"Prime Minister Li has spoken correctly. A nation cannot be without a leader for a single day, and tensions with neighboring countries have been escalating. We must indeed put forth a person to take charge!"
The left faction could have recommended Song Quan, but he was currently in prison for the attempted assassination of the President. Although the left faction was convinced that Li Shen was behind it, they lacked any concrete evidence.
On the day of the President's state funeral, it was not appropriate to speak rashly. They could only watch helplessly as Li Shen was being hailed as the next President.
Just as Li Shen was savoring the moment, a cold, sharp voice boomed from afar, growing closer:
"Hold on!"
The person who arrived was Mu Yinyin.
She held a mobile phone, accompanied by the First Lady and Fu Siye.
At that moment, she was not wearing her mask. Shu Yu recognized her immediately. He had been following Li Shen, and with Mu Yinyin's return to Country Z, he thought she no longer posed a threat and had ceased paying attention to her.
It was precisely this oversight that allowed Mu Yinyin to appear here!
Shu Yu wished he could rush forward and strangle Mu Yinyin right then and there, but under everyone's gaze, he had to restrain his fury.
Meanwhile, Li Shen wore the gentlest smile. "If you have other candidates, you are welcome to nominate them. I still believe I am not suitable to be President."
Mu Yinyin let out a cold laugh. "Prime Minister Li, listen to this recording before you speak!"
With that, Mu Yinyin played the recording in front of all the government officials.
The officials exchanged bewildered glances.
Especially the left faction.
They immediately stepped forward:
"I said there was something suspicious about the President's death and Director Song's incident. So it was you all along! How can someone like this become President? Get down!"
"He killed the President; he should go to prison!"
"We must make him pay for the President's life!"
...
The clamor grew louder with each passing moment.
Li Shen's face darkened, his hands clasped tightly behind his back.
With a gesture, Lu Shan and Shu Yu quickly surrounded him. Just as Li Shen prepared to confront them head-on, Xiao Ye, who was supposed to be lying in the crystal coffin, slowly sat up.
"Ah! The President is alive!"
"A ghost!"
...
Terrified screams instantly pierced the air. Seeing how terrified the politicians were, Mu Yinyin couldn't help but twitch the corner of her lips. "The President is not dead. Li Shen, your men have all been replaced. Surrender, you and your two dogs!"
As soon as she spoke, many guards rushed in and surrounded Li Shen, Shu Yu, and Lu Shan. They didn't even have a chance to resist.
Li Shen knew he had lost and offered no complaints.
He even let out a laugh that bordered on madness. "Xiao Ye, you truly have noble people helping you. Without them, all of this would have been mine!"
As he was dragged away by the guards, the First Lady immediately rushed to Xiao Ye's side.
The couple embraced tightly.
However, as Shu Yu was about to be taken away by the guards, he fell to his knees before Mu Yinyin with a thud.
"Mu Yinyin, you have to save me. I am your own elder brother. If I die, you will truly be a sinner to the family. Do you want to become a sinner to the family?"
Shu Yu's words struck Mu Yinyin as comical. And indeed, a cold sneer appeared on her lips. "You are the sinner to the family, aren't you? Release my parents, and I can beg the President to spare your life."
Shu Yu had originally expected Mu Yinyin to be bewildered and ask for reasons. But seeing her now, knowing everything, it was clear she was well-informed.
Therefore, Mu Yinyin's presence here was not accidental.
"It was Qi Mo who sent you here, wasn't it? It was Qi Mo who told you all of this, wasn't it? Mu Yinyin, you're truly foolish. The Qi family wants to replace the Shu family!"
She didn't need Shu Yu to remind her of the Qi family's intentions. What she wanted now was to keep Shu Yu alive, to know her parents' whereabouts, and to make Shu Yu wish he were dead.
Furthermore, because of her breakthrough, the President had given her the authority to deal with Shu Yu.
She fed Shu Yu the poison she had developed. As Shu Yu suffered immensely, he could only reveal his parents' whereabouts.
However, her father had been tortured to the point of being beyond recognition, and her mother, due to her confinement, had become even more mentally unstable.
Moreover, due to her father's injuries, her mother had fallen into a coma alongside him.
As for the elders of the Shu family, their health had been deteriorating since the disappearance of Shu Zhibei and Xu Hui. Most importantly, Shu Yu had also used drugs!
The Shu family was in chaos, and Mu Yinyin had to step forward to take charge of the family's affairs.
However, other members of the Shu family were not convinced by Mu Yinyin. It wasn't until Mu Yinyin revealed her true appearance and the paternity test that the Shu family members had to acknowledge her status as the eldest daughter of the Shu family. Coupled with Fu Siye, Qi Mo, and even Li Chuan, Jiang Ling, and Gu Xiaoqi rushing over from Country Z to help, her handling of the Shu family's affairs became effortless.
Everyone in the Shu family was full of admiration for her, especially the Shu family patriarch, who praised her highly. "Good. You truly have the shadow of your parents in your demeanor. I am very relieved to entrust the Shu family to you!"
She cleaned up the mess left by Shu Yu, purged the corrupt businesses, and uprooted the parasites.
Naturally, the parasites and Shu Yu's cronies were not convinced by her. Most notably, there was Shu Lianshan.
If it weren't for her, his son Shu Yu would be the one in charge now. However, Shu Lianshan dared not do anything to her, and Mu Yinyin also had the protection of President Xiao Ye and the First Lady.
Mu Yinyin's ventures in Country E were also smooth sailing.
She quickly became a celebrity in Country E.
Even Ai Mi sent her a message of congratulation:
—Ai Mi: [I truly don't have your courage. I finally understand why Brother Qi likes you. You are Brother Qi's fiancée; it's your fated destiny.]
If Ai Mi hadn't sent her this message, she wouldn't have thought of it. With Ai Mi's reminder, she also realized that she needed to address this engagement.
As a result, before she could find Qi Mo, Qi Mo had already found her.
Qi Mo presented her with a large bouquet of red roses and a high-fashion gift from Country E. Just as he was about to give them to her, Fu Siye stood between them!
Fu Siye's face was dark, and he showed no intention of moving aside.
Seeing his face almost dripping with gloom, Qi Mo couldn't help but let out a mocking laugh. "Fu Siye, why are you interfering when I'm giving something to my fiancée?"
"Is it not allowed for me to vet my ex-wife?" Fu Siye retorted with a cold smile, his eyes filled with impatient coldness.
Qi Mo: "..."
Mu Yinyin: "!"
She couldn't help but lose her temper, her face darkening as she snapped at Fu Siye, "Your head!"