Chapter 335 The Truth
At a press conference, some people were overjoyed, while others suffered a complete defeat.
Because Jiang Shiyuan revealed that he was the internationally renowned designer Nora, the company and Yin Meng's phones were bombarded with calls from various investment companies that night. A number of capital giants, well-known in Beijing and even across the country, extended olive branches to Yongheng Technology, seeking cooperation opportunities.
They all came for Jiang Shiyuan's prestigious reputation, and of course, she truly deserves it.
Previously, they racked their brains trying to secure a 20 million investment, but now, someone is offering 200 million US dollars without even asking. Their situation is truly different now.
Furthermore, thanks to the hype surrounding the Xie Group's new car launch, Yongheng Technology's new vehicle has received unprecedented attention. If the product is launched as scheduled, the company's IPO is just around the corner.
Jiang Shiyuan has taken another step closer to fulfilling her mother's long-cherished wish.
Meanwhile, the Lin family's Yuntu Dongfang suffered heavy blows and was on the verge of collapse.
Liu Nianrou and her daughter had deceived Lin Chengchou for twenty-five years, which was nothing more than a private grudge that couldn't be discussed in a proper manner. But the problem was that this time Lin Chengchou had placed all his bets on the "daughter" he had doted on for half his life.
Now that Lin Zhixin has committed this plagiarism scandal, it has directly led to the complete shutdown of Xie's Group's new energy vehicle production line, a sharp drop in stock price, and a complete collapse in reputation. The preliminary estimate of the losses is as high as more than 2 billion yuan.
Her foolish actions thoroughly offended the Xie family and severely damaged Yuntu Oriental's reputation. Those R&D staff who had previously chosen to follow Lin Chengchou were utterly disappointed and, fearing it would tarnish their careers, resigned en masse. The capital group that had originally planned to invest in Lin Chengchou withdrew its investment without hesitation, declaring it would never again cooperate with such an opportunistic, short-sighted, and unreliable company.
Overnight, Yuntu Dongfang became a dilapidated ship with drafts coming from all sides.
Silence was inevitable sooner or later.
And, it won't keep everyone waiting too long.
...
After Lin Zhixin was sent to the hospital, she was imprisoned by Xie's people in a ward without windows. She had no access to the outside world, no cell phone, no computer, no television, and was essentially blind.
"Why are you locking me up?!"
Lin Zhixin, dressed in a slovenly hospital gown and with disheveled hair, rushed out like a madwoman, only to be stopped by the expressionless bodyguard outside the door. "Don't you know what kind of relationship I have with President Xie?! I am President Xie's savior... the woman he cares about most!"
"Let me out! I need to see President Xie! You have no right to lock me up like this!"
"Miss Lin, don't you know what you've done? Mr. Xie doesn't want to see you at all right now." The bodyguard looked at her coldly, utterly disgusted.
"I didn't do anything... It was that bitch Jiang Shiyuan who humiliated me! She framed me!"
Lin Zhixin remained stubborn, even feeling increasingly aggrieved. She had told a lie a thousand times, deceiving not only others but even herself. "Call President Xie here, I need to explain to him in person… Ah!"
How could her thin arms and legs possibly overpower a tall and strong bodyguard? With just a little force, he pushed her to the ground, causing her pain as if her tailbone was broken.
"Ms. Lin, you should just stay here and rest. If Mr. Xie wants to see you, he will naturally come."
"I'm not sick! Let me out!" Lin Zhixin roared hysterically, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.
"How can you say you're not sick? I think you have some mental problems."
After saying that, the bodyguard gave her a disdainful look, slammed the door, and left.
On the first day, Lin Zhixin cried, screamed, and shouted in the ward, even threatening to kill herself by banging her head against a wall, but no one paid any attention to her.
Of course, she didn't die.
She thought of countless excuses and sophistry to clear her name, and was even preparing to tell them to her Jinghuai brother.
How could she bear to die like this?
The next day, she was still crying and cursing, but her voice was noticeably weaker.
On the third day, she was so exhausted that she curled up like a shrimp on the narrow, hard bed and slept soundly.
In her dazed state, she heard the iron door of the ward creak open.
She opened her dry eyes and, in the dim light, saw two familiar figures walk in.
The man had broad shoulders and a narrow waist; he was tall and imposing—Xie Jinghuai, the man she had longed for day and night.
"Brother Jinghuai... Brother Jinghuai!"
Lin Zhixin instantly snapped out of her daze. Overwhelmed with excitement, she tumbled off the hospital bed and landed on the floor. She practically crawled to Xie Jinghuai, sobbing and wailing, kneeling shamelessly at his feet. "You finally came to see me... I knew it... you wouldn't abandon me... you wouldn't believe that bitch Jiang Shiyuan's lies! She framed me, slandered me... what evil things wouldn't she do?!"
Xie Jinghuai stared ahead at the gray, mottled walls, which wouldn't even give her a cold glance.
Looking at this despicable and vicious woman even once is an insult to one's own eyes.
Han Xu gritted his teeth and sneered, "Even now, you're still trying to smear our wife, and you still think our CEO Xie is a fool? You've been impersonating our CEO Xie's savior, taking advantage of his kindness and guilt towards you, and for years you've been manipulating him, bullying our wife, and sowing discord between him and her."
Lin Zhixin, what goes around comes around. You and your mother have done countless bad things, and God has finally had enough and is punishing you.
Your mother ran out of the press conference that day and, due to extreme panic, was hit by a car while crossing the road.
He died on the spot, beyond saving.
"My mom...is dead?"
Lin Zhixin's bloodshot eyes widened, and she slumped to the ground as if her bones had been removed, completely stunned, her eyes like two dark holes. "Impossible...you're lying to me...it can't be..."
Han Xu stared at her, his expression cold and devoid of any pity:
"The police called your father, Mr. Lin, immediately, asking him to go to the hospital to claim the body. Unfortunately, he refused, and the police either burned it or buried it, doing whatever they wanted. It seems that you, Ms. Lin, will have to figure out how to arrange your mother's funeral yourself."
However, don't blame Chairman Lin for being heartless. Your mother not only lied to him about raising a woman with no blood relation to her for over twenty years, but she also cheated on him with her lover, and their explicit photos and videos were widely circulated. He himself was so angry he wanted to kill your mother, so how could he possibly care about your funeral arrangements? It's only human nature.
The successive fatal blows pushed Lin Zhixin to the brink of collapse. Her body convulsed violently, she bent over, and vomited bile all over the floor.
Han Xu quickly pulled Xie Jinghuai back a step, afraid that this vicious woman would dirty even the soles of their president's shoes.
Xie Jinghuai, who had remained silent all along, finally spoke in a cold, hoarse voice, as if filled with sand:
Tell me in detail how you sneaked into the hospital six years ago and impersonated my savior.
If you still want to leave this place.
Lin Zhixin clutched her chest, trembling all over, and gasped for breath.
Even though she knew she was about to die, she still stubbornly refused to say anything.
A sliver of hope still lingered in my heart.
Seeing that she remained silent, Xie Jinghuai's face turned ashen, and he clapped his hands twice.
The ward door opened again, and two bodyguards dragged in a man who was beaten black and blue and barely breathing, and casually threw him in front of Lin Zhixin.
It's Chu Junfeng.
Lin Zhixin's biological father.
But in Lin Zhixin's eyes, he was a complete stranger.
"Xinxin... Xinxin!"
Upon seeing his daughter, Chu Junfeng's eyes lit up instantly, and his lips trembled as he exclaimed, "I am your biological father! I am your dad!"
"Get out of my way!"
Lin Zhixin scrambled to the side in terror, screaming hysterically, "You're not my father! My father is Lin Chengchou, the chairman of Yuntu Oriental! Who do you think you are? Get out of my way!"
Xie Jinghuai glanced at her coldly, "I've already done a DNA test for you, and he is indeed your father."
Lin Zhixin felt as if the sky had fallen, and let out a painful wail.
She had been dreaming of being a wealthy heiress for twenty-five years, but now it was time to wake up from that dream.
"Which of you will tell me the truth?"
Xie Jinghuai's phoenix eyes darkened, a sinister undercurrent surging within them. "My patience is running out."
"It's all my fault...it was all my idea, it has nothing to do with my daughter!"
Knowing he couldn't escape his fate, Chu Junfeng decided to take all the blame for the sake of his daughter, whom he had longed for for over twenty years. "My daughter... is in love with you. I came up with the idea of switching her with someone else to help her win your favor... Xie Jinghuai, if you want to kill or torture someone, come at me! Don't harm my daughter! She was young and naive back then, and I bewitched her... Please don't make things difficult for her!"
Han Xu rolled his eyes.
What a deep bond between father and daughter!
Unfortunately, this father-daughter relationship was built on a dirty conspiracy, which is utterly disgusting no matter how you look at it.
Xie Jinghuai closed his bloodshot eyes, no longer caring who the instigator was:
"I don't care who takes the responsibility; I just want to know, who saved me back then?"
Chu Junfeng's expression froze, and cold sweat dripped down his face.
Suddenly, Lin Zhixin's whole body convulsed, and she burst into uncontrollable laughter:
"Idiot! Xie Jinghuai! You are a complete, utterly blind, and utterly stupid idiot!"
Chu Junfeng realized something and shouted:
"Xinxin! Don't say it!"
"Back then... the person who took you to the hospital and gave you a blood transfusion was Jiang Shiyuan, you idiot!"
Xie Jinghuai's pupils contracted violently, and his trembling heart felt as if it had been cruelly gripped by a pair of large hands and then mercilessly torn to pieces.
It's A-Yuan...
It really is Ah Yuan...
Xie Jinghuai felt a sudden boom in his mind, as if the whole world had collapsed in an instant.
"President Xie? You..." Han Xu was suddenly stunned.
At this moment, Xie Jinghuai had no expression on his face, but tears kept welling up from his eyes and streamed down his cheeks.
Lin Zhixin, Liu Nianrou, and this man are indeed unforgivable sins.
But the people who truly deserve to die—
It was clearly him.
Seeing the man's heartbroken state, Lin Zhixin smiled darkly and twistedly, descending into utter madness.
"Actually, you've suspected it for a long time, haven't you? You've been thinking for a long time that your savior might be that bitch Jiang Shiyuan. But you don't trust her. Deep down, you don't want to believe that she once risked her life for you. You're selfish, arrogant, and suspicious! The person who harmed Jiang Shiyuan... is you!"
Hahaha...So happy! I'm so happy! Xie Jinghuai, you deserved it!
“I certainly deserve it. But you all have to pay the price for what you did.”
Xie Jinghuai wiped away his tears and walked out of the ward step by step.
The door slammed shut, shutting out the woman's wailing and howling from inside.
"Mr. Xie, what are your plans?" Han Xu asked in a low voice, suppressing his heartache.
"Send Chu Junfeng abroad, anywhere, and make sure he never appears in the country again."
Xie Jinghuai raised his hand with trembling hands, looking at the wedding ring on his ring finger, his heart clenching with pain. "Lin Zhixin is mentally unstable. Let her stay here for indefinite treatment."
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