Suddenly, Qin Yu turned abruptly and strode away, shouting, "If you want the truth, come find me!" His voice echoed through the air, a hint of provocation and unruliness. Cheng Yifeng and Lin Yuxuan hurried to catch up, and the three of them quickly disappeared from view.

Xing Ziling stared at the direction they left, her eyes closely following the figure that was getting farther and farther away. Her brows were furrowed, her lips were tightly closed, and her face looked solemn and thoughtful.

An Junde looked in the direction they left and said only one sentence: "Don't be fooled by their words."

Unfortunately, the company encountered difficulties, but Xing Ziling still went to find Qin Yu in person for the company. Qin Yu asked her to meet him in the dining room.

Qin Yu leaned back in his chair and said with a smile: "Have a drink and I will tell you the truth."

Xing Ziling held the wine glass tightly, her hands trembling slightly due to nervousness.

Qin Yu looked at her and snorted: "Why, you don't dare?"

Xing Ziling took a deep breath and said, "As long as what you said is true, I will drink this glass of wine."

Qin Yu laughed out loud. "That's great! Then I'll tell you that the reason there are those unfavorable rumors in the company is because some people are jealous of An Junde's talent and achievements and want to take the opportunity to suppress you."

Xing Ziling frowned and asked, "Then who is this person?"

Qin Yu raised his eyebrows, pointed at the wine glass in Xing Ziling's hand, and said, "Drink this glass first, and I will tell you."

Xing Ziling gritted her teeth, raised her head and drank the wine in the glass.

Qin Yu then said slowly, "This person is your company's competitor, Wang Hao. He has always wanted to dominate this industry, so he resorted to such despicable means."

After hearing this, Xing Ziling was filled with anger: "So it was him, what should we do next?"

Qin Yu crossed his arms and said, "That's not my business. I've done my utmost to tell you this."

Xing Ziling stood up and said, "Thank you anyway." Then she hurriedly left the dining room, preparing to go back and tell An Junde the news.

Suddenly, Xing Ziling felt dizzy and her body began to shake uncontrollably. Qin Yu saw this and quickly hugged her, saying frivolously, "Beauty, is this all wrong?"

An Junde was anxiously searching for Xing Ziling, with beads of sweat on his forehead. Ye Mingjia came over and told An Junde, "Xing Ziling is over there."

An Junde looked in the direction of Ye Mingjia's finger and saw Qin Yu being violently beaten by a man. Upon closer inspection, he found that the man was Xing Ziling's brother.

Qin Yu was beaten black and blue. He dodged with his head in his hands and begged for mercy, saying, "Master Xing, I was blind and didn't know this woman was yours."

Master Xing's eyes widened in anger as he shouted, "How dare you bully my sister? Today I'm just teaching you a lesson. If you do it again, I won't let you off easily!"

Qin Yu nodded repeatedly, and said in a trembling voice: "I won't dare to do it again, never again, Master Xing, please spare my life!"

At this time, An Junde and Ye Mingjia hurried over. Seeing this scene, An Junde hurried forward to hold Master Xing and said, "Don't be impulsive, listen to what he says."

Master Xing then stopped and glared at Qin Yu fiercely.

Qin Yu gasped and stammered to explain: "I...I was really just joking with her, I didn't expect it would cause such a big trouble."

Xing Ziling had regained some consciousness by this time and said to her brother, "Brother, forget it. Maybe he really didn't mean it."

Master Xing frowned and said, "Sister, you are too kind, that's why you are bullied by such people."

An Junde looked at Qin Yu and said seriously, "I'll let you go this time, but if you do something wrong again, I won't let you go easily."

Qin Yu nodded hurriedly and ran away in shame.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. An Junde looked at Xing Ziling with concern and asked, "Are you okay?"

Xing Ziling shook her head and said, "I'm fine, thank you everyone."

Then they left this troubled place together.

Xing Ziling was sitting in the back seat of An Junde's car, feeling dizzy and groggy but still somewhat conscious.

On the other side, Master Xing was searching everywhere, anxiously shouting, "Where are the people?"

An attendant ran over and said, "The young lady was taken away by An Junde."

Master Xing frowned and said, "This An Junde didn't even tell me." Then he took out his cell phone and prepared to call An Junde.

An Junde's phone was turned off. He stopped the car and said softly, "Xing Ziling, we've arrived at your home."

Xing Ziling leaned back in her seat, dazed, and didn't respond. An Junde reluctantly put his arm around her waist and asked again, "Where is your home?"

Xing Ziling said dazedly, "I don't have a home."

An Junde looked at her, found the key from her bag, opened the door, and carefully entered the house.

Xing Ziling was lying on the bed, muttering that she was very hot. An Junde suddenly saw that Xing Ziling's cheeks were flushed, beads of sweat were oozing from her forehead, and her originally neat hair was now a little messy and stuck to her cheeks.

An Junde was a little overwhelmed by her appearance, and his heart beat faster involuntarily.

Xing Ziling suddenly kissed An Junde, which made An Junde's eyes widen instantly and his mind went blank.

An Junde was overwhelmed by this sudden kiss, and his body froze instantly. After a moment, he came to his senses, gently pushed Xing Ziling away, and said, "Ziling, wake up, don't do this."

However, Xing Ziling seemed to have completely lost her mind and rushed towards An Junde again, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. An Junde tried to control himself and tried to break free from Xing Ziling's embrace, but she held him tighter.

An Junde sighed helplessly, gently pried Xing Ziling's hands apart, helped her lie down on the bed, covered her with a quilt, then sat beside the bed and looked at her quietly.

After an unknown amount of time, Xing Ziling gradually calmed down and her breathing became steady. An Junde finally breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to leave.

Just as he walked to the door, Xing Ziling's weak voice came from behind him: "Don't go..." An Junde paused, and finally closed the door gently.

Hearing the sound, An Junde turned around anxiously to look at Xing Ziling, and walked back quickly.

Xing Ziling pulled him back, her eyes blurry but full of desire. An Junde's breath hitched, and he murmured, "Xing Ziling, you took the initiative."

Afterwards, he could no longer suppress his inner emotions and leaned over to kiss Xing Ziling...

After a night of passion, the morning sun streamed through the cracks in the curtains. Xing Ziling slowly opened her eyes, a hangover headache making her frown. When she saw An Junde beside her, memories of last night flooded back, and her face was instantly filled with surprise and regret.

An Junde also woke up at this time. When he saw Xing Ziling's expression, his heart sank.

"I'm sorry, Ziling, last night..." An Junde tried to explain.

Xing Ziling interrupted him, "Stop talking, just pretend nothing happened." After that, she quickly got up, put on her clothes, and fled the room.

An Junde looked at her departing back, feeling mixed emotions.

In the days that followed, Xing Ziling always tried to avoid An Junde, but An Junde wanted to find an opportunity to have a good talk with her. In the company, the atmosphere between the two became very awkward.

One day, An Junde finally blocked Xing Ziling in the tea room.

"Zi Ling, we can't keep running away like this." An Junde said seriously.

Xing Ziling turned her head away, "I don't know how to face you."

"Then let's face it together. What happened last night was an accident, but perhaps it was also an expression of our true feelings." An Junde held Xing Ziling's shoulders.

Xing Ziling was silent for a long time, then slowly raised her head, tears glistening in her eyes. "I don't know if I like you or not. This all happened so suddenly."

An Junde gently wiped away her tears and said, "Then give each other some time and slowly figure it out."

Since then, their relationship has gradually undergone subtle changes amid entanglement and confusion.

An Junde was sitting in his office, frowning, thinking about the company's business. At this moment, Ye Mingjia came over and said softly, "Boss An, your sister is looking for you. She said she's looking for a blind date."

An Junde said impatiently: "Let's put this matter aside for now."

Ye Mingjia nodded, and then said: "Also, there is a new client at work, this is Xue Xingchen's contract."

An Junde suddenly saw the name on the contract and said in surprise: "Xue Xingchen? Why suddenly..."

Ye Mingjia shook her head, indicating that she didn't know, and said, "But Xue Xingbo is her sister."

An Junde remembered Xue Xingbo once saying that Xue Xingchen was Xing Yingyou's man. His face darkened instantly. He clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth, "I'm afraid this matter isn't that simple."

Ye Mingjia looked at An Junde's gloomy face and asked cautiously, "Mr. An, should we continue to move forward with this contract?"

An Junde was silent for a moment, then said with a firm look, "Don't worry, let's find out the relationship between Xue Xingchen and Xing Yingyou first."

Ye Mingjia responded and turned to leave.

At this time, An Junde stopped him again: "By the way, go and find out about Xue Xingchen's recent movements and the projects she is involved in."

Ye Mingjia nodded in agreement and left the office.

An Junde leaned back in his chair, rubbed his eyebrows, and thought to himself: Xing Yingyou, what are you planning?

A few days later, Ye Mingjia walked into An Junde's office with a stack of documents.

"Mr. An, I found out. Xue Xingchen is currently collaborating with Xingyingyou on a big project. It is said that this project will have a great impact on our company." Ye Mingjia said.

An Junde flipped through the information, his expression growing more serious. "It seems they want to get a piece of the pie from us."

"Then what should we do?" Ye Mingjia asked.

An Junde pondered for a moment and said, "Let's hold our ground for now and wait and see what they do next. In the meantime, we must also be prepared to respond."

In the following days, An Junde closely followed the movements of Xue Xingchen and Xing Yingyou, and the atmosphere in the company became tense.

Xing Ziling came over and said softly, "Boss An, what's wrong?"

An Junde said: "It's okay, what's the matter?"

Xing Ziling handed over the document and said, "This is the latest project progress report. Please take a look."

An Junde took the document, glanced through it quickly, and said after a moment: "Well done, but some details need to be improved."

Xing Ziling nodded seriously, "Okay, Mr. An, I will revise it as soon as possible."

An Junde put down the documents, looked up at Xing Ziling, hesitated for a moment and said, "Ziling, about what happened last time..."

Xing Ziling's face flushed instantly, and she interrupted him and said, "Mr. An, it's all in the past, let's not talk about it anymore."

An Junde sighed, "Okay, then you go ahead and get busy."

Xing Ziling turned and left. An Junde looked at her back and fell into deep thought.

A few days later, Xing Ziling finished revising the document and handed it to An Junde. After reading it, An Junde said with satisfaction, "This is very good. Thank you for your hard work."

Xing Ziling smiled and said, "This is what I should do."

At this time, Ye Mingjia hurried in and said, "Boss An, something bad has happened. Xue Xingchen has made some new moves."

An Junde's face darkened. "Be more specific."

Ye Mingjia said: "It seems that they have won over one of our important partners and are preparing to deal with us together."

An Junde stood up and said, "Immediately call a meeting of relevant personnel to discuss countermeasures."

At the meeting, everyone expressed their opinions and the atmosphere was tense. Xing Ziling proposed a bold idea. An Junde thought for a moment and thought it was feasible. He decided to act according to Xing Ziling's plan.

After some efforts, the crisis was finally resolved. An Junde's appreciation for Xing Ziling grew, and their relationship gradually eased unknowingly.

Ye Mingjia came over and saw An Junde and Xing Ziling, and said anxiously: "An Junde, Xue Xingchen came here this time for Xing Yingyou."

An Junde frowned and said, "Xue Xingchen? What on earth does she want to do?"

Xing Ziling asked curiously, "Ye Mingjia, what does this mean?"

Ye Mingjia said solemnly, "An Junde likes Xing Yingyou, and so does Xue Xingchen. Xue Xingchen is using the contract to see Xing Yingyou."

After hearing this, Xing Ziling looked at An Junde with complicated eyes, feeling mixed emotions and not knowing what to say.

An Junde felt a little uncomfortable when she looked at him, and explained: "Zi Ling, things are not what you think."

Xing Ziling bit her lip and asked, "What exactly is that?"

An Junde was speechless for a moment and didn't know where to start.

At this time, Ye Mingjia said from the side: "Mr. An, now is not the time to explain. We have to think about how to deal with Xue Xingchen's conspiracy first."

An Junde took a deep breath, looked at Xing Ziling, and said, "Ziling, believe me, I will explain it to you clearly after this matter is resolved."

Xing Ziling was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.

An Junde, Xing Ziling, and Ye Mingjia met Xue Xingchen and Xue Xingbo. Xue Xingbo saw Xing Ziling's nervous expression and was surprised. Before she could speak, Xue Xingchen said, "An Junde, we have to make things clear today."

An Junde explained the working conditions. Xue Xingchen noticed Xing Ziling, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, and asked, "Who is this?"

An Junde said calmly, "This is Xing Ziling, an employee of our company."

Xue Xingchen looked Xing Ziling up and down, a puzzled smile curling up at the corner of his mouth, "Oh? Just an employee?"

Xing Ziling felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by her and lowered her head slightly.

Xue Xingbo interrupted at this time: "Sister, don't worry about this, let's talk about business first."

Xue Xingchen then retracted his gaze and looked at An Junde again, "Okay, let's continue to negotiate. But An Junde, don't try to fool me."

An Junde said with a serious expression, "Of course I came here with sincerity. As long as you can do as we ask, cooperation will not be a problem."

The two sides went back and forth, constantly discussing the details of the cooperation. Throughout the process, Xue Xingchen's eyes drifted towards Xing Ziling from time to time, as if he was pondering something.

Xue Xingchen asked for working conditions, and An Junde agreed to cooperate with him. An Junde also said: "Xue Xingchen, I heard that you brought Xing Yingyou here. Where is Xing Yingyou?"

Xue Xingchen only said: "Xing Yingyou? I have never met her."

An Junde's eyes darkened, and he said coldly, "Don't play tricks on me. I've heard accurate information."

Xue Xingchen smiled slightly, not afraid of An Junde's gaze at all, "Mr. An, who told you this rumor? I really haven't seen her."

An Junde stared at Xue Xingchen closely, trying to discern the meaning from her expression. "Xue Xingchen, you'd better tell the truth, otherwise this cooperation won't go smoothly."

Xue Xingchen crossed his arms and said, "Boss An, this is really boring. I said I haven't seen it, and that's it."

Xing Ziling and Ye Mingjia, who were standing by, watched the two people deadlocked, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense.

Xue Xingchen looked at Xing Ziling and said puzzledly, "You look familiar to me. Where have I seen you before?"

Xing Ziling said calmly: "Maybe it's an illusion."

Xue Xingchen didn't think much about it. Xue Xingbo hugged his arm and said anxiously, "Brother, your fiancée will be here soon."

At this moment, Ye Mingjia hurried over and said excitedly: "Xue Xingchen, look at this beautiful woman, her eyes are about to pop out!"

Xue Xingchen suddenly said: "Ye Mingjia, no way, you are my future wife."

An Junde suddenly said: "What is this?"

Xue Xingbo suddenly said, "An Junde, this is my brother's fiancée."

Xue Xingbo smiled and said, "An Junde, it's all in the past, don't take it too seriously."

An Junde frowned and said, "What happened in the past? It's not so easy to let it go."

Xue Xingbo's smile froze, and then he said, "An Junde, everyone, look forward. Stop holding on to this."

At this time, everyone around fell silent and the atmosphere became a little awkward.

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