After I Became Famous, the CEO Wants Remarriage
Chapter 307: President Li, your eldest son left you a big gift.

Chapter 307: Chapter 307: President Li, your eldest son left you a big gift.

After receiving the order to leave, Special Assistant Xu departed, leaving Li Lingyang standing alone by the floor-to-ceiling window.

He lit a cigarette, forcing himself to calm down, but his hands were trembling slightly.

If Ning Yichu is indeed Chen Bao’s mother, then what about the orphanage records, Zhuo Chen, and the Jade Pendant? How do these all fit together?

Li Lingyang had planned to confront Ning Yichu tonight, to lay everything on the table and get the truth.

Unfortunately, she had left him once again...

No, something was amiss—there’s another person who would certainly know the whole truth.

Li Lingyang abruptly crushed the cigarette butt, grabbed his car keys, and strode out.

...

High above, a crescent moon hung suspended in the sky.

Inside the orphanage, Mrs. Zhuo had just finished putting the children to bed in their new environment and was preparing to return to the office to plan for the next day’s work.

But just as she stepped out of the children’s dormitory building, she was met by the oppressive sight of a mass of black-suited bodyguards.

The contrast with the night heightened the eerie atmosphere.

Mrs. Zhuo jumped in fright, fear flashing in her eyes.

A tall and slender figure emerged slowly from the shadows, coming into view.

"Dean Zhuo, it’s been a while."

The chilling aura pressed in like cold air, and Mrs. Zhuo felt her heart drop, though she maintained a polite smile. "President Li, what urgent matter brings you to the orphanage in the middle of the night?"

"It’s something very important I need your confirmation on."

Mrs. Zhuo felt waves of panic in her chest. "President Li, please ask your question."

"You’ve known Ning Yichu for quite some time, didn’t you? She was the one who left Chen Bao in your care, wasn’t she? And you were the one who arranged the falsified records changing his age, weren’t you?"

Otherwise, there’s no way Ning Yichu could have had two children within such a short timespan!

Unless Ningning isn’t Ning Yichu’s biological daughter...

But given how deeply she protects Ningning, he doesn’t believe that she isn’t her own flesh and blood.

Mrs. Zhuo’s breath stopped for a few seconds, unsure whether Li Lingyang truly knew the truth or was only bluffing.

"President Li, you must be mistaken about something. Chen Bao was a baby I found abandoned at the orphanage gate four years ago. His age is entirely accurate. As for Lady Ning, we are indeed acquainted, but it’s only because she once donated funds to the orphanage..."

"Dean Zhuo, it seems you’d rather see this orphanage, which is finally showing signs of improvement, destroyed by my hands?"

Mrs. Zhuo’s panic deepened...

This was undeniably a threat!

But she had promised Lady Ning she would protect Chen Bao’s secret no matter what.

"President Li, everything I said is the truth. Didn’t Chen Bao’s biological mother come forward just the other day?"

Li Lingyang hadn’t expected Mrs. Zhuo to be so loyal to Ning Yichu, and a sarcastic cold smirk crept onto his lips.

"Looks like Dean Zhuo is quite concerned about Chen Bao. You even seemed thorough about Chen Hua’s case. But did you know Chen Hua has already confessed that she was hired by Ji Shiwang to pose as Chen Bao’s mother?"

Mrs. Zhuo was stunned, her face alternating between pale and flushed. "This..."

"I’ll ask just one question: Is Ning Yichu Chen Bao’s biological mother?"

The casual question crashed like thunder in Mrs. Zhuo’s ears.

She had kept the truth concealed so tightly, never mentioning a word to anyone...

Yet Li Lingyang had still uncovered it.

"Dean Zhuo, you’d better answer me honestly while I still have patience, or this entire orphanage might pay the price for your foolishness."

Ever since Chen Bao’s background was revealed, Li Lingyang had invested funds into the orphanage out of gratitude, drastically improving the once-struggling institution and allowing the children to live better lives.

If Li Lingyang pulled his investment and turned the land into a commercial hub, Mrs. Zhuo would not be able to afford to rebuild the orphanage.

The children would be left homeless...

Mrs. Zhuo’s eyes widened in panic as she pleaded desperately, "President Li, the children are innocent! They’re already unfortunate enough to be fatherless and motherless. If you go through with this, you’ll be pushing them toward ruin! I’ll talk, I’ll tell you everything..."

She had no choice but to betray Lady Ning; she couldn’t gamble with the lives of so many orphans.

"Speak," Li Lingyang said, his voice calm and unreadable.

"This isn’t the right place to talk. Please follow me to the office."

...

Crossing the courtyard, the two entered an office.

The group of bodyguards stood in formation outside the door...

Warm yellow light emitted from the glass window, but the atmosphere inside was gripped by an icy tension.

Mrs. Zhuo once again retrieved Chen Bao’s file.

"President Li, when you came to investigate before, you found signs of Chen Bao’s life over recent years. That’s because... Zhuo Chen was a real child!"

Li Lingyang listened calmly to her explanation. "Elaborate."

Mrs. Zhuo pressed her lips together briefly. "Everything about Zhuo Chen was truthful, including the Jade Pendant that belonged to him. But he passed away a year ago due to an accident. I let Chen Bao take over his identity to live..."

No wonder his people had been unable to uncover discrepancies in Chen Bao’s records—the truth lay here.

"Why did you let him assume Zhuo Chen’s identity?"

"Because... just as your investigation suggested, Chen Bao is Lady Ning’s child. Five years ago, Lady Ning sponsored our orphanage. Later, when she decided to hide Chen Bao’s true identity, out of gratitude, I helped conceal the child’s background, right up to today!"

With solid evidence before him, Li Lingyang was finally certain—Ning Yichu was the woman with whom he’d been involved all those years ago...

Judging by Ningning’s age, coupled with the truth about Chen Bao, there was no doubt they were twins!

But—

One thing still puzzled him...

Why did Ningning’s DNA results fail to match his?

Could it be a mutation?

Or had she undergone some serious illness?

"President Li, that’s all I know. Please spare the orphanage..." Mrs. Zhuo genuinely cared for these children.

Li Lingyang replied calmly, "Has Ning Yichu contacted you recently?"

Mrs. Zhuo shook her head. "No. With all the public scrutiny and everything that’s been happening to Lady Ning lately, I’ve refrained from contacting her to avoid disturbing her..."

Li Lingyang felt a tightness in his chest, his expression darkening. After leaving a single remark—"The orphanage will be fine"—he departed from the premises.

A burst of fresh, cold air slapped him, but it did little to disperse the restlessness consuming his heart.

It felt like his heart was being clawed at—he desperately wanted to see them both...

No matter what atonement he had to make, no matter what was required of him, he was willing!

"President Li, bad news! The company’s in serious trouble!" Special Assistant Xu suddenly ran up from a distance, panting heavily, his face grave.

Li Lingyang’s brows furrowed immediately. "What happened?"

"The core information for the electric grid project has suddenly been leaked to several competitors, causing all our prior efforts to fall apart. The losses are in the billions. The partners are furious, and high-level executives are calling in the middle of the night demanding an explanation from you..."

The electric grid project had been a critical bid that Li Group had worked on for a long time—it was a top priority!

Li Lingyang had poured countless resources and effort into it...

Yet now the core data had been leaked!

"Who leaked it?"

Given how critical the project was, only a very few people had access to its details.

Special Assistant Xu hesitated, struggling inwardly, before muttering, "We’re still in the process of identifying the source..."

Li Lingyang’s fury flared immediately. "Return to the company at once!"

...

Several hours passed.

Flight AF107 successfully landed at Reykjavik Airport.