Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 374 - Chapter 374 Chapter 373 His Ruse of Injuring Himself

Chapter 374: Chapter 373: His Ruse of Injuring Himself Chapter 374: Chapter 373: His Ruse of Injuring Himself After Gu Siting went out to bandage his hand, he never entered the private room again.

Ming Yao had already learned about some of the events of the day from Liu Jinyan.

It turned out, she had misunderstood him!

The child in Nangong Xuan’s belly was not his, but Yin Zhe’s.

But with such a coincidence, it was likely not without his influence!

Perhaps from the yacht party, he had already guessed Yin Zhe’s intentions, which is why he deliberately got close to Nangong Xuan.

If it had not been so, perhaps the person Yin Zhe would have targeted, would have been her!

Thinking of this, Ming Yao couldn’t help but feel a twinge of guilt.

Not only had she misunderstood him, but she had also fiercely rebutted him that day, not knowing if he was injured or not?

Old Master Huo, in order to create an opportunity for Ming Yao and Liu Jinyan to be alone, had Liu Jinyan drive Ming Yao back.

After Old Master Huo left, Ming Yao looked at Liu Jinyan with some remorse, “Big Brother Liu, don’t take Grandfather Huo’s words seriously, I don’t plan on dating right now.”

Liu Jinyan waved his hand, “I won’t take it seriously. You are our Peerless’s teacher, and I just see you as a younger sister.”

Once they had talked openly, Ming Yao felt relieved.

Liu Jinyan walked with Ming Yao toward his car.

A tall and austere figure was leaning against the front of the car.

Gu Siting had not left yet.

He hadn’t driven himself over, having ridden in Liu Jinyan’s car.

Seeing Gu Siting, Liu Jinyan asked, “Siting, why didn’t you go back to the private room to eat? Is your hand alright?”

Gu Siting pursed his thin lips, his dark and narrow eyes looking past Liu Jinyan to Ming Yao, “It’s nothing, just a minor injury.”

Ming Yao looked at Gu Siting, her long eyelashes trembling, wanting to say something but then swallowing her words back.

“Big Brother Liu, how about I just take a taxi home?”

Hearing Ming Yao call Liu Jinyan “Big Brother Liu,” Gu Siting’s dark eyes became a few shades deeper.

Liu Jinyan naturally wouldn’t let Ming Yao take a taxi home, especially since it was late, and there could be dangers for a young and beautiful girl traveling alone.

“It’s fine, Siting won’t mind.”

Gu Siting didn’t speak, he opened the passenger door and sat down first.

Ming Yao sat in the back seat of the car.

Throughout the drive, except for the occasional small talk from Liu Jinyan to Ming Yao, the car was mostly silent.

As the car ascended the fly-over, suddenly, with a clang, the car came to a halt.

Liu Jinyan tried to start the engine again, but it wouldn’t turn over.

“I’ll go check it out.”

Liu Jinyan opened the hood and when he saw the engine smoking, frowned.

The car had been serviced not long ago, how could the engine fail so quickly?

He hurriedly called the 4S store.

After the call, he returned to the car, “The car won’t start again, I need to wait for the staff from the 4S store. Should I find a car to take you guys back now?”

Gu Siting, with a deep and magnetic voice, spoke up, “No need, I have my assistant coming over.”

Liu Jinyan, “…” He had his assistant coming over so quickly; why did it feel as if Fourth Master Gu knew the car would break down?

Soon, Lu Zhou arrived with Gu Siting’s car.

Liu Jinyan said, “Siting, please take Miss Ming home.”

Gu Siting gave a low hum in response.

Ming Yao, “…”

These two men had not asked her opinion and made the decision for her.

Ming Yao thought that with Lu Zhou around, Gu Siting wouldn’t do anything to her, so she braced herself and got into the Bentley.

She provided Lu Zhou with the Nangong family’s address.

After the car drove off the fly-over and continued for a while, Ming Yao suddenly noticed something was wrong with the man next to her.

His body was tense, one hand pressed against his stomach. His sharp features were tight, and his thin lips formed a straight line, as if he was enduring great pain.

Lu Zhou also noticed that something was amiss, and he looked at the man in the rear through the rearview mirror, “Fourth Master, is your stomach problem acting up again?”

Hearing the word ‘again,’ Ming Yao slightly furrowed her brows.

Gu Siting had had a weak stomach in the past, but it didn’t frequently act up.

Did Lu Zhou mean that he was now often experiencing stomach pain?

Seeing the man break into a cold sweat from the pain, she asked Lu Zhou, “Is there no medicine in the car?”

“The medicine in the car is all gone, only available at Bluewater Bay.”

“How about you stop the car and let me off here, and you take Fourth Master Gu back?”

Lu Zhou immediately shook his head, “That won’t do, it’s too late, and neither I nor Fourth Master would feel at ease with you going back alone.”

“Then you take Fourth Master Gu back to Bluewater Bay first, and come back for me afterward?”

Lu Zhou nodded.

More than twenty minutes later, the car stopped in front of Bluewater Bay.

Lu Zhou’s cellphone rang, and after a glance at the caller ID, he said to Ming Yao, “Miss Ming, there’s a call from home, would you mind helping Fourth Master Gu inside?”

Ming Yao, “…”

Why did she feel like she had been tricked?

She looked at the man beside her. His bandaged palm was pressed against his forehead, his side profile tensely lined, and his thin lips pressed tightly together, almost turning white.

Ming Yao’s heart softened somewhat.

She took the initiative to break the silence, “Can you walk?”

Seeing that she finally spoke to him, the corners of Gu Siting’s thin lips lifted ever so slightly, but his face still wore an expression of unbearable pain, “I can’t.”

His voice was hoarse to an unbelievable degree.

Ming Yao got out of the car and then helped the man out from the other side of the door.

Watching Ming Yao supporting Gu Siting into the villa, Lu Zhou heaved a long sigh of relief.

Fourth Master had asked him to cooperate in a play, and he hoped he hadn’t shown any flaws!

But the most amazing thing was still Fourth Master Gu, who really seemed to be in great pain from stomach distress.

In fact, Gu Siting wasn’t pretending to have stomach pain. After all, Ming Yao had medical skills; if she were to take his pulse, she would know whether he was faking it!

After he left the private restaurant, he went to another eatery and had some spicy food, which upset his stomach.

He didn’t understand why he felt the need to torment his stomach like this.

Yet the thought of her ignoring him completely after he entered the private room, not even glancing at him or speaking to him, made him feel as if his heart was being scratched by cat claws; he had to do something or he felt he might go mad!

When Aunt Zhong saw Ming Yao helping Gu Siting return, joy appeared in her eyes.

Could it be that after her ‘criticism’ last time, Fourth Master Gu had finally seen the light?

Little Snowball, who was lying on the couch, perked up upon hearing the noise and immediately jumped up.

“Meow…”

Seeing its mistress return, it wagged its tail excitedly.

The next second, it wanted to leap into its mistress’s arms.

But the man with his head bowed suddenly glanced at it, and within those deep black eyes was a fierce warning.

Little Snowball jumped onto the back of the sofa, intimidated by the man’s cold stare, and nearly fell to the ground in fright.

Ming Yao smiled at Little Snowball, “Let me take your ‘daddy’ upstairs first, and I’ll come look for you afterward, okay?”

Little Snowball meowed twice, looking at Gu Siting with a somewhat mournful gaze, wanting to compete for attention but, due to his imposing manner, settled down obediently on the sofa instead.

Ming Yao did not notice the undercurrent between Gu Siting and Little Snowball.