Nirvana Heiress: Reborn and Returning to Stir Up a Storm

Chapter 525 Bloody Rebirth

Lin Chuyue opened her eyes, a flood of consciousness washing over her—a splitting headache, a bitter taste in her mouth, and stinging pains all over her body. She looked up and saw the white ceiling and a few dim hospital room lights. The medical equipment beside the bed beeped steadily, her vital signs stable.

"woke up?"

A familiar and gentle voice rang out, and Li Zhanchuan walked over with a hot towel, but his expression was full of anxiety and exhaustion.

"You..." Lin Chuyue tentatively sat up, but a wave of dizziness made her retreat back onto the pillow.

Li Zhanchuan quickly helped her up: "Don't rush, steady your head first."

She looked at him, her eyes full of questions: "Who...bumped into me?"

He said in a deep voice, "According to the preliminary investigation, the person who hit you fled very quickly, and the license plate was fake. We suspect it was done by Lin Yun's side."

Lin Chuyue's heart clenched painfully: "She...she's too audacious. She just killed me like that?"

Li Zhanchuan frowned slightly: "What she wants is control of the group, to force you to lose your fighting ability before taking another step. Fortunately, we reacted quickly, and the ambulance arrived in time."

Lin Chuyue nodded, her voice weak but firm: "Then check the surveillance footage of the area and lock down all escape routes. If she wanted to kill me, she must have left a loophole."

Li Zhanchuan replied, "I'll arrange it immediately."

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I. The Undercurrents Near the Ward

At the door of the ward, Tang Nian and Liu Ke were waiting with several bodyguards. Seeing Lin Chuyue wake up, Tang Nian immediately stepped forward, her eyes filled with regret and wariness.

"President Lin, I'm sorry... I also found the anomaly when I checked the system last night, and I was about to report it when they struck first."

Lin Chuyue tilted her head: "Tang Nian, you didn't tell me in time."

Tang Nian lowered her head: "I... I'm afraid of disturbing your recovery, and I'm also afraid that you'll carry too many emotions."

Lin Chuyue sighed softly: "Don't hide it next time. Information isolation is harmful."

Tang Nian bit her lip: "I understand. I'll go back to where I was and fully support you."

Liu Ke added from the side: "I have contacted the monitoring room to retrieve all the cameras from before and after last night's accident, and we are checking the license plates and models of the vehicles. We have also arranged for the finance department to intercept any suspicious financial flows."

Lin Chuyue nodded: "Okay—tonight, I will personally direct this manhunt."

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II. Lin Yun's Victory Feast

At 8 p.m. that evening, Lin Yun hosted a celebratory banquet for the "interim president" in a private banquet hall on the 26th floor. Ostensibly, it was to celebrate her successful control of the situation, but in reality, she invited her former subordinates, media influencers, and some undecided directors.

She raised her glass and spoke, smiling broadly: "Thank you all for your trust in me. Tomorrow, the group will enter a new phase, and I will use the most transparent mechanisms to lead the Lin family out of the shadows!"

A thunderous applause erupted from below, accompanied by a constant stream of camera flashes. She glanced at the live broadcast screen from backstage, where news headlines flashed everywhere under Lin Chuyue's name—"Lin Group President in Car Accident Late at Night," "Lin Chuyue's Health is Worrying"... Lin Yun sneered, a sense of satisfaction welling up within her.

"Chuyue is still unconscious; it's truly a blessing from heaven," she whispered to Gu Yanchuan beside her. "It seems your 'protection' is nothing special after all."

Gu Yanchuan's expression was complicated, but he remained unmoved: "I came here to see how long you can keep up this act."

Lin Yun smiled and said, "As long as you stand there for me, I will make every opponent a supporting character in this play."

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III. The Truth Behind the Surveillance Jigsaw Puzzle

At 3 a.m., Zhou Yuan, along with the night shift technicians, connected to each of the IP addresses that had broken into the monitoring system:

A router accessed from inside the Lin's Building.

A group of people came from an abandoned industrial park in the suburbs, which is the location of Lin Yun's private residence.

The last mini-program was embedded in the office building's water control system.

"Look at the picture—this backdoor hidden in the water pump's automatic maintenance program can only be triggered by internal code." Zhou Yuan pointed to the large screen: "The triggerer is the person who holds a specific USB key—the encrypted USB drive that Xu Mingyuan gave to Lin Yun."

Li Zhanchuan clenched his fist: "She exposed Lin Chuyue's methods with this secret passage."

Lin Chuyue sneered: "You did the good deed yourself, and you still blame others for not noticing? How ridiculous."

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IV. The Father's Last Struggle

At dawn the following day, Lin Zhengguo was summoned to headquarters for questioning. Inside the meeting room, Lin Chuyue placed the USB drive and surveillance screenshots on the table, scrutinizing his expression like a judge.

"Dad, do you really think I can't find out about this?" Lin Chuyue said coldly, "I found out that you instructed Xu Mingyuan to leave a backup plan for Lin Yun; I also found out that you ordered the 'Atlas' code to be mixed in the accounts. Now this USB drive proves once again that you were behind it all."

Lin Zhengguo's hands trembled, his voice hoarse: "I...I only wanted to protect the family. I never expected things to come to this!"

"Preserve the family?" Lin Chuyue said coldly, "You're willing to sacrifice your own daughter, pushing her onto the position of acting president. You call that preserving the family?"

Lin Zhengguo cried out, "I was wrong! Please, give me a chance. I'm willing to cooperate with the police to clear my name!"

Lin Chuyue stared for a long time before finally sighing softly: "The family doesn't have a second chance. You either hand over all the accounts completely, or—I will expose everything about you to the world and let everyone see how dirty your 'protection' is."

Lin Zhengguo's face was filled with despair, and he agreed in a trembling voice: "I...I will hand over everything."

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V. The Sisters' Breakup and the Final Showdown

Under the cover of night, Lin Yun received news—Xu Mingyuan had been thoroughly investigated, all backend scripts had been deleted, and transfer nodes had been locked. The group's finance department took emergency measures, revoking all "proxy" permissions one by one, while the real president's permissions were automatically restored.

Her face was pale, but she still tried to pull herself together: "This is just a temporary obstacle." She looked up and saw Gu Yanchuan standing quietly behind her.

"You lost," he said in a low voice.

Lin Yun gritted her teeth: "No—I haven't used my ultimate move in this war yet!"

Gu Yanchuan shook his head: "You've reached the end. Further blows will only lead to your own destruction."

Lin Yun suddenly rushed to him, her eyes glistening with tears: "You knew exactly what I was doing, why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

"I'm afraid you're even more capable of scheming against me," Gu Yanchuan confessed. "But no matter what you've done, I've already chosen sides."

She pulled out a USB drive hidden in her sleeve and pointed it at him: "Then take a look. There's a backup here, enough to ensure that you and your daughter will never... ever be able to break free from this relationship!"

Gu Yanchuan was taken aback.

Lin Chuyue pushed open the door and entered, her eyes icy: "Lin Yun, this is the end for tonight."

Lin Yun scoffed: "You think you can control everything? I'll save my most lethal weapon for last!"

She held up the USB drive, but Gu Yanchuan quickly stepped forward and snatched it away. Lin Chuyue coldly caught it:

“I know about your backup plan. Your bargaining chips are now completely expired.”

The two sisters faced each other at the door, their eyes meeting, and the old hatred between them instantly erupted.

Lin Yun cried out in despair, "You don't understand me at all—you treat all my pain like a game!"

A hint of pain finally appeared in Lin Chuyue's eyes: "I know too much, that's why I suffer even more than you!"

Before she could finish speaking, the security guards had already taken Lin Yun away. She turned back and took one last look at her mother's portrait, "Chuyue, I wish you can hold onto that position... I won't see the light at the end of the tunnel."

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Aftermath

Two weeks later, the Lin Group returned to normal. International regulators concluded their investigation into the "Atlas" account, and Lin Chuyue personally apologized to the public and explained the truth—she regained the market's trust through complete transparency.

Gu Yanchuan and Lin Chuyue's engagement is temporarily put on hold, but their mutual trust is strengthened; Lin Zhengguo's sentence is reduced and he is stripped of some of his family's financial power for assisting in the investigation; Tang Nian is reinstated and continues to serve as Lin Chuyue's capable assistant; while Lin Yun goes abroad to recuperate under the pretext of "mental recovery," becoming a permanent scar on her family.

As night deepened, Lin Chuyue stood alone on the rooftop terrace of her company, gazing back at the brightly lit Shanghai cityscape.

"This city gave me a second life and made me realize that only by tearing off the mask can we see people's true hearts and find the real dawn."

A breeze blew by, causing her hair to flutter slightly, carrying a deep and unwavering confidence—she knew that the real trials had only just begun.

—End of this chapter