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

Ruan Ning didn't leave the lab until after 1 a.m.

When he got home, Fu Tingchen was already asleep.

Ruan Ning went to the next room as usual.

After taking a shower, Ruan Ning turned on her phone.

I've been busy all day and haven't had time to check my phone.

She opened WeChat and saw a friend request.

Ruan Ning clicked on it.

The profile picture of the person requesting to add you as a friend is a dog.

A silver-grey Czechoslovakian Wolfhound, it looks so familiar.

I feel like I've seen this somewhere before.

The additional information reads: I am Jin Xiuhan.

Ruan Ning frowned.

Why did Jin Xiuhan add her?

Considering that the Jin Group was the investor, Ruan Ning had no reason not to accept the friend request.

She applied and took the initiative to make the contact.

【Hello Mr. Jin, what's up with adding me so late?】

Jin Xiuhan: [I added you around 6 PM.]

Ruan Ning: [Oh, sorry, I was busy then and didn't have time to check WeChat. I just saw it.]

Jin Xiuhan: [Hmm.]

Ruan Ning: [So, Mr. Jin, is there anything I can help you with?]

Jin Xiuhan: [It's nothing.]

Ruan Ning's inner thoughts: ......

【OK. 】

Jin Xiuhan: [Just got off work?]

Ruan Ning: [Hmm.]

Jin Xiuhan: [Get some rest early, goodnight.]

Ruan Ning: ......

What does Jin Xiuhan mean by this?

This isn't like him.

Did he take the wrong medicine today?

Ruan Ning thought this to herself, but dared not say it directly.

Ruan Ning: [Okay, Mr. Jin, you should also get some rest.]

Jin Xiuhan: [Hmm.]

Ruan Ning tossed her phone aside and went to bed.

After a long day of work, she was so exhausted that she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Ruan Ning slept very well.

The next day, Ruan Ning was woken up by an alarm clock.

After getting up, washing up, and going downstairs, Fu Tingchen was already sitting on the living room sofa watching the morning financial news.

Seeing Ruan Ning come downstairs, Fu Tingchen asked, "What time did you work overtime until last night?"

"A little past one o'clock."

Fu Tingchen frowned. "Then you didn't get home until 2 a.m.?"

"Um."

"Don't work so late in the future," Fu Tingchen said. "Although you participated in that project, you weren't a core technical staff member. You were just going through the motions. There's no need to work so hard."

Ruan Ning's expression darkened slightly, and her icy gaze swept over them. "Do you think everyone is like your Bai Xinyao?"

Fu Tingchen choked, "I...I know you're bothered by the fact that I used connections to get Xinyao in, but didn't you also get into the project team through Gu Mingzhou's connections? Let's just let this go, and nobody's blaming anyone."

Ruan Ning sneered, not intending to waste any more words on him, "Whatever."

Since they're already divorced, his affairs are none of her business.

He can do whatever he wants.

After having breakfast, Ruan Ning went to work.

Fu Tingchen doesn't need to go to the company today; he plans to rest at home.

As soon as Ruan Ning stepped out the door, Fu Tingchen received a message from An Yue.

[Mr. Fu, are you free today?]

Fu Tingchen thought about it and realized that Anjia's special drug project had a promising future.

Since his mother has already decided to invest, as the company's president, he should at least take it seriously.

"When you have time, Mr. An, would you like to discuss a collaboration with me?"

"Hmm, shall we have lunch together?"

【it is good. 】

An Yue: [Okay, I'll book the restaurant. I'll send you the address later.]

Fu Tingchen: [Hmm.]

At noon, Fu Tingchen and An Yue had lunch together.

An Yue knew that Jin Manrong intended to match her up with Fu Tingchen.

Jin Manrong also showed her Fu Tingchen and Ruan Ning's divorce certificate.

However, the Fu family has not yet announced the divorce.

Jin Manrong meant to let them understand first.

The news of their divorce will be announced on the 10th of next month.

As for why it was the 10th of next month, An Yue didn't ask any further questions.

Jin Manrong must have her reasons for making this arrangement.

After dinner, An Yue and Fu Tingchen discussed some collaborative projects.

Finally, An Yue couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Fu, I heard you have a very good relationship with your nanny's daughter. You've brought her to several banquets instead of your wife. You two...?"

As the question progressed, An Yue paused meaningfully, looking quietly at Fu Tingchen, waiting for his answer.

Fu Tingchen felt that the question was truly offensive.

This is a matter of his personal privacy and has nothing to do with work; he can choose not to answer.

But then I thought about how An Yue's mother and his mother had a very good relationship.

Moreover, the two companies are about to cooperate.

He thought for a moment and replied, "She and I are just friends. I brought her to the banquet because my wife was busy."

Upon hearing this, An Yue smiled slightly, "I see."

But how come she remembered seeing Ruan Ning and Bai Xinyao at the same time at the Changguang Chip party last time?

This shows that Ruan Ning was not unavailable.

It's unclear whether Fu Tingchen took Bai Xinyao to the party without informing Ruan Ning, or whether Ruan Ning deliberately refused and went with someone else instead.

An Yue didn't expose him, but just smiled slightly, stood up and said goodbye to Fu Tingchen.

Ruan Ning received An Yue's call during her lunch break.

"Miss Ruan, I am An Yue."

Ruan Ning was surprised. She knew that An Yue was the daughter of the Jincheng Group, but they had never had any interaction.

"Hello Ms. An, may I ask what brings you here?"

An Yue: "I won't beat around the bush with you. I was arranged by Mrs. Fu to be Fu Tingchen's blind date. I know you two are already divorced."

Ruan Ning paused, then chuckled, "And then?"

"Ms. Ruan, although this question is a bit presumptuous, I still want to ask you for your help. I want to know the reason for your divorce from Fu Tingchen."

Before Ruan Ning could speak, An Yue asked again, "Is it because of Bai Xinyao?"

Ruan Ning has no obligation to answer this question.

However, her inherent kindness prevented her from standing idly by and watching An Yue jump into the fire.

"Miss An, I can help you," Ruan Ning said seriously, "but you have to promise me that you won't let Jin Manrong know that you made this call to me. Regardless of whether your marriage with Fu Tingchen goes through or not, I don't want Jin Manrong to know that we spoke on the phone."

I promise you.

Ruan Ning said, "My divorce from him wasn't entirely because of Bai Xinyao, but you can understand that it was indeed largely related to her."

An Yue then asked, "May I ask what the other part of the reason is?"

Ruan Ning and Jin Manrong signed a confidentiality agreement, which prohibits them from revealing Fu Zishuo's background.

"I'm sorry, I can't say about that."

An Yue sounded somewhat disappointed. "Okay, I understand. Thank you for telling me about Bai Xinyao anyway."

Ruan Ning reminded her, "However, you can follow Bai Xinyao's trail and you should be able to find something unexpected."

"it is good."

An Yue hung up the phone and immediately sent someone to investigate Bai Xinyao.

She knew that the relationship between Fu Tingchen and Bai Xinyao was not simple.

Logically speaking, her marriage to Fu Tingchen was merely an arranged marriage.

It's a relationship of intertwined interests.

She shouldn't care about Fu Tingchen's relationship with other women.

But she didn't want to just become a "scapegoat" for nothing.

What if the Fu family has some kind of problem she doesn't know about? Wouldn't marrying into the Fu family be like jumping into a fire pit?