After returning home with the child, her ex-husband knelt down and gently coaxed her.

"Anning, it's been a week, and there's been absolutely no progress on the cooperation with the Ou Teng Group. Have you been just sitting around at the company doing nothing?"

Sun Liangying appeared at the office door, arms crossed, looking in An Ning's direction, her voice so loud that everyone in the department could hear her. She had just arrived at the company that morning and hadn't even sat down yet.

She knew perfectly well that this was a public embarrassment for Anning.

"Manager Sun, the new project proposal is already in progress and will be submitted to Ou Teng Group for review soon." An Ning stood up and calmly looked at Sun Jingying. "It's only been a week. Manager Sun, is there any need to be in such a hurry? You followed up for a year and still couldn't get it done, and you weren't this anxious then."

As soon as she finished speaking, Sun Liangying's expression changed.

Even Huang Yuanyuan, who was sitting to the side and behind An Ning, couldn't help but feel worried for her.

An Ning is truly the first person to dare to openly talk back to Supervisor Sun.

Sun Liangying strode up to An Ning, coldly scoffed, and said with disdain, "Where do you get the nerve to talk to me like that? I've been working on this collaboration for a year, and it was almost finalized when you barged in. You know perfectly well what methods you used to get into Haowei!"

She raised her chin arrogantly, "Anning, let me give you a friendly reminder: if you don't have the skills, don't take on the job. You should leave Haowei as soon as possible; it's not that shameful."

"Don't worry, Manager Sun. If we can't reach an agreement, I will leave Haowei on my own initiative. There's no need for you to worry about me." An Ning's tone remained calm, and her words were unhurried. "If we can reach an agreement, please don't press me so hard."

Her words caused everyone around her to gasp.

Sun Liangying sneered, "I'd like to see what qualifications you have to negotiate a partnership with Ou Teng! Don't forget, you only have three months."

Miss Cheng had promised her that she would absolutely not allow Anning's project proposal to be approved by the Ou Teng Group.

She was determined to get Anning away from Haowei!

She tapped on Anning's desk. "Send me your new project proposal within half an hour for me to review."

As soon as Sun Liangying turned to leave, Huang Yuanyuan came over, her round face scrunched up, and whispered a reminder, "Anning, I've never seen you so assertive before. Why did you get into a fight with Manager Sun? You've offended her, and things won't be easy for you at work in the future."

An Ning sat down and opened the PowerPoint presentation she had prepared, her tone indifferent, "It doesn't matter."

Huang Yuanyuan couldn't help but worry, "Anning, our department all know that Supervisor Sun has been trying to work with Ou Teng for a year without success. Now you're only given three months, can you really manage?"

An Ning looked at her newly prepared project proposal, every piece of data was so precise that it perfectly matched the medical sector that the Ou Teng Group was currently developing.

She was very confident in her project proposal, but...

She wasn't confident about Lu Xiyan.

She was powerless to stop him from rejecting her.

"Give it a try," An Ning smiled gently. "If all else fails, I can always find another job."

Since we're all going to be treated like animals anyway, it doesn't matter where we are.

Huang Yuanyuan admired her calm and collected demeanor and gave her a thumbs-up, "Anning, I believe in you!"

An Ning nodded and smiled, then sent the revised project proposal to Sun Liangying's email address.

I opened my phone and tapped on that familiar chat window.

Looking at the three letters "L.XY", I tapped the screen with my fingertip and sent a message.

[Anning: Mr. Lu, are you free this afternoon? I'd like to bring my newly completed project proposal to your company.]

The screen displayed "The other party is typing," and Anning stared at the phone screen, feeling somewhat nervous.

After a while, a message popped up.

The other party only replied with a single word, "Mm".

An Ning breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, he had agreed.

Seeing that he had been typing for so long, she thought he would refuse to see her.

Regardless of whether the project proposal passes the test, at least letting him take a look is an opportunity.

"Anning, who should I text?"

Huang Yuanyuan, ever the gossip, leaned closer; it was the first time she'd ever seen An Ning so unsettled.

An Ning quickly turned off her phone. "People from the Ou Teng Group want to schedule a time to discuss cooperation."

"I thought it was your boyfriend." She leaned closer curiously. "Anning, I've never asked before, but you're so pretty, your boyfriend must be pretty good too, right?"

An Ning paused for a moment, then smiled gently at her gossipy face. "I don't have a boyfriend."

"Huh?" Huang Yuanyuan asked in surprise. How come someone so pretty doesn't have a boyfriend?

"I'm divorced, and I have children."

"what!"

An Ning's next question nearly made Huang Yuanyuan fall off her chair in shock: "You're divorced, and you have a child?"

An Ning suddenly chuckled, "Surprised?"

"I'm so surprised!" Huang Yuanyuan covered her mouth and whispered, "You don't look like you've ever had a child at all! If I didn't know you were a few years older than me, I would have thought you just graduated!"

Her eyes swept over An Ning, who had a great figure, fair skin, and an incredibly beautiful face. Even with light makeup, she was captivating, and her aura was cool and serene – she was practically a goddess.

They got divorced!

"How blind was your ex-husband!" Huang Yuanyuan said indignantly. "You're so beautiful, and he still divorced you! He's so ungrateful! What kind of man is so arrogant? Do you have a picture of your ex-husband? I want to take a good look at him and see what kind of person he is!"

It was clear that Huang Yuanyuan was genuinely indignant on her behalf. Anning looked at her and said softly, "He's not that kind of person. I'm the one who wanted a divorce."

"..." Huang Yuanyuan was speechless for a moment, then withdrew her earlier indignation and asked curiously, "Anning, from your tone, it seems like you still have feelings for your ex-husband. So why did you divorce him?"

"It's not suitable." An Ning smiled gently, lowered her eyes and said, "We're not a good match, we can't be together."

Huang Yuanyuan was puzzled. "What era are we living in? Why are we still talking about marrying someone of equal social standing? Isn't it enough as long as two people truly love each other?"

An Ning smiled slightly, her smile tinged with helplessness. "I once thought that as long as two people loved each other, that love could overcome all difficulties."

She chuckled softly, "Only when you're adorable do you realize how incredibly difficult it is to fall in love."

Huang Yuanyuan didn't quite understand the "difficulty" she was talking about, but she could feel the sadness in her words.

But the next second—

"Damn it!" She frowned as she looked at the group notification on her computer. "Manager Sun is calling a meeting! It's definitely not going to be good!"

"Huh?" Her eyes fell on the last line of the group notification. "Why does it say 'Everyone except Anning, attend the meeting'?"

An Ning also noticed that in the meeting notice sent by Sun Liangying, she was the only one who did not participate.

......

The meeting lasted for half an hour.

After the meeting, the colleagues who came in all looked at Anning with strange eyes.

Li Hui, with an air of anticipation, shouted at the top of her lungs, "Anning, I have good news for you, do you want to hear it?"

"Li Hui, don't get too cocky!" Huang Yuanyuan followed her in, giving her a disdainful look. "This matter hasn't been investigated properly yet, what are you yelling about?"

"The evidence is conclusive, what more investigation do we need? All the colleagues who attended the meeting saw it." Li Hui said smugly, deliberately shouting to An Ning in a voice everyone could hear, "An Ning, congratulations, you've been fired by Hao Wei!"