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

Xu Weiyan didn't expect that her parents would start yelling at her on the phone as soon as they heard that she had divorced Qi Mu'an.

Question her about why she wanted a divorce.

Whose fault was it?

Xu Weiyan had no choice but to tell the truth: she had cheated on Yu Mao with him, emphasizing that Yu Mao was the partner she wanted to spend the rest of her life with.

When Xu's parents heard that Yu Mao was a poor painter with no income, they scolded Xu Weiyan, asking if she had lost her mind, for giving up such a good husband as Qi Mu'an to be with a poor painter.

I'm certain Xu Weiyan will regret it.

However, Xu Weiyan insisted that she would never regret it in her life.

At the time, she never imagined that she would be so thoroughly proven wrong.

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After his divorce, Qi Mu'an moved to his younger brother Qi Muci's house and spent his days locking himself in the guest room drinking.

The heavy responsibility of managing Nebula Entertainment fell on Qi Muci, the younger brother.

Qi Muci and Qiao Ran had to postpone their joining the production team.

Qi Muci gets up in the morning, has breakfast, and then goes to the company to handle business.

After seeing Qi Muci out, Qiao Ran went to the study on the second floor to look at the script.

She was also very worried about Qi Mu'an's condition.

That makes sense, Qi Mu'an's situation is different from hers. She and Lin Mengchuan had a blind date and a whirlwind marriage, and there was no affection between them.

Lin Mengchuan went abroad after the wedding, so the divorce was actually a relief for her.

But Qi Mu'an is different. Xu Weiyan is his first love, and many men have a deep and unwavering affection for their first love.

Therefore, Xu Weiyan's betrayal was not only a blow to Qi Mu'an's mind and body, but also a blow to his self-esteem.

He couldn't get out of his rut ​​and couldn't understand why Xu Weiyan chose Yu Mao.

Because she was worried about Qi Mu'an, Qiao Ran was unable to concentrate on reading the script.

She paced back and forth in the study, pondering how to help Qi Mu'an out of this predicament.

She didn't know how much time had passed when her phone, which was on her desk, rang, pulling her back to reality.

Qiao Ran glanced at her phone screen; it was a call from Zhao Mengmeng.

She picked up her phone, sat down, and answered: "Mengmeng, don't you have any work scheduled today? Why do you have time to call me?"

Zhao Mengmeng: "Didn't we agree that I would be joining the crew? Ding Ding didn't arrange any schedules for me. Who knew that joining the crew would be postponed? Hey, is Chairman Qi still staying at your place? How is he doing now?"

"I heard from Dingding that Chairman Qi hasn't been to work for the past few days, and everyone in the company is very worried about him. His ex-wife is really incomprehensible. Why would she leave her handsome and wealthy husband to cheat on him with a poor painter?"

Qiao Ran's lips twitched slightly. "Maybe it's a matter of personal taste. Lin Mengchuan can even stomach a woman like Lin Fei."

Zhao Mengmeng nodded: "That makes sense, it's just that everyone has their own preferences... Are you bored at home alone?"

Qiao Ran: "I originally wanted to read the script, but because of my brother's situation, I couldn't concentrate on it at all. I was thinking about how to help him get back on his feet. He drinks so much every day, I'm really afraid something will happen to him."

Zhao Mengmeng thought for a moment, "Then I'll go keep you company, and I can also get a free meal from your housekeeper."

Qiao Ran: "Okay, can you take a taxi here yourself? Fu Chao and my husband went to the company, and my car was sent for maintenance."

Zhao Mengmeng: "I'll take a taxi there. See you in a bit. I'm going to change my clothes and then I'll be there."

Qiao Ran: "Okay, I'll go tell Aunt Lin that we'll have one more person for lunch."

Zhao Mengmeng: "Oh my god, I'm hanging up now."

After hanging up Zhao Mengmeng's call, Qiao Ran went downstairs to tell Aunt Lin that Zhao Mengmeng was coming over to play and asked her to add an extra pair of chopsticks for lunch.

Aunt Lin said it was no problem.

Qiao Ran thought for a moment and asked Aunt Lin, "Is eldest brother up yet?"

Aunt Lin shook her head, "I didn't see Chairman Qi come out."

Qiao Ran was worried about Qi Mu'an, so she went to the housekeeper, Uncle Yang, and said, "Uncle Yang, could you please go to my brother's room and see if he has woken up yet?"

Butler Yang nodded in agreement, "Yes, Madam, I'll go take a look right away."

Qiao Ran waited in the living room for a while, and then Butler Yang came back to report: "Chairman Qi has woken up, but he hasn't gotten up. He's just lying on the bed with his eyes wide open, staring at the ceiling. I called him, but he didn't respond."

"Madam, do you think we should call a doctor to come and take a look at Chairman Qi?"

Qiao Ran thought for a moment, "Wait a minute. If it's still like this this afternoon, I'll call the doctor. Uncle Yang, could you please prepare some tea, snacks, and fruit for me? My sister will be coming over in a bit."

Butler Yang: "Yes, Madam, I'll go prepare it for you right away. Are your sisters also actresses?"

Qiao Ran: "Yes, it's Zhao Mengmeng who came a few days ago."

Butler Yang: "Yes, Madam, I'll prepare some sugar-free tea and snacks for you."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Yang." Qiao Ran really liked the servants in her house; each of them was very attentive and considerate.

Less than five minutes after Uncle Yang had set out the tea, snacks, and fruit, Zhao Mengmeng arrived.

She was dressed casually and wore light, fresh makeup.

Qiao Ran glanced at Zhao Mengmeng's outfit and teased with a smile, "Oh, is Miss Zhao dressed like a college student today?"

Zhao Mengmeng smiled shyly, "Yesterday a netizen left a message on my Weibo saying that my style was too old-fashioned and suggested that I try a more youthful and casual style. What do you think?"

Qiao Ran agreed: "Looking at you like this, you do look much younger, and it suits your temperament very well. You are naturally a lively and cute type, why do you have to go for that mature and sophisticated type?"

Zhao Mengmeng: "Then I'll switch to this style from now on. These casual clothes are quite comfortable to wear."

Qiao Ran: "Yes, you can dress like this in private."

Zhao Mengmeng paused for a moment, then leaned close to Qiao Ran's ear and asked, "Hey, how's Chairman Qi?"

"I was just spacing out in the room," Qiao Ran said, then suddenly remembered something and grabbed Zhao Mengmeng, "Could you do me a favor?"

Zhao Mengmeng: What?

Qiao Ran: "Send some tea and snacks in to my elder brother, and try to comfort him."

Zhao Mengmeng looked resistant. "Really? Do you think he'll even listen to me?"

Qiao Ran: "Give it a try. I'm not comfortable doing this because I have a husband. You're single, so you can."

Zhao Mengmeng: "I'm afraid he'll kick me out."

Qiao Ran used reverse psychology, saying, "So there are things in this world that you, Zhao Mengmeng, are afraid of?"

Zhao Mengmeng hesitated for a few seconds, then said, "Okay, I'll go. He's my boss, and I don't want anything to happen to him."

Qiao Ran quickly called over Butler Yang, asked him to bring a tray, picked out some tea and snacks, poured a cup of tea, handed it to Zhao Mengmeng, and led her to the door of Qi Mu'an's guest room so that she could take it inside.

Qi Mu'an lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, completely unaware that Zhao Mengmeng had entered the room.

Zhao Mengmeng hesitated at the door for a moment, but still mustered up her courage to carry the tea to the bedside and put the things on the bedside table.

Seeing Qi Mu'an staring at the ceiling, he turned around and moved a chair to sit on the edge of the bed.

He picked up the fruit plate and started eating the fruit.

While eating, she muttered to herself, "Hmm, these strawberries are really sweet. They must be expensive. I have a younger brother. My grandma favors boys over girls. Every time she buys strawberries, she hides them and only gives them to my brother."

“Every time my mom saw it, she would argue with my grandma and force her to take out the strawberries and divide them equally. Later, when I grew up and started earning my own money, I would give them to my grandma during holidays or when I went home.”

“I only buy things for my mom, not my grandma, to make her angry. My grandma regrets it now because my brother is good-for-nothing, lives off his parents, and often asks her for money. He scolds her when she doesn’t give it to him.”