Chapter 51: 051 Are you stupid or am I stupid?

Chu Jin’s eyes, drooping low, flashed with a hint of ridicule.

At the same time, her heart clenched fiercely with pain, the taste of betrayal.

Despair filled her mind.

She knew that this must be from the previous soul within her body.

Even though the Zhao family treated her predecessor poorly and she knew they accepted her only for the sake of money,

the predecessor had always regarded the Zhao family as her only support.

But what about the Zhao family?

Not only did they use her, they schemed against her.

They did not offer her the slightest care and even allowed outsiders to humiliate her.

First, they pushed the predecessor into an abyss.

Now, they even planned to seize the only lingering thought that Chu Liyan left behind in this world.

"Aunt, is the Chu Corporation really in trouble?" Chu Jin raised her eyes to look at Li Ruyu, her captivating peach blossom eyes clear and bright, showing not a hint of cowardice.

She seemed like a completely different person from before.

She was giving Li Ruyu another chance—if she was willing to let go of her greed and return to the right path, there were some things that Chu Jin wouldn’t need to do so decisively.

Li Ruyu was stunned for a moment, looking at Chu Jin with a bit of bewilderment, that strange feeling creeping up on her again.

Li Ruyu quickly recovered, a fake smile curling at the corner of her mouth, "Look at you, child. The Chu Corporation is the only legacy your father left you. How could your aunt resort to deceiving you with such things?"

As she finished speaking, she urged, "Quickly sign the papers, we can’t afford to waste even a minute! If the Chu Corporation goes down, your father won’t rest in peace underground, nor will he forgive you."

Chu Jin pursed her lips slightly and remained silent, simply watching Li Ruyu.

Her gaze was cold, sharp like a sword,

terrifying Li Ruyu so much that she quickly lowered her eyelids, too scared to meet Chu Jin’s eyes directly.

How could a good-for-nothing have such a piercing gaze, she wondered—did the good-for-nothing notice something wrong?

After all, this good-for-nothing was someone she had watched grow up!

Not only did she barely recognize a few characters, but she also couldn’t even distinguish the 26 English letters—what could she possibly understand?

Thinking this, Li Ruyu felt a bit more at ease.

Raising her eyes to Chu Jin once more, her usual domineering look returned, a sinister glint flickering in her eyes as she snapped, "What are you dazing off for? When I tell you to sign, you sign!"

If this were the Chu Jin from before, she would have been scared to death and would have followed Li Ruyu’s words obediently.

Li Ruyu was also looking forward to the reaction of Chu Jin.

One second, two seconds, three seconds—the time ticked away minute by minute.

But Li Ruyu not only failed to see any sign of fear on Chu Jin’s face, in fact, there was not even the slightest ripple of emotion.

She remained with that indifferent expression.

"What’s the matter?" Chu Jin raised her eyebrows slightly, her tone neutral as she spoke, "Aunt, you don’t plan to continue the act?"

As she finished speaking, her gaze fell on the documents on the table, the corner of her mouth curving into a mocking smile as she half-squinted and said, "Do you think I am the fool, or are you the fool?"

She appeared radiant, even wildly arrogent.

Not even a trace of meekness and timidity could be seen.

As the words fell,

Li Ruyu’s face turned red, then blue, then green—as if she was a palette of changing colors.

Eventually, she couldn’t hold back and slammed her hand down, yelling, "You disrespectful dog! Is this how you speak to your elders?"

Chu Jin didn’t get angry; instead, she laughed, musing aloud, "For that, I must thank my uncle and aunt for their thorough teachings."

The predecessor had come to the Zhao family at age eleven, and the Zhao couple were her guardians. Everything she did was deeply influenced by the Zhao family, and when Li Ruyu insulted her for being ill-mannered, it was also an indirect insult to herself.

Li Ruyu was so angry she was trembling, unable to understand why this good-for-nothing had changed so much.

The scene from the day Chu Jin had asked her for fifty million yuan came to mind—an incident all too similar to today’s.

And it was on the day after her near-drowning incident that this good-for-nothing had asked for the fifty million yuan.

Could it be that she had undergone a complete transformation since escaping a major disaster?

Li Ruyu suppressed the unease in her heart and reclaimed her authority, threatening, "You must sign these papers today! Otherwise, just wait for your father’s company to collapse!"

Chu Jin looked at Li Ruyu and said unhurriedly, "If I sign this, I’m afraid the Chu Corporation will have to change its name and ownership, won’t it?"

Li Ruyu was taken aback, but quickly she switched her demeanor.

"My child," Li Ruyu said with feigned affection, "What nonsense are you talking about? What changing names and ownership? Your aunt doesn’t understand."

Chu Jin silently applauded Li Ruyu’s acting skills; truly worthy of a queen of the screen, her face-changing act was faster than flipping a book.

Chu Jin no longer wanted to continue this pretense with Li Ruyu, so she picked up the document and casually flipped to the first page, "Hmm... a ’Company Transfer Agreement’? Aunt, rest assured, as long as I am here, the Chu Corporation will always carry the Chu name. You and your kin will never get your hands on it!"

That curve on her lips—no matter how you looked at it, it was brazen.

And no matter how Li Ruyu looked at it, it stung her eyes.

She shivered with rage, pointing at Chu Jin, spewing shameless, justifiable words.

"How dare you talk about coveting the Chu Corporation! The corporation originally belonged to our Ling’er! If it weren’t for your uncle and Ling’er these years, the corporation would have gone under long ago! I’m just reclaiming what’s rightfully Ling’er’s! I’ve been nice to you, don’t be ungrateful!"

Chu Jin glanced at Li Ruyu dismissively and spoke slowly.

"When my father passed away, he left an inheritance of over eighty million, and combined with the earnings of the Chu Corporation over the years, it’s more than enough to hire a professional CEO in a foreign country for a lifetime. Their management abilities are bound to be a hundred times better than my cousin’s! Under my cousin’s management all these years, the corporation not only didn’t improve but continuously went downhill. Rather than feeling ashamed, you still covet the corporation—don’t you think your heart is too black?"

When Chu Liyan passed away, since his predecessor was not yet eighteen, she couldn’t inherit his property, and all his assets were managed by the guardians.

And naturally, these guardians were the Zhao couple.

Li Ruyu choked on her words and, after a while, replied indignantly, "After all these years, you’ve eaten at our house and lived in our house—for you to be so unappreciative is one thing, but now you have the audacity to talk nonsense here! Have you no conscience at all?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Jin was not angry. She chuckled lightly, nodded, and said, "Yeah, you’re the one who ate it up."

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