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

At that time, Xu An'an already held two domestic Best Actress awards and had been nominated for Best Actress at Cannes for her role as Xie Wan in "The Last Goodnight".

Although she did not ultimately win the title, being shortlisted for Cannes at such a young age is already a once-in-a-century achievement.

On the red carpet, countless media outlets focused their cameras on this elegant and refined Eastern beauty.

For a time, Xu An'an was incredibly popular and became recognized as the actress with the highest commercial value.

Numerous endorsements and high-quality scripts flocked to Xu An'an.

Logically speaking, the script for "Anqi" and the salary offered by Lu Yiming were not competitive among the many offers.

But Xu An'an just happened to accept it.

Only Xu An'an knows the reason behind this.

Xu An'an's involvement made "Anqi" a hit even before filming began. Later, rumors of President Lu's obsessive pursuit of the actress surfaced on set, further increasing the film's popularity.

Thanks to Hsu An-an's outstanding performance and great public appeal, "Angie" has seen its box office soar.

This allowed Lu Yiming to win the bet.

With ample cash flow secured, Lu Yiming swiftly reshuffled the board of directors, saving the entire Lu Group.

After everything settled down, Lu Yiming proposed to Xu An'an with the equity transfer agreement for ten companies under the group.

What did he say back then?

Oh, right.

At that time, he was wearing a pure black haute couture suit, kneeling on one knee, and gently locking his amber eyes onto Xu An'an.

他 说:

"An'an, in this world, I only trust you."

"Marry me, and everything I have will be yours."

Thinking of this, Xu An'an couldn't help but shake her head and smile bitterly, finding it extremely ironic:

You say everything is mine, but the child you're due to be born in a few months won't be mine.

You said you only believed me, but I no longer believe you.

Since the promise has expired,

Then what's the point of this marriage?

......

The following day, Su Xiaohan picked up Xu An'an from the hospital.

"An'an, what do you think? Isn't my new car nice?"

"Huh?" Xu An'an, who had just sat in the passenger seat, was a little confused. "Wasn't this the car you drove last time?"

Perhaps because she experienced extreme poverty in her childhood, Xu An'an's understanding of the concept of a car is somewhat impoverished.

When she was in junior high school, it suddenly rained heavily one day after school. Most of her classmates were picked up by their parents in a car or took a taxi home.

But Xu An'an has neither parents nor money.

Just as she was thinking of simply running home in the pouring rain, her homeroom teacher's car stopped in front of her.

That was the first time Xu An'an had ever ridden in a private car.

A roof provides warmth and dryness, shelter from the wind and rain—this is Xu An'an's most basic and profound understanding of a car.

Even after she became very wealthy, a car was just a convenient and comfortable means of transportation for her.

The Porsche she drives now was a gift from Lu Yiming five years ago, and she hasn't changed it in all these years.

In her eyes, cars are only distinguished by color and size.

She knew nothing about performance or style, and had no interest in learning about them.

"I'm speechless! This is a Ferrari supercar! The previous one was a Maserati! There's a huge difference, you know!" Su Xiaohan said helplessly, as if she were talking to a brick wall.

Yes, there is a difference; it feels more uncomfortable to sit here now.

"Xiaohan, I need to talk to you about something," Xu An'an said, enduring the stares from the passing cars. "Next time you pick me up from the hospital, could you please drive a more ordinary car?" She really didn't want to be so high-profile.

"Pah, pah, pah! What hospital! Do you want to keep coming to the hospital?! Spit it out!" Su Xiaohan turned and glared at Xu An'an. "Besides, my car..."

"—Stop! Stop the car!!"

A sharp screech of brakes was followed by a muffled thud.

The Ferrari crashed into the car in front of it.

Su Xiaohan was startled and didn't react for a while, but the driver of the Santana in front of her had already gotten out of the car, cursing.

The driver was a burly middle-aged man. When he saw that the car behind him was a Ferrari, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes. But when he saw that two beautiful young women got out of the car, a greasy smile immediately appeared on his lips.

"Sorry, I was distracted for a moment," Su Xiaohan said politely after getting out of the car, knowing it was her fault. "Insurance is taking up too much time, please name your price."

The accident was not serious; the bumper of the car in front was not knocked off, only slightly deformed.

It's at most a matter of two or three thousand yuan.

But the man looked at the two women in front of him. They were so young and yet they were driving luxury cars, and they were also quite good-looking—especially the one who got out of the passenger seat.

Although half of her face was covered by sunglasses, her delicate chin and pert nose suggested that she must be an absolute beauty.

Hmph, she's obviously being kept by a sugar daddy.

The man approached the two with ill intentions.

"Settle it privately? Brother, this is a commercial vehicle; you hitting it has caused me so much trouble!"

Realizing that the other party was just trying to extort money, Su Xiaohan was about to lash out.

But considering Xu An'an was there, she didn't want to attract attention and just wanted to settle things quickly.

"Okay, then calculate the lost wages, how much is it in total, and I'll transfer it to you."

While Su Xiaohan was speaking, the man kept lewdly glancing at Xu An'an's figure.

Damn, rich people really eat well. People like us can't even see women like that normally. Today is truly a blessing from heaven, they want to reward him.

"Sure, sure," the man grinned and took two more steps closer to Xu An'an.

A pungent, sour stench mixed with smoke and sweat hit her face. Xu An'an frowned, turned her head away, and took two steps back.

"Little sister, don't be afraid. Your brother isn't unreasonable. Money is negotiable. How about... you two come with me for a couple of drinks, and we'll have a 'deep' discussion about how to settle this privately?"

As he spoke, he casually reached out to put his hand on Xu An'an's shoulder.

Su Xiaohan immediately sensed something was wrong.

Just as she was about to step forward to stop the man's hand, she heard him scream "Ah—"

Xu An'an twisted the man's arm behind her back and swiftly pressed him against the hood of the Ferrari, coldly saying:

"Can't you speak properly?!"

Su Xiaohan was speechless.

Oh right, how could she forget that Xu An'an first gained fame for her action scenes, having trained in martial arts for almost half a year?

This unexpected turn of events caused quite a stir, and many passersby turned around to look.

Enraged, the middle-aged man resorted to shameless shouting:

"He's hitting me! He's hitting me! He hit my car and then tried to hit me! Just because you drive a luxury car doesn't mean you're above the law! Is there no justice in this world?!"

The man's loud howl attracted a larger crowd, who began to discuss it amongst themselves, with many even taking out their phones to record it.

"Having money really makes you powerful, huh? You even dare to beat someone up in the street!"

"Exactly, driving such an expensive car at such a young age, that money must have come from an unclean source!"

"That guy in sunglasses looks familiar, like a celebrity!"

Upon hearing this, everyone focused their attention on Xu An'an and started snapping photos of her.

Su Xiaohan tried to explain loudly, but no one cared what she was saying.

Xu An'an was extremely annoyed. She let go of the man and was about to turn around and get into the car when the man grabbed her and wouldn't let go, shouting:

"You think you can just walk away after hitting someone? Just because you're a celebrity doesn't mean you can be so great!"

As he spoke, he reached out to take off Xu An'an's sunglasses.

Xu An'an couldn't dodge in time, and the moment her sunglasses fell off, she even resignedly wondered what kind of headline would be given to her on the trending searches tomorrow.

The sudden, blinding light made Xu An'an unable to open her eyes for a moment.

A gust of wind swept by.

The next second, Xu An'an was suddenly pressed into a cool, clear chest.

A warm, dry hand covered Xu An'an's ear, safely protecting her entire face in the embrace.

Xu An'an pressed herself against the muscular chest muscles in front of her, her mind completely blank.

She could see nothing but the steady, powerful heartbeat of this man.

But the cool, snowy scent emanating from the man gave her a strange sense of peace, as if she had smelled it somewhere long ago.

"Ah—ah—"

The middle-aged driver let out another scream, this one even more agonizing than the last.

Then, with a slight vibration in her chest, Xu An'an heard a deep male voice filled with obvious anger:

"If you don't want your arm, I'll remove it for you!"

Xu An'an's heart skipped a beat.

That sound...

—Is it Yan Heng?!