“Barking like a dog around Sanqing Mountain again!”

Those words brought back painful memories for Lin Anbang.

Being repeatedly tormented by this girl, this time, he would stop at nothing to drive this jinx away!

“Yu Ning! What do you have to say for yourself? My son was perfectly fine, but after going out with you, he ends up in this mess! Get out of the Lin family!”

“Lin Jun is still under investigation, the case hasn’t been determined yet. How is this already a disaster? Do you also believe Lin Jun is the murderer?”

“It’s already trending online! How is this not a disaster?! Qingqing, show her the trending searches!”

Jia Qingqing gleefully approached Yu Ning with her phone, showing her the trending topic “Lin’s Stock Price.”

“See this? All predictions say the stock price will drop tomorrow!”

Lin Family’s Fifth Young Master suspected of attacking in a hotel and being taken away by the police—this news hit the top of the entertainment, finance, and society sections simultaneously.

Netizens were in an uproar.

Although Lin Jun was just an untalented minor celebrity, what he represented was the Lin Corporation.

Netizens speculated that the Lin family would intervene to save Lin Jun, stirring up numerous conspiracy theories.

Regardless of whether Lin Jun was the murderer, people preferred to believe he was.

Even if Lin Jun was proven innocent and released tomorrow, netizens would still believe it was because the Lin family used money to settle it.

People loved to believe that the wealthy used money to buy justice.

The identity of a second-generation rich kid gave people much to imagine, and with a few people leading the narrative, many would follow.

The incident happened in the afternoon, after the stock market closed, so the impact on the stock price couldn’t be seen yet. However, many financial experts predicted that Lin’s stock would open low tomorrow, and even a limit-down might not stop the fall.

For a company, such unexpected events unrelated to its operations were called “black swans,” and shareholders of Lin’s stock had already cursed Lin Jun half to death.

“Because of you, Lin’s stock faces the risk of collapse! What face do you have to stay in the Lin family!” Lin Anbang angrily slammed the armrest of the sofa.

“If my leaving would restore Lin’s stock price, I would leave right now, but driving me away will only vent your emotions and serve no other purpose.”

Yu Ning’s brilliant retort made the black cat in her pocket nod repeatedly.

The girl spoke very well, the old man was as shameless as ever.

Instead of thinking about making amends or taking measures to deal with the stock price drop, he had no idea how to control public opinion.

He was only being led by the nose by Jia Qingqing and her mother, putting the blame for the stock price drop on an innocent girl.

“You staying in our family, who knows how much more trouble you’ll cause!” Lin Anbang was speechless at Yu Ning’s response and could only argue unreasonably.

“Lin Jun being involved in this has nothing to do with me. Even if I weren’t here, it would have happened just the same.”

“Nonsense! Don’t think just because Grandma supports you, you can act recklessly! If the stock price drops tomorrow, even Grandma can’t save you! If she insists on protecting you, she’ll be affected too!”

Yu Ning frowned. She didn’t understand the internal power structure of the Lin family well, so she didn’t grasp the hidden meaning in Lin Anbang’s words.

But Lin Zheng understood.

No wonder the old man came to trouble the girl, his real target was Grandma behind her.

Although Grandma didn’t hold Lin’s shares, the grandsons she supported, including Lin Zheng, were the real decision-makers at Lin’s.

Lin Anbang wanted to use this opportunity to seize the shares from the third and fifth sons, and weaken Lin Zheng’s loyal followers within Lin’s.

Although doing this would implicate Lin Jun and solidify his status as a murderer, and cause Lin’s stock to plummet under negative public opinion.

But Lin Anbang didn’t care. Neither his son nor Lin’s stock price mattered more than his ambition.

Thinking of this, anger flashed in Lin Zheng’s eyes. If he were awake, he wouldn’t let the old man act so recklessly.

“Think carefully! Your stubbornness affects the Grandma who loves you!” Lin Anbang played his trump card.

This was his big move to drive away Yu Ning.

Yu Ning pressed her lips tightly together.

On one side was her master’s old friend, and on the other, the innocent Lin Jun. She didn’t want to abandon either.

Lin Anbang’s meaning was clear. If she stayed, he would pressure Grandma and suppress the younger generation she supported.

But if she left, would Lin Anbang stop pressuring Grandma?

Clearly not.

If she left, it would only confirm that she was the cause of all this. She was invited by Grandma, and the vile Lin Anbang would still blame Grandma.

Yu Ning thought briefly and figured out all the twists and turns.

“Comrade Lin Anbang, I refuse your unreasonable demand. The one who should leave isn’t me, it’s you. Now, please leave.”

“Yu Ning! Are you out of your mind? You dare to chase Uncle Lin away?” Jia Qingqing jumped up, screaming and pointing at Yu Ning.

“Yes, and you, please leave together.”

“Outrageous!” Lin Anbang roared, “Guards, tie her up! I’ll take this unreasonable girl to see Grandma right now!”

The bodyguards looked at each other. Another fight?

They hadn’t forgotten how Yu Ning dealt with them yesterday.

The girl’s talismans were quite eerie, and the bodyguards didn’t want to mess with her, but they couldn’t disobey the boss either.

“Come on then.” Yu Ning pulled out a talisman from her pocket, her face taut.

A standoff was imminent.

“Quite lively here.” A cheerful male voice came from the door.

A tall man appeared at the door, looking somewhat like Lin Jun, with a casual smile at the corner of his mouth.

“Ah Hai, why are you back?” Lin Anbang’s expression turned a bit odd upon seeing his third son.

“Grandma sent me with a message—are you the future sister-in-law? I’m Lin Hai, the third son of the Lin family.”

“Hello.” Yu Ning nodded. Lin Jun had mentioned finding his third brother when he was taken away, it seemed to be this person.

Yu Ning didn’t know what he did, but his appearance told her this guy was really wealthy, and all his money came in and went out quickly.

The black cat sighed in relief seeing the third son. Luckily, it wasn’t the second son; otherwise, the girl would surely suffer.

“What message did Grandma send?” Lin Anbang, dissatisfied with being ignored, resented the third son.

The eldest, third, and fifth sons were all “Grandma’s Party” in Lin Anbang’s mind, birds of a feather.

“Grandma already knows about the fifth son’s trouble. Grandma has entrusted this matter to the sister-in-law and me to handle. We will resolve this within three days, so please, Father, do not intervene.”

“Three days? How much will the stock price drop in three days? Leaving such a big matter to a little girl, who will take responsibility if it blows up?”

“I’ll take responsibility.”