Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight novel Chapter 348

Chapter 348: Chapter 348: Get Married, Honeymoon

Burden.

Lin Zhiyi tried to find reasons to refute Old Mr. Gong’s words.

Only after unraveling the thread did she realize that many things had already become a mess.

Seeing her silent, the old man continued, "Do you really think I want to waste my time dealing with you? Blame yourself for crossing that line you shouldn’t have."

In the end, it all came back to that one night’s mistake.

Lin Zhiyi had no response, because she did have selfish intentions that night.

But ever since that night, she had been trying every possible way to leave the Gong Family; it was they who wouldn’t let her go.

Old Mr. Gong saw through Lin Zhiyi’s thoughts, stubbornly and disdainfully chuckled.

"Lin Zhiyi, don’t think I can’t see what you’re up to, beguiling me while flirting with Gong Chen. You’re just like your mother, a clinging plaster."

"Your mother has already ruined one of my sons, so I will never let you destroy Gong Chen."

To his judgment, Lin Zhiyi was not surprised at all. She knew early on that Old Mr. Gong did not like her and her mother.

She withdrew her gaze and snorted, "Keep those words for Third Young Master."

She was no longer the teenage girl trying to comfort and please him.

And not the woman from her previous life who constantly suffered in silence.

These words could not hurt her.

Lin Zhiyi turned around, and her indifferent attitude enraged the old man.

He slapped the table at the foot of the bed hard, the bang echoing in the room, and halting Lin Zhiyi’s steps.

He angrily said, "Such disrespect for your elders! What makes you think you can compare to Xiao Ran? Her entire family can help Gong Chen climb higher still, and you?"

"You only make him the laughingstock of others. Let me be blunt, Lin Zhiyi, you’re not even comparable to a cripple."

He continued to press, "Do you only feel happy once he’s lost his life?"

Lin Zhiyi looked at his face, backing away step by step, until she bumped into the hospital bed and came back to her senses.

"Enough! Do you think you’re such a good person? What right do you have to wave your fingers at me?"

Old Mr. Gong furrowed his brow, his face full of anger.

But after all, the experienced are still more wily; with a second thought, he understood the reason.

"Did Ren Xiya tell you? So what? I haven’t spent any less money on them these years. It’s not that I can’t leave them; it’s that they can’t leave me."

"Is this how you control them? Make them think you’re important?" Lin Zhiyi gritted her teeth.

"Control? It’s not so much that. I’ve simply put the good-looking fish into my pond. If she behaves, I feed her the highest quality fish food. If she doesn’t, I’ll starve her for a few meals. Then when she sees you, she’ll swim over obediently. It’s much simpler than controlling," replied Old Mr. Gong with a mocking, indifferent smile, as if talking about a game for those in power.

Lin Zhiyi felt like there was a fishbone stuck in her throat.

She could only clutch tightly at the bed railing to appear calm.

Old Mr. Gong casually glanced over her face, and suddenly changed his tune.

"Since you’re alright this time, consider yourself lucky; I allow you to follow Gong Chen."

"What?" Lin Zhiyi looked at Old Mr. Gong in astonishment.

"It’s normal for a successful man to have several women close to him. Just keep a low profile, and Gong Chen will give you what you want."

"You want me to be his mistress?" Lin Zhiyi asked incredulously.

Old Mr. Gong glanced sideways, "What else? You still want to be the Third Madam? Lin Zhiyi, don’t overstep."

Lin Zhiyi replied with self-ridicule, "Rest assured, I am well aware of my place. I could not shoulder such an honor."

She turned around and left, unable to stay a moment longer.

Old Mr. Gong watched her retreating figure, sarcastically saying, "Do you think because he protects you so much, he might have you in his heart or even want to marry you?"

"No, a man’s heart may have room for many women, but there’s always only one wife."

"Even though he nearly died for you, he will still only marry Sang Ran. Because in his heart, you do not match the position of his wife."

Lin Zhiyi’s hand, opening the door, froze mid-air.