After Mr. Xiang divorced, the president regretted it

Yan Jin hung up the phone, but the haze in her heart lingered. The news brought by Manager Wu was undoubtedly worse than before. Since getting married, she has devoted more energy to her family and handed over the company affairs to professional managers, which have been running well. Now that Xiang's mother has intervened, those partners who once praised her have revealed their true colors.

Yan Jin knew that this was just the beginning. Since Xiang's mother had taken action, she would not give up easily. She had to find a solution as soon as possible, otherwise the company would face a catastrophe.

In the evening, Xiang Yu returned home and noticed that the atmosphere was not right as soon as he entered the door. In the restaurant, Yan Jin sat alone at the dining table, the exquisite dishes were almost untouched, her slender fingers gently stroked the high-heeled glass, but her eyes were empty and blurred.

"What's wrong?" Xiang Yu walked to her and asked softly.

Yan Jin raised her head and forced a smile: "It's okay, maybe I'm a little tired."

Xiang Yu certainly wouldn't believe it. Ever since that conversation with his mother, his heart has been full of contradictions and struggles. His mother threatened to die, asking him to divorce Yan Jin, otherwise she would sever the mother-son relationship with him. He knew his mother's character very well, and she would keep her word and it was not a threat at all.

"Is it a company matter?" Xiang Yu asked tentatively.

Yan Jin was silent for a moment, but finally nodded. She didn't want to involve Xiang Yu, but this matter was caused by him after all.

"Don't worry, I'll find a way to solve it." Xiang Yu held her hand, but his tone lacked confidence.

"Your solution is to listen to your mother and let me leave?" Yan Jin smiled self-deprecatingly. The bitterness and despair in his eyes made Xiang Yu's heart shrink suddenly.

"No, I..." Xiang Yu wanted to explain, but didn't know how to start.

Yan Jin pulled his hand back, stood up, and said calmly, "I'm going to the study. You don't have to wait for me for dinner."

Looking at her leaving back, Xiang Yu's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, almost suffocating. He knew that he had to make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise he would lose Yan Jin forever.

The door of the study was gently closed, and Yan Jin's mobile phone screen lit up. It was a message from Lawyer Qian: "Mr. Yan, I have found out that your mother-in-law is indeed using your husband's name to put pressure on your partners. We can..."

The message stopped abruptly, and Yan Jin's phone slipped and fell on the carpet with a muffled sound.

Yan Jin's finger stayed on the screen of her mobile phone. She knew what Lawyer Qian suggested, but it was difficult to implement. Xiang's mother was using the name of the Xiang family, and those partners dared not speak out. Even if they produced evidence, it would be difficult to make them change their ways. Moreover, Yan Jin did not want to make a big deal and push Xiang Yu to the forefront.

"Mr. Yan, are you okay?" Manager Wu's voice came from outside the door, with a hint of worry.

Yan Jin took a deep breath, put the phone back into the bag, and forced herself to cheer up: "Come in."

Manager Wu walked into the study, his face showing fatigue. "Boss Yan, I have tried my best to calm the employees, but..."

He hesitated to speak, Yan Jin understood his difficulty. The company lost several important projects in succession, and the employees were panicked, and there were rumors that the company was about to go bankrupt.

"I understand. You've worked hard." Yan Jin rubbed his brows, a hint of weakness in his tone.

Manager Wu looked at this once high-spirited woman in front of him, who was now overwhelmed by family affairs, and couldn't help but feel sympathy: "Boss Yan, you don't have to worry too much. We will accompany you through the difficulties."

Yan Jin forced a smile and nodded. She knew that the company was her hard work for many years and her only support. She could not give up easily.

"You go ahead and do your work. I'll be alone for a while."

After Manager Wu left, Yan Jin walked to the window and looked at the busy night scene of the city outside the window, feeling lost. At this moment, the phone rang again. Yan Jin glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was the partner who was going to negotiate tomorrow. She took a deep breath and answered the call: "Mr. Wang, hello..."

The voice on the other end of the phone was unusually cold: "Boss Yan, regarding the cooperation we discussed before, I need to reconsider it..."

Yan Jin's heart sank suddenly. She could almost predict what the other party would say next. Sure enough, Mr. Wang coldly refused further cooperation and said bluntly: "Mr. Yan, with all due respect, your company's recent situation is worrying. We really can't afford the risk of cooperation."

After the call was hung up, Yan Jin's fingers holding the phone trembled slightly, and veins on the back of her hand bulged. She understood that this was just the beginning, and Xiang's mother's "obstruction" was beginning to show results, and more partners would avoid her in the future.

At this moment, the office door was pushed open forcefully. Mother Xiang came in with a hint of anger and complacency, followed by Mrs. Zhou who was timid and submissive.

"Jin girl, I heard that your cooperation with Mr. Wang broke down?" Xiang's mother's tone was sarcastic, without any concern, but instead with a hint of gloating.

Yan Jin took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in his heart, and said calmly: "It's just a normal business adjustment, you don't have to worry."

"I'm not worried? How can I not be worried?" Mother Xiang raised her voice and pointed at Yan Jin's nose and said, "Look at yourself now. Where is the aura of the Xiang family's young lady? You just lock yourself up in the company all day long and don't even go home. Now the company is going to go bankrupt. How can you still have the face to stay in the Xiang family?"

Mrs. Zhou added fuel to the fire: "That's right, Jin girl, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but women should still put family first. Look at you, you've been married for so long, but you're not pregnant at all, and Yu'er..."

"Aunt Zhou!" Yan Jin interrupted her abruptly, his tone cold, "It's not your turn to dictate my affairs."

Mrs. Zhou was frightened by Yan Jin's sudden momentum. She shut her mouth awkwardly and hid behind Xiang's mother.

Seeing this, Xiang's mother became even more arrogant, pointing at Yan Jin's nose and scolding: "What's your attitude? Mrs. Zhou is doing this for your own good, don't be ungrateful!"

Yan Jin sneered, slammed the document in his hand heavily on the table, and said in a cold tone: "My marriage does not need anyone to comment on it. As for the company, I will take care of it, so you don't need to worry about it."

"You..." Mother Xiang was furious, pointing at Yan Jin with a trembling finger, "Okay, okay, you have guts! I want to see how long you can hold on!"

After saying that, Xiang's mother turned around and left. Mrs. Zhou hurriedly followed. Before leaving, she gave Yan Jin a meaningful look. That look seemed to say: Just wait to be kicked out!

The office door was slammed shut again, and Yan Jin fell weakly into the chair, feeling that all the strength in her body had been drained. She knew that this was just the calm before the storm, and greater challenges were still to come.

The phone screen on the table suddenly lit up. It was Xiang Yu calling. Yan Jin hesitated for a moment, but finally answered the call.

"Hey?"

"Yan Jin," Xiang Yu's deep voice came from the other end of the line, "There is a family gathering tonight. Please get ready and come with me."

"Family gathering?" Yan Jin's fingers tightened around the phone, and no emotion could be heard in his tone.

"Well," Xiang Yu seemed to notice her coldness and slowed down his tone, "Grandpa wants to see you."

Yan Jin closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Yan Jin rubbed her temples tiredly. The Xiang family gatherings were never a pleasant experience for her, not to mention that the company was facing such a predicament.

Sure enough, the family gathering in the evening was more like a Hongmen Banquet for Yan Jin.

The old house of the Xiang family was brightly lit, and people were dressed in fine clothes and drinking. Yan Jin stood elegantly beside Xiang Yu in a black dress, with a decent smile on her face, but it could not hide the fatigue and loneliness in her eyes.

"Hey, isn't this our Mrs. Xiang?" Mrs. Zhou's sharp voice rang out in the crowd, with undisguised sarcasm, "Why don't you bring your good son here? Are you afraid of losing face for the Xiang family?"

The people around burst into laughter, and looked at Yan Jin with eyes full of mockery and contempt.

Yan Jin clenched her fists, her nails almost digging into her flesh. She knew that Mrs. Zhou's words were only instigated by Xiang's mother, and her purpose was to embarrass her in front of everyone.

Xiang Yu frowned and was about to speak, but was stopped by Yan Jin. She raised her head, facing the mocking eyes of the crowd, and opened her red lips slightly, her tone calm but with unquestionable firmness: "My son, naturally, I, as a mother, will protect him, and I don't need anyone to tell him what to do."

After that, she ignored everyone and walked straight to Mr. Xiang, respectfully toasting him a glass of wine: "Grandpa, I wish you good health and all the best."

Old Master Xiang looked at her deeply, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes, and he raised his glass and clinked it lightly with hers.

Throughout the night, Yan Jin maintained an elegant and decent demeanor, calmly defusing the malice coming from all sides. However, the stronger she was, the more pitiful she looked, making people want to bully her.

After the banquet, Yan Jin returned home and fell exhausted on the sofa. Just when she was about to despair, her cell phone suddenly rang.

"Mr. Yan, this is Lawyer Qian." Lawyer Qian's calm voice came from the other end of the phone, "I found a possible way out, but..."

"But what?" Yan Jin sat up straight and asked anxiously.

"However, this path is very risky," Lawyer Qian paused and said in a serious tone, "You will have to pay a huge price..."