The Legend of Cinderella's Counterattack

My consciousness struggled in chaos, my ears filled with shrill sirens and indistinct voices. I struggled to pry open my heavy eyelids, but the glaring white light made me close them reflexively.

"Lolo, you're awake!"

I heard Lawrence Lu's anxious voice, and then I realized that I was lying on a hospital bed. I propped up my dizzy head and sat up, looking around. "What's wrong with me?"

"You were hit by a car. Fortunately, you were sent to the hospital in time. It's just a mild concussion. You'll be fine after a few days of rest." Lawrence Lu held my hand, his eyes full of worry and self-blame. "It's all my fault for letting you drive alone."

I then remembered that I had been in a car accident on the way to the hospital to visit my brother. I grabbed Lawrence Lu’s arm and asked anxiously, “How is my brother…how is he?”

"Don't worry, your brother is fine, it's just..." Lawrence Lu hesitated to speak, as if he had something to hide.

"Just what? Tell me quickly!" I was anxious.

“The doctor said…your brother…” Lawrence Lu took a deep breath, “He might…have lost his memory.”

Amnesia? I was struck by lightning, completely stunned. How could this happen? How could my brother suddenly lose his memory?

"Don't worry, the doctor said this is only temporary and maybe your memory will be restored after a while." Lawrence Lu put his arm around my shoulders and comforted me softly.

I leaned weakly in his arms, my heart filled with worry and anxiety. How could my brother lose his memory at this time? Is this really a coincidence?

After taking care of my brother in the hospital for a few days, I felt that my body had almost recovered, so I decided to leave the hospital and go home. When I got home, I found that the atmosphere was a little off. Lawrence Lu had a frown on his face, as if something was bothering him.

"What's wrong? Are things not going well at the company?" I asked with concern.

“It’s worse than this.” Lawrence Lu handed me a letter, “I received this anonymous letter this morning.”

I took the envelope, opened it, and was shocked by what was inside. It said in printed letters, "Lu Yuxuan, I know all your secrets. You'd better be careful. A conspiracy is brewing against your family, and you will lose what you cherish most!"

My heart sank, a sense of foreboding washed over me. Who had sent this letter? What was their purpose? Could it be related to my brother's amnesia?

Lu Yuxuan and I began investigating the source of this anonymous letter, but there was no signature or address on the envelope, and the fingerprints on the letter paper had been deliberately erased. We were like groping in the fog, completely unable to find any clues.

"Who on earth wants to harm us?" I murmured to myself, my heart filled with fear and anxiety.

Lawrence Lu held me in his arms and said firmly: “Don’t worry, I will find out everything and protect you and your family.”

I know a bigger storm is coming...

The anonymous letter incident was like dropping a stone into a calm lake, sending ripples across it. The lives of Lu Yuxuan and I were disrupted. We became even more cautious, wary of falling into an unknown trap.

However, fate does not seem to intend to give us a break.

That day, I went to the studio as usual to prepare the designs for the new season. As soon as I walked in, my assistant came running over in a panic, holding a piece of clothing in her hands, her face pale. "Sister Luoluo, this is bad! Look!"

My heart tightened as I took the dress, feeling the blood rush to my head. It was a dress almost identical to my latest design, except the fabric was coarse and the workmanship was shoddy, yet the price was only one-tenth of mine!

"What...what's going on?" I asked in disbelief.

"A lot of clothes like this have suddenly appeared on the market, all of which are copies of your designs. Now people on the Internet are scolding us as copycats and saying that we are selling them at exorbitant prices!" The assistant was almost crying in frustration.

I immediately understood the seriousness of the situation. My brand was just getting started, and my most valuable assets were my original designs and reputation. Now that someone had messed with me like this, all my previous efforts had gone to waste!

I immediately turned on my computer and searched for relevant news. I was met with an overwhelming barrage of negative news. The verbal abuse and questioning made me dizzy. My brand image plummeted, and orders were cancelled like an avalanche.

Before I could recover from the blow, Lawrence Lu called me, his voice exhausted: “Lolo, something happened at the company.”

My heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition came over me: "What happened?"

"Our competitor somehow got hold of our company's new product development secrets and released a similar product first. Now our stock price has plummeted and the company is in crisis..."

My hand holding the phone trembled slightly, and the words in the anonymous letter suddenly flashed through my mind: "You will lose the thing you cherish most..."

Could it be that all of this is an elaborate conspiracy? And Lawrence Lu and I, as well as our careers, are just pawns in this conspiracy?

My breathing became rapid, as if a huge rock was pressing down on my chest, making it hard to breathe. Plagiarism incidents, leaks of trade secrets, plummeting stock prices... these things happened one after another, and it was definitely not accidental!

"Who is it? Who is behind this?!" I said this almost gritting my teeth.

Lawrence Lu was silent for a moment, his voice low and firm: “No matter who it is, I will pull him out! Luo Luo, we can’t sit and wait for death, we must fight back!”

I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down. Lawrence Lu was right. Now is not the time to panic. We must unite and fight this sudden storm together!

We held an emergency meeting overnight to discuss countermeasures. Ultimately, we decided to take the initiative and turn the passive situation into an active one!

The next day, we held a press conference. Under the spotlight, I publicly disclosed the evidence of my plagiarism and severely condemned the plagiarist's despicable behavior.

"My design carries my dreams and hard work, and I will never allow anyone to trample on it!" I said firmly, "We will take legal action to protect our legitimate rights and interests!"

Lawrence Lu also issued a statement, revealing evidence of competitors maliciously stealing trade secrets and announcing that they would be held legally responsible.

"We are not afraid of competition, but we will never tolerate any unfair competition!" Lu Yuxuan's eyes were sharp and his tone was stern. "We will use concrete actions to defend the dignity and interests of the company!"

Our statement caused a stir in the industry and received support from consumers. The plagiarism incident was quickly investigated and the mastermind behind it was revealed to be the competitor we had always suspected.

However, just when we thought things were over, a strange thing happened.

That night, Lawrence Lu and I returned home and prepared to rest. At this moment, I suddenly found a white envelope on the coffee table in the living room.

My heart sank suddenly, and a sense of foreboding came over me. I walked over, picked up the envelope, and opened it. Inside was a small piece of paper with a printed message:

"Your victory is only temporary. The real game has just begun."

My hand trembled violently, and the note fluttered to the ground. My eyes fell on the words, and a chill ran from the soles of my feet to my heart...

The note slipped from my fingers, landing lightly on the wool carpet, but it felt like a huge rock weighing down my heart, making it almost impossible to breathe. My victory was only temporary; the real game had just begun... These words, like a curse, lingered in my mind, lingering.

“Don’t be afraid, Lolo, we have won once, and we can win the second time!” Lawrence Lu hugged me in his arms, trying to use his warmth to dispel the fear in my heart.

I know he is right. We can't be defeated by fear, and we can't let the guy hiding in the dark succeed! I took a deep breath, tried to calm myself down, and began to analyze the current situation with Lawrence Lu.

"Since they left a note like this, it means their goal isn't just to ruin our business. They also want to..." I paused, my brother's pale face flashing through my mind, "They also want to hurt the people we care about!"

“That’s right.” Lawrence Lu’s expression also became solemn, “It seems that we must find out their identities and purposes as soon as possible in order to protect ourselves and our families.”

Over the next few days, we strengthened our home security while secretly investigating the identity of the mysterious man. However, he was hiding so well that we could hardly find any useful clues.

"Are we really going to just sit here and wait for death?" I looked at the dark night outside the window, my heart filled with powerlessness.

"Of course not!" Lawrence Lu held my hand with a firm look in his eyes. "I've asked someone to investigate, and I believe there will be results soon."

However, his words did not reassure me, but instead increased my anxiety. I kept feeling that something was about to happen, and we were completely unprepared...

That night, Lawrence Lu and I were discussing countermeasures in the study. Suddenly, there was a slight noise outside the window, like something rubbing against branches.

"What's that sound?" I asked alertly.

Lawrence Lu walked to the window, opened the curtains, and looked out. It was pitch black outside, with only the dim light of the street lamps in the garden, and nothing could be seen.

“Maybe it’s the wind.” Lawrence Lu said, preparing to lower the curtains.

At this moment, a black shadow flashed past the window at such an alarming speed that I couldn't even see what it was. Then, a creepy laugh came from outside the window, which was particularly harsh in the quiet night.

"Hahahaha... Do you think you can win like this? You're so naive..."

The sound came from far away and seemed to come from all directions, making people shudder.

"Who is it?!" Lawrence Lu pushed open the window and roared.

However, the only answer he got was the whistling sound of the night wind. The mysterious man had already disappeared without a trace...