Chapter 69, The Grand Finale

However, just as Su Yunruo got into the police car, another person came out.

His eyes widened in disbelief.

Why is she here? She's the woman who ruined Su Yunruo's reputation in her past life—Ruan Rourou.

Lin Yuanzhou watched blankly as the police walked by, and Ruan Rourou and Han Shicheng were taken into the police car. In that instant, all the restraint and forbearance he had cultivated over two lifetimes collapsed. He was like an outsider, a spectator, still very far from Su Yunruo, so far that he could no longer guess her thoughts or help her in any way.

In despair, Lin Yuanzhou almost rushed forward, but was stopped by police officers along the way: "Hey, you can't go in here."

"Sir, please leave the scene as soon as possible."

News of Han Se-sung's arrest by the police quickly spread online, sparking a variety of opinions, most of which focused on melodramatic plots reminiscent of 8 PM soap operas, such as two women vying for one man.

Fortunately, the official announcement was timely, clarifying the incident: a suspect surnamed Han broke into Ms. Su's home with the intent to rob and kill her. Ms. Ruan, who lived with Ms. Su, secretly called the police from her room. When the police arrived, Ms. Su had sustained minor injuries.

Marketing accounts have finally stopped stirring up related rumors.

Han Shicheng is currently under full investigation by the police, which inevitably leads to the mention of the incident involving Zhou Kantian.

Pei Xue lived in constant fear, terrified that the video would be leaked.

She is currently in a transitional period, on the one hand terminating her contract with the company to establish her own studio, and on the other hand changing her acting style, which puts her under tremendous pressure every day.

Perhaps she should personally ask Su Yunruo again, even though the two of them had a falling out before.

There is no one else in the entertainment industry with such a powerful background as Su Yunruo.

Pei Xue hesitated for a moment, but eventually asked her agent to prepare a set of jewelry and head to Su Yunruo's villa.

On the day she went, Su Yunruo wasn't alone in the villa; her entire team was there.

Pei Xue realized that she had come at a bad time.

She's an actress, and she's very good at reading people; she can see the disdain in other people's eyes.

This is normal.

After all, they had a grudge in the past. Now she had to lower herself to beg Su Yunruo. She could endure some humiliation and it would pass.

Immediately, Pei Xue forced a smile, "Miss Su, I'm sorry to bother you like this. I haven't had a chance to properly thank you for what you did last time, so I came here specifically to help..."

"You guys play first," Su Yunruo interrupted her, standing up from the middle sofa.

If you walk down the corridor to the left of the lobby, there is a conference room, which is usually used by Jiang Chunrou to scold and discipline her, but is currently being used to receive Pei Xue.

After Lin Yuanzhou talked to her, she seriously considered the issues he raised and finally concluded that she was just herself, not a saint, nor everyone's mother. She couldn't understand things that Lin Yuanzhou couldn't understand, and this understanding was more beneficial than harmful.

She was still not prepared to accept Pei Xue.

She could understand Pei Xue's motives; after all, everyone wants to make more money and become famous, but she wouldn't be willing to be that stepping stone.

If one day Ruan Rourou becomes like Pei Xue, she will also choose to abandon Ruan Rourou.

In the end, it all boils down to this: everyone is free to do whatever they want, but whether they live or die, they must bear the corresponding responsibilities.

"I know why you're here." Since she still wanted to play with Jiang Chunrou and the others, Su Yunruo didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point, "However, my attitude is the same as before, and it won't change."

Pei Xue's expression turned ugly: "It was all a misunderstanding before, actually..."

"And actually, I'm not the best person for you to turn to."

Pei Xue immediately shut her mouth.

“I have never filmed a similar video, so it is difficult for me to truly understand your feelings and choices. You came to me, and I was simply judging your value as a boss, and even comparing you with Ruan Rourou.”

Pei Xue also displayed her confidence to investors, saying, "She has great potential, but my career path is already very mature. If you invest in me, you definitely won't lose money in the future."

"You could actually consider Miao Xiaoyun."

Pei Xue was taken aback.

She was very familiar with this name; it was the girl who trended on social media alongside Zhou Kantian.

“The Miao family is quite wealthy. Old Master Miao is a man of honor and is currently promoting an actress who was also filmed in a video.” Su Yunruo smiled. “Can you tell? Old Master Miao dotes on his granddaughter and has already tied all the stakeholders together to ensure that if this matter is brought up again in the future, there will be room for retaliation.”

"But don't go looking for Grandpa Miao. Miao Xiaoyun is abroad now, and I'm not sure if she's let go of Zhou Kantian's matter. But if you, as someone who shares the same pain, appear by her side, become her friend, and help her out of the shadows, I believe the Miao family will not treat you unfairly."

Pei Xue was shocked.

Su Yunruo's guidance was so insightful that it astonished her.

Indeed, after this analysis, Su Yunruo is not the most suitable choice; she should have started with Miao Xiaoyun.

"Thank you." Pei Xue sincerely thanked Su Yunruo, and then said from the bottom of her heart, "I'm sorry."

I apologize for everything that happened in the past.

She and Su Yunruo cannot be friends because of work and past, but she now has good feelings for Su Yunruo and sincerely hopes that Su Yunruo will be happy in the future.

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On the other hand, Lin Yuanzhou was avoiding Su Yunruo.

He needed to take time to think about whether he was too cowardly. They had known each other since they were young and their personalities were compatible, but after so many years and two lifetimes, he had never been a part of Su Yunruo's life.

During this troublesome time, he cleaned up all the companies and assets he had. Seeing him like this, Lin Xingsen thought he was going to sell the company again, so he worked even harder.

After all, in a child's eyes, their father constantly changing companies is a symbol of bankruptcy.

All the peace was shattered when Han Yao was suddenly taken to court.

The person who initiated the lawsuit is the woman who claimed to be Lin Xingsen's mother some time ago.

Lin Xingsen was immediately thrown into turmoil, and the stock price of Han's Group also began to rise to its daily limit.

Lin Yuanzhou knew that all of this was Su Yunruo's doing. Without an invitation, he dared not make a direct move to avoid disturbing Su Yunruo, but he secretly met with several old shareholders of the Han Group.

Their ancestors were all friends of Lin Yuanzhou's maternal grandfather, and they recognized Lin Yuanzhou as a person, so they all made an effort to meet him.

Before Lin Yuanzhou could even subtly inquire about their opinion of Su Yunruo, they all chimed in with questions: "How did Shicheng become like that? Why doesn't he think things through before he does anything? She's the eldest daughter of the Su family. Now look what's happened, the entire Han Group has to apologize to her."

"Is your father in cahoots with Shicheng? Wasn't this supposed to be an arranged marriage? How did it turn out like this?"

"The Su family will definitely not swallow this insult."

Suddenly, Lin Yuanzhou was jolted.

That's the reason!

That's why we agreed to the marriage alliance!

This is also the real purpose!

The Han Group is too big. If we directly get rid of those two, father and son, it will be difficult to explain to the shareholders.

Acting without a legitimate reason would damage the Su family's reputation, and someone as devoted to her family as Su Yunruo would never do such a thing.

So she chose a roundabout way: on the surface, she took the initiative to arrange a marriage to show goodwill, but behind the scenes, she forced Han Shicheng to come out, used Ruan Rourou to provoke Han Shicheng, and issued a public notice with blue background and white text, placing herself on the moral high ground.

At this point, the real purpose of attacking Han Shicheng and Han Yao was completely hidden under the guise of "being let down".

"Yuanzhou, your father and Shicheng have both run into trouble. When are you going to come back and take over the company?"

Lin Yuanzhou suddenly realized what was happening: "..."

The shareholders looked at him expectantly: "We have always had high hopes for you. You are far superior to Shicheng in running the company."

"Moreover, the Han Group was the brainchild of your maternal grandfather. Now, during this difficult time, we hope you can come back and work together to save the Han Group."

Does Su Yunruo's plan include getting him back the Han Group?

Lin Yuanzhou was in a daze. After leaving the dinner, he finally mustered up the courage to drive to Su Yunruo's villa.

Su Yunruo had already cooperated with the investigation, but the outside world was unaware of her whereabouts.

Lin Yuanzhou went to try his luck, but to his surprise, he was able to enter without any problems.

When the housekeeper led him in, Su Yunruo was sitting on the sofa reading a book.

The room was warm, and she was wearing only a white cotton dress with brown floral embroidery along the edges, soft and light. Her hair had grown a bit longer, curled, and draped loosely over her shoulders.

When she turned to look at him, there was an ambiguous smile in her eyes.

Lin Yuanzhou stopped, "You..."

Su Yunruo: "I thought you wouldn't dare to come see me for another 10 years."

Lin Yuanzhou suddenly felt awkward. "How's your injury?"

"You mean the injury was inflicted by Han Shicheng?"

"Um."

"Actually, he didn't hurt me."

"How could this be..."

"I just smashed it with a vase." Su Yunruo put the book aside and reached out to lift her hair. "I was very gentle with myself, there wasn't even a scar."

Smash it yourself...

He was very gentle...

Lin Yuanzhou understood Su Yunruo's meaning, but he was so shocked that he didn't even realize she was close by.

"Why don't you touch it?"

Lin Yuanzhou subconsciously took a step back.

Su Yunruo laughed, "What, are you afraid of me?"

"What exactly happened that day?"

"Want to know?"

"Um."

"The last time was when I collaborated with Han Shicheng to steal the Han Group, but Han Shicheng went back on his word and accidentally killed me."

A loud buzzing sound went through Lin Yuanzhou's mind, and his vision went out of focus instantly.

Those fragmented doubts, which he had forcibly suppressed deep in his memory, were stuck in his chest.

He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Stealing from the Han Group, going back on their word, and failing miserably...

We're very close to the truth.

But that's what he thought.

In fact, he had always wanted to know why Su Yunruo was the way she was in her previous life.

In his memory, Su Yunruo was perfect. Lin Yuanzhou never believed that she would become like that because of love for someone.

That wasn't Su Yunruo at all.

“This time, I’ll let him taste what it’s like to be killed.” Su Yunruo’s smile turned cold. “And it was the person he loved most who helped me with the testimony.”

"What?" Lin Yuanzhou looked over belatedly.

"Otherwise, why do you think I called Ruan Rourou over?"

"..."

Is the plan to have Ruan Rourou distract Han Shicheng, and then have her testify against him for attempting to harm someone?

Su Yunruo wasn't even afraid of Ruan Rourou changing her testimony, because Han Shicheng had already committed murder. He just wanted Han Shicheng to experience being sent to prison by the person he liked.

This is the ultimate way to kill someone by destroying their spirit.

Lin Yuanzhou should have known long ago that Su Yunruo would never let go of someone who had betrayed and killed her.

"The Han Group has been handed over to you. This wasn't just for you; it also reflects my respect for your mother." Su Yunruo smiled. "But I'll still reward you more."

Lin Yuanzhou: "A reward for me?"

"Han Shicheng said, 'Not long after I died, you also committed suicide for love.'"

Lin Yuanzhou: "..."

“I wouldn’t do such a thing, but it makes me feel good when someone does it for me.”

Su Yunruo walked away, leaving behind a faint scent of sandalwood in her hair.

She picked up three stacks of papers from the table. "The lawyer just sent me a prenuptial agreement. Take it home and take a look."

Lin Yuanzhou's heart skipped a beat; overwhelmed by joy and sorrow, he could hardly process what he was seeing. "A prenuptial agreement?"

"right."

"for……"

Su Yunruo interrupted him, "Because I still don't know what the Han Group has that I would have to gamble so much for in my past life."

Lin Yuanzhou looked down at the words on the paper, feeling as if it were all an illusion, and the content organized by the words rushed into his mind one by one.

Once this agreement is signed, all of Su Yunruo's premarital property and post-marital income will belong to her, and half of the money she earns will belong to Su Yunruo.

"Pfft—" Su Yunruo really has a personality that never suffers a loss.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Happy."

Lin Yuanzhou looked around and saw a pen. "Can I borrow your pen?"

"Think it over carefully before you sign."

“I’ve been thinking about this for many, many years.”

He should have given everything to Su Yunruo long ago. If he loved her, he shouldn't have considered his inferiority complex and fear, but instead gave her everything.

And he clearly gave them a chance.

The first time was when he was 18, and he made the wrong choice.

The second time, he won't make the same mistake.