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

Qi Mu'an rubbed his throbbing head. "Okay, Dad, I understand. I won't bother you anymore. Bye."

After hanging up the phone, Qi Mu'an brewed himself some tea. As he sipped it, he pondered how to be careful with his words in the future, lest Zhao Mengmeng seize on any small mistake and make a big deal out of it.

Two minutes later, the phone suddenly rang.

He picked it up and saw that it was his mother, Shen Qinglan.

Qi Mu'an answered the phone, "Mom, what's up?"

Shen Qinglan: "You just called your dad and said that Mengmeng's temper has become strange, right?"

Qi Mu'an: "It's not that serious, just a bit more sensitive than before."

Shen Qinglan: "If it weren't serious, would you have called your dad? In the future, you should call me directly for things like this. I gave birth to both of you and have so much experience. Why don't you ask me?"

Qi Mu'an: "...Okay, I understand."

Shen Qinglan: "You know nothing! You don't know anything. If you knew, you wouldn't have called your father. Qi Mu'an, do you think it's easy for a woman to get pregnant and give birth?"

"Haven't you heard people say that pregnancy and childbirth are like taking half your life? Think about it yourself, there's a baby in Mengmeng's belly right now, growing by absorbing her nutrients. How much of an impact is that on Mengmeng?"

"Isn't it normal for her to be a little sensitive at this time? As her husband, you can't empathize with her at all, which is why you think Mengmeng is just being temperamental."

Qi Mu'an: "Mom, I didn't say Mengmeng was throwing a tantrum. Did Dad tell you that?"

Shen Qinglan: "You didn't say it, but you complained, which means you have a problem with it. If you didn't have a problem, why would you complain? Let me tell you, Xu Weiyan has been married to you for so long, and she's not even willing to have a child for you."

"What about Mengmeng? She's an actress. I don't need to tell you how much having a child would affect her career, right? You should know better than me, but she didn't hesitate at all and kept the baby."

"You should be grateful to her, you know? A person should know how to be grateful. Xu Weiyan doesn't know how to be grateful, that's why she betrayed you. Do you see what happened to Xu Weiyan now?"

Qi Mu'an: "Yes, Mom, I'm very grateful to Mengmeng. I really didn't mean anything by it. I just wanted to learn more about the situation of women during pregnancy. I need to understand so that I can know how to take care of her."

Shen Qinglan paused for a moment, then said, "Alright, now listen to me and remember what I'm about to say."

Qi Mu'an: "Wait a moment, let me get a piece of paper and write it down, then you can speak slowly."

As Qi Mu'an listened to his mother tell him about some precautions for women during pregnancy, three guests arrived at the entrance of the resort.

Xu Qing was driving. After parking the car in the parking space, he opened the door, got out, and went around to the back to get his luggage.

However, he only took his own luggage.

Lin Mengchuan walked over and took his luggage.

Su Yani, who was the last to get off the bus, glanced at Lin Mengchuan and then at Xu Qing, assuming that the two men would help her with her luggage.

As a result, Xu Qing shouted at her, "Miss Su, don't forget your luggage."

Su Yani glared at Xu Qing, looking displeased, and walked over to get her suitcase.

The movements seemed somewhat strenuous.

Xu Qing crossed her arms and smiled at Su Yani, deliberately asking, "Miss Su, your suitcase looks quite heavy. What's in it? We're only staying for three days, do we really need to bring so much stuff?"

Su Yani rolled her eyes at Xu Qing and replied irritably, "None of your business."

Xu Qing: "Alright, I was thinking of helping you carry it, but since that's the case, you can carry it yourself."

Su Yani: "..."

At this moment, Lin Mengchuan turned around and scolded Xu Qing, "What are you still standing there for? How long do you want me to wait here? Do you want me to freeze to death? I've noticed that you've become more and more nagging lately."

Xu Qing quickly picked up his luggage bag and followed, "We're here, Brother Chuan, let's go in and check in."

The two of them just left, as if Su Yani didn't exist.

Su Yani stomped her feet in anger.

Her father, Su Wenshan, had clearly told her that the purpose of this vacation for her and Lin Mengchuan was to help them develop their relationship.

When Lin Mengchuan went to pick her up, she discovered that Xu Qing was also there as a third wheel.

Xu Qing was driving, Lin Mengchuan was sitting in the passenger seat, so she had to sit alone in the back.

Xu Qing and Lin Mengchuan chatted the whole way, seemingly having so many topics to discuss that never seemed to end.

She didn't even have a chance to interject.

These two men abandoned her and swaggered away without considering her feelings at all.

When Su Yani walked into the lobby with her suitcase, Lin Mengchuan and Xu Qing had already checked in.

Xu Qing waved the room key in his hand at her, "Miss Su, Chuan Ge and I have finished checking in. We'll go put our luggage away first. It's only four o'clock now, let's meet at the restaurant at six o'clock tonight."

After saying that, Xu Qing gave Lin Mengchuan a wink, and the two of them left.

Su Yani stood there dumbfounded. Whose relationship was this vacation supposed to cultivate?

Why does she feel like she's the one being the third wheel?

Su Yani slammed her ID on the table angrily and said to the lobby manager, "I want to share a room with Lin Mengchuan."

The lobby manager frowned slightly, looking at her with surprise. "I'm sorry, miss, there are only two rooms in the apartment. Those two gentlemen have already each booked one room."

Su Yani glared and gritted her teeth as she cursed, "Lin Mengchuan, you've tricked me!"

The lobby manager and the colleague on duty exchanged a glance, and both remained silent in tacit agreement.

Su Yani thought for a moment and said, "Then let's take the house next door."

The lobby manager said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, the room next door is already occupied. They checked in at noon today and are also staying for three days. Now, the room two doors down is the closest one. Would you like it?"

Su Yani glared at the lobby manager, annoyed, "Otherwise what?"

The lobby manager didn't understand what Su Yani meant, so he remained silent.

Su Yani snapped, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and check me in! What's wrong with your HR department? How could they hire someone as stupid as you as the lobby manager? Don't you even know how to read the room?"

The lobby manager lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Then I'll help you with the check-in process."

After waiting for two minutes, Su Yani finally got her room key. Before the lobby manager could explain, she hurriedly dragged her suitcase out, wanting to catch up with Lin Mengchuan and Xu Qing.

But they didn't see a single shadow, only the chilly wind blowing by.

Su Yani shivered, glanced at the room key in her hand, and dragged her luggage toward the room following the signs.

She thought it would only take a few steps, but after walking for five minutes, she still couldn't see her house.

Enraged, she started swearing.

After cursing, they could only drag their luggage and keep walking.

Because she was wearing 10-centimeter high heels, she twisted her ankle several times along the way.

After walking for ten minutes, we finally found her apartment.

At that moment, Xu Qing walked out from the next door, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

Upon seeing her, Xu Qing paused for a moment, looked around, and walked over to ask, "Miss Su, you didn't walk here, did you? Look at you, your head is covered in sweat. Don't you know there's a sightseeing bus here?"