"I'm sorry! President An!" Wang Xiaolin spluttered with tears, sincerely apologizing.
"Is sorry useful? You almost got me killed!" After saying that, An Qi raised her hand again, wanting to slap her.
But at this moment, Lin Yifan called out, "Enough! Stop hitting her. Assistant Wang is just a pawn manipulated by others. Even if you kill her, it's useless; the real person you should hit is your uncle."
"Hit him? How can I hit him? With what reason would I go and hit him?" An Qi asked with a cold laugh.
"I have recorded evidence in my possession, and with Wang Xiaolin's testimony, we should be able to take care of him," Lin Yifan replied.
"You have a recording? Let me listen!" An Qi walked over to demand the evidence.
Lin Yifan took out his phone and played the recording he had just made.
Soon, An Qi and Zhou Jiajia were aware of An Huai Ren's beastly nature and the pitiful background of Wang Xiaolin; it turned out Wang Xiaolin had no other choice.
"Damn it! Why do I have such scum as a relative?" An Qi was extremely angry and then asked, "Does she really agree to testify against An Gang for us?"
"She promised me in person. She should be telling the truth," Lin Yifan responded.
"Good! Let's call the police now and sue An Gang's family for attempting to murder me." After speaking, An Qi made the call to the police.
With the evidence and testimony in hand, the police immediately made arrests; they arrested An Huai Ren, An Gang, and An Huaixing one after the other.
Now that the company's biggest troublemaker was gone, An Qi took the opportunity to reorganize the company, taking control of all major positions.
However, the battle was not over yet; the game had just begun.
An Gang and his family were just temporarily detained. To truly convict them, a legal battle had to be fought in court.
In the following days, An Qi kept busy with her own company's affairs, and Lin Yifan was also busy with his.
After financing and going public, Realm TV continuously developed channels, attracted traffic, and enhanced its technological research and development, transforming the website. Additionally, they recruited various talented game hosts from campuses.
In no time, Realm TV became famous, with advertisements on buses, subways, and in the news. This led to a sharp increase in traffic, and its ranking soared from tenth to seventh in no time. What's more, the momentum didn't fade—it kept rising, and it wouldn't be long before it was ranked among the top-tier live streaming sites.
In this way, two unsettling weeks passed, and the murder trial against An Gang's family that An Qi had initiated began.
In court, An Qi provided physical evidence and testimony to prove An Gang's family had the intent to murder her.
However, the defense attorney for An Gang's side questioned the validity of this physical evidence and testimony.
The decisive physical evidence was suspected of being obtained under duress and therefore was not valid, and the testimony, lacking corroborative evidence, could only be considered a personal statement of little significance.
Since An Qi's side couldn't provide any additional evidence, An Gang and his family were soon acquitted.
However, An Huai Ren was sentenced to a year in prison for attempted rape.
This was not the outcome Lin Yifan wanted to see; but without evidence, what could he do? "If only we could find evidence from the Xiao Dao Association about their hiring of someone to commit the murder."
An Gang had attempted to murder An Qi through the hands of the Xiao Dao Association; thus, there must have been a financial transaction, which would be incriminating evidence. If it could be found, An Gang could be put behind bars; but for now, Lin Yifan's capabilities were still limited, and he couldn't directly uncover the evidence.
"Niece, you really are ruthless, thinking of suing your own uncle into prison. Do you even have the ability to do that? Haha!" After saying this, An Gang laughed and left, his face full of mockery.
However, when he passed by Lin Yifan, he almost got tripped up.
"You..." An Gang wanted to become angry, but staring at Lin Yifan, someone with exceptional strength and ruthless methods, he had no choice but to swallow his anger.
And following closely behind, An Huaixing kept a safe distance; the injuries Lin Yifan had inflicted on him had not yet healed, so he didn't dare provoke this formidable man.
Although he hadn't managed to put An Gang in jail, Lin Yifan's kick at least allowed her to vent some anger. An Qi felt that having Lin Yifan by her side was really good; at least she no longer had to feel aggrieved or suffer.
Not long after, Wang Xiaolin, carrying her guilt, came before An Qi to apologize: "President An! I'm sorry! I tried my best! I really couldn't find any evidence proving their plot to kill you."
"It's okay. You can't be blamed. An Gang is an old fox. It's normal for him to be thorough and leave no trace," An Qi forgave Wang Xiaolin's powerlessness.
"The witness has done her part, and now it's time for me to leave this city that has been home since my childhood," Wang Xiaolin announced with a heavy heart.
Now that she was against An Gang, he would certainly not let her off the hook, and without any powerful protector in Guiyuan City, she had no choice but to flee.
In fact, the person she was most reluctant to leave was Lin Yifan; but their destinies were never meant to intersect, so it might be better to let go and start a new romance somewhere far away.
"Have you thought it through?" An Qi asked.
"I have," Wang Xiaolin replied, and then said to everyone, "I'm leaving, take care! Especially you, Mr. Lin! Take good care of yourself!"
"OK! Got it!" Lin Yifan gestured and then asked, "Do you have enough money?"
"Yes," Wang Xiaolin said, and with that, she left with an air of nonchalance.
Watching her solitary figure walk away, Lin Yifan, An Qi, and Zhou Jiajia were all struck with an inexplicable sadness.
Even though Wang Xiaolin had wronged them, she wasn't a bad person at heart, and had been quite good to them. They felt a mix of emotions.
After seeing off Wang Xiaolin, it was time for Lin Yifan to take An Qi and Zhou Jiajia back.
In the car, An Qi asked, "Big pervert, did you have an affair with Wang Xiaolin?"
She had stared at Wang Xiaolin and noticed that the way she looked at Lin Yifan was different from how she looked at them, full of reluctance and sadness; hence, she suspected that there might be something between Lin Yifan and Wang Xiaolin.
On the other side, Zhou Jiajia perked up her ears, also curious to know the answer.
Seeing the inquiries in the eyes of the two women, Lin Yifan replied irritably, "No! If there were, would she have left?"
"So you're saying you're too attractive, and you've drawn someone's attention. That's not good, it will affect my work as your assistant. So tomorrow, you have to dress down, or smear your face with charcoal, or something," An Qi commanded.
In truth, she was jealous and afraid of something happening again; so, to prevent it, she could only use this superficial method.
"Right! You have to do this," Zhou Jiajia agreed with An Qi's suggestion, as she was also feeling jealous and scared.