Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight novel Chapter 371

Chapter 371: Chapter 371: Boyfriend?

"I just know it!" Aunt Yang straightened her back and blurted out, "Liu He knows perfectly well how good her relationship with Jiang Fen used to be, yet she doesn’t want to take us along. Clearly, she looks down on us."

"She’s the Second Madam now, a mere ten million probably means nothing to her. If she gave it to us..."

Hearing the mention of ten million, the group couldn’t help but start fantasizing.

Lost in their daydreams, they were visibly tempted.

Just as they were about to say something, one of the older women poured cold water on the idea.

"It probably won’t be that easy. Liu He’s naive daughter has gotten a lot smarter. Last time at the afternoon tea, she deliberately refused to let us invest. Liu He listens to her daughter the most, so there’s no way she’ll let us in on the profit."

Aunt Yang chuckled, "She does listen to her daughter, but she’ll feel too embarrassed to reject us outright."

"Do you have some kind of plan?"

"We just directly give the money to her, let her handle it for us. Then, whether we make money or lose it, we simply go to her for the money afterward."

"And if she refuses to pay back?"

"We accuse her of scamming us. She’s the dignified Second Madam of the Gong Family. She wouldn’t dare, and the Gong Family wouldn’t dare either. They’ll have no choice but to pay us back, no loss for us." Aunt Yang schemed aloud.

The other women thought it was a bit underhanded, but once they remembered Liu He made over ten million herself, they eventually agreed.

They looked at Aunt Yang and asked, "When did you get so cunning? Coming up with something like this."

Aunt Yang’s expression froze for a moment, then she forced a couple of dry laughs.

The video ended here.

Just from this video alone, it could at least prove that Liu He hadn’t defrauded them of their money.

But it wasn’t enough. After all, so many people had fallen for the scam, and Jiang Fen was still adamant about accusing Liu He of being the mastermind.

Lin Zhiyi’s instincts told her that there were still clues she had missed.

But the more urgent she felt, the harder it was to recall.

At this moment, Gong Chen stepped forward, took Gao Ting’s phone, and rewound the video.

"How does your mother know what the Second Madam prepared as Lin Zhiyi’s dowry?"

Gao Ting thought for a moment, "Could it be the Second Madam told my mom herself?"

Lin Zhiyi was just about to say that was impossible, but Gong Chen shook his head. "No, she’s heavily invested in Lin Zhiyi’s engagement."

Hearing this, Lin Zhiyi froze in place, surprised by Gong Chen’s response.

Gao Ting continued, "Now that you mention it, I do remember my mom getting a strange phone call a few days ago before she left the house. When she returned, she became insistent on mortgaging the house and car to invest."

Lin Zhiyi and Gong Chen exchanged a look. It was clear that Aunt Yang had someone advising her from the shadows.

It seemed the entire scheme to frame Liu He was concocted by this mysterious figure.

"Sis, I’ve told you everything I know." Gao Ting pointed at her phone as she spoke.

"Thank you. If the police need you to come forward later..." Lin Zhiyi knew it might be hard for her.

To her surprise, Gao Ting decisively nodded. "I’ll help, but can you guarantee that I can take my college entrance exam without interference? And that my family won’t be implicated."

"Yes," Gong Chen replied coldly.

Gao Ting glanced at Gong Chen, and just one look was enough to convince her that this man would keep his word.

"Then, after sending off the video, I’ll head out first."

A few minutes later, as Gao Ting put away her phone and prepared to leave, she gave Lin Zhiyi a meaningful look.

"Sis, is this the boyfriend you’re getting engaged to?"

Gao Ting, preparing for her college exams, was entirely focused on studying.

So she hadn’t recognized Gong Chen.

Especially since Gong Chen was dressed casually today.

Lin Zhiyi hastily shook her head. "No."

Gao Ting assumed she was just being shy and whispered, "You two look great together."

With that, she ran off.

Lin Zhiyi glanced at Gong Chen, slightly embarrassed, and was just about to explain when Gong Chen’s phone rang.

He took out his phone, and Sang Ran’s name popped up on the screen.

Gong Chen turned evasively to answer the call.

"What’s wrong? I’ll head over immediately."

Watching his back, Lin Zhiyi forced a bitter smile and began retreating step by step.

Gong Chen ended the call and turned around instantly.

"Miss Lin, the young master said your phone is off, and he needs to speak with you." _{freeweɓnovel.cøm}