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

Xu Qing chuckled as he picked up his watch and put it back on. "Okay, no problem, Brother Chuan. I'll go make you some coffee."

"Take it to my office," Lin Mengchuan said, then turned and went back to his office.

As Xu Qing headed to the break room, she texted Ding Ding, "Brother Chuan has taken pity on me and isn't firing me."

Ding Ding had been feeling a little guilty, but when she saw Xu Qing's words, she quickly replied, "That's great, then I don't owe you anything."

Xu Qing: "..."

Ding Ding: "I didn't sleep well last night because of what caused you to lose your job. You even tricked me into eating a meal yesterday."

Xu Qing: "Then I'll treat you to dinner later."

Ding Ding: "Okay, next time I want to eat sashimi and salmon."

Xu Qing: "No problem, I'll get back to work and make coffee for Brother Chuan."

Ding Ding: "Tsk tsk, I feel sorry for you. Go on, I just got up and I'm going to brush my teeth, wash my face, and go to work."

Xu Qing: "Okay, you go ahead and get busy."

After replying to the message, Xu Qing put her phone in her pocket and started making coffee for Lin Mengchuan.

After waiting for two minutes, the coffee was ready. He poured two cups, one for himself and one for Lin Mengchuan, and took them to Lin Mengchuan's office.

"Brother Chuan, the coffee is here!" Xu Qing said excitedly as he brought in two cups of coffee.

Lin Mengchuan's phone suddenly rang. He glanced at it and saw it was Su Wenshan's name. He couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. He answered the phone somewhat reluctantly, "Uncle Su, good morning. I'm busy right now. I'll add Yani later."

Su Wenshan was in a panic, "Meng Chuan, your father was stabbed by those workers, where are you? Come to the square quickly."

"What? My dad was stabbed by a worker? Uncle Su, I'm coming down right away!" Lin Mengchuan jumped up from his chair.

Xu Qing quickly put down her coffee and ran ahead to press the elevator button.

The two went downstairs to the square and saw Su Wenshan carrying Lin Zhihong, with several security guards surrounding them.

There were two security guards holding one person down nearby.

A fruit knife was stuck in Lin Zhihong's stomach, and the large pool of blood beneath him was glaringly obvious in the sunlight.

Lin Mengchuan's legs suddenly went weak, and he couldn't walk anymore.

Xu Qing quickly helped him up and dragged him to Lin Zhihong's side.

"Dad," Lin Mengchuan knelt down and called out.

Lin Zhihong turned to look at him and said in a weak voice, "Meng Chuan, you're here. Don't cry, Dad's fine, it doesn't hurt at all."

Suppressing his grief, Lin Mengchuan grasped Lin Zhihong's hand and asked Su Wenshan, "Uncle Su, have you called an ambulance?"

Su Wenshan: "I already called. I called the ambulance first, and then I called you. I just urged them again, and they said they would arrive in three or four minutes. The police are on their way too."

Lin Mengchuan turned to look at the worker who was being held down on the ground and asked Su Wenshan, "Did he stab him?"

Before Su Wenshan could answer, Lin Mengchuan rushed over, grabbed the worker by the collar, and started punching him repeatedly.

The security guards were unsure whether to stop them or not.

The worker was beaten and howled in pain, which caused a commotion among the other workers present.

Fearing that it would cause a disturbance, Lin Zhihong grabbed Xu Qing's hand and said, "Xu Qing, hurry, stop Meng Chuan. We can't fight them. These people are daring thugs. Pushing them too far will do us no good."

Lin Zhihong did regret it; he should have listened to Su Wenshan and not come down.

He originally intended to talk to these workers nicely.

He was also mentally prepared that if he really couldn't find a contractor, he would pay the workers the money out of his own pocket.

Before he could finish speaking, someone suddenly rushed over and stabbed him.

It was Su Wenshan, who was standing nearby, who first saw the knife and tackled the assailant. Only then did the security guards notice and rush over to help subdue the assailant.

"Brother Chuan, calm down," Xu Qing hugged Lin Mengchuan.

The sound of sirens could be heard.

Xu Qing yelled at the security guards, "What are you all standing there for? Help!"

Only then did the security guards dare to step forward to help stop Lin Mengchuan, pull the murderer away, and keep him at a distance from Lin Mengchuan.

A large group of police officers arrived, and the workers in the square panicked and ran away.

The security guard handed the perpetrator over to the police for questioning.

The ambulance arrived as well.

The paramedics frowned when they saw the blood on the ground.

Lin Mengchuan grabbed the emergency doctor's hand and pleaded, "Doctor, please save my dad, I beg you."

The paramedics reassured him, "Sir, please don't panic, don't interfere with our work."

Xu Qing pulled Lin Mengchuan away and advised, "Brother Chuan, calm down. Don't interfere with the doctor's efforts to save the chairman."

The emergency doctor examined Lin Zhihong's wound and replied to Lin Mengchuan, "I can't remove the knife from the injured man. We need to get him to the hospital immediately. He's bleeding too much and his condition is very dangerous."

Su Wenshan said angrily, "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and go to the hospital!"

Lin Zhihong was lifted into the ambulance, and Lin Mengchuan followed him in, asking Xu Qing to drive Su Wenshan there.

After the ambulance started moving, Lin Zhihong suddenly grabbed Lin Mengchuan's hand. "Mengchuan, Dad might not make it. Promise Dad something: marry Ya Ni."

"Only in this way will your Uncle Su always stand on your side, and only then can you protect Zhuohai Group."

Lin Mengchuan's breath hitched, and his throat tightened: "Dad, don't talk nonsense. You won't die. We'll be at the hospital soon. The doctors will save you. You have to hold on."

Lin Zhihong replied weakly, "Dad knows his condition. Just promise Dad that you won't let me die with regrets."

Lin Mengchuan, afraid that Lin Zhihong would be upset, nodded, "Okay, Dad, I promise you, I will marry Yani, but you can't die. If you die, you won't be able to attend our wedding."

"And also, you won't have the chance to hold your grandson."

Lin Zhihong forced a smile. "Also, take good care of your grandma and your mom. Our Lin family is counting on you from now on. You must grow up and not be as willful and reckless as before, understand?"

"After I die, you will be the chairman of Zhuohai. Let Xu Qing help you, and your Uncle Su will also support you as long as you marry Ya Ni. Remember my words..."

After Lin Zhihong finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes.

Lin Mengchuan was completely stunned. The emergency doctor was frantically trying to save Lin Zhihong in front of him, while urging the driver to speed up.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Lin Zhihong was carried off the plane and taken to the emergency room.

Lin Mengchuan followed behind, feeling dizzy.

Ten minutes later, the emergency room doctor came out and told him that they had done their best but could not save Lin Zhihong.

Xu Qing and Su Wenshan rushed in and just in time to hear this terrible news.

Su Wenshan turned around and punched the wall, feeling very guilty. "I already said, he's the chairman, how could he go down to see the workers in person? If I had stopped him and not let him go down, this wouldn't have happened."

Lin Mengchuan seemed to have his soul ripped away, slumping onto the cold plastic chair without uttering a word.

Xu Qing looked at Lin Mengchuan, unsure of what to do.

Two minutes later, Lin Mengchuan came to his senses.

He took out his phone and called his mother, Shen Qingzhu, saying that his father, Lin Zhihong, had an accident and asked her to bring his grandmother to the city hospital.

Twenty minutes later, Shen Qingzhu brought the old lady Xu Ying to the hospital.

When the two men saw the three grown men's red and swollen eyes, they sensed that something was wrong.

The old lady tried her best to calm herself down and asked her grandson, Lin Mengchuan, "Mengchuan, where is your father?"