Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Living Anew

She's back!

She actually came back!

Lin Zhiyi, heedless of everyone's astonished expressions, pinched herself hard.

Pain swept through her body, and tears instantly filled her eyes!

"Stop crying! As if my Gong Family has wronged you!"

A commanding voice came from the head of the room.

Lin Zhiyi snapped back to reality and looked up to meet Old Mr. Gong's displeased gaze.

She immediately lowered her head, seemingly as humble as ever, yet her body couldn't stop trembling with excitement.

Snide whispers and murmurs circulated around her.

"At such a young age, instead of learning good things, she had the guts to drug Lao San and climb into his bed, stirring up a storm in town. Clearly, she wanted to force Lao San to take responsibility for her, and now she doesn't have the courage to admit it. Really, it's hard to say how she was raised."

"She's not one of our own after all; the Gong Family couldn't possibly raise such a shameless person. The internet is abuzz with the journals of her secret crush on Lao San, written so blushingly embarrassing! The Gong Family spent money to send her to university only for her to end up learning the flirtatious ways of a vixen."

"I said it before, don't just bring anyone home. She's clearly a wolf in sheep's clothing who's latched onto Lao San. God knows from whom she's learned this... or perhaps it's inherited."

As they spoke, their eyes slanted towards Lin Zhiyi's mother standing at the end.

Liu He.

Liu He's face was pale as she glanced at Lin Zhiyi and then lowered her head, almost chewing her inner lip raw, yet not daring to utter a word of rebuttal.

Simply because Lin Zhiyi's identity was too special.

She joined the Gong Family when her mother remarried into it, becoming the second brother's wife.

Thus by seniority, she should call Gong Chen "Little Uncle."

But she never did.

Because she had no right to.

In her previous life, Lin Zhiyi apologized in fear and trepidation amidst these accusations, indirectly admitting that she had drugged Gong Chen and climbed into his bed.

Afterward, when she became pregnant, Gong Chen had no choice but to marry her. Not only did Gong Chen hate her, the whole city despised her.

They saw her as a woman who would stop at nothing to marry into a wealthy family.

This life, she would rewrite her own tragedy!

Lin Zhiyi looked around at the Gong Family members sitting upright, with less fear than in her previous life.

Just as she was about to speak...

The measured footsteps of a man could be heard from behind her, and everyone but the old master respectfully straightened up.

A tall figure walked past Lin Zhiyi.

The butler took his coat from his arm, nodding and saying, "Third Young Master."

"Mm."

Gong Chen responded indifferently, nodding towards Old Mr. Gong at the head of the table before slowly taking a seat.

From beginning to end, he never looked at Lin Zhiyi.

As if to him, she was not worth a mention.

But Lin Zhiyi stared at him intensely.

Until he sensed her gaze and looked down at her.

In that instant, Lin Zhiyi, with memories of her previous life, instinctively trembled with fear, and a metallic taste rose in her mouth as her hands clasped as if holding Xingxing's hand.

She could never forget this face.

The deep contours, the unfathomable dark eyes, and the red jadeite ring on the left thumb, gleaming with a hint of blood color.

Just like him, seemingly cold but dangerously bloodthirsty.

Gong Chen caught Lin Zhiyi's gaze, and his hand rotating the ring paused uncontrollably.

Until a pair of delicate hands crawled up onto his shoulder and he returned to his indifferent state.

It was Song Wanqiu.

She had been crying, her eyes red, her delicate face full of grievance.

Unless Gong Chen was willing to admit it, the woman in the photo could be anyone. _{freeωebnovēl.c૦m}