You tricked me into raising your son? You'll divorce me and become my aunt.

As they chatted, the topic somehow turned to Ruan Ning.

Someone smiled and said to Gu Mingzhou, "President Gu, I didn't expect your Huatian's research department manager to be so young and beautiful."

"Being young and beautiful is Manager Ruan's least noteworthy advantage." Gu Mingzhou glanced at Ruan Ning, a smile spreading across his lips.

Gu Mingzhou's smile was one of pure appreciation.

But in Fu Tingchen's eyes, it took on a different meaning, sounding more like a doting smile.

Fu Tingchen stared at Ruan Ning and Gu Mingzhou, only to find their smiles so glaring.

What exactly is the relationship between Ruan Ning and Gu Mingzhou?

He didn't believe that Ruan Ning, with only a bachelor's degree and no research experience, could be competent as the manager of Huatian's research department.

Gu Mingzhou actually said in front of so many people that being young and beautiful was just Ruan Ning's least noteworthy advantage.

He talks as if he knows her very well.

Just then, someone in the middle of the conversation suddenly asked, "Manager Ruan is so beautiful, does she have a boyfriend?"

Fu Tingchen answered for Ruan Ning almost instinctively, "She's married."

The man looked at Fu Tingchen in surprise, "How did you know Manager Ruan got married, Mr. Fu?"

Fu Tingchen paused slightly.

Because I am her husband.

But he couldn't say it aloud.

He had already acknowledged in front of so many people that Bai Xinyao was Mrs. Fu, so he couldn't very well say that Ruan Ning was his wife now.

So Fu Tingchen had no choice but to say, "I know Manager Ruan."

Bai Xinyao, standing to the side, was so nervous her heart was practically leaping out of her throat.

They were afraid that Fu Tingchen might impulsively say that Ruan Ning was his wife.

"What a coincidence." The man seemed very interested in Ruan Ning and asked how they met.

Fu Tingchen didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Bai Xinyao, fearing that things would be exposed if things continued like this, replied, "You guys don't know yet, do you? Actually, Manager Ruan is the daughter of the Ruan family. Tingchen and I met Miss Ruan at a banquet, right, Tingchen?"

As she spoke, Bai Xinyao turned her head and looked at Fu Tingchen with a smile.

Fu Tingchen paused for a moment, then nodded. "Yes."

Upon hearing Bai Xinyao's words, the man began praising Ruan Ning again.

"So Miss Ruan is the daughter of the Ruan family. No wonder she has such an elegant demeanor. I knew it. Miss Ruan looks like a rich heiress."

Ruan Ning glanced at Fu Tingchen with amusement.

The man dared not look her in the eye and guiltily looked away.

However, what Fu Tingchen said is quite good.

This would both ward off unwanted suitors and reassure Fu Tingchen, allowing her to better conceal the fact that they were already divorced—a win-win situation.

Ruan Ning is the kind of girl who is beautiful and aware of it.

She has never lacked suitors since she was a child.

She knew what the man meant by asking that question.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, answering directly that you are married is indeed the easiest way.

Lin Wei and Ruan Ning had the most interactions within the company.

Hearing Ruan Ning say this, Lin Wei looked over in shock.

"Wow, Xiao Ning is already married? You're so young, you don't look married at all."

Ruan Ning said calmly, "I got married early, right after I graduated."

Lin Wei asked curiously, "Then why have I never heard you mention your husband?"

Ruan Ning looked up and found Fu Tingchen looking at her from diagonally opposite.

She looked away, her face expressionless, and said, "There's nothing to say, he cheated on me."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ruan Ning noticed the burning, sharp gaze of the man diagonally opposite her.

She smiled and met Fu Tingchen's dark eyes.

Lin Wei, standing beside her, widened her eyes in shock. "Huh?"

Everyone else was also very shocked.

After realizing what had happened, Lin Wei quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Xiao Ning, I didn't know, I didn't mean to..."

Ruan Ning smiled and said, "It's okay. Anyway, I didn't have any feelings for him. So what if he cheated? I've already gotten over it."

After saying that, Fu Tingchen's face darkened even more.

What does it mean to have no feelings?

Back then, Ruan Ning took the initiative to confess her feelings to him and even declared that she would marry no one but him.

For the past three years since we got married, I've always revolved around him.

How come there's no emotion left?

Furthermore, he clearly did not cheat on his wife.

Although no one knew that the cheating husband Ruan Ning was referring to was him.

But with him sitting right there, Ruan Ning was spreading rumors about him cheating on her in front of him, and he felt an indescribable awkwardness and depression.

Seeing that Ruan Ning didn't seem to mind people asking about her private affairs, some gossipy colleagues curiously asked her how she discovered her husband's infidelity.

Ruan Ning: "He spent a lot of money on that woman, and they went in and out together every day. He didn't hide it from me at all. He was openly cheating on her."

The colleague became even more interested upon hearing this and asked, "Does the other woman know she's the other woman? Could she be the one being cheated on?"

"Of course I know." Ruan Ning glanced at Bai Xinyao with a half-smile.

"She's still swaggering around in front of me, trying to force me into her position."

After hearing Ruan Ning's words, a married female colleague angrily retorted, "How can there be such a shameless woman who would act as a mistress!"

Several other female colleagues also spoke up for Ruan Ning.

"You're so beautiful and outstanding, yet your husband still cheated on you. Some men are just despicable."

"Yes, yes, Manager Ruan is already beautiful enough. I don't know what her husband is thinking."

At this moment, a male colleague spoke up: "This is something you women just don't understand. Married men will always prefer other women."

Upon hearing this, several female colleagues started cursing again, hurling insults at Ruan Ning's husband and mistress.

Ruan Ningjing listened quietly, smiling as she looked at the couple opposite her.

Fu Tingchen and Bai Xinyao both turned green.

Bai Xinyao was furious when she heard these people cursing her.

But he couldn't say it directly, so he could only pretend he didn't know and put on a reasonable and objective tone to persuade her: "Manager Ruan, are you perhaps misunderstanding something? Maybe..."

She was interrupted by a colleague before she could finish speaking.

"Mrs. Fu, please stop defending that mistress. Manager Ruan already said that the mistress was showing off in front of her and trying to force her way into her position. Given all this, what misunderstanding could there be?"

"Yes, yes, mistresses are like rats that everyone hates. But Manager Ruan, don't be sad. These two scoundrels won't have a good ending."

"Yes, they'll get their comeuppance sooner or later!"

Ruan Ning enjoyed the meal very much.

Bai Xinyao and Fu Tingchen were extremely upset.

Especially Fu Tingchen, the young master of the Fu family and president of the Fu Group, who has been pampered since childhood and has never been insulted like this before.

Still in front of him.

But he had no choice but to endure it.