OBS Chapter 496 The truth of the past
Chapter 496 The truth of the past
At one o'clock in the morning, while the city was asleep, Lin Chuyue stood on the balcony of her villa, gazing at the moonlit night, but she never took a sip of the red wine in her hand.
Her mind was replaying Li Zhanchuan's words from earlier that day:
"Your father... may be involved in my mother's death."
These words plunged her into an abyss of pain.
She once thought she had long since broken free from the weak, manipulated person she once was.
But it turns out that every step she took in her quest for revenge was still part of a game set up by those people.
"Are you still thinking about this?" Li Zhanchuan walked up behind her and gently put his arm around her shoulder.
Lin Chuyue didn't turn around, but asked in a low voice, "What exactly did your mother find out before she died?"
Li Zhanchuan remained silent for a long time before slowly revealing the truth:
“My mother was investigating a huge amount of overseas funds that flowed into accounts in Southeast Asia. She suspected that someone was laundering money and transferring benefits in the name of a company… and that money, after passing through layers of accounts, eventually ended up in an overseas trust company under Shen Fang’s name.”
Lin Chuyue's expression changed drastically.
Li Zhanchuan continued, "And according to the new clues provided by Han Qimin, part of the early registered capital of that company came from a real estate company controlled by your father. The timing... was exactly one year before you were transferred from the core project."
"So, he not only knew that Shen Fang was plotting against me, but also...funded her?" Lin Chuyue's voice was dry.
“It may have started as a collaboration, but later… it got out of control.” Li Zhanchuan’s voice turned colder. “Your father may have thought he was just doing a legal tax avoidance, but what Shen Fang wanted was the entire Lin family business.”
Lin Chuyue gently closed her eyes.
She could forgive Lin Zhengguo for his cowardice, indifference, and disappointment, but she could not forgive him for knowingly pushing her into the fire.
Now, she finally understands that the Lin family, which she fought so hard to obtain after her rebirth, is not only her support, but also the vessel that once killed her mother.
"I want to re-audit all of the Lin family's overseas fund flows." Lin Chuyue turned around, her eyes as firm as knives. "I want to investigate every single mess she left behind."
Li Zhanchuan looked at her, a slight stirring in his heart.
He had never seen Lin Chuyue like this before.
She is not a vulnerable victim, but a queen who has emerged from the abyss.
……
The next day, the top management of the Lin Group was in complete uproar.
Lin Chuyue officially signed the overseas audit order and established a special investigation team, which she personally led, targeting all overseas accounts associated with the Lin family and Shen Fang.
Meanwhile, an anonymous video leaked online went viral in the industry.
The scene depicts an Asian family foundation conference held in Singapore in a certain year. A middle-aged man who looks remarkably like Lim Cheng-Kuo is dining at the same table with Shen Fang and exchanging documents.
The video ends with a clear screenshot of the file.
[Lin's Industries Southeast Asia Project Performance-Based Profit Agreement – Signed by both parties: Shen Fang, Lin Zhengguo]
The release of this video caused an immediate uproar.
Overnight, Lin Zhengguo was thrust into the spotlight, appearing on Weibo's trending topics, financial headlines, and anonymous insider whistleblower groups.
The media headlines were even more jarring:
"Are Shen Fang and Lin Zhengguo actually the real masterminds behind the Lin family business?"
The truth behind Li Zhanchuan's mother's mysterious car accident is being investigated again. Is the Lin family the mastermind behind it all?
"The stepdaughter takes over, the father and daughter break up, and the power struggle within the Lin Group officially begins!"
The company was in a state of panic, with some middle managers even voluntarily submitting their resignations. Rumors circulated that someone had privately contacted Gu Yanchuan, hoping he would seize power and take over the Lin Group as soon as possible.
Lin Chuyue stood in her office, looking at the emails, her expression calm and detached.
She already knew that this battle would not be a simple back-and-forth exchange.
Just as she was about to get up and leave, the office door was suddenly pushed open.
"Chuyue!" Lin Zhengguo stormed in, his eyes bloodshot. "Are you crazy? You're destroying your own defenses!"
"Whose Great Wall was destroyed?" Lin Chuyue remained standing in place, her expression calm. "Did you help Shen Fang build it? Or did you make me climb up there to be a target?"
Lin Zhengguo pointed at her, his finger trembling: "I am your father!"
"Then do you remember your promise?" Lin Chuyue suddenly sneered. "You said you would protect me for life. But you turned around and handed me over to Shen Fang. For those false benefits, you almost ruined my life."
"I did it for the Lin family!" Lin Zhengguo roared.
"You're doing this for yourself." Lin Chuyue stood up abruptly, her eyes like knives. "From the moment I was born, you never treated me as your true heir. You'd rather believe Shen Fang than me. Now that I'm back alive, I'm going to make you pay back every penny you owe me."
Lin Zhengguo paused for a moment, then turned around and slammed the door shut as he left.
……
After Lin Zhengguo left, Li Zhanchuan arrived.
He brought even more startling news: "Some of Shen Fang's former subordinates are secretly contacting Gu Yanchuan."
"you sure?"
“Yes.” Li Zhanchuan nodded. “After Shen Fang died, a number of funds she originally controlled were not completely frozen. Some of them were transferred to a trust company under Gu Yanchuan’s name through Middle Eastern accounts.”
“In other words…” Lin Chuyue’s eyes narrowed slightly, “Shen Fang is dead, but what she left Gu Yanchuan was the complete Lin family’s operational plan.”
“That’s why he’s suddenly become unusually quiet lately.” Li Zhanchuan leaned back on the sofa. “He’s waiting for us to fight to the death, and then he’ll deliver the final blow.”
Lin Chuyue pondered for a long time: "I can't wait any longer."
She turned to look out the window, her gaze calm.
"I want to force Gu Yanchuan out completely before the shareholders' meeting."
……
Three days later, the Lin family held a shareholders' meeting ahead of schedule.
The conference was packed with media, and almost everyone was waiting for a breaking news story.
Lin Chuyue specifically requested that Gu Yanchuan attend.
At the start of the meeting, she dropped a bombshell:
"According to the latest audit results, the Gu Group indirectly held 3.7% of Lin's shares through a trust account held by Shen Fang in its early years, and this portion of shares was never publicly registered in the shareholder register over the years."
There was an uproar.
Lin Chuyue slowly spoke: "Director Gu, please explain why you concealed your shareholding and participated in the board meeting voting as a non-shareholder?"
Gu Yanchuan's eyes were cold as he slowly stood up: "President Lin, some accounts cannot be judged by appearances alone. If you want to bring up old accounts, I don't mind making public the funds that your mother, Lin Yueshuang, embezzled back then."
These words shocked everyone.
Lin Chuyue remained expressionless: "Then you should also tell them how your mother used Lin Yun to get closer to your father step by step, and how she covered up the fact that she had secretly managed the fund and caused losses."
Gu Yanchuan suddenly sneered: "You think you can control everything? Chu Yue, you don't understand this world at all—power is never supported by morality."
“You’re right.” Lin Chuyue stood up abruptly. “But I want you to understand that the Lin family is not your mother’s tombstone, nor will it be a springboard for your ambitions.”
With a wave of her hand, the projection screen lit up.
—It is a secret audio recording of a private transaction between Gu Yanchuan and Shen Fang.
"Lin Chuyue will eventually become a sacrifice for your Lin family. The more unaware she is, the easier she will be to use."
“She can’t find out about us. She thinks I’m just Lin Yun’s ex-lover, but she doesn’t know that she’s already been put into the game.”
The entire audience was stunned.
Gu Yanchuan's face was pale.
Lin Chuyue slowly announced, "I hereby announce that Gu Yanchuan is immediately suspended from his duties on the board of directors and will be subject to an independent investigation by the company."
A thunderous applause erupted in the conference room.
But Lin Chuyue knew that this battle was far from over.
——To be continued.
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