the phone.

However, Lin Wanran, who was making this call, seemed to have broken down and continued to shout.

"You brought my mother along for the late autumn performance, fine, but why did you bring An Zhaoran along too?"

【…】

There was still no response, which made Lin Wanran, who mistakenly thought the call had been disconnected, quickly move the phone to her face. Only after seeing the screen lit up did she put it back to her ear.

"I know you heard me, don't play dumb with me!"

【…】

"Liu Changcun!!!"

Return the phone.

It wasn't until Lin Wanran's piercing scream rang out that Liu Changcun on the other end of the phone gave her her first response.

The cold tone was just like the voice he had in front of the elevator that day.

The man who once had eyes for her now treats his ex-wife less warmly than a stranger.

This reaction made Lin Wanran's heart skip a beat, as if she had lost something most important, causing her heart to palpitate.

This phone was bought for your mom, not for you to use to make crazy phone calls.

There were no more curses or sarcastic remarks, unlike the previous times they met.

Liu Changcun now feels absolutely no emotion towards Lin Wanran. It seems that in his eyes, someone like Lin Wanran is not worth the slightest attention.

There's no need to hide anything from the question you just asked.

I'm with An Zhaoran now, it's that simple.

"..."

The man's calm voice came through the receiver and reached Lin Wanran's ears, but it made her already uncomfortable heart feel even worse.

It felt as if something inside the body was constricting the heart.

In that instant, all the strength in her body vanished.

Leaning against the wall, she slid down the bedroom door little by little.

[I'll hang up if there's nothing else.]

After saying that, there was no response from the receiver.

Two or three seconds later, the last sentence was heard again.

Be nice to your mom.

It sounded like a warning, or perhaps a piece of advice.

After hearing Liu Changcun's last words, Lin Wanran immediately heard the sound of the phone being hung up.

The hand holding the phone suddenly lost its strength.

Lin Wanran felt as if even the last shred of her dignity had vanished without a trace.

Clearly... Liu Changcun used to love her so much.

I like her so much.

To win her favor, he was even willing to give up his studies, which would determine the rest of his life, and to support her in achieving her dreams, he supported her through university.

At that time, Liu Changcun was able to go to such lengths for her, which means that he would do everything in his power to satisfy any request Lin Wanran made.

The husband I remember... is in stark contrast to my ex-husband now.

Liu Changcun is now too lazy to even get angry at him.

Lin Wanran knew why this was happening.

Only when you completely stop caring will you react this way to people you used to know.

Lin Wanran huddled in front of the bedroom door.

The phone slipped from his hand and fell to the floor with a thud.

The phone's battery was so easily knocked out, and the lit screen went out instantly after the power supply was cut off.

Chen Lan, who was outside the door, had stopped knocking.

Lin Wanran, who was holed up in her room, could only vaguely hear footsteps walking back and forth outside the door.

More than ten seconds passed before the sound of the key being inserted into the lock reached Lin Wanran's ears.

With two crisp clicks, the door was pushed open, revealing Lin Wanran leaning against it.

A crack was opened.

Through the narrow crack in the door, Chen Lan spotted a cell phone on the floor, its battery separated from its body.

The new phone, which she hadn't even had a chance to warm up, ended up like this in her daughter's hands.

Chen Lan... had no intention of blaming Lin Wanran.

On the contrary, when she noticed her daughter leaning against the door, she had no idea what the two had talked about after she called Liu Changcun.

However, it is not difficult to see from Lin Wanran's current reaction.

She should know now...

I learned that she had been hiding something from her daughter and had never dared to tell her.

Regarding...my daughter's ex-husband.

The matter of Liu Changcun.

(End of this chapter)