Chapter 143: Someone's About to Be Unlucky!
After Lin Lang received the system notification that Chu Yiren's Rolls Royce's brake system had been sabotaged,
Lin Lang immediately received Chu Yiren's "Vision Sharing" real-time video on the virtual light screen in front of him.
In Chu Yiren's perspective, she was facing a mirror in the Chu Residence, touching up her makeup and applying lipstick before going out.
Chu Yiren today was wearing a black suit dress with very strong shoulder lines, while the V-neck of the dress relatively softened the assertive feeling, making her look very dominant and queen-like, with a hint of sexiness amidst her powerful aura.
Chu Yiren's makeup was both soft and firm, with a hint of dark scheming in her arrogant eyes, and an air of a femme fatale, exuding an undeniable presence that perfectly captured the essence of a multi-billionaire female magnate.
AI generated beautiful image of Chu Yiren
After touching up her makeup and applying lipstick, Chu Yiren turned around powerfully to leave and saw her elder brother, Chu Tiannan, leading a fierce Doberman, having just returned to the Chu Residence after walking the dog.
The Doberman, which looked incredibly fierce and barked at the new servant, wagged its tail and instantly cowered behind its owner, Chu Tiannan, upon seeing Chu Yiren.
Chu Yiren's powerful aura even scared vicious dogs; her aloof and arrogant demeanor was unparalleled.
A servant took the leash from Chu Tiannan and led the Doberman to the backyard.
Chu Tiannan greeted her proactively, "Sis! I heard you signed a cooperation agreement with Wang Jianlin from Dalian Wanda, preparing to jointly invest in and build a Wanda Plaza commercial shopping center in Shanghai, is that right?"
Chu Yiren raised her exquisite small face and replied expressionlessly, "Yes, I've already instructed my secretary to send the project proposal for the Wanda Plaza investment to your President's office. You'll be responsible for following up on subsequent matters."
Chu Tiannan replied, "Okay."
"Yiren, you've just taken over Father's Chu Dong Shi Zhang position, and the handover work is piled up. Don't overwork yourself!"
"I know, Big Brother!"
Chu Yiren nodded slightly in acknowledgment, then walked towards the main entrance of the Chu Residence villa in her high heels.
On the virtual system light screen, through Chu Yiren's "Vision Sharing" perspective, Lin Lang saw Chu Tiannan caring for his sister, but he didn't know if it was hypocrisy or genuine concern.
Seeing that Chu Yiren was about to leave and take the Rolls Royce with the sabotaged brake system to the company headquarters, Lin Lang couldn't call Chu Yiren to warn her of the danger in front of Zhou Mengyao.
So, Lin Lang, getting into character, suddenly clutched his stomach and lied, "Oh dear~ I suddenly have a stomachache, Mengyao, wait for me a moment, I'll go back to the Zhou Residence to use the restroom first."
Zhou Mengyao asked with concern, "Uh... Could it be that the crab roe buns were too cold, and you ate too many and got an upset stomach?!"
"I can't wait! I'm going to the restroom first, I'll tell you more when I get back!"
Lin Lang pretended to have diarrhea and ran back to the Zhou Residence in a flash. After he was out of Zhou Mengyao's sight, he immediately called Chu Yiren's phone.
Chu Yiren had just reached the main entrance of the Chu Residence when she received Lin Lang's call.
"Hello~ A Lang, calling me so early, do you miss me?"
Lin Lang said urgently during the call, "Sister Yiren, listen to me, the brake system of your official car, the Rolls Royce, has been sabotaged. Once the car speed exceeds 80 mph, the brakes will fail. Someone wants to kill you, so you absolutely must not take the Rolls Royce when you go out."
Chu Yiren was startled upon hearing this, a hint of coldness, hard to detect, flashed across her face.
"How do you know?" Chu Yiren asked in a low voice, holding her phone.
Lin Lang replied during the call, "Don't ask how I know, but someone wants to kill you, so you must be careful."
"Okay! Thank you for informing me, I'll call you back later."
After Chu Yiren hung up, she instinctively looked back at her elder brother, Chu Tiannan. After all, Chu Tiannan had a motive to kill her; if Chu Yiren died in an accident, the Chu Family Consortium's business empire would be solely controlled by Chu Tiannan.
Chu Tiannan was surprised to see his sister, Chu Yiren, suddenly look back at him, so he asked, "What's wrong, Yiren?"
Chu Yiren, calm in the face of chaos, still maintained an aloof expression and said, "Big Brother, today you ride in my car, and we'll go to the company headquarters together. On the way, I'll chat with you about family matters. It seems we haven't had a heart-to-heart talk in a long time."
Chu Tiannan's face lit up with a happy smile upon hearing this. He quickly approached his sister, Chu Yiren, and chuckled, "Sis! This is a first for you to want to have a heart-to-heart with your brother, so I'll ride in your car to the company."
Chu Tiannan's reaction somewhat surprised Chu Yiren.
After all, if it were Chu Tiannan who had ordered the sabotage of Chu Yiren's car's brake system, intending to create an accident to seize family assets and eliminate his sister, Chu Yiren, he certainly wouldn't dare to ride in the same car with Chu Yiren.
Chu Yiren was filled with doubt, unable to tell if her elder brother, Chu Tiannan, was bluffing or truly unaware, which was why he dared to ride in the same car with her.
So, Chu Yiren could only continue the act, walking out while feigning concern and asking, "Big Brother, you and Big Sister-in-law were perfectly fine, why did you divorce?"
"Uh... well..."
Chu Tiannan naturally couldn't answer that he was gay and his marriage to Gu Keqing was merely a formality, so he could only lie, "Your sister-in-law has been married into the family for so many years and hasn't given birth to any children for me. A hen that doesn't lay eggs is useless."
Chu Yiren, however, teased, "I think Big Sister-in-law is fair and clean, and very healthy. Not being able to conceive isn't just Big Sister-in-law's problem; could it be that you, Big Brother, have an issue?"
"Uh... Sis, don't joke around, what kind of problem could I, Big Brother, have?!"
"Big Brother, do you need me to help you make an appointment with a doctor for a thorough physical examination?"
Chu Tiannan chuckled awkwardly, "No need, Sis. You're so busy with daily affairs, how could I trouble you with such a small matter?!"
Chu Yiren looked at Chu Tiannan with a slightly complex expression and asked, "Big Brother, you are my biological brother, correct?"
Chu Tiannan replied with a smile, "Nonsense, of course I'm your biological brother, absolutely genuine! Haha..."
The rare warm interaction between the siblings made Chu Tiannan overjoyed. He seemed to cherish the familial bond with his sister, Chu Yiren. If it wasn't deep sibling affection, then his acting was simply too good to be true.
"Yiren, why are you suddenly asking that?"
Chu Yiren replied with a poker face, "Nothing, I just think Big Sister-in-law is a good person; she's knowledgeable, sensible, gentle, and kind. You didn't even inform me before kicking her out, and I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye to her."
Chu Tiannan chuckled awkwardly, "Yiren, don't make your brother sound so heartless. Your sister-in-law and I divorced by mutual agreement, and I didn't mistreat her."
As they spoke, the siblings had already walked out of the Chu Residence villa courtyard.
Two luxury cars were parked at the entrance of the Chu Residence.
One was Chu Yiren's official car, a stretched Rolls Royce, with Uncle Zhong, the driver, waiting outside the car.
The other was Chu Tiannan's official car, a stretched Lincoln, with Cai Ruoyong, Chu Tiannan's driver and assistant, waiting outside the car.
Cai Ruoyong had a cigarette between his fingers. Startled to see Chu Yiren and Chu Tiannan, the siblings, walk out of the Chu Residence villa courtyard while chatting, he quickly threw the cigarette on the ground and extinguished it with his foot.
Almost simultaneously, Cai Ruoyong respectfully opened the rear passenger door of the Lincoln, and Uncle Zhong, the driver, respectfully opened the rear passenger door of the Rolls Royce.
After Chu Yiren got into the Rolls Royce, she silently observed the subtle expressions on her elder brother, Chu Tiannan's face.
AI generated beautiful image of Chu Yiren
Chu Tiannan, however, seemed completely unaware and said to his driver and assistant, Cai Ruoyong, "Today I'll ride in Yiren's car to the company."
"Uh..." Cai Ruoyong was somewhat astonished.
After Chu Tiannan finished speaking, he actually got into the Rolls Royce, not appearing to be acting at all.
Chu Yiren felt very confused by this, thinking, "Could it be that the person who wants to kill me isn't my elder brother, Chu Tiannan?!"
Just as Uncle Zhong, the driver, was about to close the Rolls Royce's door, Cai Ruoyong said with an unnatural expression, "President Chu, you'd better not ride in Chu Dong Shi Zhang's car to the company headquarters."
Chu Tiannan frowned slightly upon hearing this and asked, "What's wrong?"
Cai Ruoyong lied, "President Chu, you have an appointment with a dental specialist for a dental check-up first thing this morning."
Chu Tiannan, however, asked, "Didn't we schedule the dental check-up for tomorrow morning?"
Cai Ruoyong could only bite the bullet and reply, "I'm very sorry, President Chu! I forgot to inform you that the dental check-up has been changed to this morning."
Unexpectedly, Chu Tiannan said, "Postpone the dental check-up and reschedule it for another day. It's rare for Yiren and I to ride in the same car to the company; we can chat about family matters on the way."
"Uh..." Cai Ruoyong broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this.
The astute Chu Yiren, seeing this, a cold smile spread across her face.
That's right.
Chu Yiren noticed that Cai Ruoyong's expression was not natural. His strong attempts to prevent Chu Tiannan from riding in the Rolls Royce with the sabotaged brake system must be more than just a dental appointment.
And Chu Tiannan's insistence on riding in the Rolls Royce with Chu Yiren to the company headquarters had cleared him of suspicion regarding sibling rivalry, seizing family property, and orchestrating an accident to assassinate Chu Yiren.
Having made up her mind, Chu Yiren said, "Big Brother, since you've already made an appointment with the dental specialist, you should go for your dental check-up. We can chat another day."
Chu Tiannan replied, "Alright! How about you come back to the Chu Residence for dinner tonight, and I'll personally cook steak for you?"
Chu Yiren replied with a single word, "Good!"
Chu Tiannan got out of the Rolls Royce and into the rear passenger seat of the stretched Lincoln. Cai Ruoyong, the driver and assistant, returned to the driver's seat, started the car, and slowly drove away from the main entrance of the Chu Residence villa.
As Uncle Zhong, the driver, closed the Rolls Royce door and returned to the driver's seat to fasten his seatbelt, he heard Chu Yiren in the back seat instruct, "Uncle Zhong, call a tow truck to take this Rolls Royce to the repair shop and check if there's any problem with the brake system."
Uncle Zhong, the driver, replied, "Miss, this Rolls Royce was just serviced yesterday, so the brake system shouldn't have any problems, right?!"
Chu Yiren said with a cold expression, "Better safe than sorry. It's best to tow it to the repair shop for another check."
"Yes, Miss." Uncle Zhong, the driver, had no choice but to get out of the car.
After Chu Yiren got out of the car, she tentatively asked, "What's the background of Cai Ruoyong, my elder brother's driver and assistant?"
Uncle Zhong, the driver, replied, "Cai Ruoyong is a top student from Harvard Business School in the US. He's been serving as President Chu's driver and personal assistant for about five or six years now, I believe!"
"This Cai Ruoyong is very loyal to President Chu and also very clean, keeping the stretched Lincoln spotless. It's just that he's a bit effeminate, always exuding a delicate aura."
Upon hearing this, a hint of suspicion flashed across Chu Yiren's face, as if she had already identified the criminal suspect who wanted to kill her.