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

Lin Mengchuan stopped and looked at Xu Qing. "She still has her mother and brother. She can go home and find her family!"

Xu Qing was speechless. "No, Brother Chuan, a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. Even if she gets divorced, she's still water spilled from a cup. You can't take her back. If Qiao Ran goes back, she'll probably only get scolded."

Lin Mengchuan then remembered that Qiao Ran had indeed been slapped by her mother when she returned home that day.

Xu Qing glanced at Lin Mengchuan: "Now you understand, right? So, Brother Chuan, stop targeting Qiao Ran. Divorced women have it tough. She just wants to earn a living. Why are you so ruthless?"

Lin Mengchuan retorted irritably, "When did I ever try to kill her? Would I dare? Didn't you see my cousin protecting her like a mother hen? Even if I don't care about the monk, I have to consider the Buddha's feelings."

Xu Qing: "That's good, everything's resolved. Go back, take a shower, get a good night's sleep, and you'll be a hero again tomorrow."

Upstairs in the club, after Lin Mengchuan was dragged away by Xu Qing, Zhao Mengmeng called everyone back to the private room to continue playing.

Seeing that Qiao Ran was having a great time playing dice with the young men and seemed unaffected, Qi Muci breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Mengchuan hasn't changed at all; he's still as selfish and arrogant as he was when he was a child.

This divorce must have been a major setback for him.

Qi Muci felt he should provoke his arrogant cousin a little more.

The best solution is to make Qiao Ran Lin Mengchuan's cousin-in-law.

On the other side, as soon as Lin Mengchuan stepped into the house, his mother pulled him to the living room to meet the old lady and the lawyer.

As Shen Qingzhu walked, she said excitedly, "Your grandmother made a will and asked us all to listen to it. I guess she should leave everything to you, so you will have your own assets."

Seeing her grandson return, the old lady Xu Ying didn't even bother to lift her eyelids and said to the lawyer, "Everyone's here, let's make the announcement."

After the lawyer finished reading the will, silence fell over the living room.

A few seconds later, Shen Qingzhu suddenly jumped up and questioned the old lady: "Mom, are you senile? How could you give all the properties under your name to Qiao Ran!"

“She’s already divorced Meng Chuan! She’s not our daughter-in-law anymore. Even if they weren’t divorced, she’s still an outsider. How can you give your property to an outsider?”

Xu Ying raised her eyelids and looked at Shen Qingzhu, "If I gave you these properties, would you refuse?"

Shen Qingzhu: "Mom, what do you mean by that?"

Xu Ying: "I wanted to remind you that you are also an outsider, and so am I. According to you, my property can only be given to someone with the surname Lin, is that right?"

Shen Qingzhu: "Isn't that right? Meng Chuan is your grandson, your only grandson. Shouldn't all these properties be left to him? What does Qiao Ran have to do with us? Why should she get so many properties for nothing!"

“Because I like her,” Xu Ying replied calmly. “I bought those properties with my own money. They have nothing to do with the Lin family. They are my own things, and I can give them to whomever I want.”

"You have no right to say a word against this. I'm just informing you that if you continue to cause trouble like this, I will transfer all my shares to Qiao Ran!"

Shen Qingzhu was shocked and dared not say another word. She turned her gaze to her husband and son.

Lin Zhihong remained silent with a sullen face, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

Lin Mengchuan raised an eyebrow and replied in a low voice, "Grandma is right. These are her things, and she can give them to whomever she wants. Grandma, is there anything else? I'll go back to my room now."

Shen Qingzhu looked at her son in astonishment, unable to believe what she was hearing.

Lin Mengchuan ignored his mother's aggressive gaze and turned to go back to his room.

Shen Qingzhu chased after him to his room, closed the door, and questioned him: "Lin Mengchuan, were you telling the truth just now?"

Lin Mengchuan glanced at his mother and said, "I never say anything against my conscience."

Shen Qingzhu grabbed her son's arm, leaned in and sniffed him. "How much did you drink? Are you drunk? Your grandmother gave your property to Qiao Ran, and you didn't even react?"

Lin Mengchuan corrected, "That's Grandma's property, not mine."

Shen Qingzhu: "You are her only grandson, so what's hers is yours. Let me tell you, we can't let your grandmother have her way in this matter. We can't let that bitch Qiao Ran get this huge advantage for nothing!"

Lin Mengchuan shook off Shen Qingzhu's hand and said coldly, "Mom, Grandma is right. If these properties were given to you, would you refuse? You're not happy now because you didn't get anything in return."

Shen Qingzhu was furious. "Lin Mengchuan, whose son are you? Are you implying that I'm jealous of Qiao Ran?"

Lin Mengchuan: "Isn't that right? You all married into this family. Grandma gave her all the property, but didn't give you a single penny. Can you honestly say you weren't jealous of her? Actually, you've always been jealous of her, haven't you?"

"Don't think I don't know anything just because I've been abroad for the past two years. After Qiao Ran moved in, you made things difficult for her quite a bit. You were the one who made her get up at five o'clock every day to make breakfast for you, weren't you?"

"Does our family need someone to make breakfast? You've been married to my dad for so many years, have you ever cooked a single meal?"

Shen Qingzhu stared at the person in front of her in disbelief. "Are you really Lin Mengchuan? Do you know what you're saying?"

Lin Mengchuan took off his shirt as he walked toward the bathroom. "Of course I know what I'm talking about. Half of the reason Qiao Ran and I are where we are today is thanks to you. You told me this on my wedding day."

"You say that Qiao Ran's family is after our money, that she doesn't love me at all, and you portray her as a greedy, ruthless, and vicious woman. But it is this very woman who accepted the demand to leave with nothing."

Lin Mengchuan stopped and looked at Shen Qingzhu. "Mom, how much of what you say is true? I've always been curious, did Aunt really seduce my dad back then?"

"Or is this all something you made up to smear Auntie, so that Grandpa and Grandma will hate her, and you can gain their sympathy and get a bigger share of the inheritance? Is that right?"

Shen Qingzhu's face turned ashen. "What nonsense are you spouting! I told you not to mention that woman in front of me!"

Lin Mengchuan: "That's your sister, your own sister. You can't even tolerate your own sister. You got the inheritance that should have belonged to your aunt. Are you really happy?"

Shen Qingzhu stepped forward and raised her hand to discipline her son, but Lin Mengchuan grabbed her wrist.

Lin Mengchuan shook off Shen Qingzhu. "Mom, I ran into Qiao Ran at the club just now. I insulted her and her colleague, and she slapped me. It hurt a lot, not just my face, but my heart too."

“At that moment, I realized that I love Qiao Ran. I fell in love with her the first time I saw her two years ago, but I pushed her away because of your instigation. I really regret it.”

"You ruined my marriage, you ruined my happiness. Now, if you still want to take what Grandma gave to Qiao Ran, I will never forgive you. The truly greedy one is you!"

Shen Qingzhu suppressed her anger and glared at her precious son. The next second, she suddenly threw her head back and burst into laughter, "Lin Mengchuan, are you trying to whitewash yourself? Too late, Qiao Ran has already divorced you!"