After paying her husband for five years, she turned around and married into a wealthy family with bi

Gu Beiting gave an awkward wry smile: "She is... my wife, not an object. Maybe she's just being petty. I'll call and find out now. If I ask for it, she won't refuse."

Xu Niaoniao was very unhappy with the statement that it referred to his wife.

His face was so gloomy it looked like you could squeeze water out of it.

Xu Niaoniao bluntly stated, "Beiting, don't you think you've changed? You're too good to her. Have you developed feelings for her over time?"

Especially recently, Xu Niaoniao has increasingly felt that Gu Beiting has changed his mind.

In the past, Gu Beiting would spoil her without any reason, giving her whatever she wanted.

Although she left when Gu Beiting needed her most, Xu Niaoniao knew very well that what you can't have is always the best.

Gu Beiting had no interest in women like Yun An, who were haggard and fawned over men.

However, Gu Beiting is now acknowledging his marital relationship with Yun An in front of her, even though he wasn't like this when he first returned to the country.

He used to loathe her utterly, so how come he's been so nice to Yun'an after only a few days?

Gu Beiting didn't think he had done anything wrong. "Niao Niao, don't be jealous. I haven't touched her at all. It's just that she took the patent, which is really disadvantageous to me."

Xu Niaoniao said, "Then you should force her to give up the patent completely. Anyway, she'll agree to anything for you."

Gu Beiting nodded and dialed Yun An's number.

To everyone's surprise, as soon as the call connected, Gu Beiting heard the lawyer's voice. It turned out that Yun An happened to be at the law firm and, seeing that it was Gu Beiting calling, had the lawyer answer the phone.

"Mr. Gu, hello. I am Tong Chun, Ms. Yun's authorized lawyer. Please feel free to tell me what's on your mind." Her voice was gentle yet firm in its principles.

Gu Beiting swallowed back the thunderous anger that was on the tip of his tongue.

He could say hurtful things to Yun An because she was his wife, and he could scold her however he wanted. But a lawyer, especially one who might record the conversation, was someone he couldn't afford to be caught red-handed.

"I'd like to understand why Yun'an was able to withdraw the patent it transferred to the company? Isn't a patent supposed to be valid indefinitely once transferred?"

Attorney Tong also provided an explanation: "Patent transfers can be revoked under certain conditions, such as when the contract is manifestly unfair between the parties, thus meeting the conditions for revocation."

What does "manifestly unfair" mean?

"When a patent transfer contract is signed, if the rights and obligations of both parties are clearly unequal, resulting in one party suffering significant losses while the other party gains undue benefits, the party suffering the losses naturally has the right to request the cancellation of the transfer contract."

Ms. Yun's situation fits this description; she transferred the patent to your company, and your company has gained huge profits from the patent every year.

Although Ms. Yun appears to have suffered no loss, she could normally earn tens of millions a year by leasing out the patent, but she did not receive any of it. Her gains are completely unequal to those of your company.

Therefore, Ms. Yun has revoked the transfer. Your company must immediately remove all products using the patent from shelves; otherwise, we will file a complaint with the relevant authorities, confiscate your illegal profits, and impose penalties.

Gu Beiting was stunned after hearing Tong Chun's words.

He paused for a moment and asked, "What's Yun'an's attitude? Can't she just talk to me properly?"

Tong Chun replied, "My client's attitude is that he refuses to negotiate and his only demand is to get the patent back."

"Yun An, aren't you being too heartless? The income of hundreds of people in the company depends entirely on this game. Your little patent has been used for free for so many years, why are you taking it back?"

"The transfer has already been completed, and you still want to cancel it? You've gone too far, Yun'an! I'm talking to you! What are you doing with the lawyer...?"

The phone call was suddenly disconnected.

Gu Beiting completely broke down.

Xu Niaoniao originally planned to gamble for a few more days, saying that Gu Beiting had brought her good luck, but Gu Beiting had to go back early.

She lost interest and followed him back.

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the company.

Everyone knows that YunAn took the patent.

They were all distracted from their work and started gossiping among themselves.

Some people said, "It's all Lin Xiaowei's fault. She took it upon herself to force Yun'an out, and now the layoffs have hit a major nerve. What are we going to do? If we can't get this patent back, our only profitable game will have to be taken off the market. Will we be eating dirt then?"

Some people complained, "That Yun An is really insidious. She seems harmless, but she's a treacherous stab in the back. Our CEO Gu has already been good enough to her, just using her worthless patent. Is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

Others see it clearly: "Isn't it normal to take someone else's patent when you leave the company? Don't assume it's the company's just because you've used it for a while. If you think it's bad, then apply for one yourself."

……

Resentment was palpable.

After Gu Beiting returned, he immediately found out the law firm where Tong Chun worked, and with a little bit of cunning, he found it.

We found Yun'an.

"Yun'an".

The man found her in the supermarket downstairs from her apartment.

Yun An picked up a box of fruit and carefully compared the prices.

Gu Beiting reached out and put the more expensive item into the shopping cart, saying, "I'll pay."

Yun An's expression changed slightly, realizing that he had already found out her address.

This supermarket is located inside the residential community. Because it is located in the city center, the prices are relatively high, but many residents still buy from it.

It belongs to the category of high-end supermarkets with good quality.

Since Gu Beiting was going to pay, she had no reason to refuse.

This was the first time Gu Beiting had gone grocery shopping with her.

If it were a month ago, she would have been overjoyed.

But now she feels nothing at all.

Gu Beiting paid and left the supermarket.

Once away from the crowd, he suddenly chose his words carefully, his tone somewhat ambiguous, "What happened in the lounge that day wasn't what you saw. I can explain it again: it just happened to help Miss Xu; she couldn't get out of it herself."

"Um."

Yun An nodded without hesitation and calmly replied, "I believe you."

Gu Beiting was stunned.

In his eyes, Yun An had always been docile, even submissive. He could handle his sister's difficult behavior, his nephew's mischief, and even his father's dictatorship and his mother's sarcasm and difficulties.

She does have a very good temper.

But today, Yun'an clearly wasn't showing a good temper.

Rather, it was a feeling of indifference.

This difference.

Gu Beiting could sense it.

She is no longer the good-natured wife who tolerates her husband's ambiguous relationship with his female friends.

It's a kind of indifference that doesn't matter whether the husband is cheating or not.

This difference brought a subtle strangeness that rose in Gu Beiting's heart.

A casual "I believe you" made him feel very uncomfortable.

He frowned, wondering why he felt uncomfortable. An answer popped into his mind—she no longer cared about him.

Yun An didn't care whether they were flirting or something else that day, or whether he was cheating on Xu Niaoniao.

Yun An showed no emotion on his face, just as usual.

However, this was completely unacceptable to Gu Beiting, who had been pursued, admired, and carefully cared for by her for several years.

"An'an..."

Gu Beiting inexplicably felt as if a heart was drifting further and further away from him.

Almost instinctively, he grabbed Yun'an's wrist and cautiously probed, "You didn't cancel the patent transfer because you were angry that day, did you?"

Yun An's anger that day was not the reason.

Besides, she's never angry.

Gu Beiting loved Xu Niaoniao so much that he was oblivious to the world around him.

She felt only endless despair, utterly devoid of any right to even be angry. What was she? A free nanny, a cheap employee; in his heart, she was nothing at all.

Yun An shook his head.

Gu Beiting's expression became somewhat unnatural: "Then why?"