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

After Su Yani finished speaking, she turned and left.

Lin Mengchuan stood there, watching Su Yani's retreating figure, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

How did this woman take over the reins?

Did Su Yani really want to help him by becoming his secretary?

You're trying to manipulate him, aren't you?

Lin Mengchuan suddenly realized, a chill running down his spine. What a treacherous woman!

Lin Mengchuan would never become a woman's puppet.

Seeing that Su Yani had left, Xu Qing ran back to ask Lin Mengchuan, "How was it, Brother Chuan? Did you cancel the wedding? Su Yani must have had plastic surgery. Did you see her nose? It looks fake."

"Brother Chuan, what did she say to you?"

Lin Mengchuan stared blankly at Xu Qing. "She said that if I want to keep Zhuo Hai, I have to marry her. She also wants to be my chairman's secretary. In addition, she said I am naive and have a narrow mind."

Xu Qing was stunned: "..."

This woman is so ruthless; every word she says is the absolute truth.

"Am I naive?" Lin Mengchuan asked Xu Qing a probing question.

Xu Qing regretted asking so many questions. "Well, Brother Chuan, she doesn't know anything and just said whatever came to mind. You don't need to worry about her. However, she is right about one thing: you should probably think carefully about this marriage."

Lin Mengchuan was annoyed. "Why does Su Wenshan have to have a daughter?"

Xu Qing: "If he has a son, you'll be in even more trouble. The chairman of Zhuohai might have to change his surname to Su."

Lin Mengchuan: "...Xu Qing, your mouth is getting more and more venomous. Have I been spoiling you?"

Xu Qing: "I was wrong, Brother Chuan. Let's not go through with this marriage. At worst, we can just give Zhuo Hai to Su Wenshan."

Lin Mengchuan's face darkened further, and he kicked Xu Qing's thigh, "Are you out of your mind? If I give Zhuo Hai to Su Wenshan, my grandfather and my father will crawl out of the ground and strangle me."

Xu Qing didn't dodge, but deliberately took a kick from Lin Mengchuan, letting Lin Mengchuan vent his anger.

He frowned and rubbed his sore thigh. "What should we do, Brother Chuan? Why don't you just reluctantly marry Su Yani? Anyway, it's all the same with the lights off. As long as she's a woman, that's fine. She's definitely a woman."

Lin Mengchuan looked at Xu Qing as if she were an idiot, "You talk as if you've ever been with a woman. Don't think I don't know you're all talk and no action. You've never actually been blessed."

Xu Qing: "Brother Chuan, how did you figure that out?"

Lin Mengchuan: "Do I even need to look? Your face screams 'I'm an idiot!'"

Xu Qing: "Isn't that four characters?"

Lin Mengchuan nearly fainted and stormed off in a huff.

As soon as they returned to the entrance of the mourning hall, they saw Shen Qingzhu running towards them.

Shen Qingzhu asked anxiously, "Meng Chuan, what did you and Ya Ni talk about? She seemed to be in a good mood. Have you decided when to hold your engagement banquet? Why don't you just go and get your marriage certificate instead of having an engagement banquet?"

Lin Mengchuan found it unbelievable; just half an hour ago, Shen Qingzhu was crying her heart out in the mourning hall.

Now there is absolutely no trace of sadness in her.

Lin Mengchuan: "Mom, are you serious? Dad hasn't even been buried yet, and you're already telling me to pick a date for our engagement banquet? If word gets out, do you want people to call me an unfilial son, or do they want to call you out?"

Shen Qingzhu patted her son's arm and said, "You child, can't you tell what's most important? It's precisely because your father is gone that you should be even more anxious, so that you can successfully become the chairman."

“When you and Yani went out just now, I spoke with Su Wenshan. He said that as long as you and Yani get engaged, he will unconditionally and fully support you in taking over your father’s position,”

"So go in later and tell Su Wenshan that you agree to get engaged to Ya Ni. The engagement banquet doesn't need to be big; just a meal between our two families will suffice."

Lin Mengchuan looked at his mother: "Do we really have to decide now?"

Shen Qingzhu nodded vigorously. "Yes, you should know that Su Wenshan is the company's second-largest shareholder. If you don't marry his daughter, he can easily kick you out and make him the chairman."

Xu Qing looked at Lin Mengchuan and said, "Brother Chuan, the company's shareholders definitely support Vice Chairman Su."

Shen Qingzhu: "Of course, Meng Chuan. Mom hopes you will prioritize the bigger picture. Besides, Ya Ni is much better than Qiao Ran. She is a graduate student studying abroad and has become more beautiful. You won't lose out."

In Shen Qingzhu's opinion, Qiao Ran's only redeeming quality was her face; in terms of background and education, she was far inferior to Su Yani.

Only a rich young lady like Su Yani is worthy of her son, Lin Mengchuan.

Xu Ying was helped out by Sister Ju.

Lin Mengchuan saw his grandmother and greeted her, "Grandma."

Xu Ying paused for a moment, looked at Lin Mengchuan, and earnestly advised, "Marry Miss Su. It will be good for you and for our Lin family. But I'm reminding you, don't bother Qiao Ran anymore."

"Don't say those things again in the funeral hall today. Don't let people misunderstand and affect Qiao Ran and Mu Ci's relationship. No matter what, Qiao Ran is your cousin-in-law now."

“If you have any entanglement with your cousin’s wife, outsiders will definitely make a big deal out of it. Besides, they are both actors and public figures, so we can’t harm them.”

Although Shen Qingzhu didn't like hearing such words, she still advised her son, "Listen to your grandmother and marry Ya Ni."

Lin Mengchuan was silent for a moment, then said, "I understand. Do as you say, Mom. You go and talk to Su Wenshan yourself. Let's get engaged first. You can decide the time. I'll just attend."

Shen Qingzhu finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, I'll talk to Su Wenshan. We'll discuss the engagement together and let you know when we've decided. So, when do you want to get married?"

Lin Mengchuan said impatiently, "Mom, what's the rush? Dad just passed away. I really don't feel like getting married right away. Can we talk about it after the New Year?"

Shen Qingzhu compromised: "Alright, then I'll tell the Su family that we can discuss the wedding date after the New Year."

Shen Qingzhu ran into the mourning hall with a satisfied expression to find the Su family.

Lin Mengchuan looked at his grandmother and asked in a low voice, "Grandma, you're asking me to marry Su Yani, not for the company, right? Is it for Qiao Ran? Are you that afraid that I'll affect her relationship with my cousin?"

Xu Ying glanced sideways at her troublesome grandson, "Since you already know, why did you ask?"

Lin Mengchuan paused for a moment, then said, "Grandma, you should change your will."

Xu Ying looked at Lin Mengchuan in surprise: "What did you say?"

Lin Mengchuan: "I said, if you change your will and give me all the things that were meant for Qiao Ran, I will agree to marry Su Yani and never bother Qiao Ran again."

Xu Ying stared straight at Lin Mengchuan. "What's the reason?"

Lin Mengchuan: "If she hadn't married my cousin, I could have let her inherit your property without my permission, as if it were for her old age. But she secretly married my cousin behind my back, and I can't accept that."

“Grandma, my cousin is not short of money. Qiao Ran will not lack money if she stays with him. As long as they don’t get divorced, Qiao Ran will not have to worry about retirement. So you should leave your money to me. I will need it in the future.”

If Qiao Ran ever divorces Qi Muci, he might consider giving her some money for her retirement.

Xu Ying paused for a few seconds, then asked, "Are you threatening me? If I don't change the will, you won't marry Su Yani?"