The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 135: A Lingering Feeling of Resentment

When Lin Chen woke up, it was already 10 a.m.

He checked his phone and found a message from Chu Jiaxue.

"Did you sleep in the guest room last night?"

Lin Chen leaned against the headboard and replied, "Yeah, I went to take care of some trouble last night and came back too late. I was afraid of disturbing you, so I didn't go back to the master bedroom."

Chu Jiaxue: "Trouble at the company?"

After thinking for a moment, Lin Chen decided to have an open and honest talk with Chu Jiaxue. He could help Chu Jiaxue as a way of repaying the favor his master had mentioned, but at least he needed to know the truth.

"I received information that the Tian family was instructed to frame you, so I went to the Tian family last night. I learned from the Tian family that the person who instructed them was Chu Tianyu from the Chu family in Linhai... Are you also a member of the Chu family?"

Lin Chen sent the message, and thirty seconds later, his phone rang.

"Is it Chu Tianyu?"

Chu Jiaxue's voice contained anger, but not much shock or surprise.

"Yes, can you tell me what happened?"

Chu Jiaxue paused for two seconds before speaking calmly, “Yes, I am a member of the Chu family from Linhai. The Chu family is very strong and has many members. It is a large family with fierce internal strife. My father, Chu Songqing, is outstanding among the second generation of the Chu family. He is expected to become the successor of the Chu family head. His biggest competitor is the current Chu family head, Chu Tianyu’s father, Chu Songfeng.”

"My father went against the family's wishes and gave up marrying the eldest daughter of the He family, marrying my mother instead, which caused the marriage plan to fail. Many people in the family who supported my father switched their support to Chu Songfeng. My father had no support and gradually lost ground in the struggle with Chu Songfeng."

"When my father saw that he could not win, he prepared to give up and leave the Chu family with my mother. However, they were attacked during a trip and both my parents died."

Lin Chen frowned: "Did Chu Songfeng do this?"

Chu Jiaxue shook her head: "This is my guess. After all, as long as my father is alive, he is a huge threat to Chu Songfeng. Given his personality, eliminating the threat completely is an inevitable choice. But we don't have any actual evidence."

Lin Chen asked, "Since your parents are dead, why are they still unwilling to let go of you?" Chu Jiaxue smiled bitterly, "Our branch was originally part of the Chu family's main lineage, but after my parents died and I became a woman, I faded out of the Chu family. In addition, my grandfather had a certain agreement with the Chu family that the Chu family could no longer deal with me. If I were an ordinary woman without any talent, they might not care. But I took over the Chuhe Group and demonstrated outstanding business acumen. Perhaps in their eyes, I have become a threat again, which is why they have repeatedly instructed others to deal with me, wanting to completely destroy me."

After hearing about the grudges and entanglements of the Chu family, Lin Chen felt a pang of sympathy for Chu Jiaxue.

Being born into a large family isn't necessarily a good thing.

They can't even live a normal life like normal people.

Lin Chen asked, "So you're working so hard to manage Chuhe Group now because it's your father's only inheritance, the only gift he left you, or do you have other ideas?"

Chu Jiaxue sighed softly: "Both. Chuhe Group is the company my father founded after leaving the Chu family. I don't want it to disappear or be acquired by others. In addition, I also hope that one day I can turn Chuhe Group into a huge behemoth with great influence, so that I will have the ability to investigate what happened back then and avenge my parents."

After Chu Jiaxue finished speaking, she laughed self-deprecatingly: "Actually, I know that this idea is basically impossible to realize. The power of the Chu family cannot be solved by money alone. It would be very easy for them to eliminate me. My best choice is to sell Chu He, take the money, leave Pingjiang, or even go abroad, and never have anything to do with the Chu family again."

Lin Chen smiled understandingly and said, "But you won't do that, otherwise, you'll feel resentful and regretful for the rest of your life, right?"

Chu Jiaxue nodded: "Yes, I am indeed unwilling, but what has happened recently has made me reflect on myself. Perhaps I am capable enough to lead a company to grow and thrive, but I do not have enough ability to deal with conspiracies and tricks, nor do I have enough power to break the deadlock. If you hadn't helped me, I probably would have been destroyed."

"Now that I know Chu Tianyu is the mastermind, it means I have to confront the Chu family head-on. Although I'm not afraid of the Chu family, I'm also very clear that I don't have the strength to fight them right now..."

Lin Chen sensed the inner turmoil in Chu Jiaxue's heart. Reason told her that she should give up the fight, pack her bucket and run away to live an easier life, but emotionally she could not accept being a deserter, leaving her in a dilemma.

Lin Chen thought for a moment and said, "There's still plenty of time before the three-month deadline. During this time, you can do whatever you want. I will do my best to help you, and I will try my best not to leave any regrets, regardless of whether things can be accomplished."

"Thank you!"

Chu Jiaxue thanked her softly, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but ask, "We're just a couple in a contractual relationship. We might go our separate ways in three months and become strangers. Why are you taking such a huge risk to help me?"

Lin Chen smiled and replied nonchalantly, "I'm an orphan, so I can understand some of your obsession. Just consider it me repaying a favor to the old man. As for the danger, hehe, compared to what I've experienced over the past few years, this is really nothing..."

(End of this chapter)