Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

Meanwhile, at the Tang family home, Tang Xin was furiously berating Chen Lan for alerting the enemy, and angrily smashed a cup.

Pointing his finger at Chen Lan's nose, he cursed, "Are you out of your mind? I told you to be that rebellious daughter, and you went and messed with her son first. Now look what happened, she's completely unharmed."

Chen Lan was speechless. She had received a message from that bitch Tang Junyao last night and arranged for people to come overnight, but she hadn't even made a move yet. "Old Tang, I didn't do that. I don't know who messed up my plans. Now my plans are all in chaos."

After receiving the message, she was so angry that she didn't sleep all night. She planned to get rid of that bitch Tang Junyao first, and then deal with that bastard child. Once she got rid of both the big and small ones, things would be much easier. She didn't know who did it. She thought it was Tang Xinqian, but now she realized it wasn't him.

Upon hearing this, Tang Xin's anger subsided, and he looked at Chen Lan with a mixture of belief and doubt. "It really wasn't you? You're not lying to me?"

Chen Lan stood up, swaying her hips, and took Tang Xin's arm, helping him to sit down on the sofa. "Hey, Lao Tang, what are you thinking? Our target is that brat, and that child too. Aside from the older one, the little one is no problem for us to do whatever we want with."

Tang Xin was still wary of Master Ji, but the thought that it was that brat who acquired the shares made him want to take a gamble. On the day he went to Yixinyuan, Master Ji did not admit that the brat was his wife, which meant that they were already divorced. In that case, if the brat died, Master Ji would not make him pay with his life. He still wanted to ask for certainty: "Are you sure that child is not Master Ji's?"

Chen Lan laughed, a mocking laugh, "Old Tang, what are you thinking? Do you think a family as big as the Ji family would leave their descendants outside, left with that brat? If it were Master Ji's, they would have been taken back long ago, and your daughter would have already gained status through her son, and wouldn't be living alone with two children."

Tang Xin thought that if it were the Ji family, they wouldn't let this brat take care of her alone. Thinking about it this way, he became even more certain that it was impossible for them. At most, Master Ji still had feelings for that girl. There was nothing he could do about it, since that brat had the same attractive face as her mother.

Tang Xin was out of money; he'd been on a losing streak lately. "How much money do you have left? Give it to me first."

Chen Lan seemed to have heard something incredible. He was broke? How could that be? "Old Tang, how could you be broke? Don't you still have 10% of the company's shares? You get dividends every year."

Although she was a stable Mrs. Tang at home, she was still aware of the company's profits. The new professional manager was doing a great job, several levels better than when Tang Xin was in charge. Even though she only had 10% of the shares, she received more dividends than she did with 20% before. So why was there no money?

Seeing that Chen Lan was reluctant to give it to him, Tang Xin said, "Just give it to me. Why all the nonsense? Do I need you to teach me how to do things? I only have 10% of the shares right now. I have to support both of you. I'm responsible for all the household expenses. Are you really planning to just collect dividends for the rest of your life? I have to find a way out. I recently invested in a project that's showing some promise. Give me all the money you have first."

Seeing that Chen Lan still showed no signs of relenting, he continued to deceive her. He couldn't let Chen Lan know that he was gambling and had even told her about selling his shares. "Don't worry, I'm only thinking about you and your daughter, wanting you to have a good life in the future. Besides, once that matter is settled, everything she owns will be ours, the Tang family's will be ours, and with my projects outside, we'll be..."

Chen Lan was finally swayed by Tang Xin's sweet talk, but she still kept a trick up her sleeve. "That matter still requires money to settle things. I still have 800 million in my account. I've already cashed out a lot of my jewelry. That's all my assets."

Upon hearing the mention of eight million, Tang Xin no longer cared whether the money was pawned or sold; as long as he had the money, that was all that mattered. He also became a bit impatient, saying, "Okay, transfer it to me now. I need to make the transfer to my business partner this afternoon."

Chen Lan still harbored some doubts, but thinking that she would be a carefree Mrs. Tang after that girl's death, she took out her phone and transferred the money to him.

Upon hearing the notification that he had received payment, Tang Xin was overjoyed. He gave Chen Lan a big kiss on the cheek and said, "I'm leaving now. Remember to get things done efficiently."

Watching Tang Xin's hurried departure, Chen Lan felt that Tang Xin had been acting strangely lately. However, she couldn't get anything out of him after that incident; he kept his mouth shut, and she didn't dare to ask.

Tang Junting, dressed in a flamboyant outfit and with exquisite makeup, came downstairs and saw her mother sitting on the sofa, lost in thought. "Mom, what's wrong? Where's Dad?"

Chen Lan glanced at her daughter coming down the stairs. "Are you going out?"

Tang Junting was in a good mood. She smoothed her long hair and smiled broadly. "Yes, Second Master Ji said he had a surprise for me."

Ever since she found out that this wasn't her first time, Ji Mingyuan felt that she had lied to him and treated her coldly. If it weren't for her mother's method, she and Ji Mingyuan would have ended their relationship long ago.

Yesterday, Ji Mingyuan offered to surprise her, and she was so happy that she couldn't sleep all night. She still wanted to be Mrs. Ji. Even though Ji Mingyuan was the second young master, she was still the wife of the Ji family. She could tolerate Ji Mingyuan playing around with women now, but the position of Mrs. Ji could only belong to her.

Chen Lan was a little incredulous. "Master Ji has been surrounded by women lately. Tingting, why don't you just give up? Mom will find you a family of equal social standing. It doesn't have to be the Ji family."

Tang Junting was obsessed and definitely disagreed. "Why should Tang Junyao be able to enter the Ji family? I don't believe it! I just don't believe it! I have to go in!" Ji Mingyuan was just using the identity of the second young master of the Ji family. He was useless without that. How could she be unworthy of him? How could she not hold onto him? She was unwilling to accept it.

Chen Lan has been feeling exhausted lately and hates Tang Junyao to the core. It's all that bitch's fault. "Tingting, she's already divorced and has two children. She has no future with the Ji family."

Speaking of this, Tang Junting's mood improved again. She fiddled with her newly done nails and said, "I know. She's a single mother now. I've already inquired. Su Xue helps take care of her daughter, and she raises her son herself. She must be too busy to manage. Who would want a woman with two burdens, not even her own children? She's destined to never marry into a wealthy family. Let her be smug."

Chen Lan wanted to persuade him further, "So Mom will ask the Lu family, the Su family, the Han family, or other families for you. Mom will try to help you make connections. The sons of other families are more reliable than Ji Mingyuan."

Tang Junting thought to herself, what's the use of being reliable? She doesn't even like her, so what good is being reliable?

She wasn't stupid. The Su and Lu families didn't like her anyway. Every time Su Xue saw her, she would call her "Second or Third." Even if Lu Jinnan met her on the street, he wouldn't give her a second glance. As for Han Shao, his influence was so great that everything she did would be transparent if investigated.

She's not even as easy to fool as that idiot Ji Mingyuan; at least he can be controlled, and she can still get into bed with him.

Thinking her mother was being delusional, she said, "Mom, don't worry about my affairs. You should focus your attention on Dad. I don't know what he's been busy with lately. He's been leaving early and coming home late. The company doesn't even need his management anymore, yet he's still so busy. You'd better keep an eye on him."

Chen Lan was also annoyed by this. It seemed she still needed to find someone to follow Tang Xin and see what he was busy with. He wouldn't say what project he had been paid for. "Alright, you can go now. You won't listen to me. Go on, go on. If you want to catch Second Master Ji, you still need to use that thing of yours."

"understood."