Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 391 - Chapter 391 Chapter 380 He Mingzhu Disappears

Chapter 391: Chapter 380: He Mingzhu Disappears Chapter 391: Chapter 380: He Mingzhu Disappears After the scandal involving He’s Jewelry’s fraudulent practices was exposed by the media, their stock took a nosedive and trading was suspended. The government also immediately dispatched officials from the relevant departments to investigate.

A week later, Lu Jiaxin received news that the He Family’s old mansion had been seized, and Li Xuanqi, along with He Mingzhu, were forced to move out.

Zong Jinghua said, “Apart from clothes for changing, nothing else is allowed to be taken out of the mansion.”

Lu Jiaxin, somewhat surprised, asked, “Can’t He Mingzhu and He Yanyan take their personal belongings out of the mansion either?”

Zong Jinghua nodded, “Yes, everything in the mansion will be seized, including the belongings of He Mingzhu and He Yanyan.”

“What about their personal assets?”

Zong Jinghua shook his head, “The banks will only confiscate all assets under the names of He Zhuliang and Li Xuanqi. The assets of their children like He Mingzhu are considered private property.”

Lu Jiaxin nodded and didn’t ask any more questions. Having worked for so many years, He Mingzhu certainly had savings and had invested in properties elsewhere, so Li Xuanqi and the others wouldn’t end up homeless. Compared to many, that was already fortunate.

The following evening, while Lu Jiaxin was reading in her room, Miao Na knocked and came in to tell her that He Mingzhu wished to see her, “Boss, if you don’t want to see her, I’ll send her away.”

“Have her wait in the living room!”

Lu Jiaxin, who was in her school uniform, changed into another outfit before going downstairs. He Mingzhu, as she appeared now, looked very haggard. It was already no small feat that she hadn’t collapsed under such a major upheaval in her family.

Seeing the ever more ravishing Lu Jiaxin, He Mingzhu felt a pang of emotion. Many people say that fortunes change every thirty years, but it had been less than three years, and their positions with Lu Jiaxin had already switched.

After sitting down, Lu Jiaxin asked, “Sister Mingzhu, may I know why you’ve come to see me?”

“I just wanted to ask how Fourth Great Aunt is doing now?”

Lu Jiaxin sneered inwardly. Aunt had been in the Forty-nine City for two months now, and only now they were coming to ask. Wasn’t that too late? However, she knew that Gu Xiuxiu cared about He Mingzhu and said, “The mansion there is big and beautiful, and there’s even a park nearby where she can stroll every day. When she’s lucid, she always wants to walk in the park next door.”

“When can Fourth Great Aunt come back?”

Lu Jiaxin didn’t know, “She’ll return when the weather cools down there, probably not until October! Why, do you need to speak with Aunt? If so, you can give her a call and ask.”

He Mingzhu shook her head, “Nothing particular, I just miss her. If it weren’t for her warning, I would still be stuck in this mire.”

Lu Jiaxin looked puzzled.

“I’m preparing to go abroad. I’ve booked a flight for the day after tomorrow.”

Lu Jiaxin was thoroughly confounded, asking, “You’re the chairman of He’s Jewelry and own ten percent of the shares. Can you leave right now?”

He Mingzhu replied, “What’s the need for a chairman when the company is bankrupt. As for the ten percent of shares, I transferred them to my mom long ago.”

“Why would you transfer your shares to her?”

“It wasn’t a gift, it was exchanged with the assets in her name. I promised to manage the company well, and once my older brother got out of prison, I would step down and let him take over the company,” she said.

Upon hearing her story, Lu Jiaxin felt it was absurd. Such a large company seemed almost like child’s play in the eyes of the He Family, and in the end, it was the shareholders who suffered.

Lu Jiaxin’s expression changed. If she wasn’t mistaken, He Mingzhu must have already sold all her assets and transferred the money abroad.

He Mingzhu looked at Lu Jiaxin and said, “Lu Jiaxin, the evidence that Gao Wen and Yun Cheng have, was it all given by Fourth Great Aunt?”

Lu Jiaxin’s heart chilled, but her face revealed nothing, “Aunt Grandma is already suffering from senile dementia, why would you still drag her into this? Whatever the He Family has come to today, it’s all the result of your own doing.”

He Mingzhu did not deny it, “You are right. It’s all because my dad was ruthless in his dealings. If he had treated Fourth Great Aunt well after getting her assets, he wouldn’t have forced Aunt Grandma to protect herself by giving away the evidence.”

Seeing that Lu Jiaxin did not respond, she gave a bitter smile and continued, “You might not know this, but Fourth Great Aunt had deep feelings for my grandfather. If my dad hadn’t gone too far, she wouldn’t have taken this step. Unfortunately, my dad overestimated himself.”

Lu Jiaxin did not pick up the conversation, “Your father has harmed so many people, his current plight is his own fault. Miss He, if you’ve come here today just to tell me this, then I’m sorry, I’m not interested in the He Family’s affairs.”

He Mingzhu sighed somewhat, “I came this time because I want to ask for Aunt Grandma’s address, I plan to visit her in the Forty-nine City after some time.”

Lu Jiaxin did not give her the address but instead wrote down the phone number of the Shichahai house for her, “I’ll ask out of curiosity, did you think about leaving Hong Kong when you transferred the shares to your mom?”

He Mingzhu sighed, “When I was in college, Fourth Great Aunt told me to find a man with a good family background and character to marry after I graduated. But I didn’t listen to Fourth Great Aunt, and only later did I realize her kind intentions–sadly, it was too late.”

One could tell there was a story there, but Lu Jiaxin had no interest in prying into other people’s privacy, “Don’t dwell on the past. What has happened cannot be undone. The only thing to do is to live each day to the fullest.”

He Mingzhu forced a smile, “Sometimes I truly feel you don’t seem like a girl in her teens.”

Lu Jiaxin had a ready answer, “Having once walked to the very brink of death, I came to realize nothing is more important than living a good life. Parents, relatives, friends, and future partners all depend on fate. We should let go when fate is thin and cherish it when fate is thick.”

He Mingzhu nodded, “You’re right. One should always look forward. When I leave here and go abroad, I will start anew.”

Free from her parents’ control, not burdened by siblings, she felt she would live well.

After chatting for a while, He Mingzhu left. Before leaving, she shook hands with Lu Jiaxin, “Fourth Great Aunt is fortunate to have such a wonderful granddaughter like you.”

With Lu Jiaxin looking after her, Fourth Great Aunt would live out her final years peacefully. As for their own family, they would ultimately scatter in every direction, never to meet again.

He Mingzhu then left for abroad. Before leaving, she didn’t inform Li Xuanqi or He Yanyan. She knew that if she told them, she wouldn’t be able to leave.

Three days after He Mingzhu left, Li Xuanqi found a letter and a bank card in her drawer. The letter informed Li Xuanqi that she had left and would not return. There was one million in the bank account, and the house was left for her to live in indefinitely.

Upon reading the letter, Li Xuanqi immediately called He Mingzhu, but she couldn’t get through. Her husband’s case was nearing its end, and with the evidence held by the police, a life sentence was certain; her eldest and youngest sons were gone, and her second son had fled abroad with his family and dared not contact them anymore. Now, her only daughter, her one remaining support, had also left. What would she do in the future? And what about her husband, still in prison?

The more she thought about it, the more panicked she became, and everything went dark as she fainted.