roccoschili Chapter 627 The Mother's Shadow
Chapter 627 The Mother's Shadow
Under the dim yellow light, Lin Chuyue stood in front of a gray-white apartment building in the old city, with Shen Chen in front of her.
You're saying...my mother is still alive?
Her voice was so low it was almost inaudible, and her pupils trembled slightly.
Shen Chen's expression was complicated as he slowly said, "To be precise... she did not die in that fire, as Lin Zhengguo said."
"She is alive, but—completely erased from your life."
Lin Chuyue's fingertips suddenly tightened, as if countless fragments of memory exploded in her mind. Those images of "mother" were blurry and fragmented from childhood, leaving only a blurry profile and a few faded photographs.
She never doubted the fire until this moment.
Shen Chen handed over a faded group photo.
"This photo is from your third birthday. Her name is Shen Wanqing. She was from a collateral branch of the Shen family, but was expelled from the family genealogy after marrying Lin Zhengguo."
"What Shen Fang burned in that fire was not only her person, but also her identity."
Lin Chuyue stared blankly at the photo. The woman in the photo had a gentle face, wore a blue dress, and her eyebrows and eyes... bore a striking resemblance to her.
"Where is she now?"
A hint of hesitation flashed across Shen Chen's eyes, but he finally whispered:
"She was transferred abroad, secretly arranged by Madam Shen—originally, she wanted to tell you everything after you came of age. But Shen Fang was too fast, and Lin Zhengguo was too... too thorough."
"She is currently in a nursing home in Switzerland and her mental state is not very good."
Lin Chuyue felt a lump in her throat.
For more than 20 years, a living mother was stripped from her life and buried, leaving Shen Fang to gradually feign the warmth of a "stepmother" before plunging her into the abyss.
She suddenly understood why Shen Fang had destroyed her so ruthlessly back then—it wasn't simply because she favored Lin Yun, but because Lin Chuyue was a disgrace to the "original bloodline," an existence that Shen Fang could never tolerate.
Shen Chen seemed to understand her emotions and lowered his voice: "We can't wait any longer."
"The Shen family is starting to stir. Some people suspect that you already know about this, and they might target her."
Lin Chuyue was shocked: "You mean... they want to get rid of her too?"
Shen Chen nodded: "Although Shen Fang is dead, her 'old subordinates' have not been completely wiped out. You were able to shake the Lin family and the Gu family, and they have begun to be afraid."
Lin Chuyue's eyes were cold and piercing.
"Let me know when I can depart."
"I want to see her."
……
Meanwhile, in the boardroom of the Lin's Building.
Lin Zhengguo leaned back in his seat, his face ashen, with a draft merger and acquisition agreement handed over by the Gu Group in front of him.
"What do you mean?" He stared at Zhao Zhiyan across from him, his tone filled with suppressed anger.
"Your Gu family wants to buy my core logistics lines in Southeast Asia?"
Zhao Zhiyan remained calm and said softly, "This is not a forced purchase, it is a cooperation."
“Your business in Singapore has been losing money for three years, and Lin Chuyue has already submitted a liquidation application. If you don’t want to fall into her hands, why don’t you… sell it to us and keep your funds flowing back?”
Lin Zhengguo suddenly stood up: "Was this all planned in advance?"
"You've been planning this since the moment she submitted her proposal?"
Zhao Zhiyan smiled and said, "Chairman Lin, it's not that we're making a move, it's that the people around you have changed."
"You personally sent Lin Chuyue into the vortex of capital, and now it's too late to regret it."
Lin Zhengguo's gaze was gloomy.
Zhao Zhiyan stood up, dusted off his suit jacket, and said in a low voice:
"You should be glad she still has the surname Lin."
"But what if one day she doesn't even want the surname 'Lin' anymore?"
After saying that, he turned and left, leaving behind only a letter of intent for cooperation.
Lin Zhengguo stared at the document, as if he could see everything he had built up over the past twenty years crumbling away bit by bit.
……
In the Vision Capital conference room, Lin Chuyue was holding an internal integration meeting.
“I need to acquire controlling stakes in Lin’s three overseas subsidiaries within three weeks.” She swept her sharp gaze across the team. “The Gu family has already made their move.”
"I want to sign the contract before they do."
Zhang Ke couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid that if Lin Zhengguo pushes you too far, he'll sell all the core resources to the Gu family?"
Lin Chuyue chuckled lightly, a flash of coldness appearing in her eyes:
“What he fears most right now is not selling assets.”
"But he was afraid of me—not his daughter."
"I'm afraid Lin Yun isn't his biological daughter."
Her gaze was icy as she whispered, "At a time like this, he'll only become more confused and won't act rashly."
Zhang Ke was startled, then instantly realized: "You... you deliberately let him get a copy of the appraisal certificate?"
"Including his phone call, was that also part of your plan?"
Lin Chuyue nodded and said coldly, "I'm not afraid of him investigating."
"I'm just afraid he won't investigate."
"Only when he sees the truth with his own eyes will he lose all his ability to make decisions."
Li Zhanchuan then pushed open the door and entered, holding a newly issued urgent document in his hand.
"The Gu family is experiencing cash flow problems."
"Two of Zhao Zhiyan's branch funds have already been found to be involved in underground lending."
Lin Chuyue took the document, glanced at it, and her expression changed slightly: "Have you found out who was behind this?"
Li Zhanchuan raised an eyebrow slightly: "I don't know."
"But I suspect it's... Gu Yanchuan."
"He didn't want Zhao Zhiyan to take his place."
Lin Chuyue pondered for a moment, then suddenly curled the corners of her lips into a smile:
"Then we'll... add fuel to the fire."
……
night.
Lin Yun was sitting in the Gu family garden when she received a call from Zhao Zhiyan.
"Chu Yue has already made her move."
“She wants to uproot the entire Lin family’s overseas business from your father.”
Lin Yun gripped her phone tightly, her voice low and menacing: "Has she gone mad?"
Zhao Zhiyan said coldly, "You must stop her."
"Otherwise, if she disrupts the Southeast Asian logistics lines, it would be tantamount to jeopardizing the Gu family's livelihood."
"This situation can no longer be controlled by her."
Lin Yun gritted her teeth: "I will have Lin Zhengguo take action."
"Let him see clearly that the so-called 'daughter' is no longer the Lin Chuyue he knows."
She looked up into the distance, the moonlight bright, but her eyes held a deep hatred:
“She wants to take everything—the Lin family, Lin Zhengguo, and she even dares to interfere with the Gu family.”
"I will never let her get away with this."
……
At this moment, Lin Chuyue was standing in front of the airport VIP passage.
She has decided to fly to Switzerland herself.
Whether or not the woman was truly her mother, she had to see for herself.
"Keep an eye on the Lin and Gu families for me."
She said to Li Zhanchuan, "They will definitely make a move while I'm away."
Li Zhanchuan nodded: "I have already made arrangements."
"Go with peace of mind. When you come back, we'll settle everything."
Lin Chuyue's eyes flashed as she looked at him: "Do you believe my mother... is still alive?"
Li Zhanchuan said calmly, "I believe you."
"If you believe her, then she is real."
……
The plane took off, and dawn broke outside the window.
Lin Chuyue closed her eyes.
She knew that she was about to see more than just her mother.
Rather, it is the truth buried under twenty years of darkness.
It is the root of the Lin family, the debt of the Shen family, and the unfinished game of fate that she herself played.
The truth will eventually be revealed.
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To be continued
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