Chapter 27

On that dull night, Qin Yan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and time seemed to have frozen in the private room.

Long after, Lin Yu's voice broke the silence, asking with a trace of chill: "Why didn't you tell me then?"

Qin Yan took a deep breath, her voice trembling, "How could I open my mouth to tell you that my father was murdered because he tracked down clues about Lin Xue? What could you do if you knew? Like your parents, running around looking for your sister? Ten years have passed, have they found her?"

"Enough!" Lin Yu interrupted her, his heart filled with mixed feelings. In fact, he didn't know his parents' whereabouts, nor did he know if they had found his sister.

The last time he spoke to his parents was four years ago, and there had been no news since then.

Three years ago, when he wanted to invite them to his wedding, the voice on the other end of the phone was that of a stranger.

Last year, an old classmate told him that he had seen his parents abroad, and only then did he know that they had traveled to the ends of the earth to find Lin Xue.

Qin Yan looked at Lin Yu without saying much, just silently getting up to prepare to leave.

"Sister!" Lin Yu called out again.

Qin Yan turned her head, her eyes filled with indescribable emotions.

"Thank you, it is we who have let down the Qin family." Lin Yu said in a low voice.

Qin Yan smiled reluctantly, shook her head and said: "There is no such thing as who let down whom, and I haven't stopped searching for Lin Xue, even if I only find a few remains in the end, I must persist."

Having said that, she left the room coldly, but her eyes revealed complex emotions.

Lin Yu understood that Qin Yan helped him find his sister also to avenge her father; only by finding Lin Xue could the true culprit who killed Qin Hancheng be revealed.

The moment the door closed, Lin Yu punched the table hard and picked up a bottle of beer to gulp down.

He looked down at the sleeping Zhao Yuan'er in his arms, his heart filled with pain; how good it would be if she were his sister.

In the banquet hall of the same building, Zhang Yuru was facing a group of demanding investment bank representatives, her face gloomy.

Even though she had given a fairly high share, the investment amount proposed by the other party was still far below expectations.

Feng Yuanyuan was still trying to deal with the representatives, wanting to fight for more funds, but Zhang Yuru felt incredibly exhausted and almost lost hope.

At the entrance of the banquet hall, Qin Yan's figure suddenly appeared, and she walked straight toward Zhang Yuru.

"Just ran into a few old friends, slightly delayed, I'm really sorry." Qin Yan explained, with an apologetic smile on her face.

Zhang Yuru saw her coming and felt a boost in spirit, immediately welcoming her.

"President Qin, no need to be formal, the Zhang Group is very satisfied with the cooperation conditions this time. However..."

Before Zhang Yuru could finish, Qin Yan interrupted her: "No need to say more, the Qinling Group is willing to invest one billion in the Zhang Group."

Zhang Yuru was stunned, and Qin Yan had already walked onto the stage, picked up the microphone, repeated her statement, and added a condition: if President Zhang is interested, we can discuss it privately.

This announcement shocked everyone present, because such an investment was almost equivalent to an acquisition of the Zhang Group.

Zhang Yuru did not respond immediately; she was thinking about the meaning behind this transaction.

Feng Yuanyuan reacted quickly, inviting Qin Yan to a more private place to continue the conversation.

So the two came to a luxury suite in the Huacheng Hotel.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Yuru also appeared in the suite, sat face-to-face with Qin Yan, and went straight to the point: "Now can you tell me your conditions?"

Qin Yan put forward her requirements: "25% of the shares, and the appointment of a Vice President."

Hearing this number, Zhang Yuru felt surprised.

Qin Yan's request seemed lower than expected, because she had originally thought she needed to give 30% of the shares in exchange for this one billion. But what really surprised her was what Qin Yan said next.

"Li Lin will become the new Vice President." Qin Yan flipped through a photo on her phone and showed it to Zhang Yuru.

Looking at the familiar face in the photo, Zhang Yuru couldn't speak for a while, and only after a while did she recognize it was Li Lin.

She asked Qin Yan suspiciously why she chose Li Lin.

Qin Yan said briefly: "Li Lin is your cousin, and do you know? She is not the biological daughter of your uncle Li Yuanhua, but his adopted daughter. Except for Li Lin herself, everyone else in the family knows about this."

Zhang Yuru was shocked by this sudden information and couldn't speak.

Despite this, she remained calm, considering Qin Yan's proposal.

Qin Yan waited quietly for her answer, while lightly touching the phone screen and forwarding a message.

Not long after, in a quiet private room, Lin Yu received a message from a netizen he hadn't contacted for a long time.

This message was accompanied by a photo, and when Lin Yu saw this photo, his heart jumped, and the phone in his hand couldn't help but tremble.

The woman in the photo looked almost exactly like his missing sister Lin Xue, especially the faint beauty mole at the corner of her mouth and the shallow scar on the back of her hand; both characteristics matched Lin Xue.

Lin Yu felt hope surge; this was likely his sister.

"Yan Feng, how did you find her? Can you bring her to see me?" Lin Yu sent a voice message urgently.

However, what responded to him was a notification that the other party had deleted him from their friend list.

Lin Yu hurriedly tried to re-add Yan Feng as a friend, but Yan Feng did not respond.

Thinking of Qin Yan's father meeting with misfortune after discovering Lin Xue's whereabouts, Lin Yu felt a sense of unease. Could it be that Yan Feng had also encountered some danger? Regardless, Lin Yu firmly believed that the person in the photo was his sister.

On the same night, in the luxurious Imperial Suite, Zhang Yuru made an important decision.

"President Qin, I accept your proposal, we can sign the contract." Qin Yan agreed happily, and the two sides immediately signed a financing agreement for one billion in funds.

Feng Yuanyuan prepared the documents, the two signed and stamped, and the transaction was officially completed.

Qin Yan refused Zhang Yuru's proposal to open champagne to celebrate, and before leaving, informed Zhang Yuru about Li Lin, who worked in the Europa medical team in Huacheng.

Zhang Yuru felt suspicious about this, because she had seen that team this afternoon but had not seen her cousin.

Qin Yan explained that Li Lin might not have acted with the team.

Zhang Yuru believed Qin Yan's words, and after seeing the guests off, company employees celebrated this successful financing in the lobby.

At this time, Lin Yu passed by holding Zhao Yuan'er, preparing to take the elevator back to his room.

Feng Yuanyuan saw him at a glance and was furious, accusing Lin Yu of ruining a good situation.

The drunken Zhao Yuan'er was woken up and, in her confusion, wanted to protect Lin Yu, and even said some nonsense, drawing laughter from the people around.

Facing Feng Yuanyuan's accusation, Lin Yu responded calmly, asking why he was called a villain.

Feng Yuanyuan believed that Lin Yu had leaked the news to the Ma family, causing the Qingzhou Investment Bank and the Longcheng Investment Bank to withdraw from the cooperation.