Mr. Lu, stop being such a jerk. Your wife is your nemesis's white moonlight.

Xu An'an was awakened by a sharp telephone ring.

She fumbled for her phone, and just as she pressed the call button, her subordinate Zheng Wei's voice, trembling with tears, came through:

"Mr. Xu, something terrible has happened! The Huaiming project... the Lin family snatched it away!"

Lin?

Lin Wan'er?

Xu An'an instantly regained her senses, her fingertips digging into her palm, but her voice remained unusually calm:

"Don't panic yet, what exactly is going on?"

"Our core data seems... seems to have been leaked. The Lin family's bid is only 100 yuan lower than ours."

"100 yuan?" Xu An'an took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and calmly asked:

"Zheng Wei, within 5 minutes, compile a list of staff members who know the core data and send it to me. Also include all the leaders who handled the tender documents."

"Yes, Mr. Xu."

Zheng Wei was very efficient and sent over the personnel list and related data in no time.

Xu An'an examined it carefully three times, her brows gradually furrowing.

The company has a good confidentiality policy; the truly core data is discussed at multiple stages.

In other words, unless the Lin family bribed all six middle-level managers, it would be impossible to arrive at such a precise price.

Bribing everyone was impossible. So, Xu An'an's gaze fell on the last line of the document.

—Mr. Lu.

Yes, Lu Yiming will receive a copy of the final version of the bidding documents from all of Lu's Group's subsidiaries.

He possesses the most complete data.

Xu An'an grabbed the car keys and drove straight to the headquarters of the Lu Group.

...

The Lu Group Building at 10 a.m. is the busiest time of day.

Not wanting to disturb too many people, Xu An'an simply used her fingerprint to access Lu Yiming's private elevator.

"Ms. Xu, you're here." The secretary greeted Xu An'an warmly. "President Lu just went out for a meeting and probably won't be back until the afternoon."

"Oh, it's nothing." Xu An'an smiled at her and casually made up an excuse, "He was in such a hurry to leave this morning that he took the wrong document. I came to pick it up."

"Yes, Mr. Xu." The secretary had no doubts whatsoever.

Throughout the entire Lu Group, everyone knows that President Lu dotes on Xu An'an to the extreme.

Although the president's office is theoretically off-limits to outsiders, how can Xu An'an be considered an outsider?

The secretary respectfully led Xu An'an to the door of the president's office before returning to her workstation.

Xu An'an stretched out her finger and pressed the fingerprint lock on the door.

—Lu Yiming personally guided her to register her fingerprints.

Upon entering the office, Xu An'an went straight to the desk and turned on Lu Yiming's personal computer.

Great, the password hasn't changed.

Xu An'an carefully checked Lu Yiming's email and communication records, but found nothing wrong.

Could it be that she misunderstood Lu Yiming?

Feeling a little guilty, Xu An'an exited the interface and wanted to shut down the computer.

Yu Guangzhong suddenly noticed a somewhat unfamiliar icon on the desktop.

WhatsApp?

This communication software is not commonly used in mainland China; it's mainly used for communication with overseas countries and Hong Kong and Macau...

As if possessed, Xu An'an clicked on the software.

As the interface opened, Xu An'an's pupils suddenly contracted while staring at the screen.

A file sending record was clearly displayed in the dialog box:

At 3:25 a.m. today, Lu Yiming sent this price list to "Wan'er".

Faced with irrefutable evidence, Xu An'an's hand holding the mouse trembled uncontrollably.

She suddenly felt something was absurd.

Has Lu Yiming fallen in love with Lin Wan'er to this extent?

Rushing to be with her in the middle of the night wasn't enough.

He even had to come to the company at 3 a.m. just to send her the core data?

But why should Lu Yiming use Xu An'an's company's interests to win a woman's favor?

Feeling as if her chest was about to burst, Xu An'an took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the anger in her heart.

calm.

Now is not the time to be angry.

The problem needs to be solved first.

Xu An'an steadied her trembling hands and scrolled up the record, hoping to find some useful information.

I thought it would only be a three-month record, but I found that no matter how I scrolled, I couldn't reach the bottom.

They've actually kept in touch all these years!

No, the word "connection" is not enough to describe this intimacy.

Over the years, Lin Wan'er has shared everything with Lu Yiming, from major holidays to minor things like what flavor of coffee she drank or how cute a kitten she encountered on the street!

"Yiming, I saw in the weather forecast that it's getting colder in Fengcheng today, remember to wear more layers!"

"Yiming-ge, this is my new hair color today. Do you think it looks good?"

"Yiming-ge, I miss you so much..."

"Brother Yiming,..."

Interspersed throughout are even numerous selfies of Lin Wan'er, some of which are so explicit that they need to be censored.

Although Lu Yiming didn't reply much, his words implied approval of Lin Wan'er's ambiguous behavior.

A bone-chilling coldness crept up Xu An'an's spine...

What she felt wasn't even anger, but a physiological nausea!

That's disgusting...

It turns out that Lu Yiming had always kept a part of himself in his heart for Lin Wan'er...

In those passionate nights with Lu Yiming, in those moments that Xu An'an considered incredibly happy,

Who was Lu Yiming thinking of?

it is ridiculous.

She, Xu An'an, was more than just a fool for three months.

For five whole years, she was a complete fool!

My phone vibrated in my pocket; Zheng Wei had sent me another document.

Xu An'an opened the file somewhat absentmindedly, struggling to focus her attention on its contents:

"The actual controlling shareholder of Xingyao Science and Technology Innovation is Lin Yaodong, the third son of the Lin family."

Lin Yaodong...

Xu An'an vaguely felt that she had heard this name somewhere before.

Subconsciously, Xu An'an searched for the three words "Lin Yaodong" in the disgusting chat history in front of her.

Sure enough, a series of messages quickly appeared below:

"Brother Yiming, Yaodong accidentally injured someone on the court..."

"They didn't kill him, they just left him in a vegetative state, but they're still relentless..."

"Dad mustn't know about this..."

"Brother Yiming, please help us..."

"Please, Yiming..."

Having roughly figured out the situation, Xu An'an calmed down completely.

The Lin family is truly rotten to the core.

She narrowed her eyes and picked up the phone:

"Zheng Wei, go and investigate the assault incident involving Lin Yaodong three years ago."

"Don't go through official channels; that matter was probably suppressed. Contact the victim's family directly. Be quick!"

"Yes, Mr. Xu."

Since ancient times, fairness has been valued.

Murder pays off lives, debts pay off.

You were the ones who were unjust first, so don't blame me for being unjust!

After making another call, Xu An'an walked slowly to the bright, large floor-to-ceiling window and looked down at the bustling city.

But who knows how much filth and depravity is hidden beneath this hypocritical facade?

After a long pause, she spoke softly:

"Xiaohan, I need your help..."

...

It was 1 p.m. that day.

A topic titled "Lin Yao-tung's Attack at the Stadium" suddenly appeared on the trending search lists of major platforms.

"Three years ago, Lin Yaodong got into a fight with Chen Hao's brother, Chen Yue, at the basketball court because he coveted Chen Yue, a girl who was working there. He then ordered his accomplices to beat Chen Hao until he was in a vegetative state..."

An anonymous long post, accompanied by striking photos from the scene, was quickly reposted by various bloggers, instantly igniting public opinion.

Angry netizens quickly discovered that Lin Yaodong, the protagonist of this incident, was actually the third son of the Lin family, the actual controlling shareholder of Xingyao Technology.

Xingyao Science and Technology Innovation, along with the shares of Lin's Group, plummeted to their daily limit.

Under public pressure, Huaiming announced that the cooperation with Xingyao was completely cancelled, and the project was transferred to Yian Technology, managed by Xu An'an.

Listening to the wild cheers and excitement of the employees outside, Xu An'an sat in her office chair and let out a long breath.

Just then, the phone and the desktop vibrated.

—Lu Yiming called.