Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight novel Chapter 654

Chapter 654: Chapter 654: She Recognized Me

Sang Li smiled, continuing, "We were all focusing on Bai Zhengxian before, and overlooked Old Man Bai, the dead man."

"After investigating, I found that the Bai Family’s previous businesses were all under Old Man Bai’s name. Following the clues, I discovered that he made a will before his accident, transferring all the businesses to the Second Master Bai."

"That’s why we found nothing unusual about Bai Zhengxian."

"Second Master Bai is a feared figure in Southeast Asia, but over the past two years, the Bai Family’s business has been shrinking."

Lin Zhiyi curiously asked, "So powerful, why is the business still shrinking?"

Sang Li explained, "When power and wealth are concentrated in one person’s hands, it’s inevitable that those below will have ideas. The Bai Family was set up for a black-on-black situation, coupled with dual attacks inside and outside the country, catching Second Master Bai off guard."

"This is why they blatantly used art exhibitions for human trafficking when they returned to the country."

The Bai Family is out of money.

"A lean camel is bigger than a horse, and besides, the Bai Family’s art gallery is so profitable, where did the money go?"

Chu Yin had seen the darkness behind the Bai Family; they were into all kinds of businesses.

They weren’t human; they were a bunch of demons.

Sang Li immediately provided the answer.

"Yachts. The Bai Family put everything on the line with yachts."

No wonder Bai Ruoshu and Yang Jingwei mentioned yachts at every turn.

Bai Ruoshu even got together with Gong Yao just to ensure their yachts could sail smoothly.

Lin Zhiyi thought carefully and suddenly realized a matter everyone had overlooked.

"If Second Master Bai is Old Man Bai, don’t you think the yachts are like the investment scam of the past?"

"Bai Ruoshu’s personal promotion and the yacht partnerships seem to tell everyone that the Bai Family’s business is very profitable."

"So... could the yachts be a scam too?"

Li Huan retorted, "If it were a scam, the Bai Family should avoid the Gong Family like before, targeting rich small companies, and it wouldn’t have to blow up when they pulled out."

Lin Zhiyi was stunned.

It seemed so.

"I know why the Bai Family had to provoke the Gong Family."

The door to the hospital room was pushed open again.

Ren Xiya walked in briskly.

She and Li Huan exchanged a look, and Li Huan immediately looked away as if guilty.

Ren Xiya curved her lips and handed a document to Gong Chen.

"What you asked my brother and me to check is all here. As you thought, the Bai Family’s losses in those years were indeed orchestrated by Old Man Bai."

"So this time, the Bai Family isn’t just aiming to launch the yachts, they also want to drag the Gong Family down."

"It’s surprising that the mess the old man left still seeks someone to clean it up twenty years later."

As she spoke, she pointed to the document.

Lin Zhiyi didn’t even care about her dizziness, getting up from the bed, almost stepping down wrong.

Gong Chen, helpless, pulled her over to look at the document together.

Upon opening it, the astronomical insurance for the yacht was revealed.

Ren Xiya said, "The Bai Family bought the most expensive insurance for the yacht, a figure that could buy another yacht."

"Besides, I specially highlighted the insurance coverage. Besides natural disasters, there’s also an additional one, which is..."

"Accident," Gong Chen guessed without even turning a page.

Lin Zhiyi looked up at the man’s deep-profile and beautiful head.

She thought about knocking it open while he was asleep to see where they differed.

She hadn’t even figured out the policy connections, and he already knew.

Gong Chen’s hand resting on Lin Zhiyi’s waist gently caressed, always with a demeanor of having everything under control.

As he pondered, Li Huan’s voice interrupted.

"What does it mean by an accident? Are the Bai Family planning to stage a Titanic or something?"

"No need for such complexity. Just a death will do. The Bai Family bought insurance for everyone, especially those fans invited on board for free," Ren Xiya said seriously, "The Bai Family is on Gong Family’s territory. If something happens, the Gong Family can’t escape the blame."

"The Bai Family takes the money, the Gong Family bears the responsibility, no wonder there were so many concessions during cooperation talks. They never intended for the Gong Family to profit."

Li Huan admired the Bai Family’s well-laid plans.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyi couldn’t help but grip Gong Chen’s clothes.

She forced herself to calm down, not wanting to trouble Gong Chen.

Each kiss was deeper than the last.

As Lin Zhiyi was about to suffocate, the man controlled his body to hover slightly.

His other hand cradling her waist, as if to press her into his chest.

Gong Chen, close to Lin Zhiyi’s lips, said in a low, husky voice, "Can I keep you by my side from now on?"

"What happened at the banquet truly scared me."

"Zhiyi, don’t leave me again."

He stared at Lin Zhiyi, his eyes turning crimson, and his hand on her waist pressed tighter.

His voice seemed to have a magic power, stirring one’s heart.

Lin Zhiyi’s breath caught, "If you wrong me again, I’ll leave, this time far away, far enough... um."

The tender, persistent kiss fell again.

Their shared heat entangled, intertwined, layer upon layer.

After what seemed like an eternity, Gong Chen finally let go of her, holding her in his arms.

"Close your eyes and rest."

Lin Zhiyi’s breath gradually calmed, listening to his heartbeat, she raised her hand toying with his shirt’s buttons.

"Will you be okay?"

"I will." Gong Chen said in a low voice.

Lin Zhiyi tugged at his button earnestly, "Don’t worry, I will help you."

Gong Chen chuckled, "Okay, I believe in you."

...

Hospital, parking lot.

As soon as he got in the car, Second Master Bai did not put down his cane, instead gripping it tightly.

"What’s wrong?" Yang Jingwei asked.

"Lin Zhiyi cannot stay, she recognized me."