CHAPTER 254: CHAPTER 241: DENY EVERYTHING 1

As I was drifting in and out of sleep, I vaguely heard the sound of water from the bathroom.

When Li Yanan came back, his whole body felt like an icy block.

Lin Zhenxin remembered shivering and then turning over to continue sleeping.

Looking at the man who rarely woke up later than she did, Lin Zhenxin couldn’t help but lean in and kiss his thin lips.

Before she could pull away, her waist was tightly encircled by his strong arms.

"Clothes are in the walk-in closet." Li Yanan opened his eyes, his features sharp and profound, enough to mesmerize someone.

Lin Zhenxin’s face reddened, and she turned her head away, pretending not to notice his morning pulse.

Soon enough, both of them were ready.

Xun Chen was the one who came to pick them up at the villa area, and unlike usual, he wore a professional facade this time.

When they arrived at the T.N.C Group headquarters, it was just around eight o’clock.

Even so, the media who received invitations had already surrounded the place; especially the journalists who were lucky enough to visit the T.N.C Group headquarters for the first time, marveling at the high-end humanized technology evident everywhere!

They had long known Li Yanan’s immense power, but seeing it in person still left them in awe!

The tempered glass reflected a cold light, as if foretelling the twists that the upcoming press conference might bring.

In the lounge.

Lin Zhenxin rarely had her hair up, exposing her smooth neck, despite the burn scars still remaining, she no longer cared as much as she used to.

A good marriage can nourish a woman.

This was evident just by looking at her face.

The glow and rosy cheeks carried an elegance that wasn’t there before marriage.

Especially in the way she looked at Li Yanan, it was easy for anyone to see how deep their feelings were.

"Everything is ready." Xun Chen pushed the door open from outside.

"But..." With just two words, Lin Zhenxin instinctively looked up.

"Susan He is here too."

With a snap, Lin Zhenxin’s pinky nail broke due to excessive force.

Li Yanan frowned for a moment, looking at Lin Zhenxin.

"She’s indeed proactive." Lin Zhenxin’s voice was full of cold sarcasm.

Xun Chen, unaware of the relationship between Lin Zhenxin and Susan He, was surprised by her rare causticity.

But regardless, the press conference was about to start...

At nine-thirty, the press conference started on time.

Different media outlets packed the large conference room, and the sound of snapping photos was incessant.

Amidst such a state, Li Yanan held Lin Zhenxin’s hand, escorted by bodyguards, appearing in everyone’s view.

Today, it was obvious Lin Zhenxin had dressed up intentionally.

Her hair was elegantly and simply styled, her expression cool, especially against the backdrop of her softly textured black cocktail dress.

She made no attempt to hide the burn scars visible on the back of her neck, prompting the reporters to quickly take up their cameras after an initial gasp.

Sitting not far away, Susan He’s pupils contracted sharply, suppressing her emotions, expressionless.

Soon, Li Yanan and Lin Zhenxin took their seats with Xun Chen accompanying them.

This was the first time since the stir caused by the post that Li Yanan faced the media to offer an explanation.

Next to Susan He sat He Nuoxin, wearing sunglasses, quietly watching him.

Her face still bore the marks of being slapped, but she knew to use a disposable mask to cover most of her face, leaving no room for prying.

It seemed to be a coincidence.

Across from Lin Zhenxin was Susan He, while across from Li Yanan sat He Nuoxin.

Even Lu Dawei had been invited, currently sitting next to Susan He, occasionally glancing at her with his peripheral vision, thinking she looked very attractive.

But soon, he turned back, giving his son a provocative look.

Li Yanan faced the media reporters expressionlessly, while under the table, Lin Zhenxin reached out to hold his large hand, just like at home.

The press conference officially began.

"Regarding the recent online insinuations and slander against Mr. Li, the reports are purely fictitious. We will hold the poster legally accountable and hope to use today’s press conference to make our position clear and resolve this incident once and for all!"

At the start of the press conference, Xun Chen spoke as the legal representative of T.N.C Group.

The sound of snapping photos almost drowned out his voice.

"Mr. Li, are you saying you do not admit to what Miss He said, that you once used violence against her?"

The reporter’s question was straightforward yet veiled, with violence implying something unspoken.

This invitation sent out by T.N.C covered almost all major national media, with the live broadcast’s viewership clearly on the rise.

Leading several media reporters to find ways to question more creatively.

"Mr. Li, can you directly address your mental state?"

"Mr. Li, do you acknowledge breaking ties with Mr. He Bainian because of what Miss He Nuoxin revealed?"

Reporters fired questions like a barrage, while the flash made Lin Zhenxin’s eyes feel a bit dry.

Too bright.

Li Yanan slowly surveyed the surroundings, his face as handsome and striking as ever, one couldn’t look away.

"Regarding that post, and everything He Nuoxin claimed yesterday..."

His voice was deep and powerful, transmitted via microphone to every corner of the conference room.

"I deny it all!" Following this, Li Yanan resolutely stated his answer.

As expected, the whole room was in an uproar.

Journalists quickly moved their microphones closer, hoping to capture firsthand information as fast as possible.

Susan He looked at Lin Zhenxin expressionlessly.

And Lin Zhenxin returned the gaze just as coldly.

It was as if a tug-of-war ensued between the two.

"Yanan, how can you deny it?"

Lu Dawei suddenly stood up, and in an instant, all attention shifted to him.

"Back then, you wronged Nuoxin, I witnessed it myself, let alone the engagement..."

"I never admitted to being engaged to He Nuoxin."

Before Lu Dawei could finish speaking, Li Yanan continued, cutting him off.

Upon hearing this, the media present seemed to explode.

What do you mean, never admitted to being engaged to He Nuoxin?

If there was no engagement, then why had Li Yanan never spoken about it all these years, allowing malicious speculation to pile up on him?

Lu Dawei’s face changed from green to white, and Lin Zhenxin saw it all.

Regarding this man, she was utterly disgusted to the extreme.

"Yanan, I never thought you would be such a man! Now for her... you’re even denying our past entirely!"

He Nuoxin suddenly stood up, her words directly targeting Lin Zhenxin, who was sitting beside Li Yanan.

Even through the mask, the despair in He Nuoxin’s voice was detectable.

"Miss He, one can eat anything recklessly, but one cannot speak recklessly."

Lin Zhenxin’s icy voice cut through the air, like a clear spring, instantly calming everyone present a bit.

They began to seriously recall the past engagement between He Nuoxin and Li Yanan.

It seemed Li Yanan really had never responded, it was all from the He family’s side...

"Lin Zhenxin, you..." He Nuoxin suddenly raised her head, meeting Lin Zhenxin’s gaze through her sunglasses.

"And then? Are you going to say someone else was involved that night?"

Lu Dawei’s voice somehow carried a tinge of sincerity, shifting the topic’s focus back to that night.

—If I don’t admit it, this black mark... you’ll have to bear it for life!

Across the crowd, Lu Dawei’s gaze fell on Li Yanan’s face.

Since he could scheme against himself, showing no mercy, then he would make sure he was utterly disgraced!

"What a ’then’! What a ’someone else was involved’!" Suddenly, Lin Zhenxin began to laugh softly.

Her already beautiful face became even more radiant under the flashlights.

"Years ago, Mr. Lu didn’t care about Yanan for so long, why suddenly jump out with fatherly love and apologize amidst this chaos? At such a critical point, I think anyone sane would avoid it, how would there be someone eager to stick to it?" Lin Zhenxin’s clear eyes landed on Lu Dawei’s face.

Clearly, discomfort flickered across Lu Dawei’s expression, his face momentarily stiffening.

"You don’t need to avoid the issue, if Yanan had no money, would you still willingly sit by him like this?"

Lu Dawei sneered, desperately searching for a shield.

"If I were broke, the first one to avoid me would probably be you."

A low and suppressed voice sounded, and soon after, Li Yanan took the file bag from Xun Chen’s hand.

"The first rumor I would like to debunk is my mental evaluation report."

As Li Yanan spoke, he opened the file bag, pulled out the mental evaluation report, and displayed it in front of everyone.

Reporters rushed to the front.

And on the report, it clearly stated, normal mental evaluation results!

"As for my background, I’m sure all of you are aware, from the moment I was taken into the Li Family, that private doctor, under Mrs. Li’s arrangement, prescribed me many psychiatric drugs, the side effects of which were as shown in the initial videos."

Perhaps no one expected Li Yanan to so directly expose the past to everyone present.

What surprised everyone more was that Li Yingying would resort to such sordid tactics against a child?

"And my father, Mr. Lu Dawei here, even knowing the effects of the medication, had no intention of stopping it..."

Li Yanan spoke very slowly, as if tearing open his wounds to expose them under the sun.

Lu Dawei’s face instantly turned gloomy, seemingly never expecting Li Yanan to even shed his dignity, to say these things!

"From the moment I married Yanan, everything I’ve seen, everything I’ve heard... all regarding Mr. Lu Dawei’s deeds have led me to doubt, as a father, what kind of malice he harbored in facing his son?"