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

Qiao Ran rolled over, feeling aches all over her body. "It's rare that I don't have to film, so I overslept. What do you want?"

Ding Ding: "It's nothing much, it's just that you guys are back, so as your manager, I have to check on you."

Qiao Ran suddenly remembered that she and Zhao Mengmeng had agreed to go shopping for winter clothes today. "By the way, Mengmeng and I want to go out and buy some winter clothes. Do you want to come with us?"

Dingding: "Okay, okay, when are we going? Where are we going?"

Qiao Ran glanced at Qi Muci, who was still sleeping, and said, "Let's go this afternoon. I need to go downstairs first to see if Mengmeng is awake yet."

Ding Ding asked in surprise, "Is Mengmeng with you?"

Qiao Ran: "Yes, my brother let her stay here with us. I'll contact you later. I'm going to brush my teeth and wash my face now."

After Qiao Ran hung up the video call, Qi Muci suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms, asking, "Are you two going out shopping?"

Qiao Ran hugged him. "Okay, I'll go buy some winter clothes."

Qi Muci: "Okay, buy a few more items. Use the black gold card I gave you to go to Sunshine City. I have a membership there. I'll get the membership card for you later."

Qiao Ran: "Okay, let's go to Sunshine City then. Do you want to buy anything? I'll buy it for you."

Qi Muci: "Just buy whatever you think is best. Once you're done, call Fu Chao and ask him to pick you up and take you home."

Qiao Ran: "We might have to eat dinner outside before coming back."

Qi Muci: "Okay, I'll go to the company this afternoon to take care of the backlog of work. Contact me again when you're ready to go home."

When Qiao Ran and Qi Muci finished washing up and came downstairs, Qi Mu'an and Zhao Mengmeng also happened to come out of their room.

Qiao Ran immediately noticed the hickey on Zhao Mengmeng's neck.

She deliberately bumped Zhao Mengmeng with her shoulder. "Was last night's battle intense? Do you want me to lend you a scarf to cover the hickey on your neck?"

Zhao Mengmeng blushed, covered her neck, and glared at Qi Mu'an.

Qi Mu'an, however, acted as if nothing had happened and turned to ask Qi Muci, "What are the plans for this afternoon?"

As Qi Muci walked, he slowly replied, "To the company."

Qi Mu'an was very happy. "Then let's go together. I happen to have a movie project that I'd like to show you."

Qi Muci: "I won't look."

Qi Mu'an: "You haven't even read it yet, why are you rejecting it so quickly? I've read the script, it's really good."

Qi Muci: "I won't look at that either."

Qi Mu'an asked, puzzled, "Why? Are you addicted to acting in TV dramas? Don't you want to act in movies anymore?"

Qi Muci: "Wrong. I don't want to act in any TV series or movies anymore."

Qi Mu'an: "Then what do you want to do?"

Qi Muci: "Stay home with my wife."

Qi Mu'an was speechless: "Have you become love-struck?"

Qi Muci: "I always have been."

Qi Mu'an: "..."

Qi Muci didn't want to tell Qi Mu'an about his plans to conceive with Qiao Ran; he wanted to wait until they were successful before announcing the good news.

After lunch, Qi Muci called Fu Chao to come and take Qiao Ran and Zhao Mengmeng to Sunshine City for shopping.

He then rode in Qi Mu'an's car to the company.

As soon as the two entered the lobby of the Nebula Entertainment Building, they heard someone call out, "Mu An".

Qi Muci and Qi Muan turned their heads at the same time and saw Xu Weiyan.

The receptionist in the lobby rushed over to explain to Qi Mu'an: "Mr. Qi, she said she is your ex-wife and has something very important to discuss with you. I asked her to call you, but she said she didn't want to talk about it over the phone and wanted to talk to you in person."

Qi Mu'an's face darkened as he looked at Xu Weiyan, who was walking towards him.

Xu Weiyan walked up to the Qi brothers, glanced at Qi Muci, then turned to Qi Mu'an and said, "Mu'an, can I talk to you alone? It won't take up too much of your time."

Qi Muci patted Qi Muan on the shoulder, "I'll go up first."

After his younger brother left, Qi Mu'an coldly replied to Xu Weiyan, "You can speak now."

Xu Weiyan glanced at the reception desk. "It's not convenient here. Can we talk in your office?"

Qi Mu'an paused for a moment, then lifted his foot and continued walking forward.

Xu Weiyan quickly followed, not forgetting to smirk and show off towards the front desk.

Once inside the elevator, Xu Weiyan looked Qi Mu'an over and pretended to be concerned, saying, "Mu'an, it's been more than half a year since I last saw you. You've lost a lot of weight. Have you not been eating properly? Are you too busy with work?"

Qi Mu'an turned to look at Xu Weiyan, unable to guess what she was planning to do.

Xu Weiyan forced a smile, cupped her face in her hands, and said, "Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I've gotten old?"

Qi Mu'an, unable to contain himself any longer, demanded, "What exactly do you want?"

Xu Weiyan chuckled: "Why are you being so fierce? You've never been so fierce to me before."

Qi Mu'an didn't want to say another word. As soon as the elevator arrived, he stepped out.

Xu Weiyan jogged to catch up with Qi Mu'an.

Qi Mu'an's secretary, Liang Xiaotong, recognized Xu Weiyan at a glance and was greatly surprised by what she saw.

Qi Mu'an pushed open the office door and went in, but Xu Weiyan deliberately stopped and greeted Liang Xiaotong, "Secretary Liang, long time no see, you seem to have gained a lot of weight, the food at Xingyun is quite good."

Liang Xiaotong looked displeased and replied in a muffled voice, "I'm pregnant."

Xu Weiyan feigned surprise, "Oh, I'm sorry, Secretary Liang, when did you get married? Why didn't you invite me to your wedding banquet?"

Liang Xiaotong raised an eyebrow. "Because we're not familiar with each other."

Xu Weiyan's smile froze. She raised her chin, walked into Qi Mu'an's office, and closed the door.

Liang Xiaotong was extremely anxious, unsure whether to tell Zhao Mengmeng.

She joined the trio of Qiao Ran, Zhao Mengmeng, and Ding Ding, becoming a member of this group of best friends.

After careful consideration, she decided to first find out what Xu Weiyan's purpose was in seeking out Qi Mu'an.

When Xu Weiyan entered the room, she saw Qi Mu'an sitting on the sofa. She thought for a moment and sat down opposite him. "Mu'an, thank you for still being willing to see me. I thought you wouldn't see me."

Xu Weiyan felt that Qi Mu'an's willingness to see her meant that he couldn't let go of her.

Qi Mu'an raised his eyelids to look at Xu Weiyan, and said expressionlessly, "There's no one here anymore, you can speak now."

Xu Weiyan pursed her lips. "Actually, I wanted to come and see you last month. I wanted to tell you that I broke up with Yu Mao. He hooked up with a rich woman and ran off with her."

Qi Mu'an sneered, "What does this have to do with me?"

Xu Weiyan paused for a moment, "That's not what I wanted to say, Mu An. Please let me finish. After Yu Mao left, I realized that I made a big mistake. I only now realize that you are the one who truly loves me."

“Yu Mao never loved me. He only wanted my money. After I divorced you, I was broke, so he started having his friends secretly find me a new partner.”

"I was so bewitched. How could I have thought he truly loved me? Mu An, you are the one who truly loves me. Please forgive my momentary lapse of judgment. Let's forget the past and start anew."

“I’ve thought it through. After we remarry, we’ll have a child. You can take care of things outside the home, and I’ll stay home to raise the child. I have a PhD, and I’m sure I can raise an outstanding child.”

"No, one isn't enough. Let's have more. Your parents really like children, don't they?"