Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 302 - Chapter 302 Chapter 301 He Discovered Her Secret

Chapter 302: Chapter 301: He Discovered Her Secret Chapter 302: Chapter 301: He Discovered Her Secret Because she didn’t love him, that’s why she could say such heart-piercing words in front of him!

Which man can endure knowing the woman he loves has already been to bed with another man?

Yun Zhuo tried his best to restrain the tumultuous emotions within his heart, he lifted his large palm and pressed it against the violently throbbing temple, forcing himself to calm down.

“Xiao Yao, stay on the island and think it over well!”

Yun Zhuo walked forward.

His cold and tall silhouette exuded a touch of loneliness.

Ming Yao wrapped her arms around herself, feeling lost and helpless for the first time.

She sat alone on the beach for a long time until Jing Hang came to find her.

“Senior Sister, did Senior Brother look for you? What did he tell you?”

Ming Yao shook her head, not conveying Senior Brother’s requested demands to Jing Hang.

“Master has called back Second Senior Brother and Third Senior Brother, and he’s organizing a welcome feast for you tonight.”

Upon learning of Ming Yao’s return, the other disciples of Tang Sect hurried back.

Each of them picked up Ming Yao in their arms and spun her around several times.

Ming Yao, seeing her long-missed senior brothers, felt a blush of emotion in her eyes.

Once she thought she would never step foot here again, but now that she had returned, it still felt so warm and familiar.

“Thank the heavens that our junior sister is still alive.”

“Your face looks exactly the same as before, still so beautiful.”

Ming Yao’s lips curled into a smile, “Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, I came back in a hurry this time and didn’t bring any gifts for you.”

“Eh, what do a few grown men need gifts for?”

“It’s good that you’re back, it’s good that you’re back! Don’t you dare leave again this time!”

Ming Yao’s face showed an expression of difficulty.

Yun Qinghong saw the trouble Ming Yao was in and made a roundabout after calling everyone to sit down for dinner.

The long-awaited reunion was overwhelmingly exciting and happy for everyone.

It was inevitable to drink a few cups.

Ming Yao didn’t refuse either, drinking toast after toast offered by her senior brothers.

The quietest at the table were Yun Zhuo and Yun Qingge.

Yun Qingge, observing Yun Zhuo, noticed that several times he couldn’t help but look at Ming Yao.

But Ming Yao, from beginning to end, never once looked at him.

Yun Qingge felt both pain and complexity in her heart.

Seeing the man she loved like this suddenly made her somewhat regretful.

If it hadn’t been for her, perhaps the Senior Sister in her previous life wouldn’t have had to die, and Senior Brother wouldn’t have to be trapped in this loveless marriage!

But she couldn’t bear to let go–

If she did let go, she feared he wouldn’t be willing to give her even one more glance!

Ming Yao drank a bit too much that night, and Jing Hang was even more drunk than her, ending up passed out on the table.

The Tang Sect hadn’t been this lively for a very long time.

Second Senior Brother supported Ming Yao back to the secondary castle where she had once lived.

On the way, Second Senior Brother said earnestly, “Between you and Senior Brother, if you can’t be lovers, you can still be family and friends, there’s no need to sever ties completely.”

Ming Yao sighed softly, “Actually, I don’t have much left.”

Maybe she once did bear resentment, but with time, it had long since faded away.

“That’s good to hear, we all grew up together, and even though there’s no blood relation, we are like family to each other.”

Ming Yao nodded.

Upon reaching the secondary castle, Ming Yao saw a large bed of colorful roses in the courtyard and was slightly surprised.

“Senior Brother knew you liked these flowers, even after hearing you were gone, he ordered people to maintain them every day.”

“Everything in the castle remains as it was when you left, unchanged, and there are servants who regularly clean your room.”

Ming Yao’s hand brushed her forehead, her long eyelashes drooped, concealing the emotions in her eyes.

The Second Senior Brother assisted Ming Yao to her room, and after she settled down for a rest, he went downstairs.

He brewed a cup of sobering tea for her and brought it upstairs, only to find that Ming Yao had already fallen asleep hugging a coat.

Just as he was about to leave, the vibration from Ming Yao’s phone resting on the nightstand caught his attention.

He glanced at the caller ID, “Dog man?”

What kind of name is that?

Seeing the phone kept ringing, the Second Senior Brother picked it up and pressed the answer button.

A low and magnetic voice came through from the other end, “Ming Xiaoyao.”

The Second Senior Brother paused for a moment, then replied, “Little Yao is asleep.”

The man at the other end of the line took a deeper breath, “Who are you?”

“I’m her Second Senior Brother, and you are?” The Senior Brothers were always protective of their junior sister.

The man on the phone was silent for a few seconds, “Second Senior Brother? Has she returned?”

“Who exactly are you? What’s your relationship with my junior sister?”

Gu Siting could discern the man’s anxiety and care for Ming Yao over the phone, but he didn’t say anything else and just hung up.

It was still daytime in Li City, and Gu Siting stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows in the Imperial Garden bedroom, his deep-set eyes unreadable.

She had been gone for two days now, would the scent on her coat have faded?

Then he thought, her Senior Brother might very well have developed a medication to cure her insomnia!

Perhaps from now on, she won’t need to rely on his scent to fall asleep!

Gu Siting walked over to the bedside table and took out an unlabeled bottle of medication from the drawer.

He made a trip to the hospital.

He found a doctor he knew and had the doctor help analyze the components in the medication.

About an hour later, the results of the analysis came back.

The doctor glanced at Gu Siting, hesitant to speak.

Gu Siting pursed his thin lips, his voice low and cold, “Whatever you have to say, just say it.”

Seeing Gu Siting’s sharp and rigid profile, the doctor carefully began, “This medication contains a mood-enhancing ingredient, it’s generally taken by women, and after taking it, their body becomes–”

The doctor did not finish his sentence, but as an adult, Gu Siting naturally understood the implication.

Back in the car, Gu Siting didn’t immediately start the engine.

He looked at the medicine bottle in his hand, his dark eyes shifting.

In the silent cabin, his breath was heavy.

Suddenly, he remembered the night he gripped her throat when she clearly stated she was unwilling and her body was extremely stiff, but before that night, she was tender and affectionate.

So, the reason she strongly refused that night was that she hadn’t had the chance to take the medication yet!

The large hand gripping the medicine bottle suddenly tightened, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.

His chest felt tight and heavy.

It was as if an invisible black hand was clutching it tightly!

Before she left, he had confidently assumed that even if she hadn’t fallen in love with him, she had at least developed a liking for him.

Because he could feel that she didn’t resist his touch and would even sometimes initiate it.

Their marital life was harmonious and joyful.

He had never imagined that everything was just his own wishful thinking!

Gu Siting tensed his jaw, the medicine bottle in his hand nearly deformed by his grip!

Having to take medication to share a bed with him, her heart must have been in agony!

Gu Siting’s other hand slammed down on the steering wheel, his breathing turned heavy and rapid, as if his heart had been torn open and salted, the pain made it hard for him to breathe.

The weather outside the car windows grew darker, and the pressure in the cabin dropped lower and lower, almost reaching a breaking point!

After a long time, he took out his phone and sent her a message.

[The day after tomorrow, I’ll be waiting for you at the Victorian Western Restaurant.]

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