Shen Nanyue, however, had no interest in exploring the emotions hidden in Zhou Yu’s eyes.
She merely looked at her calmly, hoping she would hurry up and sign the agreement.
In the end, Zhou Yu still took the pen and signed her name on the document.
Shen Nanyue pulled out a bank card from her bag and handed it to Zhou Yu.
“The password is your birthday. In the future, if there’s nothing important, don’t come to the company looking for me anymore.”
After leaving those words behind, she stood up and left the Lin residence.
Zhou Yu silently stared at the card in her hand, frowning as though suppressing her anger.
Meanwhile, Lin Siwan looked at Zhou Yu in panic.
“Mom, Sister is still your biological daughter. How could you…”
She wasn’t speaking up for Shen Nanyue.
Rather, without the Shen family as her backing, she would completely lose her status in their social circle.
The Lin family wasn’t a true wealthy family at all!
“And you still have the nerve to speak? If it weren’t for you, how could Shen Nanyue possibly cut ties with your mother?”
Lin Shu shot Lin Siwan a fierce glare, causing her to lower her head and stay silent.
In the past, whenever Lin Shu scolded her, Zhou Yu would always defend her no matter what.
But now, Zhou Yu remained silent and didn’t say a single word for Lin Siwan’s sake.
A wave of panic rose in Lin Siwan’s heart.
Even Zhou Yu was blaming her now?
She quickly covered her face and started crying.
“I didn’t know things would become this serious either! I never wanted to hurt Sister… It’s just… it’s just because she treated me too harshly some time ago, so I lost my mind for a moment. I’m sorry.”
Her crying finally eased the anger in Zhou Yu’s heart somewhat.
“Enough. If we sever ties, then so be it. This isn’t a small amount of money. We can use it for investments and still make profits!”
Besides, she didn’t believe a mere agreement could truly sever the mother-daughter relationship between her and Shen Nanyue.
If she really needed help from Shen Nanyue in the future, could Shen Nanyue really refuse her?
Lin Siwan still wanted to say something when her phone rang.
It was a call from Chen Mu.
Chen Mu asked her out to meet him.
The moment Zhou Yu heard this, her eyes lit up.
After Lin Siwan hung up the phone, Zhou Yu immediately reminded her, “Luckily, there’s still Young Master Chen from the Chen family. Siwan, you absolutely must hold tightly to this last lifeline.”
Lin Siwan nodded, but inwardly she was filled with disdain.
Compared to Zhou Yushen, Chen Mu couldn’t even compare to one of his fingers.
However, since she still hadn’t truly won Zhou Yushen over, she couldn’t abandon Chen Mu, her backup option.
She had neglected Chen Mu recently, so today she decided to spend some proper time with him.
She quickly headed to the place where Chen Mu had arranged to meet her.
Chen Mu was already waiting at the restaurant.
Lin Siwan smiled as she sat across from him and spoke obediently.
“Brother Chen Mu, I’m here.”
Compared to Lin Siwan’s happiness, however, Chen Mu’s expression looked rather unpleasant.
Lin Siwan noticed this and asked in confusion, “Brother Chen Mu, what’s wrong?”
“Some time ago… did you kidnap Shen Nanyue?”
Chen Mu didn’t bother beating around the bush and directly asked in a low voice.
Lin Siwan’s heart skipped a beat.
Was Chen Mu here to settle accounts with her?
The smile on her lips slowly faded, and her gaze gradually dimmed.
“So… you already know.”
He knew she had gone to the police station because of kidnapping Shen Nanyue, yet he had never shown up.
Instead, he only came to question her after she was released.
“Why did you kidnap Shen Nanyue? Isn’t she your sister?”
Lin Siwan raised her eyes, tears shimmering within them as she looked at Chen Mu.
“Brother Chen Mu, do you really think I kidnapped Sister on purpose?”
Chen Mu frowned.
“Wasn’t it intentional?”
“Of course not! I was being threatened!”
As she spoke, Lin Siwan showed Chen Mu the message Gu Linlang had sent her.
“Bring Shen Nanyue here, otherwise you know the consequences.”
The threatening message displayed on the phone made Chen Mu furrow his brows.
“Who is this?”
“Gu Linlang—the woman Young Master Zhou likes.”
Lin Siwan lowered her head, looking as though she was about to cry.
“I didn’t want to do this either, but Miss Gu threatened my family’s lives, so I had no choice but to do as she said.”
“I also made preparations in secret to ensure Sister’s safety. Actually, I wanted to use this opportunity to let Sister see Young Master Zhou’s true feelings and understand that he isn’t someone worthy of her sincere devotion. But who could have expected…”
As she said this, tears fell from her eyes at just the right moment.
She looked incomparably regretful and pitiful.
After hearing her explanation, and realizing that she had supposedly been trying to help Shen Nanyue, Chen Mu’s expression gradually softened.
“If you were being threatened, then why didn’t you explain everything at the police station?”
“Brother Chen Mu, you know what kind of person Young Master Zhou is, don’t you? If I exposed him and the woman he loves, would I still have a way to survive?”
Lin Siwan cried so beautifully that she resembled a flower drenched in rain.
Chen Mu completely lost his temper toward her.
“Alright, stop crying. I’m not blaming you.”
He handed her a tissue at the right moment, and Lin Siwan naturally took the opportunity to step down from the tension.
Only after a long while did Chen Mu speak again.
“Siwan, there’s something I want to tell you.”
Lin Siwan suddenly had a bad feeling.
With teary eyes, she looked at Chen Mu.
He continued, “During this period of time, I’ve come to understand my own heart. I don’t think I can truly like you after all, so let’s end things here.”
Lin Siwan was utterly shocked as she stared at Chen Mu in disbelief.
“Brother Chen Mu… is it because of Sister?”
Chen Mu remained silent for a moment before nodding.
“Yes. I realized I still can’t forget her.”
Just as she expected!
Although she was actually happy to break up with Chen Mu, it still didn’t stop her from feeling jealous of Shen Nanyue.
Why?
Chen Mu pushed a bank card toward Lin Siwan.
“These five million are compensation for you. From now on, you’ll still be my younger sister.”
After saying that, Chen Mu stood up and left.
Lin Siwan clenched the card tightly, her tearful eyes now filled completely with anger.
Once she successfully won over Zhou Yushen, the heir to the Zhou family, both Chen Mu and Shen Nanyue would be trampled beneath her feet!
And when that time came, she would repay them for everything they had done to her!
…
The Zhou Corporation’s system suddenly came under attack.
The other party was an expert hacker.
Even the top computer specialists within the Zhou Corporation were unable to repair the system, let alone track down the mastermind behind it.
The system suffered widespread paralysis, and the entire company’s operations came to a standstill.
This situation had already lasted for a full three days.
Han Ping, her face darkened, questioned Zhao Xuan about the company situation.
Zhao Xuan told her that Zhou Yushen was also highly skilled in this field.
Only by bringing Zhou Yushen back to the company could they solve the problem.
Naturally, Han Ping was unwilling to hand the Zhou Corporation—which she had finally obtained with great difficulty—back to Zhou Yushen, so she rejected Zhao Xuan’s suggestion.
She searched nationwide for elite hackers, but all efforts came up empty.
After the company had been shut down for an entire week, the losses became enormous.
Old Master Zhou finally couldn’t stand watching any longer and ordered Zhou Yushen to return and take charge of the situation.
“Ah Shen, Grandpa will transfer all the shares to you. Go solve the Zhou Corporation’s problems.”
Zhou Yushen sat calmly across from Old Master Zhou, his expression unchanged.
“But Grandpa, I no longer want to take over the Zhou Corporation.”
— The end of the Chapter–
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