Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight novel Chapter 163

Chapter 163: 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 funniest thing is Song Wanqiu. This morning alone, deleting interactions with Liu Xinna probably caused her fingers to cramp from deleting." _{freēwēbnovel.com}