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

The women nodded tremblingly, not daring to say another word.

The thought of Qiao Ran hanging out with a bunch of young, handsome men next door made Lin Mengchuan feel like a thousand needles were pricking his butt.

This made him restless, and his mouth tasted very bad; he no longer wanted to drink.

He tugged at his collar in frustration, and as he stood up, he said to Xu Qing, "I'm going out for some fresh air."

Xu Qing knew that Lin Mengchuan was thinking about the person next door, so she reminded him, "Brother Chuan, take it easy, let's part on good terms."

Lin Mengchuan rolled his eyes at Xu Qing and walked away.

Just as he stepped out of the private room, he was suddenly bumped into. Lin Mengchuan was furious and blurted out, "Are you fucking blind?"

Upon closer inspection, they appeared to be two fair-skinned, delicate men who had come from the next private room.

This must be the young, handsome guy Amy was talking about who was hanging out with Qiao Ran.

The person who bumped into him quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, boss, I didn't expect you to suddenly appear."

If it were anyone else, Lin Mengchuan wouldn't have pursued the matter, but the thought of this man playing around with Qiao Ran inside made him lose his mind with jealousy.

Lin Mengchuan: "What do you mean by that? Who says I can't come out? What, does this club belong to your family?"

The two young men realized they had messed with someone they didn't want to mess with, and the one following behind quickly ran back to the private room to get backup.

Lin Mengchuan raised his lips and scrutinized the person who remained, "Does your mother know about this?"

Jiang Yang's face darkened, and he stared directly at Lin Mengchuan. "What about me?"

Lin Mengchuan chuckled disdainfully, "Skin so delicate, like a woman, don't you have any shame?"

The door to the private room was opened, and Qi Muci was the first to come out, followed by a group of people.

"Lin Mengchuan?" Qiao Ran exclaimed.

Lin Mengchuan looked at Qiao Ran, who was standing next to Qi Muci. She was wearing a red low-cut strapless jumpsuit.

Bathed in the club's dim lighting, she appeared sexy and alluring, her graceful curves tempting men to commit crimes.

Jiang Yang was surprised and turned to ask Qiao Ran, "Sister Qiao, is he your scumbag ex-husband?"

Lin Mengchuan's lips twitched, and he stared at Qiao Ran with eyes full of sarcasm. "Qiao Ran, are you really that impatient? You just got a divorce certificate with me this morning, and you're here tonight calling for male prostitutes."

"What, can't my cousin satisfy you by himself?"

*Slap!* Qiao Ran slapped Lin Mengchuan across the face. “Lin Mengchuan, you can insult me, but don’t insult my colleagues, and you certainly can’t insult Brother Qi.”

Lin Mengchuan touched his face, which was still sore from Qiao Ran's slap, and cursed inwardly, "This brat hit me pretty hard."

Zhao Mengmeng squeezed through from behind and yelled at Lin Mengchuan, "Lin Mengchuan, you're the gigolo! Your whole family are gigolos! These are all Xingyun's contracted artists. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll smash your mouth!"

Lin Mengchuan had witnessed Zhao Mengmeng's fighting prowess that day.

He knew that these actresses practiced martial arts regularly for filming action scenes, including Qiao Ran, and that he might not be a match for her in a real fight.

Besides, fighting with a woman is so shameful.

Lin Mengchuan: "How would I know they are signed artists of your company? I'm not in the entertainment industry."

Qiao Ran rolled her eyes. "Lin Mengchuan, you're disgusting! You're so filthy, but do you think everyone else is as filthy as you? Me, a gigolo? That's hilarious. You're the one who can't control your lower body."

"What, Lin Fei is pregnant and can't satisfy you anymore, so you've run off to find other women to play with?"

Upon hearing the name Lin Fei, Lin Mengchuan's face instantly darkened. "Qiao Ran, don't mention Lin Fei's name in front of me. I'm done with her. We have nothing to do with each other. Believe it or not."

Qiao Ran: "Ha, it's over so quickly? Lin Mengchuan, you're even more of a scumbag than I thought."

Lin Mengchuan: "Qiao Ran, am I a jerk? Get this straight, you're the one who's clamoring for a divorce, not me!"

Qiao Ranxu squinted and glanced at Lin Mengchuan: "Lin Mengchuan, you really know how to avoid the important issues. Why don't you mention that you cheated on me during our marriage and had an illegitimate child? Why don't you mention that you brought your mistress home and forced me to sign the divorce papers?"

"Why didn't you mention that you and your father were hiding in the study discussing how to scheme against me?"

The young men around him looked shocked and disdainful. Looking at Lin Mengchuan, they felt disgusted, like he was a pile of shit.

A lump formed in Lin Mengchuan's throat; he wanted to refute, but couldn't find the words.

The door to the private room behind her opened, and Xu Qing peeked out, startled by the sight of the dense crowd in the corridor.

Upon closer inspection, not only was Qiao Ran present, but also the movie star Qi Muci, and those pretty boys looked quite familiar as well.

Xu Qing raised his hand to greet Qiao Ran, "Sister-in-law, it's been a long time. Do you still remember me? My name is Xu Qing. I'm Brother Chuan's brother. I was Brother Chuan's best man when you got married."

Qiao Ran remembered Xu Qing because he was the only person who took the initiative to speak to her at the time. "Young Master Xu, it's been a long time. But you've got the wrong way of addressing me. I've already divorced your brother. Don't call me sister-in-law anymore."

Xu Qing chuckled, "Okay, then I'll call you Miss Qiao? These are your friends?"

Qiao Ran glanced at Lin Mengchuan and deliberately said loudly, "These are my colleagues. I signed a contract with Xingyun Entertainment this afternoon, and tonight is the company's welcome ceremony for me."

Xu Qing: "Oh, I see. No wonder these handsome guys looked so familiar. They must be actors, right?"

Jiang Yang quickly replied, "Yes, we are all contracted artists of Xingyun Entertainment. We are not gigolos, and we have never seen any gigolos. Unlike some people, who spend their days fooling around somewhere."

Xu Qing looked at Lin Mengchuan, who had a stern face, and guessed that Lin Mengchuan must have said something unpleasant. He put his arm around Lin Mengchuan's shoulder and said, "Brother Chuan, didn't you say your family was looking for you? I'll call a driver to take you home."

"Miss Qiao, gentlemen, sorry, we have to go now. Let's hang out again another time."

Lin Mengchuan was reluctantly dragged away by Xu Qing, who reminded him in his ear, "Brother Chuan, let's part amicably. You were the one who wronged Qiao Ran in the first place. If you make a scene now, you'll seem very immature."

Lin Mengchuan was annoyed. "Which eye of yours saw me making a scene? She was the one lecturing me. I'm only now realizing how sharp her tongue is. For every word I say, she can retort with ten."

Xu Qing: "Okay, it's her problem. You have no problem. It's all her problem. You've already suffered enough from the divorce. How could she stab you in the heart? It's outrageous."

In truth, Xu Qing thought to himself, "Qiao Ran did a good job stabbing me!"

Lin Mengchuan felt a little better, his eyes inexplicably reddened, and he muttered, "I just got the divorce certificate this morning, and immediately signed with Xingyun Entertainment, and then went out to play with so many men."

"Do you think she planned this all along, just waiting to divorce me so she could go out and have fun openly?"

Xu Qing really didn't know how Lin Mengchuan's brain worked. He was the one who wronged Qiao Ran first, but he always ignored his own actions and only focused on Qiao Ran.

Even if they had planned to divorce long ago, isn't that normal?

Xu Qing felt she should remind Lin Mengchuan, "Brother Chuan, if you don't give her a single penny of alimony, Qiao Ran still needs to live. Does that mean she'll have no choice but to go out and work?"