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

After the meal, Fu Tingchen and Bai Xinyao were the first to leave.

Ruan Ning went to the restroom before leaving.

When she returned, everyone had left, except for Gu Mingzhou, who was still waiting for her in the private room.

"Are they all gone?" Ruan Ning asked.

"Yeah, they've all left." Gu Mingzhou looked over with some concern. "Are you alright?"

He was referring to Fu Tingchen and Bai Xinyao attending the event together today, and Fu Tingchen publicly acknowledging that Bai Xinyao was now Mrs. Fu.

Ruan Ning replied nonchalantly, "It's fine, anyway, we're already divorced."

Gu Mingzhou asked again, "Have you let go?"

"I've already let it go."

Ruan Ning remained calm. "Who he's with is none of my business. I promised Jin Manrong that I would keep the divorce a secret for her. A month from now, Jin Manrong will issue a statement announcing my divorce from Fu Tingchen."

"It's good to let go."

-

After finishing his social engagements, Jin Xiuhan walked out of the restaurant and ran into Fu Tingchen and Bai Xinyao, who had just come out of the open-air parking lot.

Fu Tingchen took the initiative to step forward and greet him, "Uncle, you're eating here too?"

"Hmm." Jin Xiuhan nodded slightly.

Fu Tingchen: "I just happened to be here today for a business dinner."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Fu Tingchen and Jin Xiuhan said their goodbyes.

Just as their car drove away, several more people came out from behind.

"I didn't expect Manager Ruan to be married at such a young age. I thought Manager Ruan and President Gu were a couple."

"Who says otherwise? I think Manager Ruan and President Gu are a perfect match. They're such a handsome man and a beautiful woman, a perfect couple!"

"Yes, yes, before today I was a big fan of them both. I didn't expect Manager Ruan to be married. Sigh, what a pity."

"But Manager Ruan's husband is really despicable. His wife is so beautiful and outstanding, yet he still cheated on her..."

"Men are like that; even shit from outside smells good."

"Did you notice just now that Mr. Fu and Mrs. Fu didn't look too well...?"

"I noticed, they probably had a fight."

"That shouldn't be the case. They were fine when they arrived, so why did they look so unwell when they left?"

"I don't know, but that's not something we should worry about. Who cares?"

Jin Xiuhan realized that these people were talking about his nephew Fu Tingchen, and it seemed that Ruan Ning was also involved.

At this moment, the driver drove the car over and opened the car door.

Jin Xiuhan was about to sit down when he heard the group talking about Ruan Ning, and he paused.

"Manager Ruan is really amazing. If it weren't for her, our chip wouldn't have been able to be launched on time."

"Yes, I heard that Manager Ruan graduated from Peking University and is a fellow student of our President Gu."

"Manager Ruan was only 23 when he graduated with his doctorate. He's really amazing. He could figure out the problems we'd been searching for for ages with just a glance. How can there be such a huge difference between people..."

"Manager Ruan is simply a genius."

Those people walked away as they talked.

Jin Xiuhan then got into the car.

The genius they just mentioned is Ruan Ning?

Jin Xiuhan frowned slightly, somewhat incredulous.

Ruan Ning is clearly a hopeless romantic, with nothing but love in her mind. How could she possibly be a genius?

-

Fu Tingchen and Bai Xinyao rode in the same car.

Both of them looked unwell in the car.

Bai Xinyao has indeed joined the project team.

However, she was just a nobody who got in through connections and had no right to see the project team's personnel list.

So Bai Xinyao was shocked to see Ruan Ning at the dinner party today.

Why is it that Ruan Ning can get into a research project that I worked so hard to get into without lifting a finger?

Bai Xinyao was so angry she wanted to bite her teeth.

Thinking that Ruan Ning was likely able to become the research department manager and be qualified to join the project team because of Gu Mingzhou's connections, she turned her eyes to look at Fu Tingchen.

"Tingchen, what qualifications does Xiaoning, with only a bachelor's degree, have to participate in this research project? Could it be Gu Mingzhou...?"

Fu Tingchen's face was gloomy, and he remained silent.

Seeing that Fu Tingchen remained silent, Bai Xinyao knew that he also suspected the relationship between Ruan Ning and Gu Mingzhou.

She took the opportunity to fan the flames from the sidelines.

"Tingchen, I think Xiaoning might not be as innocent as you think. It seems like she and Gu Mingzhou are getting a little ambiguous. Have you noticed the way Gu Mingzhou looks at her?"

Fu Tingchen certainly noticed it.

Especially when Gu Mingzhou smiled at Ruan Ning, he felt an unnamed rage surge up to his head.

Despite Ruan Ning being his wife, she repeatedly went in and out with Gu Mingzhou.

Last time, people thought she and Gu Mingzhou were a couple.

If he hadn't been so quick to reveal that Ruan Ning was already married, he probably would have attracted other suitors.

How exactly did she become the research and development manager of Huatian?

Could it be that she and Gu Mingzhou really...

Thinking of this possibility, Fu Tingchen clenched his fists, his face turning terrifyingly grim.

Seeing that Fu Tingchen remained silent, Bai Xinyao changed to a very aggrieved tone and said, "And the way she talked about us in front of everyone today, deliberately inciting everyone to scold us, the things they said were so awful."

Speaking of this, Fu Tingchen finally spoke up, "Ruan Ning really went too far today. I'll talk to her when she gets home."

He could tolerate her not being a full-time housewife and going to work, and he could forgive her for being Gu Mingzhou's female companion.

But he couldn't tolerate her deliberately inciting others to criticize him.

She even cursed him to his face, and said such awful things.

This was the first time in his life he had ever heard someone use such harsh words to insult him.

-

Ruan Ning returned to Yunjin Residence.

As soon as I entered, I saw Fu Tingchen and Bai Xinyao sitting on the sofa in the living room.

Both of them had dark expressions, and it seemed as if they had been waiting for her there on purpose.

"You're back," Fu Tingchen said in a deep voice.

"Hmm." Ruan Ning didn't want to talk to them and planned to go upstairs directly.

"Wait a minute," Fu Tingchen called out to Ruan Ning, "I have something to tell you."

"What?" Ruan Ning asked calmly.

Fu Tingchen was surprised by the calmness.

Fu Tingchen frowned, his face darkening. "Don't you have anything to explain to me?"

Ruan Ning stopped and looked at him calmly. "What's there to explain?"

Why did you accuse me of cheating in front of so many people today?

Ruan Ning smiled. "Did I name you specifically?"

"You're saying your husband cheated on you? Isn't your husband me?"

Ruan Ning laughed and said, "Didn't you say at the dinner that Bai Xinyao was Mrs. Fu? What are you afraid of? They don't know I was talking about you."

"I had no choice..." Fu Tingchen said matter-of-factly, "They misunderstood my relationship with Xinyao. I can't exactly say you're Mrs. Fu, can I?"

"I'm accompanying Xin Yao, and you're accompanying Gu Mingzhou. If people find out you're Mrs. Fu, what will they say?"

"Heh." Ruan Ning sneered, "You're just afraid of losing face, aren't you? You know what losing face is?"

"Ruan Ning," Fu Tingchen called her name very seriously.

"What exactly is your relationship with Gu Mingzhou? Tell me the truth, have you been cheating on me? Otherwise, how did you become the research department manager and join the project team with your abilities?"