Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight-Chapter 246: She Doesn’t Have Much Time Left

Lin Zhiyi awoke again, lying in the corridor outside her house, breathing oxygen.

Sister Zhou was kneeling beside her anxiously, holding her hand tightly.

"She’s awake, she’s awake, doctor, is she alright?"

"We can’t be sure right now, we need to take her to the hospital for a checkup."

The doctor comforted Sister Zhou while taking Lin Zhiyi’s blood pressure.

Sister Zhou, however, said in a panic, "I’m not talking about the gas, I’m talking about her injury."

"Injury? But we didn’t find any wounds on her body." The doctor leaned closer to Lin Zhiyi, concerned, "Miss, are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere else?"

Lin Zhiyi shook her head, apart from feeling a bit dizzy after inhaling oxygen, she wasn’t in any pain.

Sister Zhou was stunned and pointed to the blood marks on her own door.

"Then... whose are these? When I opened the door after the urgent knocking, I saw you lying in the corridor and thought you had crawled out injured."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyi remembered the scene before she passed out.

The foreign man was knocked down, and then someone else came in.

Lastly...

Lin Zhiyi rubbed her head vigorously, unable to recall what had happened next.

"Sister Zhou, are there any bloodstains elsewhere?"

"No," Sister Zhou hesitated and then shook her head, "When I went in to ventilate your room, I didn’t see a drop of blood."

Whose injury was it then?

Lin Zhiyi stared at the blood marks on Sister Zhou’s door, her heart aching inexplicably.

At that moment, the elevator doors opened again.

The paramedics thought it was their colleague with a stretcher, unexpectedly it was the police and a neighbor from downstairs.

"May I ask, who resides here?"

Lin Zhiyi and Sister Zhou looked at each other and raised their hands simultaneously.

Sister Zhou asked, "Officer, what’s the matter?"

The police pointed at the neighbor downstairs, "The neighbor called the police reporting suspicious sounds from upstairs, similar to a gunshot."

Sister Zhou and Lin Zhiyi both jumped in shock.

"How is that possible? It must be a misunderstanding."

The neighbor countered, "I’m not mistaken, I’ve been to shooting ranges abroad and I know the sound well, plus it definitely sounded like it was muffled by a pillow or something."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyi’s face paled, and she looked through her front door.

Indeed, a cushion was missing from her sofa.

Not only that, the fake suicide note left by the foreign man was also gone.

The foreign man was here to kill her, he would not take the evidence of her supposed suicide.

Something must have happened here.

Just as Sister Zhou was about to say something, Lin Zhiyi tightly grabbed her hand to interrupt.

"Officer, it’s really a misunderstanding, I had a few drinks and forgot to turn off the stove, and ended up with gas poisoning. The sound the neighbor heard must have been me falling from the sofa. After all, the sound could have got distorted after traveling through a floor."

The neighbor was about to object, but Lin Zhiyi glanced at Sister Zhou.

Sister Zhou corroborated, "It’s true, see, both the doctor and the property management are here."

The doctor nodded at the cop, "She indeed inhaled toxic gas, the hallway smelled of rotten eggs when we arrived."

At that moment, the property manager also came out of the house.

After taking off his shoe covers, he explained, "I’ve checked everything, the concentration has decreased in the apartment, Miss Lin, be more careful next time, the bottom of your pans were burned black."

"Sorry for the trouble."

Lin Zhiyi apologized, but was relieved inside.

With the property manager’s verification, the police believed her story, completed their report, and left.

Lin Zhiyi went to the hospital accompanied by Sister Zhou.

After confirming she was alright, Sister Zhou helped her to a seat in the waiting area.

Lin Zhiyi felt like she had been on a rollercoaster, her whole body felt unreal.

Sister Zhou sighed deeply and asked, "Zhiyi, what exactly is going on? Why didn’t you let me tell the police about the knocking on my door earlier?"

Lin Zhiyi thought for a moment but decided not to involve Sister Zhou.

"Sister Zhou, the neighbor downstairs already mentioned gunshots. If we claim there might have been a third person involved, do you plan to spend the New Year in the police station? It’s better not to make trouble when it’s not necessary, as long as no one’s hurt, it’s fine."

"You’re right, but who was knocking on the door then? It seemed like they were injured, no telling how serious it was," Sister Zhou murmured.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyi envisioned a figure in the darkness.

Before she could think further, her phone rang—it was Gong Shiyan calling.

"Uncle... What! I’ll be right there."

Lin Zhiyi propped herself up and ran towards Liu He’s hospital room.

As she reached the door, she saw three policemen disregarding Gong Shiyan’s attempt to stop them, insisting on taking away Liu He who had just regained consciousness.

"Second Young Master, I’m sorry, the old master said the amount was too large, we must catch the thief, so Second Madam must cooperate with the investigation."

"She’s still a patient," Gong Shiyan said angrily.

"We’ve already asked the doctor, she’s fine once she’s awake."

"What do you mean she’s fine once she’s awake?" Lin Zhiyi charged forward, shielding Liu He.

The police looked at her, impatiently saying, "Miss Lin, please cooperate!"

Lin Zhiyi paused, they knew who she was; it seemed the old master had been prepared.

"Wait, tell the old master that I know what to do now. Give me some time."

Indeed, they stepped back, still speaking with righteous indignation.

"Miss Lin, we are also doing this for the investigation; we hope you understand."

After saying that, they turned and left.

Lin Zhiyi clenched her fists and turned to look at Liu He with a relaxed expression.

"Mom, you should lie down and rest."

Liu He weakly said, "Zhiyi, don’t do anything rash."

Gong Shiyan also cautioned, "Zhiyi, don’t do anything foolish, I’ve already had someone look into the three million matter."

Lin Zhiyi nodded, telling them not to worry.

But she knew very well that the old master wouldn’t let Gong Shiyan find any clues.

The old master wasn’t giving her much time.

She had to make a decision.

The pressure in her mind made Lin Zhiyi dizzy, only managing to steady herself with Sister Zhou’s support.

She made up an excuse to leave the room.

Sister Zhou, seeing her sweat-soaked hands, expressed concern, "Zhiyi, are you alright?"

Lin Zhiyi forced a calm smile, "Sister Zhou, go ahead and leave. I want to stay and accompany my mom."

"Okay."

After Sister Zhou told her to take care of herself, she left the hospital.

Lin Zhiyi didn’t return to the room but went to Li Huan’s office.

She wanted to check on Liu He’s physical condition.

But after knocking several times with no response,

it was a nurse who, hearing the noise, came over. ƒreewebɳovel.com

"Doctor Li took leave, he received a call from a patient outside the hospital, rushed out almost tripping at the doorstep."

Although Li Huan spoke humorously, he was quite steady and responsible.

Unless it was a critical situation, he wouldn’t suddenly take leave.

Lin Zhiyi felt a sting in her chest, and her mind was suddenly filled with gory images.

Foreign assassins, gunshots, bloodstains...

Suddenly, thinking of something, she turned to run, but her body uncontrollably collapsed to the ground.

Her knee hit the doorframe, instantly bleeding.

The nurse hurried to help her, "Miss, what’s wrong?"

Lin Zhiyi weakly thanked her and staggered outside, leaning on the wall.

Although she kept denying it, just before she fainted, she saw a shadow, and a name slipped out.

Gong Chen.

After running out of the hospital, she got into a taxi.

The driver asked, "Miss, where to?"

"To... Sandalwood Garden."

The place where in her past life, she had ended her life.

Her intuition told her Gong Chen was there.