Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 337 - Chapter 337 Chapter 336 She Took a Fancy to Him

Chapter 337: Chapter 336: She Took a Fancy to Him Chapter 337: Chapter 336: She Took a Fancy to Him Gu Siting knew that Ming Yao was not the daughter of Ming Guoan and Jiang Biyun.

But he hadn’t looked into who her biological parents were.

What he didn’t expect was that her background was related to the Nangong Family.

“Mr. Gu, you mustn’t be deceived by her appearance, her mother was a slut, and like mother, like daughter, she’s not any better.”

Gu Siting’s dark eyes swept coldly over Nangong Xuan, “To slander someone behind their back, I’ve now seen the kind of upbringing the Nangong Family provides.”

Without waiting for Nangong Xuan to say anything, Gu Siting had already turned and left.

Fists clenched tightly, Nangong Xuan was fuming with rage.

The Mr. Gu she fancied, he couldn’t actually be captivated by Ming Yao, could he?

Biting her teeth, Nangong Xuan thought it was time to give Ming Yao a lesson!

It would be best if her grandfather kicked her out of the Nangong Family!

After the banquet, Nangong Xuan told Old Master Nangong that she had taken a liking to Gu Siting.

Old Master Nangong doted on his granddaughter Nangong Xuan the most, but when she mentioned Gu Siting, he slightly furrowed his brows, “I’ve heard he was married but divorced a while ago.”

Nangong Xuan was somewhat surprised; she hadn’t expected Gu Siting to be a divorcee.

However, his looks and temperament were all in line with her aesthetic preferences.

Since she had set her heart on him, she wouldn’t mind that he had been married before.

“Grandfather, so many promising young men came tonight, but the one I took a fancy to at first sight was him, that must be fate!”

Thinking back to when they danced and she was close to him, the strong male pheromones from his body, her heart was still racing.

Old Master Nangong did know a bit about Gu Siting, acknowledging his exceptional abilities and his brilliance in the business world.

If Nangong Xuan were to marry him, she wouldn’t be at a loss.

“I’ll look him up someday.”

“Thank you, Grandfather.”

Ming Yao was about to go downstairs to get a glass of water when she happened to overhear the conversation between Nangong Xuan and Old Master Nangong.

Her hand, holding the glass, tightened slightly.

That damned man certainly had charm; just by attending a banquet, he could attract the interest of a wealthy young miss.

The thought of him possibly becoming Nangong Xuan’s fiance gave rise to an inexplicable, sharp pain in Ming Yao’s heart.

She hoped that when Old Master Nangong approached him, he would reject him outright.

After all, if he got entangled with Nangong Xuan, the days Ming Yao would spend in the Nangong Family would unavoidably involve encountering him.

If they met, the kind of situation that happened tonight in the restroom could occur again.

She might handle it once, but if it happened frequently, she would break down.

Ming Yao didn’t continue downstairs; returning to her room and seeming to remember something, she took a bottle of medicine from her bag.

She knocked on Nangong Heng’s door.

Nangong Heng had taken a bath and, wearing a bathrobe, was playing a game.

Seeing Ming Yao, he raised an eyebrow, “Yao sister, is there something you need?”

“Third brother, this is medicine for kidney support.”

Nangong Heng laughed with a snort.

Was the girl a bit too naive?

The Nangong family business was extensive, and one of the industries was pharmaceuticals.

His mother was also the head of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department at the Capital City Medical College; their family was never short of medicine.

Even so, his kidney issue had yet to be resolved.

He had taken quite a few medications, but they only treated the symptoms, not the root cause.

There was a problem with his kidneys, which extended to “that” aspect, involving his male dignity.

He was impotent; he hadn’t even touched a woman’s hand yet.

This matter was extremely private, and he was the only one who knew about it.

Others thought he just had kidney issues, but they had no idea that he was actually impotent.

Nangong Heng didn’t take the medicine given by Ming Yao seriously. He shrugged his shoulders, “Thanks.”

“Third brother, actually, there’s still hope for your condition. Take one before bed, and you won’t be far from having a girlfriend,” Ming Yao said lightly before turning around and going back to his room.

Nangong Heng looked at Ming Yao’s retreating figure, then at the medicine in his hand.

He cursed inwardly.

No way, could she actually tell it wasn’t just a kidney problem?

Nangong Heng opened the bottle and took out a pill to smell it at the tip of his nose.

There didn’t seem to be any harmful medicinal ingredients.

He hesitated for a few seconds, thinking that Ming Yao had just arrived at the Nangong Family and wouldn’t want to put him in mortal danger, so he swallowed a pill.

Ming Yao was about to go to sleep when there was a rapid knocking at the door.

Ming Yao opened the door to see the housekeeper of the Nangong Family standing there.

“Miss Yao, the old master asks you to come down to the living room,” said the housekeeper.

Ming Yao yawned, “I’ll come right after I change my clothes.”

When Ming Yao arrived downstairs, with the exception of Nangong Hong and his wife Liu Yun from the second branch, as well as Nangong Yao from the third branch, Old Master Nangong, the couple Nangong Wei and Ning Shu, Nangong Jing, and the siblings Nangong Xuan and Nangong Heng were all present.

Nangong Xuan’s eyes were red, obviously having cried.

Ning Shu was comforting her.

Old Master Nangong looked sternly at Ming Yao, “On Xuanxuan’s coming-of-age ceremony, I gave her a sapphire necklace, which was her favorite gift, and now it’s gone.”

Ming Yao, wearing a robe over her pajamas, her hair washed and naturally draped over her shoulders, her face unmade-up, her skin fair and smooth like a peeled egg, appeared lazy and indifferent with a touch of coldness.

A teardrop mole at the corner of her eye added a charm that was both enticing and beguiling.

Compared to her mother back in the day, her beauty indeed surpassed and lacked nothing!

Facing the whole Nangong family, Ming Yao was not intimidated. She narrowed her dewy eyes slightly, “And then?”

Nangong Xuan saw Ming Yao’s nonchalant demeanor and felt her teeth itch with anger.

She’s the only outsider in the Nangong family now, and she had the nerve to ask, “And then?”

“Ming Yao, you went upstairs before the banquet had ended. My sapphire necklace was always safe in my drawer before you came to the Nangong Family, but it disappeared as soon as you arrived. Isn’t this obvious? Do you really need everyone to spell it out for you?”

Nangong Xuan’s eyes were reddened, as if she found Ming Yao’s thieving behavior utterly contemptible. She said indignantly, “That sapphire necklace is worth millions. If you’re short on money, just let grandpa know. Why would you stoop to steal the gift he gave me?”

As she spoke, Nangong Xuan shook Old Master Nangong’s arm, tears falling from her eyes, “Grandpa, I don’t want to live under the same roof as a thief. If you don’t make her leave, then let me leave instead!”

Seeing Nangong Xuan cry made Old Master Nangong’s heart ache, and he patted her trembling back, “Xuanxuan, don’t cry, grandpa will get justice for you.”

After that, he looked sternly and sharply at Ming Yao, “Return the necklace, or I’ll put you in the confinement room!”

No one stepped forward to speak for Ming Yao; they all treated her as a thief.

It was Nangong Heng, who was fiddling with a lighter, that spoke up with a wicked smile, “In the case of theft, it’s the evidence that matters. We can’t wrongly accuse someone without proof, especially since this accusation isn’t a pleasant one to spread.”

“Third brother, why are you speaking for her?” Nangong Xuan nearly cried out in distress.

Ming Yao glanced at Nangong Heng and smiled, “Thank you, Third Brother, for speaking for me. I truly didn’t steal.”

“You say you didn’t steal, so we’re supposed to believe that? Ming Yao, would you dare let someone search your room?” Ning Shu spoke harshly.

As soon as Ning Shu finished speaking, Old Master Nangong directed the housekeeper, “Go check her room.”

Shortly after, the housekeeper came down with a sapphire necklace, “Indeed, this was found in Miss Yao’s room.”

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