Sweetie, don't look at him, kiss me.

"Who said I was getting a divorce?"

Lin Qingmian scoffed coldly, looking mockingly at everyone present: "My husband and I have a good relationship and have no plans to divorce for the time being, so don't spread rumors."

Hearing her say that, the women of the Ji family exchanged glances, a hint of disdain flashing in their eyes.

Chen Qiu couldn't help but sneer: "Since you and your husband have such a good relationship, does he know about what happened last night?"

"Does he know that you're secretly trying to seduce the head of our Ji family behind his back?"

"Sister-in-law, this might be a misunderstanding..."

Su Tingwan sighed, adopting an understanding demeanor, and said gently, "Since Miss Lin is married now... perhaps she just happened to run into Lin Zhou yesterday, and they happened to have dinner together, which is how I saw them..."

After saying that, he smiled and looked at Lin Qingmian: "Miss Lin, please don't take it to heart. People probably just have opinions about you because of the nonsense written by those unscrupulous media outlets online..."

How about this?

She glanced around, then smiled and said, "You call your husband and ask him to come over. I'll also contact Linzhou and ask him to come back too. We can have lunch together here today and clear things up."

"From now on, you and your older husband can live a good life together. Linzhou and I will be busy with our engagement. As long as we have no further contact, those rumors will fall apart on their own."

"You're so generous."

Old Madam Ji sighed, patted Su Tingwan's hand with satisfaction, then glanced coldly at Lin Qingmian: "Did you hear that?"

"Call your husband now and have him come over."

All eyes were on Lin Qingmian.

The woman sat in the chair, leaning back lazily, seemingly not taking Madam Ji's words to heart at all: "My husband is very busy and doesn't have time to play this kind of childish game with you."

"play house?"

Madam Ji's smile froze instantly, and her voice rose several octaves: "Do you know how much trouble your indiscretions have caused Tingwan and Linzhou?"

My husband has his own things to do.

Lin Qingmian raised her eyes and said in a calm voice, "I can handle the things I caused myself. There's no need to trouble him."

"Can you handle it?"

Zhang Yuzhu finally couldn't sit still any longer. She strode up to Lin Qingmian, pointed her finger at her nose, and said condescendingly, "What can you handle? If you could handle it, would our whole family be called here and be criticized by others?"

"Mom, please don't get agitated."

Lin Qingqing quickly got up and walked over, gently taking Zhang Yuzhu's arm and speaking in a voice only the two of them could hear: "Since Mianmian is unwilling, don't force her. Her husband... may really not be able to come."

"Is there anything inconvenient?"

Zhang Yuzhu shook off Lin Qingqing's hand, her voice cold and sharp: "Why should our Lin family clean up the mess she made?"

After saying that, she turned to Lin Qingmian, her voice carrying an unyielding command: "Call him right now and tell him to come over!"

"I told you, he's very busy."

Lin Qingmian remained motionless, not even glancing up at Zhang Yuzhu.

Her attitude completely enraged Zhang Yuzhu.

"You're not going to fight? I'll fight..."

Zhang Yuzhu gritted her teeth, rushed forward, and snatched the phone from Lin Qingmian's hand.

Lin Qingmian frowned and subconsciously tried to snatch it, but Lin Qingqing stopped her with lightning speed.

"Mianmian."

Lin Qingqing grabbed her arm and said gently, "Just let Mom do it. Your parents are doing this for your own good and want to help you solve the problem."

Give me back my phone.

Lin Qingmian tried to break free from Lin Qingqing, but her hands gripped her arm like vises, making it impossible for her to move.

At the same time, Zhang Yuzhu had already opened Lin Qingmian's phone contacts.

She scrolled down quickly and soon found a number labeled "Husband A".

"Found it!"

Zhang Yuzhu snorted coldly and pressed the call button directly.

"Beep—beep—beep—"

The phone went dead with a busy signal indicating it was waiting to be connected.

Everyone in the office turned their attention to the phone in Zhang Yuzhu's hand.

"I've put it on speakerphone, everyone listen, let's see what kind of person this brat's husband really is!"

As Zhang Yuzhu spoke, she held her phone high, as if afraid that others wouldn't be able to hear her.

"Beep—beep—beep—"

The busy signal continued.

Suddenly, a cell phone rang from the direction of the front door.

The ringtone was particularly jarring in the quiet office, and everyone's eyes instantly shifted from Zhang Yuzhu's phone to the doorway.

The tall man had been standing there for some time now.

Black suit, white shirt, tie tied meticulously.

He had one hand in his pocket and the other holding his phone, which was still ringing.

The man glanced down at his phone screen and pressed the hang-up button with his long finger.

Zhang Yuzhu's phone also rang with a busy signal indicating that the call had been interrupted.

"Why did it hang up?"

Zhang Yuzhu frowned and cursed, then looked down, intending to dial again.

"mom."

Lin Qingqing quickly released Lin Qingmian, walked briskly to Zhang Yuzhu's side, and held her hand: "Since Mianmian's husband is not available, let's just forget about it."

As she spoke, she took the phone from Zhang Yuzhu and handed it back to Lin Qingmian: "Mianmian, don't be angry. Mom is only doing this for your own good."

After she finished speaking, she raised her head and gave a meaningful look in the direction of the man at the door.

"Linzhou!?"

Su Tingwan was the first to snap out of her daze. She stood up from the sofa with delight, walked quickly to the door, and affectionately took Ji Linzhou's arm: "You're back?"

"We're all waiting for you."

Ji Linzhou didn't resist and let her pull him inside: "It's so lively?"

"Linzhou."

Madam Ji picked up her teacup and took a sip: "You must have seen the news online today, right?"

"Today's news has had a very negative impact, so I specifically invited some people over to discuss how to minimize the impact of this incident."

As she spoke, she glanced in the direction of Lin Jianzhong and Zhang Yuzhu: "I've also found all the Lin family members, and we've clarified the matter; it was all a misunderstanding."

The woman turned to look at Ji Linzhou, her voice carrying an undeniable authority: "To minimize the impact, you should announce your engagement to Tingwan today, put the engagement on the agenda, and get married as soon as possible."

"Linzhou, what do you think?"

The air in the living room became quiet.

All eyes were on Ji Linzhou.

The man slowly withdrew his hand from Su Ting's, who was holding him, and slowly straightened his tie.

"I will not get engaged to Su Tingwan, nor will I acknowledge her as my fiancée."

The air in the room instantly became quiet.

Madam Ji's smile froze: "Linzhou, you..."

The man interrupted her, his voice calm yet carrying an undeniable sense of pressure: "Because I'm already married."