Chapter 29: Shen Group Strikes Back, the Truth Revealed!

Inside the Shen Group headquarters.

The atmosphere in the executive conference room was as tense as the calm before a storm.

Shen Sihan sat at the head of the table, his face expressionless, while hushed whispers swirled around him:

"Xinlin Group responded too quickly. Their evidence was almost prepared simultaneously."

"We didn't even have time to react. Was President Shen being too reckless this time?"

"The authorities have already intervened. If convicted, the group could face a takeover crisis!"

"We must cut our losses. We can't keep letting her lead us by the nose!"

Shen Sihan lightly tapped his fingers on the table, his posture as still and composed as a statue. He knew this battle was a massive gamble.

"All investment departments are to halt external capital flows," he said coldly. "Cease the recall of all overseas liquid assets. Initiate Plan B."

"Plan B?" The CFO was stunned. "You mean… the 'Ancheng Division Plan' you mentioned before?"

Shen Sihan nodded. "Exactly. The covert resources in Ancheng have been in development for two years. It's time they were put to use."

A look of realization swept across the room. It was a hidden card he had been preparing for a long time.

"But if we do this, it means we're done pretending to play nice with Lin Wannian. We'll be tearing all pretenses apart."

"From the moment she submitted that report, there was no path left between us." His tone turned icy as he swept his gaze over the room. "It doesn't matter who it is—anyone who wants to challenge the Shen Group better be ready to burn with us."

Silence fell.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere at Xinlin Group had also entered full battle mode.

Lin Wannian stood before a giant screen, eyes sharp as blades as she calmly issued strategic instructions:

"First, contact all our partner law firms and prepare for Shen Group's counterstatement accusing us of 'unfair competition.'"

"Second, activate media resources to release our achievements in corporate social responsibility. We need to strengthen public trust."

"Third, prepare our response for the Lin Guodong case. We have the audio recording proving Shen Manman's intent to tamper with the original purpose years ago. Submit it directly to the judiciary."

"Wannian!" her colleague Tong rushed in breathlessly. "We just got news—the Ancheng Business Bureau received a report accusing us of tax evasion in a local project. The tax bureau is launching an investigation."

A cold light flashed in Lin Wannian's eyes. "Shen Sihan's doing?"

"Without a doubt!"

"..." Lin Wannian nodded, a mocking smile curling on her lips. "So he's finally done pretending."

That night, after the emergency meeting at Xinlin Group ended, Lin Wannian stood alone on the rooftop terrace.

She looked up at the stars, her face filled with emotion but unwilling to retreat.

The struggle was far more brutal than she had imagined.

Shen Sihan wasn't just an opponent—he was a master manipulator, suppressing from the shadows and setting traps that could destroy everything.

Her phone suddenly rang.

"Hello?"

"Wannian, it's me—Lawyer Tang." It was her private attorney on the line.

"What is it?"

"I've found the source of that anonymous report you asked me to investigate."

Lin Wannian's heart skipped a beat. "Who was it?"

"You'll never guess. It was Lin Manman."

Her expression turned icy as she gripped her phone tightly. "She dared come back?"

"We pulled her travel records from Ancheng. She returned from Singapore three days ago. And… she recently made contact with Shen Sihan."

Anger surged in Lin Wannian's heart. "Shen Sihan… actually dared to use her!"

"There's more," Lawyer Tang said in a low voice. "She brought back a document—an early equity transfer agreement from your father's company. It has what appears to be your handwriting and signature."

"What do you mean?" Lin Wannian suddenly straightened up.

"If that agreement is legitimate, it might nullify some of the evidence proving your father's innocence."

Lin Wannian froze.

All her revenge, all her accusations over the past year, were based on the belief that her father, Lin Guodong, was framed. If this document was real… it meant she had been wrong all along.

"I don't believe it," she whispered. "My father would never do something like that."

"I understand how hard this is. But we must verify the authenticity of that signature as soon as possible. Lin Manman's return might be her attempt to destroy your foundation entirely."

The next day, Lin Wannian traveled alone to Ancheng.

This was her father Lin Guodong's hometown—the place rumored to hold the original equity agreement in a local law firm.

At the same time, Shen Sihan quietly arrived in Ancheng as well.

He met Lin Manman at a traditional tea house.

"You're really going to release that agreement?" he asked, gazing at the flamboyant and venomous-looking woman across from him. "It's her only weakness."

Lin Manman smiled slyly. "Brother Sihan, why wouldn't I? She stole you, stole all the resources from the Lin family. I've been waiting for this day for a long time."

"But you realize, if you expose it, your own father will also be subject to legal consequences."

"So what?" Lin Manman gritted her teeth. "He hasn't been my father for a long time! I'm going to make sure Lin Wannian loses everything!"

Shen Sihan's eyes flickered with hesitation.

"You're hesitating?" Lin Manman stepped closer, her tone laced with mockery. "Didn't you say she's already lost?"

Shen Sihan didn't respond.

He didn't know why, but the moment he heard that Lin Wannian might have misunderstood her father, something in him began to waver.

Her eyes—that unwavering pain—he had seen it countless times… but never truly understood it.

At the same time, Lin Wannian had arrived at the law firm.

In the archives room, she found the long-buried agreement.

The signature—it was unmistakably her father's handwriting.

Her hand trembled slightly.

"Dad… did you really… sign this?" she murmured, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

In that moment, her world wavered like never before.

But it was also then that she made a decision—

No matter how cruel the truth was, she would uncover it.

Even if every reason for revenge crumbled, she would clear her father's name.

Because she was Lin Wannian—not a tool of revenge, not Shen Sihan's enemy, not Lin Manman's rival.

She was her father's daughter, the guardian of her family's honor, a warrior standing in the heart of the storm!