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

Qi Mu'an noticed that Zhao Mengmeng and Xu Weiyan had been gone for quite some time, and he was wondering whether he should go and check on them.

Zhao Mengmeng returned, swaying her slender waist.

She had a slight smile on her face, and seemed quite happy.

After Zhao Mengmeng sat down, Qi Mu'an leaned close to her ear and asked, "Did she give you any trouble?"

Zhao Mengmeng shook her head slightly, "No, she just told me some private things about you two from the past, and asked me to ask you to verify them another day. I said okay, I'll ask you to verify them another day."

Qi Mu'an asked in surprise and confusion, "What did she say?"

Zhao Mengmeng: "You really want to know? But it's not convenient right now, let's talk about it later."

Xu Weiyan walked into the private room with a stern face, glanced angrily at Zhao Mengmeng, and then turned to look at Yu Mao.

Yu Mao was indeed staring at Zhao Mengmeng.

Zhao Mengmeng glanced at Xu Weiyan out of the corner of her eye and deliberately asked Yu Mao, who was sitting opposite her, "Hey, you handsome guy with long hair across from me, why are you staring at me? Is there something dirty on my face?"

Suddenly being called out by a beautiful woman, Yu Mao was thrilled. "No, no, Miss Zhao is so beautiful. Even if there's dirt on her face, she's still beautiful. I just wanted to take a second look since it's my first time seeing a celebrity."

Upon hearing Yu Mao's words, Qi Mu'an unconsciously tightened his grip on the wine glass.

Xu Weiyan looked at Yu Mao in surprise, wondering if Yu Mao was just pretending in front of her.

Is he really as shallow as Zhao Mengmeng said?

To test Yu Mao, Xu Weiyan deliberately coughed, wanting to see if Yu Mao would care about her.

But then Yu Mao picked up his wine glass, stood up, and toasted Zhao Mengmeng with a fawning smile: "Miss Zhao, I have seen all the dramas you have acted in, and they have left a deep impression on me. It is an honor to meet you in person today."

"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Yu Mao. I graduated from the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts and I am a painter. I don't know if Miss Zhao is interested in painting. If Miss Zhao wants to learn painting in the future, you can contact me."

"I can give you guidance for free."

Zhao Mengmeng remained motionless, showing no intention of raising her glass. "So Mr. Yu is a painter. I was just wondering if this handsome guy with long hair might be a director."

"If you're a director, then we might have the opportunity to collaborate in the future. As for drawing, I'm sorry, Mr. Yu, I'm not interested in drawing at all. I hated art class the most when I was a child."

Yu Mao was embarrassed and quickly covered it up with a smile, "Miss Zhao doesn't like painting, but you can still have a drink with me."

Zhao Mengmeng flatly refused, "I don't drink, and I don't want to drink."

Sitting on Qi Mu'an's other side, Tong Xiaobo couldn't hold back any longer and whispered in Qi Mu'an's ear, "That Yu Mao is too shameless. He stole Xu Weiyan, and now he wants to steal your new girlfriend."

"Are you just going to sit here and let him steal your girlfriend? I guarantee you'll regret it."

Qi Mu'an's lips twitched, and he replied to Tong Xiaobo in a low voice, "Mengmeng is not my girlfriend, she is just an artist in my company."

Tong Xiaobo: "Even if she isn't, she came for you, which means she cares about you. I can tell she likes you, and you probably feel the same way about her."

Qi Mu'an: "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't."

Tong Xiaobo: "Hey, you still don't believe me? Look at Xu Weiyan's eyes, there's no emotion in them, but when she looks at Miss Zhao, they're full of affection. Eyes don't lie. Don't say I didn't warn you, Yu Mao is the best at flirting with women."

Yu Mao didn't give up and continued to persuade her: "Miss Zhao, by saying this, you're disrespecting me, Yu."

Xu Weiyan glared at Yu Mao, "Yu Mao, Miss Zhao has already said that she doesn't drink alcohol."

Yu Mao glanced at Xu Weiyan and said, "Do you think she's believable? Which actress didn't rise to fame by drinking with men? She's just trying to embarrass me. I, Yu Mao, am going to toast her today."

No sooner had Yu Mao finished speaking than he was suddenly splashed with lemon water in his face.

Zhao Mengmeng gripped her glass tightly, trembling with anger. "Which eye of yours saw me get to where I am by working as a hostess? Just because you're despicable and filthy doesn't mean everyone else is like you!"

Being splashed with water in public, Yu Mao lost face and suddenly stood up and rushed towards Zhao Mengmeng, cursing: "You bitch, I've given you face and you don't know how you dare to splash me with water. If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'm not Yu Mao!"

After Yu Mao finished speaking, he rushed to Zhao Mengmeng's side and swung his fist, but his arm was grabbed.

Qi Mu'an stood in front of Zhao Mengmeng and forcefully twisted Yu Mao's arm behind his back.

Yu Mao screamed in pain.

Xu Weiyan rushed over and grabbed Qi Mu'an's hand. "Qi Mu'an, let go of him right now! Do you want to break his arm? Do you know how important this hand is to the painter?"

Qi Mu'an glanced at Xu Weiyan, pushed Yu Mao away, and said angrily, "Xu Weiyan, keep an eye on your man. If he dares to disrespect my girlfriend again, I'll cripple his hand."

Zhao Mengmeng looked at Qi Mu'an with admiration. He's so handsome.

He said she was his girlfriend.

Tong Xiaobo really wanted to applaud and cheer for Qi Mu'an; that's what a real man does.

He just couldn't understand why Xu Weiyan would give up such a good man as Qi Mu'an and cheat on him with someone like Yu Mao.

Now you understand, this is called birds of a feather flock together, Xu Weiyan and Yu Mao are two of a kind.

Xu Weiyan glanced at Zhao Mengmeng with disdain, "Qi Mu'an, you don't need to lower your standards and find a woman like this to take over just to spite me."

Zhao Mengmeng remained expressionless as she looked at Qi Mu'an.

Qi Mu'an put his arm around Zhao Mengmeng's shoulder and retorted coldly, "Xu Weiyan, being with you would only lower my standards. Mengmeng is prettier and more outstanding than you. Most importantly, she is sincere, unlike you, who are hypocritical."

Xu Weiyan froze, staring angrily at Qi Mu'an.

Qi Mu'an picked up his coat from the back of the chair and draped it over Zhao Mengmeng, saying softly, "Let's go."

After saying that, he turned to apologize to the teacher and other students: "Teacher Yang, classmates, I'm sorry, we have to go now. Teacher Yang, I will visit you again another day to apologize."

Yang Yu shook his head. "You haven't done anything wrong, so there's no need for you to apologize. You should go back now and keep in touch."

Qi Mu'an nodded slightly and led Zhao Mengmeng out of the private room.

After leaving the private room, he took Zhao Mengmeng's hand and went to the service desk to pay the bill.

The cashier glanced at Zhao Mengmeng while processing the payment.

After Qi Mu'an and Zhao Mengmeng turned to leave, she excitedly said to her colleague next to her, "Did you see that? That beautiful woman looks like actress Zhao Mengmeng!"

"Is that guy her boyfriend? They look so good together."

The cashier's voice was very loud, and Qi Mu'an and Zhao Mengmeng could hear it clearly.

Qi Mu'an held Zhao Mengmeng's hand until they arrived at the parking lot and found his car before letting go. "Get in the car, I'll take you home."

Zhao Mengmeng obediently sat in the passenger seat and took off Qi Mu'an's coat to cover her lap.

Qi Mu'an remained silent the entire way, and neither did she.

A dozen minutes later, Qi Mu'an drove his car into the underground parking garage of Heyuan Community and stopped next to the elevator in Zhao Mengmeng's home.

Zhao Mengmeng hesitated for a moment, looked at Qi Mu'an, and tentatively asked, "I'm leaving tomorrow morning, and it might be for half a year. Would you like to come upstairs and sit for a while? I have coffee."