Chapter 386 A Sick Man's Last Stand

After Xiao Zhang left, the living room became quiet, the air as still as cement.

Even Xiaoman, who is usually very talkative, didn't make a sound and quietly played by herself.

Lu Junyan made two cups of coffee and handed one of them to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning took a sip of coffee and turned to look at Lu Junyan.

"Lu Junyan, do you have a grudge against the Dragon Fang Gang?"

Lu Junyan was taken aback.

Why do you ask that?

"because……"

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Ning told Lu Junyan everything about how she and Gu Lanlan encountered Joker at the hospital two years ago.

"If my judgment is correct... that night, the Joker didn't come to see me... he came to see you."

Lu Junyan stared at Jiang Ning, remaining silent.

He didn't doubt Jiang Ning's words.

He thought there was some truth to Jiang Ning's statement.

Given the Joker's abilities as a professional assassin, if he really wanted to kill Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning would definitely not have survived that night in the hospital.

Lu Junyan's body involuntarily shivered.

He never expected... that something like this would happen in Jiangning while he was unconscious.

If Joker's real target wasn't Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning would probably be dead already.

It wasn't a fake death; he was actually killed.

Jiang Ning was startled when Lu Junyan suddenly grabbed his hand.

Lu Junyan gripped her hand tightly, as if she would disappear if he didn't hold on to her.

Jiang Ning realized that Lu Junyan was still scared.

Recalling her encounter with the Joker at the hospital, she couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

After letting Lu Junyan hold her hand for a while, Jiang Ning finally pulled her hand away.

With his hands suddenly empty, a hint of disappointment flashed in Lu Junyan's eyes.

"Don't worry, the Joker isn't targeting me..."

Jiang Ning tried to comfort Lu Junyan, but Lu Junyan shook his head.

"No, his target is you... He hasn't taken any action for the past two years simply because everyone thought you were dead..."

"..."

"If the Joker knew you were still alive..."

Lu Junyan did not continue speaking.

There's no need to continue.

Jiang Ning was fully aware of Lu Junyan's meaning.

After her chance encounter with Lu Junyan, and upon her arrival in Country C, it was destined that her faked death could not be concealed for long.

"Joker said he's determined to kill me in front of you... He wants to provoke you with my death... Think carefully, do you have some kind of grudge against him?"

"..."

Jiang Ning saw that Lu Junyan was frowning, as if he was racking his brains, but his confused eyes told her that Lu Junyan really had no clue.

Two days later, a sudden downpour began.

The entire Linyan Mountain appeared blurry and indistinct in the torrential rain.

That night, a major incident occurred at the Lin family's private residence located on the mountaintop.

Dozens of bodyguards were either knocked unconscious or drugged. By the time Lin Wanrong received the news, Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao, who were being held captive inside, had already disappeared.

The most expensive high-rise building in the city center of the capital.

17th floor.

When Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao saw Jiang Ning, they were both stunned.

"Achu...you...you're still alive..."

Lin Yueheng's shocked face was filled with disbelief.

Beside her, Chu Yao was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Two years ago, when they heard about the plane crash in Jiangning, Chu Yao fainted on the spot.

Chu Yao doesn't have much say in the Lin family.

It should be said that when Lin Jingcheng was still alive, no one in the Lin family had any say.

In addition, she had been influenced by the Lin family's feudal superstitions for many years, and she had a difficult childbirth when she gave birth to Jiang Ning. Therefore, she also believed that Jiang Ning might really be a jinx, just as Master Huang had predicted.

Therefore, when Lin Jingcheng targeted Jiang Ning at every turn, even going so far as to imprison Jiang Ning in a juvenile detention center and give her away to another family, she never said a word in Jiang Ning's defense.

Lin Yueheng is the same in this respect.

However, perhaps as they grew older, more and more memories of the past surfaced in Chu Yao and Lin Yueheng's minds, and the two of them increasingly realized that they had let Jiang Ning down.

Over the years, they have done nothing for their own daughter.

They were even afraid of Lin Jingcheng, and dared not even learn about the current situation in Jiangning, thinking that shirking responsibility would alleviate their guilt.

When Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao wanted to make amends to Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning no longer needed them.

Not only was it unnecessary, but when news of Jiang Ning's death arrived, they realized that even if they wanted to make amends, they would never have the chance again.

"Is it really you, Chu? You're not dead...you're still alive..."

Chu Yao couldn't help but reach out to Jiang Ning, her trembling fingertips touching his cheek.

Jiang Ning wanted to dodge, but seeing Chu Yao crying tears of joy and unable to control herself, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

Jiang Ning's existence is real; she truly did not die.

Upon realizing this, Chu Yao hugged Jiang Ning tightly.

Beside him, Lin Yueheng's eyes were red, and he struggled to hold back his tears.

After calming down, Lin Yueheng took the initiative to thank Lu Junyan.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu. Without you, my wife and I would probably never have been able to leave that house."

He gripped Lu Junyan's hand tightly, his gratitude overflowing.

Lin Yueheng once thought that he and Chu Yao would be trapped in Lin Jingcheng's former private residence for the rest of their lives.

After Lin Jingcheng passed away, Lin Wanrong officially took over the Lin Group, but initially she did not reveal her true colors.

Lin Wanrong treated Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao with even more filial piety than Lin Jingcheng had when he was alive.

Although she was only an adopted daughter, Lin Wanrong was highly valued by Lin Jingcheng from the very beginning.

After all, she was a child they had adopted. Even though Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao felt guilty towards their biological daughter Jiang Ning, they never mistreated Lin Wanrong and always treated her as their own daughter.

Since Lin Jingcheng specified in his will that he would hand over the entire Lin family business to Lin Wanrong, it shows that Lin Jingcheng trusted Lin Wanrong.

Although Lin Yueheng had doubts, he still tried his best to teach Lin Wanrong about business, introduce her to resources, and build connections.

However, Lin Wanrong's behavior became increasingly strange.

Initially, they stubbornly ventured into the jewelry industry, resulting in significant losses.

Lin Yueheng could tell that Lin Wanrong wanted to compete with Jiang Ning.

As an adopted daughter, he could understand her competitive nature towards their biological daughter.

But after the incident, Lin Wanrong not only ignored his advice, but also intensified her efforts, introducing Sun's capital under the pretext of making up for the losses.

The entire Lin Group began to fall apart.

Everyone who supported Lin Wanrong received various promotions, while those who opposed her, especially members of the Lin family, were either demoted or dismissed.

Later, during the leadership reshuffle election, Lin Wanrong colluded with the Sun family to secretly manipulate the votes, causing him to lose the election.

In a short time, Lin Yueheng lost both his position in the Lin Group and his political post, and eventually fell seriously ill.

Chu Yao stayed by his bedside taking care of him.

At first, Lin Yueheng did not notice anything unusual.

Later, he gradually discovered that the Lin family's bodyguards had all been replaced.

Ultimately, he and Chu Yao were placed under house arrest in their private residence on Linyan Mountain, unable to leave and living in complete darkness.