Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight novel Chapter 864

Chapter 864: Chapter 864: Is Third Young Master Covering the Losses?

Just as Lin Zhiyi was about to leave amidst the commotion outside the screen, Gong Chen reached out and stopped her.

She thought Gong Chen was going to stop her again.

"Third Young Master, I’ll handle it well..."

"Be careful." Gong Chen advised.

Seeing the trust in his eyes, Lin Zhiyi nodded with a smile.

Then she lowered the brim of her hat and quickly walked in a certain direction.

Outside the lounge, there were many accompanying personnel, including the Gong Family’s butler.

He glanced at her earlier, clearly wanting to convey something.

But since the lounge was full of people, it was inconvenient for him.

When Lin Zhiyi came out, it seemed like the butler had waited for her for a moment.

Then he walked towards the nearby smoking area.

When Lin Zhiyi wanted to follow, he gave her a sidelong glance.

Helpless, she stood still, stretched lazily, and pretended to exercise.

The butler stood by the trash can, took a pipe from his pocket.

Lin Zhiyi recognized it immediately.

It was a gift from the old man to the butler on his birthday a few years back.

The butler usually treasured it, always keeping it on the shelf and wiping it occasionally.

But at this moment, the butler was adding something into the pipe.

When he was about to light it, he seemed to find no fire and glanced in Lin Zhiyi’s direction.

Then he turned around and threw the pipe into the trash can and left.

Lin Zhiyi was directly stunned; aside from its value, it was a gift from the old man.

The butler would never throw it away.

Something’s wrong, something’s fishy.

The year the pipe was gifted, Lin Zhiyi was also present.

So the butler surely knew she understood the pipe’s significance.

He did it for her to see.

After the butler had walked far away, Lin Zhiyi quickly approached.

She looked into the trash can, and the pipe was there, with some tobacco inside.

But she could vaguely see something hidden beneath the tobacco.

Seizing the moment with no one around, Lin Zhiyi immediately retrieved the pipe.

After pouring out the tobacco, there was a small white pill inside.

Was this the message the butler wanted to convey?

Lin Zhiyi wouldn’t delay; she took out a handkerchief from her pocket, wrapped the pipe and the pill together, and returned to the lounge.

The golf attire was quite similar, and with her wearing a hat,

it was hard to distinguish her among the surrounding women.

So she easily returned behind the screen.

Just as she was about to speak to Gong Chen, external discussions came from outside the screen.

"In your opinion, how is this business of Fourth Master Gong?"

"Sounds good, but... with such a large upfront investment, if it doesn’t work out, it could be a complete loss."

"Given the old man is paving the way, and the Gong Family also has Third Young Master, anything can be settled by finding Third Young Master when necessary."

"Indeed, at least there’s Third Young Master to back it up. It’s odd though, why isn’t Third Young Master here?"

"Isn’t it obvious? The old man is paving the way for Fourth Master. It’s hard to say who will ultimately call the shots in the Gong Family. We can’t afford to offend either side."

After drinking a glass of chilled champagne together, they turned and left.

Lin Zhiyi clenched her fists after listening.

What do they mean by Third Young Master backing it up?

What kind of trick is Gong Yao playing?

After the sounds outside faded away, Gong Chen put down his teacup.

"Don’t dwell on it, that’s how businesspeople are."

Truth and deception, mingled.

Lin Zhiyi responded with a hum, spreading the handkerchief on the table.

Gong Chen recognized the pipe: "The butler’s?"

"He deliberately threw this pipe into the trash can, and there was a pill hidden in the tobacco inside. This should be the message he wanted to convey to us."

Lin Zhiyi pointed to the small pill beside it.

Gong Chen picked up the pill and examined it.

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