OBS Chapter 584 Undercurrents
Chapter 584 Undercurrents
A sudden autumn rain made the Shanghai night increasingly chilly, but the conference room on the top floor of the Lin's Building remained brightly lit, the air thick with lingering tension and a sense of crisis.
Following the resolution of the previous board meeting turmoil, with Lin Yun's disastrous exit and Shen Yan's resignation, Lin Chuyue temporarily regained her footing. However, just when everyone thought the storm had subsided, a deeper undercurrent was quietly approaching.
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I. The Unexpected Merger Alarm
"President Lin, you need to see this." Luo Zhen hurriedly pushed open the door and entered, holding a newly declassified business intelligence document in his hand.
Lin Chuyue frowned, took the document, glanced at it a few times, and her face darkened: "CR Consortium wants to join forces with Chenxin Capital to acquire our traditional Chinese medicine research and development project in the Southwest region?"
“Yes. This is not a simple business transaction.” Luo Zhen’s gaze was deep. “They want to start from the ‘outer periphery’ and gradually erode your core territory—and Lin Yun is probably involved as well.”
Lin Chuyue let out a soft breath and calmly sorted out the situation: "Chenxin Capital was originally a potential partner of our cooperative fund, but now it has suddenly changed its mind... This means that someone inside has betrayed our cooperation plan."
She paused, her gaze turning cold: "Investigate! List all the core executives who have been in contact with Chenxin in the past two months."
"Yes."
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II. Lin Zhengguo's "Summoning"
In the evening, Lin Chuyue was summoned to Lin Zhengguo's study. As soon as she pushed open the door, she saw Lin Zhengguo sitting by the window, looking gloomy as he flipped through a shareholder letter.
“You’ve gone too far.” He raised his head, his voice low. “Lin Yun is your sister. Even if she’s wrong, you shouldn’t have pushed her to this point. She’s in Hong Kong now, and there are rumors that she’s planning to join forces with the Gu family’s overseas directors to target our family fund.”
Lin Chuyue said calmly, "If she were only targeting me, I could let it go. But she used a fake video to frame me, used public relations tactics to tear apart the Lin family's image, and even tried to manipulate the board of directors to force me to resign... She is no longer my 'sister'."
Lin Zhengguo's voice trembled slightly: "Are you really going to break ties with your family?"
Lin Chuyue looked directly at him: "Father, we broke up a long time ago. It's just that you refused to admit it."
The atmosphere froze for a few seconds before Lin Zhengguo slammed his fist on the table and stood up: "Then you can't bring Luo Zhen into the spotlight—she was your mother's man back then! The board of directors can see that she's now working for you in every way, which will cause dissatisfaction among other shareholders."
Lin Chuyue sneered: "Luo Zhen is not serving me, she is serving the Lin family—if you still remember what your mother said back then, you wouldn't question her loyalty."
Lin Zhengguo's expression changed drastically, and he was speechless for a moment.
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III. Shen Yan's Secret Conversation
At 10 p.m. that night, Shen Yan arranged to meet Lin Chuyue at a long-established club.
“After I resigned, some people wanted to reconnect with the Lin family through me—including people from the Cheng Yi Foundation.” He handed over a USB drive. “This contains the copy of the ‘cooperation agreement’ you wanted, and all the documents from Chenxin and Cheng Yi are in there.”
Lin Chuyue took them: "What are you going to exchange these for?"
Shen Yan lit a cigarette and said in a low voice, "I don't want anything from you. I just want to know... are you really planning to ruin Lin Yun's reputation?"
“She’s no longer the Lin Yun she used to be,” Lin Chuyue said, enunciating each word clearly. “I gave her a chance.”
Shen Yan smiled wryly: "You've changed too, Chu Yue."
Lin Chuyue countered, "Who among us hasn't changed?"
He gazed at the coldness in her eyes and remained silent for a long time: "She won't let this go when she comes back. I heard that she's contacting an old shareholder—the Su family, the old rival of the Lin family."
Lin Chuyue's expression changed drastically.
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IV. Gu Yanchuan's Probing
The next day, Gu Yanchuan took the initiative to arrange a meeting with Lin Chuyue. He had been much quieter lately, as if he were reflecting or observing.
"You met with Shen Yan last night?" he asked bluntly.
Lin Chuyue raised an eyebrow: "Are you investigating me?"
“It’s not an investigation, it’s concern.” Gu Yanchuan paused. “I heard he has a contract with Chenxin.”
"Yes," Lin Chuyue said frankly. "He has already handed it over to me."
Gu Yanchuan fell into deep thought: "Have you ever considered that... the funds behind Lin Yun are not just Cheng Yi?"
Lin Chuyue was taken aback: "What do you mean?"
Gu Yanchuan took out a paper fax and handed it to her: "CR Group's latest investment went through several shell companies—one of which had an account reconciled with your father's account."
Lin Chuyue's eyes suddenly turned cold.
"You doubt your father?"
Gu Yanchuan said softly, "It's not a doubt, it's a reminder—don't ignore anyone you know."
After a brief silence, Lin Chuyue took a deep breath: "Thank you for reminding me."
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V. Signals of Cheng Yi Fund's Counterattack
Just as Lin Chuyue was preparing to launch a counterattack, Cheng Yi Foundation officially issued a notice questioning the "lack of transparency in the financing structure" of the Lin family's Southwest project and recommending an independent audit.
On the same day, financial headlines revealed that Chenxin Capital plans to jointly bid with the CR consortium for "Yunnan Pharmaceuticals," a subsidiary of Lin's Pharmaceuticals, with a total amount exceeding 3 billion yuan.
This is a clear signal of "external takeover".
In the conference room, Gu Yanchuan slammed his fist on the table: "Chenxin was originally our financial backer, but now it has become our enemy—Chuyue, you must immediately withdraw all unapproved cooperation agreements and freeze the Southwest funding chain."
Lin Chuyue nodded calmly, and Luo Zhen quickly set up controls, and a storm of financial freezing was immediately launched.
But it was at this very moment—
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VI. Lin Yun's Counterattack
At 11 p.m. that night, Lin Yun posted a video on her personal social media platform. She tearfully described how she was "abandoned by her family" and "suppressed by her sister," and stated that she had taken over CR Group's new project in the Asia-Pacific region and would be completely "independent of the Lin family."
The video's release reignited public debate. Trending topics such as the Lin sisters' falling out and Lin Yun's entrepreneurial independence exploded instantly.
This war between sisters has spread from within the family to the entire internet.
Lin Chuyue stood by the office window, gazing at the night sky. Her expression was calm, yet she was as cold as an unending cold front.
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VII. The Return of the Old Forces
Even more unexpectedly, a familiar name suddenly returned to the financial world—
Gu Jingzhou—Gu Yanchuan's father, who had been out of contact for many years, has returned to China.
Lin Chuyue frowned the moment she saw the message.
Gu Yanchuan simply said, "If he comes back, it won't be for family reasons."
Lin Chuyue murmured, "Are you sure he's not here to help Lin Yun?"
Gu Yanchuan's eyes were slightly cold: "He will help anyone, except me."
The lights are dim, but the real battle is only just beginning.
—End of this chapter
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