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

Su Yani ignored Zhao Mengmeng and turned to scrutinize Qiao Ran from head to toe. "Miss Qiao is indeed a great beauty. She is even more beautiful in real life than on TV. I really envy you celebrities with such small faces."

"Miss Qiao, I'm curious, may I ask you a question?"

Qiao Ran's expression was indifferent. "Can I say no?"

Su Yani paused for a moment, then chuckled. "Miss Qiao is really interesting. I'm genuinely curious, did you marry Lin Mengchuan because you liked him, or because you liked his family's money?"

Zhao Mengmeng retorted irritably, "Do you have any manners? What's it to you?"

Su Yani's smile faded. "If Miss Qiao doesn't want to answer, that's fine. I was just curious, I didn't mean anything by it."

Qiao Ran turned to wash her hands, replying as she did so, "Since Miss Su is so interested, why not just ask Lin Mengchuan? Aren't you already engaged? I'm sure he'll keep quiet about it."

Su Yani sighed, "You're wrong. That guy Lin Mengchuan will never tell me the truth. I can't tell whether what he's saying is true or false at all. Let me tell you the truth."

"He got engaged to me because he needed my dad's support, not because he really wanted to marry me. He told me the truth himself, saying that he already had another woman in his heart, so he couldn't make room for me..."

As Su Yani said this, she gave Qiao Ran a meaningful look.

Qiao Ran was somewhat surprised that Lin Mengchuan would say such a thing.

She smiled dismissively, "As Miss Su said, it's hard to tell whether Lin Mengchuan's words are true or false, so whether he really has a woman in his heart is also unbelievable."

Su Yani was stunned.

Qiao Ran walked up to Su Yani and looked her straight in the eye: "I think that a selfish man like Lin Mengchuan can only love himself and is incapable of loving anyone else."

After saying that, she stepped out of the bathroom, only to see Lin Mengchuan standing at the door.

Qiao Ran glanced at him, pretended not to see him, and prepared to leave.

Lin Mengchuan suddenly grabbed her wrist, his voice tinged with pain as he asked, "Don't selfish people have the right to love others? Haven't you seen what I've done for you?"

Qiao Ran shook off Lin Mengchuan's hand and asked in return, "What have you done for me?"

Lin Mengchuan choked.

He begged her not to divorce him and sent her flowers...

Qiao Ran laughed sarcastically, "You don't understand what love is at all, so how could you possibly love someone else?"

Lin Mengchuan bit his cheek. "I don't understand. Does my second cousin understand? And what has he done for you?"

Qiao Ran: "Mu Ci has done so much for me, I know it all myself, why should I tell you? Lin Mengchuan, do you know why I said you don't understand what love is?"

"Because you don't even understand the most basic respect. Have you ever respected me? If you respected me, would you have abandoned me and gone abroad after the wedding, disappearing for two years without a word?"

“You ran away, but I have to bear the consequences for you and become the sinner who caused you to leave your home.”

Lin Mengchuan asked in surprise, "Who said you're a sinner?"

Qiao Ran rolled her eyes at him. "In your house, is there anyone who doesn't like me?"

Lin Mengchuan: "My mom said that?"

Qiao Ran: "It doesn't matter who said it anymore. We're divorced. You chose this outcome from the beginning, so stop pretending in front of me."

"Don't use me as a shield to deceive your fiancée. What you're doing is disgusting."

Qiao Ran shook her head and strode away.

Zhao Mengmeng quickly followed, "Ranran, wait for me."

Lin Mengchuan watched Qiao Ran's retreating figure, his heart aching slightly.

She said he was disgusting?

Why didn't Qiao Ran contact him during the two years he was abroad?

If she takes the initiative to contact him, he definitely won't ignore her and will definitely come back.

He genuinely didn't know she would be bullied by his mother.

In Lin Mengchuan's view, Qiao Ran was someone his grandmother favored, and his grandmother would definitely protect her, so she would definitely live a very comfortable life.

How dare her mother bully her?

Su Yani walked over, waved her hand in front of Lin Mengchuan's eyes, and mocked, "Everyone's gone, and you're still spacing out."

Lin Mengchuan glared at Su Yani, then remained silent.

His mind was filled with Qiao Ran's aggrieved face, and he didn't want to pay any attention to Su Yani.

Su Yani crossed her arms and looked at Lin Mengchuan. "Lin Mengchuan, I also have my bottom line. Don't forget, I, Su Yani, am now your fiancée. You're showing affection to your ex-wife in front of me. Have you ever thought about my feelings?"

Lin Mengchuan looked at Su Yani and said coldly, "No matter who you are, you have no right to interfere with my thoughts and feelings."

After saying that, he stepped into the restroom.

Su Yani's upbringing did not allow her to barge into the men's restroom, so she could only stand outside and watch helplessly.

As Zhao Mengmeng walked, she complained to Qiao Ran, "That Lin Mengchuan is really shameless. How could he have the nerve to ask you something like that? I really wanted to confront him just now. What he did for you was betray you and cheat on you with your childhood friend."

"Even if the child in Lin Fei's belly isn't his, the fact remains that he cheated on you with Lin Fei. Has he forgotten that he brought Lin Fei back to force you to divorce him?"

Qiao Ran chuckled, "He can choose to forget selectively, but I will never forget in this lifetime."

Zhao Mengmeng: "I think Su Yani is actually quite pitiful. She has to marry a man who doesn't love her or respect her. How can she have a good life in the future?"

"If it were me, I would absolutely not accept such an outrageous marriage. I don't care about family business at all."

Qiao Ran: "You're right. I don't know if I was acting impulsively or what, but I actually agreed to marry Lin Mengchuan as my mother suggested. So it's normal that Lin Mengchuan looks down on me."

Zhao Mengmeng patted Qiao Ran's back tenderly, "I wasn't talking about you."

Qiao Ran smiled and said, "I know, but Su Yani's situation is different from mine. She is the daughter of the Su family. If she marries into the family, at least her mother-in-law won't mistreat her, and Lin Mengchuan won't dare to divorce her easily."

"After all, it involves the interests of both families, so this kind of marriage is actually the most stable."

Zhao Mengmeng: "So they each do their own thing outside, right? I've heard other girls in the circle say that's how people in high society play. They maintain a loving relationship on the surface, but they each do their own thing behind the scenes."

"And they had a lot of fun."

Qiao Ran: "I don't know about that. I didn't have the chance to get into that circle. I stayed at home for the past two years at the Lin family's house. I was just a housekeeper who cooked. When Lin Mengchuan's mother went out to play, she never took me with her."

Zhao Mengmeng blinked and asked in a low voice, "Do you think Lin Mengchuan's mother might have a lover outside?"

Qiao Ran glanced back, worried that Lin Mengchuan might be following behind, and only after confirming that no one was following did she reply, "I think so. A few times when my mother-in-law came back from going out, I smelled smoke on her, and she also seemed a bit unnatural."

"And another thing, you know, women who have done that thing will have a rosy complexion."

Zhao Mengmeng opened her mouth wide, "It must be."

Qiao Ran tugged at Zhao Mengmeng, "Stop talking, walls have ears. Let's talk when we get back."

The two returned to the table, and the waiter came over to serve the food.

Qi Muci glanced at Qiao Ran, "If you have anything good to share, tell us about it too."