Marriage of convenience blossoms into love; the husband turns out to be a billionaire CEO.

"Maybe that bowl of soup made me a little obsessed, I don't remember what happened after that, anyway... anyway, I am still a perfectly fine woman now."

Ye Cheng could almost hear the female doctor's joyful laughter again.

Hua Zhixin clicked her tongue twice, then hesitated before saying, "Chengzi, why don't you... try again?"

"Pah! I'm not trying. Don't you think I'm embarrassing enough already?"

Ye Cheng refused outright.

"Miss Hua, everyone says a man won't refuse any woman who throws herself at him. Now he can't even handle that bowl of soup, which means he's really not interested in me. I know how to spell 'ugly,' so I'd rather die than do it!"

The woman bit her lip in resentment.

Hua Zhixin stuck out her tongue and said with some worry, "Then... it would be quite awkward to live together like this."

Ye Cheng scratched her hair, feeling somewhat irritable and restless.

"He went on a business trip and won't be back for ten days or half a month. Nobody has mentioned it again. Let's just close our eyes and live together for now."

As for the future, we'll talk about that later.

Seeing her friend looking flustered, Hua Zhixin quickly changed the subject.

"Hey, by the way, Orange, did you know that Boss Yao hired another driver? He's quite handsome..."

Hua Zhixin started chattering again.

Ye Cheng didn't listen to much of what he said.

……

After getting off work, Ye Cheng had just stepped out of the company building when her phone rang.

The screen showed my mom's phone number.

Another bad feeling crossed my mind.

"My dear daughter, I don't even call you when I don't need to."

When the call was connected, Lai Yulan's tone was surprisingly gentle.

Unlike before, he didn't immediately launch into a tirade.

The words "good daughter" gave Ye Cheng goosebumps.

The last time she was called that was when she was 20 years old. Lai Yulan secretly accepted a dowry of 200,000 yuan from her mentally challenged husband's family. In order to please her, they kept calling her their good daughter.

Nine years later, hearing it again, Ye Cheng felt more and more that nothing good could come of it.

"Mom, didn't I already transfer this month's living expenses to you? It's two thousand five hundred and not a penny less."

Lai Yulan chuckled dryly, "Besides money, can't Mom miss you? It's been almost half a month since I last saw you. Come home tonight."

Ye Cheng's lips twitched twice.

Is there a burst water pipe or a broken toilet in the house?

Do you think about her for no reason?

They just want the money in her pocket and free labor.

"I'm busy, Mom, let's do it another day," she replied dismissively.

"Daughter, are you still the daughter I carried for ten months? I haven't been feeling well these past few days, and you haven't even come home to see me?"

On the phone, Lai Yulan reluctantly played the emotional card.

Ye Cheng frowned and said, "Don't you have a son who will take care of you in your old age? Didn't you take him to the hospital when you weren't feeling well?"

Lai Yulan hurriedly said, "I've seen the doctor, and he told me to rest more. That kid Ye Sheng is always busy trying to please Qingqing. I can't see him except when he goes home to sleep. Daughter, come home and have dinner with your mother tonight."

Having come this far, Ye Cheng had no choice but to agree.

Of course, if something seems out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on.

She still had a feeling that her mother was hiding something from her.

After getting off the bus, Ye Cheng bought some health products at a nearby supermarket and walked into the familiar alley.

Before she even stepped into the house, she sensed that something was off.

"Xiao Cheng, have some water first. My daughter should be here soon."

Lai Yulan's voice came from inside.

Ye Cheng's heart skipped a beat.

Xiao Cheng? Cheng Yuan!

That Corgi guy actually showed up at my door!

The thought of that scoundrel slandering her innocence downstairs at the company made her fury rise.

She strode into the living room.

Cheng Yuan was indeed sitting on the sofa, holding a teacup and drinking water.

Seeing Ye Cheng suddenly burst into the house in a flurry, he was so startled that his hand trembled.

"Daughter, look who's here."

Lai Yulan greeted them with a beaming smile.

No need to look, you can smell the corgi scent with your eyes closed.

Ye Cheng said in a tone that was both kind and irritating, "Cheng Yuan, what are you doing here?"

"My dear daughter, Xiao Cheng has never been able to let you go, and he's come to propose again!"

Lai Yumi picked up the conversation, his face beaming with a wide grin.

Ye Cheng's mind went blank for a moment.

A marriage proposal?!

"What marriage proposal? Mom, are you confused? I'm already married!"

Lai Yulan chuckled twice: "Hehe, yes, yes, I know that you got a marriage certificate with that pretty boy because the Cheng family broke off the engagement last time. Mom misunderstood you!"

"It's all Xiao Cheng's mother's fault. Look, Xiao Cheng took the initiative to come and apologize, and even brought the betrothal gifts. This young man is so sincere!"

Ye Cheng's head was buzzing.

She glanced at the coffee table and noticed a thick stack of banknotes on it, which looked quite a lot.

No wonder Lai Yulan was all smiles and was unusually polite to Cheng Yuan.

"Take your mother's advice and take some time to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau with that young man to get the divorce certificate. Divorce isn't anything unusual these days..."

Lai Yulan continued to mutter.

Ye Cheng suppressed her anger and, too lazy to waste time with her, went straight for Cheng Yuan.

"Cheng Yuan, I already made myself very clear with you last time, what else do you want!"

Cheng Yuan adjusted his glasses and gave a confident smile.

“Ye Cheng, I saw you and that man setting up a stall at the night market. Being with me will at least prevent you from living that kind of miserable life.”

Ye Cheng's heart skipped a beat.

That scoundrel even stalked her!

Lai Yulan feigned concern: "Daughter, are you out of your mind? Even your mother has never run a stall! I just feel sorry for you and want you to marry a good man who won't have to worry about food and clothing—"

Ye Cheng interrupted her with a cold laugh: "Mom, how much dowry did the Cheng family give you?"

Lai Yulan choked.

She paused for a moment, then argued vehemently, "A bride price is a bride price, but you're still my flesh and blood. Who doesn't want their daughter to marry into a good family!"

Cheng Yuan said very magnanimously, "Ye Cheng, I sincerely want to get back together with you, and I won't hold your status as a divorced woman against you."

"Yes, yes, yes, Cheng is a very honest man. He doesn't hold grudges and is willing to remarry you."

Lai Yulan quickly chimed in to support her.

Ye Cheng was so angry at this pair of clowns that she almost foamed at the mouth.

"Listen up, I'm doing great now. Setting up a stall was my own idea, and it has nothing to do with anyone else. I will never marry Cheng Yuan, and even if I get divorced one day, it's still not going to happen between us!"

Seeing her daughter's resolute tone, Lai Yulan's face immediately fell.

"You stubborn brat! Can that pretty boy feed you? Or are you bewitched by him and want to support him at a street stall? If this gets back to the ears of the Ye family's relatives, you'll make our family lose all face!"

Lai Yulan, enraged, put her hands on her hips, grinned widely, and threw down a harsh remark:

"Ye Cheng, since I've accepted the Cheng family's betrothal gifts today, you have to go and get a divorce!"

Ye Cheng took a deep breath, almost laughing in exasperation.

"So, I'm being forced into a divorce now?"

She was pressured into marriage by her family a month ago, and now she's being pressured into divorce. Should she go buy a lottery ticket?