"He is Gong Chen’s child, so naturally he should bear the Gong surname. I’m sure his mother would be comforted by that," Old Mr. Jiang said with a sense of righteousness.
Lin Zhiyi sneered coldly.
She always thought Mrs. Jiang was kind and open-minded, so she believed the Jiang Family wouldn’t be another Gong Family.
Unfortunately, she was wrong.
The business world is like a battlefield.
The Jiang Family suffered a heavy blow back in the day, yet they managed to withdraw with many of their enterprises intact.
They preserved the capital needed for the Jiang Family to rise again.
How could someone like Old Mr. Jiang, who achieved this, be a simple person?
Moreover, he and Old Mr. Gong fought each other to the death, engaging in relentless schemes.
It showed that his shrewdness was no less than Old Mr. Gong’s.
In fact, they were all the same.
Lin Zhiyi stepped forward to stand in front of Gong Chen, her demeanor turning colder.
"Don’t dress it up so nobly; it’s you who wants a child with the Gong surname in the Jiang Family, isn’t it?"
"Lin Zhiyi, this has nothing to do with you. You’re a mother too. You can’t just forbid others from having children because you had one for Gong Chen."
"Of course I won’t allow it! What do you take me and Fu Shu for? Baby-making machines? And what do you take the child for? A bargaining chip for threats? Whether my Xingxing bears the Gong surname or not doesn’t matter, because she’ll always be the child of Third Young Master and me, but you’re forcing Third Young Master to acknowledge a child because you want this child to bear the Gong surname."
Lin Zhiyi spoke directly, exposing the truth.
Even Fu Shu stood frozen, frowning in silence, her eyes lowered as if deep in thought.
"Lin Zhiyi, do you even respect your elders? I said it’s for Gong Chen’s child only!" Old Mr. Jiang shouted in anger.
"Is that so? So when Fu Shu returned to the country for a pre-pregnancy checkup, you weren’t aware? Or perhaps, Fu Shu’s purpose in getting close to Third Young Master was to bear his child for the Jiang Family?"
Lin Zhiyi pressed on step by step, questioning him word by word.
Old Mr. Jiang, angered, yelled, "Lin Zhiyi!"
Despite the overwhelming fury, Lin Zhiyi remained incredibly calm.
"Old Mr. Jiang, I advise you to save your energy. I’ve been tired of hearing such words back at the Gong Family in earlier years!"
She looked at Old Mr. Jiang with utter disappointment.
"I thought you truly cared about Third Young Master, but I didn’t expect you to be using him too! Even his child, you want to use!"
"I did not!" Old Mr. Jiang vehemently denied, raising his hand towards Lin Zhiyi.
Before the slap could land, Gong Chen intercepted it mid-air.
Old Mr. Jiang’s gaze faltered, "Gong Chen, do you trust her or me? When your mother wasn’t around, I was the one who watched you grow up!"
Gong Chen’s grip on his hand tightened before he suddenly let go.
"I trust her."
"You..."
"Was it the banquet where you helped Fu Shu approach me?" Gong Chen asked directly.
"..." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
Old Mr. Jiang pursed his lips and forcefully withdrew his hand.
Gong Chen lowered his hand and continued, "When something happened to me at the banquet, no one would believe it was your doing. But after eliminating all other possibilities, only you could ensure nothing went wrong at any stage."
"You invited the Bai Family mother and daughter because you knew that inviting them would bring Gong Yao, and then my and Zhiyi’s attention would be focused on them."
"No matter what happened, they would be the prime suspects first."
"The waiter serving drinks, the Bai Family mother and daughter, the conference room’s tea, the blind spots in surveillance, Fu Shu’s timely appearance, and knowing I hadn’t had a vasectomy."
"Who else but you could manage all of this?"

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