Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight-Chapter 283: You Already Knew, Didn’t You?

The sky outside the house darkened oppressively, the salty seawind striking Lin Zhiyi with fierce intensity.

Familiar weather, familiar scene, Liu He had died here in a past life.

Car wreck, life lost.

Who could know that inside the house not far from the accident scene hid all manner of filth?

No, someone knew.

Gong Chen from her past life.

At this moment, dark clouds loomed overhead, and the endless sea appeared like the gaping maw of an abyss, ready to swallow Lin Zhiyi whole.

In an instant, a violent wind and heavy rain howled in, as restless as her own emotions.

Her eyes flickered with a painful glow, her face indistinguishable between rain and tears.

She struggled to control her body, but her legs felt as though they were weighed down with lead.

The next second, He Yao had her by the neck and slammed her onto the ground.

"I’ll kill you now and then throw you into the sea."

"..."

Lin Zhiyi’s cheeks flushed red, unable to make a sound.

Her hand scrambled on the ground, grabbing a sharp stone and smashing it onto He Yao’s head.

"Ah!"

He Yao clutched his head, rain mixed with his blood adding an extra layer of sinister.

Lin Zhiyi took the chance to scramble up from the ground, stumbling as she ran away.

Behind her He Yao shouted in anger, disregarding his wound, furiously catching up to her.

He grabbed her arm, the pain so intense she thought she could hear her bones cracking.

Almost simultaneously, the sound of an accelerating engine rose nearby.

A black car broke through the curtain of rain, rushing towards them.

Seeing this, He Yao shoved Lin Zhiyi into the nearby car and drove away.

Soon, the two cars pursued each other along the coastal road.

Lin Zhiyi wanted to resist, but her hands hurt too much to feel anything.

She struggled to prop herself up in the shaking vehicle.

Looking up, the violent wind and the torrential rain beat harshly against the car windows like numerous whips.

Suddenly, lightning flashed in the sky, illuminating the person in the other car.

Gong Chen.

Lin Zhiyi sat stunned, staring at him in disbelief.

The man sensed her gaze and turned to stare fiercely back at her, lightning revealing the faint red at the corners of his eyes.

His cold indifference cloaked in a mist of rain.

Gong Chen glanced forward and gestured for Lin Zhiyi to duck.

Lin Zhiyi paused, then followed his gaze forward.

The normally wide road, narrowed by a barrier into a single lane, with Gong Chen on the side with the barrier.

He Yao also noticed this, desperately steering to squeeze Gong Chen’s car against the barrier.

Looking at Gong Chen’s unceasingly increasing speed, Lin Zhiyi’s heart tightened as complex emotions took hold.

Annoyance, unease, and... fear.

Despite the heater running in the car, cold sweat streamed down her forehead.

Seeing Gong Chen’s car about to crash against the barrier, he signaled her again to duck.

Lin Zhiyi bit her lip and immediately lay down in the backseat.

Almost instantly, a loud crash sounded outside the window.

Lin Zhiyi tensed up, blood running cold, emotions welling up in her eyes.

She didn’t even dare to raise her head.

The next second, a loud crash resounded overhead, as if something had straight smashed down.

She looked up abruptly, shocked to see Gong Chen using the barrier and his speed to pivot his car across a lane onto He Yao’s car.

Before Lin Zhiyi could react, two gunshots rang out above her head.

Smoke rose from two bullet holes in the roof above the driver’s seat, and He Yao’s leg suffered two bloody wounds.

He Yao clutched his wound with one hand, and with the other helplessly and furiously beat the steering wheel.

Then, his eyes filled with bloodshot, "Come on! Killing another one makes me a profit! Hahaha..."

The super-male gene was also known as the crime gene, embodying violent behavior in their bones, growing ever more excited with increased violence.

Backed by years of impunity for harming others, He Yao was nothing but a beast in human skin.

Ignoring his bleeding wounds, he excitedly slammed the steering wheel, hoping to eject the car on top due to inertia.

After being hit twice, Lin Zhiyi stabilized her body by grabbing onto the seat, took a deep breath, and suddenly lunged forward to hook her arms around He Yao’s neck from behind.

"You want to die that badly, I’ll oblige!"

"Bitch! Let... let go!"

He Yao’s cheeks turned red, but his lips were pale due to excessive blood loss from his legs, suffering in extreme pain and unconsciously reducing the car’s speed.

Gong Chen seized the opportunity to control the vehicle from the roof, forcing He Yao’s car to stop by pressing ahead.

Seeing this, He Yao, completely enraged, forcefully pushed Lin Zhiyi away.

Lin Zhiyi hit the car seat and took a while to recover.

He Yao clutched the steering wheel tightly, a sinister smile sinking into his cheek corner.

"Lin Zhiyi, do you think he would recklessly save you?"

"..."

Lin Zhiyi’s breath hitched.

Before she could steady herself, He Yao suddenly turned the steering wheel sharply, driving straight off the road.

Lin Zhiyi quickly realized that He Yao intended for them to die together.

Fortunately, the vehicle got stuck on a large rock, but half of it was already hanging over the precipice, wavering dangerously at the brink.

Lin Zhiyi gazed down at the dark swirling sea under the car’s nose, her lips pale and her hands trembling as they clutched the car door.

Terrified, she held her breath, even blinking cautiously.

Luckily, the car windows had shattered during the collision, which allowed her to crawl out.

Carefully wrapping her hands with her sleeves to protect against the shards, Lin Zhiyi crawled towards the outside of the car.

Just as she was halfway out, a bloody hand grabbed her ankle and forcefully pulled her downward.

"I told you, your legs are beautiful. Hehe... He can’t save you."

He Yao’s face was covered in blood, his hands caressing Lin Zhiyi’s legs as he pulled her body back into the car.

Horrified, Lin Zhiyi reached out to grab a rock in front but was pulled inside by He Yao before she could touch it.

She didn’t even have time to scream as her body followed the car downwards.

Just when she thought she was surely going to die, Gong Chen grabbed her hand.

But, He Yao also had a hold of her leg.

Gong Chen’s hands bulged with veins as he said tersely, "Hold tight."

The will to survive made Lin Zhiyi clutch Gong Chen’s hand tightly, kicking He Yao in the head.

As if unfeeling, He continued laughing terrifyingly, "Third Young Master, why have you just arrived now? To catch me in the act? Lin Zhiyi is truly pitiful; she was used as bait, but in truth, she’s nothing but your bait."

He Yao’s voice mixed with the sea breeze pierced Lin Zhiyi’s ears, causing her a splitting headache yet also incredibly alert.

She looked up at Gong Chen, trembling, "You... You knew all along what He Yao was up to, didn’t you? And yet you stood by and watched as Wen Qing forced me to marry him! Right?"

Gong Chen remained silent.

The rain washed over his forehead, wetting his hair and obscuring his gaze.

Lin Zhiyi let out a bitter laugh, her eyes blurred by rain and despair unassailable.

She strategized extensively, only to become someone else’s pawn.

"For the sake of your interests, to protect those you care about, so my life and my mother’s are worthless?"

"Lin Zhiyi! Stop talking!" Gong Chen gritted his teeth and tightened his grip.

But the rain was too slippery, and He Yao’s added weight meant Gong Chen couldn’t hold on, even pulling himself down a bit.

If he didn’t let go, the three of them would die.

Lin Zhiyi stared at Gong Chen, slowly saying, "I really hate you! But..."

Yet emotions uncontrollably made her find excuses for him time and again.

But reason repeatedly reminded her to stay away.

In the end... she was the one wronged.

She smiled bitterly, releasing her hand.

Gong Chen was taken aback, his voice trembling, "Lin Zhiyi, don’t..."