Lin Zhiyi naturally had a face like a vixen’s, and even wearing an orthodox suit, she carried a bit of allure.
Even if her face was painted stark white, those affectionate and watery eyes could not deceive anyone.
She had a man.
Zhou Zhao sized Lin Zhiyi up and down, then spoke earnestly.
"Miss Lin, you can be beautiful, but you need to look like a widow... um."
Before Zhou Zhao could finish, Chen Jin covered his mouth.
"I’ve already asked Liao Yi to come over; she’s skilled in this area."
Speak of the devil.
Liao Yi walked into the room carrying a small box.
She looked at Lin Zhiyi with a sly smile: "Zhiyi, seems like you’re living quite well."
Lin Zhiyi’s white-painted cheeks flushed with red, unable to retort.
She could only change the subject: "I, I’m almost out of time."
"Leave it to me."
Liao Yi pulled Lin Zhiyi to sit down, opened the makeup box, and added a bit of color to her face.
Immediately, Lin Zhiyi’s eyes revealed a blood-red hue from crying for a long time, her face no longer stark white but blending white with gray.
Beautiful yet lifeless.
Anyone who saw her couldn’t help but say, my condolences.
With makeup done, the time was about right.
Lin Zhiyi stood up to set off, but at the door, her wrist was suddenly grabbed, pulling her back.
Seeing this, the others sensibly stepped out first.
And closed the door on the way out. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
While Lin Zhiyi was in a daze, a man was already kissing her.
"My, my makeup..."
"Just one kiss."
The man coaxed twice, kissed twice, then frowned and released her.
He said, "This foundation smells bad."
"Does it smell bad? It shouldn’t, there’s a hint of rose. Liao Yi said my lips were too red and specifically applied some."
Lin Zhiyi pursed her lips and took a breath.
With one press, the foundation was gone, revealing her naturally rosy lips.
Gong Chen smirked: "Then let me taste it again."
"..."
Lin Zhiyi was silenced, infuriated as she reached to grab his injured wrist, her eyes signaling him to release her.
Gong Chen kept a slight distance between them, staring into her eyes: "No matter how it hurts, I’ll still kiss."
"You..."
Lin Zhiyi still couldn’t bring herself to harm him.
"Zhiyi, why don’t you go to work for me, while I wait at home?"
"You want bankruptcy?"
"Designer Lin can support me," the man said in a deep voice.
"...Shameless."
"Hmm."
A perfunctory answer, his mind entirely focused on the kiss.
Considering there was still work ahead, Gong Chen didn’t go too far.
Before stepping out, he took the scarf he had given her off the rack and wrapped it around her, intentionally exposing the side embroidered with letters.
He glanced at his watch, whispered: "I have one more thing to do, wait for me."
"Hmm."
Lin Zhiyi pulled the scarf tighter and left the house.
On the way to Gong Group, Liao Yi stifled a laugh while touching up Lin Zhiyi’s makeup.
Oh, there were two other men trying not to laugh.
Lin Zhiyi feared everyone would burst out laughing during the meeting at Gong Group, so she changed the subject and asked about Liao Yi after pulling up the banner.
"The driver’s family took the money and ran, nowhere to be found. Gong Yao won’t find them anytime soon; online is full of people demanding a public confrontation; he won’t dare to call the police for a confrontation, so he can only contact us for hush money."
"We split the money among us; remember to call us for such good deals in the future."
Liao Yi was enjoying acting out the part.
Chen Jin calmly said: "His top priority now is to seize power, there’s no way he’d get distracted by something like this, and now with Wen Qing as the scapegoat, he definitely won’t waste time."
Zhou Zhao nodded: "Publicly, they hold the advantage now; I fear today’s meeting is a banquet of betrayal. But rest assured, Assistant Chen and I will help you."
"Thank you."
Lin Zhiyi looked at her friends beside her, feeling much more at ease.
But thinking of an old friend, she sighed slightly.
...
Gong Group.
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