Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight novel Chapter 167

Chapter 167: Chapter 167 There’s No Need to Rush So Much

Lin Zhiyi followed Gong Chen’s gaze and discovered her sweater had snagged on his belt.

He only needed to move slightly, and her clothes would be lifted.

In a panic, Lin Zhiyi reached out to pull her sweater but accidentally touched where she shouldn’t have.

The next second, her wrist was seized by the man.

The man’s lips were tightly pressed together, and in the dim light, his deep allure shone through, like a restrained beast.

He warned in a measured tone, "Don’t move."

Lin Zhiyi, noticing his physical reaction, widened her eyes, sweat forming on her forehead, and became even more frantic pulling at her clothes.

"My clothes..."

Snap.

The belt buckle was undone.

"Third Young Master..." Assistant Chen, carrying emergency documents, witnessed the scene, covered her mouth, turned around, "I didn’t see anything, I’ll come back later."

Assistant Chen left quickly.

Lin Zhiyi wished she could hide in a hole, eager to just detach the spot where they were stuck.

But the more she tried, the messier it became, and in her nervousness, she ended up pulling out a significant length of Gong Chen’s belt.

Suddenly, she felt the man’s gaze on her become strange.

Gong Chen’s eyes darkened, his smile ambiguous, "There’s no need to rush."

"Who’s rushing!"

Lin Zhiyi’s scalp tingled, and subconsciously, she bent down to bite the thread but forgot her position was inappropriate.

Watching the woman before him bend over, Gong Chen’s Adam’s apple bobbed, his abdomen tightened, and even his breath became uncontrollable.

He extended his hand to hold her chin, his voice low and magnetic, "Let me."

He found a tiny paper cutter in the bottommost drawer and made a few cuts at the tangled spot.

Once the thread was cut, Lin Zhiyi quickly increased the distance between them.

She looked down at the hole in her sweater, thinking about how to fix it.

From the corner of her eye, she saw the man get up to fasten his belt.

Though it was a somewhat strange movement, he did it lazily and casually.

Lin Zhiyi’s gaze swept over, unavoidably noticing other things...

Suddenly, he paused.

A deep voice came from above Lin Zhiyi.

"Haven’t you seen it before?"

"I... I was just checking if the belt was damaged! I didn’t look at anything else!" Lin Zhiyi’s tone was slightly explosive, with an inevitably guilty undertone.

Gong Chen, looking down at her from a superior position, his gaze amused, "Or what else did you want to see?"

"..."

Lin Zhiyi felt as if something exploded in her brain, realizing she was caught red-handed.

She quickly stood up and pushed him away, "I’m going to the restroom."

Watching her flee, Gong Chen sat down, ordered a cup of iced water, gulped it down, and closed his eyes.

When Assistant Chen returned, he had already regained his usual cold composure.

"What is it." Gong Chen put down the cup and spoke indifferently.

Assistant Chen handed over the documents.

"Third Young Master, you are indeed prescient, by just letting Miss Lin and Liu Xinna create a fuss, we only needed to present evidence against Liu Xinna to eliminate the Liu Family. Now, Old Mr. Gong has no choice but to hand the mine issue over to you."

"This contains the data managed by Gong Family relatives at the mine these past years; once you handle the incident, you’ll have the actual control of the mine."

Gong Chen flipped open the file, casting an unpleased glance at Assistant Chen, "No need to mention irrelevant matters."

"Yes."

Outside.

Lin Zhiyi’s face was deathly pale, her eyes tightly shut, swelling with acid, and a trace of blood was bitten unto her lip.

Realizing that Gong Chen was the person wiping out the Liu Family, she wasn’t so angry anymore about Old Mr. Gong pressuring her to drop the lawsuit.

Because her goal was also to eliminate the Liu Family.

Moreover, with her ability, she wasn’t able to walk away unscathed from the whole affair.

Yet, he only pressed her harder! _{freёweɓnovel.com}

Lin Zhiyi ate a few bites reluctantly and then pushed the plate aside.

After taking her medicine, she lay back slightly.

A while later, Gong Chen closed the document and turned to look at her: "Want some fruit?"

She said nothing.

Even without looking at him, she knew he was not pleased.

At that moment, Gong Chen’s phone rang with the distinctive sound of a WeChat notification.

He glanced at the message and stood up, leaving the first-class cabin.

Under the influence of the medication, Lin Zhiyi felt groggy, and just as she was about to close her eyes, she heard the flight attendants whispering behind her.

"Third Young Master is so thoughtful. Miss Song got a small cut from a knife and fork, and he’s so worried about such a minor wound. Knowing Miss Song was on a business trip and didn’t want special treatment, he simply stayed with her in business class."

"Online they say the two of them are soon to be engaged; seems like it’s true. But who is that in the first-class cabin? They seem... quite close."

"Third Young Master said it’s a relative, just looking after her."

The two thought Lin Zhiyi was asleep, so they did not mind her.

Lin Zhiyi listened to the voices that seemed both near and far, suddenly opening her eyes, her eyes full of self-mockery.

How could she have forgotten?

The one who truly came out of the ordeal with Liu Xinna unscathed was not her but Song Wanqiu.

Even though Gong Chen knew that Song Wanqiu had betrayed him, he still cared deeply for her.

The eternal bright moon, always the most lethal.

Until they disembarked in Shan City, Gong Chen did not return to the first-class cabin.

After Lin Zhiyi got up, Chen Jin came over.

"Miss Lin, let me help you with your luggage; you can go straight to..."

Lin Zhiyi interrupted: "Assistant Chen, no need, I’m not that delicate, and please stop pretending to be good people."

"..."

Chen Jin was startled, just about to explain, but Lin Zhiyi had already followed the other passengers off the plane.