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

Seeing her son leave like that, Shen Qingzhu shouted angrily, "Lin Mengchuan, come back here! What do you mean by that? What do you mean by 'I'm giving you the chairman's seat'?"

"Who am I worrying about? Isn't it for your own good? Do you think I want to worry? If you cared a little more, would I need to worry? You're really ungrateful..."

Seeing her mother-in-law approaching, Shen Qingzhu awkwardly shut her mouth.

Xu Ying raised an eyebrow at Shen Qingzhu and said sarcastically, "Who asked you to worry about this? Did anyone ask you to worry about this? Meng Chuan is right, I think you're not worried, you just want to sit in the chairman's seat yourself, right?"

Shen Qingzhu avoided the old lady's gaze and tugged at her clothes. "Mom, why would you think that? I don't know anything about business. Besides, even if I wanted to be the chairman, do you think the shareholders would agree?"

Xu Ying sneered: "So you want to rule from behind the scenes, using the excuse of helping your son to go to the company and boss people around, turning your son into your puppet to be manipulated at will. You're really dreaming, Shen Qingzhu."

After Xu Ying finished speaking, she turned and left.

Shen Qingzhu was filled with resentment as she watched the old lady go upstairs, her fists clenched tightly.

She worries about this family, so why does it become that she's meddling in other people's business when her son and mother-in-law talk about it?

Are we going to wait until someone else takes away our family business before we get worried?

Shen Qingzhu had indeed considered that if her son proved to be useless, she would take the chairman's position herself.

But before that, she also had to familiarize herself with the company's operations and business.

That way, when she takes over, she'll know where to start.

Only then can those shareholders be truly convinced.

The old lady went upstairs, but instead of returning to her own room, she knocked on her grandson Lin Mengchuan's door.

Lin Mengchuan opened the door and, seeing it was his grandmother, let Xu Ying in.

He closed the door behind him, turned around and asked, "Grandma, is there something you need? You're not going to go to work like my mom, are you?"

The old lady rolled her eyes at her grandson. "Only your mother could do something like this. But now that your father is gone, you should take on the responsibility of this family. Otherwise, your mother might do countless outrageous things."

Lin Mengchuan remained silent.

Xu Ying sighed helplessly, "I know you feel like you're being forced into this situation, but everyone has to grow up eventually, it's just that the process of growing up is different for everyone."

“Your situation may not be a bad thing for you, Meng Chuan. Don’t let your grandfather and father down. Be tougher on yourself and stricter with yourself so that you can support this family.”

"You can't expect an old woman like me, who's practically half-buried, to handle this, can you?"

Lin Mengchuan: "Grandma, I didn't say I wouldn't support you. Please don't be like my mom, okay? Also, please talk to my mom and tell her not to interfere in the company's affairs. If she does, I really won't care anymore."

Xu Ying: "Okay, I understand. I will explain it to her clearly, but you must do a good job. If you do a good job, your mother will not have a chance to say anything or interfere."

"Alright, I don't want to be disliked. Think it over carefully. Go to work tomorrow and learn more from Su Wenshan. Since you've agreed to marry his daughter, then we're family now."

“Su Wenshan is a very honest person. Once he has decided on you, he will help you.”

Seeing that Xu Ying was about to leave, Lin Mengchuan asked, "Grandma, do you still remember what you promised me? When are you going to find a lawyer to handle this? Don't lie to me, it would be best to resolve this within this month."

Xu Ying rolled her eyes at Lin Mengchuan. "I've already called the lawyer, and he'll be re-drafting the will for me to see in the next couple of days."

Lin Mengchuan smiled with satisfaction, "Grandma still loves me the most. Don't worry, Grandma, I won't let you down."

After Xu Ying left, Lin Mengchuan turned around and sat on the sofa.

He took out his phone and searched for news about Qi Muci, muttering to himself:

"Cousin, just you wait. When I become strong, I will definitely take Qiao Ran back. Even if it's something I don't want, I won't give it to you."

-

Dingding returned home.

He couldn't wait to video call Qiao Ran, "Ranran, guess who I ran into while having dinner with Xu Qing?"

Qiao Ran had just come out of the bathroom after taking a shower, drying her hair with a towel. "Who did you run into, Lin Mengchuan?"

Ding Ding pouted, "It's not fun, you guessed it right away."

“This question isn’t difficult,” Qiao Ran said, giving Ding Ding a careful look, her cheeks flushed. “You’ve been drinking? How much?”

Ding Ding grinned and said, "I didn't drink much. Don't worry, I didn't betray you. I wasn't drinking with Lin Mengchuan. I was drinking with Xu Qing and her father, as well as a group of her father's clients, all of them older men."

Qiao Ran: "Xu Qing invited you to have dinner with his father?"

Ding Ding: "No, it was a coincidence. But it turns out that the restaurant was owned by Xu Qing's dad. He's a really nice guy, very approachable, and not at all snobbish. Oh, by the way, he wants your autographed photo."

"His dad's friends also want some. I'll get some photos printed out and get them for you to sign later."

Qiao Ran: "An autographed photo? Okay, thank goodness you didn't sell me out at the dinner table."

Ding Ding chuckled, "How could that be? I know my limits. Besides, it's just a few bottles of beer. They won't get me drunk. By the way, what was I trying to say when I video-called you? Oh, I was trying to say Lin Mengchuan."

"Let me tell you, I gave him a good scolding. He's so ill-mannered. When he met Xu Qing's father, he just sat there in the chair, looking arrogant and disdainful of everyone."

"I couldn't stand it anymore, so I gave him a good scolding. Later, when we went drinking, we didn't include him. He just sat there eating by himself, which was hilarious."

Qiao Ran could picture the scene; "It certainly fits Lin Mengchuan's behavior perfectly."

Ding Ding: "Do you know what I was thinking at that time? I was thinking that you really made the right decision to get a divorce. If you hadn't, living with a man like that, you would have died of depression sooner or later."

Qiao Ran: "Divorce is not scary. What's scary is deceiving yourself."

Ding Ding: "That's right. What I hate most is those people who say they want a divorce but drag it out, making excuses like it's for the family, the children, or their parents. But it's really their own problem."

"So I really admire your decisiveness, you said you wanted to leave but didn't hesitate, and you didn't drag things out."

Qiao Ran: "Alright, Grandma, aren't you tired? Go wash up and rest early. I'm really exhausted today. I'm going to blow-dry my hair. My husband seems to have finished showering."

Dingding: "Okay, then I'll wash up and go to bed early too. Goodnight."

"Goodnight," Qiao Ran said, hanging up the video call and putting down her phone. The bathroom door creaked open, and Qi Muci, wearing a large bath towel, walked towards her, pulling her into his arms. "Shall I help you dry your hair?"

Qiao Ran smiled and said, "Okay."

Qi Muci led her back to the bathroom and used a hairdryer to dry her hair.

Neither of them spoke until their hair was dry. Qi Muci put down the hairdryer and picked her up horizontally.

He gazed at her with gentle, tender eyes and said, "Mrs. Qi, don't beg for mercy tonight."

Qiao Ran blushed. "Be careful not to strain your back."