"Mei'er, why don't you make some tea?" Shen Lihua smiled gently at her as they sat on the large couch.

Yu Mei could feel the goosebumps popping up on her skin. She rubbed her arms, "Well, I…" Asking me to make tea, do you not want your kitchen anymore.

"I'll make it," Jun Zixuan said but before he could stand up, his mother held his wrist. He raised an eyebrow.

"You've never tasted her cooking, have you? Let me tell you…our girl's culinary skills are brilliant."

Yu Mei was speechless. Brilliant skills? It is already a miracle that I can turn on the gas stove.

She glanced at Jun Zixuan asking for help with her eyes.

The man blinked, reassuring her.

This little interaction did not escape Shen Lihua's notice as her eyes twinkled in delight.

"Mom, she is not feeling well. I'll make tea for you."

Shen Lihua stood up from the couch before patting Jun Zixuan's shoulders, "I'll be helping her, don't worry."

Just as Jun Zixuan opened his mouth to say something, Yu Mei silently shook her head at him and followed Shen Lihua inside the kitchen.

"You took so many cooking classes in the past to impress your family members. But I have yet to taste the food made by my daughter-in-law."

Yu Mei was speechless. Your daughter-in-law is gone. I am another soul who wandered into her body. You want me to cook for you? I'll end up burning the kitchen down. She shouted in her heart.

"Making tea is a very simple process…."

"Mother-in-law~'' She interrupted her.

Shen Lihua put the jug of water aside before looking at her, "Yes, daughter-in-law?"

"Let's shed off the pretense of cordiality, shall we?" Yu Mei smiled at her.

Shen Lihua nodded, "Why not?" The gentle expression fell from her face in an instant replaced by a solemn look.

That kind smile was giving her chills. This is much better. Yu Mei thought to herself.

"So, did you like the new interior of Ren Mansion?"

Before she could reply, Shen Lihua continued, "Are you sleeping with my son in his room?"

"I…" Yu Mei frowned. After all the rounding off, this was her main concern in the end.

"Still not sleeping together?" The woman frowned, "I thought your relationship has improved after this business trip. It has been two years since you both have married yet it seems like there is no progress between you at all. What will it take you both to….?"

"What will it take us to have sex?" Yu Mei folded her arms across her chest as she looked at the woman's expression shifting at her bold words.

She did not think there was anything was wrong with her wordings.

Rather than beating around the bush, it was best to speak in crystal clear words so the other party gets your point.

She was not a person who has ever been meek or obedient in all her life.

Bodies may have changed but her soul was still the same.

"How impudent!" Shen Lihua's voice raised a pitch higher.

"Stop shouting lest you get your son's attention," Initially, Yu Mei has prepared herself to bear with anything considering the woman's poor health. But, she realized that some things need to be talked about. "What kind of mother are you? Does it not hurts your heart when you manipulate him emotionally to do the things he never wanted to do? Look at me…I am neither beautiful nor rich or I don't even possess any qualities. Does it not pricks your conscience to have me standing beside Jun Zixuan who is perfect in all aspects?"

These questions were revolving in her mind for a long time. Other than the Yu Family, the previous Yu Mei Zhen did not care about anyone. Not only was she ugly, but she was also scheming and extremely selfish. Which mother would want such a girl for their son.

"Girl, I never forced Ah Xuan to marry you."

"You didn't? Then did you stop him from marrying me?" Yu Mei glanced at the woman seriously, "You didn't do that and he married me after which you were regular with your medications and treatments. You should know that your son is a stubborn and proud man but he put his pride aside for you and married me, an illegitimate daughter, a girl with the worst reputation in Beijing.''

Although Jun Zixuan did not tell her the details but she figured out things by joining the dots. Even she felt distressed when she thought about how he had stayed with another woman despite loving someone else. Her heart ached for him.

Shen Lihua was surprised. She did not expect Jun Zixuan to tell Yu Mei regarding her medical condition.

"I owe your mother a life. Fulfilling her last wish was the least I could do," She said.

Yu Mei paused for a split-second before speaking in a softer tone, "What about your son? You owe him more. Zixuan doesn't love me neither do I."

Jun Zixuan who was standing outside the kitchen closed his eyes for a second. Letting out a soft sigh, he tucked his hands inside his pocket and walked back to the living room.

"Love?" Shen Lihua smiled, but it was different from her perfunctory smiles. There was a hint of mocking in it, "I did marry for love. A destination wedding, a dream lover, a perfect man, I got everything when I chased after the 'true love'. But now when I'm in this half-dead condition, surviving through my disease, my love is nowhere to be seen," She stroked her head, "Mei'er, don't chase after love. It won't get you anywhere."

Yu Mei was stunned. She opened her mouth to say something but no words came out of her mouth. Those words were said so casually but were they just as simple?

"You….are making me look like an evil antagonist here," She spoke after a long time.

Shen Lihua laughed, "Do you want to be a kind protagonist then?"

"Whatever!"