[Looks like An Muyue and Ye Fan’s relationship is heating up quickly.]
[Not only did she bring him along today, she even immediately shielded him when trouble came. As expected, the protagonist and female lead really are a perfect match.]
Wei Tianci, who had arrived late, sat in the last row of the hall and fell into thought when he saw the scene.
“You’re the one who’s a perfect match with him…”
After hearing his thoughts, An Muyue blurted out those words subconsciously, only for her voice to be silenced as expected.
She immediately looked around in annoyance, trying to locate where Wei Tianci was.
Ning Xingruo calmly watched An Muyue and said, “Stay after the conference. I want to have a private talk with you.”
Her tone was light, yet filled with unquestionable authority.
An Muyue was just about to retort, You think I’ll stay just because you say so? Do you think I’m your subordinate?
But Ning Xingruo added meaningfully, “If you refuse, bear the consequences.”
An Muyue’s heart trembled. Ning Xingruo’s confident posture made her extremely uneasy. Did she have some kind of backup plan?
She chose to remain silent, even lowering her head slightly.
The brief exchange between the two women triggered whispers among the crowd.
“The cold and arrogant CEO An still can’t beat the domineering queen Ning Xingruo.”
“Isn’t that obvious? Otherwise why is Tianxing Group first and Ankang Group second?”
“Ning Xingruo seems to have a natural bloodline suppression over other women.”
An Muyue’s expression grew even darker.
Ning Xingruo effortlessly raised the formula documents in her hand and declared firmly, “Friends, what I hold in my hand is the original formula of the new antihypertensive medicine. I have kept it secured in a secret location all along.”
“The thief only stole an outdated old formula. No despicable trick can stop the Tianxing Group from growing stronger!”
Her face turned solemn, and her voice rose.
“I also want to warn all our peers in the industry. If you do not have a sincere heart or a sense of responsibility toward the nation and the people, please do not enter the pharmaceutical field. And certainly do not commit evil within it.”
“The pharmaceutical industry concerns countless ordinary people. We are the hope of innumerable patients. They cannot endure even the slightest deception or blow.”
“That is all I have to say. I hope certain people will conduct themselves properly!”
In an instant, thunderous applause erupted.
The reporters immediately got to work, snapping photos and filming nonstop with their cameras aimed at Ning Xingruo and the formula documents.
The audience collectively condemned the thief, filled with righteous anger.
The shareholders and executives of Ankang Group flushed red with embarrassment, ashamed of their earlier schadenfreude.
Ye Fan, however, slammed his fist onto the table in front of him. “Bastard!”
This time, he had thrown in billions of yuan and gained nothing. The loss was massive!
An Muyue looked at Ye Fan with an icy expression. Because of him, she had rushed over only to be publicly slapped in the face by Ning Xingruo and suffer humiliating disgrace. It was utterly infuriating.
When the conference neared its end and the crowd gradually dispersed like a receding tide, Ning Xingruo folded her arms and looked down at An Muyue with a piercing gaze.
Seeing the situation, Wei Tianci quickly slipped out the door. He did not want to get caught between the two women.
When the vast hall was left with only the two stunning women, Ning Xingruo slowly walked down from the stage and stood gracefully in front of An Muyue.
Ning Xingruo was taller and more curvaceous than An Muyue, like a British runway model.
Her presence exerted tremendous pressure.
An Muyue straightened her back and tightened her posture, trying to meet her gaze evenly. “What did you want to say by keeping me here?”
Ning Xingruo replied calmly, “Guess whether I have frontal surveillance footage of Ye Fan.”
An Muyue felt her scalp go numb. “I don’t know what you mean. I already said the thief who stole your formula has nothing to do with our group.”
“Goodbye. It seems we have nothing to discuss.”
She chose to play stubborn and avoid confronting the issue directly, then turned and walked away swiftly.
Did she really think she could play that trick in front of Ning Xingruo?
Ning Xingruo looked at her retreating back and said evenly, “Pay attention to Zhonghai news tonight.”
“I’ll hand over the complete surveillance footage to the television station. It’s time to suppress certain scum in the industry and correct the business atmosphere.”
An Muyue’s steps abruptly halted.
She turned around sharply, her expression uncertain.
She did not dare to gamble.
If Ning Xingruo truly possessed frontal footage of Ye Fan, once exposed, it would deal a devastating blow to Ankang Group.
All her efforts would turn to nothing.
Her fists clenched tightly.
‘Ye Fan, you bastard. You’ve ruined me.’
Suppressing her unwillingness, An Muyue asked, “What do you want from me to not release the surveillance footage?”
She braced herself for Ning Xingruo to make outrageous demands.
As daughters of heaven, they had always shared a subtle rivalry, competing in silent understanding.
Ning Xingruo said lightly, “I hope you treat Tianci better in the future.”
“He’s playful. I won’t allow you to treat him violently or speak to him in a sarcastic tone.”
An Muyue froze in disbelief. “That’s it?”
Ning Xingruo replied coldly, “Was I not clear?”
Of course she wanted to destroy Ye Fan’s reputation.
But Tianci’s thoughts had made her realize that if they were to deal with Ye Fan, it could not be now. They needed time to break the situation.
Since that was the case, Tianci still needed to continue his mission of pursuing beauty for the time being.
She did not want her fiancé to keep suffering setbacks in front of An Muyue.
And because she loved Tianci deeply, she absolutely did not want them to truly end up together.
So she deliberately proposed two seemingly contradictory demands.
An Muyue could not stand Ning Xingruo’s calculating expression and deliberately retorted, “You have no right to interfere with my private life. And I cannot stop others from liking me.”
Ning Xingruo waved her hand generously. “I’m just adding double insurance. In fact, Tianci doesn’t love you. I know that.”
An Muyue felt suffocated.
Because she knew Ning Xingruo was right.
Wei Tianci truly had no interest in her.
From beginning to end, he had only been carrying out some kind of mission.
Today, she had become a complete loser.
Both in love and in career, she had been suppressed.
How ridiculous. She came to watch Ning Xingruo’s embarrassment, yet ended up becoming the joke herself.
A surge of fire burned inside An Muyue.
Through clenched teeth, she said, “Fine. I agree. I won’t make things difficult for Wei Tianci in the future, and I won’t accept his pursuit!”
But after the words left her mouth, she inexplicably felt an emptiness in her heart, a feeling she could not describe.
Ning Xingruo turned and walked toward the backstage area, leaving gracefully.
An Muyue hurried out of Tianxing Group’s building almost as if escaping. Outside the entrance, she saw two eye-catching cars.
One was her own white Rolls-Royce, with Ye Fan standing beside it chatting with the driver.
The other was a black Mercedes G-Class. In the driver’s seat sat Wei Tianci.
His legs were crossed on the dashboard as he bobbed his head to the hip-hop music playing inside the car.
As if guided by some unseen force, An Muyue walked toward the Mercedes G-Class, opened the door, and sat in the passenger seat.