Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight novel Chapter 160

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.