She abandoned her husband first, then her children, and was ecstatic after the divorce.

"Really? But wasn't Miss Jiang adopted by Teacher Jiang many years ago? She was already so famous before, so why didn't she reveal her identity when she returned to the Lin family? I heard that back then, they didn't like that daughter at all. If the two of them were really the same person, why did she have to suffer so much by clinging to her identity years ago?"

"I don't know about that, but the relationship between these two companies is already very complicated. Shenghai Group and Fu Group are fighting to the death, who knows what they're up to by getting together."

The whispers of the crowd reached Lin Qingran's ears in twos and threes, but she didn't care. She simply put down the wine glass in her hand.

Fu Xiuheng walked up to Lin Qingran and spoke politely.

"Is Mr. Jiang also attending this dinner party?"

Lin Qingran said calmly, "President Fu, what a coincidence. But I seem to remember that President Fu wasn't invited to this banquet?"

When Fu Xingze saw Lin Qingran, his eyes lit up. He ran over, grabbed Lin Qingran's hand, and tried to call her "Mom."

But fearing that Lin Qingran would be angry, he could only swallow his anger.

"Teacher Jiang, I miss you so much!"

The crowd was in an uproar. This Jiang Jiuge was actually Fu Xingze's teacher?

Given that the two companies already have such a close partnership, why did they almost end up fighting tooth and nail?

But upon closer inspection, it became clear that the two individuals' auras were far from harmonious.

This makes it even more unbelievable.

What exactly happened between them?

Lin Qingran looked at Fu Xingze helplessly, gently patted his head, and said.

"Xingze, the teacher is busy, be good."

Fu Xiuheng smiled, stepped forward, and lowered his voice.

"I think today's occasion is quite suitable. Can we find a place to have a proper talk about Xingze's matter? We should really resolve it."

Lin Qingran glanced at Fu Xiuheng, then at the people around her. After thinking for a moment, she decided that it wouldn't be good to have a conflict with him here, so she nodded.

"Okay, let's find a quiet place to talk for a bit."

"Sister." Bo Ye stepped forward anxiously.

Lin Qingran turned her head and gave him a look, indicating that he should not worry.

"It's nothing, we're just chatting for a bit. You wait here for me."

Bo Ye looked at Fu Xiuheng with wary eyes, but ultimately did not stop him.

The three of them left the banquet hall and went to a corner of the outer corridor.

Fu Xiuheng cleared his throat and spoke.

"Qingran... Anyway, there are no outsiders here, so I'll just call you that. I admit I was indeed a bit cold to you before, and I hurt you, leaving you to give birth to Lingdang all alone. That was definitely my fault. I should apologize to you. But Xingze is innocent, he really needs you. Could you please take better care of Xingze?"

Lin Qingran sneered and said, "Fu Xiuheng, do you think it's any use saying these things now? Do you think a few words of apology can make up for everything you've done to me?"

Seeing that Lin Qingran's expression was not good, Fu Xingze became a little anxious.

"Mom, don't be angry, Dad didn't mean that!"

Lin Qingran sighed, glancing out of the corner of her eye at Bo Ye, who had stubbornly followed her out out of concern, and waved to him.

"A-Ye, could you take care of him for me for a while?"

Bo Ye walked up and placed his large hand on Fu Xingze's shoulder.

"Come on, little friend, I'll take you somewhere else."

Fu Xingze flinched slightly in fear.

He had no liking for this uncle who had taken his mother away, and besides, every time they met, Bo Ye had a terrible expression, as if I had eaten him up.

Fu Xiuheng stopped Bo Ye, "What are you doing? He doesn't want to go with you."

Bo Ye chuckled and crossed his arms.

"Oh, is it that this child doesn't want to come with me, or is it that you, Mr. Fu, don't want him to come with me? Does Mr. Fu need a child next to him to embolden him before he can even speak?"

“Aye likes children very much, he won’t hurt Xingze,” Lin Qingran said.

"But……"

"If you still want what's best for your child, don't let him hear anything embarrassing."

Before Fu Xiuheng could finish speaking, Lin Qingran interrupted him.

Fu Xiuheng gritted his teeth and had no choice but to let Bo Ye take Fu Xingze away.

The corridor was now empty, with only the two of them left.

Fu Xiuheng suppressed his anger and said.

"Can we have a proper talk now?"

Lin Qingran remained noncommittal and instead went to lift up her sleeves.

Fu Xiuheng turned his head away awkwardly. "What are you going to do?"

"Fu Xiuheng, do you remember where this scar came from?"

Fu Xiuheng subconsciously looked at Lin Qingran's arm and saw a long scar faintly visible beneath the red butterfly tattoo on his left forearm.

Fu Xiuheng didn't remember much; he only remembered that Lin Qingran had a birthmark on her left arm.

During their last confrontation in the capital, Lin Qingran claimed that her red tattoo was purely for aesthetic purposes and not intended to conceal anything.

Seeing Fu Xiuheng's puzzled expression, Lin Qingran smiled.

"You never remember my things."

“I…” Fu Xiuheng was speechless for a moment.

Lin Qingran lowered her sleeves and slowly began to speak.

"This scar is from when Lin Yuyan and I both fell into the pool. Do you remember when I was pulled out of the pool, covered in blood?" Lin Qingran curled her lips into a smile.

"You only remember that I was pregnant with Xingze at the time, and that I bled so much because I fell into the water and had a threatened miscarriage, but you didn't ask the doctor if I had any other injuries."

Fu Xiuheng turned his head away somewhat embarrassed. He did remember that at that time, his attention was all on Lin Yuyan, and he hadn't paid much attention to Lin Qingran.

But he was somewhat unwilling to admit it.

"Are you still going to hold onto the past?"

"It's not that I insist on doing this, but I want you to understand where our grudges really came from," Lin Qingran said.

“Fu Xiuheng, I admit I loved you. You were my first love, and I had feelings for you. But I had no choice in marrying you. You think I'm inherently wicked, that I took Lin Yuyan's place, and that I framed her afterward, and that I acted like a tyrant in the Lin family, which is why everyone hates me. But you only care about how bad Lin Yuyan's cold is after she fell into the water, and you never bother to check the surveillance footage from that day.”

With such a large and powerful family, how could the Lin family possibly skimp on security measures?

When Lin Yuyan cried, everyone assumed that Lin Qingran had deliberately pushed her into the water, selectively forgetting that there was surveillance footage right next to the swimming pool.

Just by watching the replay, we can see who is right and who is wrong.