Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight novel Chapter 696

Chapter 696: Chapter 696: Men in Their Midlife Crisis Are All Like This

Lin Zhiyi wished she could dig a hole in the ground when she realized what she’d said.

She wanted to hide, but suddenly her eyes lit up.

A man wrapped his arms around her from behind, holding two lit Fairy Wands.

"Play, let me see what you young people do for fun."

"Why do you hold such grudges?"

Lin Zhiyi took the Fairy Wand and couldn’t help but laugh.

"Men going through menopause are all like this," Gong Chen raised an eyebrow, his voice cool.

"..."

Lin Zhiyi shook the Fairy Wand in her hand and turned her head to look at him.

She spoke softly, "Not old, very handsome."

"What?"

Gong Chen was stunned for a moment and looked down at her.

Lin Zhiyi immediately withdrew her gaze, "It’s nothing."

Gong Chen tightened his grip on her hand and said solemnly, "I heard you, thanks for the compliment. I will prove it through actions."

"Ah?"

Lin Zhiyi realized, and under the light of the Fairy Wand, her whole face turned red.

She moved a bit, "I won’t play with you, I’ll play with them."

She carried the Fairy Wand and ran off to play with the group of kids.

The Gong Family had bought several boxes of Fairy Wands, and the group of kids stopped only after finishing them all.

Then they ran to Gong Chen asking for red envelopes.

"Uncle, you haven’t given out red envelopes this year."

"Uncle, where’s the red envelope?"

"Little uncle, I want one too."

They all stretched out their hands, big and small.

Anyway, Lin Zhiyi couldn’t sort out the family ranks.

Who let Gong Chen be the youngest within his generational rank and the highest in rank among his age group.

Gong Chen took out red envelopes from his pocket, "You all can’t wait until tomorrow, can you?"

"Yes."

Everyone nodded.

Gong Chen started handing out red envelopes.

Lin Zhiyi found a little girl as cover and sneakily reached out her hand.

Although she had gotten red envelopes in previous years.

She hadn’t received any for three years, surely she should get one this year?

However, before Lin Zhiyi could even touch a red envelope, Gong Chen grabbed her wrist.

"You want one too?"

"Uncle, Happy New Year." Lin Zhiyi thickened her skin and called out.

Gong Chen said nothing.

"If you’re not giving, you’re not giving. You used to give me one."

Lin Zhiyi pulled her hand back, but couldn’t break free.

Gong Chen dragged her over, "Come on, I’ll get one for you."

Without waiting for Lin Zhiyi to react, he led her away.

...

Finally, Lin Zhiyi was led into Gong Chen’s courtyard.

The usual place had been cleaned up, with red lanterns hung.

The coffee table held a fruit plate and hot tea, all complete.

Just as Lin Zhiyi was about to sit down, she was pulled over.

In an instant, she found herself sitting in Gong Chen’s lap.

Seeing that there was no one else in the house, she didn’t struggle.

As she was about to speak, a red envelope appeared in front of her.

"It’s for you, like every year."

Holding the red envelope, Lin Zhiyi didn’t immediately open it.

Because she could already guess what was inside.

She asked curiously, "I actually wonder, when I first came to the Gong Family, we didn’t know each other. How did you decide to give me a red envelope?"

Gong Chen slightly raised his brows, his deep dark eyes shimmering with a mysterious light.

"You seemed to be without one, pretty pitiful."

"Is that it?"

"Mm."

Gong Chen didn’t offer more explanation.

Lin Zhiyi hesitated, "Then when you went abroad, how come you still gave me one? Even that time when you had a car accident, you hadn’t returned, yet you had it prepared. I heard from my mom that the other kids didn’t get one."

Gong Chen lowered his eyes slightly, "I broke a promise to you, so I thought to make it up."

"Alright then."

That explanation seemed reasonable.

Lin Zhiyi didn’t overthink it.

However...

Lin Zhiyi opened the red envelope and took out a stack of paper currency.

"Which country’s money is it this time?"

"Sri Lanka."

"I know that one, the scenery is beautiful."

Lin Zhiyi held the wad of money, feeling a bit at a loss.

She also knew Sri Lanka had gone bankrupt, so the money was essentially useless to her.

She just couldn’t understand why Gong Chen’s red envelopes for her were always foreign currencies.

Lin Zhiyi seized the chance to ask directly.

"Why give me paper currency? You give others local cash."

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