Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 363 - Chapter 363 Chapter 362 He Bit Her Lip Corner Hard

Chapter 363: Chapter 362: He Bit Her Lip Corner Hard Chapter 363: Chapter 362: He Bit Her Lip Corner Hard The suitcase had a combination lock, but it couldn’t stump Ming Yao.

After all, she used to be a special agent.

In no time, she cracked the lock.

Inside the suitcase were Liu Yun’s old clothes.

Ming Yao examined each piece of clothing carefully.

Inside the pocket of a khaki jacket, Ming Yao found a light blue button.

Ming Yao quickly remembered that among her mother’s belongings was a set of clothes in light blue.

Her grandmother told her that when her mother was pulled from the lake, she had been unclothed, and that light blue set of clothes was retrieved later.

Ming Yao’s eyes darkened as she took out a transparent bag and put the button inside it.

She wore white gloves on her hands, so none of the things she touched would bear her fingerprints.

Ming Yao placed the suitcase back to its original spot.

As she left Liu Yun’s room, ready to head downstairs,

suddenly, a man’s voice came from the stairwell, “Fourth Master, this way, please.”

Fourth Master?

Could it be Gu Siting?

What was he doing here?

Ming Yao didn’t have time to think further, knowing that if she went downstairs now, she would definitely run into them.

Seeing that they were about to come over, Ming Yao quickly retreated into the nearest room.

Once inside, she realized it was a study.

The men’s footsteps had already reached the study’s door.

Clearly, they were planning to talk business here.

Ming Yao looked around; the study was spacious, but it had no hiding place.

The windows were fitted with burglar bars, making escape impossible.

Without time to think, she dove under the rosewood desk.

At the same time, the door to the study was pushed open.

Gu Siting was invited in by Liu Jinyan.

The moment Gu Siting entered, he smelled a faint fragrance.

Not the scent of artificial perfume, but a natural, refreshing fragrance.

A familiar scent.

Gu Siting was particularly sensitive to scents, especially those of the people closest to him.

Without drawing attention, he glanced around but didn’t see any familiar figures.

His dark eyes suddenly swept over the desk.

Just as Liu Jinyan was about to approach the desk, Gu Siting made his way there first.

His tall, imposing figure sat down on the leather chair.

From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the figure hiding under the desk.

Liu Jinyan was slightly taken aback by Gu Siting’s actions.

Although he wanted to discuss a business partnership with Gu Siting, why was he sitting in his chair?

This was his territory after all, wasn’t it?

“I’ve been thinking of switching to a new leather chair recently. This one of President Liu’s isn’t bad,” Gu Siting commented.

Liu Jinyan, the eldest son of Liu Zhiguo and about the same age as Gu Siting, was mature and reliable.

Seeing Gu Siting say this, Liu Jinyan didn’t suspect anything.

He decided not to take issue with Gu Siting taking his place and sat down opposite him.

Liu Jinyan took out a proposal, “Fourth Master, please take a look.”

Gu Siting received the contract and glanced at it nonchalantly, his thoughts completely focused on the woman under the table.

Today, Ming Yao was wearing a black T-shirt and a pair of dark-colored skinny jeans. Hidden under the table, her body bent over slightly, the neckline of her T-shirt dipping down to reveal her delicately structured collarbone. As she breathed, the soft rise and fall were akin to a butterfly’s wings in flight–lively and alluring.

Because of his presence, the corners of her eyes carried a faint blush, and her eyes were watery with a hint of turquoise, making the small red mole near her eye appear more pronounced, as if it had a little hook that inexplicably made one’s heart itch.

Ming Yao couldn’t help but notice the deep look the man was giving her. He pinned her between his long legs, immobilizing her, and the way he looked at her made her feel embarrassed, helpless, and annoyed.

He had humiliated her at Bluewater Bay last time, and then he got intimate with Nangong Xuan.

Now, every time she saw him, she thought about what happened between him and Nangong Xuan that night, feeling revolted and uncomfortable.

Ming Yao turned her head away, refusing to look at him.

When Gu Siting saw the fleeting coldness and disgust in Ming Yao’s eyes, his heart contracted suddenly.

Immediately, his thin lips curved into a faint mockery.

What, she was already so repulsed by him?

Gu Siting crossed his long legs gracefully, a shiny leather shoe tapping on Ming Yao’s shoulder.

Ming Yao felt annoyed, but there was only so much room under the table, and even if he was intentionally teasing her, she had nowhere to hide.

The man took the cigarette and lighter handed to him by Liu Jinyan and lit one up. After taking a drag, he slowly exhaled a breath of smoke.

His black eyes narrowed, silently uttering to her, “Make me happy, otherwise–”

He didn’t finish his sentence, but the threatening meaning in his eyes was unmistakable.

Ming Yao clenched her teeth together tightly.

This bastard, daring to threaten her at such a time!

She naturally didn’t dare to expose herself. If Liu Jinyan saw her under the desk, it would be a scandal she couldn’t wash away even if she jumped into the Yellow River!

Ming Yao gritted her teeth and slowly raised her hand, pressing it against the man’s calf.

Her fingers were soft and nimble like boneless, massaging him with just the right touch.

Gu Siting hadn’t expected that her casual massage would feel so good.

His black pupils immediately deepened, as if they couldn’t absorb a single ray of light.

Liu Jinyan was discussing a new project collaboration with Gu Siting. When he looked up, he saw Gu Siting’s gaze fixed below the table, his countenance taught as if he was enduring something. Liu Jinyan asked in confusion, “Fourth Master, what’s wrong?”

Upon hearing Liu Jinyan speak, Ming Yao immediately tensed up.

Her hands on the man’s calf slightly clenched into fists.

She used her eyes to signal to Gu Siting not to give her away.

Gu Siting tugged the corner of his mouth slightly, “I dropped something under the table.”

Gu Siting bent down, leaning closer to Ming Yao.

His cool scent, tinged with a faint tobacco fragrance, hit her forcefully and was richly aromatic.

Ming Yao’s heart suddenly leaped to her throat.

This man was really being too bold!

She tensed, her fan-like long lashes trembling finely.

Ming Yao was extremely nervous.

The hand that was holding the cigarette pinched her chin, his thin lips pressing against hers, “Ming Yao, what right do you have to disgust me?”

Without waiting for Ming Yao to respond, he bit down hard on the corner of her lips.

Ming Yao gasped.

Liu Jinyan seemed to sense something was amiss. As he was about to come over and take a look, the man straightened up and walked a few steps forward, “President Liu, I heard the Liu Family’s back garden boasts a variety of flowers. Would you care to show me around?”

Liu Jinyan paused, “Does Fourth Master want to pick flowers for his girlfriend?”

Gu Siting nodded with a smile.

“Fourth Master has a girlfriend? Next time there’s a chance, bring her out so I can meet her.”

Their footsteps gradually receded.

Ming Yao’s lip corner was bitten until it bled by the man. She touched it with her fingertip, wiping away the bead of blood that seeped out.

Her brows were tightly knit as she cursed softly and quickly crawled out from under the desk.

As Ming Yao made her way down the stairs, Liu Wushuang had already prepared the meal. She said somewhat sheepishly, “Teacher Ming, my older brother came back. He brought a client, and I made a few more dishes. Would you mind joining us for dinner?”