Xingxing drew a family portrait, with the background being the large floor-to-ceiling windows here.
She sat in the middle between Lin Zhiyi and Gong Chen, smiling happily.
But there was an obvious empty space beside her.
"She just woke up for a moment." Gong Chen pointed at the empty space and said, "She said this is her younger brother."
Lin Zhiyi’s smile froze on her lips.
Some unpleasant images flashed through her mind.
In a past life, she and Gong Chen indeed had a second child.
That was when she and Gong Chen were closest to happiness.
He said he would take her away.
But unfortunately, in the end, because of Gong Yan...
She not only lost her child but also lost her memory.
She even kept hating Gong Chen.
Although in this life she thwarted Gong Yan’s plan, she still dared not recall.
Besides psychologically being unable to accept that dark memory,
it’s also because she doesn’t know how to remember that unborn child.
In the past life, she even didn’t remember having a child until her death.
Would the child hate her for sure?
Gong Chen sensed Lin Zhiyi’s change in expression, reached out, and held her hand.
"What’s wrong?"
Lin Zhiyi flinched her hand slightly.
Unexpectedly, Gong Chen held tighter.
"Your hand is so cold? Caught a chill in the bathroom just now?"
"No." Lin Zhiyi lowered her eyes, staring at the empty space in the drawing.
Following her gaze, Gong Chen glanced at it.
"Don’t take it to heart, children just have wild imaginations, whether to have children, no one can force you."
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyi knew Gong Chen misunderstood her thoughts.
After all, there wasn’t such a child in this life.
It seemed no one remembered this child at all.
In a daze, she looked up at Gong Chen, eager to know his thoughts.
"If, I mean if... there was a child? You and Mr. Gong had already reached the point of intense conflict, he would never let me give birth to a child of the Gong Family, then you’d have to make a choice."
Because of her question, the originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly became somewhat oppressive.
Gong Chen’s expression gradually turned somber.
Lin Zhiyi felt a bit awkward, she seemed not qualified to ask such a question.
Moreover, Gong Chen had undergone sterilization, making it clear he didn’t want another child to be used by Mr. Gong.
The relationships between Gong Family father and sons, even the others in the family were actually twisted.
But there were exceptional times.
Lin Zhiyi heard from Liu He about what Gong Shiyan said when drunk.
Before Gong Chen was born, his mother was kind and his father a stern yet loving figure, outside he was powerful and at home an authoritative yet doting father.
As Gong Family’s eldest and second young masters.
Gong Shize and Gong Shiyan were not only Gong Family’s treasures but also Jing City’s focus.
And Gong Chen’s mother did not neglect their upbringing due to their status, instead personally teaching them to understand reason.
So even though an age-gap brother, Gong Chen, was added, there was no estrangement between them.
At that time, their father-son relationship with Mr. Gong was very harmonious.
Until... Gong Chen’s mother passed away.
The facade was immediately torn away.
Interests, disputes, manipulation...
Even Gong Shiyan’s most trusted girlfriend betrayed him.
Unable to take it, Gong Shize faked death, Gong Shiyan was dispirited, Gong Chen was forced onto the pedestal.
But they had one common point, for the sake of those peaceful and happy family days, they never did anything fatal to Mr. Gong.
Thus.
Lin Zhiyi’s current question seemed ridiculous.
For a nonexistent child, why would Gong Chen want to fall out with his father and the entire family? 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
She lowered her head, smiled awkwardly: "I was joking, let’s sleep."
She immediately turned, but before she could take a step, she was pulled back by Gong Chen.
Before she could stand steady, he leaned toward her.
"Do you remember what I said on the day when you insisted on getting engaged to Sang Li? I meant it."
Lin Zhiyi was slightly stunned, sinking into memory.
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