Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 434 - Chapter 434 Chapter 432 Sudden Change

Chapter 434: Chapter 432: Sudden Change Chapter 434: Chapter 432: Sudden Change The servant went to call Shi Ying for dinner and had just reached the bedroom door when she heard a crisp sound, like something shattering on the floor, followed by a woman’s piercing scream.

The servant hurriedly pushed the door open and saw the woman on the ground, her wrist cut by the fragments of a cup, which caused the servant great alarm.

“Miss Shi, what happened to you?”

Shi Ying had fallen from the wheelchair to the floor, the cup she was holding also shattered into pieces, and her eyes were unfocused, staring blankly ahead, “I suddenly can’t see anymore…”

The servant was scared out of her wits.

Young Master Yan had instructed her to take good care of Miss Shi and that nothing should go wrong.

“I, I’ll have the driver take you to the hospital right now.”

Shi Ying waved the servant’s hand away, “Yanxi, I want to see Yanxi…”

The servant quickly made a phone call to Yanxi.

Yanxi was about to have dinner with Xia Yiwan at the orphanage when his phone vibrated.

Seeing the caller ID, he slightly frowned.

“Wanwan, I’m going to take a call,” he said.

Xia Yiwan nodded.

Yanxi got up and walked aside to answer the call.

A few minutes later, he hurried back.

Seeing his troubled expression, Xia Yiwan asked anxiously, “What’s wrong?”

“Wanwan, there’s a problem with a big order at the company, and I must personally visit the client,” he explained.

Seeing Yanxi’s anxious and flustered demeanor, Xia Yiwan believed that there really was a problem with a big order, and she quickly nodded, “Go ahead!”

Yanxi touched Xia Yiwan’s head, “I’ll have the driver come to pick you up.”

…

Thanks to Gu Siting’s introduction, Ming Yao met the First Lady.

The First Lady was dignified and luxurious, in her forties but looked like she was just over thirty.

Ming Yao took measurements for the First Lady’s gown.

Seeing how young Ming Yao was, yet meticulous and organized in her work, a faint smile appeared on the First Lady’s noble face.

“A few days ago, my father visited the Presidential Residence and mentioned to me that not only can Miss Ming design clothes, but she can also practice medicine?”

Ming Yao did not expect Old Master Huo to talk about her in front of the First Lady, she smiled faintly, “Yes.”

“I’ve been having constant headaches lately, and the doctors at the Presidential Residence haven’t seen any improvement after treating me. Could you take a look?”

Ming Yao put down the tape measure and calmly took the First Lady’s pulse.

The pulse of the First Lady alarmed Ming Yao internally.

There wasn’t anything seriously wrong with the First Lady’s health, but she had a cold womb, and there was an anomaly in her ovarian function. Logically, she shouldn’t have been able to conceive.

Yet, she gave birth to Gong Yu.

Ming Yao could detect issues such as a woman’s ovarian coldness from the pulse because she had specifically studied this at the Tang Sect. Not every doctor who understood traditional medicine could detect these issues from the pulse.

It seemed as if she thought of something, and Ming Yao’s heartbeat suddenly quickened.

She swallowed, trying hard to contain the nervousness inside her.

“Miss Ming, is my headache a serious issue?”

Ming Yao strove to maintain calmness and grace on her young face, “It’s not serious. I’ll prescribe a few remedies for the First Lady, and you should see an improvement.”

The First Lady nodded.

Leaving the Presidential Residence, Ming Yao was pensive, with her eyes downcast and her mind heavy.

A black sedan drove across the square, the window rolled down, and a man’s chiseled face appeared, “Yaoyao.”

Ming Yao opened the passenger door and got in.

After fastening her seatbelt, she looked towards the man with handsome features, “Isn’t the chip about to launch on the market, and you’re very busy?”

Gu Corporation’s electronics lab team had developed the latest model of top-end chips.

Not only could this latest type of chip be used in smart electronic products, but it could also be used in the automotive industry.

C-country had always been in short supply of automobile chips, often having to import them from abroad, which had become a major means for foreign countries to contain C-country’s rapid economic development.

If the launch was successful, Gu Corporation could become one of the four major families in the capital city, and Gu Siting could become the nation’s richest man.

“I was worried something might happen to you at the Presidential Residence, so I came to pick you up personally for peace of mind,” he said.

Hearing the man’s words, Ming Yao’s face revealed a smile.

Gu Siting took his hand off the steering wheel and squeezed Ming Yao’s small hand in his palm, “I saw you come out earlier with a lot on your mind. What’s the matter, did the First Lady give you a hard time?”

Ming Yao was silent for a moment before speaking, “I took the First Lady’s pulse for her, and found she can’t get pregnant. How then did Gong Yu come into being?”

Gu Siting was surprised, “The First Lady can’t get pregnant?”

Ming Yao nodded.

Gu Siting’s eyes darkened, “That’s news to me.”

Ming Yao looked at the man’s almost sculpted, handsome features and ventured a bold guess, “Gong Yu has tried to kill you time after time. Could it be because of your identity?”

Gu Siting, holding Ming Yao’s hand, tightened his grip slightly, “You suspect my identity and Gong Yu’s have been switched?”

“The First Lady can’t get pregnant, is it possible she found another woman to bear a child for her, and then switched you and Gong Yu?” Ming Yao then shook her head, feeling it wasn’t likely.

If Gu Siting really were the true Crown Prince, there was no need for the First Lady to switch babies surreptitiously, after all, once discovered, it wouldn’t be good for her!

Gu Siting pursed his thin, crimson lips tightly, “Yaoyao, you’re thinking too much. I’ve had my DNA tested with Song Yuzhi’s. I am his son!”

Ming Yao sighed, “Maybe I am overthinking it!”

…

The top-end chip developed by Gu Corporation attracted over a thousand outstanding companies worldwide scrambling to cooperate.

Gu Siting had invested tens of billions into this chip development, and upon successful launch, he would earn profits amounting to hundreds of billions.

Such a huge piece of the pie had long caught the attention of Gong Yu and Yin Zhe.

They couldn’t possibly let Gu Siting become the pioneer in developing the new chip.

The day before the chip was scheduled to go on the market, Gu Siting was in a meeting room when Lu Zhou suddenly rushed in.

Speaking in a low voice to Gu Siting, he said, “Fourth Master, Yin Corporation has just preemptively launched their new chip and the data is identical to ours. Also, all the data in our lab has been lost!”

Gu Siting’s face turned pale.

His tall frame suddenly rose from the chair, “Impossible!”

The lab’s door could only be opened by him and the people he trusted the most.

The data couldn’t possibly be lost!

Gu Siting strode towards the lab; the lab’s development team was looking dejected at the moment.

“Fourth Master, the data has been stolen and severely damaged, it’s impossible to recover!”

If the data couldn’t be restored, Gu Corporation was facing a devastating loss!

After all, hundreds of companies had already signed advance cooperation agreements with Gu Corporation.

If Gu Corporation couldn’t produce the chips, they would have to pay double in compensation!

Such a major incident had never occurred before.

Gu Siting’s features tensed, his dark eyes intense and fierce, “Check the surveillance, see who stole the lab data!”

“Fourth Master, the surveillance has also been destroyed, it can’t be recovered either,” someone reported.

The atmosphere instantly became extremely tense.

It was then that the head of the lab spoke up, “Fourth Master, when I left after working late last night, I think I saw Young Master Mu coming to the lab.”