freenovelworld Chapter 500 Long-standing Hatred Surges
Chapter 500 Long-standing Hatred Surges
Inside the Lin Group's president's office, sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, bathing the carpet in a golden glow.
Lin Chuyue sat in the leather chair, clutching a DNA test report in her hand. Her fingertips almost dug into the paper, and her white knuckles revealed the turmoil in her heart.
—Lin Zhengguo is not her biological father.
Her real father was actually Li Yuanting—Li Zhanchuan's father.
Lin Chuyue always thought that her greatest enemies in this life were Shen Fang, Lin Yun, and even Gu Yanchuan, but she never expected that her background was the fuse at the deepest part of all the conspiracies.
Her existence was Lin Zhengguo's "revengeful adoption" of Li Yuanting.
Lin Chuyue sneered, slowly loosening her grip on the paper, then slowly stood up and looked out the window at the city that shone brightly in the sunlight.
"Lin Zhengguo, did you raise me to humiliate Li Yuanting, or to humiliate me?"
At that moment, there was a rapid knocking on the door.
"President." Assistant Xiao Li pushed open the door and entered, looking anxious. "The board of directors has called an emergency meeting, and Vice President Gu wants you to be there within ten minutes."
Lin Chuyue's expression turned cold: "So eager, it seems you can't wait to reveal your trump card."
……
The air pressure inside the meeting room was frighteningly low.
Gu Yanchuan sat to the left of the main seat, his expression calm yet carrying a subtle chill. Behind him stood several unfamiliar foreign representatives, who were the Chinese liaisons for the CR consortium.
“President Lin,” Gu Yanchuan said gently, “we have conducted a preliminary assessment of Lin’s current financial situation. CR is willing to inject 5 billion, provided that the board of directors undergoes a restructuring—CR appoints a chief financial officer and a chief operating officer.”
"In other words, the Lin family's financial and operational control will be handed over to foreign capital." Lin Chuyue spoke slowly and deliberately, her tone unhurried yet sharp as a knife.
Several directors began to whisper among themselves.
"In the current capital winter, a 5 billion yuan injection can indeed alleviate the pressure on the Lin family's cash flow."
"But handing over management rights... is perhaps too radical."
Gu Yanchuan looked at Lin Chuyue, his eyes sharp: "Do you have a better solution? Or are you planning to let the Lin family continue to rely on your little bit of 'sentiment' to survive?"
Lin Chuyue chuckled softly.
She didn't answer immediately, but instead took another document from her briefcase and spread it on the table:
"The strategic cooperation agreement between the Lin family and the Nanhuai Fund."
“I used Nanhuai’s resources to secure their full investment in Lin’s Chinese medicine industry, amounting to 6 billion yuan, and I will not interfere with any of the group’s management rights.”
The entire conference room erupted in uproar.
"Nanhuai?" Someone gasped. "Isn't that one of Li Zhanchuan's businesses?"
"He actually went to such lengths for her..."
Gu Yanchuan's expression changed for the first time.
"What is your relationship with Li Zhanchuan?" he asked coldly, his voice extremely suppressed.
Lin Chuyue did not answer, but looked past him and at Lin Zhengguo sitting opposite her.
"Chairman Lin, I have a personal matter that I need to confirm with you."
Lin Zhengguo was taken aback, then nodded: "Speak."
"My biological father... isn't you?"
Lin Zhengguo was struck dumb, his face froze, and he sat motionless in his chair.
After a moment, he looked up, his voice hoarse: "How did you know?"
The meeting room was completely silent.
Lin Chuyue seemed to be using all her strength to stand upright, her voice restrained and calm:
“I’ve done the DNA test. You were my mother’s closest friend, but you’re not my father. So let me ask you, why weren’t you at the hospital when my mother had a difficult childbirth? Why did you let Shen Fang go into the operating room?”
Lin Zhengguo slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly: "Enough!"
His eyes held a rare look of guilt and struggle: "I...I'm sorry to your mother. But I've raised you for over twenty years and have never mistreated you."
"But have you ever considered that you raised me because I have the surname Lin, so that I can shield you from Li Yuanting's guilt and shame?"
Lin Chuyue stood up and declared firmly, "I am not your cover-up, nor am I anyone's pawn. From this moment forward, as the president of Lin's Group, I reject CR's investment plan and formally propose the removal of Gu Yanchuan from the board of directors."
The meeting room erupted in excitement.
"You have no right to do that!" Gu Yanchuan roared in anger.
Lin Chuyue sneered: "I represent 35% of the shares of the Lin Group's board of directors, plus Nanhuai's 5%, so we own 40%. If you want to vote, do it now."
Gu Yanchuan was caught off guard. He did not expect that Lin Chuyue had already secretly won over some of the directors, and Nan Huai's sudden intervention completely threw him into disarray.
“You’d better understand that you’re not just dealing with me,” he said in a low voice, a ruthless glint in his eyes. “CR is not someone you can handle.”
"That's assuming you can leave China alive." A deep, cold male voice suddenly rang out.
Everyone turned around at once.
Li Zhanchuan was already standing at the door, impeccably dressed in a suit, exuding an imposing aura. He slowly entered and tossed a sealed document in front of Gu Yanchuan.
"CR's investment company in China has been exposed for suspected money laundering. This whistleblower letter has been sent to the China Securities Regulatory Commission."
"From now on, CR's assets in China will be frozen and subject to investigation."
Gu Yanchuan's expression suddenly changed, and he stared at Li Zhanchuan: "Are you crazy? You also hold a portion of CR's shares. You're cutting off your own left arm by doing this!"
"I'd rather lose an arm than let you touch a single hair on Lin Chuyue's head," Li Zhanchuan said coldly.
Lin Chuyue stood frozen in place, watching him walk towards her step by step, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
He actually sacrificed his own business just to protect her?
The meeting ultimately came to nothing.
Gu Yanchuan was temporarily suppressed, but everyone knew he wouldn't give up easily.
After the meeting, Lin Zhengguo was invited to Lin Chuyue's office.
She closed the door and said in a low voice, "Chairman Lin, there are some accounts we need to settle."
Lin Zhengguo asked wearily, "What do you want to do?"
“I can keep quiet about the fact that I’m not a member of the Lin family,” she said slowly, “but you have to transfer your 10% stake to my name.”
Lin Zhengguo looked at her, his eyes filled with complex emotions: "Do you hate me that much?"
Lin Chuyue smiled gently: "I don't hate you. I just don't want to be controlled by you anymore."
Lin Zhengguo closed his eyes and sighed wearily, "Whatever you say."
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night.
Lin Chuyue stood on the rooftop, gazing at the city lights, a void in her heart.
Li Zhanchuan appeared beside her and draped a coat over her shoulders.
"Tell me, does my relationship with you... constitute incest?" she suddenly asked in a low voice, her tone like shards of broken glass, "If I really were your father's daughter..."
Li Zhanchuan looked at her, his gaze deep:
“I will not let this happen.”
"what?"
“I checked your mother’s death record. She became pregnant with you after she left Li Yuanting. In other words, you are very likely not his daughter.”
A hint of uncertainty flashed in Lin Chuyue's eyes.
“But I will continue to investigate.” Li Zhanchuan said in a low voice, “If you really are his daughter… I will be your brother who will protect you for the rest of my life.”
Lin Chuyue was startled.
She looked at him, then suddenly smiled, though tears were glistening in her eyes.
"Li Zhanchuan, you're a madman."
"I'm crazy about you."
He lowered his head and gently kissed away the tear that hadn't yet fallen from the corner of her eye.
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(To be continued)