CHAPTER 580: CHAPTER 578: HE IS MY SON!

She glanced at the drawing and asked, "Do we have a place to go now?"

"For now, we specifically need to send two teams to inspect it," Rong Bai put away the drawing and waved them off like shooing away flies, "It’s getting late, you all should head back and prepare too. We depart early tomorrow to bring our people back."

The two descended the stairs side by side, and bewilderingly, just one night had passed before Fang Ya showed up again, this time holding a piece of fresh mutated pork wrapped in a plastic bag.

Su Mo was at a loss for words; the embarrassed and pleading look on Fang Ya’s face made it clear, "Did you spend all the ’Crystal Stone’?"

Lu Chen stood right behind her, his gaze toward Fang Ya filled with disgust.

Fang Ya, pale-faced, nodded and said softly, "As you know, getting a meal isn’t easy. I thought the food at the restaurant was cheap enough for Lu Youwei and me to eat for a month, but I didn’t expect..."

"Didn’t expect to finish it in one meal?" Su Mo almost laughed, "I’m quite curious. Aren’t ordinary people not allowed to roam around next door? How exactly did you come here?"

"A few soldiers recognize me..." Fang Ya almost buried her head into the ground.

Lu Chen grabbed Su Mo’s hand and said coldly to her, "Crystal Stone, I will only give it once, there won’t be a second time, you should leave."

He was pulling Su Mo inside to close the door when unexpectedly, Fang Ya stuck her foot in the door crack and got it caught.

"Ah!"

She fell to the ground, her face pale with pain.

Lu Chen, with a cold face, opened the door again.

With such a commotion, it was hard not to attract attention. Jiang Yulian, holding her child, came out to see the woman on the ground, quickly put the child back in bed and rushed out to help, "Chenchen, what’s going on? Get up, Fang Ya."

Jiang Yulian helped her up, unaware of the situation. Seeing the grim expressions on Su Mo and Lu Chen, she couldn’t help but step forward and inquire, "What happened here, why are you two quarreling with her?"

Su Mo pursed her lips, "Just ask her and you’ll know."

Fang Ya had always been a deep thorn in Lu Chen’s heart, but Jiang Yulian knew he would never do something drastic.

She looked at Fang Ya with a puzzled expression, "Why are you dressed like this? What happened?"

In front of Fang Ya, Jiang Yulian looked healthy and even plumper, wearing new, warm clothes. For some reason, Fang Ya felt a pang of heartache and tears uncontrollably started to flow, "My heart aches, my son doesn’t want me! They all don’t want me, what am I supposed to do?"

Her crying drew more and more onlookers as doors opened, Zhao Changsheng, Jianxiong, and others all came out.

Lu Chen felt as cold inside as a block of ice.

Su Mo became even more displeased, feeling as though Fang Ya’s crying piled all the blame onto their heads. She frowned and mercilessly revealed all of Fang Ya’s shameful deeds, not sparing her feelings in the least.

Speaking of her using the last pack of Crystal Stone to dine out, Jiang Yulian couldn’t believe her eyes and let go of the hand that was supporting her, "You really don’t know the hardships of life. Not only do you know nothing about the outside world, but you don’t even understand the concept of saving? And you still treat Lu Chen this way?!"

Fang Ya was rendered speechless by her words, and the surrounding looks of derision and contempt drove her mad. She had never been treated like this before!

"How is that my fault? I used to have servants cook for me, and I just wanted to eat what I liked. What’s wrong with that?" Unable to help herself, Fang Ya raised her voice and shouted, tears of grievance flowing from her eyes as she spoke jealously toward Jiang Yulian, "Why should you receive all of my son’s motherly love when I am his real mother? He should be caring for and honoring me! It’s me! Why are you stealing my son!"

The suddenly harsh environment tormented her into nearly losing her mind.

Ragged tents, stale, yellowed steamed buns—how could she eat them? How could she possibly swallow them!

The elegant Fang Ya was left without a trace of elegance, her hair a wild mess as she ranted like a madwoman at a flabbergasted Jiang Yulian.

However, when Lu Chen moved to shield Jin Yulian behind him protectively, it only enraged Fang Ya further. She stood on her tiptoes, grabbed his shirt collar, and said through gritted teeth, "I spent ten months giving birth to you, is this how you repay me?!"

Lu Chen subtly removed her hand and stared at her emotionlessly, "Besides giving birth, what else have you done? In my heart, for this lifetime, Aunt Jiang is my mother."

Jiang Yulian, standing behind him, nearly burst into tears; she felt deeply moved and pained as she stared at the back of his head, "Silly boy, I also raised you as my own son, and you’ve made Jiang Hai and me proud."

Overwrought, Fang Ya screamed in desperation, her expression growing vague as she pleaded, "I don’t want to live a life of uncertainty. I don’t want it. Give me the Crystal Stone; I want the Crystal Stone! I don’t want Lu Youwei anymore—son, I don’t want him anymore; just take me with you! I promise you, just take me with you!"

Her words were frantic and chaotic. However, Su Mo grew increasingly disdainful of her, but still, she took out another bag of Crystal Stone and gave it to Fang Ya, specifically saying, "If you take this bag of Crystal Stone, I will inform the guard, and you won’t be able to enter this area anymore. If you don’t want it, you can still come to see your son anytime."

She gave her one last chance.

Disappointingly, Fang Ya grabbed the Crystal Stone, counted it briefly, and then, taking a deep look at Lu Chen, stammered, "Chenchen, I’ll come again next time."

She clearly hadn’t understood Su Mo’s words and ran off without looking back.

The drama ended with Fang Ya’s departure.

As companions, everyone had some understanding of the situation, but no one sympathized with Lu Chen. Instead, Li Qian congratulated him.

For them, Fang Ya was not an anomaly, nor did she deserve their pity. These kinds of soft, deceptive manners—Lu Chen finally ridding himself of her was a good thing.

Everyone else dispersed, but Jiang Yulian still stood there, silently shedding tears and gently embracing Lu Chen, "You are such a good child; it’s her loss."

"I know," Lu Chen’s gaze was gentle; he should have let go a long time ago.

Su Mo knew that Fang Ya and Lu Youwei’s outcome wouldn’t amount to much without having to think about it.

Since the rain had stopped, today’s sun was the first to hang overhead.

As everyone in P city was traveling light and knew there weren’t many opposing numbers, Su Mo and the others prepared to set out with just four armored vehicles.