Chapter 73 was the stepping stone for her marriage.
Yu Yan sometimes wondered if she owed Xiang Jingheng and his son Xiang Chu something in her past life, since the two of them were staring at her like debt collectors.
There was no pleasant look from her; if you wanted to get anything out of her, you had to domineeringly seize it.
They're so spoiled!
Yu Yan is indeed good-tempered, but her good temper doesn't mean she has no temper and can be manipulated by anyone.
After leaving the beverage shop, Shao Muyan pressed the start button for the car, walked to the passenger side first to open the car door for Yu Yan, and glanced back at Xiang Jingheng, who had followed him, his eyes already filled with murderous intent.
"Uncle Yan."
Yu Yan got into the car and called out softly. Shao Muyan bent down slightly to listen to her, "Tell the bodyguards not to let Xiang Jingheng follow us anymore."
“Okay, I’ll arrange it.” Shao Muyan thought so too.
Xiang Jingheng and Xiang Chu stood not far away. They were already very unhappy to see Yu Yan get into Shao Muyan's car and sit in the passenger seat.
Then she saw Shao Muyan with one hand on the car door, leaning down, and Yu Yan whispering something in his ear.
These two are doing it on purpose, trying to sow discord between him!
Xiang Jingheng was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth to pieces.
Shao Muyan closed the car door, and Xiang Jingheng handed the car keys to Xiang Chu, telling him to get in the car and wait for him. He then went over to say a few words to Shao Muyan.
"Third Master, you can't sow discord between me and Yu Yan just for your own selfish interests."
Xiang Jingheng said coldly, "You approached Yu Yan and treated her well. Can you say you didn't have any selfish motives? Huaxiang Technology is backed by the Shao Group. I didn't expect you would actually help Yu Yan and Huazhidao get together."
With the car window open, every word Xiang Jingheng said drifted into Yu Yan's ears.
Shao Muyan didn't need to explain anything to Xiang Jingheng, nor did he need to prove himself.
If it weren't for Yu Yan, he wouldn't have bothered saying a single word to Xiang Jingheng.
Xiang Jingheng was not even worth his attention.
It was this connection as "Yu Yan's ex-husband" that gave him a veneer of prestige.
Shao Muyan's silence does not mean that Yu Yan will tolerate Xiang Jingheng's attitude towards Shao Muyan.
"Xiang Jingheng, are you ever going to stop?!"
Yu Yan completely lost her temper. She rolled down the car window and shot a cold, sharp look at Xiang Jingheng. "Our relationship is already bad enough. Do we need others to stir things up?"
"Even if there really was some kind of instigation, it's something only Gan Xiaoxing and your mother could do. You can't blame anyone else! Also, don't think you're the only smart one and everyone else is stupid. A simple investigation will reveal the relationship between Hua Xiang and the Shao family. There's nothing to hide about things that are out in the open."
"Our collaboration between WD Research Lab and Huaxiang Technology is perfectly legitimate and a proper business partnership. If we really want to avoid any appearance of impropriety, then the first thing we should avoid is you and me."
"Yu Yan."
Xiang Jingheng took two steps forward and said to her in a serious tone, "Calm down. Even with the support of the Shao family, Huaxiang Technology is only a small to medium-sized enterprise. It doesn't even qualify for listing. How could it possibly have enough funds to support your subsequent development? WD Research Lab is bound to make its first move back to China. You've just made a name for yourself, and now so many companies are watching you. The business world is full of wolves. I'm doing this to protect you!"
"No need." Yu Yan and Shao Muyan have said in unison countless times today.
We stand united against external forces.
Every time they spoke at the same time, it was like two guns blasting into Xiang Jingheng's heart.
Shao Muyan and Yu Yan exchanged a glance. Their gazes were open and calm, and neither of them was disturbed by Xiang Jingheng's words.
"..." Xiang Jingheng watched the two of them exchange glances in front of him. A tacit understanding flowed between them, and they had absolute trust in each other.
This trust seemed natural, innate, which Xiang Jingheng found hard to understand.
How did they build such absolute trust, which even long-married couples struggle to achieve, in such a short time together?
This is not scientific!
Shao Muyan looked at Xiang Jingheng. Compared to Xiang Jingheng's aggressive yet bluffing manner, Shao Muyan appeared confident and composed.
“You’re right, Huaxiang Technology is indeed not large in scale and cannot compare to Xiangshi Technology in terms of scale and influence, but as you also said, it has the Shao family behind it. Do you think it would be difficult for the Shao family, with its strength, to support a technology company to go public?”
Xiang Jingheng's expression remained relatively calm after his secret was exposed, but his heart was in turmoil.
That's what he's most worried about.
Technology and energy are currently key areas of focus for China. The Shao family comes from a business background and is involved in multiple fields such as manufacturing, machinery, medical care, energy, and technology. They follow policies completely and are strong and stable.
The headquarters of the Shaw Group is in Beijing, as is Huaxiang Technology. Shangzhou is indeed the research center of China, but the center of culture and politics is still in Beijing.
Once they reached the capital, the Xiang family had nothing to say.
This also means that Yu Yan and WD Research Lab will be completely separated from Xiang's Technology and will no longer be under Xiang Jingheng's control.
He did want to cooperate with Yu Yan, as Xiang's Technology needed the chips she developed. However, out of personal feelings, Xiang Jingheng was unwilling for Yu Yan to get too close to the Shao family, whose background was far more complicated than that of the Xiang family.
Yu Yan struggled to adapt to even the Xiang family, so how could she possibly adapt to the complex network of relationships in the Shao family?
He was genuinely worried about Yu Yan and was thinking about her future.
"Yu Yan, I really don't have any bad intentions."
Xiang Jingheng confessed his feelings to Yu Yan, "I know you and Third Master Shao are together."
Yu Yan frowned slightly. What the heck?
"It's understandable that you're eager to date and marry a man with a good background and resources, but many things are not as simple as you imagine."
Xiang Jingheng seemed extremely worried. "I just want you to know that Xiang Chu and I will always be your family. Even if we get divorced, we don't need to be enemies. I will still be a trustworthy friend of yours, and I will not harm you."
"..." A throbbing pain shot through Yu Yan's temples, as if someone was constantly tugging at a thread, not wanting her to have a good time.
At first glance, these words seem quite sincere, but upon closer listening, every sentence is barbed.
What does it mean that she's eager to be in a relationship?
What do you mean she's eager to find a man with a powerful background and influence to marry?
In Xiang Jingheng's eyes, her going abroad to pursue a degree and do research, and returning to China to write papers and conduct experiments, were all just stepping stones for her to get married.
Is it to add another resume in the dating market?
Haha, that's utterly absurd.
"You're overthinking it. We're neither family nor friends."
Yu Yan said coolly, "Based on what you just said, I know you've never truly respected me. Why should I be friends with someone who doesn't know what respect is?"
"Furthermore, who I'm with and what I want to do are my own business, and you have no right to interfere!"
Yu Yan said coldly, "You have such a strong fatherly attitude. Go find someone who is willing to listen to your lectures. Don't pretend in front of me."
"Uncle Yan, get in the car. If I listen to him any longer, I'm afraid I'll lose control and start hitting someone in the street."
"good."
Shao Muyan stopped wasting words with Xiang Jingheng and drove away.
Xiang Jingheng stood there blankly, frowning. What did he say wrong? How did it sound like he was acting like a father?
Wasn't he doing all this for her own good?
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