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

Su Wenshan's wife, Yue Mei, agreed, saying, "Exactly. To be honest, I don't like either Lin Mengchuan or his mother, Shen Qingzhu. Lin Mengchuan doesn't even understand the most basic manners."

“If Yani marries a man like that, she will not be respected by him. Marriage is a big deal. I would rather my daughter never get married than let her marry that kind of man.”

Su Yani took her mother Yue Mei's hand and said coquettishly, "Mom understands me and loves me the most. Mom, I want to get married. Our family's engagement banquet will still be held as usual. It's just that my fiancé has changed. He is now Jiang Yang."

Yue Mei smiled and patted Su Yani's hand, "Mom supports you. Choose Jiang Yang. When we women choose a husband, we should choose someone we can look at and who will love us. Our family is not short of money, so you don't have to marry into a wealthy family."

"Jiang Yang dotes on you and is handsome. It would be so prestigious to take him out."

Su Yani nodded vigorously, "Moreover, Jiang Yang's parents are university teachers. He told me that his parents are well-educated and reasonable people. If you agree to get engaged, he will arrange for our two families to meet."

Yue Mei: "I agree, I agree, Mom agrees. Your dad has no right to express his opinion. You can talk to Jiang Yang now and ask him to contact his parents and arrange a time for our two families to meet."

“We’ll decide on the location. Mom will book a nice restaurant later, and we’ll treat you. It’s your first time meeting your in-laws, so you must make a good impression on them. Being a teacher is a good thing; my grandson’s studies won’t be a problem in the future.”

The mother and daughter had a very pleasant discussion, and Su Wenshan couldn't even get a word in edgewise.

He could only acquiesce to Su Yani's marriage to Jiang Yang.

Meanwhile, back home, Qiao Ran went to take a shower.

Seeing that she had entered the bathroom, Qi Muci took out his phone and called his agent, Peng Ze.

Peng Ze answered quickly, "Brother Qi."

Qi Muci paused for a moment, then said, "Contact the publicity department and announce my marriage to Qiao Ran and my retirement from the entertainment industry tomorrow morning."

"The day after tomorrow, you will come with me to Fengchi Group to report for duty. From now on, you will serve as my special assistant at Fengchi Group."

Peng Ze: "Okay, Brother Qi."

After hanging up the phone, Qi Muci took a bathrobe and went to the next room to take a shower.

Qiao Ran was taking a bath in the bathtub.

His brow furrowed as he replayed the day's events in his mind.

When she came out of the bathroom, Qi Muci was already sitting on the bed reading a book.

When he saw her come out, he put down his book and reached out his hand to her.

Qiao Ran walked over, placed her hand in Qi Muci's palm, and leaned into his arms.

Qi Muci pressed his head against hers and asked softly, "Were you scared today? Are you angry with me for not reacting in time to block that knife for you? To be honest, I'm jealous of Lin Mengchuan; his reaction was faster than mine."

Qiao Ran turned her head and cupped Qi Muci's face in her hands. "Don't blame yourself. I don't want you to take that knife for me. If you had been the one injured, I would definitely feel terrible and guilty."

"Don't be jealous of Lin Mengchuan. He took that knife for me, but I won't be moved or forgive him just because he did that. It was only right that he took that knife. The person who stabbed him was his mother."

Qi Muci grasped Qiao Ran's hand, "I promise, I will never let them get close to you again."

Qiao Ran shook her head. "This has nothing to do with you. I don't want to involve you and your family. Husband, I'm thinking, maybe I should leave here. Maybe only when I leave can these things calm down."

Qi Muci was in a panic. "What do you mean by leaving here? Are you leaving me? Divorce me?"

Qiao Ran's heart tightened, she lowered her head and remained silent.

Qi Muci pinched her chin. "Look at me, Ranran. What happened today was my fault. As your husband, I failed to protect you. I swear, I will never let something like this happen again."

"Also, I just contacted Peng Ze and asked him to announce our marriage and my retirement from the entertainment industry tomorrow morning. I should have announced it earlier, so that Lin Mengchuan and his family wouldn't dare to harass you anymore."

Qiao Ran's eyes reddened. "Maybe I owed them something in my past life, which is why I have to suffer these inexplicable hurts and insults in this life. I'm really annoyed and I really don't want to have anything to do with them anymore."

"On the way out of the hospital today, I kept thinking that maybe only by leaving this place can I live a peaceful life. As long as I am in the same city as them, I can forget about living a quiet life."

Qi Muci stared at her for a moment and said, "Okay, let's leave here. Let's go together. You are not allowed to mention the word 'divorce' to me. You are not allowed to mention the word 'divorce' to me for the rest of your life."

"When we got married, I had already decided that I would never be separated from you in this lifetime."

Qiao Ran raised her eyelids and looked at Qi Muci. "Why? Am I really worth it? I've never understood why you chose me when you had so many other options?"

"I am neither the most beautiful nor the most outstanding."

Qi Muci: "In my heart, you are the most beautiful and outstanding. Ranran, let me be honest with you, you've been in my heart ever since we first acted together when we were kids..."

Qiao Ran was surprised, "Husband, you're not lying to me."

Qi Muci: "I'm not lying to you. My parents and older brother all know about this. They all know I have a crush on you. They often tease me about it at home."

"Didn't you notice? After we got our marriage certificate, I took you home to meet them. They weren't surprised at all that we had a whirlwind marriage, because they had all been waiting for this day and were all happy for me."

Qiao Ran recalled the first time she went home with Qi Muci; it seemed like the Qi family already knew about it.

Qi Muci held her hand and continued, "Do you know how sad and regretful I was when I learned that you were going to marry Meng Chuan? I really regret not coming to you sooner and confessing my feelings to you sooner."

"I thought you wouldn't get married so soon. I wanted to wait until the right opportunity to confess my feelings, but I was wrong. Love should be expressed in time; only by expressing it can you seize the opportunity."

“I didn’t attend your wedding because I was afraid I would lose control and cause a scene at your wedding. So I deserted and took a movie role, and went abroad to film for half a year.”

"After filming that movie, I didn't dare to come back. At that time, Beijing was a taboo city for me. When my parents and older brother called me, they didn't dare to mention asking me to come back."

Qiao Ran asked incredulously, "Why didn't you tell me these things sooner?"

Qi Muci: "I wanted to say, but I thought you liked Meng Chuan. I think loving someone doesn't necessarily mean possessing her. It should be about fulfilling her needs and making her happy. So as long as you're happy, that's all that matters."

Tears streamed down Qiao Ran's face as she hugged Qi Muci's neck. "You should have told me sooner. If I had known earlier that someone loved me so much, I would have been happier."

“From childhood to adulthood, I have always longed for someone to love me. I act to earn money for my mother and brother, just to please them and make them love me. I married Lin Mengchuan, also to please my mother and hope that she can love me.”

"But after getting married, I realized I was wrong. It turns out that trying to please someone one-sidedly won't make them love you. Whether it was my mother or Lin Mengchuan, I didn't get love from them, but contempt."