This breakfast, Gong Chen didn’t get to eat at all, as he was called away by a phone call from Chen Jin.
Before he left, he stood at the door and took a look at Lin Zhiyi.
Lin Zhiyi didn’t turn her head and continued eating the breakfast Sang Li had brought.
Only after hearing the door close did she let her shoulders relax.
When she looked up, she just happened to see Sang Li watching her.
She apologized, "Thank you for last night."
Sang Li smiled lightly, "Actually, I am quite pleased. It shows that you have complete trust in me now."
"Stop joking, you’d be justified to be angry if you were," Lin Zhiyi set down her breakfast.
"Then you tell me," Sang Li’s smile faded as he reached out and took Lin Zhiyi’s hand, "Zhiyi, I don’t like him acting this way, but Jing City is his territory, and I shouldn’t stir up trouble. Moreover, he is... Xiao Ran’s husband."
Husband?
Lin Zhiyi’s face turned pale.
Whether Sang Li intended to remind her or not, he was not wrong.
She changed a lock, and Gong Chen would still be able to get his hands on it.
Even when Ren Xiya came to kill her, he was able to clear out the entire building swiftly.
He rarely ever let go of what he wanted.
With determination Lin Zhiyi proposed, "Then, what do you think..."
"Move to my place, he probably can’t get the keys to my house," Sang Li suggested with a joking tone, worried that Lin Zhiyi would feel uncomfortable.
In fact, Lin Zhiyi also thought it was a good idea.
But that’s under the premise that she and Sang Li would make it to the end.
As a fiancée moving into Sang Li’s home, it would seem logical and appropriate.
But since she decided to keep the child, she definitely couldn’t be with Sang Li.
It would be unfair to him.
She didn’t want to keep taking advantage of this man who was so good to her.
After thinking for a while, Lin Zhiyi made an excuse, "No, I can’t. After all, I come from the Gong Family and there are too many eyes on me now, my status is not yet rightful."
Sang Li did not want to pressure Lin Zhiyi and changed his suggestion, "Then move to an apartment under my name; since we’re getting engaged soon, think of it as a transition."
Lin Zhiyi was still hesitant, and finally she made a request, "Could you lend me a bodyguard?"
Sang Li gave a bitter smile, "Zhiyi, we don’t need to be so formal with each other. Besides, I don’t think my bodyguards would stand a chance against Third Young Master. He and Chen Jin were taught by the same master, and most can’t compete with Chen Jin, let alone him?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyi immediately recalled the dagger Gong Chen used against Ren Xiya, its speed as if gravity had no hold on it, only under his control.
If she hadn’t panicked and run slower at that moment, he wouldn’t have had to take a bullet for her.
Lin Zhiyi gathered her thoughts and with furrowed brows, insisted, "Still, I’d prefer a bodyguard. You should know the Gong Family’s view of me; I don’t want to be labelled as a woman who is impatient to climb the social ladder."
"Alright, I’ll have Zhou Zhao arrange for a couple of bodyguards for you."
"Thank you."
"Do you really need to be so formal with me? Fiancée," Sang Li spoke affectionately, his eyes filled with tenderness as he looked at Lin Zhiyi.
Lin Zhiyi felt even more guilty, she carefully organized her words and earnestly said, "Mr. Sang, actually, I want to tell you..."
Ding-dong ding-ding...
Lin Zhiyi’s phone rang, and she answered it immediately.
"Hello, is this Miss Lin Zhiyi?"
"Yes."
"This is the police station, your mother has been arrested on suspicion of fraud..."
"What! I’ll be right there!"
Lin Zhiyi felt a chill all over her body, and she stood up stiffly, nearly losing her balance as the room seemed to spin.
Fortunately, Sang Li was there to support her.
"What’s happened?" he asked with concern.
"My mom has been arrested."
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Lin Zhiyi simply couldn’t utter the word.
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