After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved

Sitting down in the backyard of the Li Mansion, Bai Wei looked at the woman across the table from her.

Short, neat hair, well-maintained, with an elegant makeup. She wore a high-quality, fitted gray business suit dress, exuding a relaxed yet strong and powerful aura.

She was Meng Lin, a legendary figure known by all in China.

Truly from a poor background, she built everything from scratch. She created the country's first B2B e-commerce platform, completely transforming the way people shop, and making the Bailin Group a leading domestic enterprise.

However, despite starting from scratch, Meng Lin initially faced many rejections.

It is said that seven years ago, when Meng Lin was disheartened and about to give up on her entrepreneurial dreams, a mysterious tycoon directly funded her with five million as her initial startup capital. He told her to go ahead, and that if she needed more money, she could ask for it.

Even so, although this investor never participated in any decisions of Bailin, and Bailin Group was built by Meng Lin herself, the largest shareholder was not Meng Lin, but this mysterious tycoon.

However, no one in the outside world knows who this astute investor is.

After all, at the time, many investors thought Meng Lin's ideas were unrealistic. This only made the tycoon who invested five million in one go seem even more visionary and advanced.

Thus, over the past seven years, there has been much speculation about this mysterious tycoon behind Bailin Group.

Some say this tycoon has long since passed away, some say he's a wealthy businessman in his seventies from Hong Kong, and some say this mysterious tycoon is actually a foreigner, with Bailin Group making money for foreigners all along.

Bai Wei had long heard about Meng Lin's name and deeds but didn't have much interaction with her.

Beijing and Jiang City are the political and economic capitals, respectively. She developed her family business in Beijing, while Bailin Group's headquarters was in Jiang City, so she hadn't met Meng Lin many times over the years and only spoken a few words with her.

Yet earlier, Meng Lin had actually said she had a secret that she'd kept inside for many years, one that was about Bai Wei.

What exactly was this secret, Bai Wei couldn't help but be curious.

"It's just the two of us now. What secret does President Meng want to tell me?" Bai Wei asked.

"... It's like this," Meng Lin seemed to have made a significant decision, raising her eyes and speaking earnestly.

"Second Miss Bai should know, for years the outside world has been very curious about the investor who invested in me and Bailin, wanting to know her identity, but I've never disclosed it to the outside world."

"It's not for any other reason, mainly because my investor doesn't want her identity to be known to the outside world, especially by you."

"... Doesn't want me to know?" Bai Wei was momentarily stunned, somewhat puzzled. "What does that person have to do with me? Are they at odds with me?"

"It's not that they're at odds, just... she doesn't want you to go looking for her when you hear about her."

"Now that I've said this much, I think Second Miss Bai may already have a conjecture in her mind."

Meng Lin paused and said, "The person who invested in me back then, the current biggest shareholder behind Bailin Group, is your sister, Bai Qiang."

"What did you say?" Bai Wei's eyes suddenly widened, showing an expression of disbelief.

At the same time, everyone watching the live stream who heard Meng Lin's words was also stunned.

Holy shit.

Holy shit, wait, that's a bombshell of information!

So, is Meng Lin saying Bai Qiang invested in her seven years ago, allowing her to establish Bailin Group?

In other words, the mysterious figure discussed for years as the mastermind behind Bailin Group is Bai Family's eldest daughter, Bai Qiang?

No wonder Bailin Group is called Bailin, as it's a combination of Bai and Meng Lin's single characters!

But hadn't Bai Qiang gone missing ten years ago?

It was said that the Bai Family had been searching for any news of Bai Qiang, yet there was no information at all, so everyone outside assumed she had died long ago, some even saying she committed suicide by jumping into the sea in the UK.

So that means Bai Qiang is actually not dead??

Bai Qiang isn't dead; she's the mastermind behind Bailin Group. This news is explosive enough to go viral!

Fang Yan, standing behind the wall and listening to these words, was so excited she almost wanted to scream.

"Seven years ago, Ah Qiang was in the UK. I don't know how she heard about my entrepreneurial ideas and my struggles in finding investment, so she contacted me to invest. As Bailin developed and grew, she always stayed behind the scenes."

"Ah Qiang talked to me about her disappearance. She said she was tired of the social complexities and strife. Given this opportunity, she just wanted to live the rest of her life quietly and freely."

"She didn't want anyone to disturb her or find her. So she requested that I not disclose any information about her to anyone."

"For all these years, I've kept this promise to her. So I apologize, Miss Bai, for knowing you were always searching for your sister's whereabouts but never telling you."

"But now... more than a year ago, Ah Qiang told me she wanted to retreat to the mountains to live in seclusion, and since then, I've lost contact with her. I've always had people looking for her, but now even I have lost all contact with her. Her communication methods and bank accounts are all deactivated. I'm worried, is she...?"

"Miss Bai, previously I knew Ah Qiang was fine, so I just kept the news hidden. But now, thinking of this possibility, I felt it necessary to tell her only remaining relative in this world, you."

"On the other hand, I think if my people join forces with your Bai Family, maybe we can find Ah Qiang's whereabouts faster."

Meng Lin thought that after she said these words, Bai Wei would first be shocked, then fall into painful sadness, and then question her about all the details she knew about Bai Qiang.

However, much to Meng Lin's surprise, the first question Bai Wei asked after Meng Lin finished was, "You said earlier, how many years ago did my sister invest in you?"

Hearing such a question, Meng Lin was a bit confused, not knowing what Bai Wei was asking.

But she still answered: "It was seven years ago, in the third year after Ah Qiang disappeared from your view."

And hearing her answer, Bai Wei first pondered for a moment, then spoke with nearly solemn seriousness.

"President Meng, I'm very grateful that you came to tell me this. I won't blame you for your earlier concealment since... it was my sister's wish."

"However, I still have two things I want to say to you."

"The first thing is, I've already learned of my sister's news in the past few days. My sister indeed passed away more than a year ago. I even found her remains in the mountains a few days ago."

"The second thing is," Bai Wei raised her head, her tone very serious, "the one with sharp vision back then who saw your potential, recognized your ideas, and proposed to invest in you was not my sister, but Lu Sheng."