Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight novel Chapter 457

Chapter 457: Chapter 457: How to Handle Sang Ran?

The surgery for Xingxing was unsuccessful.

The doctor went in and out twice, each time telling them to be psychologically prepared.

Lin Zhiyi’s face was drained of color, and her ears seemed to suddenly go deaf, hearing nothing.

In her mind, scenes of Xingxing from birth to now replayed over and over.

Little Xingxing, really sensible.

Until today, she was obviously so well.

How could it just...

Lin Zhiyi could only blame herself for bringing Xingxing back to Jing City.

When she felt like she was about to suffocate, a familiar yet distant voice suddenly came to her ear.

"Mom."

She was momentarily stunned, then instantly looked up to see a small figure standing outside the operating room.

Eight-year-old Xingxing.

Her voice, unlike now, was not so childish, just like in a past life, carrying a sense of pity towards Lin Zhiyi.

She wore a dress that Lin Zhiyi had made for her, smiling particularly happily.

"Mom."

"Mom, don’t be afraid, Xingxing will always be with you."

Lin Zhiyi instinctively reached out to hold Xingxing, but caught nothing.

In a daze, Xingxing waved at her and then turned to leave.

"Xingxing!"

Lin Zhiyi shouted Xingxing’s name, suddenly feeling her heart spasm, and then she blacked out, fainting directly into Gong Chen’s embrace.

When Lin Zhiyi woke up, the sun was already setting outside the window.

She suddenly sat up from the hospital bed, a dizzy spell almost causing her to fall again.

"Zhiyi."

Gong Chen reached out to catch her.

Hearing his voice, she grabbed Gong Chen’s arm.

"Xingxing, Xingxing... where is she?"

"Let me take you to see her."

Gong Chen held her hand to comfort her.

A few minutes later, Gong Chen brought Lin Zhiyi to stand outside the ICU.

They couldn’t go in, they could only look at Xingxing on the bed through the glass.

She was still so small.

A thin blanket covered her, many tubes and wires extending from it, all making one feel heartache.

Lin Zhiyi raised her hand to touch the glass, wishing she could go inside.

The man behind approached her, hugging her from behind.

"Xingxing is fine, but she needs to be observed for twenty-four hours before being transferred to a regular ward." Gong Chen’s breath was slightly heavy, the hand on her waist tightening unconsciously, "Zhiyi, I’m sorry, I was late."

Lin Zhiyi let him hug her, her expression becoming unusually cold.

"So what does the Third Young Master plan to do about Sang Ran?"

"She is still being rescued."

But saying it was a rescue was just the Sang Family’s pointless struggle.

So whether or not there was revenge, Sang Ran would die.

Lin Zhiyi sarcastically said, "She wants to die herself, so she tries to take my daughter with her..."

"Xingxing won’t die."

Gong Chen interrupted coldly, his gaze deeply fixed on Xingxing in the ICU.

He placed his hand over Lin Zhiyi’s on the glass, as if also reaching towards Xingxing.

"She won’t die, I will never let her die again."

Lin Zhiyi’s eyes flickered, turning her head to look at his tense face.

"Again?"

Gong Chen snapped back, lowered his gaze to her: "And neither will you."

Lin Zhiyi was somewhat doubtful, but he did not explain further.

At that moment, Gong Chen’s phone rang in the corridor. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Gong Chen did not pay attention to it, Lin Zhiyi feared it would disturb Xingxing.

"Answer it."

No need to guess, it must be a call from the Sang Family.

Gong Chen glanced at the phone and answered the call.

"Speak."

Lin Zhiyi stepped forward, expressing her gratitude: "Thank you all, you’ve worked hard recently."

"It’s our duty."

The doctor exchanged a few pleasantries and then left the room.

Just as Li Huan was about to say something, Chen Jin came in through the door.

He hesitated, looking at Gong Chen, then at Lin Zhiyi.

Lin Zhiyi thought of something, lowered her head, and held Xingxing’s hand.

It was a bit cold, making her frown and hold it tighter.

She knew Chen Jin must have come to discuss something about Sang Ran with Gong Chen.

The affairs between the Gong Family and the Sang Family weren’t something that could be resolved quickly.

She didn’t have the ability to make Gong Chen confront the Sang Family, so she didn’t want to think about it anymore.

As long as Xingxing was fine, that was all that mattered.

Just as she lowered her head, Gong Chen’s voice reached her ear.

"She’s not an outsider, speak freely."

Lin Zhiyi paused, slightly raising her head.

Chen Jin nodded and spoke: "The people at the Chinese medicine clinic have found something, but... the person picking up the medicine isn’t someone from President Wen’s side, it still needs your decision."

He said, taking the opportunity to hand over a few photos.

Gong Chen looked at the person in the photos, his eyes deep and profound.

Out of curiosity, Lin Zhiyi looked too, and found that the person in the photos was indeed the old butler of the Gong Mansion.

Chen Jin took out a few prescriptions: "The apprentice of the Chinese medicine doctor explained that the original Chinese medicine for Miss Sang indeed had a nourishing effect, but ever since the old butler went, he hinted at changing the prescription to powerful tonics, which initially worked, but Miss Sang’s frail body couldn’t handle it, eventually backfiring."

"Moreover, later prescriptions secretly added conflicting ingredients that worsened Miss Sang’s condition, and since she didn’t cooperate with treatment, eventually she was barely kept alive on medicinal herbs."

"And the final prescription would slowly accelerate Miss Sang’s organ failure."

Chen Jin unfolded a prescription that the apprentice had hidden away.

Looking at the prescriptions, Lin Zhiyi suddenly found that the earliest one dated back to half a year after Gong Chen and Sang Ran married.

It seemed to match her suspicions.

"The old man knew long ago that Sang Ran wouldn’t live much longer."

From the beginning, the old man had controlled Sang Ran’s life and death.

Lin Zhiyi was puzzled again: "The old man knew Sang Ran couldn’t have children, why did he pressure her to bear a child?"