Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight

Lin Zhiyi excitedly turned around to look at the others.

Chu Yin curiously asked, "Zhiyi, what did you realize?"

"Watch me."

Lin Zhiyi didn't explain directly but let down her hair.

Then she imitated Yang Jingwei's exact demeanor.

Captain Xing's eyes wandered between Lin Zhiyi and the screen, also looking a bit surprised.

"Although the features aren't alike, for some reason your eyes are very similar, especially when looking at people, it's exactly the same."

Lin Zhiyi nodded, turning to Gong Chen: "Do you all remember President Bai's fetish? He particularly favors women who have similar expressions and looks. As to whom, we don't know, but when Mrs. Bai dresses like this, her gaze is identical, which is why President Bai stares into her eyes."

Gong Chen's slender fingers tapped his temple a few times.

"Indeed. Bai Zhengxian favors women like this, and Mrs. Bai's expressions are deliberately shown to Bai Zhengxian."

Captain Xing frowned, a bit puzzled.

"Could it be this woman isn't Mrs. Bai?"

"No, she is Mrs. Bai." Lin Zhiyi said helplessly, "When Bai Zhengxian took me away, as he looked at me, he seemed to be reminded of someone. He was constantly accusing me, even saying he was my husband."

"Mrs. Bai is right by his side, why look for another woman?" Captain Xing asked.

Isn't this contradictory?

Both affectionate and heartless.

Lin Zhiyi was just about to suggest the possibility of another Mrs. Bai's existence but was unexpectedly interrupted by Gong Chen.

"Because Mrs. Bai aged, and after she began undergoing cosmetic surgery, she no longer quite resembles her past self."

"So that's how it is."

Captain Xing hadn't anticipated there were so many things behind this.

Lin Zhiyi was momentarily stunned, looking at Gong Chen with some confusion.

It was rare for him to interrupt her train of thought like this.

But he had a point.

Just as Chu Yin tugged at Lin Zhiyi, she decided not to think further.

"Zhiyi, what do you think Mrs. Bai's makeup was like when she met Second Master Bai?"

"Like what?"

Lin Zhiyi couldn't see it.

Chu Yin clicked her tongue, "Like the plain makeup look that's trending online—it looks like no makeup, but it is. Look at her eyes, don't they seem like they're on the verge of tears? That's also makeup."

"Is that really possible?"

"If men can transform into women, what's not possible?" Chu Yin analyzed, "I now understand why Captain Xing said Mrs. Bai and Second Master Bai's relationship is unusual. Her makeup combined with her expressions of grievance and endurance, I'm all too familiar with it. In drama, nine out of ten female leads look at the male lead like this."

"Why?" Lin Zhiyi asked back.

"To evoke sympathy! You guys don't feel sorry for her?"

Chu Yin looked towards Captain Xing, Gong Chen, and Sang Li.

The three acted surprisingly in sync.

Shaking their heads.

"No sympathy."

"Captain Xing, you're not married, are you?" Chu Yin asked.

"Oh, how did you know?"

"Because you're like them." Chu Yin pointed at Gong Chen and Sang Li.

Lin Zhiyi pressed her lips together tightly, not daring to laugh out loud.

Captain Xing touched his chin, "Dare not, dare not, how could I compare to the Third Young Master and Mr. Sang."

Chu Yin was speechless.

She could only change the topic.

"In any case, Mrs. Bai and Second Master Bai definitely have an unusual relationship."

"Yes, but we have no evidence." Captain Xing sighed.

Sang Li propped his chin, "When Mrs. Bai met Bai Zhengxian, she specifically mentioned Bai Ruoshu, and Bai Zhengxian's expression immediately changed. This indicates that just her looks alone weren't enough to persuade Bai Zhengxian. Don't you find it strange? She doesn't even have confidence in her own appearance."

Lin Zhiyi nodded, it was exactly how she felt.

Bai Zhengxian's emotions towards her were even stronger than towards Yang Jingwei.

"Not only that, when President Bai spoke to me, he kept emphasizing his helplessness, saying things like he's my father, what could he do? Why did I have to call the police? What do you think this refers to?"

Gong Chen pondered, "It should refer to the rich businessman kidnapping case. Perhaps Mrs. Bai knew something back then and wanted to report it, but was stopped by Bai Zhengxian."

"..."

Lin Zhiyi looked at Gong Chen in confusion.

This didn't seem like something he would say, drawing conclusions without evidence.

Gong Chen seemed to notice her gaze and added, "Until we can prove the existence of another woman, we can only assume this woman is Mrs. Bai."

Lin Zhiyi nodded.

Perhaps she'd been overthinking it.

As she snapped back to reality, someone knocked at the door.

Captain Xing turned off the screen and turned to open the door.

Chen Jin and Zhou Zhao walked in.

Chen Jin stepped forward and said, "There's news from abroad."

Gong Chen's eyes darkened slightly, "Go on."

Chen Jin greeted Captain Xing, then borrowed the screen.

When the screen lit up again, it showed several paintings and artworks.

"Several years ago, the management rights of the art gallery were entirely handed over to Mrs. Bai. Then Mrs. Bai began promoting Bai Ruoshu, crafting her image as a genius designer. These are the artworks that Mrs. Bai has sold for sky-high prices over the years."

Chu Yin examined them closely, "I don't understand art, but these paintings and artworks really don't seem special."

"These artists are currently the hottest stars in the art world, and their works are still appreciating in value," Chen Jin explained.

"What does that signify? Is the gallery really profitable?" Chu Yin questioned.

Chen Jin looked up and pointed at the artworks.

"It is indeed very profitable, but not in the same way we make money."

"Mrs. Bai first bought up these artists' works in large quantities, then secretly had friends' companies promote these people as rising art stars, thereby giving their works value."

"Mrs. Bai then sought people to build their reputation, so these works could be sold to others at several times, dozens, or even hundreds of times their prices."

"Next, she began a new cycle of star-making, repeating this process over and over."

"In each step of this process, she invested, ensuring she would earn a profit without fail."

"Once the entire cycle was complete, she withdrew from the Bai Family, passing on the management rights of the gallery to Bai Ruoshu."

"So, now aside from carrying the name, Mrs. Bai has no ties to the Bai Family, and you might even say she's still profiting off them."

"However, this carries some risk, because if the Bai Family gets into trouble, she could incur heavy losses."

As Chen Jin spoke, he pointed at the various artworks on the screen.

After listening, Lin Zhiyi was flooded with thoughts.

Suddenly, she felt that Yang Jingwei's smile on the deck might not have been for her.

But rather a smile seeing Bai Zhengxian get caught.

Lin Zhiyi tentatively asked, "What if President Bai and Second Master Bai are captured?"

Gong Chen answered, "If I'm not mistaken, Mrs. Bai has probably been using Bai Ruoshu the entire time. President Bai only has Bai Ruoshu as his daughter, so even if the money isn't clean, he definitely secured unimaginable wealth for Bai Ruoshu. Mrs. Bai probably used this industry chain to launder Bai Ruoshu's money, and then wiped out the Bai Family, so no one would affect her business anymore, and she wouldn't need to heed anyone else's opinions either."

"..."