Xue Qinxin chimed in, "That's right, you're already my goddaughter, this is a double blessing, why can't we even mention it?"

Fearing they might misunderstand her, Su Yan quickly explained, "My dad is a strange person. He doesn't like to mix personal feelings into his collaborations, for fear of what people will say. Godfather, just focus on the normal collaboration and don't mention me at all."

Li Cheng was skeptical of her explanation, but he had met Su Xuehai before, and she was known for her strange personality.

Xue Qinxin was immediately convinced by her words.

"Let's not talk about it anymore. It would be better if our two families could have a meal together after the cooperation is completed!"

Su Yan echoed, "Godmother is right."

She turned her head and looked at Li Cheng expectantly.

When Li Cheng met her gaze, although he still didn't understand why she was like this, he still nodded half-heartedly.

The three of them talked for a while longer before Li Cheng went upstairs to attend to company business.

Xue Qinxin pulled Su Yan up to the second-floor balcony to get some fresh air.

“The scenery here is beautiful. When your godfather and brothers are not around, I like to sit here and drink coffee.”

Su Yan felt the gentle breeze blowing in her face, and her mood improved considerably.

She turned her head to chat with Xue Qinxin, but then noticed a villa that looked strangely familiar.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that it was the Yi family's villa.

Xue Qinxin followed her gaze and explained with a smile, "That's your future mother-in-law's house. You can see it clearly from here, right?"

Su Yan slowly nodded, trying to look away, but a car stopped right in front of the Yi family villa.

A woman dressed in rich clothes stepped out of the car.

Su Yan's pupils suddenly contracted as she recognized the woman—her former mother-in-law, He Yunxin.

Xue Qinxin frowned deeply. "Huh? Who is this woman? She looks so familiar. She seems to be going in and out of the Yi family a lot these past few days. Who is she?"

Su Yan immediately looked away and stepped aside to block Xue Qinxin's view.

"Godmother, have some coffee, it'll get cold soon."

She deliberately changed the subject.

Xue Qinxin glanced at He Yunxin, who had disappeared through the door, and then sat back down in her chair.

"Yan Yan, don't hold a grudge against your mother-in-law about Xiao Bao's birthday party."

Su Yan was taken aback when she heard her bring this up again. She then said, "Why would I hold a grudge? It's understandable that she looks down on me. I just didn't expect her to come up with such a method to force me out."

Upon hearing her words, Xue Qinxin knew that she had misunderstood Meng Jie.

"Yan Yan, I need to make this clear to you. Your mother-in-law, Meng Jie, is a bit sharp-tongued, arrogant, cold-faced, and has a bad temper."

From her description, it seemed that Meng Jie was no longer doing any good.

But after finishing her rant, Xue Qinxin suddenly changed the subject.

"But she was never a bad person. She wouldn't do something like using a child to threaten a mother to achieve her own goals. So, you need to think about this from a different perspective."

Su Yan already had a culprit in mind, but she didn't expect Xue Qinxin to protect Meng Jie so much.

"Is your godmother and President Meng very close?"

Xue Qinxin immediately denied it excitedly: "That's not good at all! You've seen how she treated me before, who does she look down on!"

After she finished speaking, her eyes darted around, and she affectionately took Su Yan's arm.

"You mustn't repeat what your mother-in-law says."

Su Yan had just heard her finish speaking with such force when she saw her immediately back down, and she forced back her laughter.

"Of course, I'm from my godmother's side."

Hearing her say that, Xue Qinxin felt relieved and let go of her hand.

"But speaking of your mother-in-law, the best way to describe her is in one sentence: 'Even the most hateful person has a pitiable side.'"

She sighed softly, her gaze drifting to the Yi family villa.

"Despite her successful career and the many people who fawn over her, she has never truly received anyone's love."

Su Yan was taken aback, clearly sensing that there was a story behind her words.

"Nobody loves you? Is Godmother referring to the relationship between President Meng and President Yi?"

“Yi Ruihua?” Xue Qinxin sneered, her face full of sarcasm. “He dresses like a respectable person, but he’s nothing but a good-for-nothing. He doesn’t deserve the title.”

After hearing this, Su Yan felt even more confused.

"What did godmother say?"

Xue Qinxin sighed again, "I won't hide it from you anymore. Before your mother-in-law married your father-in-law, she had a first love. The two of them were a perfect match, a golden couple."

"Then why aren't you together?" Su Yan asked.

"Because of my status!"

Xue Qinxin's expression became even more melancholy.

"For people like us, marriage is often used by our parents as a tool for family alliances, so where is the freedom to choose our partners? Let alone marrying the eldest daughter of the Meng family to an actor."

Su Yan quickly grasped the key point of that sentence.

"An actor?!"

Xue Qinxin immediately realized that she had said too much today and quickly covered her mouth.

"That's all in the past, let's not bring it up again."

Afraid that Su Yan would ask again, she got up and walked to the railing, where she happened to see the black car parked at the entrance.

Xue Qinxin turned around with a happy smile: "Look, who's here to pick you up!"

Following her words, Su Yan looked downstairs and saw Yi An getting out of the car.

"How did he end up here?"

Xue Qinxin smiled secretly and pushed her into the house.

"You two shouldn't be arguing. It's not a big deal. What can't you talk about? Give each other a chance to explain!"

Upon hearing her words, Su Yan knew that she had taken it upon herself to send the message to Yi An.

But I didn't expect Yi Anzhen to come. Wasn't he in a bad mood?

Xue Qinxin pushed Su Yan downstairs, and just then Yi An also arrived at the door.

Xue Qinxin smiled and placed Su Yan's hand into Yi An's hand, "I'm handing my wife over to you completely. The rest is up to you to decide how to win her over."

Yi An squeezed Su Yan's hand. "Godmother, I know everything."

Xue Qinxin couldn't stop smiling when she heard him sweetly change his tune.

"Alright, you two should go home now."

With Xue Qinxin watching them leave, the two walked out of the villa.

They turned their heads and gave a forced laugh, glancing at Xue Qinxin who was still standing at the door, pretending to be affectionate.

Once Xue Qinxin entered the room, the two of them tacitly let go of each other's hands and gave each other a quick pat on the back.

Su Yan asked irritably, "Why are you here?"

Yi An retorted without backing down, "Do you think I wanted to come?"

The two glared at each other, then opened the car door and sat in their respective seats.

Yi An sat in the driver's seat and remained silent for a while before speaking: "I have obtained the hospital's information."