Reborn to outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight-Chapter 918: She Has a Condition

Chapter 918: Chapter 918: She Has a Condition
But being slender doesn’t mean being sick.
Nowadays, people take vitamins every day, which also look like pills.
Lin Zhiyi was uncertain and looked at Gong Chen.
Gong Chen said, "This might be a breakthrough; if it were just ordinary medication, they wouldn’t intentionally discard the bottle."
Lin Zhiyi nodded in agreement.
The assistant expressed concern, "Everyone online is waiting for updates on this matter, and Shirley refuses to say anything. If we handle everything but she retaliates, we’ll be beyond saving."
Indeed.
Shirley is an uncertainty.
So, before calming the online chaos, we must find a way to deal with Shirley.
It always comes back to investigating Shirley.
But Shirley is thorough, clearly not giving them any chance to investigate.
Lin Zhiyi looked at Gong Chen and said, "What if we follow her lead and give a solution?"
The assistant pondered, "Boss, are you suggesting testing her?"
"Yes."
Lin Zhiyi felt there wasn’t a better way right now.
Gong Chen raised his hand and said, "Rather than testing, why not push her a little? Didn’t you notice that when you didn’t speak according to her ideas earlier, she seemed a bit flustered?"
Lin Zhiyi was taken aback.
Recalling the previous events, there were indeed issues.
In Lin Zhiyi’s unknown responses, Shirley clearly hesitated to speak.
She even answered Lin Zhiyi simply with ’I don’t know’.
Lin Zhiyi snapped back to reality, "You’re right, rather than following her, it’s better to push her. We’ll easily see what she wants, which is much easier than investigating her like searching for a needle in a haystack."
"Yes, for now, you don’t need to appear or explain anything. The organizer of the rookie contest won’t be able to wait, and second and third place won’t let her occupy the spot without consequence."
In terms of human nature, Gong Chen understood it better than her.
Once personal interests are involved, everyone instinctively strives for more.
The treatment difference between second and first place is vast; who wouldn’t want it?
The contest organizer is concerned with career reputation and must resolve the matter quickly, or else no one above would trust him to manage the contest.
With the commotion online, Shirley will struggle more than us.
After resolving the matter, the assistant looked at Lin Zhiyi and Gong Chen and quickly stood up.
"Ah, I’ll go investigate further. You two walk around; wasn’t the boss a student here? You must be nostalgic about school days, right?"
After speaking, the assistant vanished.
Lin Zhiyi smiled at Gong Chen.
"Third Young Master, your university days should’ve been more interesting than mine, right?"
"Want me to take you next time?"
"Sure, how about I show you around this time?" Lin Zhiyi quickly covered her mouth, "Oh, I forgot, Third Young Master is very familiar with my school. You used to pick up and drop off Song Wanqiu; the two of you must have toured the school quite a bit, right?"
Gong Chen paused while lifting the coffee cup.
"Settling accounts after autumn?"
"Yes." Lin Zhiyi chuckled.
"What if I say... I came to see you, would you believe it?"
Gong Chen lifted his eyes, his cold gaze shimmering with an unusual light.
Lin Zhiyi furrowed her brow, somewhat disbelief.
Back then, Gong Chen was convinced Song Wanqiu saved him abroad, and everyone knew he would oblige Song Wanqiu.
Even the once precarious Song Family prospered because of him.
At that time, he never once looked directly at her.
Gong Chen looked at her earnestly, "Really."
Lin Zhiyi asked, "Why?"
"Just wanted to see you." Gong Chen didn’t explain much.
Lin Zhiyi felt he was hiding many things.
Especially regarding the past.
"Seeing me, yet never spoke to me." Lin Zhiyi reflected.
"You... think it through slowly." Gong Chen smiled faintly.
Lin Zhiyi couldn’t understand.
But it’s been too long, and she didn’t want to recall it.
"Shall we tour around?" Lin Zhiyi suggested.
"Let’s go."
Gong Chen stood and took Lin Zhiyi’s hand.
The two headed towards the backstreet that many students liked to visit.
Lin Zhiyi strolled leisurely.
Tired from walking, the two sat in a tea shop to rest.
Unexpectedly, Shirley’s classmates from her study abroad were sitting behind them.
Perhaps considering the surroundings, they conversed in a foreign language.
Coincidentally, Gong Chen understood.
Gong Chen gestured to Lin Zhiyi.
Lin Zhiyi quickly switched seats for clearer listening.
She discreetly observed the two students.
One had red hair, the other brown; their eyes conveyed plenty while speaking.
Even without understanding, Lin Zhiyi could guess some of it.
Clearly not good words.
After ten minutes, the two girls left.
Lin Zhiyi hurriedly asked, "What did they say?"
Gong Chen replied gravely, "About the same as your assistant’s findings; Shirley isn’t sociable, and they say she has many secrets. One happens to know her middle school classmate, who mentioned her poor health, frequent sick leaves, always gloomy. Someone once teased her, found numerous pills in her bag, almost mistaken for drugs and questioned."
"So she really has health issues? What kind of medication is it?" Lin Zhiyi inquired.
"Her foster parents took her before the police could investigate. Also, when bullied, she’d smile, constantly smile, quite intimidating, especially when one girl accidentally fell off the upstairs and broke her neck; no one dared provoke her again."
"That’s... too mystical, foreigners believe this? I remember in foreign horror movies, the more dangerous, the more they like to provoke." Lin Zhiyi commented.
Gong Chen chuckled lightly and continued, "Another girl mentioned a teacher initially bringing her a registration form, but Shirley never delivered it, causing her to miss the registration deadline."
Lin Zhiyi wondered, "So Shirley seems to value this contest, yet her previous attitude... it’s getting increasingly peculiar."
Gong Chen reassured, "No one is perfect, Shirley included."
Lin Zhiyi nodded, her peripheral vision catching the clock on the tea shop wall.
"It’s about time; I should head back to the studio. You go pick up Xingxing."
"As you wish."
Gong Chen saw her off into the car, turning his gaze towards the school.
Before long, Chen Jin drove the car over.
Upon getting in, Chen Jin ed, "Third Young Master, I directly contacted Shirley’s foreign school teacher as per your request. They say Shirley is pitiful, constantly bullied due to her personality."
"Pitiful? She managed to study abroad; she can’t always rely on pity." Gong Chen replied.
"True, but the teacher said they tried helping her, yet she always refused, not wanting to escalate matters, so the school took good care of her in every regard."
"Seems she understands her advantages better than anyone. Have someone investigate her life before college." Gong Chen instructed.
"Okay."
"Is there any news from Second Brother about Xia Wan?"
"Not at the moment, only that Xia Wan has been living simply in Lan City." Chen Jin answered.
"Keep investigating. Also, have someone leak other information online."
"Understood."
...
Studio.
Lin Zhiyi entered the door to find someone already waiting for her.
"Miss Lin."