Chapter 9: That fake marriage certificate is about to be exposed

"What happened?"

Gu He'an heard the scream and ran toward the kitchen with concern.

"The diamond ring, it actually cracked."

Qin Yan stared sadly at the plate in her hand and looked at Gu He'an with a pained expression.

Gu Shanshan walked into the kitchen, heard Qin Yan's words, looked at the ring in the plate that was cracking and about to shatter, and couldn't help but let out a mocking laugh.

"Qin Yan, stop being funny. The melting point of a diamond is 3550°, and it requires special high-temperature conditions to dissolve. How could it crack in a microwave? This is clearly crystal, you idiot!"

Qin Yan listened to her words, holding back laughter in her heart, but her face showed uncertainty as she retorted, "How could it be crystal? This is clearly a diamond. Shanshan, are you lying to me!"

"Do I have a need to lie to you? If it were a diamond this big, unless it were a laser or plasma furnace, there's no possibility of it cracking. How could a microwave used in a kitchen crack a diamond? You're stupid yourself, don't insult my intelligence!"

"Qin Yan, you must have been fooled by some bastard who told you it was a diamond!"

"Enough, Shanshan, stop talking!" Gu He'an scolded with an ugly expression.

Gu Shanshan thought he was protecting Qin Yan and was unconvinced in her heart. "Qin Yan's thing is tacky and ugly, fake as can be, worth at most two hundred. She's stupid enough to be fooled, and I can't even say a few words?"

Qin Yan said sadly, "I originally thought what you sent was a diamond, representing pure and flawless love. He'an, you specially prepared this two-hundred-yuan crystal wedding ring for me. If I wear this out and outsiders see it, won't it be bad?"

"..." Gu Shanshan was surprised and looked at her brother with guilt.

Her brother didn't let her speak, so it turned out he had exposed his own lie.

How embarrassing!

However, if this crystal wedding ring were worn out and discovered by outsiders, she was afraid the Gu family's face would be lost!

Lin Yan hadn't expected this fake diamond ring to be exposed so quickly and instantly felt guilty, her eyes dodging.

Qin Yan had registered a fake marriage certificate, so the one she gave her must be a fake diamond.

"I wanted to send you a diamond; it was my negligence, I was deceived by someone, I didn't expect it to be crystal." Gu He'an glanced at Lin Yan; this ring was prepared by her, and the quoted price was nine hundred thousand.

Nine hundred thousand to buy a fake diamond ring?

But he couldn't ask right now and could only admit to this matter first.

He took the cracked crystal ring from her hand, tossed it into the trash can, and persuaded, "Qin Yan, I'll send you a better one, okay?"

"You were deceived by someone." Qin Yan looked as if she were about to cry. "I even thought you were reluctant to spend money on me. Actually, I could have bought the wedding ring myself; at least I would have bought a genuine one."

"No, how could I send you cheap crystal? I was really deceived by someone. Xiaoyan, don't be sad."

"Since someone deceived you, let's call the police. Deceiving you is deceiving me; I absolutely cannot let it go!" Qin Yan immediately took out her phone, preparing to dial 110.

"Don't, Xiaoyan..." Gu He'an hurriedly stopped her. If they called the police, they would definitely need the marriage certificate to prove their marital status for the police report, and that fake marriage certificate would be exposed.

And this matter also involved Lin Yan; he absolutely couldn't let her call the police.

"I will solve this matter and give you an explanation. And that person might have gone abroad; calling the police is useless. Believe me, okay?"

"Alright, I'll believe you once."

Qin Yan glanced at Lin Yan on the side. She noticed that when he looked at Lin Yan, his gaze carried a questioning look. It seemed this crystal ring was prepared by her.

"Then you must investigate it as soon as possible, otherwise I will definitely call the police. Daring to deceive me—I will absolutely not let them off!"

"Alright, be good, I will." Gu He'an comforted her and tried to change the subject. "Let's eat first, okay? I'm hungry."

"It will be ready soon." Qin Yan glanced at the beef Gu Mu had cut; it had been a long time and she had only cut a little. She said, "Aunt Gu, keep it up!"

"..." Gu Mu's expression was ugly; her hand hurt from cutting, and she looked at her son. She couldn't bear to let her son do such things, so she looked at Lin Yan. "Lin Yan, you come cut it, and take this opportunity to learn cooking from Qin Yan. I have a manicure, so it's not very convenient."

Suddenly being named, Lin Yan's expression was awkward.

She hadn't entered the kitchen to do this kind of thing either, but since Gu Mu had spoken, she looked at Gu He'an in a tangle.

Gu He'an received her gaze and didn't want to let her suffer, so he could only speak up. "Mom, Lin Yan is a guest in the house; how can we let her do things? If she wants to learn, let's wait for next time. Since it's not convenient for you, Qin Yan, you do it."

Qin Yan sneered in her heart. Gu He'an, you dog man.

Reluctant to let Lin Yan do things, so he trampled on her!

She said, "Since Miss Lin is a guest, we can't let her do things. However, Miss Lin, why did you come over tonight?"

"It's..."

"I called her over to celebrate our marriage registration." Gu He'an interrupted and then said to Qin Yan, "You hurry up, we'll go out first and won't disturb you."

After they left, Qin Yan gripped the kitchen knife in her hand, her gaze sweeping over the chili peppers, and she curled her lips in a cold smile.

Gu He'an took Lin Yan upstairs and asked, "What's going on with that fake diamond?"

"I'm sorry, I don't know what happened either. Because it was a diamond ring you prepared to send to another woman, I felt bad, so I asked a friend to help. I didn't expect her to deceive me." Lin Yan said aggrievedly.

Gu He'an sighed. "I'm not blaming you; this matter is also my fault. I should have gone to a jewelry store to buy one, and this wouldn't have happened."

"Will Miss Qin not transfer the shares to you because of this?" Lin Yan asked with concern.

"She won't. She loves me so much. If I hadn't come to find you last night, maybe the shares would have been signed last night. I will definitely make her sign the contract tonight."

At this moment, there was movement downstairs; it was Gu Shanshan calling them to dinner, and the two went downstairs one after the other.

Gu He'an walked to Qin Yan's side and said, "Qin Yan, you've worked hard."

"What's hard about it? These are all dishes she ordered; they just arrived." Gu Shanshan complained.

Qin Yan smiled. "Aren't you hungry? It would have taken more than an hour to cook these dishes, and I was afraid you'd wait too long, so I ordered from the hotel. Is there anything wrong with doing that?"

"..." Gu Shanshan choked, couldn't be bothered to deal with her, sat down, and started using her chopsticks.

Several people sat down to eat. Qin Yan only cooked two dishes she liked herself, and although the other dishes were ordered from the hotel, they were all heated up by her after adding chili and some seasonings before being served.

She guaranteed that their whole family would remember tonight!

"So spicy! Qin Yan, why did you order such spicy dishes? Don't you know we don't eat spicy food?" Gu Shanshan complained.

"Sorry, He'an asked me to cook these." Qin Yan looked at Gu He'an innocently.

Gu He'an didn't eat much spicy food when he was being treated with medicine, but Lin Yan had a heavy palate and liked spicy food.

Gu He'an was also choked by the spiciness, but he couldn't say it was because Lin Yan liked it, so he could only say, "I suddenly wanted to eat it. Shanshan, stop talking while you eat."

Gu Shanshan pouted aggrievedly, both angry and spicy.

Qin Yan ate her fill, and suddenly leaned toward Lin Yan, asking in confusion, "Do you smell a strange odor?"

"I smell it too, it's so smelly. I thought it was the smell from the trash can before, but I took the trash can away, and it's still so smelly!" Gu Shanshan covered her nose.

"..." Lin Yan's face turned green.

She ate those spicy dishes, and her stomach not only hurt more and more, but she farted even more frequently.

"I suddenly remembered I have some things to deal with, so I'll take my leave." She stood up abruptly, wanting to leave quickly, but was blocked by Gu He'an. ===== CHAPTER 10 =====