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

Xu Ying looked displeased after hearing what Sister Ju said.

"Sister Ju, don't talk nonsense. Ranran isn't that kind of person. She's busy filming and it's normal that she can't take care of me. It's not like I'm idle at home every day," she said gently.

Seeing that the old lady was angry, Sister Ju stopped talking.

But she still had some reservations about Qiao Ran. No matter how busy she was with work, she could at least make a phone call to say hello.

The key issue is that they don't want to fight.

If I want to play, I can always find the time.

Xu Ying could understand that Qiao Ran's lack of contact with her was probably because she didn't want to get involved with Lin Mengchuan.

It is clear that Qiao Ran still has not forgiven Lin Mengchuan.

The old lady had previously considered trying to persuade Qiao Ran to give Lin Mengchuan another chance.

But now it seems impossible for the two of them to be together.

Inside Sunshine City.

After the meeting, Meng Yunliang and his wife invited Qiao Ran to their private restaurant on the rooftop for dinner.

Meng Yunliang's wife, Zhu Yao, overheard Qiao Ran and Zhao Mengmeng's conversation and learned that the two wanted to eat lamb spine hot pot.

She quickly contacted the private restaurant her husband owned and asked them to prepare lamb spine hot pot immediately.

Upon arriving at the private restaurant, since the kitchen wasn't ready yet, Zhu Yao invited Qiao Ran and the other two to have some tea and fruit snacks in the living room. She kept apologizing and asked her husband to go to the kitchen to keep an eye on things.

Qiao Ran knew this was a last-minute dinner and expressed her understanding, telling Meng Yunliang and his wife not to rush, as they were not in a hurry.

Zhu Yao couldn't help but praise, "When I saw Miss Qiao on TV before, I thought you must have a very good temper and be easy to get along with. Today I am fortunate to meet you, and you are even kinder than I imagined."

Qiao Ran smiled slightly, "Thank you for the compliment, Sister Zhu. Actually, I do have a temper, but it depends on the person. If they are good to me, I will treat them even better, and if they are not good to me, I will ignore them."

Zhu Yao: "This is also because of my good personality, unlike me. My husband often says that I have a very short temper."

Qiao Ran: "Sister Zhu is a businesswoman. This is not called being impatient, but rather being decisive and efficient. This is the characteristic of a strong woman."

Zhu Yao smiled broadly, "You're so good with words. I really like you. If you ever come to our Sunshine City shopping mall, just let me know in advance, and I'll accompany you the whole time. I also love shopping."

"Okay, Sister Zhu, I'll definitely make an appointment with you next time I come over." Qiao Ran's phone rang as soon as she finished speaking.

Zhu Yao stood up. "You answer the phone first. I'll go to the kitchen and check on them."

Qiao Ran nodded slightly, took out her phone, and saw that it was Qi Muci calling. She gestured for Zhao Mengmeng and Ding Ding to shush, and then swiped to answer the call.

"Honey, the owner and his wife from Sunshine City are treating us to a private dinner. Do you want to come join us?"

Qi Muci couldn't have gotten this idea; he was already tired of working at the company.

My wife isn't home, and there's no point in going back.

“Okay, my brother and I will be there in twenty minutes. You guys start eating first, no need to wait for us,” he replied.

Qiao Ran: "Okay, I'll tell the proprietress to add two more pairs of chopsticks."

Qi Muci: "See you in a bit."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Ran asked Ding Ding to go to the kitchen and greet the owners to see if they could add two more pairs of chopsticks.

Ding Ding agreed and got up to go find Meng Yunliang and his wife.

The couple were overjoyed when they heard that Xingyun's boss, Qi Mu'an, and the famous movie star, Qi Muci, were coming.

He urged the kitchen to prepare more dishes and called another restaurant under their name to send over more sashimi and other seafood.

After making these arrangements, Meng Yunliang asked his wife, Zhu Yao, to stay and receive Qiao Ran and the other two while he and his assistant went to the underground parking garage to pick them up.

They were afraid of neglecting the two Qi brothers.

In this business district of Beijing, everyone wants to know someone from the Qi family.

The brothers' father, Qi Helian, is the current chairman of the Qi Fengchi Group. Meng Yunliang had long wanted to cooperate with the Fengchi Group, but he had no opportunity to get to know the Qi family.

Meng Yunliang made no attempt to hide his admiration for Qi Helian, and spoke openly about it after taking his seat.

Qi Mu'an readily agreed and immediately took out his phone to call his father.

Qi Helian happened to be on his way home from get off work, just around the corner, so he decided to come and join in the fun.

When Meng Yunliang learned that Qi Helian was coming, he quickly went to the kitchen and instructed the head chef to find a way to prepare more dishes.

During the meal, the men sat together to talk about business, while the women sat together to talk about beauty and shopping, and they all had a very pleasant conversation.

Seeing her husband drinking with the Qi family father and sons, Zhu Yao also had some of her treasured red wine brought out for Qiao Ran and the other two to drink.

As she poured the wine, she thanked Qiao Ran: "Miss Qiao, if I hadn't met you today, my husband might never have had the chance to meet Chairman Qi and his family. I must thank you properly."

Qiao Ran smiled and said, "Sister Zhu, you don't need to be so polite. I'm just glad you don't mind me bringing friends over for a free meal."

Zhu Yao: "How could that be? We would love to! Miss Qiao, please don't think we're being snobbish. People like Chairman Qi and his family are people we small business owners really have no chance of getting to know."

Qiao Ran: "Sister Zhu, you're too kind. Your Sunshine City is a well-known shopping mall in northern Beijing."

Zhu Yao waved her hand, "Business has been bad these past two years. It's been impacted by online shopping and live-streaming shopping, and business is getting worse and worse. My husband is so worried that he's getting gray hair. I don't know how much longer we can hold on. We might go bankrupt in six months."

Upon hearing this, Ding Ding immediately seized the opportunity to suggest, "Sister Zhu, you could invite Qiao Ran to be the spokesperson for the mall, and we can cooperate with you to organize more meet-and-greets and events."

"Qiao Ran is a former child star, appealing to all ages. You have customers of all ages."

Zhu Yao was overjoyed. "Miss Qiao, would you be willing? But we may not be able to afford a high endorsement fee. Actually, I've been thinking about this all day, but I was too embarrassed to ask."

Ding Ding: "The endorsement fee is negotiable. Let's find another opportunity to talk about it privately later. I also noticed that you and Qiao Ran get along very well. Ranran just finished filming a TV series and is resting at home for the time being."

"It's perfect timing to take on this endorsement deal with you. But after the Spring Festival, things might change; I might have to join a film crew."

Zhu Yao: "Okay, okay, then when do you think we should meet?"

Ding Ding: "How about tomorrow morning? You can come to our Nebula Entertainment, or I can come over."

Zhu Yao: "Then I'll go to your Nebula Entertainment. I've never seen what an entertainment company is like before, so this will be a good opportunity for me to broaden my horizons. Could you please share the address with me later?"

Ding Ding: "Okay, I'll send it to you later. Let's tentatively schedule it for 10 a.m. tomorrow."

Two business deals were finalized over one meal.

Qiao Ran is the spokesperson for Sunshine City, and Meng Yunliang is also happy with the business he is collaborating on with Qi Helian.

Mr. and Mrs. Meng personally escorted the guests to the underground parking garage and watched them leave.

"I really can't understand why Lin Mengchuan would cheat on Miss Qiao, who is so beautiful and has such a good personality," Zhu Yao sighed. "Honey, do you know what? Shen Qingzhu even called me today and told me to kick Qiao Ran out."

Meng Yunliang asked in surprise, "Drive Qiao Ran away? Why?"

Zhu Yao: "She said Qiao Ran was affecting her shopping, but I ignored her. Through this incident, I can understand Qiao Ran's situation in the Lin family. I wonder how much she suffered at the hands of Shen Qingzhu."

Meng Yunliang: "Qiao Ran did us a great favor today. Thanks to her, we were able to meet Chairman Qi. From now on, Qiao Ran is our family's benefactor. You should stop associating with Shen Qingzhu."

"Whether it's Shen Qingzhu or her husband Lin Zhihong, they both look down on small business people like us. There's no need for us to try to please them."