Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight

Guestroom on the ship.

Ding dong, ding dong.

Chen Jin opened the door, saw the person outside, and directly shut the door.

Zhou Zhao shamelessly wedged his leg in the door gap.

"Hey, hey, you're crushing me, my leg injury hasn't healed yet."

"..."

Chen Jin opened the door.

Zhou Zhao brought food inside.

"Don't be mad, I've been busy with recovery, that's why I haven't contacted you."

"Yet you instantly accept red packets." Chen Jin mercilessly exposed him.

"You're really mad, huh? At worst, I'll send you a big red packet back."

Zhou Zhao put down the food and immediately got out his phone to send Chen Jin a red packet.

Chen Jin opened it, two yuan and fifty cents.

His fists clenched.

Zhou Zhao quickly held him down on the seat.

"Haven't eaten all day, right? Eat something first to cool off, the kids are asleep, right?"

"Hmm."

"That's perfect, I brought beer."

Halfway through eating.

Zhou Zhao took a sip of beer: "Chen Jin, do you hate me?"

Chen Jin: "No. We are friends."

Zhou Zhao smiled and clinked glasses with him.

...

The sun rose, a new day began.

Before the ship even docked, the Bai Family's actions had already spread to Jing City.

The usually mechanical port suddenly became lively.

Journalists from all over the country arrived, as did the onlookers.

Lin Zhiyi stood on the ship, looking at the bustling crowd on the shore, feeling a bit scared.

Behind her, Gong Chen came over with breakfast in hand.

"I've already given a heads up, we can disembark later to avoid the reporters after the police leave with the people."

"Hmm."

Lin Zhiyi sat back at the table to have breakfast.

While eating, she occasionally glanced up at Gong Chen's expression.

Gong Chen took a sip of coffee and asked without lifting his head, "Do you have something to say?"

Lin Zhiyi had been pondering since waking up how to tell Gong Chen about Old Mr. Gong's plan to kill the twins.

Seeing that he saw through her, she immediately put down her bowl.

"Well... why did your uncle suddenly return to the country?"

"The only wish of my grandparents is to return to their roots; now that my uncle is older, he doesn't want to also die in a foreign land. Plus, the foundation of the Jiang Family is in this country."

Gong Chen explained unhurriedly.

Lin Zhiyi pondered for a moment.

Gong Chen had previously mentioned that over the years he had returned much of the wealth he deceived from the Jiang Family to Old Mr. Gong.

It was never obtained righteously, he didn't mind, just fulfilling his mother's last wish.

"Does Old Mr. Gong know the Jiang Family has returned?"

Gong Chen put down his coffee cup and looked steadily at Lin Zhiyi.

"Are you saying Old Mr. Gong orchestrated the twin's kidnapping?"

"You..."

"When they appeared on the Bai Family's ship yesterday, I already had someone check it out. Their family driver confessed everything, though the Bai Family didn't know their identity, unless someone informed them; that means it could only be an insider."

When Gong Chen said "insider," his tone was full of sarcasm.

Since the Jiang Family was able to marry into the Gong Family, it is apparent how prosperous the Jiang Family once was.

But who could have thought that the motive behind Old Mr. Gong marrying Gong Chen's mother was not pure?

Although the young Old Mr. Gong was notorious for being a philanderer, he was also an extremely powerful figure.

But two tigers cannot live on one mountain.

It was true then, and it's true now.

Lin Zhiyi got up and walked to Gong Chen's side.

"Are you okay?"

"It's fine, I'm not surprised by his actions, I just feel sorry for you."

Gong Chen wrapped her in his arms, kissed her hand.

"What do you mean?" Lin Zhiyi smiled faintly.

"I signed a deal with Old Mr. Gong to let the Gong Family recognize my marriage to you, so you can marry me openly."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyi was stunned.

"Marry you openly?"

"Yes."

Gong Chen raised his eyes, his gaze sincere.

He was serious.

Lin Zhiyi didn't speak for a long time.

Gong Chen rested his head on her shoulder, his voice seductive: "Don't want to marry? Then who else do you want to marry? Let me know in advance, I'll go snatch the bride."

"Why are you still so domineering?"

"I can't let my wife go. And, of course, I can't let my daughter go."

He looked at her, smiling, his eyes full of sparkle.

Lin Zhiyi felt her cheeks burn under his gaze.

But she didn't completely lose her senses.

Gong Chen's earlier words clearly held another meaning.

"Since you want to marry me openly, what's there to be sorry for?"

"I suspect when he signed the deal, he already knew the Bai Family planned to take action against you, so he agreed quickly because he never intended to let you leave the ship alive. As for little Xi and little Yi, he wanted to kill two birds with one stone. If the twins died, the Jiang Family would truly have no heirs."

"No heirs?"

Lin Zhiyi was completely puzzled.

Thinking of the children, Gong Chen's expression was filled with pity.

"Their parents were killed by robbers while on vacation. Currently, only they can inherit the Jiang Family's assets. If they died, according to succession, everything would end up back in my hands, and if something happened to me..."

"Stop it, we've faced so much together, nothing else will happen." Lin Zhiyi frowned, interrupting him.

"You're right, but I can't gamble on it. Fortunately, I left some clauses in the contract as a backup plan. Whether we marry or not, everything I have is yours and Xingxing's."

"I don't want it, I just want..."

Lin Zhiyi bit her lip, fixed her gaze on him.

In her clear eyes, his face was reflected.

Gong Chen spoke huskily: "Say it, I want to hear it."

"You. I just want you to be well, even if we're not together, as long as we each are well."

Lin Zhiyi still held fear towards marriage.

Even if she knew many truths from the past life.

At this moment, she didn't have that firmness yet.

If it required one to be sacrificed, she'd rather not be together.

"No, I want us to be well together." Gong Chen held her tightly.

Lin Zhiyi thought for a moment, then pulled back the distance between them.

"Then wait for me, okay? Wait till I succeed in my career, then they won't dare to gossip. Even if you lose your job by then, I can support you and Xingxing. Don't worry, I have confidence I'll run the studio well and not let your investment go to waste."

Gong Chen chuckled softly: "Alright, it's just right that my stomach isn't great, perfect for enjoying a free meal."

Lin Zhiyi held his face, smiling: "Your uncle is getting old, now you should take good care of little Yi and little Xi. They're so smart, in the future they'll definitely manage the Jiang Family well, and your mother can rest in peace."

Gong Chen didn't speak, he just stared blankly at Lin Zhiyi.

His eyes were glistening, turbulent like the seawater.

Lin Zhiyi had always been his piece of beauty.

A person with a temper, with vulnerability, with persistence, with kindness, a living person.

He didn't want someone else's existence to wreck her life.

Gong Chen subconsciously closed the phone on the table, holding tight the woman in his arms.

...

Port.

When the ship stopped, good news also came from abroad.

The wealthy people who helped cover up for the Bai Family, upon hearing the Bai Family was taken down, immediately dissociated themselves.

The previously stuck investigation became exceedingly smooth.

The actions of the Bai Family father and son were unquestionably established.

The first to disembark were the kidnapped victims.

Crying echoed through the crowd, as family members could no longer hold back and rushed forward.

After the police maintained order, they escorted the Bai Family members off the ship.

The surrounding instantly became silent, the hateful stares seemed as if they could tear the Bai Family apart.

Fang Sisi walked aimlessly in the middle, glanced towards the shore under the glaring sunlight.

Suddenly, she froze.

The sisters she once poisoned were all completely unharmed, standing on the shore.

They looked at her coldly.

Fang Sisi looked ashen, realizing everything was a ploy by Sang Li and Gong Chen.

Her sisters would never listen to her again.

She lowered her head and gave herself a harsh slap.

Serves you right.