nycdaug Chapter 499 The Tilted Power Structure
Chapter 499 The Tilted Power Structure
Lin Chuyue sat in the living room of Lin Yueshuang's former residence, enveloped in a profound silence.
The letter in her hand felt like a branding iron, burning her palms with scorch marks.
He is not your father after all.
Those last words were like a sharp blade, cutting away at her proud identity—the sole heir of the Lin family.
She knew it was time to face Lin Zhengguo.
Was this man, whom she had always reluctantly called "father," deceiving her from the very beginning?
……
Inside the study of the Lin family's old residence.
Lin Zhengguo flipped through the company documents, his movements slow and deliberate. Since Shen Fang's death, he seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.
The door was flung open.
Lin Chuyue walked in, her expression cold and stern.
"I have a question for you." She slammed the letter on the table. "Who is my biological father?"
Lin Zhengguo's body trembled, and the teacup in his hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
He looked up stiffly, his lips trembling slightly: "What...what did you say?"
"This letter was left by my mother. She said, 'You are not my father.'" Lin Chuyue said each word clearly and uncompromisingly, "You knew all along, didn't you?"
Lin Zhengguo's eyes were complicated. He remained silent for a long time before speaking in a hoarse voice: "Your mother... she had a relationship when she was young. That person was the only man she ever loved in her life."
"who is it?"
“...Li Yuanting.”
Lin Chuyue's vision went black, and she almost lost her balance.
Li Yuanting, Li Zhanchuan's father.
If all of this is true, then she and Li Zhanchuan...
"Impossible." She shook her head, her voice trembling. "Zhan Chuan and I... we've done a kinship test, and we're not related by blood!"
“Your mother concealed her identity and registered your genetic sample as that of a distant relative.” Lin Zhengguo gritted his teeth. “She… didn’t want you to be used by anyone.”
Lin Chuyue took a step back and felt dizzy.
"So you've been hiding this all along, because you're afraid of losing face? Or because you're afraid... the company's board of directors will find out I'm not your biological daughter?"
Lin Zhengguo looked up and finally exploded: "You think I don't want to say it? Your mother knelt before me before she died and begged me—begged me to raise you as my own daughter, begged me to protect you!"
"But what have I protected for you? I believed Shen Fang, forced you to go abroad, and watched helplessly as you almost died overseas—what good will it do you to question me now?"
Lin Chuyue was stunned.
The first time she saw Lin Zhengguo shed tears, it was a father's breakdown and a man's self-blame.
But her heart remained as cold as iron.
“Thank you for raising me,” she said softly, “but I’m no longer the child who had to do everything you said.”
She turned and left without a moment's hesitation.
Lin Zhengguo sat blankly in the chair, muttering, "After all... she doesn't have the surname Lin."
……
Meanwhile, in the conference room on the top floor of the Lin's Building.
Gu Yanchuan sat calmly in the main seat, with a blond, blue-eyed middle-aged foreign man standing beside him.
"This is Mr. Gerald, Executive Representative of CR International Consortium for Asia." He introduced him to the board members with a calm tone. "We are honored to announce that, from today onwards, CR officially becomes the Lin family's strategic advisory body."
"What does this mean?" someone frowned.
"This means we will assist the Lin family in reorganizing their overseas assets, family trusts, and historical issues," Gerald said with a smile, his Chinese completely accent-free, "including a re-examination of the current inheritance system."
Lin Chuyue walked in, her expression indifferent: "Mr. Gerald, do you hold any shares in the Lin Group?"
"No."
Do you have legal representation rights?
"nor."
"Then what does your presence in the Lin Group's internal conference room signify?"
Gerald still smiled broadly: "I am representing a trust document that is about to take effect. If this document is recognized by the court, it will redefine the ownership of Lin's shares."
"Are you referring to that forged copy of the will?" Lin Chuyue sneered. "I have already sent a lawyer's letter. If CR continues to spread false evidence, I will sue you for transnational defamation."
Gerald smiled slightly: "Then we'll wait and see."
Gu Yanchuan tapped the table lightly, his tone gentle yet authoritative: "Board members, I suggest that, until the law is finalized, all of Lin Chuyue's board authority be suspended, and I will temporarily assume it."
The conference room fell into a brief silence.
A moment later, two directors with smaller shareholdings whispered their agreement.
Lin Chuyue's eyes darkened.
It was all planned out of the blue.
Gu Yanchuan had long ago arranged for the CR representative to raid the meeting, with the aim of creating distrust by the "mystery of her identity" and forcing her to step down.
She sneered, turned and left, leaving behind only the words: "You want to seize power? Fine. But I'll make you regret every word you utter today."
……
That evening, Li Zhanchuan received a new email from an anonymous sender.
The email included a video recording dated December 19, 2004.
In the video, Lin Yueshuang is seen confronting Li Yuanting while holding a recording pen.
She questioned, "You knew Shen Fang was colluding with CR, yet you chose to remain silent? Aren't you afraid something will happen to your wife?"
Li Yuanting's expression was complicated: "You know that CR is not something we can fight against. The fact that you managed to protect Chuyue is already the biggest victory."
"But my daughter isn't Lin Zhengguo's child at all. Aren't you afraid she'll become a target?"
“I created a substitute identity for her, she will be fine.”
The video ends here.
Li Zhanchuan's fingers tightened.
The statement "She is not Lin Zhengguo's child" was the greatest disloyalty to her mother and the loneliest secret of Lin Yueshuang's life.
He finally realized that his father had not only participated in CR's plan back then, but may have also personally "strangled" Lin Yueshuang's last hope of seeking help.
He looked out the window, his eyes filled with a chilling light.
“Dad, since you owe them, mother and daughter—I will take it back myself.”
……
The next morning.
Lin Chuyue formally announced the convening of an emergency board meeting, stating: "The Lin family will propose a temporary freeze on the cooperation regarding the CR Consortium's intervention in the company, and apply for emergency arbitration by the board of directors."
This time, standing behind her were Li Zhanchuan and several former neutral board members.
The situation began to reverse.
But Lin Chuyue knew that this was just the beginning.
Gu Yanchuan will not give up easily.
The true secrets of the Lin family have only just begun to be revealed.
She gazed at the distant horizon, a silent chill appearing in her eyes.
"The truth, no matter how painful, must be uncovered."
——To be continued.
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