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

"Okay, I'll take care of it. I'll take care of it right away."

Xu Qing could only apologize to Qiao Ran in his heart, "Qiao Ran, please don't blame me. I'm just a worker, I can only listen to my boss. I'm sorry."

Lin Mengchuan was finally satisfied. He couldn't swallow his anger; it would be too frustrating.

Moreover, he was eager to see whether Qi Muci would choose his career or Qiao Ran.

As he refilled his drink, he said to Xu Qing, "I bet my cousin will definitely choose his career."

Xu Qing chuckled dryly, "That's hard to say. I think that just from the fact that your cousin doesn't mind that Qiao Ran is divorced, he probably really loves Qiao Ran, which is why he married her."

Lin Mengchuan raised his eyelids and looked at Xu Qing with resentment, "You think you know a lot about relationships between men and women?"

Xu Qing quickly changed his tune, saying, "However, what you said makes a lot of sense, Brother Chuan. For an international movie star like your cousin, his career is of course the most important thing. If you have to force him to make a choice, he might indeed choose his career."

Not at all, Qi Muci is not the kind of coward who would back down.

Although Xu Qing had no contact with Qi Muci, Qi Muci had never had any scandals since his debut.

This alone is enough to prove that he is a sentimental person.

Only those who value relationships will not casually toy with them.

Once such a person falls in love with a woman, it's for life; he's incredibly devoted.

Therefore, Xu Qing believed that Qi Muci would definitely choose Qiao Ran.

But he didn't want to argue with Lin Mengchuan about this topic, because Lin Mengchuan would definitely stick to his own point of view.

Discussing the greatness of love with someone who doesn't understand it is a joke.

Xu Qing was pondering whether or not to get Lin Mengchuan drunk so that he wouldn't remember what he had said when he woke up tomorrow.

But Lin Mengchuan's phone suddenly rang.

Lin Mengchuan glanced at the phone on the table; the caller ID showed it was his mother.

He gave an impatient smirk and swiped the screen to turn on the speakerphone.

Shen Qingzhu's anxious voice came through, "Meng Chuan, where are you? Come back quickly, Lin Fei's mother is here to cause trouble."

Lin Mengchuan paused for a moment, replied "I understand" and hung up the phone.

As he got up, he instructed Xu Qing, "Go and settle the bill, send me the bill, and remember, about what was exposed."

Xu Qing nodded blankly, "Ah, okay, take care, Brother Chuan."

Lin Mengchuan left quickly.

He only realized when he got to the parking lot that he had been drinking and couldn't drive.

He had no choice but to call Xu Qing and say, "I can't drive. Please settle the bill and come to the parking lot quickly to take me home."

Two minutes later, Xu Qing rushed out and became Lin Mengchuan's designated driver to take him home.

When the two returned to the Lin family home, they saw Cai Lianfang leisurely eating dessert with her legs crossed.

He had the air of a petty person who had achieved his goal.

When Cai Lianfang saw Lin Mengchuan, she wiped her mouth with her arm and said with a smile, "Mengchuan, you're back! This dessert from your family is so delicious. As expected, the food from rich people tastes so good."

That's the smell of money.

Xu Qing's mouth twitched; she had a bad feeling.

Lin Mengchuan was very surprised. How could Cai Lianfang still have the nerve to come here?

He asked in a cold voice, "Auntie, what are you doing here?"

Cai Lianfang grinned, finished the last bite of dessert, and took a tissue to wipe her hands clean.

He casually tossed the paper onto the coffee table, then leisurely took out his phone and showed a video to everyone present.

Shen Qingzhu squinted at the video and immediately recognized one of the men as her son, Lin Mengchuan.

The other one is a blond foreigner.

She pointed at the video and shouted, "That blond man, isn't he the father of Lin Fei's child? Why aren't you looking for him? What are you doing here at our house?"

Old lady Xu Ying seemed to understand something, and turned to ask Lin Mengchuan, "You don't remember anything about what happened that night?"

Lin Mengchuan said impatiently, "Grandma, if I remembered, would Lin Fei have lied to me?"

Cai Lianfang put away her phone. "My Feifei didn't lie to you, Lin Mengchuan. The reason my Feifei is convinced that the child is yours is because she thinks she has only had relations with you."

"The truth is, that foreign man also touched her, probably before you."

Shen Qingzhu still didn't understand and questioned Cai Lianfang: "What exactly do you want to do? Stop beating around the bush."

Cai Lianfang took a deep breath, adopting a "go all out" attitude.

"Fine, then I'll get straight to the point, Lin Mengchuan. We're going to sue you for raping my Feifei while she was drunk and unconscious."

Shen Qingzhu's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "What did you say? You said my Meng Chuan raped your daughter?"

Cai Lianfang: "That's right, you all saw the video just now. Lin Mengchuan went into that room, and when he woke up, he was lying next to our Feifei."

Shen Qingzhu gritted her teeth and glared, "You troublemaker!"

Cai Lianfang chuckled and replied, "Yes, yes, yes, we are just troublemakers. We'll do anything for money. You rich people can't understand how we feel."

"However, we're not heartless people. Our Feifei likes your son, so we certainly don't want to see Meng Chuan ruined. And also..."

"Meng Chuan is the heir to your Zhuohai Group. If news of his rape is exposed, your Zhuohai Group's stock and reputation will definitely be affected, right?"

"How much money do you want?" the old lady Xu Ying suddenly asked.

Cai Lianfang paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Grandma is so straightforward. We won't ask for an exorbitant amount; we just want some living expenses. As long as you're willing, we'll be willing too."

As she spoke, Cai Lianfang held up five fingers.

"Five million? Why don't you just rob a bank?!" Shen Qingzhu exclaimed, feeling as if the sky was about to fall.

Cai Lianfang's smile faded. "Is five million a lot? I didn't ask for fifty million. If this gets out, your Zhuohai Group will lose much more than just this amount of money. Meng Chuan's mother, just buy a few fewer bags."

Shen Qingzhu was so angry she felt like her lungs were about to explode. Five million! That's no small sum.

It would be better to kill her.

Lin Mengchuan kept his lips tightly pressed together and remained silent.

What can he say.

He can't even come up with one million, let alone five million.

He spends all his money on credit cards every month, and his father pays it back.

Xu Ying was silent for a moment, then looked at Cai Lianfang and said, "Three million. If that's not enough, then you can go to the police station and report it."

Shen Qingzhu turned to her mother-in-law and said, "Mom, three million is not a small amount. How could you make such a decision on your own? This matter should have been discussed with Meng Chuan's father when he returned. You just made up your mind. Are you going to pay for this?"

Xu Ying glanced coldly at Shen Qingzhu, "I originally intended to pay this money, but after what you said, I don't want to anymore. My good intentions have been taken for granted. I'm not going to get involved in this anymore."

After Xu Ying finished speaking, she got up and left.

Shen Qingzhu was dumbfounded. She regretted her loose tongue. What should she do now?

Cai Lianfang looked at Lin Mengchuan and pressed, "Lin Mengchuan, why aren't you saying anything?"

Shen Qingzhu glanced at her son and said, "What can he say? He doesn't have any money. It's such a large sum. We can only wait for my husband to come back."

Cai Lianfang wasn't in a hurry. "Alright, then I'll continue drinking my tea and we'll talk about it when your husband comes back."

Lin Mengchuan turned around and tugged at Xu Qing, signaling her to come with him.