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

Upon hearing this, Lin Mengchuan's eyes remained fixed on the two gift bags. "She only gave them to you? What else did she say?"

Xu Ying pouted, "I'm the only one in this family who's good to her, so of course she only gives it to me. We talked a lot, like about her dating Mu Ci..."

Lin Mengchuan's heart tightened, then he asked casually, "Are they really dating?"

Xu Ying: "Of course it's true, and I can tell that they love each other very much. Mu Ci is very considerate to Qiao Ran. If it were me, I would also choose a considerate man like Mu Ci."

Lin Mengchuan chuckled sarcastically, “Grandma, don’t forget, my cousin is an actor. His specialty is acting. He’s even won an international Best Actor award. If he wants to play a sentimental gentleman, it won’t be difficult for him.”

Xu Ying glanced sideways at her grandson. "What do you mean by that? Are you saying Mu Ci is lying to me? Or that he's lying to Qiao Ran? If he's lying to me, do you think it's necessary?"

"If it's a lie to Qiao Ran, do you think she wouldn't be able to tell? Don't forget, Qiao Ran is an actress herself. Do you think she wouldn't be able to tell whether Mu Ci truly loves her or not?"

Lin Mengchuan irritably tugged at his coat. "I'm going to the company."

As he walked past Sister Ju, he glanced at the two gift bags.

Sister Ju quickly hid the gift bag behind her back, squinted her eyes and smiled at Lin Mengchuan, saying, "Young Master, take care."

Lin Mengchuan raised an eyebrow, then walked away.

As he stepped out the gate, he muttered disdainfully, "Love? What a joke! There's no such thing as true love in this world. It's all about interests. Qiao Ran, you're with my cousin because you're after Xingyun Entertainment's resources, aren't you?"

"I don't believe you're with my cousin because you really love him."

Upon arriving at Zhuohai Group, Lin Mengchuan went straight to Xu Qing's room. Before leaving, he called Xu Qing to order food for him.

When Xu Qing saw him arrive, she quickly set out all the food she had ordered.

Lin Mengchuan plopped down and said sarcastically, "My grandma went to have coffee with Qiao Ran this morning."

Xu Qing was taken aback for a moment, then asked with a smile, "Grandma didn't bring you?"

Lin Mengchuan said irritably, "She won't take me. Not only Qiao Ran, but my cousin went too."

Xu Qing then understood what was causing Lin Mengchuan's frustration.

It turned out to be jealous.

"I see. So what did they say?" Xu Qing asked casually.

Lin Mengchuan felt a tightness in his throat. "My grandma said that Qiao Ran and my cousin are dating, and that she can tell that Qiao Ran and my cousin are very much in love. It's utterly ridiculous."

"Love? Love what? Love my cousin's Best Actor title? And my cousin's Nebula Entertainment?"

Xu Qing frowned as she looked at Lin Mengchuan.

This guy is in a bad mood because he can't have her, so he's started targeting Qiao Ran again.

Xu Qing: "Hey, Brother Chuan, I don't think Qiao Ran is the kind of woman who's greedy for vanity. If she really were that kind of woman, she could have seized on your mistakes and extorted a lot of money from you when she divorced you."

"But she didn't, right? She just packed her things and left, and didn't bother you again."

It's you, Lin Mengchuan, who's harassing them.

Xu Qing really wanted to say something.

Lin Mengchuan raised his eyes and stared at Xu Qing, "You know Qiao Ran very well? How many words have you spoken to her? She didn't ask me for money because she quickly found someone like my cousin to take her place."

"My poor cousin, he still thought Qiao Ran really liked him. I've figured it out now, a woman like Qiao Ran is completely heartless, otherwise what normal person could do such a thing?"

"She divorced me and started dating my cousin right after."

Xu Qing lowered her head and muttered in her throat, "Then you also cheated on your spouse."

Lin Mengchuan didn't hear him clearly and asked loudly, "What did you say?"

Xu Qing looked up and chuckled twice. "It's nothing, Brother Chuan. You're right. Qiao Ran is a very materialistic woman, so you shouldn't think about her anymore. That kind of woman isn't worth your time."

"Come on, let's eat, the food's getting cold."

Xu Qing handed Lin Mengchuan a pair of chopsticks. Lin Mengchuan thought for a moment, put down the chopsticks, and said, "No, although I don't get along with my cousin, I can't watch him be deceived by Qiao Ran."

Xu Qing paused for a moment, "What do you want to do? Brother Chuan, I think that matters of the heart are between the two people involved. Even if Qiao Ran has ulterior motives in dating your cousin, that's still your cousin's business."

It's none of your business to meddle.

Lin Mengchuan retorted, "If she were cheating someone else, I wouldn't care, but since it's my cousin, I have to intervene. However, I won't go directly to my cousin; he's currently deeply in love and won't listen to anyone's advice."

Xu Qing: "Then who are you looking for?"

Lin Mengchuan: "I went to his mother, who is my aunt. I went to my aunt and asked her to keep an eye on my cousin."

Xu Qing tried to stop him, but Lin Mengchuan had already taken out his phone and dialed Shen Qinglan's number.

The call was answered quickly.

Shen Qinglan was surprised and immediately asked, "Meng Chuan, is something wrong?"

Lin Mengchuan raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "Auntie, it's been a long time. Do you have time this afternoon to have some tea together?"

Shen Qinglan: "What do you mean, 'long time no see'? Are you senile? Didn't we just see each other at my parents' place?"

Lin Mengchuan: "Auntie, look at my memory, it's true, but I didn't get to say more than a few words to you that day."

Shen Qinglan: "Let's talk on the phone."

Lin Mengchuan: "Let's talk about it in person. It's hard to explain over the phone. It's about my second cousin."

Shen Qinglan paused for a few seconds on the other end of the phone: "Three o'clock this afternoon. I'll send you the address of the coffee shop later. Don't be late."

Lin Mengchuan: "Okay, Auntie, see you at three o'clock this afternoon."

Xu Qing knew it was too late to offer any advice now, so she could only say to Lin Mengchuan, "Brother Chuan, if Qiao Ran finds out you're doing this behind my back, she'll definitely hate you. Do you really want her to hate you?"

Lin Mengchuan picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of the sweet and sour pork. "What did I do? I was just telling the truth. Don't worry, if my cousin breaks up with her, I don't mind if she comes back to me."

Xu Qing stared wide-eyed at Lin Mengchuan, looking utterly deranged. "So, do you want to help your cousin, or do you want to help yourself?"

Lin Mengchuan: "Is that important?"

Xu Qing: "Isn't it important? If it's not important, why did you do such a thing?"

Lin Mengchuan: "Can't I just be bored?"

Xu Qing: "..."

After receiving Lin Mengchuan's call, Shen Qinglan felt a vague unease.

The Lin family and their family had no regular contact, and then they had such an unpleasant falling out at the Shen family's place.

Lin Mengchuan's request to meet her at this time, still concerning Qi Muci, is likely related to Qiao Ran.

After thinking it over, Shen Qinglan still felt she should tell her son.

Qi Muci and Qiao Ran returned home from the coffee shop, just in time for lunch. They had lunch with Zhao Mengmeng.

As Qi Muci was getting ready for his lunch break, he received a call from his mother, informing him that Lin Mengchuan had arranged to meet her.

Qi Muci was worried that Lin Mengchuan had ill intentions, so he lied to Qiao Ran, saying that he had to go out to take care of some work matters and told Qiao Ran to go and rest.

He drove out alone.

First, they went home to pick up his mother, and then the two of them went together to the coffee shop where he had arranged to meet Lin Mengchuan.