Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 301 - Chapter 301 Chapter 300 His Demand

Chapter 301: Chapter 300: His Demand Chapter 301: Chapter 300: His Demand The Tang Sect’s island was a haven of eternal spring, and the man was clad in a light white shirt, sleeves rolled up slightly to reveal his resilient, fair arms.

He seemed to have come in a hurry from the medicine refining room, still carrying with him the scent of medicinal herbs.

In the man’s deep, silent eyes, a layer of exquisite mist seemed to shroud his gaze–chilling and aloof, yet inexplicably bewitching.

The sunlight from outside the window spilled over his tall and straight figure, as if he was a Banished Immortal who had strayed into the mortal world.

Handsome and otherworldly, incomparably peerless.

Upon seeing Yun Zhuo approaching, Yun Qingge lowered her lashes, a trace of unease in her expression.

Did he overhear her conversation with her Senior Sister?

Yun Zhuo walked up to Ming Yao, held her wrist, and pulled her away with him.

At the doorway, Ming Yao forcefully freed herself from Yun Zhuo’s large grasp.

Their four eyes met, and there was a moment of silence in the air.

After some time, the man’s calm and pleasant voice broke the stillness, “Let’s take a walk by the sea.”

Ming Yao, having something to ask of him, nodded in agreement.

They walked one after the other to the seaside on the southern side of the castle.

The sea breeze whipped Ming Yao’s long hair across her cheeks, so she reached up to tie it back.

Her stunning face was fully exposed, without reserve.

“You haven’t changed much from before.” In fact, she seemed even more radiant and captivating.

Ming Yao’s relationship with Gu Siting had recently stabilized, and indeed, she looked radiant.

Ming Yao pursed her lips, stopped walking, and turned her head to look at the man beside her–his beauty was as exceptional and pure as a lotus.

Once, she thought she never wanted to see him again.

Because they had once promised to protect each other, not to let each other down.

When he married his junior sister, she indeed felt heartbroken.

At that time, she truly thought that was love.

But after her rebirth, and spending time with Gu Siting, she realized that her feelings for Senior Brother were more akin to familial love.

She saw him as both a brother and a father figure, growing up together from childhood.

Just like a personal toy that suddenly belonged to someone else, anyone would feel a sense of loss.

But after some time, such feelings would fade, they wouldn’t really be heartbreaking!

When she learned that Gu Siting might have been poisoned by a concoction her master had developed years ago, just thinking about the unimaginable torment he might suffer made her heart ache unbearably!

Ming Yao took a deep breath and said, “Senior Brother, there’s something I’d like to ask you for.”

Yun Zhuo didn’t respond to Ming Yao’s request but instead asked with a deeper meaning, “Xiao Yao, do you hate me?”

Ming Yao looked at Yun Zhuo.

Under the golden sunlight, the man’s features were gracefully ethereal, more of a Banished Immortal than even Banished Immortals themselves, easily captivating with just one glance.

But in Ming Yao’s eyes, there was no longer any trace of perturbation.

“I don’t hate you,” she replied.

A sudden pang struck Yun Zhuo’s chest.

He reflected on the photos sent back by people who had been following her secretly in Li City a few days ago.

She was affectionate and sweet with that Mr. Gu, her eyes full of stars when she looked at him, her face beaming with an undeniable happiness.

He admitted, the moment he saw the photos, he panicked.

All he needed was one year, just one year, to divorce Yun Qingge and be free again, to offer her happiness anew!

He had thought that leaving her with that Mr. Gu would not pose too much threat to him.

But it turned out everything was just his presumption!

“I have already learned from Master about your reasons for returning to the island.”

Ming Yao’s fan-like long eyelashes trembled slightly, and a trace of tension flickered in her beautiful eyes, “Then, is the Golden Heart-protecting Pill still in Senior Brother’s hands?”

Yun Zhuo, seeing the nervousness in Ming Yao’s eyes, naturally understood what made her nervous.

Because that Golden Heart-protecting Pill was extremely important to her!

Seeing her nervousness and concern for another man made Yun Zhuo’s chest unexplainably ache.

He closed his eyes and when he opened them again, he looked away with his misty gaze, “Xiao Yao, as a healer, you should understand that the Golden Heart-protecting Pill can only keep his heart from being attacked by toxins, but it cannot solve the fundamental problem.”

Ming Yao’s breath hitched.

Of course, she understood, but with the Golden Heart-protecting Pill, he would at least not suffer from toxins for a year.

And she could find a suitable heart for him within that year.

“Mr. Gu must have Type P blood, right?”

Ming Yao nodded.

“You should know how rare people with Type P blood are.”

The hands that Ming Yao had at her sides tightened into fists.

She knew all too well – finding even a single drop of heart blood was so difficult, not to mention a heart transplant!

“That Heart-protecting Pill is indeed still in my hands, but Xiao Yao, I am under no obligation to help your husband.”

Ming Yao bit her lip hard, “Senior Brother, what do you want me to do to help him?”

Both of them were intelligent people. She knew there was no such thing as a free lunch, especially since the Heart-protecting Pill was such a precious Golden Core. There had been elders from two major families who were willing to give up half of their fortunes for that pill, and yet Senior Brother had not parted with it.

Yun Zhuo fiddled with a string of Buddha Beads on his wrist, his brow slightly furrowed. After a moment of silence, he spoke in a clear and refined voice, “I have two conditions.”

Ming Yao nodded, “Go ahead.”

“First, I have already refined the medicine for your insomnia. You’ll take it later, and you won’t suffer from insomnia anymore.”

Ming Yao thought of Yun Qingge’s words that he had married to cure her insomnia.

A complex emotion welled up inside her.

Putting everything else aside, he had always been incredibly good to her, from childhood to this day.

Without giving her a chance to speak, his voice grew colder, “If you refuse, then there’s no point in discussing further!”

Ming Yao’s nose tingled, and her voice was hoarse, “Okay.”

She would transfer all her savings from Tang Sect to his account, treating it as buying the medicine he had refined.

“Second, divorce your husband and do not tell him the reason for the divorce within six months. During this period, I will find a suitable heart for him and perform the heart transplant surgery for him!”

Yun Zhuo’s medical skills were superior to Ming Yao’s. He had performed heart transplants before, with a success rate of above ninety percent.

With him personally in charge, there would be no risks.

Ming Yao’s hands at her sides clenched into fists.

Her heart was both bitter and pained.

“Xiao Yao, I can’t bear to leave you by his side any longer. You can call me despicable or shameless, but I just want a fair chance.”

“After six months, once I am free, if you still have him in your heart, you can reunite with him. But I will not give up on you.”

Perhaps, if they were to be apart for six months, her feelings for that man would gradually fade.

Everyone has a selfish side, and Yun Zhuo was no exception.

He had already lost her once, and he didn’t want to lose her a second time!

“Senior Brother, wouldn’t it be better for us to both start new lives?” Ming Yao did not want Yun Zhuo to persist, “He and I have already consummated our marriage, I…”

Ming Yao’s words were cut off by Yun Zhuo’s cool voice, “You don’t need to tell me these things. You just need to decide, accept or refuse?”

Ming Yao didn’t notice the flash of pain deep in Yun Zhuo’s clear eyes as she spoke those words.