roccoschili Chapter 497 Old Debts Resurface
Chapter 497 Old Debts Resurface
Gu Yanchuan's face was ashen.
After the meeting, he did not leave immediately, but stood on the rooftop balcony of the building, overlooking the city lights, his eyes colder than the night.
The assistant beside him whispered, "Lin Chuyue has completely taken control of the board of directors. Now, all the shareholders are watching your moves."
"Watching and waiting?" Gu Yanchuan chuckled, his voice low and deep. "Then let's show them what we can do."
He turned and went into his office, taking a folder from the safe.
"Give this to that media person, Lin Feng; he knows what to do."
The assistant opened it and his pupils contracted sharply.
—This is a complete copy of the ledger of the "family fund" that Lin Yueshuang privately established back then.
And that fund was clearly related to the portion of the accounts that Shen Fang was in control of.
The assistant hesitated: "But... once this is exposed, what will happen to Shen Fang, and to you..."
“I am not her,” Gu Yanchuan interrupted coldly. “I will not be like her, betting everything on emotions and gambling.”
"I want Lin Chuyue to know that so-called justice is nothing but a carefully designed performance. If I want, I can destroy everything she cares about."
……
At the same time, Lin Chuyue is also rapidly moving forward with the next step.
"We must quickly secure all the documents from when my mother set up the foundation, especially the records of her dealings with the Lin Foundation."
She looked at Li Zhanchuan, her voice firm.
"Are you afraid that Gu Yanchuan will turn around and bite you back?" Li Zhanchuan raised an eyebrow.
Lin Chuyue nodded. "Gu Yanchuan is not Shen Fang. He is colder and more ruthless than her. He will definitely make a fuss about my mother now. Lin Yueshuang did set up a 'charitable sub-fund' during that period. The problem is, that money disappeared later."
"You suspect that someone switched the use of the funds?"
“It’s not a suspicion, it’s a certainty.” Lin Chuyue gritted her teeth. “I just haven’t found any evidence to prove that my mother was unaware of it.”
Li Zhanchuan was silent for a moment, then took a USB flash drive out of his pocket and handed it to her.
"What you need is here."
Lin Chuyue looked up abruptly, her eyes filled with surprise.
Li Zhanchuan said in a calm tone: "This is a private backup left by my mother before she passed away. It contains the complete path of her investigation into the accounts related to the Lin family and Shen Fang, including some fund information under Lin Yueshuang's name."
Lin Chuyue's fingers trembled slightly as she took the USB drive. "Why are you only telling me now?"
“Because you weren’t ready back then.” Li Zhanchuan looked at her, his gaze deep. “But now, you are someone who can single-handedly weather the storm.”
Lin Chuyue's heart trembled violently.
She knew that he had been protecting her all along—even at the cost of concealing the clues left by her mother, in order to buy her time and space.
"Thank you," she said softly.
Li Zhanchuan did not respond, but simply raised his hand to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear. "If you fall into the abyss, I will jump in too—but I would rather you walk into the light."
……
late at night.
The contents of that USB drive quickly led to a startling discovery:
The "Shuangyue Foundation" established by Lin Yueshuang was originally intended to support the construction of public welfare schools in the southwestern mountainous areas. However, three months after her death, the money was transferred to an account called "CR Family Trust," which was one of the starting points for Shen Fang's later control of Lin's shares.
Lin Chuyue was shocked.
"What does this mean?" She turned to look at Li Zhanchuan. "Shen Fang had already begun infiltrating the Lin family's financial system before her mother died?"
“And it’s very likely that Lin Yueshuang discovered it.” Li Zhanchuan’s expression changed slightly. “Your mother may very well… not have died of illness.”
Lin Chuyue's heart skipped a beat.
The cause of her mother's death has always been believed to be a sudden heart attack—she has also questioned herself countless times in her dreams: why didn't she discover her mother's health problems sooner?
But now...
"I want to reinvestigate the cause of my mother's death," Lin Chuyue said coldly.
“I’ll handle this,” Li Zhanchuan nodded. “But you need to be careful; Gu Yanchuan won’t sit idly by.”
……
Sure enough, three days later, the Lin family was besieged by the media.
"Did Lin Yueshuang use Lin family resources to set up a family fund and become involved in money laundering?"
"Has Lin Chuyue's mother already paved the way for Shen Fang? Is the entanglement within the Lin family even more complicated?"
"Gu Group publicly questioned Lin Chuyue's 'abuse of power for personal gain,' suggesting that the acquisition of Lin's Group was actually a case of 'resurrection through a borrowed body'?"
The media headlines came one after another.
Even more ruthless, numerous online reports began to surface alleging that Lin Chuyue engaged in "emotional manipulation" and "colluded with the Li family to manipulate the Lin family's stock price."
Public opinion instantly reversed.
"Could Lin Chuyue be following in Shen Fang's footsteps?"
"Don't be fooled by Li Zhanchuan's support for her now; they might have already made a deal."
"Women can be ruthless enough to sell even their own mothers."
There was also some turmoil within the board of directors.
Several neutral shareholders have already expressed their desire to "calmly assess the risks brought by the new chairman."
Lin Chuyue convened a high-level meeting late at night, and the air pressure in the office dropped to freezing point.
“We are in a critical period right now.” She looked around at everyone. “I will not back down, nor will I let the Lin family return to Shen Fang’s hands.”
But someone spoke up:
"President Lin, you don't have to back down, but Gu Yanchuan has shares, the backing of the Gu Group, and the advantage of public opinion in the market. We must consider the group's image."
"You mean, you want me to step down?"
The man remained silent.
Lin Chuyue sneered: "I will not relinquish my position as chairman, but I agree to establish a temporary independent oversight committee, with a third-party organization evaluating all major decisions made during my term."
"In addition, I suggest that the government appoint an auditing team to re-examine my mother's fund accounts from that time."
These words were both a counterattack and a direct confrontation.
For a moment, everyone was speechless.
……
Late that night, a phone call came into Lin Chuyue's cell phone.
"Do you still want to investigate further?" It was Gu Yanchuan's voice on the other end, deep and sinister. "Lin Chuyue, let me give you a piece of advice: some debts are better left unresolved for both of us."
"Are you scared?" Lin Chuyue smiled faintly.
"I'm not afraid of you," Gu Yanchuan sneered. "What I'm afraid of is that after you investigate, you'll find that your mother... is not as clean as you think."
Lin Chuyue's hand tightened.
Gu Yanchuan's voice was deep and serpentine: "I remember when you were little, your mother once locked you in the car, didn't she?"
Lin Chuyue was startled, and a scene flashed through her mind.
The sun was scorching, the car windows were tightly closed, and her small body was curled up in the back seat, constantly pounding on the window and crying out, "Mommy, save me!"
Those were memories she had never shared with anyone.
Gu Yanchuan, however, felt as clearly as if he were there.
"Do you know why you forgot?" Gu Yanchuan said slowly, "Because you were unwilling to admit that at that time, you had already realized that your mother was not the perfect person you had imagined."
"That's why you try so hard to become obedient and perfect, hoping to gain some real love in return."
Lin Chuyue closed her eyes.
At that moment, it felt as if countless dark memories were churning in my heart.
Was her mother... really as clean as she thought?
Li Zhanchuan pushed the door open and came in. Seeing her pale face, he immediately asked, "What's wrong?"
Lin Chuyue's voice was slightly hoarse: "I'm afraid... I not only have to face Shen Fang and Gu Yanchuan... I also have to face Lin Yueshuang, whom I've never truly understood."
Li Zhanchuan approached and pulled her into his arms: "No matter what you face, I'll be there for you."
Lin Chuyue leaned against him and murmured, "But I'm afraid that one day even you... will be dragged into this abyss."
Li Zhanchuan coldly replied, "Then let's all fall down together and personally dig out all those old ghosts who buried the corpses."
——To be continued.