Chapter 376: Chapter 376: A Demonstrative Answer (6) Chapter 376: Chapter 376: A Demonstrative Answer (6) “Actually, Dad has been wanting to call you recently, but thinking about your aversion to the family, he didn’t dare. Seeing you leave home and live happily, he was afraid of upsetting you.”

Lu Wanwan’s expression dimmed, her lips curving into a self-mocking smile.

She had heard those words years ago. How guilty he felt towards his mistress, how he had wronged them, and after so many years of good living, how she ought to treat them well.

As for the latter part, it was even more absurd. Since she moved out for college, as long as she didn’t return, he would act as if he had forgotten he had a daughter like her, even deliberately avoiding seeing her.

And now he was actually saying it was because he was afraid of making her unhappy.

“Just tell me what you want, straight to the point. No need to say anything else.” Lu Wanwan’s voice grew cold, strictly business-like.

Lu Jingtian’s face was fraught with worry, “Wanwan, you were right just now. I wronged your mother, not only because of my affair with your Aunt Lin but also because all your mother’s hard work might be destroyed by my hands.”

As he spoke, he began to choke up.

“Dad… I’m afraid I can’t save Jin’an anymore.”

“What do you mean you can’t save it?” she asked, her brows furrowed, “It’s only been a few years, how could it have come to this?”

Lu Jingtian certainly wouldn’t dare say how much he had personally benefited over the years, causing Jin’an’s internal deficits.

“It’s fate, it seems Jin’an’s days are numbered, I really have no solutions anymore.”

Lu Wanwan’s gaze hardened as she looked at the middle-aged man crying before her, “You came to me because you want me to plead with Gu Annan.”

Lu Jingtian hurriedly responded, “Dad knows this is hard for you. But surely, you don’t want it this way either. Wanwan, if it’s because of your Aunt Lin and your sister, Dad has already expunged both of them from Jin’an, truly. You can check if you don’t believe me. Now, they have nothing to do with Jin’an, not even the shares.”

Lu Wanwan was silent for a moment, but she didn’t believe for a second that disowning them had anything to do with her reasons.

“Speaking of which.” She spoke calmly, “Jin’an also has my shares. After mom passed away, because I was a minor, the shares were in your hands, and the trust fund was managed by others. Now, I am already 22 years old.”

Shares and trusts, she had thought she would never get them back.

With her own strength against Dad and Lin Yu at Jin’an, who dominated completely and even squeezed out some long-standing shareholders, they had countless ways to prevent her from taking the shares.

But now, Jin’an was on the brink of bankruptcy, they couldn’t even cover the bank loans. Perhaps Lin Yu and Lu Kexin being expelled was also a way for them to escape.

No one was interested in Jin’an’s shares at this moment.

“Of course.” As expected, Lu Jingtian readily agreed, but then he added, “However, Wanwan, what your mother wrote originally was not to give them back when you came of age. You were supposed to wait until you got married… Look, although you and Gu Annan are engaged, legally speaking, you are not yet spouses.”

Seeing the change in her facial expression, Lu Jingtian also grew inwardly anxious.

Having heard from Lin Yu that Lu Wanwan still cared about Jin’an’s fate, he now hoped that Jin’an’s fate could be tied to hers.

If things continued to drag on, not only would everything be lost, but he might also face business litigation.

But if she could marry Gu Annan and hold a small portion of Jin’an’s shares, there was still a chance.

In fact, Ye Jing hadn’t had the chance to leave a will, but how to get the shares back in the future, he could still figure out a way.

“Wanwan, what do you think we should do about this?”