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

Shen Qingzhu did not recognize Qiao Ran and continued dialing.

But then she heard a bell ringing from the girl's bag, and she looked at the person walking towards her in surprise.

Qiao Ran put her Hermès bag on the chair next to her and took off her sunglasses.

She greeted me with a smile, saying, "Auntie, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. It took me a while to change my clothes."

Shen Qingzhu was stunned for a long time, and really didn't recognize the person in front of her at all.

Qiao Ran had lived in her house for two years, and she had never noticed how stunning Qiao Ran looked when she dressed up. No wonder she was a star.

To suppress Qiao Ran's aura, Shen Qingzhu put on a stern face and said coldly, "Sit down, what would you like to drink?"

Qiao Ran smiled slightly, "No need, I have things to do."

It means please get to the point, and then she will leave.

"It won't take you too long," Shen Qingzhu said, pursing her lips. She then tentatively asked, "Do you know that Grandma made a will?"

Qiao Ran remained expressionless. "I don't know. Is this something I should know?"

Shen Qingzhu choked, her lips twitching. She felt that Qiao Ran didn't seem to be lying. "Then you definitely don't know what Grandma's will said. Didn't she mention it to you at all?"

Qiao Ran maintained a calm expression. "Grandma hasn't mentioned it to me, nor have we discussed it. Auntie, please speak frankly."

Shen Qingzhu was relieved. She opened the Hermes bag that was the same style as hers, took out a check and placed it in front of Qiao Ran. "Here is ten million. Consider it compensation for your divorce from Meng Chuan."

"Could you please call the old lady and refuse the gifts she included in her will?"

Qiao Ran was somewhat surprised, not expecting that Xu Ying's will would include something for her.

On second thought, the fact that Shen Qingzhu had personally come to find him meant that it must be a large sum of money, definitely worth far more than ten million.

It could be several hundred million.

Qiao Ran didn't want the old lady's things because she didn't want to have anything to do with the Lin family anymore.

She picked up the check, glanced at it, smiled, and tore it up.

Shen Qingzhu opened her eyes wide and angrily questioned, "Qiao Ran, don't be ungrateful."

Qiao Ran laughed angrily, "Auntie, you think I'm ungrateful for not wanting your money? Don't worry, I won't accept your money or Grandma's gift. I only have one request."

"Please get rid of the Lin family from my world, especially your precious son Lin Mengchuan. I won't tell Grandma about what you did to me today, and don't contact me again. I'll block your number."

After Qiao Ran finished speaking, she put on her sunglasses, picked up her bag, and turned to leave.

Shen Qingzhu didn't believe that Qiao Ran would refuse the old lady's gift.

She thought it was because Qiao Ran didn't know what the old lady had given her; if she had known, she would definitely have accepted it.

She doesn't believe that anyone in this world would refuse wealth; they only want more.

Shen Qingzhu chased after Qiao Ran as she was about to get into her car outside the coffee shop. "Qiao Ran, you need to write me a guarantee that you won't accept the old lady's will. Otherwise, who knows if you'll change your mind later?"

"Shen Qingzhu, you haven't changed a bit," Shen Qinglan strode over, glaring at her greedy younger sister. "What? Did your husband go bankrupt? Or did Mom and Dad run out of money?"

Shen Qingzhu released Qiao Ran, turned around and glared at Shen Qinglan, "Eldest sister, this is my family's business, it has nothing to do with you, don't meddle."

Shen Qinglan laughed sarcastically, "Family matters? If I remember correctly, Qiao Ran has already divorced your son, hasn't she?"

Shen Qingzhu: "What do you know? She divorced my son, but our old lady actually wants to give all the properties under her name to this woman."

A hint of surprise flashed in Qiao Ran's eyes, "All the properties?"

Shen Qingzhu then realized that she had let something slip and regretted it terribly. She thought that Qiao Ran would definitely not refuse such a large sum of money now.

Shen Qingzhu: "Yes, all the properties. Now that you know, will you still refuse?"

Shen Qinglan smiled meaningfully, "The old lady is quite discerning."

Shen Qingzhu glared at her. "Big sister, what do you mean by that?"

Shen Qinglan looked at Shen Qingzhu and said with a half-smile, "Since it was given to you voluntarily by your mother-in-law, what does it have to do with you? Even if you have objections, you should talk to your mother-in-law, not Qiao Ran."

Shen Qingzhu retorted angrily, "If I could change the old lady's mind, would I need to come to her?"

Shen Qinglan: "Don't you think you're ridiculous? Actually, you just want your mother-in-law's properties, just like when you falsely accused me in front of my parents and ended up taking away my share."

Shen Qingzhu gritted her teeth and glared at Shen Qinglan, not daring to refute, because she felt guilty.

Shen Qinglan ignored Shen Qingzhu and turned to ask Qiao Ran, "Miss Qiao, do you have any plans for lunch? If not, shall we go to the shopping mall next door and have lunch together?"

Qiao Ran glanced at the sun and realized it was indeed lunchtime.

Since we're already out, let's eat first and then go back to continue reading the script.

So she replied, "Okay, Auntie."

Shen Qinglan took Qiao Ran's hand, and the two walked towards the shopping mall next door, leaving Shen Qingzhu standing there staring wide-eyed.

"When you were in the Lin family, I, your younger sister, certainly made things difficult for you quite a bit, didn't I?" Shen Qinglan asked as they walked.

Qiao Ran smiled and said, "That's true, but Grandma will protect me."

Shen Qinglan: "Grandma Lin is a good person, but you should forget about the things she gave you. I think it's necessary to remind you that my sister is very scary and I don't know what she might do to you."

Qiao Ran: "Well, I don't want to take other people's things for free, especially the Lin family's things. I don't want to have anything to do with them anymore. I'll block the Lin family's contact information later."

"Just change your phone number," Shen Qinglan suggested.

Qiao Ran accompanied Shen Qinglan to pick up the pre-ordered bag. The shop assistant brought out a small crossbody bag, saying it was a free gift.

Shen Qinglan handed it to Qiao Ran, saying, "This kind of bag is for young people like you. Here, take it."

Qiao Ran refused: "Auntie, I can't take your things."

Shen Qinglan: "This isn't mine. It's a free gift from the store. If you don't want it, they'll give it to someone else."

Upon seeing this, the salesperson quickly said, "Yes, miss, this is a free gift, but it's a good one. We only give these to our super VIP customers. Mrs. Qi is a long-time customer of ours, and this was specially given to her by our boss."

"If you don't want it, and Mrs. Qi doesn't want it either, then I won't be able to explain it to the boss."

After hearing this, Qiao Ran had no choice but to accept it, thinking that she would treat everyone to lunch later.

To everyone's surprise, the shop assistant went to the warehouse and found a lot of free gifts, including sunglasses, scarves, and thermos cups. Shen Qinglan didn't want any of them and asked the shop assistant to pack them all up and give them to Qiao Ran.

To ease Qiao Ran's burden, Shen Qinglan deliberately said that she often received all sorts of free gifts, but most of them were useless. She wished she had a daughter so she could take them all back to her.

Looking at the generous Shen Qinglan, Qiao Ran couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. Why was her own daughter, Shen Qingzhu, so stingy and greedy?

After Shen Qinglan retrieved the goods, she took Qiao Ran to the food court on the top floor for lunch. She had made a reservation at an international restaurant.

As the two reached the door, they heard someone call out from behind, "Qiao Ran, is that you?"