CHAPTER 586: CHAPTER 586: JUST A COINCIDENCE?

When returning to the hospital, the sunny weather during the day suddenly turned to dark clouds looming over the city.

It felt stifling, as if it was hard to breathe.

A cold wind swept in, and Lin Zhiyi shrank his neck, accidentally missing a step on the staircase.

As she fell, she landed in a man’s embrace.

"Throwing yourself at me?"

"No." Lin Zhiyi struggled a bit but was held tighter, prompting her to glance around, "Third Young Master, this is a hospital, there are many people."

"Just right to threaten you for a proper title." Gong Chen said with an unchanged expression.

"Threaten me? What do I have to be afraid of?"

Did he mistake the person? He should be the one to be afraid, right?

Having just lost his wife not long ago, and now holding someone else publicly.

Gong Chen lowered his head, his voice deep: "Threaten you to disavow me when you climb out of bed. Begin and abandon."

Lin Zhiyi laughed out of anger.

"Third Young Master, you are a bit shameless."

He leaned closer and spoke slowly.

"From shameless to despicable, you truly are understanding me more deeply."

His eyes revealed a trace of darkness as he emphasized the words deeply understood.

Sometimes Lin Zhiyi really didn’t want to comprehend his ambiguities.

Understanding but having to pretend not to, yet he could see through it in one glance.

She tilted her face slightly, yet was still pressed upon by him.

"You’ve called me shameless, feeling a bit better now?"

"You... did it on purpose?" Lin Zhiyi was stunned.

"Seeing you always absent-minded, with your mom now in a sensitive period, seeing you like this she will definitely overthink." Gong Chen replied.

"Thank you."

Lin Zhiyi raised her hand to rub her cheeks.

An involuntary action, but in Gong Chen’s eyes, it was as innocent as when she was sixteen.

Clearly, she has a charming face, but privately, she is such a contrast.

Thankfully, only he knows this contrast.

His Lin Zhiyi should live like this.

Gong Chen couldn’t help but pinch her face: "Go upstairs, it’s cold outside."

Lin Zhiyi squinted her eyes, not arguing with him.

Once in the ward, Liu He, under Gong Shiyan’s comfort, had significantly recovered her complexion.

Seeing Lin Zhiyi arrive, she hurriedly propped herself up, her fast movements making her stomach tense, and was then supported to sit down.

"Xiao He, slow down."

Gong Shiyan’s face changed with fear.

Liu He pursed her lips: "I forgot."

Seeing this, Lin Zhiyi felt a little helpless, quickly pulling out perfume from her bag.

"Mom, is this from your colleague?"

"How, how did you know?" Liu He widened her eyes, her lips trembling a little.

"I asked someone who likes perfume, saying this bottle is very special."

After Lin Zhiyi finished speaking, she saw Liu He gulp down her saliva, her eyes darting around before nodding.

Obviously, she seemed a bit guilty.

Liu He said: "This was indeed given to me by my colleague Wei Xiaoyun, more than twenty years ago, when there weren’t so many regulations in the store. She was in charge of luxury and jewelry products. When she had something, I would substitute for her work, this was her thanking me on my birthday, giving me this perfume."

"Then how did she die?" Lin Zhiyi asked curiously.

Liu He subconsciously glanced at Lin Zhiyi, then lowered her head to touch her stomach, concealing her gaze.

"She was deceived, lost both people and wealth, owed a lot of money, got mentally distressed by creditors, so... jumped into the river and committed suicide."

"We received the news and went to the riverbank, where we saw her shoes, cellphone, and a suicide note."

"Like me, she came from a small city to strive for success. To keep up with the pace of the big city, besides work, she encouraged me to attend night school."

"We just kept encouraging each other, moving from ordinary counter staff to luxury boutique, who knew..."

Liu He, recalling her friend, picked up the perfume on the table, her eyes filled with emotion.

Lin Zhiyi continued asking: "What about this perfume...?"

Liu He sighed: "She made it herself during a laboratory visit. So, I am puzzled how you could possibly smell it on Mrs. Bai? Is it a coincidence?"

She even stared at Lin Zhiyi with a hint of expectancy.

Lin Zhiyi shook her head: "Mom, I am very sure."

"How could this be? It’s completely impossible." Liu He emphasized.

"Mom, could it be your colleague gave someone else perfume too?"

"She has never mentioned it to me."

The clues were cut off.

Gong Chen stepped forward and asked: "Are you sure she died?"

Liu He startled.

"Of course, we sent the body for cremation."

"Lao San, I know what you want to say, but if she didn’t die, would I not recognize her standing in front of me?"

"When I first saw Mrs. Bai, I was a bit confused, but her personality is completely unlike my friend’s."

Gong Chen acknowledged and said nothing more.

The room fell into an eerie silence.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door, startling Lin Zhiyi.

Li Huan entered, saying: "Everyone’s here, that’s just right, the Bai mother and daughter have arrived."

Upon hearing this, Gong Shiyan immediately stood up.

"It’s good that they came, I want to ask Yang Jingwei what exactly she means."

Gong Chen raised his hand to stop him.

"Second Brother, there’s no direct evidence on the surveillance, even if the family says someone pushed her, it can’t prove it’s Mrs. Bai, questioning is meaningless."

"So we just let it go?" Gong Shiyan looked displeased.

"Since we can’t catch anyone, why not test her purpose?"

Gong Chen glanced at the perfume and then at Lin Zhiyi.

Lin Zhiyi immediately understood his meaning and nodded slightly.

Just to observe Yang Jingwei’s attitude towards the perfume and Liu He.

Lin Zhiyi helped Liu He lie down and reassured her several times.

Liu He quickly got into character, weakly leaning against the pillow.

In the next moment, the hospital room door was pushed open again.

Yang Jingwei and Bai Ruoshu walked in arm in arm.

"Third Young Master, is Second Madam okay? Ruoshu just had her wound rechecked, and she’s been thinking about Second Madam, insisting on coming to see."

"This is what I should do as a junior."

Although saying she came to see Liu He, Bai Ruoshu directly went to Gong Chen.

To those who didn’t know better, they might think the one who fell was Gong Chen.

Gong Chen did not look at her, coldly replied: "Not so well."

"Not so well?" Yang Jingwei’s voice suddenly raised, released Bai Ruoshu, and went straight to Liu He’s bedside, "Second Madam, it’s a blessing that you’re alright."

Liu He listened and dumbly stared at Yang Jingwei.

Though Yang Jingwei’s looks and temperament were completely different from her friend, her speaking demeanor was somewhat similar.

It seemed as if she heard such cold words from her friend’s mouth.

Instantly, her complexion worsened.

Yang Jingwei reached to grab Liu He’s hand placed on the stomach, her eyes fixed on the stomach.

Seeing her hand about to touch the stomach, Lin Zhiyi reached out to block it.

"Mrs. Bai, you misunderstand, the Third Young Master means my mom was frightened, thankfully the child is alright. The doctor even praised my mom for strictly following the doctor’s orders and for nurturing the child exceptionally well."

Yang Jingwei stiffened: "You mean the child is alright? But clearly Second Madam had such a big reaction?"

Lin Zhiyi stared at her: "Which pregnant woman wouldn’t react greatly after falling? What’s the matter? Mrs. Bai doesn’t seem too happy."

"How could I be? I am more than happy." Yang Jingwei quickly put on a smile, "It was a false alarm."

"Indeed, the Gong family’s relative, who was walking behind my mom, came over to inform us of a situation earlier, she said..."

Lin Zhiyi deliberately paused.

Yang Jingwei’s eyes immediately fluctuated.

"What did she say?"