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

Qiao Ran never expected that something even crazier was yet to come.

Qi Muci dragged her to get their marriage certificate before the Civil Affairs Bureau closed!

The same leaders and staff members who registered them last time, and they were in the same room.

Qiao Ran felt very embarrassed and didn't want to face the staff.

But the other party didn't seem surprised at all, accompanying them to take photos for their marriage certificate and fill out the forms, smiling throughout the whole process.

When the two red certificates were handed to Qiao Ran, she belatedly realized that she had done something crazy.

Qi Muci's lips remained curved in a smile. He took a book from her hand and flipped through it, saying as if he had found a treasure, "This one is mine. I'm going to keep it safe. Do you want me to keep yours too?"

As Qiao Ran was pondering, Qi Muci domineeringly snatched it away, saying, "I'll keep it too."

"Everyone, you've worked hard. Come on, have some wedding candy!" A man wearing a beige floral shirt and brown trousers rushed in, handing out things to the staff as he walked.

"Hello everyone, I'm Qi Ge's agent, Peng Ze. Please keep Qi Ge's marriage a secret. Here, these small gifts are a token of Qi Ge's appreciation. Fu Chao, quickly distribute the gifts to everyone."

Fu Chao, who was behind him, put a bunch of bags on the table and beckoned the staff to come and take whatever they wanted.

It was Qiao Ran who suggested keeping the marriage secret. Firstly, because she had just divorced, she was afraid that if she announced her marriage immediately, the media would use it to spread rumors and make wild claims. Secondly, she wanted to avoid damaging Qi Muci's image.

Although Qi Muci said she didn't care, she still insisted on waiting at least a year before officially announcing the divorce.

Peng Ze walked over to congratulate the newlyweds: "Brother Qi, Miss Qiao, congratulations! I wish you a long and happy marriage and many children... uh, no, we'll have to put having children on hold for now, at least until the filming is finished, haha..."

Qi Muci stared at Peng Ze with a dark expression. "What did you call her?"

Peng Ze was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what he meant, "Sister-in-law, haha, sister-in-law, I'm sorry."

Qi Muci: "I asked you to find someone to clean and tidy my room. Have you made arrangements?"

Peng Ze: "It's arranged. They're working on it right now. They just sent me a video. Brother Qi, why don't you go have dinner first? After dinner, they'll definitely have it ready."

Qi Muci turned around, took Qiao Ran's hand, and said softly, "Let's go home. Mom, Dad, my brother, and my sister-in-law are waiting for us."

Qiao Ran suddenly tensed up, "Should I go buy a gift?"

Qi Muci: "Today you're the one receiving gifts, Peng Ze, prepare the car and head back to my parents' place."

"Alright, Brother Qi," Peng Ze quickly called out to Fu Chao, and then winked at the bodyguards guarding the door.

Qi Muci and Qiao Ran thanked the staff and said goodbye. Surrounded by a group of bodyguards, they left the Civil Affairs Bureau and returned to the Qi family home.

The Qi family was in a flurry of activity. Shen Qinglan directed the servants to prepare fruits and refreshments, saying, "Hurry up, everyone. The guests will be here soon. Have all the fruits been washed? Arrange the pastries nicely, and bring a better set of teacups."

With the living room almost set up, she ran to the kitchen and asked her eldest daughter-in-law, "Weiyan, how's the food coming along?"

Xu Weiyan was covered in sweat. "Mom, it'll probably take another hour. We're in a rush. Have all the guests arrived yet?"

Shen Qinglan: "Not yet, but my maternal grandparents should be arriving soon. My paternal grandparents will probably arrive around the same time as Mu Ci. Could you keep an eye on them for me? I'll go out to greet them and let them have some tea, fruit, and snacks later."

"Okay," Xu Weiyan replied, a hint of jealousy flashing in her eyes.

She felt that she had never seen her mother-in-law so happy when she first visited her.

The parents-in-law have always favored their youngest son, Qi Muci, and now, out of love for him, they also favor their daughter-in-law, with whom they had a sudden and whirlwind marriage.

Xu Weiyan is a conservative person. She and Qi Mu'an were college classmates and dated for many years before getting married. She thinks this is normal. But someone like Qiao Ran, who got married again just a few days after getting divorced, is obviously not normal.

The most outrageous thing is that Qiao Ran's ex-husband is Shen Qingzhu's son, Lin Mengchuan. None of her parents-in-law or the elderly in the family raised any objections. Aren't they afraid of being laughed at if word gets out?

Shen Qinglan walked out of the living room and saw the housekeeper leading her parents in. "Dad, Mom, you've arrived. You must be tired from your journey."

Old Master Shen Yutang responded and asked, "Have Mu Ci and his wife returned?"

Shen Qinglan: Not yet, Dad, Mom, let's go to the living room for tea first.

Xiang Wanli followed behind carrying a gift bag, complaining, "You promised to arrange afternoon tea with Ranran for me, but instead you went and had lunch with Ranran without even telling me."

Shen Qinglan explained with a smile, "Mom, it was just a chance encounter. I was planning to arrange it for you in the next couple of days, but then Mu Ci suddenly called to say he was taking Ranran to get their marriage certificate, so I immediately informed you."

Xiang Wanli: "That Mu Ci is really something. He could have at least given me a hint a few days in advance. I didn't even have time to prepare a gift for Ranran."

Her husband, Shen Yutang, replied, "Isn't this a good thing? Mu Ci is already thirty, how long are we going to wait? I think Mu Ci did the right thing. We should have acted quickly like this. That's what a man should do."

Everyone tacitly avoided talking about Qiao Ran and Lin Mengchuan's divorce.

Everyone knows that Lin Mengchuan abandoned Qiao Ran and went abroad right after his wedding.

Now Lin Mengchuan has brought a pregnant woman back to force Qiao Ran to divorce him. This immoral thing is unacceptable to the elderly. Because of this, all four elders feel sorry for the grievances Qiao Ran has suffered.

Shen Qinglan glanced at the bag in Xiang Wanli's hand and asked, "Mom, what are you carrying? Do you want me to help you put it away?"

As Xiang Wanli sat down, she hugged the gift bag to her chest. "No need, this is a gift for Ranran."

Shen Qinglan smiled, "Didn't you say you didn't have time to prepare a gift? You can give it to me in a couple of days."

Xiang Wanli: "How can that be? Today is the first time I've met Ranran. This is a treasured possession of mine that I'm passing on to Ranran."

After Shen Qinglan poured tea for her parents, her in-laws arrived. She quickly went to greet them, saying, "Dad, Mom, you must be tired from your journey."

Father-in-law Qi Zhiheng and mother-in-law Zhou Yu greeted their in-laws as they walked in.

Qi Zhiheng sat down and started chatting with Shen Yutang.

Zhou Yu, also carrying a gift bag, sat down and asked with a smile, "Have Mu Ci and his granddaughter-in-law arrived yet?"

"We should be there soon, Dad, Mom. Please have some tea and fruit or snacks. I'll go outside and take a look." As soon as Shen Qinglan finished speaking, two people walked in.

When Zhou Yu saw that it was his son and eldest grandson, he was a little disappointed. "Why is it just the two of you? I thought it was Mu Ci and Ran Ran."

Qi Mu'an pretended to be jealous, "Grandma, I'm your grandson too, how can you be so biased?"

Zhou Yu glared at Qi Mu'an, "You better hurry up and have your wife give us a great-grandchild, then I'll favor you. You've been married for five years, and you still don't want children. Is it because you don't want us old folks to see a great-grandchild?"

Qi Mu'an hesitated, "Grandma, as you know, Wei Yan is still studying. We'll have her as soon as she gets her doctorate. I promise you, there are still two years left. Wei Yan will graduate in two more years."

Zhou Yu didn't believe it. "You're kidding me. Don't think I don't know what your wife said to you last time. She said she didn't want to have children and wanted to dedicate herself to her research."