Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight novel Chapter 230

Chapter 230: Chapter 230: A Fire Burned Down This Place

Sister Zhou thought Lin Zhiyi had forgotten about it herself and turned to fetch it from the kitchen, placing it in front of her.

It was a low-key yet exorbitantly priced men’s watch.

Lin Zhiyi recognized it at a glance—it belonged to Gong Chen.

Because she owned an identical women’s watch.

But when she tidied up the kitchen last night, that watch definitely wasn’t there.

Unless... the person who had stayed with her when she had a fever was Gong Chen.

Sang Li never said he was the one who prepared the porridge, it was she who assumed it first.

Thinking about everything that seemed like a dream, Lin Zhiyi’s hand trembled slightly, and she knocked over the ginger tea.

Sister Zhou hurriedly grabbed a tissue to wipe it up, "What’s wrong?"

Lin Zhiyi turned her head towards the window, then suddenly picked up the watch and dashed out.

Standing in the elevator, she watched the descending numbers, silently counting in her heart.

Leaning against the elevator wall, she felt complex and conflicted, constantly reminding herself not to go any farther.

But she desperately wanted to know the answer.

She had already died once, through such painful means, yet she had toughed it out.

She simply couldn’t close the book on her past life in such a muddled way.

She rushed out of the building and ran to the snow-free open ground.

But after searching all around, she couldn’t find the owner of that gaze from before. _{freeweɓnøvel.com}

He must have left.

Clutching the watch tightly, she immediately pulled out her phone, but before she could make a call, Liu He’s call came through.

"Mom."

"Zhiyi, Lao San is preparing to get engaged to Miss Sang, the engagement is set before the New Year, and the wedding after. It was Lao San who took the initiative to propose."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyi stood frozen in place.

Liu He’s voice became more distant, and finally, all she heard was the sound of branches breaking above her and a large swath of snow heading towards her, but she had no reaction.

Suddenly, a figure hurried over, swiftly pulling her aside, dodging the dead branches and snow.

It was Gong Chen.

It really was him.

Lin Zhiyi felt a sour tightness in her chest, like resentment mixed with grievance.

All those questions suppressed at the bottom of her heart almost burst forth.

Yet, facing his cold, frosty eyes, she found the bitterness hard to express.

He was about to get engaged to Sang Ran, and soon to marry.

Did the answers to those questions even matter now?

At that moment, a gust of wind arose, and the falling snow scattered over the two of them.

Lin Zhiyi suddenly remembered a phrase.

"If we could endure the snow together, we could be said to grow old together."

But whether in her past life or this one, she and Gong Chen had no ending.

Lin Zhiyi took a deep breath, the cold air filling her lungs—her body was cold, but her heart was colder.

"Thank you, Uncle. Don’t forget your belongings, or it might lead to misunderstandings."

She passed the watch to him with indifference.

Gong Chen’s gaze was icy as he stared at her, a chilling air about him, "Misunderstandings? With Sang Li? You’ve fallen for him?"

Lin Zhiyi didn’t hesitate, "Yes."

In that moment, it felt as if the air around them had frozen.

She clenched her fists as the cold wind caused her eyes to well with reflexive tears, forcing herself to calm down and fit the watch onto his wrist.

"Uncle, let it be."

She didn’t want any answers anymore.

Whether he was mistaken in the previous life or had unspeakable difficulties, she had entangled enough in this life.

However, when she let go, Gong Chen’s wrist muscles tensed, his veins bulging as he backhandedly gripped her wrist tightly, trapping her against his chest.

His dark eyes bore into her, terrifyingly intense, yet his lips curled with a trace of a cold sneer.

"Who said we were done?"