Nirvana Heiress: Reborn and Returning to Stir Up a Storm

Chapter 645 Showdown of True and False Bloodlines

Lin Chuyue was surprised to learn that the phone call was actually from Lin Zhengguo.

She stared at the call log flashing on her phone screen, her eyes icy, and after a long while, she finally pressed the call-back button.

The phone was answered after two rings. The man's voice was deep and hoarse, yet carried a familiar detachment and clarity:

"The first moon, that is me."

Lin Chuyue was silent for three seconds before asking, "Are you sure you're Lin Zhengguo?"

"Is it someone else impersonating someone? Is it not an experimental subject? Is it not an AI voice mimicry system?"

A low chuckle came from the other end: "You're quite right to be suspicious. I once taught you not to trust anyone, not even me."

Lin Chuyue pursed her lips: "You've been missing for so long, and now you suddenly appear, are you here to tell me... that you've actually been cooperating with the Shen family all along?"

"Are you the one who's closing in on Shen Fang?"

After a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, Lin Zhengguo finally spoke: "I did not cooperate with the Shen family, but I am not innocent either."

"Your mother didn't die a clean death."

"I want to see you and talk things out face to face."

Lin Chuyue's eyes darkened.

"Time and place".

**

Three hours later, Lin Chuyue appeared at a private garden villa on the outskirts of the city.

She was surrounded by layers of guards, but she didn't bring anyone with her, only a voice recorder and all the information she had gathered during this time.

Inside the hall, Lin Zhengguo was wearing a light gray suit. His hair was already gray, but his expression was more composed than before.

He stood up, looked at Lin Chuyue, and his gaze became complicated.

"Chu Yue."

Lin Chuyue sneered: "Don't call me that now, Lin Zhengguo. You are no longer my father."

Lin Zhengguo seemed to have anticipated her reaction and nodded, saying, "You are indeed not my biological daughter. But—I raised you for over twenty years, so I can't be completely without feelings for you."

"Before your mother fell seriously ill, she entrusted me to protect you."

Lin Chuyue said coldly, "She was gradually suppressed by Shen Fang because you 'trained' me. She asked you to protect me? Is that ironic?"

Lin Zhengguo paused for a moment, but did not deny it.

He turned around, took out a safe, took out a heavy document bag from it, and handed it to her.

“These are the original letters and copies of your will left by your biological mother, Shen Jinlan, as well as—her arrangements for your estate.”

Lin Chuyue was taken aback: "You already knew about my background?"

Lin Zhengguo nodded.

"Not long after you were born, the Shen family fell into turmoil. Your mother entrusted you to me, saying that she would arrange a 'reboot plan' and tell you the truth when you came of age."

"Unfortunately, she died, and the plan could not continue."

As Lin Chuyue stared at the document, the image of her mother holding her hand and saying before she died when she was a child flashed through her mind: "No matter how the world changes, you must always remember that your fate is not arranged by others."

Her fist slowly clenched: "So... you're just accepting that Shen Fang has taken her place?"

"You just stood by and watched me be humiliated by Lin Yun, and marked as a 'substitute' in the Shen family's dark web database, without saying a word?"

Lin Zhengguo frowned, his voice low:

“I was under Shen Yanli’s control at the time, and Shen Fang was the ‘superior’s designated person I had to cooperate with. If I didn’t compromise, some of your mother’s information would be destroyed, so I had no choice but to pretend to be deaf and dumb.”

"But I've always kept a backup evidence—for when you wake up."

Lin Chuyue smiled, but tears streamed down her face without warning.

"Wake up? You're going to wait until I'm destroyed and dead before you come to save me?"

Lin Zhengguo suddenly shouted, "Aren't you awake now! You're tearing through their disguise in your own way! You're strong, Chuyue!"

“You are calmer and more precise than anyone else; that’s what your mother hoped you would become.”

Lin Chuyue stared at him for a long while before slowly speaking:

"Then tell me, what about Lin Yun? Do you... also tacitly agree that she is Shen Fang's 'representative'?"

Lin Zhengguo was silent for three seconds, then slowly nodded: "She... is my fault for not being able to stop her."

“Shen Fang used Lin Yun to threaten me. If I didn’t cooperate, she would have Lin Yun marked as a ‘completely abandoned pawn’ in the system. I… couldn’t save her, and I couldn’t save you either.”

Lin Chuyue raised her hand and slapped him across the face.

The crisp sound echoed through the villa for a long time.

Lin Zhengguo neither dodged nor refuted, but simply said in a low voice, "I will take this."

Lin Chuyue's hand trembled slightly: "You're not a failure, you're a coward. Between me and Lin Yun, you're beyond saving."

“You keep saying I’m like my mother, but you never believe me.”

"You only believe in data, power, and agreements."

Lin Zhengguo said in a low voice, "I want to make it up to you."

"I'm willing to stand by your side and overthrow everything the Shen family has done."

“I have access to the S-level classified file system. I know Shen Yanli’s next arrangements and the true purpose of the ‘Code Name Red Sand’ project.”

Lin Chuyue coldly shook her head: "I won't believe you just because you gave me a document."

"If you want to make amends, show enough sincerity—for example, tell me where Lin Yun is hiding."

Lin Zhengguo smiled wryly: "The last time she appeared in the secret experimental area in the western suburbs, she should have already broken free of that layer of control... She is definitely not the Lin Yun of the past."

"She is an experimental fusion that has completely integrated 'Shen Fang's will'."

Lin Chuyue was taken aback.

"A fusion?"

Lin Zhengguo nodded: "She has been implanted with an 'emotional domination factor,' and is extremely hostile towards you. She believes that only by destroying you can she complete Shen Fang's 'eternal personality' mission."

"She'll be crazier than anyone else."

Lin Chuyue took a deep breath and turned to leave.

As she reached the door, she turned back to look at Lin Zhengguo: "You still owe me a sentence."

"If you hadn't indulged Shen Fang back then, would she still be alive?"

Lin Zhengguo's expression darkened, and he said in a low voice, "I'm sorry."

"She could have lived."

Lin Chuyue closed her eyes briefly: "You are no longer my father. But what you owe Lin Chuyue, I will take back little by little."

She left without looking back.

Lin Zhengguo stood still, his eyes deep, and remained motionless for a long time.

**

Back at Li Zhanchuan's residence, Lin Chuyue handed the will and letter to Gu Yanchuan for review.

Li Zhanchuan had already woken up. When he saw her return, his gaze darkened, and he reached out to pull her close to his arms.

"You saw him?"

Lin Chuyue nodded gently.

"He... told the truth and made a choice."

A cold glint flashed in Li Zhanchuan's eyes: "Do you believe me?"

Lin Chuyue leaned against him and whispered, "I don't trust anyone."

"except you."

The man's eyes finally stirred slightly, and he raised his hand to gently stroke her hair.

"That's enough."

"Let's work together to dig out the people behind this, one by one."

**

At the same time, Lin Yun stood in front of the mirror, gazing at the exquisite and alluring face reflected in it, and slowly smiled.

"Lin Chuyue, you have finally met the person you trust most."

"You guessed right, he was telling the truth."

"Unfortunately, you didn't guess—after you left, he copied all the documents and sent them to me."

She raised her hand and placed a new document into the fireproof safe.

That was a top-secret medical report from Lin Chuyue's biological mother, Shen Jinlan, from twenty-five years ago.

It says--

"Lin Chuyue's body contains an unknown gene repair factor, number: S-0."

"This gene may be the origin of the experiment, and all of Shen Fang's research directions are based on this gene."

Lin Yun smiled and murmured:

“You are the starting point, Lin Chuyue.”

"But ultimately—you will be the end too."

**

[To be continued]

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