CHAPTER 255: CHAPTER 242: DENY EVERYTHING 2

Lin Zhenxin’s voice spread through every corner of the conference room via the microphone, as she coldly met Lu Dawei’s gaze.

Apologize on Li Yanan’s behalf? Trying to stir up the waters with this opportunity?

Heh, don’t even dream about it!

"Including this apology incident, isn’t the timing a bit too coincidental? If the matter was serious enough for Mr. Lu Dawei to apologize, then why has he chosen to remain silent all these years? Why wait until now?" Lin Zhenxin spoke unhurriedly, as if she didn’t see Lu Dawei’s embarrassed expression.

"If Mr. Lu doesn’t speak, I’ll speak for you!" Lin Zhenxin finished, slowly stood up...

The entire audience’s focus was on Lin Zhenxin.

"The day after Tu Haohao’s accident, when Li Yanan and I left the hospital and returned home, we were forcibly stopped by Mr. Lu at the community entrance."

Lin Zhenxin nodded slightly to Xun Chen, and soon the projection equipment behind her dropped down.

It drew the eager anticipation of the crowd.

Soon, a silent surveillance video captured by community cameras played on the screen.

In the footage, Lu Dawei is seen kneeling before Li Yanan, crying with a flood of tears and mucus.

The timestamp displayed in the upper right corner of the video perfectly corroborated Lin Zhenxin’s statement.

Li Yanan’s deep, unfathomable eyes fell on Lin Zhenxin, who leaned slightly to whisper in his ear.

"I was just wary of him backstabbing you, so I pulled the surveillance the next day but didn’t tell you."

"So, the question is, what exactly were they talking about?" The video abruptly stopped before Lin Zhenxin became impulsive.

Lin Zhenxin’s voice was cold, skillfully shifting everyone’s attention to herself.

"What exactly was said... that could lead a dignified man to kneel before a junior?"

At some point, He Bainian silently appeared in the corner of the conference room, quietly watching everything unfold.

"The reason is simple, and I believe the smart ones among you have guessed it..."

Lin Zhenxin sneered, giving her an inexplicable allure in the reporters’ eyes.

"For money!"

"Did I say something wrong, Mr. Lu?" Lin Zhenxin looked at Lu Dawei with a cold, sharp gaze.

"You’re slandering me!" Lu Dawei suddenly stood up, veins pulsing on his forehead, his entire expression growing more ferocious.

"Yanan, save me again, twenty-five million... Yanan... you wouldn’t leave me to die, would you?"

"Let me off this time, I’m begging you."

Lin Zhenxin recited the words Lu Dawei spoke that day into the microphone, only omitting the parts that could discredit Li Yanan.

"Mr. Lu, I remembered every word clearly in my mind."

The reporters probably never imagined that a simple press conference could unravel so many stories.

Their professional instinct made them even more excited.

Because... they sensed that what follows will have even more dramatic twists and turns, reaching new climaxes.

"’Again’ save me? Twenty-five million? What does the word ’again’ prove? It proves that even after going through so many inhumane days in the Li Family, my husband is still not a cold-hearted person!" Lin Zhenxin not only aimed to expose Lu Dawei’s lies but also used his words to help Li Yanan gain momentum.

Lin Zhenxin sat back and turned her head to look at Li Yanan.

Some things didn’t need to be said; Li Yanan already understood!

"Before this, Mr. Lu came to me, asking me to help him repay a gambling debt of ten million out of father-son affection!"

As soon as Li Yanan mentioned the figure of ten million, everyone was stunned—a gambling debt of ten million?

"Mr. Lu, do you admit to this?" Xun Chen asked coldly, looking in Lu Dawei’s direction.

This press conference was broadcast live to the media in J City, and the plot twist undoubtedly helped boost the ratings.

Soon, the reporters received feedback that the T.N.C Group’s press conference had become the top-rated program in its time slot.

"I don’t admit it! I don’t understand what they’re saying, this is slander! Pure slander!"

Lu Dawei twisted his features, his eyes bright red, refusing to admit he ever borrowed that ten million to pay off a gambling debt!

Sitting next to Li Yanan, Lin Zhenxin let out a cold laugh.

She really wanted to ask Lu Dawei what it felt like for the prey to foolishly fall into the trap.

"Whether it’s slander, let’s look at the evidence!"

Xun Chen pulled out a few sheets of A4 paper from his briefcase, his eyes flashing a cold light behind his gold-rimmed glasses.

"This is the written evidence of Mr. Lu Dawei’s ten-million gambling debt owed to a casino under the Jin Family in Macao at that time, and this..."

Xun Chen’s formal tone was indifferent and rigid, yet in Lu Dawei’s ears, it was like being hit by lightning!

Another uproar erupted among the reporters, accompanied by the sound of flashing cameras, resonating throughout the conference room.

"...is the bank receipt proof of Mr. Li Yanan’s commission for me to transfer 12.21 million to Mr. Lu Dawei!"

"I believe these two pieces of evidence are enough to prove our side’s Mr. Li Yanan’s innocence! And also to prove that Mr. Lu Dawei is full of lies and nonsense!"

Xun Chen used the words ’full of lies and nonsense’ to describe Lu Dawei, completely lowering the credibility of Lu Dawei’s words to the minimum!

Lu Dawei’s face turned from green to white, then from white to red, sitting there enduring the wave of disdain.

In the back of the room, He Bainian quietly watched Lin Zhenxin.

That face was still as dazzling as in his memory.

If only the one she was defending with all her might was himself... how wonderful it would be?

Susan He, sitting beside He Nuoxin, was also surprised by the tight logic from the beginning of the press conference.

From Li Yanan’s start to Lin Zhenxin’s recap, step by step, they led Lu Dawei into a trap, effortlessly reversing the entire situation.

Since Lu Dawei was dealt with, then next step... it’s Nuoxin’s turn...

"Since Mr. Lu’s credibility is so laughable, do any of you feel there might be some hidden agenda behind the apology?"

Lin Zhenxin spoke again, drawing everyone’s attention back to the individuals seated at the head table.

"Why would Mr. Lu backstab my husband? Having already got ten million, what was the twenty-five million I mentioned earlier?"

Under the table, Lin Zhenxin tightly held Li Yanan’s hand.

She was truly angry!

"That’s because..."

"That’s because of greed!" Lin Zhenxin changed her expression, speaking bluntly and without mercy.

"After Yanan gave Mr. Lu ten million the first time, who would have thought Mr. Lu would soon incur another debt of twenty-five million? This is the meaning behind the ’again’ in ’you save me again’!" She tried her best to maintain calm, meeting Lu Dawei’s ashen face through the media.

"Since we’ve resolved this matter, now..."

Averting her eyes, she looked at He Nuoxin, meeting her gaze.

"Miss He, shouldn’t we settle... your account?" Lin Zhenxin squinted slightly, revealing a rarely seen sharp demeanor.

He Nuoxin remained expressionless as she met Lin Zhenxin’s gaze from a distance, with a sense of gunpowder slowly spreading in the air.

"On the day Mr. Lu approached Li Yanan, he said something quite interesting and thought-provoking!"

Lin Zhenxin feigned a casual smile, while He Nuoxin’s brow twitched suddenly, her expression stiffening.

"That matter... you’ll carry the blame for a lifetime!"

"That matter? Why not guess, what could it be?"

He Nuoxin instinctively looked at Li Yanan, but saw only Li Yanan’s unwavering gaze on Lin Zhenxin.

He didn’t hide the affection in his eyes at all, letting Lin Zhenxin ’stir the pot’ without any intention of stopping her.

He was not even willing to spare a glance at her.

He Nuoxin slowly clenched her fingers, the freshly done nails deeply embedding into her palm, as he wasn’t even willing to give her a glance.

The entire conference room became quiet, with everyone looking at each other, clearly... everything that had happened had left them bewildered.

"Miss He is so sure that the person who violently assaulted her back then was me, so sure that I was the one who injured her so deeply back then..."

Li Yanan suddenly spoke.

The man’s deep and resolute features were like a sculpture; a single sentence, a single look, was enough to make one fall for him.

His thin lips pulled into a slight, cruel curve, finally fixing his gaze on He Nuoxin for the first time today.

"But the truth of the matter is not so!"

Upon hearing this, He Nuoxin felt a shiver throughout her body, her gaze locking with his...

If He Nuoxin’s emotions were on the verge of collapse...

Then Lin Zhenxin, in contrast, became increasingly calm when meeting Susan He beside He Nuoxin.

While Susan He was observing her, Lin Zhenxin was also watching her.

To be honest, the last impression Xinya left on her was just an eye filled with disgust and complexity when she left. Besides, when she returned years later, it was as Susan He, He Bainian’s aunt through marriage.

Lin Zhenxin had imagined countless times what it would be like if Tu Xinya really returned.

But now it seems, everything... was just her imagination.

—She killed him!

—Tu Xinya killed Jusheng!

—Before Jusheng died, he met Tu Xinya. I saw it with my own eyes! After returning, Jusheng’s emotions collapsed, leading to that fire!

—Don’t you want to know why Jusheng tormented you endlessly?

—Because he accidentally discovered you weren’t his biological daughter!

Once the seed of doubt takes root, it spreads like wildfire, growing unchecked.

Li Yanan’s eyes flashed with dark light, then he nodded toward Xun Chen.

—Yanan, I’m your father, you can’t do this to me!

—Besides, we have secrets... shared secrets...

Suddenly, a cacophony of sound arose via the conference room’s surround sound system, clearly transmitting into everyone’s ears.