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Chapter 5 - Chapter 5

"Where is Lin Yu?" Facing Lin Yiqian with her aggrieved expression, Zhou Quan's face looked as if he had eaten excrement—exceptionally ugly.

"Wuu wuu wuu..." Lin Yiqian didn't answer, just cried.

"Where exactly is Lin Yu?" Gripping Lin Yiqian's shoulders tightly, Zhou Quan wanted nothing more than to kill someone. He had worked so hard to get this far, just about to squeeze Zhou Ling out of the heir position, but now it was all falling apart at the crucial moment?

"Enough! Things are already like this—even if you killed Yiqian, you couldn't get Lin Yu back!" Watching her daughter being bullied, Sun Wanting walked over and pulled away the furious Zhou Quan. "Tell me! What does my Yiqian lack compared to Lin Yu?"

"Ha!" So the Lin family was planning to strike first and force him to submit by breaking the jar? Zhou Quan's face darkened, his tone mocking: "Lin Yu holds thirty percent of Boyang's shares, plus the large inheritance her grandfather left her. Does she have any of that?"

Lin Yiqian's crying stopped abruptly, and Sun Wanting's face immediately became extremely unpleasant. What Zhou Quan said was fact—they had no way to refute or defend against it.

"It's just thirty percent of shares? Does Second Young Master Zhou think that I, the biological daughter of Boyang's president, am worth less than mere shares?" Lin Hongxin's sudden words salvaged the situation.

"That's right! Yiqian is our biological daughter, Boyang's legitimate heir! By marrying Yiqian, you're essentially inheriting Boyang! Once you take the president's seat at Boyang, would you still care about those few shares in Lin Yu's hands?" Not expecting Lin Hongxin to suddenly reveal Lin Yu's background without warning, Sun Wanting couldn't think of any better solution for the current situation.

"Biological daughter? Lin Yu isn't the Lin family's daughter?" Looking at Lin Hongxin and Sun Wanting in disbelief, Zhou Quan refused to believe it. Everyone knew that before Lin Anyan died, Lin Yu was his most beloved, and most of the inheritance he left behind was Lin Yu's dowry!

"She is, but she's not my daughter, Lin Hongxin's daughter." Lin Hongxin didn't elaborate on the internal complications, just glanced at Zhou Quan with confidence: "Compared to shares left by the dead, the living are more important, aren't they?"

"Is this your promise to me as Boyang's president?" Zhou Quan's tone was deep, his pitch-black eyes full of coldness. If Lin Hongxin dared to play him, he definitely wouldn't let it slide!

"Yiqian has already married you as your wife, and you can probably guess where Lin Yu went. Do you think I have any reason to deceive you?" Zhou Quan's illegitimate son status was something Lin Hongxin had thoroughly investigated long ago. If not for this, how could he have allowed Lin Yu to marry the Zhou family's second young master? Originally, Zhou Quan wasn't Lin Hongxin's first choice, but compared to sending Yiqian to the Xu family to suffer, he had to settle for second best and make this move.

Lin Yiqian's offense against the Xu family wasn't a secret in this circle. The Xu family coming to the Lin family yesterday to marry Lin Yiqian was also well known. It was just that the Xu family had publicly stated they wouldn't hold a banquet or celebration—everyone understood the reason and remained silent.

Now it seemed the Lin family had mixed up the identities, forcibly sending Lin Yu, who wasn't their biological daughter, to the Xu family as a substitute. Zhou Quan liked Lin Yu, but it wasn't deep emotional attachment. Since Lin Yiqian could bring him greater benefits, he would naturally choose to cooperate with Lin Hongxin without hesitation.

After reaching an agreement with Lin Hongxin, Zhou Quan took his household registration book alone that very day and got the marriage certificate with Lin Yiqian.

Of course, publicly, Second Young Master Zhou had still married the Lin family's eldest daughter. Zhou Quan knew his status wasn't sufficient and didn't dare rashly offend the Xu family, so he had to keep it secret for now. Even if the Xu family discovered they had the wrong person someday, he was still the deceived victim and could escape blame!

When Zhou Quan and Lin Yiqian got their marriage certificate, the Xu family received the news immediately. The Xu family fell into oppressive silence, and even Xu Zhentian's face was gloomy.

"Zhou Quan is the Zhou family's illegitimate son; Zhou Ling is the legitimate heir. If the Xu family helps Zhou Ling secure the Zhou Corporation president position, no matter what Zhou Quan does, it will be in vain." Lin Yu, who had come downstairs to get water after hearing commotion below, seemed to remind them casually.

"What you're saying is true?" Zhou Quan was an illegitimate son? Xu Zhentian had never heard of this.

"Grandfather Xu could have someone investigate, couldn't you?" As Zhou Quan's former fiancée, it wasn't strange for Lin Yu to know this. Therefore, Lin Yu boldly told the Xu family members.

Xu Zhentian frowned: "Go investigate!"

"Yes." Before leaving, Xu Yelei gave Lin Yu a meaningful look.

Knowing the Xu family was very wary of her, Lin Yu didn't linger after speaking and went straight upstairs into Xu Mo's room.

Xu Mo still hadn't awakened, as if he had fallen into deep sleep... Wait, deep sleep? Lin Yu unconsciously looked at the crescent moon mark on her palm.

She had fallen asleep after drinking from that pool before, and when she woke up, not only had she returned to seven years ago, but she could also hear all sounds within a certain range? It was truly miraculous! She wondered if the pool water would be useful for Xu Mo.

Whether it was useful or not, she had to try first! After all, even seven years later, Xu Mo had never awakened. The worst outcome would just be lying in bed for life, and she wouldn't abandon him!

With this thought, Lin Yu entered the bathroom with a water pitcher, her expression unchanged.

She had inadvertently overheard the Xu family's discussion while sleeping last night, learning that except for the bathroom, every other corner of Xu Mo's room was equipped with strict surveillance equipment.

Lin Yu felt no disgust or resentment about being monitored. Xu Mo was different from ordinary people now—if he were harmed, he had no power to fight back. And her identity was too sensitive; how could the Xu family not be vigilant?

Afraid that too much water would make Xu Mo uncomfortable, Lin Yu carefully fed him just a few spoonfuls with a small spoon before stopping. Haste makes waste—she had plenty of patience.

Lin Yu didn't waste the remaining pool water, using it directly to wipe Xu Mo's face, hands, and feet.

As for Xu Mo's body, Lin Yu was still hesitating. It wasn't that she was shy, but she wasn't sure if the Xu family members in the monitoring room would be unable to resist running in to beat her up after seeing her strip Xu Mo completely naked and touch him all over.

However, one thing was certain: since Xu Zhentian had tacitly allowed her to stay yesterday, all matters concerning Xu Mo's care had been transferred to Lin Yu.

Lin Yu was grateful for Xu Zhentian's trust, although this trust wasn't much and was under surveillance.

That night, Lin Yu didn't return to the adjacent room but stayed by Xu Mo's bedside. She could guarantee the pool water wasn't poisonous, but she still worried that Xu Mo, as a vegetative patient, might experience unexpected complications she couldn't imagine.

Due to her concern, Lin Yu stayed awake all night, reading professional books to Xu Mo throughout the night.

Only when dawn broke and she confirmed that Xu Mo showed no abnormalities did Lin Yu finally feel relieved. Standing up, she couldn't help but lean close to Xu Mo and press a kiss to his forehead: "You're doing great, keep it up!"

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