Chapter 816: Chapter 816: Waiting for an Answer
Gong Chen quit smoking for Lin Zhiyi, and he didn’t have a lighter with him.
But watching the two of them vying with each other felt quite pointless.
They weren’t fighting over him as a person, but rather the benefits he brought.
They weren’t arguing about the worthlessness of her mother, but rather who hurt her less.
Gong Chen raised his hand towards Chen Jin.
Chen Jin understood him very well and imdiately handed over a lighter and a cigarette.
The docunt began to burn in the sudden silence.
As the flas drew near, Gong Chen lit a cigarette.
Smoke rose, making his expression even harder to discern.
He hadn’t smoked for a long ti, his throat slightly scratchy with a hint of bitterness.
Whoosh.
White mist shrouded his face as he raised his hand to throw the burning docunt to the ground.
The white mist dispersed, and he glanced towards Old Mr. Jiang.
“What does he an by what he said?”
Old Mr. Jiang paused, did not answer, but instead pointed angrily at the ashes on the ground,
“Gong Chen! What are you doing? Don’t you care about Lin Zhiyi anymore?”
Gong Chen chuckled lightly, flicking the ash from his cigarette.
“Since I ca looking for you, how could I not do anything?”
“You… what have you done?”
“Fu Shu and her child,” Gong Chen replied.
“…”
Old Mr. Jiang clenched his fists.
His gaze instinctively turned to the entrance of the reception room.
…
On the other side.
Lin Zhiyi was eating the food brought by Fu Shu.
“Thank you,” she said calmly.
Fu Shu was taken aback, “What did you say?”
Lin Zhiyi pointed to the food in front of her, “I didn’t expect you to rember that these are things Xingxing and I love to eat. Although I don’t know why you and your brother are taking such a big risk, I still want to advise you not to do sothing foolish.”
Fu Shu let out a bitter laugh.
“It’s too late.”
“How can it be too late?” Lin Zhiyi didn’t understand.
Fu Shu looked up.
“When I was little, my brother and I often couldn’t even eat enough, but as long as my mom was around, there was hope.”
“But my father, who was addicted to gambling, stabbed my mother to death in a fit of rage over a few hundred yuan. At that ti, my brother and I were hiding in the closet.”
“After my father was arrested, my brother and I beca burdens. For the sake of subsidies, my uncle’s family took us in and brought us to Jing City.”
“But my aunt couldn’t tolerate us and went to great lengths to drive us away, until my uncle got tired and allowed my aunt’s behavior.”
“We, as little kids, thought of calling the police, but it was dismissed as a family matter with just a verbal warning.”
“So, my aunt continued to ostracize us even more, not giving us food and claiming everywhere that we were dishonest, stealing money from ho, uncontrollable, making us beco the ‘bad kids’ in others’ eyes.”
“In the end, I got sick, and they wanted to let die from illness.”
“My brother had no choice but to take away, intending to send to an orphanage and then beg on the streets himself.”
“Coincidentally, that day, Jiang’s family was holding an event at the orphanage. After seeing us, Old Mr. Jiang took us in.”
“To us, he is a lifesaver. How could we not listen to him?”
Fu Shu calmly finished speaking.
Lin Zhiyi sighed softly, “No wonder you are willing to listen to him and help Jiang Family have a child.”
ntioning the child, Fu Shu’s expression changed.
Lin Zhiyi, thinking she had brought up a painful mory, corrected herself, “I didn’t an anything by it.”
Fu Shu looked at her curiously, “I thought you would hate .”
“Hate only harms oneself. I have many things to do now, and I don’t want to waste ti on such matters. I hope you won’t either.”
Besides, if Fu Shu really wanted to act, she wouldn’t have waited until now.
This kidnapping must have been Old Mr. Jiang’s idea.
Perhaps her words touched Fu Shu.
Fu Shu leaned slightly towards Lin Zhiyi, supporting herself on the table.
“Don’t worry, you and Xingxing will be fine.”
“What does Old Mr. Jiang want Third Young Master to do?” Lin Zhiyi asked.
“I don’t know the specifics, but my brother said Old Mr. Jiang needs a promise from Third Young Master.”
“Ultimately, he still doesn’t trust Third Young Master,” Lin Zhiyi frowned.
“Jiang Family has been through a lot. The heir is young, and if Third Young Master has other thoughts, the Jiang Family would imdiately fall apart. Old Mr. Jiang is already old and doesn’t dare to gamble.”
“So do you think Third Young Master would betray the Jiang Family?” Lin Zhiyi retorted.
“…”
Fu Shu remained silent.
Lin Zhiyi mocked, “Even you know Third Young Master would never betray the Jiang Family, yet as his uncle, he is constantly scheming.”
“Lin Zhiyi, telling this is useless; I won’t let you go.”
As soon as Fu Shu finished speaking, the door to the room was pushed open.
“Then, does my word matter?”
Fu Shu and Lin Zhiyi looked in surprise towards the door.
…
At the Jiang Family’s reception room.
Old Mr. Jiang stared at that door, which suddenly opened.
Ladies Ma’am, Zhong Min, walked in.
“Why are you here?”
Old Mr. Jiang suddenly stood up.
Zhong Min angrily said, “Enough! It’s all enough! Let it stop here!”
“No way! It can’t stop here! As long as Gong Chen signs the docunt, I will release Lin Zhiyi and Xingxing. Everything will be like before; why don’t you believe ?” Old Mr. Jiang promised.
Gong Chen stood up and threw the cigarette butt into the cup of tea.
This was both disrespectful and tit for tat.
“Uncle, is it you who doesn’t trust ? Or do I not trust you?”
Old Mr. Jiang took a deep breath, turned around, and snatched the extra copies of the docunt from the butler’s hand, slapping them directly in front of Gong Chen.
“Sign it! You must sign! Otherwise, I will never let you see Lin Zhiyi again in this lifeti!”
“Don’t sign!”
Lin Zhiyi’s voice rang from outside the door.
She walked in holding Xingxing’s hand.
Gong Chen imdiately went over to the two of them.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” Lin Zhiyi smiled at him, “Xingxing even took a nap.”
Gong Chen patted Xingxing on the head and then touched Lin Zhiyi’s face.
The warm touch finally made him completely calm.
Lin Zhiyi held his hand and stepped aside.
“It’s not just us who ca; there are others.”
Fu Shu and Fu Bin ca out, holding a child.
The two of them looked at Old Mr. Jiang and lowered their heads in guilt.
Old Mr. Jiang’s face turned pale, “Even you have betrayed !”
“They didn’t betray you; that was my idea,” Zhong Min said, “You used Fu Shu’s child to threaten her and Fu Bin to help you kidnap Lin Zhiyi and Xingxing. You’ve really lost your mind. Why did you have to make it like this?”
“You…”
Old Mr. Jiang’s breathing was labored, barely steadying himself by holding onto the table.
“Hahaha.” Old Mr. Gong laughed heartily, “Looks like your plan has failed; you’re destined to get nothing. So, I will reluctantly accept you helping make Gong Yao’s identity public. Just find so excuse, and it can be brushed aside.”
This not only made Old Mr. Jiang’s face embarrassed but also made Gong Yao’s expression strange.
Casually?
Hehe, so in the old man’s mind, he would never surpass Gong Chen.
Yet, Gong Yao’s face remained humble, supporting the old man to get up and prepare to leave.
At this mont, Gong Chen’s voice sounded from behind.
“Did I let you go?”
Gong Chen looked towards Old Mr. Gong, “What did you an by what you just said?”
Old Mr. Gong paused, glanced at Gong Chen, and then at Old Mr. Jiang.
The three of them stood confronting each other in the hall.
Even the bystanders dared not move.
Everyone was waiting for an answer.
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