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

Qi Muci came out after his morning shower just as he heard the message notification sound.

He walked to the bedside table, picked up his phone, glanced at it, and frowned slightly. Why was Zhao Mengmeng asking such a question so early in the morning?

However, Qi Muci did not want to hide it, as everyone would find out sooner or later, so he replied, "Yes."

Then he posted another question: "Why do you ask that?"

Zhao Mengmeng quickly replied: "Then you should be more direct and tell Ranran that you like her and want to date her."

Qi Muci thought of the kiss last night. Hadn't he made it obvious enough?

Zhao Mengmeng sent another message: "A kiss alone is not enough. Ranran is actually not confident enough, especially when it comes to relationships. She needs a brave person to love her."

"Of course, first you have to be sure if you want to date her. If you're not sure, then forget it. Lin Mengchuan has already hurt her once, and I don't want Ranran to be hurt a second time."

“If you hurt her like Lin Mengchuan did, I will absolutely not stand idly by. Even if you are my boss, I am not afraid.”

Qi Muci smiled, surprised that Zhao Mengmeng was so loyal.

However, Qiao Ran did not return to her parents' home after leaving the Lin family. Instead, she went directly to Zhao Mengmeng, which shows that the two had a special relationship.

Qi Muci: "I promise you, I will never hurt Ranran. I want to give her happiness."

Zhao Mengmeng: "I've remembered what you said, and I have chat logs to prove it."

Qi Muci: "I welcome your supervision and thank you for telling me all this. I will find an opportunity to explain things clearly to Ranran."

……

Qiao Ran prepared breakfast and went to the bedroom to call Zhao Mengmeng.

Seeing Zhao Mengmeng sitting on the edge of the bed texting, I was curious: "Who are you texting so early? Breakfast is ready, go eat."

Zhao Mengmeng quickly turned off her phone screen and said with a smile, "It's the company driver. I told him to come over now. Let's go have breakfast quickly, I have to leave after I finish eating."

"I probably won't be back for dinner tonight. I'll probably be back around 10 p.m. So if you want to ask Brother Qi to come over and keep you company, don't worry about anyone bothering you."

"Also, this house is very soundproof," Zhao Mengmeng winked at Qiao Ran, grinning mischievously. "Hey, you're still a virgin, right? Lin Mengchuan hasn't touched you, has he?"

Qiao Ran's ears turned slightly red, and she pinched Zhao Mengmeng's arm. "You're getting more and more irresponsible. He flew away right after the wedding, and I didn't even get a good look at what he looked like."

"What a jerk! Let's not talk about him!" Zhao Mengmeng linked arms with Qiao Ran as they walked towards the restaurant. "Let's get serious, sister. I hope you can be happy. There's a great man right in front of you right now, you have to hold on to him!"

Qiao Ran knew, of course, that Qi Muci was a good match, but she had just ended a marriage and it was really not the time for her to be in a relationship.

Qiao Ran: "Didn't you tell me to focus on my career and make money? How come you've changed your mind in just a few days? I've only been divorced for two days, and now you're already throwing yourself into another man's arms?"

"Besides, that man is my ex-husband's cousin. Do you think that's appropriate?"

Zhao Mengmeng: "Why is it not suitable? As long as you two are in love, it is suitable. I think the timing of Qi Ge's appearance is just right. Besides, I only let you two date, I didn't urge you to get married."

"Look, you and Lin Mengchuan had a whirlwind marriage, right? And the marriage wasn't happy, was it? So you can't have another whirlwind marriage next time. You should date Qi Ge for a while first, and make sure you're the right person before you get married."

Qiao Ran sat down and pushed a sandwich in front of Zhao Mengmeng. "Hurry up and eat. The driver will arrive soon and you won't have finished eating. Don't keep him waiting too long. Aren't you tired of worrying like a mother hen?"

Zhao Mengmeng pouted, "Fine, you're biting the hand that feeds you, you don't appreciate kindness, and you actually call me an old woman."

Qiao Ran took a sip of coffee. "You're even more nagging than my mom right now."

Zhao Mengmeng: "Speaking of your mom, didn't she call you?"

Qiao Ran: "I blocked her. I blocked both her and my brother. I'm going to change my phone number before I join the crew."

“Okay, it’s quieter now,” Zhao Mengmeng said while taking a bite of her sandwich. “Yeah, your sandwiches are better than the ones I buy outside. Make a couple more next time and bring them to me for lunch.”

Qiao Ran put down her coffee. "You eat first, I'll go make you two to take away."

Zhao Mengmeng stopped her, "No need, bring it next time, go eat your breakfast."

“It’ll be quick. I don’t need to go out, so it’s fine to eat a little later. I’ve been staying home reading scripts these past two days,” Qiao Ran insisted on doing.

Zhao Mengmeng was at a loss with her. While eating her sandwich, she watched Qiao Ran open the refrigerator to get ingredients. "Ranran, haven't you felt stifled during these two years in the Lin family? You've never cooked before you married into their family, have you?"

"Did you learn to cook after you came to the Lin family?"

Qiao Ran started frying eggs and bacon. "Well, after I got to their house, my ex-mother-in-law signed me up for a lot of classes. I had to go to class every morning and afternoon for two hours each time, and I learned a little bit of everything."

Zhao Mengmeng said indignantly, "Outsiders think that marrying into a wealthy family is glamorous, but only those inside the 'walled city' know that, to put it bluntly, their family doesn't treat you as family at all, but as a maid."

Qiao Ran flipped the eggs and bacon over. "Grandma is still very good to me. Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, actually my ex-mother-in-law came to see me yesterday. She said that Grandma wants to leave all the properties under Grandma's name to me."

“My former mother-in-law came to warn me to give up my inheritance of my grandmother’s property.”

Zhao Mengmeng was shocked. "All the properties? Isn't that a lot?"

Qiao Ran: "I don't know the exact amount, but my former mother-in-law gave me a check for ten million. I guess that my grandmother's property must be worth over one hundred million, but I don't know how many hundred million it is."

Zhao Mengmeng asked curiously, "So how did you answer your former mother-in-law?"

Qiao Ran shrugged. "I tore up the ten million check and made it clear to her that I would not accept Grandma's property, but she didn't believe me because she is greedy and thinks that others are like her."

"There's another piece of gossip. Wasn't my ex-mother-in-law and Qi Ge's mother sisters? I heard that my ex-mother-in-law was up to no good behind the scenes and took the share of the property that should have been inherited by Qi Ge's mother for herself."

Zhao Mengmeng pouted, "Then your ex-mother-in-law is really wicked. So yesterday you met your ex-mother-in-law first, and then you met Brother Qi's mother?"

Qiao Ran nodded, "Yes, when my ex-mother-in-law and I came out of the coffee shop, we ran into Qi Ge's mother. Qi Ge's mother is really nice. She stood up for my ex-mother-in-law and took me to lunch."

Zhao Mengmeng blinked, "So you really should marry Brother Qi. Look how good his mother is to you. Just for that, you should repay her with your body."

While cutting a sandwich, Qiao Ran replied, "Here we go again. I think you're annoyed by my presence here, so you want to get rid of me and get me married off quickly. Eight out of ten of your sentences are about matchmaking."

Zhao Mengmeng argued, "No way, it would be better if you lived here for the rest of your life, with someone to cook for me."

Qiao Ran packed up the sandwiches she had made, and also mixed a vegetable salad for them, adding an avocado.

After seeing Zhao Mengmeng off, she sat down to enjoy her breakfast.

After finishing her breakfast, she refilled her coffee and took the script to the living room to sit down and read it slowly.

She watched for a whole morning without realizing it, and it wasn't until her stomach started growling that she realized it was almost noon.

She was struggling with what to have for lunch when the doorbell rang.