sjar Chapter 668 The puzzle begins again
Chapter 668 The puzzle begins again
At midnight in London, fog blanketed the streets.
Outside the ISA headquarters, Lin Chuyue stood quietly in front of the black sedan, the last message on her phone screen flashing repeatedly:
[Lin Yun: If you want to know the truth about Chen Yulan, come to Yorkshire Manor—but don't bring Li Zhanchuan.]
She stared at those words coldly, remaining motionless for a long time.
Li Zhanchuan put on a coat and walked outside, his gaze fixed on her: "You shouldn't have trusted Lin Yun."
Lin Chuyue didn't look at him, but said in a low voice, "But I need to confirm."
"She wouldn't have dumped this news on me for no reason, and she certainly wouldn't have done it just to make me feel bad."
Li Zhanchuan grasped her wrist, his voice low but tinged with urgency: "She knows very well what you care about most in your heart, and this time she's targeting your weakness."
"The hearing is less than 24 hours away. If something happens to you, ISA will automatically designate Shen Yunsheng as the first executor."
"You have absolutely no chance of turning things around."
Lin Chuyue raised her eyes, her gaze clear as a mirror: "I'm not acting impulsively, I'm trying to break up her scheme."
"Since she dared to send me alone, I'd like to see how many backup plans she has set up for herself."
Li Zhanchuan stared at her, and finally said in a deep voice, "I'll have someone secretly follow you. If you don't make a move within an hour, I'll intervene forcefully."
Lin Chuyue nodded gently, turned around and got into the car.
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At one o'clock in the morning, the Yorkshire manor was brightly lit.
Lin Yun stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, wearing a silver-gray dress and with exquisite makeup, as if she were waiting for a grand banquet.
"Are you so sure she'll come?" Shen Yanli leaned back on the sofa, flipping through the report in his hand, his tone indifferent.
Lin Yun smiled: "She is not you, she will not miss any opportunity to 'find the truth'."
"The more she wanted to break free from the shackles of the Shen family, the more she wanted to know where her roots really were."
“She has been overwhelmed by the questioning of her bloodline, and the only way she can fight back now is to reclaim her other identity.”
Shen Yanli snorted coldly: "But she's wrong. Chen Yulan isn't her salvation, she's her Achilles' heel."
"Wasn't that suicide note enough?"
Lin Yun turned around, her expression suddenly turning cold: "You underestimate her too much."
“She can admit that she is not Shen Fang’s daughter, but she cannot admit that she is a complete ‘nobody’.”
"She has been in ISA's position for too long and has forgotten that she was originally just a pawn manipulated by Shen Fang."
"And I... am the one who should have been standing in that position."
Shen Yanli glanced at her indifferently: "So, you want her to die here?"
Lin Yun smiled gently but did not answer.
But her eyes said it all.
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Four o'clock in the morning.
Lin Chuyue walked into the manor hall alone, the lamplight casting an extremely long shadow of her.
Lin Yun sat on the sofa, as if waiting for an old friend to return.
"I really didn't expect you to dare come alone." Lin Yun raised an eyebrow and chuckled softly, "It seems you really do want to know everything."
Lin Chuyue didn't answer, but looked at her: "You said you have the truth about Chen Yulan."
"take it out."
Lin Yun pointed to a locked file box on the coffee table: "Inside are Chen Yulan's complete medical records from when she was young, as well as a recording of her confrontation with Shen Fang."
Lin Chuyue's eyes sharpened.
Lin Yun pressed down on the file box: "However... you have to agree to one condition."
Lin Chuyue said expressionlessly, "Speak."
"I want 50% control of ISA in the Asia-Pacific region."
"I don't want to be trampled under your feet anymore. I want to walk the path I should walk again in my own way."
Lin Chuyue sneered: "You still think this is a 'misplaced fate'? Lin Yun, you have been completely used by Shen Yanli."
“I still have evidence that you illegally used anonymous accounts in ISA. Once I make it public, you will not only lose control, but even Lin Zhengguo will not be able to protect you.”
Lin Yun's expression changed slightly, then her smile deepened: "You won't."
"You are most afraid of destroying the so-called 'sisterhood' with your own hands."
"And besides, don't you really want to know if Chen Yulan is your mother?"
"Don't you want to know why she left when you were three years old?"
Lin Chuyue stared at her for a moment, then suddenly reached out and opened the file box.
The document is indeed authentic, bearing the serial number of the old ISA medical system and the seal of the Shen Family Private Medical Center.
She flipped through the pages quickly, repeatedly pulling out key sections—the blood type incompatibility record, Chen Yulan's delivery record, Shen Fang's authorization application to alter her identity…
Her fingertips were trembling slightly.
"You really aren't a child of the Shen family." Lin Yun's voice was low and hoarse.
"From the day you were born, you were a transaction."
"Shen Fang deliberately 'took you away' from Chen Yulan in order to gain control of ISA."
"As for Chen Yulan... she tried to commit suicide back then, but failed and was sent to a mental hospital for isolation for eight years."
Lin Chuyue stared intently at the recording.
Shen Fang: Her existence is solely to shut that old ISA up. Chen Yulan doesn't deserve to be a mother; she's insane. You don't know she was holding a knife and trying to kill herself and her child...
[Shen Fang: Keeping this child in her hands would be a disaster.]
Lin Chuyue suddenly felt a tightness in her chest.
She stood up, but Lin Yun stopped her.
"Chuyue, don't go."
Lin Yun suddenly dropped her feigned smile, her eyes finally revealing jealousy and madness: "You say you're smart, but you've lived your whole life according to other people's plans."
"You are merely a product of Chen Yulan's loss of control, a tool used by Shen Fang to control ISA."
“You’ve lost the Shen family bloodline, and your mother is a madwoman—what makes you think you can still stand in that position?”
"Why!"
Lin Chuyue stared at her, her tone cold: "I earned this reputation step by step."
"You'll never understand. I didn't rely on my birth; I relied on tearing fate apart."
Before he could finish speaking, a loud bang suddenly came from outside.
Li Zhanchuan, accompanied by ISA security personnel, broke down the door and entered.
He strode into the hall, pulled Lin Chuyue behind him, and glanced at Lin Yun: "If you dare to touch her, I'll make you disappear from ISA right now."
Lin Yun's face turned pale. She opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
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On the way back, Lin Chuyue leaned against the car window and remained silent for a long time.
Li Zhanchuan grasped her hand: "I'll take you away from here."
"ISA is not your everything."
Lin Chuyue slowly shook her head, her eyes now devoid of emotion.
"I have to go back."
“I want to tell Shen Yunsheng myself—I don’t need the bloodline of any family to stand at the center of this world.”
"I am who I am."
"Not a member of the Shen family, nor a replacement for Chen Yulan."
"I, Lin Chuyue, am here to end their old era."
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At sunrise, Lin Chuyue slowly walked into the hearing room in front of the ISA headquarters in London.
Everyone stared at her in astonishment.
She was unharmed, her face resolute, like a queen returning home.
Shen Yunsheng frowned slightly, and Lin Chuyue said coldly:
"In my capacity as the current CEO of ISA, I have filed a formal countersuit."
“I do not acknowledge that the Shen family has any bloodline priority in ISA.”
"And will launch the 'Founding Rights Stripping Plan' globally—ISA will be completely freed from the control of the Shen family starting today."
There was an uproar.
Her gaze fell on Shen Yunsheng, and she spoke each word clearly:
“You have come to reclaim your mother’s empire.”
“I will stay to completely destroy this empire—and then rebuild it in my own way.”
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[End of Chapter]
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This chapter provides the initial revelation of Lin Chuyue's true identity, allowing her to completely break free from "bloodline dependence" and launch a direct counterattack against the old forces. The complex relationships between Lin Yun, Shen Yunsheng, and Chen Yulan, with emotional conflicts and family struggles unfolding in parallel, further heighten the plot's tension.