Reborn to Outshine My Ex and His White Moonlight-Chapter 398: Daughter Not Wanted Anymore?

Just as the man was about to put the necklace on his wife, his wrist was gripped tightly by Gong Chen.

"Where did this come from?"

His cold and stern tone made the man shiver.

"Ju-just from Xingxing Jewelry online store, the shop owner is from our town, she’s really good at selling accessories."

"Selling accessories, my foot!" His wife, having just had a contraction, bumped him, "She’s called a jewelry designer."

"Right, right, I always forget," the man replied.

Gong Chen looked at the unique ribbon design, from the curvature to the intricate engravings — it was all Lin Zhiyi’s distinct style.

His throat felt dry, and he hoarsely asked, "Who?"

"Lin... ah! It hurts!"

The woman hadn’t finished her sentence when she suddenly screamed, gripping her husband and Gong Chen tightly.

The elevator opened.

A nurse saw them and quickly called for help.

The doctor asked the man about his wife’s condition, but he was so flustered he couldn’t answer anything.

With a soiled overcoat, Gong Chen quickly informed the doctor of the woman’s contraction patterns and when her water had broken.

The doctor was surprised, "Do you have kids? You seem to be well-prepared."

"No," Gong Chen replied calmly.

The doctor glanced at him, feeling a bit embarrassed, quickly turning his attention back to the pregnant woman’s husband.

"There’s another half month until her due date, was there some special event that happened?"

"We live in Hai Yue Bay, there was an accident at the kindergarten, a loud noise woke my wife, and then her stomach started hurting."

Hai Yue Bay.

Gong Chen’s eyes flickered slightly.

It was the place he had gone to for Xingxing yesterday.

Though the child looked a lot like the Xingxing of his dreams, she said her name was Huahua.

She had her own parents.

He didn’t want to disrupt someone else’s life because of his suspicions.

If someone with ulterior motives found out, this family might not have any peace.

As he was contemplating, Gong Chen’s expression was suddenly stunned.

He remembered that the child wore a small vest with Hai Yue Bay Kindergarten’s name on it, indicating she attended that school, too.

Thinking the child might be in danger, he felt a sudden pang in his chest, his breathing becoming uneven.

The doctor also knew about the Hai Yue Bay Kindergarten incident and reassured, "Don’t worry, we’ll send the mother to the delivery room right away."

After the woman entered the delivery room, the man quickly went over to Gong Chen to thank him, "Sir, thank you so much, your coat got dirty, I’ll compensate you."

"No need." Gong Chen adjusted his breath and asked, "You’re from Hai Yue Bay, do you know a child named Huahua? Is she okay?"

"Huahua?" The man scratched his head, "I’m a delivery man, I know almost everyone in town, but no one has a kid called Huahua. Could she be a tourist?"

"No, she’s in Hai Yue Bay Kindergarten. I saw her squatting in front of a gift shop on Huanhai Road."

"Impossible, there’s just one child on that road, the one belonging to the shop owner who designed my necklace, her child’s named..."

As the man was talking, he suddenly glanced aside and ran frantically in the direction behind Gong Chen.

"Little ancestor, how are you here?"

"Wah... Uncle Han, I got lost."

The sudden cry of the child left Gong Chen stunned, he turned rigidly.

The child crying in the man’s arms was indeed Huahua, whom Gong Chen had met.

The man holding Huahua walked up to Gong Chen, "Sir, this is the shop owner’s child I mentioned, her name is... Xingxing."

"Huahua."

The two men spoke in unison.

Gong Chen instantly understood something, giving Xingxing a meaningful look.

Xingxing, with tear-filled eyes, blinked guiltily at Gong Chen.

Just then, the doctor called the man.

The man was inconvenienced holding the child.

Gong Chen extended his arms, "Let me hold her."

"Thank you, I’ll call her mom right away." The man handed over the child.

Gong Chen smiled, "Alright, I’ll wait."

When he took the struggling child, the man was momentarily stunned as he looked at the two together.

"I thought you looked familiar, you two..."

"Family members! Family members!"

"Coming, coming."

After the man left, Xingxing looked up, meeting Gong Chen’s gaze, not crying or making a fuss.

Even with the child so close, Gong Chen still felt a sense of unreality.

He cautiously held her closer to bring her even nearer.

Until he could feel the unique scent of the child, discerning hints of Lin Zhiyi’s scent.

Only then did he dare to confirm this was the Xingxing in his dreams, although her face was rounder than in the dream.

Gong Chen’s thin lips moved slightly, wanting to ask her so much.

As he was about to speak, Xingxing struggled a bit in his arms and pointed to the vending machines in the corridor.

Gong Chen walked over.

Xingxing forcefully pressed on the glass cabinet for the strawberry milk.

"Do you want anything else? Should I press for all of them?"

Gong Chen held the child with one arm, pointing to the other items.

Xingxing stared at Gong Chen, her little face crinkling.

Don’t think just because she’s small she doesn’t recognize him, he’s the scumbag.

A scumbag is the one who abandoned her and mom.

She’s seen his photo on mom’s old phone before.

The last time she saw him, she deliberately spoke nonsense.

Aunt Liao said that scumbags like to make amends after the fact.

"No."

She forcefully turned her head away, her braid brushing against Gong Chen’s chin.

This gesture reminded him of Lin Zhiyi.

Gong Chen couldn’t help but smile, picking up the milk and sitting on the nearby chair, placing the child on his lap.

Xingxing reached for the milk.

Gong Chen moved the milk away, refusing to give it to her, and said calmly, "Did you do it intentionally last time?"

Xingxing frowned, her cunning eyes darting around, as she pouted and bursted into tears.

She immediately attracted everyone nearby.

Originally, Gong Chen wanted to reason with her, but he panicked.

"Don’t, don’t cry..."

"Wah wah wah!" Xingxing’s tears fell profusely, like a string of pearls.

A passing nurse said, "Sir, you should try to comfort the child."

Gong Chen awkwardly covered Xingxing’s mouth.

Xingxing chomped down on his hand, and while doing so, grabbed the milk in his other hand, turned her head, and drank it herself.

Gong Chen gazed at the bite mark on his hand, curling his lips up, "You’ve picked that up perfectly from your mom."

As he spoke, a chill passed through his waist.

Looking down, Xingxing had tucked her cold foot inside his coat.

Gong Chen frowned, "Where are your shoes?"

Xingxing looked at him pitifully, "Lost them."

Gong Chen shifted his position, making her sit more comfortably.

Imagining her wandering the hospital barefoot, he directly wrapped her foot with his palm.

So cold.

His expression darkened a bit, wondering why the kindergarten wasn’t looking after the children well?

"Still cold?"

Xingxing shook her head, continuing to drink her milk unaffectedly. freёwebnoѵel.com

Aunt Liao said this is called... little scumbag techniques, ugh.

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When Lin Zhiyi was searching for Xingxing on the staircase, she received a call from Xiao Han.

"Xingxing is at the delivery room entrance, I asked someone to watch over her, you should hurry over."

"Okay, thank you."

Lin Zhiyi hung up and rushed upstairs.

She ran into the corridor, where the man was sitting in the sunlit chair, holding Xingxing.

The always-detached man had his cold eyes melting, rippling with emotions.

As if the cold moon of the world had just passed over a spring breeze, tinged with a gentle warmth.

Lin Zhiyi paused, slowly backing away, instinctively wanting to flee.

"Zhiyi, have you given up on your daughter?"

The man glanced up at her with a smile, and in an instant, everything around dimmed into insignificance.