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

The collaborative project between Ruan Ning and the Jin Group is proceeding smoothly.

At the same time, Jin Xiuhan sent people to investigate Ruan Ning's background.

News came quickly.

"Mr. Jin, while investigating Ms. Ruan's background, I unexpectedly discovered something else!" The assistant reported with unusual excitement.

Jin Xiuhan raised an eyebrow and looked at him curiously, "What is it?"

The assistant excitedly said, "I found out that Miss Ruan changed her name. Her original name was Xu Nian, and she changed it to Ruan Ning after her mother passed away. I also found out that she was trafficked in Southeast Asia when she was thirteen years old. Everything matches up, Mr. Jin, Miss Ruan is the Miss Xu Nian you've been looking for!"

Upon hearing this, the usually aloof and restrained man lost control for the first time ever.

Jin Xiuhan accidentally knocked over the coffee on the table, and the scalding coffee spilled onto the back of his hand, instantly burning his pale skin red, but he was completely unaware.

The man stared at his assistant in disbelief, his eyes wide with shock. "What did you say?"

The assistant repeated what she had just said: "Miss Ruan is the Miss Xu Nian you've been searching for all these years!"

Jin Xiuhan had not yet recovered from the shock.

A look of bewilderment crossed his face.

Is Ruan Ning the person he's been searching for?

Very good!

He finally found her!

But......

The thought that Ruan Ning was already married made Jin Xiuhan frown.

This person was his nephew, Fu Tingchen.

The assistant sent Ruan Ning's information to Jin Xiuhan's email address.

The man looked at the information on the computer screen, his gaze slightly narrowed.

He skipped a grade at the age of sixteen and was admitted to Peking University. During his undergraduate studies, he had already published two SCI papers and participated in two national-level scientific research projects, achieving remarkable results.

During my doctoral studies, I applied for two patents, published three SCI Q1 papers, became a student of Academician Zhou Chongshan, and achieved world-class scientific research results with his research team.

A very impressive resume.

Unfortunately, this impressive resume came to an end three years ago.

The last line of her resume reads: Three years ago, Ruan Ning left Zhou Chongshan's research team and married Fu Tingchen.

Jin Xiuhan stared at the last line of text for a long time, his gaze unfathomable.

......

After finishing his work, Fu Tingchen received a call from Jin Manrong.

Jin Manrong: "Come to Mingyuexuan for dinner at 7 pm."

Ming Yue Xuan is a well-known Chinese restaurant in Haicheng.

Fu Tingchen paused for a moment, then asked, "What day is it today?"

"Does it mean I can't have dinner with you unless it's a special occasion?"

Fu Tingchen smiled and said, "Yes, I will definitely be there on time at seven o'clock tonight. I will pick up Ruan Ning after get off work."

"No need to pick her up," Jin Manrong said. "You can come over by yourself tonight."

Fu Tingchen was puzzled, but he still agreed.

It was 7 p.m.

Fu Tingchen pushed open the door to the private room and stopped in his tracks when he saw the people sitting inside.

"Tingchen," Jin Manrong called out to him.

"Your Tingchen is truly a handsome young man now," a wealthy woman sitting next to Jin Manrong said with a smile.

Fu Tingchen's gaze swept around the private room.

He thought it was just him and Jin Manrong having dinner alone tonight. Jin Manrong had specifically told him not to invite Ruan Ning, and he thought Jin Manrong had something to say to him.

It's all the same old stuff: urging them to have children and criticizing Ruan Ning for being an incompetent Mrs. Fu.

On his way here, Fu Tingchen had already figured out how to deal with Jin Manrong speaking ill of Ruan Ning.

Unexpectedly, besides Jin Manrong, there was also a mother and daughter tonight.

The wife and daughter of the chairman of Jincheng Group.

What's going on here?

Fu Tingchen entered the private room with doubts in his mind.

There was only one empty seat left for him.

Fu Tingchen sat down next to An Yue, the daughter of Jincheng Group.

The woman wore a bespoke suit and light makeup, exuding sophistication from head to toe.

After Fu Tingchen sat down, he asked, "Mom, are you planning to cooperate with Jincheng Group?"

Jin Manrong took a sip of tea, seemingly unperturbed, and said with a smile, "You could say that. I do indeed intend to cooperate with Jincheng Group."

How can a marriage alliance not be considered a partnership?

Fu Tingchen asked, "What project?"

Jin Manrong replied, "Jincheng Group is developing a highly effective drug for treating cancer, and I plan to invest in it."

Fu Tingchen nodded and asked some related questions.

The chairman's daughter, An Yue, patiently answered each question.

She is now the group's general manager and is familiar with many details of this project.

The two got along very well.

Jin Manrong and the wife of the chairman of Jincheng Group exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.

After finishing his conversation with An Yue, Fu Tingchen smiled and said, "That's good."

"Mr. Fu, let's add each other on WeChat so we can continue to discuss cooperation later."

"OK."

Fu Tingchen took out his phone and added An Yue on WeChat.

The meal was very enjoyable.

Jin Manrong did not explicitly state that she wanted Fu Tingchen and An Yue to go on a blind date.

This can't be rushed.

If I revealed my intentions on the first meeting, Fu Tingchen would definitely not be happy.

There are still twenty days left until the one-month deadline.

We have to take it slowly.

When Fu Tingchen returned home that evening, Ruan Ning was not there.

He asked the maid, "Aunt Liu, hasn't Madam returned yet?"

"No."

He frowned, raised his wrist to look at his watch, and saw it was past ten o'clock at night.

Why isn't Ruan Ning home yet, it's so late?

Fu Tingchen took out his phone and called Ruan Ning.

"Where?"

Ruan Ning: "Working overtime."

Fu Tingchen's tone wasn't very friendly: "You're the research department manager, a member of management. Do you really need to work overtime this late?"

Ruan Ning got angry as soon as she heard this.

"Fu Tingchen, if you have something to say, just say it. If not, I'm hanging up. Don't bother me, I'm very busy."

Fu Tingchen frowned, displeased.

When did Ruan Ning become so impatient with him?

He softened his tone: "When do you get off work? I'll pick you up."

"I'm not sure, you don't need to pick me up. I'll drive back myself when I'm done."

"Then...then come back early when you're done with your work. I asked Aunt Liu to save some food for you."

"Okay." Ruan Ning hung up the phone.

Fu Tingchen stared blankly at the ended call screen.

"Tingchen, you're back." Bai Xinyao came downstairs.

"Why are you back so late tonight?" Bai Xinyao walked over and affectionately took Fu Tingchen's arm.

Suddenly, a sweet, cloying scent of women's perfume wafted into my nostrils.

Bai Xinyao's smile froze.

This perfume isn't the one Ruan Ning usually wears.

Did Ruan Ning change his perfume, or did he see another woman today?

Fu Tingchen said, "I'll have dinner with my mom tonight."

This perfume has a floral and fruity scent, so it couldn't possibly be the one Jin Manrong uses, could it?

Bai Xinyao patiently asked, "Is there anyone else?"

Fu Tingchen didn't think much of it and said, "There's also the chairman's wife and daughter from Jincheng Group. My mother is planning to invest in one of their projects, and we chatted about the cooperation for a while tonight."

"Oh, I see."

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Bai Xinyao felt relieved.