Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight novel Chapter 745

Chapter 745: Chapter 745: Keeping Fu Shu

Old Master Jiang put down the teacup, casting a stern gaze at Lin Zhiyi.

"Lin Zhiyi, do you find this glorious?"

"Wh-what?"

Lin Zhiyi was confused, but her face flushed instinctively.

Ignoring Zhong Min’s warning look, Old Master Jiang spoke directly.

"Unmarried pregnancy, and now trailing ambiguous dealings with Gong Chen while bringing a child along— does this make you feel glorious? One must be honorable; overreaching ambition is self-destructive."

"..."

Lin Zhiyi was dumbfounded.

She couldn’t even process it at first.

Clearly, she and Old Master Jiang had reconciled before.

Why did his attitude change so drastically?

Old Master Jiang continued, "Fu Shu is someone Aunt trusts very much, ensuring that your scandalous affairs remain undisclosed. Otherwise, who could you turn to guarantee such a disgraceful matter remains a secret forever?"

Disgraceful matter?

Lin Zhiyi’s breath caught.

Her face tightened, as she refused to let anyone call Xingxing’s birth a disgraceful matter.

She sneered, "You’re absolutely right, it’s indeed a disgraceful matter!"

"How I got pregnant, you should know best. Could it be anything but disgraceful?"

"Why Third Young Master and I ended up like this, you know as well."

"Each and every incident, what does it have to do with me!"

Lin Zhiyi stood up and approached Old Master Jiang and Madam Jiang, speaking in a voice only they could hear.

"Old Master, I care for Third Young Master. What happened back then was unavoidable for him. If I didn’t love him, even now, if I accused him of rape, whose reputation would hit rock bottom?"

"What do you think?"

Old Master Jiang was shocked.

Incredulous that Lin Zhiyi would say such things to his face.

He angrily pointed at Lin Zhiyi.

"The Gong Family does not acknowledge you. What qualifications do you have to stand by Gong Chen’s side?"

The room fell silent.

Lin Zhiyi seemed to see a fleeting smile at the corners of Fu Shu’s mouth.

The anger had made it impossible for her to think clearly.

"She does."

A cool, warning voice broke in.

Gong Chen looked at Old Master Jiang, "As long as she’s willing, there’s always a place for her by my side. Even if she’s unwilling, I will still keep it for her. She doesn’t need qualifications; the one who needs qualifications is me."

"The one who hurt her is me."

Old Master Jiang breathed heavily, about to explode with anger, but was interrupted by Zhong Min.

"There, enough arguing! Gong Chen is an adult now, he knows what he’s doing."

Old Master Jiang thought of Lin Zhiyi’s earlier arrogant attitude towards Fu Shu in the kitchen.

He increasingly couldn’t accept someone like her staying with Gong Chen.

"Gong Chen, how can you ensure that the person you’ve found won’t reveal Xingxing’s lineage? You’re surrounded by dangers now, and your aunt recommended someone trustworthy for your sake. How do you expect us to accept this?"

Just as he finished speaking, Fu Shu’s teacup slipped from her hand.

She seemed startled and quickly stood up to bow.

"Old Master, please don’t, it’s my insistence. Even if I lose this job, it’s no big deal."

"No way, I can’t trust anyone else. Gong Chen, do you want both your daughter and leverage to fall into someone else’s hands?" Old Master Jiang questioned.

Gong Chen clenched his fists, silent for a long time.

Only then did Lin Zhiyi come back to herself from what he had just said.

She reached out to hold his hand, smiling faintly.

"Then I’ll rely on Teacher Fu."

"Miss Lin, you... agreed?"

Fu Shu stood frozen, clearly not expecting to persuade Lin Zhiyi so easily.

Lin Zhiyi straightened up, looking directly into Old Master Jiang’s eyes.

"It doesn’t matter if you look down on me, but think carefully, Xingxing is Third Young Master’s daughter. If you call her a disgrace, then what is Third Young Master?"

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