Three years after our breakup, my ex-boyfriend dragged me to get our marriage certificate.

"Mr. He, I can help you completely resolve the hidden dangers related to Qiao Suining."

Lin Qingyi slowly opened her mouth, offering a very tempting condition, "I know you're short of money. It must be hard to bear having to ask your family for every penny you spend, right?"

He Zhixu blushed, not expecting Lin Qingyi to be so aware of his embarrassment.

He didn't like the job at all. He only got a fixed salary, and the money he earned in a month wasn't even enough to cover the cost of renting a private room.

However, his family had strict rules and forbade him from accepting bribes.

He was completely under their control...

"I'll help you invest the two million you recently gave me."

Lin Qingyi paused for a moment, then said, "You're protecting me by letting me work under you, giving me a great resume."

Six months later, I'll return the twenty million to you.

"What kind of investment is so profitable?" He Zhixu's eyes lit up.

"The connections I made abroad," Lin Qingyi said casually.

"You haven't run into a scammer, have you?" He Zhixu asked warily.

"Anyway, you've already given me two million. If you don't cooperate with me, you won't get a single penny."

"If you choose to cooperate with me, you'll receive 20 million in six months. Isn't that a guaranteed profit?"

Lin Qingyi pointed to the roadside, "You can consider it. Pull over and I'll go back myself."

"So how do you plan to explain this to Qiao Suining?" He Zhixu gritted his teeth. "If she breaks off the engagement, my family will tear me apart."

"If you cooperate with me, I'll naturally find a way." Lin Qingyi's voice was soft, with a hint of seduction. "You won't agree to my terms, so you're trying to get something for nothing from me?"

He Zhixu's lips moved slightly. "I need to think about it. It's not easy to deal with Ah Huai."

"You should know that if Ji Yuhuai hadn't deliberately schemed against you, you wouldn't know me, and we would never have crossed paths."

Lin Qingyi pulled the two of them onto the same rope.

"It was indeed Ah Huai who acted unfairly in this matter."

He Zhixu nodded, and then said very seriously, "But Qingyi, my liking for you before was pure liking."

"And now?" Lin Qingyi smiled knowingly.

"Even if you gave me a hundred lives, I wouldn't dare," He Zhixu said, pursing his lips. "But we've been on good terms before, so I'll do my best to help you if you need it."

"Okay, if anything happens, I won't hold back."

Lin Qingyi insisted on getting out of the car at the roadside. As she waved goodbye to He Zhixu, she suddenly remembered something.

"You really have to give that painting back to me, and I'll refund your money."

"...Okay, I'll try my best to find it." He Zhixu frowned.

Why would you need to look for a painting when you've spent so much money on it?

Lin Qingyi found him somewhat inexplicable.

On the way back by taxi, she had a video call with Wenya.

"Look, how soundly little bean is sleeping."

Wenya tiptoed into the children's room.

"Yes, you should have settled down in the south sooner; the air there is so much better."

Afraid of waking the child, Wenya came out and closed the door before asking, "Qingyi, how have you been these past few days?"

"Everything went smoothly," Lin Qingyi said with a smile. "I'm going back to Beicheng soon to join the design team at the City Investment Department."

After a brief silence, Wenya began shouting loudly.

She cheered and ran into her room, "Great news, Qingyi! Did you tell Qingyao about this?"

Lin Qingyi nodded. "I sent him a message. It's evening there, so he probably hasn't seen it yet."

"No, I'm going to order takeout and have a nice meal later. Let's celebrate remotely."

"Then I won't go home, let's find a restaurant." Lin Qingyi also got interested and suddenly felt very hungry.

She asked the driver to take her to a nearby shopping mall.

The hotel entrance is located at the side entrance of the shopping mall.

Her lease had expired, and she had been thinking of moving to He Zhixu's villa, so she didn't renew it.

Now that I'm moving to the north of the city, I don't need to renew my lease anymore.

However, unsure of when she would be going to Beicheng, she planned to stay in a hotel for a couple of days if necessary.

"Qiao Suining?"

Lin Qingyi saw a man and a woman enter the hotel.

That woman was clearly Qiao Suining.

Although she changed her clothes, her hairstyle was still the same as when she attended the banquet that morning.

That's right, it's Qiao Suining.

Lin Qingyi's eyes flashed, as if she had thought of something.

"He Zhixu's fiancée?" Wen Ya asked anxiously on the other end of the phone. "Is she coming to cause you trouble?"

"No, that's not it." Lin Qingyi smiled wickedly. "I think I'll have to go and cause her some trouble."

Wen Ya was puzzled, but Lin Qingyi didn't explain further.

"Ya Ya, don't forget to transfer the money to Qing Yao. I have to go now."

Lin Qingyi hung up the video call, found a restaurant at random, ate fast food, and then waited outside the hotel.

Lin Qingyi waited for three whole hours, drinking cup after cup of milk tea and ordering dessert after dessert.

"Three hours..."

Lin Qingyi gritted her teeth, "She's quite formidable."

Finally, the two figures appeared.

Lin Qingyi wiped her mouth and walked out.

Qiao Suining saw her from a great distance and subconsciously pushed away the man next to her.

By the time Lin Qingyi ran up to him, the man had already disappeared.

"Ningning~" Lin Qingyi smiled sweetly, "What...is that on your neck?"

"I...I..." Qiao Suining's face turned bright red instantly.

"Was that man He Zhixu just now?" Lin Qingyi said deliberately. "After I left the He family's house, he didn't even take me home; he just dumped me on the side of the road. So, he came here to go on a date with you?"

"No..." Qiao Suining swallowed and took Lin Qingyi's hand. "Good Qingyi, don't say anymore."

"Not He Zhixu?" Lin Qingyi raised an eyebrow. "Ningning, you wouldn't have found a mistress, would you?"

"He's not a mistress!" Qiao Suining said firmly, no longer coy or pretentious, "He's the person I like, he's not a mistress at all."

Qiao Suining's words suddenly threw Lin Qingyi's mind into a jumble of thoughts.

This sentence sounds familiar.

Ji Yuhuai once said that Jiang Wenxi was his girlfriend, not a mistress.

"Qingyi, I asked you to help me find He Zhixu's mistress."

Qiao Suining lowered her voice and explained carefully, "I don't mean to make things difficult for that girl, I just want to take this opportunity to break off my engagement with He Zhixu."

Lin Qingyi choked.

"I know that in a relationship, the one who isn't loved is the third party," Qiao Suining sighed. "He Zhixu loves that girl, and I also have someone I like. If we get married, we'll only become a resentful couple."

"But...do your family know?"

"They don't know yet, but you're the only one who knows this."

Qiao Suining looked at her very seriously, "Actually, I wanted to tell you this morning, but the occasion wasn't appropriate."

I was thinking that once we get to the north of the city, I'll take you to meet him...

"No, no, no..." Lin Qingyi quickly waved her hands, "I don't know anything, just pretend I've never seen you..."

What kind of situation is this?

Why are there always mistresses?