This was the first time that Ran Xueyi saw her mother after three years. Even though it was just a quick nce, Ran Xueyi was extremely shocked at what she saw.


    Her mother, Li Jing, was most proud of her beauty and armed herself with it. In City A, her mother was coveted by many young masters many years ago before she got married to Ran Mo Zheng. Not only because she had a beautiful face and seductive figure, but it was also because she was smart enough totch her hands on the most eligible man in the city, Ran Mo Zheng.


    Many women were devastated when they heard that Li Jing was marrying Ran Mo Zheng, but they could only give up, and Li Jing sessfully entered the Ran family.


    p For more than two decades, Li Jing held onto the title of Ran family''s madam. But despite the pressure from different prestigious families and mockery that she constantly received because she came from the middle-ss, Li Jing did not show any weakness.</anda>


    On the contrary, she became more blooming and beautiful like a ripe apple.


    However, that night, the ripeness of the apple that many coveted was now rotten.


    Li Jing''s appearance waspletely different from thest time Ran Xueyi met her.


    Unkempt, inelegant, and face riddled by wrinkles. She looked twice her age now.


    It was not surprising that even Adelle would call her mother, who was still in her mid forties, to be an olddy because of her appearance.


    And although Ran Xueyi wanted to keep the past locked away inside a pandora box, never to be opened, she couldn''t help but wonder what had happened?


    But then again, it was just her curiosity.


    At first, Adelle thought that Ran Xueyi knew that old woman because of her sudden change in expression when her eyes fell on her. But hearing from her lips that she didn''t know who it was, Adelle no longer questioned her about this.


    Adelle sent Ran Xueyi to her new room after filling up the form at the reception desk. "Call me if anything happens. I''lle to your room at 6:30 to give you your breakfast."


    "I know, thank you." Ran Xueyi closed the door behind her.


    ...


    At the previous hotel.


    Ran Yue was still standing at the entrance with her mother. It was humiliating for her to stand there, but her mother insisted that they wait there for Ran Xueyi to arrive.


    Earlier, they had asked the receptionist if Ran Xueyi had returned to her room. When they recognized that Ran Yue was in the same group with Ran Xueyi, they told her that she still hasn''te back.


    But Ran Yue had already called someone at the set, asking if Ran Xueyi left the ce already, and they also said that she had already left early.


    Then, where was she?


    "Don''t you have her number? Why don''t you call her?" Li Jing was also freezing from the cold, but she was the one who insisted on staying outside to wait for Ran Xueyi.


    Of course, they could have stayed inside the lobby where there were many people lounging and waiting there, but she was afraid that Ran Xueyi would humiliate them in front of many people like three years ago.


    At least, if they''re outside the entrance, not many people would wait and stand there since it was too cold. A perfect location for them to talk to Ran Xueyi without worrying about getting the attention of others.


    Unfortunately, Li Jing''s n backfired on her.


    She didn''t think that even if there was no one outside to see them, Ran Xueyi might not want to see them at all.


    That was what exactly happened.


    Ran Yue rubbed her freezing hands against her arms, trying to warm her body but was still unsessful. She could only bitterly answer, "Ran Xueyi blocked my phone number and we''re not friends in the messaging app. She also has the list of actors'' and actresses'' numbers from Director Xiao so she blocked my new number."


    "My number can''t call her either. She blocked mine too." Li Jing''s tone was slightly disgruntled. What kind of daughter actually blocks their mother''s number? Even if things went south in their familial rtionship, it has been three years!


    Can''t she at least forget about the past and forgive already?


    Ran Yue breathed helplessly. She had other thoughts from her mother and knew that it was unsurprising for Ran Xueyi to block their numbers. After all, it was them who betrayed her first and not Ran Xueyi.


    "We''re just going to freeze ourselves to death by staying here, mother. Why don''t wee to my room first and rise up early tomorrow and see if Ran Xueyies out?" Honestly, Ran Yue had a feeling that Ran Xueyi wouldn''t appear at the hotel tomorrow, but she didn''t dare stay outside any longer.


    Li Jing was hesitating a bit to get inside the hotel but when the wind blew strongly and chilled her heart, she reluctantly nodded her head.


    The two ran inside the hotel, looking extremely foolish standing outside for so long. The receptionist was just one call away to call the police and an ambnce, fearing that they would freeze to death.


    ...


    When working, time seemed to pass on quickly in a blink of an eye. Song Yu Han did not even notice that it was already past 10 in the evening.


    After taking Xiao Zhanzhan to his office, Song Yu Han did note outside only because his work was stacked a bit too high. So, in the end, he didn''t get to tour his own son around thepany.


    Even Guo Yun, who wanted to y with his newly acquired little brother, was so tired after working sote.


    The only one who was not tired at all was Xiao Zhanzhan.


    After ying games inside his daddy''s office the entire day, he finally fell asleep and used his daddy''sp as pillows.


    Turning in his sleep, Xiao Zhanzhan held tightly on his daddy''s arm and murmured in a low voice.


    Song Yu Han lowered his head to look at his son and sighed. He carried the little boy in his embrace and stepped into the connecting room which he used as his sleeping quarters when he had to stay upte at the office.


    After he had just put Xiao Zhanzhan on the bed, the phone in his pocket vibrated.


    Song Yu Han first covered Xiao Zhanzhan with a nket before answering the call without looking at the recipient, "Have you finished your scenes?"


    The dark clouds hovering around her heart melted as soon as she heard Song Yu Han''s voice. Ran Xueyi softly replied, "Yes, I finished them already. I''m now inside my room. How''s Xiao Zhanzhan? Did he make a lot of trouble at thepany?"


    Song Yu Han sat down on the chair next to the floor-to-ceiling window, and looked outside the rainbow-lit city outside before looking back at the small figure on the bed. "No, he was very obedient with me. I just ced him in bed. Do you want to see him?"


    Ran Xueyi wanted to say yes, but she didn''t want to wake her son up.


    "No, let him rest. He must have yed himself to sleep."


    Ran Xueyi looked at the ceiling and missed hugging Song Yu Han and Xiao Zhanzhan; to her, they were the other two halves of her soul.


    ...


    Poisonlily has something to say: Do you think Ran Yue''s development will continue?