Very soon, Li Huan entered the room under the surveillance of the bodyguards.
Gong Yao stepped back and said coldly, "Administer the medicine to the Third Young Master."
Li Huan paused, unable to bear it, and said, "He just had an injection two hours ago; if you do it again, he won’t be able to handle it."
"Doctor Li, I didn’t bring you here to discuss, but to order, or how about if this shot is given to you instead?"
Gong Yao pointed at the medical kit in his hand.
Li Huan hesitated for a moment but eventually walked toward Gong Chen.
Gong Yao sneered, "Third Young Master, see, no one can save you."
Gong Chen said nothing.
At this moment, Li Huan rolled up his sleeve, revealing numerous needle marks.
He advised, "Third Young Master, just admit defeat to suffer less."
Gong Chen closed his eyes once more.
Li Huan tightly gripped the syringe, his nostrils flaring.
"Third Young Master, do you really have to do this? If you continue, you’ll die!"
"That’s none of your business."
"Fine! If you want to die, I won’t stop you, but I won’t accompany you on a suicide mission!"
Li Huan directly jabbed again where the needle had been before.
Gong Chen’s neck veins bulged as he endured the pain.
Their falling out made Gong Yao, who was originally displeased, elated.
"Third Young Master, if the dosage is increased again, there’s no turning back for you in this life."
"As long as you’re willing to tell me what you left for Lin Zhiyi, I can make you comfortable for two days."
Gong Chen looked at him coldly, silent and indifferent.
Gong Yao was furious: "Do you think that if you don’t talk, I have no means? Rest assured, I’ll take good care of Lin Zhiyi for you in the future."
After speaking, he turned and left the room.
Li Huan was also escorted out by the bodyguards.
As the door slowly locked, Gong Chen’s eyes were filled with coldness.
"Zhiyi, you shouldn’t have come back."
Gong Yao quickly walked downstairs and summoned his subordinates.
"Go and invite the Second Madam."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Xiuzhu’s voice came from behind.
"No need, I sent someone this morning to invite her, but the maid at the villa said Liu He left last night, and no one knows where she went."
Gong Yao was momentarily stunned.
Fu Xiuzhu strolled over: "I warned you before, there are no fools in the Gong family. The second brother was also a candidate for the heir; how could he truly be blinded by lust?"
Upon hearing this, Gong Yao paced in the living room.
He didn’t expect, at such a critical moment, to still be outwitted by Gong Chen.
His previously calm face now surged with waves, displaying a stark contrast of ruthlessness.
The next moment, he took out his phone and slammed it onto the sofa.
The phone bounced once and landed right at Fu Xiuzhu’s feet.
The screen lit up, displaying a message.
Device low on battery, shutting down.
Fu Xiuzhu frowned and said, "How could it run out of power at such a crucial time? I’ll find your father to send someone to change the battery."
Gong Yao took a few deep breaths, adjusted his suit, and raised his hand to stop Fu Xiuzhu.
"Now the office is full of people Chen Jin brought. If we’re discovered, it’ll just cause trouble."
Upon hearing this, Fu Xiuzhu looked displeased.
"That Chen Jin is remarkably lucky; he wasn’t drowned and managed to escape a disaster. I wonder if he knows something."
Gong Yao pondered for a moment.
"Chen Jin had no reaction when someone I arranged earlier slashed him underwater; he was surely unconscious then."
"If he really knew something, he would have already come looking for me with people. Rather than having Lin Zhiyi stall for time with the will."
"On the contrary, that Zhou Zhao is somewhat troublesome; he’s Sang Li’s man. Staying by Lin Zhiyi’s side must be Sang Li’s instruction. There’s still Sang Ran between Dad and the Sang family."
The involvement of the Sang family made the matter suddenly more complicated.
Fu Xiuzhu, worried about unexpected complications, clenched her fists and spoke with a solemn expression.
"Ultimately, it’s all Lin Zhiyi’s fault. Eliminating her is the safest. If she hadn’t ruined today’s assembly, you should have been sitting in the highest office of the Gong Group by now."
The atmosphere descended into an eerie silence.
Gong Yao was just about to speak when the phone suddenly rang.
He glanced at the caller ID, it was Old Mr. Gong.
"Has he spoken?" Old Mr. Gong asked coldly.
"No," Gong Yao replied truthfully.
"Doesn’t matter, anyway, he’s already wasted. A day or two earlier or later makes no difference. Before that, you only need to do one thing..."
Old Mr. Gong deliberately lowered his voice.
Gong Yao nodded slightly, "I understand. And Lin Zhiyi..."
Old Mr. Gong snorted lightly: "I’ll have someone take care of it cleanly; you just focus on doing your own thing well."
On hearing this, Gong Yao frowned slightly, wanting to say something more.
Old Mr. Gong seemed to sense something and said coldly, "What? Do you have other thoughts?"
"No," Gong Yao immediately replied.
He understood the weight between power and women.
"As long as you understand."
After hanging up, Fu Xiuzhu stepped closer.
"What did your dad say?"
As he spoke, a shrewd look appeared in his eyes.
Lin Zhiyi emerged from the Gong Group building, and the sky had already darkened.
She felt heavy-headed and light-footed, her mind filled with professional terms from the documents and numbers.
Even with the help of two professional assistants and Gong Shiyan.
She couldn’t understand it, nor grasp it.
Even if she did understand, handling so much work in a day was physically and mentally exhausting.
Gong Chen, however, persisted day in and day out for ten years.
The pressure was truly overwhelming.
After walking a couple of steps, a warmth enveloped Lin Zhiyi’s shoulders.
It was Gong Shiyan who draped a coat over her.
"Zhiyi, are you okay?"
"I’m fine, just feeling... it’s really hard for him," Lin Zhiyi said, pursing her lips.
Gong Shiyan sighed, "Indeed, he just doesn’t talk about it. Gradually, everyone thinks being the Third Young Master is easy for him."
"Zhiyi, Lao San indeed made mistakes in the past, but I hope you both remember to cherish before losing it."
Lin Zhiyi knew these were the heartfelt words from Gong Shiyan as an elder.
"Let’s go; the car is here. Get some rest early at home."
Lin Zhiyi and Gong Shiyan got into their respective cars and left.
Neither noticed the car trailing behind.
Both cars drove under the bridge, parting ways at an intersection.
The car behind quickly followed Lin Zhiyi’s car.
On a relatively secluded road, the car behind suddenly accelerated.
First, it feigned a move next to Lin Zhiyi’s car, then forced her car to a stop.
As soon as the car stopped, the front car let out five burly men.
One of the men concealed a common household fruit knife in his sleeve that anyone could buy at a supermarket.
He gripped the knife and approached the backseat.
Just as he was about to pull the door, it suddenly flew open, knocking him out.
Zhou Zhao stepped out of the car, and before the others could react, his fist was already swinging.
Others tried to help but were blocked by Chen Jin who opened a door.
The opponent kicked at Chen Jin, but his own leg ended up with a cut.
Even though his knife was swift and fierce.
But the forceful movement tugged at his shoulder wound, and the unnatural movement revealed someone was injured.
The man with the fruit knife, realizing this, immediately redirected his attack to sneak up on Chen Jin.
At the critical moment, Zhou Zhao pulled Chen Jin away, kicking the attacker.
A few minutes later, all five men were knocked down, the fruit knife kicked far away.
The injured man, only then realized there was no Lin Zhiyi in the car, only Chen Jin and Zhou Zhao.
Zhou Zhao stepped on the man’s shoulder, "In such a hurry?"
Chen Jin moved his arm, glanced at his phone, "Don’t waste time; someone will come to clean up here."
After speaking, he got into the car first.
As soon as he sat down, he heard a man’s scream outside.
He asked, "What happened?"
Zhou Zhao kicked away the man whose arm he had twisted and flashed a smile at Chen Jin.
"Nothing, just took care of it," he said, getting into the car first.