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

Qiao Baocheng had had enough of his mother Song Yuhe's control.

It wasn't that he didn't want to go out to work; it was that no matter what he said, Song Yuhe would object.

When talking about his business dealings back then, Qiao Baocheng was filled with resentment.

Without exception, all the businesses that lost money were projects spearheaded by Song Yuhe, and the partners were all people she met in the card and chess room.

However, Song Yuhe told Qiao Ran and others that it was her son Qiao Baocheng who ran the business.

Only Qiao Baocheng himself knew that he was the scapegoat.

Later, Song Yuhe even considered selling one of her houses to invest in a gym.

Qiao Baocheng absolutely refused, so Song Yuhe finally gave up.

Because Qiao Baocheng knew that if he spent that money, he would definitely lose money again.

Qiao Baocheng had wanted to go out and find a job for a long time, but Song Yuhe stopped him, saying that it would be too embarrassing if others knew that Qiao Ran's younger brother was working, and that she couldn't let Qiao Ran lose face.

Qiao Baocheng truly didn't understand why his mother was like this.

But now he's figured it out; he doesn't want his sister to misunderstand him anymore as lazy and good-for-nothing.

Even if it means falling out with Song Yuhe, he will leave and become self-reliant.

Song Yuhe didn't believe her son could find a job; in her view, her son could only rely on her to survive for the rest of his life.

So she didn't take Qiao Baocheng's words to heart at all.

Her mind was entirely focused on how to squeeze more money out of her daughter, Qiao Ran.

Previously, when Qiao Ran married into the Lin family, Song Yuhe received a dowry of 660,000 yuan and three gold items worth 180,000 yuan.

When Qiao Ran got married, Song Yuhe only allowed her to take the wedding ring with her.

She kept all the dowry of 660,000 yuan and the remaining gold jewelry for herself.

Qiao Ran hadn't worked for the Lin family for the past two years, and Song Yuhe was wary of the Lin family, so she didn't ask Qiao Ran for money.

Now that Qiao Ran is divorced and has successfully returned to acting, Song Yuhe feels that Qiao Ran should continue to support her as her mother.

She is determined to get alimony; even if she can't get 20,000 or 30,000 a month, she'll be happy with 10,000 or 2,000.

After Qiao Baocheng left, Song Yuhe took out her phone and called her mahjong partners, hoping to find a free lawyer to help her sue Qiao Ran.

On the other side, Qiao Ran, sitting in the car, remained silent.

Qi Muci was very worried.

But he didn't press her for answers at that moment; instead, he let Qiao Ran process her negative emotions first.

Back home, he took her upstairs to his study before asking, "Should I call the lawyer? Have them continue suing your mother; this time, we can't agree to a settlement."

Qiao Ran nodded, "Yes, besides the house, I also want to get back the money I lost in business."

Qi Muci: "If you have detailed accounts, it will be easier to handle, but the court may order you to pay alimony to her."

Qiao Ran: "So I need to get the house and the money back, and use it to pay her alimony."

Qi Muci: "That's true. The alimony isn't much, so it's not a big problem. Let's do it this way. I'll call the lawyer and have them file a lawsuit against your mother as soon as they start work tomorrow."

Qiao Ran: "Okay, it takes time to file a lawsuit, so let's do it as soon as possible."

After making her decision, Qiao Ran stopped worrying about it; she didn't want such a thing to affect her mood.

Qi Muci called his lawyer in front of her and asked them to discuss it at work the next day and begin the process of suing Song Yuhe.

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Three days after Lin Zhihong's death, the Lin family held a memorial service for him.

Qiao Ran went with Qi Muci's family.

Qi Mu'an asked Ding Ding to stay with Zhao Mengmeng at the hospital and also rushed to attend the memorial service.

Shen Qingzhu cried her heart out on the spot, and no one could comfort her.

This created a very oppressive atmosphere at the scene.

Those who came to pay their respects originally wanted to say a few words to the family, but Shen Qingzhu kept wailing and crying, so they all fell silent.

They left in a hurry after the worship ceremony.

Finally, the old lady Xu Ying lost her temper. She pointed at Shen Qingzhu's nose in the mourning hall and scolded her harshly, threatening to kick Shen Qingzhu out of the mourning hall. Only then did the other party shut up.

As soon as Shen Qingzhu shut her mouth, the entire mourning hall fell silent.

Qiao Ran entered the mourning hall with Qi Muci's family.

She came today as Qi Muci's wife, trying to keep a low profile and quietly following behind her family.

After paying their respects to the deceased, she and Qi Mu stepped aside to wait.

Qi Muci's maternal grandparents were talking to Xu Ying, comforting her.

Shen Qingzhu suddenly jumped up, pointed at Qiao Ran, and cursed, "Qiao Ran, how dare you come here? You jinx! Ever since you married into our Lin family, our good days have ended!"

“My son had to go abroad to hide for two years because of you. If it weren’t for marrying you, my son wouldn’t have met Lin Fei, who swindled a large sum of money from us, causing my son to become depressed.”

“Our whole family has been affected by this. My husband had to take care of both family matters and work, which is why he was caught in this situation and lost his life!”

"You jinx! Our Lin family is so unlucky to have met you! If we hadn't met you, my son wouldn't have gotten a divorce, and my husband wouldn't have died!"

Qiao Ran was utterly shocked by Shen Qingzhu's fabricated charges.

Those present, whether they knew her or not, all fixed their gazes on Qiao Ran and began to whisper among themselves.

Qi Muci clenched his fists, his chest burning with rage, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Shen Qingzhu. "Auntie, I know you're upset right now, but you can't make false accusations!"

"What does your uncle's death have to do with Qiao Ran! Did Qiao Ran stab your uncle with a knife? If you want to vent your anger, you should go find the murderer, go find the security personnel of your company,"

"Instead of just grabbing anyone you don't like and yelling at them!"

"That's right, Qingzhu, you've gone too far!" Xiang Wanli was furious and accused Shen Qingzhu, "You said Qiao Ran is a jinx, but what happened to your family during the two years she was in your house?"

"If I remember correctly, your family's business has been doing better and better these past two years. As for Meng Chuan being scammed, that's Meng Chuan's problem. What does it have to do with Qiao Ran? It's not like Qiao Ran scammed him!"

Shen Qingzhu retorted angrily, "Mom, I'm your daughter! Why are you siding with her!"

Xiang Wanli: "I'm not taking Qiao Ran's side. I'm just stating the facts. If you say Qiao Ran is a jinx, then how could she possibly affect your family after she's been divorced from Meng Chuan for more than half a year?"

Someone nearby chimed in, "Yeah, they're divorced, so it definitely won't have any impact anymore."

Shen Qinglan really wanted to slap her sister. "Qingzhu, speaking of which, when Qiao Ran was in your family, your business was booming. That means Qiao Ran is a lucky star, and it was she who brought good fortune to your family."

The person who had interrupted earlier said again, "That makes sense. Your family was fortunate to have Qiao Ran around before. Now that your son has divorced Qiao Ran and she's gone, without the blessing of the lucky star, misfortune has come."

Shen Qingzhu choked and her face turned bright red.

Xu Ying pointed at Shen Qingzhu with a trembling finger and cursed, "You might as well just make me die of anger. Anyway, my son is dead, and I don't want to live anymore. If you insist on finding fault, then I can say that you are the jinx of our Lin family!"

"There's an old saying that goes, 'Marrying an unvirtuous wife brings misfortune to three generations.' Our Lin family has become what it is today because Zhihong married you, Shen Qingzhu. You're the real jinx!"