Chapter 207: Husband’s Identity Revealed! I’m Back, Shengsheng

"We’re done digging. Let’s go back. Tomorrow, have some people watch the area, and get the construction crew to help out. Be careful."

"Got it," Lin Kai nodded.

Lu Shijing finished speaking and left, holding the box.

Everything was ready. All that was missing was the opportune moment.

But it was uncertain whether that moment would ever come.

The next morning, a massive crowd of reporters had already gathered at the Lu Group’s press conference venue, waiting.

It was said that everyone from the Lu Group would be there, along with the Chairman and CEO of LG Group, the company that had acquired them.

No one was particularly curious about the details of the Lu Group’s acquisition; most were just there to see what the man at the helm of LG Group was like.

The venue had been packed to the brim since early in the morning.

As for Lu Chaoyang, he was also waiting at the appointed time.

He faced the crowd with a smile, trying to maintain his dignity.

Lu Chaoyang and the entire second branch of the Lu Family stood there, their eyes filled with anxiety.

Second Madam Lu, Wang Shufen, stood there, observing how the people below were already craning their necks in anticipation. It was a clear show of disrespect.

She said, "Chaoyang, who on earth is this LG Group chairman?"

"He’s made us wait for an hour and still hasn’t shown up. Is he doing this on purpose?"

Lu Chaoyang said speechlessly, "Mom, what are you getting so worked up about? The company is being renamed today. From now on, it’s just someone else’s subsidiary. We’ll have nothing left!"

"You’re still worried about saving face? We have no face left to save..."

Dejected, Lu Chaoyang’s words turned harsh.

He said, "I’ve never met the chairman of LG either. The people I met with before were all executive managers."

"I don’t know why they targeted our Lu Family."

Wang Shufen clenched her fists. "If the Old Madam hadn’t refused to use her savings to help you, if Liu Li’s family hadn’t refused to help, if the He Family hadn’t been so unreliable, how could we have lost?"

Second Master Lu said, "That’s enough! This isn’t the time or place for that. Everyone below is watching."

"We may not be able to help, but at least don’t be a hindrance to our son."

Meanwhile, Lu Shijing, who had just finished an exclusive interview, hadn’t gone down yet. He simply asked, "Has Shengsheng arrived?"

Lin Kai said anxiously, "I asked the Old Madam. She said she could make it, but the Young Madam had to print something first. I don’t know what for... Let’s go, Boss!"

"If we go down now, almost everyone will be here. Your interview video should also be released by then, so Miss Gu should be able to see it."

"Okay."

Lu Shijing walked down the stairs. With a small mole on the tip of his nose, he was dressed in a black suit, his sharp eyebrows and bright eyes radiating confidence as he walked straight toward Lu Chaoyang and his family.

He offered a faint smile, the polite and gentlemanly kind one reserves for strangers.

Lu Chaoyang’s legs were trembling slightly. As for Second Master Lu, he simply said in disbelief, "Shijing..."

Second Madam Lu’s eyes widened. "How... How can you still be alive..."

Before they could even react, Lu Shijing had already taken the microphone from his assistant.

He said, "Hello, everyone. I am the Chairman and CEO of LG Group. Ryan."

"Oh, and I imagine many of you are curious about my Chinese name." He looked at Second Madam Lu, then at Lu Chaoyang.

He said, "I am Lu Shijing."

The announcement sent the entire room into an uproar.

Many reporters scrambled to raise their hands, hoping to be called on, but Lu Shijing remained courteous as he said, "It is not time for questions yet."

"Any news agencies that fail to follow the rules can be escorted out now."

And so, the reporters who had just been in a frenzy were "escorted" out one by one by LG’s people. To be precise, in some cases, direct force was used.

As expected, the venue became much quieter.

Lu Shijing continued, "I am very happy to meet you all today in my capacity as the Chairman of LG Group."

"After all, my business card used to read ’Lu Shijing, President of the Lu Group’."

As he said this, he looked toward the entrance.

Gu Shengsheng came in with the Old Madam and Madam Lu. Gu Shengsheng stood silhouetted against the light, just watching him.

A few minutes earlier, Gu Shengsheng had indeed seen the interview video.

While she was in the car with the Old Madam and Madam Lu, she had also noticed that the billboards and surrounding flowerbeds along the road had all been changed to her favorite Michael Daisies.

They seemed unrelated, but in reality, he had prepared it all.

When she found out that Lu Shijing was Mr. Ryan, Madam Lu was crying so hard she could barely speak.

Then, the Old Madam handed her the phone with the video interview, and Gu Shengsheng watched it.

She saw that he was in good condition, sitting there and taking questions.

In the interview, Lu Shijing had spoken about many small details of their time together, and he was indeed earnestly expressing his love for her.

Gu Shengsheng could even feel his sincerity.

’But none of it matters now,’ she thought. ’He didn’t seize the best opportunity—even yesterday would have been acceptable—but he didn’t say anything.’

’There’s no reason to change the decision I’ve already made. I came here to end things.’

Clutching the printed materials in her hand, she sat down in the seat that had been reserved for her in the audience.

Lu Shijing stood on the stage, and seeing that she was willing to come, his heart instantly warmed.

He continued, "In the years I was gone, my family suffered."

"Fortunately, I later found my wife, Shengsheng." A rare smile appeared on Lu Shijing’s face.

Second Madam Lu watched Madam Lu’s excitement and saw that both Gu Shengsheng and the Old Madam were sitting in the audience, watching with tears in their eyes.

She was instantly filled with indignation.

Finding a microphone from who knows where, she shouted at the crowd, "Lu Shijing! You’re not dead? The family looked for you for so long, and you never made a single sound."

"Instead, you’ve been deceiving us like we’re fools! Chaoyang worked his heart out for this company for your sake! If you had wanted to come back, who would have stopped you?"

"But you just had to use these kinds of tricks! I, Wang Shufen, will look down on you for the rest of my life! You’re despicable and shameless!"

Then, as if she had gone mad, Wang Shufen pointed at the Old Madam and Madam Lu. "It was you! You knew all along that your precious grandson, your precious son, was coming to humiliate us today."

"That’s why you never said a word, right? You’ve been treating our second branch like a bunch of clowns to be toyed with!"

Although Second Master Lu was also furious, he still had a sense of propriety at a time like this.

He quickly came over and pulled at his wife, saying, "Stop it! We’ll talk about this at home! Don’t air our dirty laundry in public."

Lu Chaoyang took the opportunity to shed a few tears.

He said, "In my heart, Cousin, you have always been an upright and indomitable man. You planted someone like Lin Kai by my side, and no one in my company would listen to me. I held on for dear life, just waiting for you to come back, big brother."

"I never expected things to turn out like this." Lu Chaoyang continued, looking as if he had lost all will to live. "I have failed as your younger brother."

Gu Shengsheng took a sip of tea from her seat in the VIP section. "What an impressive performance," she murmured.

’When a man decides to play the victim,’ she thought, ’he really puts women to shame.’

This was all explosive material, so the surrounding reporters kept filming, afraid of missing a single expression.

Lu Shijing had known all this would happen. He was confident enough to let them come out and make fools of themselves.

So he said, "Lin Kai, it seems my uncle’s family has no memory of what they’ve done. Why don’t you help them remember?"