Have You Gotten Married to Lin Chen?

Shen Qing said, "You can't let your guard down around others. Shouldn't you tell Lin Chen about this? If anything happens, he'll be mentally prepared."

Xu Mengyao nodded slightly.

"I'll tell Lin Chen when the time comes."

With a smile, Shen Qing said, "Mengyao, I think it'd be better to talk about this face-to-face. Whenever you go, I'm free anyway, so I'll go with you."

"No need to thank me."

Xu Mengyao shot Shen Qing an annoyed look.

"You just want to tag along for a free meal, don't you?"

Shen Qing replied righteously, "Yes, I want to mooch a meal. So what? I've helped you take care of your daughter plenty of times. Can't I mooch a few meals?"

"I don't have time these next few days," Xu Mengyao said.

Shen Qing immediately wilted like an eggplant beaten by rain.

In a muffled voice, she said, "Lin Chen's cooking is poison. Ever since I had two meals at his place, I can barely eat anyone else's cooked food. I've even lost weight lately."

"Mengyao, my future happiness depends on you."

"Depends on me? Do you want me to introduce you two? You don't need that—you already know each other."

Shen Qing: "..."

Annoyed, she said, "I mean you two should hurry up and get together, so I can mooch meals from you all the time."

"How else are we supposed to get together?" Xu Mengyao asked flatly.

Shen Qing blinked. "Get married, move in together. Then I can visit you all the time."

"We did," Xu Mengyao said.

"What?"

Shen Qing stared at her in astonishment.

Xu Mengyao said, "The last time I asked you to come over, Lin Chen and I went out. We already got the Marriage Certificate."

Shen Qing stared at Xu Mengyao in shock.

Calmly, Xu Mengyao said, "Don't look at me like that. We only got the certificate. Nothing else has changed. We even had everything notarized beforehand—our property from before and after marriage remains our own."

"Then why did you get married?" Shen Qing asked in confusion.

"Qian Qian may be young, but she's smart. She might have noticed that something was off about our relationship."

"A Marriage Certificate can fool Qian Qian."

Shen Qing looked at Xu Mengyao strangely. "Mengyao, I think Lin Chen fooled you."

"How?"

Shen Qing said, "Did you really need a genuine Marriage Certificate to fool Qian Qian? Couldn't you have just made a fake one yourselves?"

Xu Mengyao froze.

She really had not considered that at the time.

"Lin Chen deliberately talked me into getting married?" Xu Mengyao asked.

Shen Qing nodded. "What else could it be? Isn't it obvious? You're the president of a major company, yet you got talked into it so easily."

"Looks like you need me as your strategist when it comes to relationships."

Xu Mengyao: "..."

"I'll call Lin Chen!"

Shen Qing hurriedly said, "Why call him? You've already gotten married. Are you going to get divorced now? I think this is pretty good as it is."

"What's good about it?"

Shen Qing said, "You're a giant iceberg. If he didn't feel anything for you, would the two of you have ended up together? Him talking you into getting married means he has feelings for you."

"Looks like the two of you have a chance."

"I got fooled, yet you seem pretty happy about it," Xu Mengyao said.

Shen Qing laughed sweetly. "The fact that you were willing to get married to him means you don't really reject Lin Chen either, right?"

"So what if you got fooled? It's not a big deal."

Xu Mengyao rolled her Beautiful Eyes at Shen Qing.

"Mengyao, I think Lin Chen is pretty good. He's far, far more outstanding than what your father found out about him before."

"That Cooking Skill... just thinking about it makes me drool," Shen Qing said.

Xu Mengyao muttered inwardly that Lin Chen was good at far more than just cooking.

"Shen Qing, what do you think I should do?" Xu Mengyao asked.

Shen Qing asked in confusion, "What do you mean, Mengyao?"

Xu Mengyao looked lost. "I don't dislike Lin Chen, but I don't know how to love someone either. Sometimes, I even Have a Nightmare about what happened back then."

Shen Qing took Xu Mengyao's hand.

"Mengyao, you could try changing the way you think about it. Maybe what happened back then—when you were drugged—was fate bringing you and Lin Chen together."

"Maybe it was because little angel Qian Qian wanted to come into your lives."

Thinking of Lin Xiaoqian, a faint smile appeared on Xu Mengyao's face.

"Mengyao, it's been three years. You should move on," Shen Qing said, her heart aching for her.

Xu Mengyao nodded slightly. "What should I do?"

Shen Qing smiled. "Go see him more, spend more time with him. Preferably with me, your strategist, along for the ride. I can help you."

"Have you started to like Lin Chen?"

Xu Mengyao's face reddened slightly. "I... I don't know."

Shen Qing nodded. "If you say you don't know, then you do. Otherwise, your answer would definitely have been no."

Xu Mengyao: "..."

"Shen Qing, Lin Chen doesn't seem very enthusiastic toward me. Aside from videos of Qian Qian, he's never sent me a WeChat message."

After thinking for a moment, Shen Qing said, "He has concerns. Your family is so wealthy. If he acted too enthusiastically, wouldn't you suspect he was after your family's money?"

"I wouldn't," Xu Mengyao said, shaking her head.

Zhao Yanming had offered eight hundred thousand to buy Lin Chen's painting, but Lin Chen had refused. Lin Chen's painting, calligraphy, and Cooking Skill were all at the top level.

As long as Lin Chen wanted to, he would never lack money.

"You think that way, but he doesn't know it. He must be worried that being too enthusiastic would backfire instead."

"I figure his plan is this: since you're already married, he'll slowly build a relationship with you."

Shen Qing said, "That has to be it. Trust this great strategist—I've thoroughly studied the Love Manual."

"A Single Dog who has thoroughly studied the Love Manual?" Xu Mengyao asked.

Shen Qing: "..."

"Shen Qing, our company is preparing to hold a Basketball Game between departments. Family members can participate too. Do you think I should have Lin Chen join the Basketball Game?" Xu Mengyao asked.

Shen Qing looked at Xu Mengyao in surprise. "If you let him participate, won't that expose him directly? Isn't that a little too fast?"

Xu Mengyao said, "Wouldn't that be good? If it becomes public this way, no one will pursue me anymore."

"I'm already married, yet I haven't told anyone. If it gets exposed later, people might gossip."

After thinking for a moment, Shen Qing said, "You need to make sure Lin Chen can play basketball first. Don't let it backfire."

"Mm." Xu Mengyao nodded.

She took out her phone and called Lin Chen.

"You're asking him right now?" Shen Qing asked in surprise.

"What else? Should I bring you to his door before asking?" Xu Mengyao said with amusement.

Lin Chen quickly answered. His voice came through. "Mengyao, you want to know whether Xiaoqian is better, right? Her cold is pretty much gone."

"Xiaoqian, it's Mommy's call."

"Mommy, I miss you so much."

Lin Xiaoqian's sweet voice rang out.

"Mommy misses you too. Lin Chen, our company is preparing to hold a Basketball Game, and family members can join too. Do... do you want to participate in the Basketball Game?"

Lin Chen was surprised.

"Mengyao, you want me to join the Basketball Game?"

Xu Mengyao's face reddened slightly. "How good are you? If you can't play basketball, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Lin Xiaoqian's eyes lit up. "Mommy, Daddy can play basketball!"

Lin Chen smiled. "Mengyao, I know a little basketball. If I'm going to play, I'll make time to practice."

"Mm." Xu Mengyao said softly, "I'll sign you up."