Chapter 781: Chapter 781: That Child
After getting a tool from Sister Zhou, Lin Zhiyi and Xingxing went back to the apartment.
Fortunately, the apartment had everything; a little tidying up and it was ready for living.
In the evening, Lin Zhiyi ordered some delivery food.
After eating together with Xingxing, the two watched TV for a while.
Lin Zhiyi was absent-mindedly scrolling through her phone, not even knowing what she was waiting for.
She ended up waiting for an update from Fu Shu’s Moments.
In the photo, Fu Shu was in the house at Su He Bay.
She sat in the spot where Lin Zhiyi used to sit, a baby chair placed beside her, as if suggesting something.
And there were quite a few dishes on the table.
Lin Zhiyi glanced at the dishes — all meticulously prepared.
Mainly very good for pregnant women.
If Gong Chen hadn’t permitted it, who would dare to do this?
Lin Zhiyi clenched her phone, wishing she could dive into the photo and press Fu Shu’s head into the soup on the table.
No doubt, this photo was purposely meant for her to see.
Lin Zhiyi rubbed her temples and returned her gaze to the photo.
She couldn’t understand why Fu Shu’s impression still felt so contradictory.
The first time they met, Fu Shu seemed to be the type that builds up things progressively.
Slowly infiltrate.
She could scheme without leaving a trace but wouldn’t flaunt so obviously.
What exactly did Fu Shu want?
This child...
Thinking of the child, Lin Zhiyi couldn’t help but recall Gong Chen’s attitude at the lunch table during the day.
He didn’t deny it.
So something must have happened at the Jiang Family banquet that day.
As she thought, Lin Zhiyi’s chest felt heavy.
It turned out Xingxing had fallen asleep watching TV.
Looking down at Xingxing’s adorable sleeping face, all resentment vanished from her heart.
As long as Xingxing was there, she was the winner.
She still had work.
The investment and connections Gong Chen provided her were very real.
Coupled with her own capabilities.
No love, but money and career were still there.
Lin Zhiyi kissed Xingxing’s forehead and carried her back to her room.
After nightfall.
She heard a sound at the door, immediately taking the tool she got from Sister Zhou from the bedside.
A rolling pin.
She knew it wouldn’t be so easy to let her go.
Lin Zhiyi tiptoed out of the room.
Relying on her familiarity with the house, she maneuvered behind the entrance cabinet.
The door was pushed open, and a figure slowly walked in.
Lin Zhiyi tightened her grip on the rolling pin, raising her hand to strike.
The person seemed to know she was going to ambush and almost simultaneously raised a hand to block it.
However...
She got smarter.
Previously, attacks to the upper body were always predicted, so this time she aimed for the person’s leg.
The person took a solid hit to the leg.
"Hiss... You’ve become naughty."
"Do you need lessons to beat a scumbag?"
Lin Zhiyi raised her hand to strike again, only this time the person anticipated it.
Grabbing the rolling pin and pulling her into an embrace.
The next second, the room lights turned on.
The glass cabinet reflected the man’s deep silhouette.
"Then you should put in a bit more effort, or... can’t bear to?" the man said deeply.
Lin Zhiyi struggled a little: "Let go of me! What are you doing here?"
"I thought we had a discussion in the room during the day."
The man took away her rolling pin, holding her hand and leading her to the living room.
Exposing his entire face to the light.
It was Gong Chen.
Lin Zhiyi had already known he would return, so she borrowed the rolling pin on purpose.
But she couldn’t win against Gong Chen.
She pressed her lips together, looking at Gong Chen: "In the room during the day, all you did was argue with me, how would I know what you’re talking about?"
"Zhiyi, if you didn’t know what I was saying, this door would have been locked in the morning, and you wouldn’t be waiting for me to come over."
Gong Chen stood in front of Lin Zhiyi.
With one sentence, he pierced through Lin Zhiyi’s little plan.
Lin Zhiyi frowned: "Even if you’re right, you didn’t deny the child Fu Shu is carrying is yours, you even lied to me claiming you’d had a vasectomy!"
"The vasectomy was indeed a lie I told you, or rather, a lie I told everyone, otherwise, someone would worry you’d continue having children for me." Gong Chen said.
"And Fu Shu? What a coincidence that she ended up... pregnant with your child?"
Lin Zhiyi found it hard to continue speaking.
Gong Chen lifted her face, speaking softly: "Any more questions? Ask them all, I’ll tell you everything."
Lin Zhiyi faltered, momentarily unsure what to ask.
Gong Chen pressed her shoulder, letting her sit down.
Then skillfully boiled water and made tea.
"Zhiyi, think carefully about what happened at the banquet that day."
No matter how angry Lin Zhiyi was, she understood that since Gong Chen was here, fleeing wasn’t really an option.
Instead of being unclear, it was better to understand the situation.
"That day... though there were some strange happenings, they all got resolved, like Bai Family mother and daughter suddenly toasting you."
Toasting?
Lin Zhiyi suddenly realized: "Could it be they did something to you? So Fu Shu was sent by them to your side?"
"That day, Fu Shu used Jian Xi’s misunderstanding of me to send me away, then sent Chen Jin away, letting Fu Shu approach you at last."
"Perhaps the luggage cart was also tampered with by the Bai Family mother and daughter to delay time."
It all made sense, then.
Lin Zhiyi started having a terrifying thought.
"At the Jiang Family banquet, with the Bai Family’s power, they shouldn’t have dared plan against you so boldly unless they had someone else backing them."
"Gong Yao went that day too, clearly sent by Old Mr. Gong to gather information."
So it was Old Mr. Gong behind all this.
It’s not the first day he’s tried to come between her and Gong Chen.
He had been ill before; she used to think he was at home resting, but had no idea he wasn’t resting at all.
Gong Chen placed the brewed tea in front of Lin Zhiyi.
The aroma of the tea spread, calming people involuntarily.
He spoke gently: "I think so too, but there’s one issue — how was I drugged?"
"This..."
Lin Zhiyi recalled when the Bai Family members toasted, she specifically stepped forward to stop it, swapping out Gong Chen’s wine glass.
Could there have been another move later?
Gong Chen saw through Lin Zhiyi’s doubts.
"After drinking the wine you gave me, my uncle called me away, and in the meeting room, I only had a sip of tea."
A sip of tea wouldn’t be enough to almost make him lose control in public.
Lin Zhiyi was shocked for a moment.
"Are you saying the wine I gave you had an issue? That’s impossible. First off, the wine server was random, and that glass wasn’t originally given to me by Fu Shu but meant for Mrs. Jiang, which she then gave to me, and these were uncontrollable. Plus, to time it precisely so I would end up giving that glass to you, all these — are these really something the Bai Family mother and daughter could orchestrate?"
Gong Chen stared at the teacup in his hand, eyes deep.
"That glass of wine was passed to me directly by you; if investigated, it could only seem like someone targeted you, and I was merely an accidental drinker of the drugged wine, and Fu Shu was just a coincidence, the most innocent being is the child in her belly, the actual one to blame should be..."
Gong Chen looked up at Lin Zhiyi.
She pointed to herself: "Me."
"Ultimately, Fu Shu served as a scapegoat for me. If I were to force her to abort, no need to talk about others, even you might think I’m a heartless woman."
"There would inevitably be a rift between us."
After all the discussions, someone wanted to drive a wedge between Lin Zhiyi and Gong Chen.
Then what about Fu Shu?
And... the child?
Lin Zhiyi gripped the teacup tightly, gazing down at the clear tea.
"Is that child really yours? Did you really..."