Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight-Chapter 163 She is just a pawn!

Li Huan lowered his head, fiddling with the lighter in his hand, and sighed lightly, "I don’t blame her for not listening. How could she know that her so-called irrefutable evidence could hardly compare to the plots laid out by three generations of the Liu Family? Even if Liu Xinna were arrested today, it wouldn’t shake the Liu Family in the slightest. On the contrary, the retaliation against her is just beginning. Not to mention, Old Mr. Gong wouldn’t let her off either."

Gong Chen was smoking and didn’t say a word.

Li Huan furrowed his brows, "You’re not really going to let this go, are you? I know you wanted to use Mr. Liu to handle the mining accident, but those were human lives. Your collusion with officials is truly..."

He was a doctor, instinctively carrying a heart of compassion.

On one side was his dear friend, and on the other, the lives lost in the safety incident; he felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart.

Old Mr. Gong’s mine was very profitable, but the real power wasn’t in Gong Chen’s hands.

It was managed by two senior members of the Gong Family appointed by Old Mr. Gong.

These two only cared about profits, turning a blind eye to safety, purely to cope with inspections.

Then the accident happened, five lives were lost, and over a dozen people were still in the hospital.

These two elders had always been hiding the truth, but when they could no longer conceal it, they sought Old Mr. Gong.

Old Mr. Gong intended to treat it as an accident and insisted that it should not be reported, else they would be restricted in every way thereafter.

So Old Mr. Gong repeated his old tricks, focusing on Song Wanqiu, urging her to start from Liu Xinna, the Liu Family’s daughter.

Who knew that such a situation would arise?

As the cigarette burned down, Gong Chen extinguished it in a trash can, his voice cold and faint, "That’s what was intended. Mr. Liu said he’d release Liu Xinna and help with the mine issue."

Around the corner, Lin Zhiyi plucked a few leaves forcefully, her face almost blending into the wall with its paleness.

She was just here to have Li Huan keep her injury report, thinking it might come in handy someday.

But she hadn’t expected to overhear this.

No wonder she had been pressured to drop her case, and Gong Chen had remained silent.

In fact, this was the outcome he desired.

He saved her, but only to help Liu Xinna.

She was just a pawn!

In his heart, interests were always paramount.

Lin Zhiyi turned around and left; the injury report was no longer important—she couldn’t fight them.

Gong Chen watched the extinguished cigarette butt and let out a final puff of smoke, "But do you know how much the Liu Family wants?"

Li Huan, originally conflicted, heard his sudden turnaround and breathed a sigh of relief, hitting him on the shoulder.

"You... scared me to death! I thought you were really going to collude with them! How much did the Liu Family demand?"

"Twenty million. All those lives together aren’t worth that much. Isn’t it ridiculous? Human life is so cheap," Gong Chen’s gaze darkened and his tone was extremely cold, "The mine, I want it, and the people, I want to handle them."

Li Huan was momentarily taken aback, his previously smiling face turning serious.

"You’re going to confront Old Mr. Gong..."

"Let’s go."

Gong Chen turned and walked away.

...

In the hospital room.

Lin Zhiyi returned and collapsed onto the bed, wrapping herself tightly in a blanket.

Moments later, the door opened, and she immediately shut her eyes.

The scent of tobacco on the man slowly approached, stopping by the bed.

She could feel his gaze on her, yet it was so inscrutably complex.

Like a creeping vine, bit by bit, it restrained her, pulling closer...

By the time she came to her senses, her body was already pressed against a warm chest.

Her breath hitched, and even though her eyes were closed, she knew his face was inches from hers.

The warm breath on her face was somewhat ticklish.

She subconsciously pursed her lips, and suddenly, the person in front of her tensed up, his breath closing in even more.

Thinking back on his recent conversation with Li Huan, a pang hit Lin Zhiyi’s heart, and she feigned turning over, turning her back to him.

A subtle chuckle came from behind her.

Lin Zhiyi clenched her teeth, continuing to keep her eyes closed.

The man wrapped around, reaching through the blanket to pull Lin Zhiyi close, burying his cheek in her neck.

The scorching breath made her clutch the blanket tightly.

"Sleep."

"..."

She had been discovered.

Yet Lin Zhiyi dared not show it and could only continue to feign. frёeωebɳovel.com

She really didn’t know what to say when she opened her eyes and how to face him.

Unknowingly, she fell asleep.

When she woke up, Liu He came in full of energy, carrying breakfast.

"Retribution is here!"

Lin Zhiyi didn’t care, opened the breakfast box, and shoved a spoonful of white porridge into her mouth; she was starving.

"Whose retribution?"

After swallowing the porridge, she found a moment to ask.

This question instantly unleashed Liu He’s gossip-loving heart.

She pointed to a video on her phone and said, "This morning, someone posted a video of Liu Xinna beating up a bar security guard. Her arrogant demeanor didn’t treat the security guard as a human at all, provoking public outrage."

"After being doxxed, within an hour, Mr. Liu’s incriminating evidence was exposed online. His twenty-plus years of political career went down the drain, all being scandalous, with bribes amounting to hundreds of millions, nine mistresses, ten children! Liu Xinna is nothing!"

"The Liu Family’s three generations have been wasted; several members of the Liu Family have been suspended and are under investigation."

"Now that the tree has fallen, the monkeys scatter. Even Liu Xinna’s mother has taken out a divorce agreement drafted several years ago."

"The funniest thing is Song Wanqiu. This morning alone, deleting interactions with Liu Xinna probably caused her fingers to cramp from deleting."

Liu He clapped her hands, laughing, and looked at Lin Zhiyi with a hint of relief.

"Good thing you pulled out quickly yesterday; now all this mess has nothing to do with you."

If she hadn’t withdrawn the lawsuit, not only would Liu Xinna be involved with Lin Zhiyi, but Lin Zhiyi’s connections with the Gong Family could also have been dragged in.

At that time, Old Mr. Gong would surely blame Lin Zhiyi.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyi was stunned, and the spoon dropped from her hand.

Her emotions became inexplicably complex.

"Mom, who exposed the evidence against the Liu Family?"

"I don’t know, but I admire the person. Decades of evidence from the Liu Family aren’t easy to collect in such detail. If it were ordinary people, it would take years, perhaps decades, just to figure out the ropes," Liu He sighed.

Lin Zhiyi was familiar with this statement. In her past life when the Liu Family fell, Song Wanqiu and Shen Yan had said the same.

Song Wanqiu had thought she could rely on her good friend Liu Xinna and rest easy, but she almost got implicated.

It must be someone immensely capable...

Lin Zhiyi thought of a figure.

Gong Chen.

But she quickly dismissed the thought; Gong Chen still wanted to use the Liu Family to his advantage; how could he let the Liu Family fall?

...

In the abandoned swimming pool.

A figure was thrown, plunging towards the water.

It was Liu Xinna.

However, she wasn’t so lucky. The diving board had been dismantled the night before, so she could only be thrown from the rooftop.

It was higher and more terrifying.

"Ah!"

"I was wrong! Gulp...gulp... I was really wrong! Ah!"

Liu Xinna’s body was hoisted high again.

The great fall had frightened the arrogant Liu Xinna to the point where she wet her pants.

She pleaded loudly, "Third Young Master, please spare me! I won’t dare anymore! It was all Song Wanqiu! She misled me to act this way! I was deceived too! Ah!"

Liu Xinna was caught off guard and smashed into the water.

The man by the pool stood in the shadows, his fingertips moving up and down a flickering flame, mysterious and dangerous.

He stepped forward, coldly watching Liu Xinna struggle in the dirty water.

"Then remember to seek her out for retribution."

His words were returned to her unchanged.