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

Zhao Mengmeng nodded vigorously, "That's right. Those artist friends who greeted me just now all said that Ranran, you are the most dazzling female star tonight. Everyone praised you for being in great shape, more mature and charming than before."

Qi Mu'an: "Ranran, the bosses of those entertainment companies also praised your beauty. Some people even asked me if I could introduce you to someone, but I refused. I told them you're already taken."

Qi Muci glanced at his older brother and said, "These past few days at my house haven't been a waste of your time."

Qi Mu'an: "Hey, if it weren't for the fact that you two were secretly married, I would have announced it right away."

Qi Muci: "Wait a year, and we can announce it after a year."

As the event officially began, Qi Mu'an and Qi Muci stopped their casual conversation and focused their attention on the stage.

After the opening performance, the host announced the start of the charity auction.

The first item auctioned was a costume worn by the female lead in a popular period drama. It was handmade, stitch by stitch, and there was only one of its kind in the world. It was sold to a businessman for 180,000 yuan.

The next items included common collectibles such as calligraphy, paintings, and porcelain, but Qiao Ran showed little interest in any of them.

As the auction was about to end, Qi Muci couldn't help but ask Qiao Ran, "Didn't you find anything you liked?"

Qiao Ran was also anxious, "Well, I don't feel anything."

Qi Muci: "Then let's just shoot one thing at random? We have to spend this money today."

At this moment, the host on stage suddenly said, "Ladies, please pay attention to the next item we are going to auction. It was donated to us by a jewelry collector. He bought it by chance at an auction more than ten years ago."

"This treasure is the emerald necklace worn by the female lead in the classic film 'Love and Separation.' Its value needs no introduction. Now, let's start the bidding with a starting price of 1.2 million. Everyone can begin bidding."

When Qiao Ran saw the staff open the box, she couldn't help but exclaim, "So beautiful!"

Qi Muci smiled and said, "Let's choose this one."

At that moment, a famous actress next to her held up a sign and shouted, "One million two hundred and fifty thousand."

As soon as she finished speaking, a boss raised his sign: "One million three hundred thousand."

Qi Mu'an smiled and looked at Qi Muci: "The competition is quite fierce. It looks like you'll have to spend a lot tonight."

Qi Muci thought for a moment, then raised his paddle and called out: "One million five hundred thousand."

People on the stage and inside the venue all turned to look at Qi Muci's table.

The host laughed and said, "So it's our movie star, Mr. Qi Muci! Anyone want to join in? 1.5 million once, 1.5 million twice, 1 million..."

A voice suddenly came from behind the "two million".

Everyone quickly turned to look at this generous person.

When Qiao Ran saw Lin Mengchuan stand up, she frowned and cursed him inwardly, thinking that he was definitely doing it on purpose.

Qi Muci thought for a moment, then raised the sign again: "Three million."

A gasp of surprise rippled through the crowd.

Lin Mengchuan clenched his fists and stared at Qi Muci. He was determined to get the necklace today and couldn't lose to Qi Muci.

He raised the price again to "five million".

Lin Fei's eyes widened, and she grabbed Lin Mengchuan's hand, trying to stop his absurd behavior.

Lin Fei: "Meng Chuan, are you crazy? That necklace isn't worth five million. If you really want it, we can go to a jewelry store and have one made exactly the same."

Xu Qing also felt that Lin Mengchuan had gone too far, "Yeah, Brother Chuan, five million is no small amount."

Seeing that Qi Muci still wanted to raise the price, Qiao Ran stopped him, saying, "Although this necklace is very beautiful, I think I prefer the two that my maternal grandmother and paternal grandmother gave me. Let's forget about this one and bid on another one. We don't need this one."

Qi Muci suddenly smiled and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say. Let's take the next one."

Let Lin Mengchuan be the sucker.

When Lin Mengchuan heard the host say that the necklace belonged to him, he was completely stunned.

He thought Qi Muci would fight him to the end, so why did he give up?

Seeing the meaningful smile on Qi Muci's lips, Lin Mengchuan suddenly realized that he had been tricked by Qi Muci.

I was so angry I felt like my lungs were going to explode.

Xu Qing sighed, resting her head in her hands. Five million for such a necklace? That's too extravagant.

To Qiao Ran's surprise, the next item up for auction was another necklace, which Qi Muci won for 1.5 million this time.

After the banquet, Qi Muci took Qiao Ran to the next room to retrieve their necklaces.

Lin Mengchuan also came over.

"Congratulations, cousin. You spent those five million very well. You've made a contribution to charity. If your mom knew, she would definitely praise you," Qi Muci said deliberately.

He was actually being sarcastic, referring to someone like Shen Qingzhu who values ​​money more than life itself.

If she knew her son spent five million to buy a necklace, she would be furious.

Lin Mengchuan ignored Qi Muci, took the necklace, walked straight to Qiao Ran, and handed it to her: "This is for you."

Qiao Ran looked at Lin Mengchuan with a puzzled expression. "Young Master Lin, have you had too much to drink?"

Lin Mengchuan choked for a moment, "I'm not drunk. I only took the picture for you. If you don't want it, I'll throw it away."

Qiao Ran scoffed dismissively, "Young Master Lin, who are you trying to fool with this sentimental act? Do you think that spending five million to buy me a necklace will erase all the disgusting things you've done in the past?"

"Or do you think I'm greedy for money and would definitely accept this necklace? That's right, you said that I married you because I was after your Lin family's money and because I was vain."

"So you deliberately made me leave with nothing in the divorce just to humiliate me, a woman who craves vanity? And now you're giving me this necklace, isn't that another form of humiliation?"

Lin Mengchuan was speechless, staring fixedly at Qiao Ran.

Qiao Ran sneered, "You should give it to Miss Lin behind you. After all, she's carrying your child. If you give it to me, she might get upset and have a miscarriage. Would she then come looking for trouble with me again?"

The staff at the scene were dumbfounded; they had actually been on the front lines of the drama, getting to witness such a fascinating juicy story.

Qiao Ran took Qi Muci's hand, and the two left the room.

Lin Mengchuan tightened his grip on the box, threw the necklace into the trash can, and walked away.

Lin Fei quickly picked up the box, carefully stuffed it into her bag, and ran out to chase after Lin Mengchuan.

But Lin Mengchuan had already disappeared.

Liu Jia came out of the banquet hall and saw Lin Fei. "Lin Fei, you're still here! I thought you had already left. Hey, did Lin Mengchuan give you that necklace he bought?"

Lin Fei paused for a moment, then lied and said, "Yes, he just took me to get the necklace, it's in my bag."

Liu Jia saw the box in Lin Fei's bag and said enviously, "It seems that Lin Mengchuan still cares about you. Otherwise, why would he be willing to spend five million to bid for this necklace? Even our editor-in-chief was shocked."

“We thought this necklace would fetch at most two million, but it actually sold for five million. Now Lin Mengchuan is famous too. You should keep an eye on him. I’ve heard several actresses asking about him.”

Lin Fei: "Okay, Liu Jia, thank you for telling me all this. But I trust Meng Chuan's character. He won't betray me, after all, I'm carrying our child."

Liu Jia: "That's right, rich people value their children a lot. Good luck, I'm looking forward to your wedding."