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

Chapter 56 immediately became a trending topic on social media.

Yan Heng paused as he started the car, then turned to look at her.

"I'm really angry about what happened today." She looked into his eyes, her tone turning serious. "Divorce is my own business, but tonight you forced me to confront Lu Yiming in front of so many people, disrupting my plans and putting me in a very passive position."

"I'm sorry." Yan Heng lowered his head.

Seeing his eyes darken noticeably, Xu An'an sighed, ultimately unable to bring herself to be too harsh. "However, since things have already come to this, I just want to resolve the immediate difficulties. But Yan Heng, I don't want anything like this to happen again."

"Okay," Yan Heng's eyes flickered again, and he looked up at her without blinking, "I promise."

Xu An'an nodded slightly. "As for what you just said," she paused, remaining silent for a few seconds before continuing:

"You've seen how failed my last relationship was, so I really have no intention of starting another relationship right now, and I can't guarantee what the future holds..."

"I know." Yan Heng didn't let the refusal continue; he looked intently at Xu An'an:

"I'm not forcing you to accept me now, nor do I need any promises from you. I'm just telling you unilaterally that I like you. You can consider me one of many suitors; there are so many men who want to pursue you that they could circle the equator, so one more won't make a difference."

It took Xu An'an a moment to realize that Yan Heng was joking.

She blinked in surprise, then couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Seeing her smile, Yan Heng's lips also curved into a smile. The two laughed at each other for a while, and when they finally stopped, the atmosphere had completely changed.

Xu An'an knew that she would never be able to say no now.

……

The next day at noon, Xu An'an and Su Xiaohan returned to Bincheng.

Xu An'an had just pushed her suitcase into the entryway and hadn't even had time to change her shoes when the doorbell rang. She opened the door and saw Song Zhe standing outside, holding a stack of documents.

"Miss Xu, I apologize for bothering you. Mr. Yan asked me to give these to you."

Xu An'an was a little puzzled. She took the document and opened it. The document was titled "Employment Contract," and the paper was brand new, as if it had just been printed.

The first company was Anri Future. She scrolled down and her pupils contracted when she saw the name of the second company. Then, she quickly flipped to the signatures of the next few contracts, and when she saw those familiar names, Xu An'an was completely stunned.

All 12 labor contracts were signed by employees of Zhiyi'an Technology.

For about six or seven seconds, Xu An'an stood there blankly, unable to react.

How is that possible?

These are all long-time employees of Yi'an. How could they blatantly violate confidentiality agreements and sign with another company?

This will not only result in huge compensation payments, but may even lead to lawsuits... They shouldn't be so ignorant!

Suddenly, Xu An'an seemed to remember something and went to look at the contract details—

[Anri Future, whose main business is cloud computing services and data annotation...]

Seeing this, Xu An'an let out a soft breath.

It turned out to be the case.

Yian Technology's main focus is AI algorithm research and development, and it does not involve downstream operations. There is no competition between upstream and downstream, and the company's business scope happens to avoid the restrictions of the confidentiality agreement imposed by Lu Yiming.

In other words, joining this company means that former Yian employees are both qualified for the job and do not face any legal risks.

However... in this era of AI explosion, most companies in this field will choose to develop multiple businesses, so there will inevitably be overlap in business.

How could this company called Anri Future happen to be so perfectly positioned to avoid any overlap with Yian Technology in its business scope, yet still maintain seamless upstream and downstream connections—it's as if it were tailor-made for Lu Yiming's confidentiality agreement.

She looked up at Song Zhe: "This is...?"

Song Zhe clearly knew what Xu An'an wanted to ask, and didn't intend to hide it, patiently explaining:

"Anri Future is a company that Mr. Yan registered with all his shares three years ago and is not affiliated with the Yan Group headquarters. About half a month ago, Mr. Yan revised the company's business scope and adjusted and integrated multiple business directions. Because the changes were significant, they needed to be approved by the Bureau of Commerce and all the procedures were completed last week."

Revising the business scope to circumvent confidentiality agreements... Xu An'an had considered this approach, and she consulted with Attorney He. The cost of this method was too high: suspending business, reassessing, and countless other troubles involved... In this cash-is-king era, the probability of this happening was almost zero. Therefore, she immediately rejected the plan.

Two weeks ago…..

Xu An'an felt a slight tremor in her heart; that was when Lu Yiming had just suggested using Yi'an to threaten her.

Did Yan Heng already begin preparations at that time?

"Miss Xu?"

It wasn't until Song Zhe asked that Xu An'an realized she had been lost in thought for who knows how long.

She gave an awkward laugh. "Excuse me, what did you just say?"

"It's alright," Song Zhe smiled and politely repeated what he had said before:

"From last night to this morning, the company's HR department has contacted all employees of Yian Technology. Currently, 12 of them have signed letters of intent with Anri, while the rest are still observing. However, General Manager Yan has instructed that all Yian Technology employees can join Anri at any time, with a 30% salary increase. Ms. Xu, do you have any other requirements?"

Xu An'an gently shook her head.

With a 30% salary increase and a one-way invitation to join at any time, even if Xu An'an were to start her own business in the future, she might not be able to get such offers from these employees.

She was silent for a moment, then asked, "Where is Yan Heng?"

"President Yan has an important meeting in the United States today, and his flight is at 3 a.m.

In the early hours of the morning… Xu An'an was stunned. Yesterday, when he took her back to the hotel, it was already close to midnight.

"Did he fly directly from Ningcheng?"

"No, it took off from Bincheng," Song Zhe replied. "Private planes need to report their routes in advance, and the location cannot be changed on short notice."

It takes at least two hours to get back to Bincheng from Ningcheng, which means that Yan Heng could only get a short nap in the car and on the plane last night.

Song Zhe seemed oblivious to the fleeting tremor in her eyes and continued, "Actually, President Yan was supposed to fly to the United States the day before yesterday. He specially adjusted his schedule for the Cheng family's banquet, which caused a two-day delay. The United States was pressing him hard, and last night in the car, President Yan was in a video conference with them until he boarded the plane."

He paused here, as if suddenly realizing he had said too much, and gave a slight bow: "I apologize, Miss Xu, I've been too talkative. Please keep these things safe. Mr. Yan only meant to put your mind at ease and not cause you any worries. I've delivered the message, I'll take my leave now."

After he left, the living room became quiet again.

Xu An'an stood there, still clutching the stack of contracts in her hand. The edges of the papers dug into her palm, causing a slight stinging pain. The twilight outside the window sank deeper and deeper. The room was dark, the lights off, enveloping her entirely in dimness.

She looked down at the stack of papers, every word on them appearing exceptionally clear in the dim light.

Even if she's incredibly dense, she could still figure out the whole story from beginning to end.

Yan Heng postponed the meeting to attend Old Cheng's birthday banquet because of her.

He chose the Bincheng route because he was unaware of her and Su Xiaohan's plans and intended to send her back after the banquet.

The reason he dared to force himself to propose divorce in public last night was because he had already prepared for the subsequent troubles.

He's like a cunning hunter, taking every step with meticulous care, making you aware of his ulterior motives yet still trapped in his rhythm, where even refusing seems futile.

She took a deep breath, picked up her phone, and opened her chat with Yan Heng. Their conversation was still at the point where Yan Heng had asked her to come downstairs.

In just two days, their relationship has undergone such a thorough and subtle change.

She typed a few words, then deleted them.

I typed another sentence, then deleted it.

Over and over again, the screen remained completely empty.

The cursor blinked in the input field, like a faint heartbeat.

Finally, she turned off the screen.

The moment the phone screen went dark, her own blurry face appeared.

......

After a few days of suppression, the incident at the billiards hall that night was still exposed.

It immediately became a trending topic on social media.

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