Ch. 121Chapter 42

After Chu Group confirmed that Chu Yu was its heiress, online rumors about her being kept by Jiang Taolin collapsed, and brands rushed to restore their partnerships with him. As the revelation spread, Shen Zhuo began his scheduled livestream, while Chu Yu agreed to livestream for Stockpile Shopping Network and felt a sudden unease.

  • Fang Lanzhi reposted Chu Yu’s statement from Chu Group’s official account, confirming Chu Yu was the group’s daughter and causing the news to surge across Weibo.
  • Chu Yu’s fans celebrated her identity becoming public, and netizens dismissed the sugar-daddy rumors because she was Chu Group’s heiress.
  • Jiang Taolin received apologies from brands that had threatened to end their contracts, and he resumed business with them while hiding his contempt.
  • Shen Zhuo learned that Chu Yu was Chu Group’s heiress but proceeded with Hundred Treasures Network’s planned livestream.
  • Jiang Taolin asked Chu Yu to livestream for Stockpile Shopping Network while public interest was high, and Chu Yu agreed before feeling uneasy.

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Chu Yu and Chu Chen began an early livestream at Stockpile Shopping Network, where their popularity caused products to sell out before they could finish presenting them. The livestream continued with the operations team quickly moving on to the next item.

  • Troubled by an unexplained sense of unease, Chu Yu checked Chu Group’s rising share price and decided to proceed with the livestream.
  • Chu Yu told Chu Chen to meet her at Stockpile Shopping Network’s headquarters and privately resolved to use her growing strength to confront Chu Group’s veteran shareholders.
  • Chu Yu and Chu Chen arrived at the studio, prepared product information, and went live as fans welcomed the Wealthy Family Siblings.
  • Chu Yu began presenting Vinda pull-out facial tissues, but viewers bought them all before she finished explaining the product.
  • Chu Chen presented men’s toothpaste, but it also sold out before he finished, and the operations assistant handed them the next product.

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Chu Yu’s first warm-up livestream drew huge sales while Shen Zhuo’s competing stream struggled, prompting a showdown between their platforms. After Chu Yu’s sales topped a hundred million, she headed home with her earlier sense of unease returning.

  • Chu Yu’s toothpaste and other daily necessities sold out quickly, while Shen Zhuo’s toothpaste sales lagged as viewers said they had already shopped in her stream.
  • Shen Zhuo rejected Hundred Treasures Network’s request to stop streaming, insisting his international high-end brand collaborations could still compete with Chu Yu.
  • Hundred Treasures Network and Stockpile Network continued their competing livestreams as consumers moved between the two rooms.
  • Chu Yu’s livestream sales exceeded a hundred million on its first warm-up day, and Jiang Taolin praised her results.
  • On the ride home, Chu Yu leaned back in the minivan as her eyelid twitched and her suppressed unease returned.

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After dreaming that she was the female lead of a novel and that Chu Yu had derailed her destined life, Wen Zhixin sought out Meng Fuyu, whom she believed would help her. She deceived him into taking her in, and their encounter left Meng Fuyu feeling love at first sight despite his relationship with Lin Qian.

  • Wen Zhixin dreamed that she was the novel’s female lead, destined to become famous and fall in love with Meng Fuyu, while Chu Yu was supposed to meet a terrible end.
  • Believing Chu Yu had changed her story, Wen Zhixin decided Meng Fuyu would help her and went to the mansion where she thought he lived.
  • Wen Zhixin cut her knee and invented a story about escaping an unscrupulous taxi driver to persuade Meng Fuyu to let her in.
  • Meng Fuyu brought Wen Zhixin inside and treated her wound, then recognized her from a photo he had seen on Weibo.
  • Seeing Wen Zhixin made Meng Fuyu understand what love at first sight meant, even though he had chosen Lin Qian as his girlfriend.

Ch. 125Chapter 43

After Chu Tingnian's serious illness became public, Chu Yu hurried to convene an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to protect Chu Group from a takeover. On the way to headquarters, she told Chu Chen the truth about their parents' situation and instructed him to support her at the meeting.

  • The butler told Chu Yu that reporters had photographed Chu Tingnian at a hospital, and news of his serious illness had spread.
  • Chu Yu ordered Chu Chen to get ready and called Chu Group's chief secretary to convene an extraordinary shareholders' meeting.
  • Shareholders were summoned, and major shareholder Huang Yinian arrived at headquarters, dropping his friendly expression once he entered the elevator.
  • Chu Yu explained their parents' situation abroad to a stunned Chu Chen as they drove to headquarters.
  • Chu Yu told Chu Chen to stay quiet at the meeting and simply nod in support of her.

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Chu Yu and Chu Chen arrived at the Chu Group for an overnight shareholders' meeting amid speculation that Chu Tingnian's illness could lead to a change in leadership. Inside, Huang Yinian raised Chu Tingnian's absence with another shareholder, hinting that the company needed a new leader.

  • The chapter explained that Chu Yu and Chu Chen each held ten percent of the Chu Group's shares, while Chu Tingnian held twenty percent, leaving their family's total stake below a majority even with Chu Yu's secret purchases.
  • Shareholders and reporters converged on the Chu Group as rumors spread that its chairmanship might change hands.
  • Chu Yu and Chu Chen arrived together, calmly made their way through the reporters, and entered the building.
  • Huang Yinian told another shareholder that Chu Tingnian was seriously ill and abroad recuperating, implying that he could no longer manage the company.
  • The shareholder played dumb and agreed that no one knew when Chu Tingnian would recover.

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Chu Yu and Chu Chen attended Chu Group’s shareholders’ meeting on behalf of Chu Tingnian, and Chu Yu used uncertainty about his health to deter the shareholders from challenging her. As the meeting began, an unfamiliar man in a black suit took a seat in the corner.

  • Chu Yu and Chu Chen entered the conference room, and a shareholder questioned whether Chu Yu was qualified to represent Chu Tingnian.
  • Chu Yu said Chu Tingnian was not beyond saving and dismissed reports about his condition as media exaggeration, making the minor shareholders hesitate.
  • Huang Yinian recognized that he had underestimated Chu Yu but remained determined to pursue the position.
  • Chu Yu greeted Huang Yinian, and their friendly exchange left the shareholders uncertain about where he stood.
  • An unfamiliar man in a black suit entered, sat in a corner, and the shareholders’ meeting began with Chu Yu seated at the front on Chu Tingnian’s behalf.

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At the Chu Group shareholders’ meeting, Chu Yu defended the absent Chu Tingnian and faced Huang Yinian’s challenge to his leadership. Huang called for a vote to remove Chu Tingnian as chairman, and Chu Yu prepared to block the proposal.

  • Huang Yinian interrupted Chu Yu and questioned why Chu Tingnian had not attended the meeting, urging shareholders to postpone it until he returned.
  • Chu Yu silenced the shareholders, assured them Chu Tingnian was healthy, and warned against disrupting the group or pursuing hidden schemes.
  • Huang Yinian argued that the Chu Group needed new leadership and revealed that he had submitted a proposal a month earlier to remove Chu Tingnian.
  • Chu Yu agreed to proceed to a vote after spotting a man in a black suit, and calculated that she needed eleven more votes to defeat the proposal.

Ch. 129Chapter 44

During the recess before the vote to remove Chu Tingnian, Chu Yu secured two shareholders’ support by confronting them with evidence of their dealings, bringing her expected total to 46 votes. As voting began, an unfamiliar man in a black suit stood up, leaving the meeting’s outcome unresolved.

  • Chu Yu confronted two shareholders about profiting from the Chu Group, and they promised to support Chu Tingnian after she said her parents knew about their dealings.
  • Chu Yu told Chu Chen that she expected 46 votes and recalled Gu Jinhuai promising to help her reclaim the Chu Group if anyone took it from her.
  • The moderator opened the vote on removing Chu Tingnian, and Huang Yinian and the shareholders backing him cast their ballots.
  • Chu Yu and Chu Chen cast their ballots, and after most shareholders had voted, an unfamiliar man in a black suit stood up with a briefcase.

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Chu Yu and Chu Chen defeated Huang Yinian’s attempt to remove Chu Tingnian as chairman, and Chu Yu left the meeting exhausted but relieved. After the news spread, Fang Lanzhi and the hospitalized Chu Tingnian learned of the siblings’ victory.

  • Lawyer Yu announced that he represented Gu Jinhuai and cast Gu Jinhuai’s five votes for the Chu Group shareholders’ meeting.
  • The shareholders voted down the motion to remove Chu Tingnian, with forty votes in favor, four abstentions, and fifty-six against.
  • Chu Yu suspected that shareholders her father had placed in Huang Yinian’s camp had switched sides, while Huang Yinian realized his plan had failed.
  • Chu Yu and Chu Chen left the meeting, and Chu Chen saw that Chu Yu had fallen asleep from exhaustion in the car.
  • Media workers reported Chu Yu and Chu Chen’s victory, and Fang Lanzhi and Chu Tingnian received the news overseas.

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Chu Yu and her brother defeated the shareholders’ effort to remove her as Chu Group’s chairman, surprising the public and business world. By morning, news of their victory had spread widely, and supporters celebrated as Chu Yu’s reputation began to shift.

  • Chu Group’s shareholders voted down the proposal to remove Chu Yu, and reporters spread news of her victory across the media and Weibo.
  • Lawyer Yu told Gu Jinhuai that Chu Yu had won, while noting that Chu Tingnian had likely prepared his own countermeasures; Gu Jinhuai knew Chu Yu and her brother could have won without his five votes.
  • Jiang Taolin celebrated Chu Yu’s victory at Stockpile Shopping Network and ordered staff to offer extra perks during her livestream.
  • Chu Yu’s fans celebrated her victory, while Xu Mengying cheered in the fan group under an alternate account.
  • Lu Haoming learned about Chu Yu and her brother’s victory and praised Chu Yu as an amazing older sister.
  • Business figures who had looked down on Chu Yu were shocked by her victory after expecting Chu Group to change hands.

Ch. 132Chapter 45

Chu Yu woke to find Chu Chen had made her pumpkin porridge, only to discover he had mistaken salt for sugar. After Lin Qian broke up with Meng Fuyu, she asked Chu Yu to team up against him, and Chu Yu said she would think about it.

  • Chu Chen told Chu Yu he had made her breakfast and hurried back to his room.
  • Chu Yu tasted Chu Chen's pumpkin porridge, found it unbearably salty, and shouted that he had tried to poison her.
  • Meng Fuyu and Lin Qian posted statements announcing their breakup, and Lin Qian resolved to focus on her career.
  • Lin Qian messaged Chu Yu to propose teaming up against Meng Fuyu, and Chu Yu asked whether Lin Qian's account had been hacked.
  • Lin Qian confirmed she was really messaging, and Chu Yu said she would think about the offer.

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After seeing that Meng Fuyu and Lin Qian had broken up, Chu Yu suspected Wen Zhixin’s actions had accelerated the plot and agreed to team up with Lin Qian. The two met privately, where Lin Qian explained why she believed Meng Fuyu had cheated, and their alliance began.

  • Chu Yu saw the trending news that Meng Fuyu and Lin Qian had broken up and wondered whether Wen Zhixin had changed the plot.
  • Chu Yu checked Wen Zhixin’s WeChat Moments and found a post about being both unlucky and lucky, accompanied by photos of her injured knee.
  • Chu Yu decided that joining forces with Lin Qian could help her counter Meng Fuyu and Wen Zhixin, and agreed to meet in person.
  • Chu Yu and Lin Qian met at a private restaurant, where Lin Qian said Meng Fuyu had cheated.
  • Lin Qian explained that Meng Fuyu had abruptly asked to break up, and that a girl at his home had panicked and hung up when Lin Qian called.

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Chu Yu secretly allied with Lin Qian to investigate the woman Meng Fuyu was cheating with, then invited Wen Zhixin and Meng Fuyu to join her livestream. Meng Fuyu hesitated but reconsidered after learning Wen Zhixin’s chance to appear depended on his attendance.

  • Chu Yu and Lin Qian agreed to work together and decided to find out who Meng Fuyu was cheating with.
  • Chu Yu asked Jiang Taolin to approve inviting Meng Fuyu and Wen Zhixin as guests on the Stockpile Shopping Network livestream.
  • Wen Zhixin accepted Chu Yu’s invitation, believing it could help improve Chu Yu’s public image and resolve their past conflicts.
  • Chu Yu told Meng Fuyu that Wen Zhixin had also been invited and might lose the opportunity if he declined.
  • Meng Fuyu reconsidered joining because he knew Wen Zhixin faced obstacles to marrying into the Meng Family.

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Chu Yu arranged for Meng Fuyu and Wen Zhixin to join her livestream, then watched them pretend to be strangers at the venue. As the popular livestream sold out several products, Chu Yu prepared to bring the guests on and begin her plan.

  • Meng Fuyu agreed to appear on Chu Yu's livestream so he could help Wen Zhixin build her influence and career.
  • Chu Yu told Lin Qian that Meng Fuyu and Wen Zhixin had agreed to join the livestream, and reminded Lin Qian to stop worrying about Meng Fuyu.
  • Wen Zhixin and Meng Fuyu arrived at the venue ten minutes apart and acted as if they barely knew each other.
  • Wen Zhixin thanked Chu Yu for inviting her, and Chu Yu told her she might ask questions during the livestream.
  • Chu Yu and Chu Chen began the livestream, drew a rapidly growing audience, and sold out several products before Chu Yu prepared to introduce the mystery guests.

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Chu Yu used a livestream to make Meng Fuyu and Wen Zhixin publicly deny any romantic relationship, blocking them from announcing it without backlash. After they met secretly, Chu Yu and Lin Qian planned to gather evidence of their affair, determined to make them pay.

  • Chu Yu introduced Meng Fuyu and Wen Zhixin as mystery guests, then prompted them to tell viewers they were only business partners and had no plans to date.
  • Chu Yu reassured the viewers that Meng Fuyu was still recovering from his breakup, earning their sympathy while making a public relationship announcement risky for at least a year.
  • After the livestream, Wen Zhixin secretly met Meng Fuyu in his car, where they embraced and agreed to be more careful about being seen together.
  • Chu Yu told Lin Qian that Meng Fuyu had risked appearing on the livestream because of his relationship with Wen Zhixin.
  • Chu Yu and Lin Qian agreed to gather evidence of how close Meng Fuyu and Wen Zhixin were so they could expose them.

Ch. 137Chapter 46

Chu Yu told Auntie Li that Meng Fuyu had broken up with Lin Qian and asked about rumors that he had fallen for someone else, prompting Auntie Li to alert his parents. Meng Fuyu returned to the old residence, where his angry father and anxious mother confronted him about the breakup.

  • Chu Yu called Auntie Li and claimed Meng Fuyu had broken up with Lin Qian, mentioning online rumors that he had fallen for another girl.
  • Auntie Li told Meng Fuyu's parents about the breakup and the rumors, and Mr. Meng ordered his son to return to the old residence.
  • After taking Wen Zhixin home, Meng Fuyu received Auntie Li's call and said he would go back to his parents.
  • Meng Fuyu arrived at the old residence and heard Mr. Meng call him a faithless bastard.
  • Mrs. Meng asked Meng Fuyu what had happened between him and Lin Qian and why they had suddenly broken up.

Ch. 138Chapter 138

Meng Fuyu defended his decision to break up with Lin Qian, while his father secretly investigated whether another woman had caused the breakup. Chu Yu prepared for the final episode of “Sisters and Brothers Charge Ahead” and continued watching over the Chu Group, as Shen Zhuo’s livestream business faltered under her rising popularity.

  • Meng Fuyu told his parents he had never truly liked Lin Qian and did not regret ending their relationship, prompting his father to kick him and order him out.
  • After Meng Fuyu left, his father asked the butler to discreetly identify the women Meng Fuyu had recently contacted.
  • Chu Yu approved the final episode’s theme of siblings starting a business together and began researching managers in the Chu Group’s departments.
  • Three days before the livestream shopping extravaganza’s final showdown, Shen Zhuo learned that two more brands planned to stop working with him and angrily told his assistant to dismiss them.

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Shen Zhuo prepared to promote his final livestream despite brands leaving, while Chu Yu and her team readied their major sales event. Zhang Xiaodong learned Secluded Orchid had won the Monde Selection Gold Award, but kept the skincare products at their agreed livestream prices.

  • Shen Zhuo dismissed his assistant’s concerns and resolved to attract viewers to the final livestream by emphasizing the remaining products’ low prices.
  • Chu Yu prepared for the Stockpile Shopping Network’s livestream and explained that she had tested Secluded Orchid’s soothing skincare products for safety and effectiveness.
  • Zhang Xiaodong received a call informing him that Secluded Orchid’s restorative face cream series had won the Monde Selection Gold Award.
  • Chu Yu asked Zhang Xiaodong whether he would raise prices after the award, but he chose to honor the prices already agreed for the livestream.
  • The Monde Selection Award Organization published the list of products that had won awards in the latest evaluation.

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Chu Yu’s livestream competed with Shen Zhuo’s heavily promoted shopping stream, featuring Secluded Orchid and GI Magazine’s long-awaited reprint. Although viewers drifted toward Shen Zhuo’s stream, Chu Yu remained calm as her broadcast continued.

  • Shen Zhuo launched his livestream early, drawing shoppers with celebrity-endorsed brands and promised discounts.
  • Xu Ruiqiu arrived at Chu Yu’s venue, and GI Magazine announced that its reprint would go on sale during the livestream.
  • Jiang Nan canceled his business engagements so he could try to buy the reprint, hoping to repeat the success he had gained from the magazine’s first issue and postcards.
  • Chu Yu and Chu Chen began their livestream and introduced the day’s schedule as Jiang Taolin monitored viewership of about five hundred thousand.
  • Some shoppers left Chu Yu’s broadcast for Shen Zhuo’s stream, but Chu Yu did not panic as her viewership declined.
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