Chapter 452 The Glory of the Lu Family Must Be Read in Parts

She will not stay with the Lu family.

Because she no longer loves Lu Yanzhi.

Now, her lover is Huo Yanmo.

Huo Yanmo treated her very well; she was always happy and at ease by his side.

Unlike when she was by Lu Yanzhi's side, she was sometimes happy, but often in pain.

She likes her current life and doesn't want to, nor is she willing to, look back.

Her goal was very clear.

He will rebuild the Shi family, uncover the truth behind his father's death and avenge his father, and live happily ever after with Yan Mosisi.

Shi Nian lowered her eyes slightly.

Perhaps we should also add one more thing: clearing up the misunderstanding with Mom.

All she ever wanted was a home.

Shi Nian's eyes were slightly moist when her phone vibrated.

She took out her phone and saw Xiaoyu's message.

[Sister Nian, some videos of you from your time in France have suddenly surfaced online.]

Shi Nian frowned slightly and opened the message interface.

Then I saw a message from Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan: There are doubts online that you have accomplished nothing at Lu's company, but have become outstanding after getting together with Huo Yanmo, and people suspect that Huo Yanmo is the one who orchestrated everything behind the scenes.

Lin Xuan: I've been thinking about it, and I think I'll just revisit what happened back then. I've already let go of what happened back then. What about you?

Shi Nian thought of that child again.

That biting cold, that profound pain.

How could she possibly let go?

She did not reply.

She simply clicked on the link Xiaoyu sent her, glanced at it, and then handed it to Lu Xinyi.

She said, "Lin Xuan said he had made things clear to you, but I don't know to what extent he explained it, or you may not have realized it. Some things are easy to say, but how painful it can be to actually experience them."

...

What Lin Xuan sent was the surveillance video of that life-or-death game in Country F.

Shi Nian was already receiving a lot of attention, and this video attracted a lot of attention as soon as it appeared.

Everyone saw Lu Yanzhi leave with the others, leaving Shi Nian alone by the ice pool. The next moment, countless dark gun barrels were all pointed at Shi Nian's head.

Someone even fired a shot into the air, and the "bang" of the gun proved that the barrel was real.

The comments section was flooded with messages.

"What's going on? Aren't guns banned in China? What's going on? It's so scary!"

"It seems to be outside our country, in country F."

"I remember now! I heard that the Lu family's transformation was due to a technological breakthrough, which led them to go to Country F, secure a cooperation order from the Lin family, and thus open up overseas markets, ultimately leading to a successful transformation!"

"Didn't Lu Yanzhi just leave to get the contract? F country, Lu Yanzhi and Shi Nian, this person seems to be the current head of the Lin family! So is this the video of the order we got back then?"

"I'm studying abroad there, have you heard a rumor?"

"The Lin family, a Chinese conglomerate in Country F, has mastered a certain high technology for many years, and its core barriers are unique in the world. A few years ago, this technological barrier was broken by the Lu family in one fell swoop. Now the situation is divided in two, with the Lu family and the Lin family each occupying half of the domestic and international markets."

"Back then, it was Lu Yanzhi who personally led a team and brought the technology to Country F to negotiate and obtain a cooperation contract."

"But there are rumors that the current head of the conglomerate, Lin Xuan, has played tricks on countless partners, but the contract he gave to the Lu family was genuine. It is said that this was because he made a bet with someone and lost it."

"Lin Xuan has seen blood on his hands!"

...

As the comments section exploded, the recording continued.

As time went on, the contest between the two intensified, and the moment the gun barrel was pressed against Shi Nian's forehead, everyone's hearts clenched.

Is she really not afraid?

"She was all alone. Lu Yanzhi wasn't there, and she was surrounded by Lin Xuan's men. Her life and death were entirely in someone else's hands."

"At this moment, Shi Nian still dared to provoke Lin Xuan and even dared to gamble."

...

The video is still playing.

Shi Nian's voice came from afar, many years ago, through the surveillance video.

"Young Master Lin, I'm using my life to save A-Zhi. Young Master Lin, whose life are you using?"

“Lin Xuan, I am luckier than you. I have a lover who is devoted to me wholeheartedly.”

"Lu Yanzhi?"

"right."

In the video, her unwavering determination and resolute attitude revealed the deep love she once held.

"I remember the bet you made with me, a bet of life and death, Lin Xuan, I bet I'll win."

As soon as she finished speaking, she jumped into the ice pool.

Those watching the recording from outside the screen couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Later, Lu Yanzhi carried Shi Nian, who was covered in blood, out of the ice pool.

Then there's the sentence she said to Lin Xuan before she left: "You promised me."

The two left, leaving behind a bewildered Lin Xuan and blood everywhere.

After everyone finished reading, they discovered that the account owner had updated their status again.

The two contracts were released.

All confidential information has been blurred out.

However, it is quite obvious that one of the two contracts is extremely outrageous and is clearly a joke.

The other one was stained with crimson blood.

The account owner's post read: "AB contract, the final contract signed is the one between the Lin family and the Lu family, the one stained with blood."

The onlookers were in an uproar.

If they truly intended to cooperate with the Lu family, there wouldn't have been a second, deceptive contract. Looking back at the current outcome, it was because Shi Nian won this gamble that they signed the real contract.

It became the only company among so many that year to obtain a genuine contract.

What happened next is clear to everyone in City A: with the backing of the Lin family from Country F, they broke the mold and successfully transformed their business.

"So, if Shi Nian hadn't gambled with her life, the Lu family would have gotten a fake contract and would have been played like before!"

"Why did Shi Nian bleed so much?"

"I only found out recently. I heard that Shi Nian was already pregnant at the time. With so much blood, it must have been a miscarriage."

"This contract was bought with a child's life."

"Oh my god!"

That's not all; the account owner posted a lot more things afterward.

When Shi Nian and Lu Yanzhi went to various countries to discuss cooperation, Shi Nian always stood by his side.

At any time.

Various countries, various scenes: balls, cruise ships, snow-capped mountains, deserts, and even battles—it has everything.

Shi Nian always stood by Lu Yanzhi's side, and she was involved in all of Lu's contracts.

Every time she smiled gently, raised her glass with her right hand, and softly said "Happy to cooperate," it meant that they had conquered another city together.

It can be said that the Lu family's empire is full of traces of Shi Nian's existence.

But her name was not on the list of achievements.

The impression Shi Nian left on the people of City A was always that of a daughter from a poor family, a decorative vase following Lu Yanzhi.

Throughout all the years she was with Lu Yanzhi, she was always just a peripheral figure.

Outsiders watch the spectacle, but insiders are shocked by what they see.

That was many years ago, and Shi Nian was already very capable.

But at that time, Shi Nian was only ruthless to herself.

Immediately, someone remembered the auction held earlier this year.

Lu Yan stopped lighting the sky lantern for Han Wei, and Shi Nian raised the price several times.

Time and again, he tested the limits, engaged in psychological warfare, and used skillful tactics to push Lu Yanzhi to the limit, allowing Lu Yanzhi to win the Tanzanite.

"Tanzanite has the properties of a birthstone. Do you remember Shi Nian's lost second child? Judging from the timeline, this tanzanite should have been prepared by her for her second child."

Despite recalling the scene when the Huo family released the stone, I remembered the first time they bought it.

"Now think about it, Shi Nian's two children. When they were in love, Shi Nian was willing to risk her life for Lu Yanzhi without hesitation. When their relationship broke down, Lu Yanzhi pushed her off the stairs without even glancing at her."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"I used to think that Shi Nian's sudden rise to power was just a puppet in front of the camera, with Huo Yanmo actually controlling everything behind the scenes. But now it seems that it really is Shi Nian's own ability, which she just didn't show when she was with Lu Yanzhi."

Am I the only one focusing on this point?

"What?"

"I just wanted to ask, does Shi Nian need another dog?"

"ah?"

"I used to think Fu Jinyan was stupid, but now I think he's incredibly clever. Fu Jinyan is really good at clinging to powerful figures. With 'The Voice of Heaven' and Yu Yan, he was originally lagging behind in the family struggle, but he was directly pulled to the top. If I were him, I would also be a dog, woof woof!"

"You know what... hey, you really don't know, Fu Jinyan is a bit of a character. Shi Nian, I want to be a dog too, woof woof!"

...

Just as everyone was discussing it heatedly...

Underground parking lot.

Lu Xinyi stared at all of this in disbelief.

They were not only watching the videos from F country at the time, but also other photos, videos, and so on that Lin Xuan had collected.

She couldn't believe it was true, so she checked Lin Xuan's overseas platform accounts and found that these things had already been synced there as well.

Lin Xuan even added a few more lines on his overseas account—

“If it weren’t for Shi Nian, I wouldn’t be who I am today. She is a special person to me. It was because she woke me up that day that I decided to change. As payment, I signed a contract with the Lu family on behalf of the Lin family. Otherwise, the Lin family only wants a monopoly and not cooperation.”

"This order contract is for Shi Nian, not Lu's."

It just so happened that Shi Nian was with the Lu family at that time.

It just so happens that Shi Nian was deeply in love with Lu Yanzhi at that time.