0p0 Chapter 603 The Mystery of Bone and Blood
Chapter 603 The Mystery of Bone and Blood
As the night rain fell, Lin Chuyue sat by the bay window in her bedroom, clutching a yellowed old photograph tightly in her hand. The edges of the photograph were curled up, but they could not conceal the astonishing information it revealed.
She examined the handwriting on the back of the photo repeatedly—"She is not your mother."
Those seven words, like seven nails, firmly pinned her past twenty-plus years of life to the wall.
My phone suddenly vibrated; it was a location link sent by Luo Zhen.
"We tracked down the mail carrier's movements, but the person disappeared in a blind spot in the surveillance area near the Lin family's old house."
Lin Chuyue immediately stood up: "Prepare the car, I need to go to the old house."
……
The Lin family's old house is now deserted. Since Lin's mother passed away, Lin Zhengguo has rarely set foot here.
Lin Chuyue stood in front of the old house holding the photo, her heart tightening with each passing moment.
The night wind swirled up fallen leaves, and the faded gold characters "Lin Residence" at the entrance appeared inexplicably cold under the dim yellow light.
She stepped through the door, the floorboards creaking, the old-fashioned entryway furnishings remaining unchanged, the spaciousness seemingly still warm.
Luo Zhen activated the detector he carried and found a hidden compartment in the corner of the study.
“There are signs of alteration behind Lin’s mother’s old bookcase,” he said in a deep voice.
Lin Chuyue stepped forward, pushed aside the bookshelf, and sure enough, a hidden compartment was revealed. Inside, several letters, a worn photo album, and a yellowed notebook were neatly stacked.
She took out the notebook, and the first page contained Lin's mother's handwriting:
"If I die unexpectedly, please let Yueyue see the truth when she grows up. Lin Zhengguo is not her only family."
Lin Chuyue suddenly looked up, her eyes trembling.
Not the only relative?
She flipped to the photo album, which contained a set of photos of Lin's mother when she was young, as well as a photo of her holding a baby—it was her.
But on the last page, next to the photograph, is a photocopy of the medical record:
Name: Chen Yulan
[Condition: Severe depression + postpartum trauma syndrome]
[Note: The patient has not recovered from the loss of their child and lives in a state of delusion that "the child is not dead," refusing to accept reality.]
Lin Chuyue held the paper, feeling her fingers grow cold.
"Who is Chen Yulan?"
“This isn’t your mother’s name.” Luo Zhen frowned. “We checked, Lin’s mother’s name is ‘He Wanqing’.”
"So, what does this child... this patient... have to do with me?" she murmured softly.
Suddenly, an old photograph hanging there caught her attention.
That was Lin Zhengguo and He Wanqing's wedding photo. She took down the frame and found a torn copy of their household registration page pasted on the back.
"Adopted child: Lin Chuyue, female, three years old. Biological mother Chen Yulan voluntarily relinquishes guardianship."
Lin Chuyue's legs went weak, and she almost lost her balance.
At that moment, she finally confirmed it.
I am not Lin Zhengguo and He Wanqing's biological daughter.
She was "adopted".
The baby in that old photograph, and the words "She is not your mother," were not meant to sow discord—they were the truth.
Luo Zhen said in a low voice, "Someone deliberately arranged for you to see all this now, just to shake the foundation of your heart."
“Unfortunately…” Lin Chuyue raised her eyes, her gaze sharp, “I won’t break down.”
“They thought a secret about my background could destroy me—but I’m not that three-year-old anymore.”
Her gaze fell on the letter, and she said softly:
"I will find my real mother and investigate how much the Lin family kept hidden back then."
……
Meanwhile, Lin Zhengguo sat in his dimly lit office, looking tired but clear-headed.
“She has already been to the old house,” he said softly.
In the video footage, the scene of Lin Chuyue opening the hidden compartment and discovering the notebook clearly appeared before him.
"You installed surveillance cameras a long time ago," came the anonymous voice from the other end. "Not bad, Mr. Lin, you're a smart man."
Lin Zhengguo said expressionlessly, "I'm not interested in how she reacted. I just want to know—what are you planning to do next?"
“Now that she knows she’s not her biological daughter, the next step is to make her completely out of control,” K said calmly. “We’ll arrange for news about her background to be exposed anonymously. Once her identity becomes a mystery and public trust collapses, Vision will become a leaderless company.”
Lin Zhengguo clenched his fist tightly.
"You said you wouldn't hurt her."
“We won’t lay a hand on her,” K chuckled, “but that doesn’t mean we won’t use her own feet to drag her into the abyss.”
Lin Zhengguo remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "Don't go too far."
"You're still soft-hearted?"
K sneered, "Lin Zhengguo, I thought you were a real player. Too bad, you still can't bear to part with her."
……
The next day, public opinion was in an uproar.
Financial media suddenly released anonymous information: "The identity of Vision CEO Lin Chuyue is a mystery, suspected to be an adopted child, and the truth has not been made public by the Lin family's senior management."
The comments section exploded instantly: "Is this really the heir to the Vision Group?!" "Does she really have a right to inherit the Lin family business?" "Could she be a self-made man..."
The surge of public opinion was even more rapid than Lin Chuyue had anticipated.
Gu Yanchuan urgently convened a media briefing, but Lin Zhengguo remained silent, not even offering a denial.
It was as if they had tacitly agreed.
The atmosphere at the board meeting suddenly changed, with some previously neutral shareholders whispering among themselves: "Although Lin Zhengguo has lost power, he is, after all, the only remaining member of the Lin family..."
"If Lin Chuyue was adopted, wouldn't that be against the inheritance process?"
However, Gu Yanchuan privately approached Lin Zhengguo and spoke frankly:
"Are you letting the news spread, in order to cooperate with external forces to seize Yuanjing?"
Lin Zhengguo looked at him, his tone flat:
“She’s not my daughter anymore, not for a long time. From the day she betrayed Lin Yun, she had nothing to do with me.”
Gu Yanchuan said coldly, "You're not protecting Lin Yun, you're ruining your career of decades."
Lin Zhengguo sneered: "Isn't this what you and Lin Chuyue have been planning for a long time? To take control of Yuanjing while I'm down?"
Gu Yanchuan took a step closer, his eyes sharp: "If you really want to stand on the enemy's side, I don't mind a complete showdown. If you take the wrong step, not only will she not recognize you, but I will also no longer respect you."
Lin Zhengguo's face was ashen, and after a moment he said, word by word:
"Then let's see—whether she's worth risking everything for."
……
At night, Lin Chuyue walked alone to her mother's grave.
She stood in the wind, speechless for a long time.
"So you weren't my real mother after all."
"But when you held me, taught me to write, slept with me, and cried while cradling me... I always thought that was what a mother was."
She murmured softly, her eyes glistening with tears, yet there was no sorrow in them.
"You don't have to be my biological mother, you are still my mother."
She raised her head, her eyes resolute:
"I will find out where Chen Yulan is, and I will keep the vision in my hands. No one can take it from me—it's impossible."
……
At this moment, somewhere overseas.
K closed the screen, staring thoughtfully at the image of Lin Chuyue standing in the cemetery.
"She is indeed not easily broken down."
A woman's voice sounded softly from behind:
"You think that's enough?"
K turned around, squinting his eyes: "Miss Chen...you've finally shown up?"
The woman took off her sunglasses, a faint smile appearing on her lips:
"I want to see her in person."
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