Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight-Chapter 160: Not Afraid of Death, But Afraid of This?
Chapter 160: Chapter 160: Not Afraid of Death, But Afraid of This?
The nurse quickly reinserted the needle and set up Lin Zhiyi’s IV drip again.
Once that was dealt with, Gong Chen glanced at Li Huan.
"You go out first."
Li Huan was holding his stomach and rubbing the arm that Gong Chen had pulled earlier, "Consider this a work injury, huh!"
The door to the ward slowly closed, leaving only Lin Zhiyi and Gong Chen in the room.
Lin Zhiyi snapped back to reality and tried to break free from the man’s embrace.
But he imprisoned her tightly from behind, his warm chest carrying a hint of hardness, and his strong and domineering aura enveloped her.
His voice was low and ice-cold, "Did you know she would come looking for you?"
"I didn’t know. Didn’t Third Young Master say I’m not smart enough? How could I possibly guess someone else’s thoughts?" Lin Zhiyi murmured.
"Still speaking so stubbornly?"
The man was sitting behind Lin Zhiyi, he couldn’t see her face nor could he detect her emotions.
He simply reached over and pulled the blanket over them both.
He was very warm, and the blanket instantly became toasty.
Lin Zhiyi felt uncomfortable but couldn’t move.
The room fell into silence, with only the faint sound of the blanket rustling, giving off an ambiguous undertone.
A moment later, Lin Zhiyi clutched the blanket tightly, "It was Song Wanqiu."
"Stop talking, rest for a while," Gong Chen’s voice suddenly turned cold.
Lin Zhiyi’s body went cold again.
He had seen the terrible state she was in just a moment before, and yet, at this moment, he was still covering for Song Wanqiu.
Lin Zhiyi breathed forcefully, her throat hurt, her nostrils ached, and even her lungs felt pained and trembling.
She bit her teeth and pulled the blanket over herself from his body.
"I will call the police. Unless you kill me, no one can stop me."
Mr. Liu had just been promoted, his position was unstable, and many were envious. She didn’t believe that the police station was filled with the Liu Family’s people.
Even if destined to fail, she wanted to stir the waters.
"Kill you?"
A chilling tone accompanied his breath by Lin Zhiyi’s ear, carrying a dangerous sense of oppression.
Before she could react, the hand that was circling her waist moved under the blanket, slipped under her clothes, and pressed against her skin.
His hot palm, wrapped with bandages, had an indescribable roughness, then it glided along her waistline.
Lin Zhiyi’s breath hitched, and she pressed down on his arm.
Close to her ear was his breathing, his scalding breath sprayed on her neck, spreading throughout her body with her blood, making her shiver uneasily.
He chuckled lowly, "Not afraid of death, but scared of this?"
Hearing this, Lin Zhiyi became exasperated.
"You’re doing this on purpose..."
She suddenly turned her head and bumped her nose against his, she froze.
Clearly, Gong Chen hadn’t expected her to turn suddenly; in the silent room, his normally impassive face slightly wavered.
His deep-set eyes locked onto hers, growing more intense.
He leisurely lifted his hand, his warm fingers caressed her cheek and then leaned his face in closer.
The arm Lin Zhiyi had gotten the IV in hurt a bit, and she frowned.
He looked up, his eyes calm as ever, but his voice was somewhat hoarse, "Go to sleep."
Perhaps it was the medication, but she just couldn’t muster the energy to argue with him, and she drifted off to sleep against his chest in a daze.
But something didn’t seem right.
He didn’t seem to threaten her against calling the police.
...
When Lin Zhiyi woke up again, Gong Chen was gone.
The room was very quiet, and the blanket was especially comfortable being toasty warm.
She lifted the blanket somewhat puzzled and discovered there was actually a hot water bottle placed under her hand where the IV had been.
It must have been that softly spoken nurse who had prepared it.
In the corner of her eye, she saw her phone on the bedside table and immediately sat up.
The phone must have been brought back by Gong Chen.
What else could he have done?
Lin Zhiyi unlocked her phone, and to her surprise, Gong Chen hadn’t touched it.
For a moment, she couldn’t fathom Gong Chen’s thoughts.
But now, she had more important things to do.
If she really wanted to report to the police, she would have to undergo an injury examination, and she had to ask about the status of her own medical report.
After getting out of bed, Lin Zhiyi had just stood up when her legs went soft, as if she had stepped on cotton.
She bit down hard on her teeth and took steps one by one towards the doctor’s office.
Halfway there, the office door was suddenly flung open with force.
Li Huan, on the phone, rushed out in a hurry, "Have you fucking lost your will to live? Acting recklessly!"
In his urgency, he ran past Lin Zhiyi without even noticing her.
Lin Zhiyi stared at his retreating figure, thinking of the person who had fled from the changing room, who seemed... yet also seemingly not like him.
Gong Chen had just shattered Li Huan’s face shield and crashed into so many cabinets, so why did Li Huan now look completely unharmed?
And why did Gong Chen still trust Li Huan so much despite knowing about his secret relationship with Song Wanqiu?
These uncertainties swirled in Lin Zhiyi’s mind.
She couldn’t worry about her body’s weakness, leaning against the wall to follow Li Huan’s footsteps.
Li Huan entered the emergency center.
Lin Zhiyi stood outside the half-open door, secretly peering inside.
There was a row of beds, each occupied by different people.
Li Huan walked up to a bed in the middle and forcefully pulled back the curtain.
Looking at the person on the bed, he cursed loudly, "Are you out of your mind? You actually went to race cars on some deserted mountain!"
Racing cars?
Lin Zhiyi’s heart sank inexplicably.
However, Li Huan’s position conveniently blocked the view of the person on the bed, rendering her unable to see anything.
A nurse hurriedly grasped Li Huan.
"Doctor Li, please calm down. Little Doctor Li is just passionate about his hobby. He was wearing protective gear, and apart from some bone fractures and more serious wounds on his face, the rest are just minor abrasions."
Relieved that there was nothing serious, Li Huan pushed the person on the bed with his hand.
"Get up, I’ll treat the wound on your face."
As soon as his words fell, a disheveled figure sat up on the bed.
Bent-legged, with one hand resting on his knee, he revealed a noticeable watch on his wrist.
At that moment, Li Huan turned to grab medicine, revealing the watch owner’s appearance to Lin Zhiyi.
She stared in disbelief, her eyes widening.
Two... Li Huans!
The watch-wearing Li Huan had injuries on his face but still bore the unmistakable likeness to Li Huan.
As Li Huan treated the person’s wounds, two young nurses at the nurse’s station whispered to each other.
"Little Doctor Li looks so handsome in that outfit. He’s definitely the most attractive new doctor we’ve had. He has a completely different style from his brother, Doctor Li."
"Exactly. Can you imagine him being a pediatrician?"
"I’d love to see him with the children."
After they spoke, Li Huan on the other side had already removed the helmet fragments embedded in the man’s face.
Lin Zhiyi looked up, and the face that came into view bore a diamond-shaped scar above the eyebrow.
Gradually, it overlapped completely with the doctor from her past memories.
"It was the Third Young Master who personally sent your daughter to the operating table. We had confirmed the surgery with him repeatedly in advance. This is his signature."
"Your daughter is dead. There was a special medicine to stop the infection, but the Third Young Master said it wasn’t a big deal and didn’t need the special medicine."
"Conserve your sorrow, at least the Third Young Master’s son is safe, right?"
"Right?"
The word "right?" had pierced Lin Zhiyi’s heart like a dagger.
She stared straight at the doctor who announced her daughter’s death.
She remembered his face, and she remembered his scar.
Even though Li Huan doesn’t have the scar now, a lot can happen in the next eight years, and getting a scar on the face isn’t impossible.
So, Lin Zhiyi didn’t think twice.
She never imagined that she had found the wrong person!
Pediatrics, Doctor Li... That explained the death of Xingxing.
Just as Lin Zhiyi was about to collapse, a pair of hands supported her from behind...
