meeting room.

Lin Yuqing fought a bitter battle.

Zhao Dehai and Dinghui clung to the "questionable ownership" of the 15% stake, pressing for an immediate freeze and the introduction of a third-party audit.

This tactic is truly insidious.

If those 15% of shares are frozen, her voting rights will be greatly reduced, and President Lin's position will immediately become unstable. As for that "third-party audit," it has probably already been arranged by the other party, and they will not care what she says about the audit results.

"My mother's share, held on her behalf, was agreed upon twenty years ago, and there's also a notarized will—it's all clearly written down in black and white." Lin Yuqing suppressed her anger and argued logically, "I will inherit 15% of the Lin family's share held on her behalf. Who embezzled it? Who transferred it?"

"A nominee shareholding agreement! A will?" The man from CDH Capital chuckled, took a sip of coffee, his nonchalant demeanor utterly repulsive. "Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, but you said the agreement from 20 years ago was vague, with unclear rights and responsibilities. As for the will… an old document without any professional lawyer witnessing, merely notarized by family members—in today's legal environment, its significance is highly questionable. What we at CDH want is solid evidence, evidence that can be audited and examined in court. Until then, freezing questionable assets is perfectly justified!"

Their arguments were so assertive and irrefutable that the neutral parties began to whisper amongst themselves, appearing increasingly hesitant.

Lin Yuqing's forehead was covered in sweat.

Business warfare is different from verbal warfare. She was clearly well-prepared, going from textual issues to legal loopholes, calculating step by step how her father was impatient in handling things back then, focusing on minor details and ignoring minor ones, seizing every opportunity to dig to the bone.

This was a meticulously laid net; the more Lin Yuqing struggled, the tighter she was ensnared.

As she sank deeper and deeper, a hand suddenly landed on the back of her chair.

Ye Feng leaned closer, whispered a sentence in her ear in a voice only the two of them could hear.

Lin Yuqing trembled and turned to look at him abruptly.

Ye Feng simply gave Lin Yuqing a knowing look, stood up again, crossed his arms and put his hands in his pockets, as if he had never said anything.

With just one sentence, Lin Yuqing's scattered thoughts instantly turned into bayonets.

Yes.

They want to investigate the "cleanliness" of the equity's origins.

If you turn the knife around, can you stab it back in?

"Fine!" Lin Yuqing let out a deep breath, sat down again, her passive expression vanishing, replaced by a cold smile: "Zhao Dehai, you have no problem auditing the 'cleanliness' of my mother's 15% shareholding!"

"But if we're going to investigate, we can't just investigate halfway. We need to thoroughly investigate all of these shares in the company with unclear origins!"

"stand up!"

"Listen to me!"

She suddenly stood up, her eyes like sharp knives, staring straight at Zhao Dehai.

"I'm making a suggestion!"

"While you're confiscating my mother's shares, please also investigate the origins of your 10% stake, Zhao Dehai!"

"Your one-tenth share..."

Zhao Dehai's face suddenly turned ashen: "You... what did you say?"

"That ten percent share of the Lin family business was given to you by my mother more than twenty years ago when she saw your father was destitute at home and, out of kindness, rescued him. You didn't spend a single penny when you married into the family, so why should you get that ten percent share for free?"

"Can you explain the origin of your 10% share?"

"Over the past few years, you've made so much money from the Lin family. Have you evaded taxes or secretly transferred it to outsiders?!"

"You're spouting nonsense!"

Cold sweat streamed down Zhao Dehai's forehead.

Whether or not someone criticizes others isn't about how loud they are.

Lin Yuqing didn't give him a chance to speak at all. "Auditing accounts isn't about looks! Your 10% equity stake has been lying on the books for over 20 years. Don't you want people to dig it up and expose your secrets?!"

What are you afraid of?!

Lin Yuqing pressed on, saying each word slowly and deliberately:

"You keep saying that Mother's 15% share is highly suspicious, but I think it's your own 10% stake that's truly shady! If you want to investigate, then investigate together. Lay out the books, lay out the cash flow, and you'll see at a glance which is clean and which isn't. Do you dare?"

The wind suddenly shifted in the conference room.

The eyes of those previously wavering centrist shareholders immediately changed color.

Oh yeah, President Lin dared to let his mother's 15% be overturned in front of everyone;

But when Zhao Dehai heard that his share was going to be overturned, he immediately jumped up, his face turned pale, and shouted, "You're spouting nonsense!"

Given this comparison, isn't it obvious who has a guilty conscience?

Zhao Dehai's face turned ashen, his lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a word. No matter how shrewd his calculations were, he hadn't anticipated that this silly girl would be so formidable, sitting down on a stool and turning the tables on him. He knew better than anyone how she had obtained that 10% share in the first place, and how much of her private money had been deposited into it over the years—this messy account could not be kept secret.

Ye Feng stood behind her, watching her shift from defense and counter-attack to offense and defense. He couldn't help but feel a surge of pride. No wonder he was a man who became the boss of the Lin Group when he was young. The more murky the water, the brighter her eyes became.

Lin Yuqing herself was unaware that when she was cornered against the wall, she almost lost her composure and panicked. It was the person behind her who whispered something in her ear, like a lightning bolt that cleared the mess in her mind.

She never relied on anyone's shoulder, single-handedly supporting the Lin family for so many years, and had long been accustomed to all the sharp edges being pointed at her.

But at some point, whenever there was that loser guy by her side, her heart would inexplicably feel at ease, as if he would hold up the sky for her if it fell.

She never imagined that this person would make her so attached; a stranger, yet she craved him…

The hushed whispers among the neutral parties in the corner of the conference room began again—

"President Lin is really great."

"Of course, an investigation should be conducted together; that's what it means to prove innocence! Chairman Zhao, you're backing down..."

The wind direction has shifted this way without us even realizing it.

"This, this is different." Zhao Dehai desperately tried to salvage the situation. "My shares are old debts, and have nothing to do with Zhao's stock! What kind of logic is it to include my mother? Chairman Zhao, are you feeling guilty?"

"How can you say there's no connection?" Lin Yuqing retorted, "These are all Lin's stocks, all old accounts. Why is my mother's business investigated, but yours isn't? Chairman Zhao, if you're truly clean, you should lead the investigation. If you're feeling guilty, then who are you putting on this 'I Want a Re-audit' show for today?!"

Zhao Dehai was speechless after being rebuked, his face turning a deep purplish-red.

The man from CDH Capital frowned. He hadn't expected Lin Yuqing to be such a tough nut to crack. With just a few lines, Zhao Dehai, this big gun, had already revealed his hand. If they continued to argue, Lin Yuqing would gain the upper hand.

"Ahem." He slammed down his coffee cup, seizing the opportunity to speak. "Staying here won't solve anything. Let's adjourn the meeting for half an hour, calm down, clear our minds, and then vote!"

This is a protracted war, an opportunity to rearrange positions.

Lin Yuqing saw through his little scheme but didn't expose him. She simply nodded and said, "Alright, we'll continue the vote in half an hour."

She needed half an hour, and even more than he did, because when she heard Ye Feng speak, she suddenly realized not only the tactic of "counter-attacking," but also something more important: what exactly is this CDH Capital?

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Lin's mother: Get out of here!! Don't disturb the baby! Get out! Get out! Get out! Get out!

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