After Mr. Xiang divorced, the president regretted it

Yan Jin's heartbeat quickened slightly. She turned her head and looked at Xiang Yu in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Xiang Yu took a deep breath, as if he had made some important decision: "Nothing, go to bed early."

Yan Jin nodded, got out of the car, and watched Xiang Yu's car disappear into the night before she turned and walked into the apartment building.

In the following days, as the cooperation project progressed, Xiang Yu and Yan Jin communicated more and more. They held meetings to discuss plans, visited various places to investigate the market, and stayed up late to work overtime to catch up with the progress.

At work, Xiang Yu has a deeper understanding of Yan Jin's talents and abilities. He finds that Yan Jin not only has a keen business mind, but also has perseverance and determination that ordinary people can hardly match. Yan Jin also gradually sees Xiang Yu's gentleness and thoughtfulness hidden under his cold appearance.

Once, Yan Jin worked for two consecutive nights to finish a report, and was almost exhausted. When Xiang Yu learned about it, he sent the soup he had cooked all night to Yan Jin without saying a word, and also strongly asked Yan Jin to rest for half a day.

"You don't have to be so polite. I just don't want the project to be delayed." Although Xiang Yu's tone was cold, the concern in his eyes could not be deceived.

Yan Jin took the soup, a warm feeling welled up in her heart, and she said softly, "Thank you."

Another time, Yan Jin's company was in trouble due to cash flow problems. When Xiang Yu learned about it, he did not hesitate to use his personal connections to help Yan Jin solve the problem.

"You don't have to thank me. I just don't want to see all your hard work go to waste." Xiang Yu said calmly.

Although Xiang Yu always used the excuse of "official business" to explain his behavior, Yan Jin knew that he cared about her but was just not good at expressing it.

Xiang Yu began to pay attention to the details of Yan Jin's life. He knew that Yan Jin liked to drink cappuccino, so he would prepare it for her in advance every time she had a meeting. He knew that Yan Jin liked to watch dramas, so he asked a friend to get two tickets for popular performances. He knew that Yan Jin was under great pressure at work, so he placed a pot of green plants in her office, hoping to relieve her fatigue...

These subtle actions moistened Yan Jin's heart like spring rain, gradually melting her originally cold heart.

That night, Xiang Yu sent Yan Jin home as usual. Downstairs of the apartment building, he suddenly asked, "Are you free tomorrow night? Let's have dinner together?"

Yan Jin was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when the words came to his lips, they turned into: "Okay."

Looking at Yan Jin's slightly shy smile, Xiang Yu's originally calm heart was slightly rippled...

The next night, Xiang Yu chose an elegant western restaurant. Under the soft lights, Yan Jin looked particularly attractive. During dinner, they talked about work, life, hobbies and ideals, and the distance between them seemed to be getting closer and closer.

"Actually, I've always envied you for being able to do whatever you want freely." Xiang Yu put down the knife and fork in his hand, with a hint of loneliness in his tone.

Yan Jin understood what he meant. Xiang Yu had been trained as the family heir since he was young, shouldering huge responsibilities and pressures, and rarely had the opportunity to pursue his dreams.

"Everyone has their own responsibilities and choices. You have done very well." Yan Jin said softly, his eyes full of understanding and encouragement.

"Maybe, but sometimes I feel very tired and lonely." Xiang Yu smiled bitterly and continued, "Fortunately, I have you now. You are like a light that illuminates my world."

Yan Jin's heart trembled slightly. She could feel Xiang Yu's sincerity and fragility, which made her want to get closer to him and give him warmth and strength.

"Me too. After meeting you, I realized that life can be so colorful." A happy arc appeared on Yan Jin's lips.

That night, they talked a lot, as if to make up for the time they had missed over the years. When they parted, Xiang Yu held Yan Jin's hand, unwilling to let go for a long time.

"Jin'er, can you give me a chance? Let me take care of you and protect you, okay?" Xiang Yu's eyes were hot and sincere.

Yan Jin's cheeks flushed, and she nodded slightly, agreeing.

However, their sweetness and happiness did not last long before they were shrouded by a sudden haze.

Ever since Xiang's mother met Yan Jin in the hospital that day, she has been holding a grudge. She always felt that Yan Jin was far from the daughter-in-law she had imagined, and she vaguely felt that there seemed to be subtle changes between her son and Yan Jin.

In order to find out the truth, Xiang's mother specially arranged a family dinner and invited Yan Jin to attend. During the dinner, she asked about Yan Jin's family background and personal situation in a roundabout way, with a tone full of scrutiny and suspicion.

Yan Jin was sensitive to Xiang's mother's hostility, but she did not back down. Instead, she answered her questions neither humbly nor arrogantly, and her words and behavior were graceful and she did not feel restrained at all because of the other party's identity.

However, Xiang's mother did not change her opinion of her because of this. Instead, she became more determined in her thoughts: Yan Jin is not an ordinary woman, and she must have other intentions in getting close to her son!

In order to protect her son, Xiang's mother decided to take action. She wanted to break them up and not give this woman the chance to hurt her son!

Thus, a vicious plan gradually formed in her mind...

The next day, all kinds of rumors about Yan Jin began to spread in the company. Some said that she came from a humble background and relied on improper means to get to the top; some said that her private life was chaotic and she had affairs with many men; and some even said that she was scheming and approached Xiang Yu in order to defraud him of his money...

These rumors became more and more outrageous and true, and soon reached Xiang Yu's ears.

"Who is spreading these rumors?" Xiang Yu asked angrily. He knew that these rumors were directed at Yan Jin, and he would never allow anyone to hurt her!

"President, you should take a look at this first." The assistant handed over a document with photos of Yan Jin and several men entering and leaving the hotel. Although the photos were blurry, Yan Jin's figure could still be vaguely recognized.

Xiang Yu's face suddenly turned livid. He stood up abruptly and shouted angrily, "Prepare the car. I want to go find Yan Jin!"

However, at this moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and Xiang's mother walked in with a strange smile on her face...

Mother Xiang walked into Xiang Yu's office with a victorious attitude and threw a stack of photos on the table with a "smack". "Look for yourself, this is the good woman you've been protecting! How shameless!"

In the photos, Yan Jin and different men were entering and leaving the hotel, with ambiguous angles that aroused people's reverie. The photos were synthesized, but Xiang Yu was so angry that he didn't notice it. He just felt a surge of blood, a buzzing sound in his ears, and the documents in his hands were deformed.

Soon, rumors about Yan Jin spread throughout the company and even the entire industry. Some people believed the content of the photo and pointed fingers at Yan Jin; some people remained skeptical and waited to see what would happen; and some people chose to believe Yan Jin and sneered at these groundless accusations.

Yan Jin sat at her desk, listening to her colleagues' whispers, feeling mixed emotions. She knew that it was all Xiang's mother behind all this, but she didn't expect that she would use such despicable means. Grievances, anger, disappointment, all kinds of emotions intertwined, almost drowning her.

But she took a deep breath and told herself not to give up. She knew better than anyone that rumors would stop with the wise and the innocent would be innocent. She wanted to crush these rumors with her own strength and achievements!

In the following days, Yan Jin devoted herself to her work. She worked overtime, forgot to eat and sleep, and almost treated the company as her own home. She led the team to win one project after another, creating huge profits for the company. Her efforts and dedication were obvious to everyone, and the rumors were self-defeating.

That day, Xiang Yu returned to the company and saw Yan Jin slumped over her desk, seemingly asleep. He walked over quietly, wanting to put a coat on her. However, when he saw the project plan displayed on Yan Jin's computer screen, his pupils suddenly shrank...

Xiang Yu stood behind Yan Jin for a long time. The densely packed project plans on the screen, every number, every punctuation, seemed to be accusing his mother of her evil deeds. The plan also listed in detail the public relations strategies for dealing with the crisis, each of which was accurate and effective, showing how well-intentioned she was. Only then did he understand how much pressure Yan Jin had been under during this period, but she still silently shouldered everything and safeguarded the interests of the company.

Guilt and heartache surged into his heart like a tide. He gently put his coat on Yan Jin's shoulders, turned around and strode out of the office.

The next morning, Xiang Group's official website released a statement, publicly clarifying the false rumors about Yan Jin and reserving the right to pursue legal responsibility for the rumor mongers. At the same time, Xiang Yu convened a high-level meeting of the company, at which he severely criticized the spread of rumors and clearly expressed his trust and support for Yan Jin.

"Everyone has witnessed Ms. Yan Jin's ability and character. The previous groundless accusations not only hurt her personally, but also damaged the company's image!" Xiang Yu said sharply, his eyes sweeping across the audience, "I hope this kind of thing will not happen again!"

Xiang Yu's unusual defense caught everyone off guard. After the meeting, speculation about Xiang Yu and Yan Jin's relationship spread like wildfire within the company, and those who were originally on the sidelines also changed their minds.

After Yan Jin learned all this, she was filled with mixed feelings. She understood that Xiang Yu was making his position clear to her and announcing to everyone that she was his.

That night, Yan Jin worked overtime until very late before leaving the company. As soon as she walked out of the company gate, she saw Xiang Yu's car parked on the side of the road.

"Get in the car." Xiang Yu rolled down the window and spoke in a gentle tone.

Yan Jin hesitated for a moment, but still got into the car.

"Thank you for your hard work these days." The carriage was silent, and Xiang Yu was the first to break the silence, "I will take care of my mother's situation."

"Thank you." Yan Jin said softly.

"Don't thank me. I should do all this." Xiang Yu turned his head and looked at her with deep eyes. "Are you... okay?"

Yan Jin was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant and nodded slightly.

The car fell into silence again, but this time, it was no longer suffocatingly depressing, but a subtle atmosphere with a hint of warmth.

The car slowly drove into the depths of the night, just like the gradually warming feelings between them, quietly sprouting and waiting to bloom.