After the divorce, my ex-husband's cousin tricked me into getting a marriage certificate.

Back home, Qiao Ran sorted and organized the things she had bought, then went to tidy up the second bedroom.

The second bedroom has a wardrobe, covering an entire wall, but things are crammed in haphazardly, and the space isn't being utilized.

Qiao Ran first emptied everything out of the closet and threw it onto the bed. Then she folded and hung up all the shoes and bags according to their categories and put them back into the closet.

Sure enough, after putting everything in, there was still plenty of space to use.

It took me an hour to tidy up the second bedroom.

Qiao Ran then went to tidy up the master bedroom where Zhao Mengmeng was sleeping.

Besides clothes, shoes, and bags, there were also many cosmetics and skincare products, which Qiao Ran organized completely.

After tidying up the master bedroom, she cleaned the entire house, finishing at 3 p.m.

She took a shower, made coffee, put on a face mask, and lay down on the sofa in the living room to rest.

I was half asleep when I heard the sound of the door lock turning.

Qiao Ran sat up, rubbing her sleepy eyes, and saw a tall figure walk into the room.

When Qi Muci saw the beautiful woman wearing only a loose white T-shirt with nothing underneath, his blood froze, and he stood motionless in the entryway, lost in thought.

Fu Chao, Zhao Mengmeng, and Ding Ding followed behind him.

Zhao Mengmeng shouted from outside, "Ranran, we're back! Qi-ge is treating us tonight!"

Qi Muci suddenly came to his senses and shoved Fu Chao, who had just stepped in, out.

Zhao Mengmeng and Ding Ding, who were queuing to enter the house, were completely baffled. They asked Qi Muci what was wrong.

Qiao Ran then realized what was happening, rushed into the second bedroom, and slammed the door shut.

My heart was pounding in my throat.

She looked down at her chest and regretted it terribly; she should have worn a bra.

While taking a shower, she casually grabbed a pair of underwear and a white T-shirt, thinking that since Zhao Mengmeng and Ding Ding were also women, it wouldn't matter if they saw it. Little did she expect Qi Muci to come over.

Zhao Mengmeng and Ding Ding didn't even inform her in advance.

When she finished dressing in the room and went out, Qi Muci was sitting on the sofa drinking the coffee she had made.

When Zhao Mengmeng saw her come out, she said happily, "Ranran, this coffee smells so good! Did you go to the supermarket today? I see you've added a lot of things to the kitchen, and the refrigerator is full. You also did a thorough cleaning of the house. You must be exhausted!"

Qiao Ran smiled awkwardly, pulled Zhao Mengmeng aside and whispered, "Next time you bring a man back, can you tell me in advance? It's so embarrassing. I wasn't wearing a bra just now, and he saw everything."

Zhao Mengmeng waved her hand dismissively, "I thought it was something serious. Why are you so conservative? You're an actress, after all. If the director asked you to take your clothes off during filming, would you take them off? We're all professional actors, it's nothing."

Qiao Ran was speechless. Could filming compare to this situation?

The tall and strong Dingding ran over and gave Qiao Ran a bear hug. "Oh, my darling Ranran, I missed you so much! You heartless thing, you disappeared after getting married. Do you know how much we missed you?"

Zhao Mengmeng: "That's right, that's so heartless. Make her drink three glasses of baijiu tonight."

Qiao Ran: "Okay, I'll punish myself with three drinks first. When are we leaving? I'm all packed up, we can go now."

Ding Ding glanced at Qiao Ran's white T-shirt and jeans, her brows furrowing into a knot. "My dear aunt, you're a household name, how can you go out dressed like that? Go change."

“That’s right, didn’t I tell you? You can wear any of the clothes in the second bedroom. I’ll pick one out for you.” Zhao Mengmeng pulled Qiao Ran to the second bedroom and called out to Qi Muci, “Brother Qi, you have your coffee first. I’ll dress Ran Ran up.”

Qi Muci smiled and said, "Okay, no rush, there's still plenty of time."

Standing to the side, Fu Chao couldn't help but crane his neck to look, "Brother Qi, Miss Qiao is so beautiful, she can outshine many female stars even without makeup."

Qi Muci turned and glared at Fu Chao, "Don't look around."

Ding Ding's keen sense of smell detected the sourness, and she smiled secretly before walking over to sit on the sofa opposite Qi Muci. "Um, Brother Qi, what do you think of Ranran? Could you help us talk to Chairman Qi and get Ranran signed?"

Xingyun Entertainment was founded by Qi Muci and his elder brother Qi Mu'an, with Qi Mu'an in charge of the company's operations.

Strangely, Qi Mu'an rarely signs female artists; his company is full of young, handsome men.

Zhao Mengmeng is the second female artist signed by Nebula Entertainment. The first was Liang Bing, a veteran actor who is over fifty years old.

There are rumors that Qi Mu'an is afraid of his wife, so he dares not sign female artists.

Qiao Ran stood aside watching Zhao Mengmeng help her pick out clothes. "Mengmeng, there's something I'm curious about. Doesn't Xingyun Entertainment not sign female artists? Why did they sign you? Did they contact you first?"

Zhao Mengmeng picked out a taro purple dress and held it up to Qiao Ran to compare. "To be honest, I don't know why the boss signed me. It was Chairman Qi who contacted me and said that his mother really liked my acting."

"The terms they offered me were very tempting, and I wanted to have a powerful backer to rely on, so I signed. I think it's better not to pry too much into things, so I didn't ask too many questions. This suits you, give it a try."

Qiao Ran took off her T-shirt and put on the dress that Zhao Mengmeng had picked out, instantly making her stand out.

Zhao Mengmeng: "Perfect. Your fair skin can pull off this color. Take off your jeans and come to my room to put on some light makeup."

Qiao Ran: "Do I still need to put on makeup? I can just wear a mask. That's what I did at the supermarket today, and I even took photos with my fans."

Zhao Mengmeng screamed: "My goodness, how could you go out without makeup? And you even took photos with fans. Please, do you have any sense of being an artist? From now on, you are not allowed to go out without makeup. At least you must wear light makeup."

“I know you are naturally beautiful, but some unscrupulous media outlets will use this to create hype. They might say that you are depressed because of the divorce, that you dress sloppily, and so on. You have no idea how terrible that would be.”

Qiao Ran gasped. She really hadn't thought that much about it. After being out of the entertainment industry for two years, she had become dull-witted.

Under Zhao Mengmeng's watchful eye, Qiao Ran obediently put on makeup and got her long hair permed into a temporary big wave.

Zhao Mengmeng also found her a taro purple handbag and high heels in the same color scheme as her clothes.

When the two came out, the three people in the living room stared in disbelief.

Ding Ding looked her up and down, then clapped her hands and said, "No wonder you were once a popular actress on TV! Ranran, do you know that your face and curvaceous figure are a gift from God?"

"It's such a shame you're not an actor. Come back to acting, and I'll be your agent."

Qiao Ran glanced at Qi Muci shyly. He was looking at her with a faint smile on his lips.

Zhao Mengmeng noticed Qi Muci's affectionate gaze, her eyes darted around, and her red lips parted slightly, as if she had figured something out.

She smiled and deliberately pushed Qiao Ran towards him, "Brother Qi, can Ranran ride in your car? I'll ride in Dingding's car. Let's meet at the restaurant."

"Okay," Qi Muci smiled and nodded, extending his arm towards Qiao Ran.

Qiao Ran stood there, stunned, not understanding what Qi Muci meant. Did he want her to take his arm and walk away?

But this is home, not a red carpet event.