Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 462 - Chapter 462 Chapter 459 She held him tightly

Chapter 462: Chapter 459: She held him tightly Chapter 462: Chapter 459: She held him tightly The media outlet that posted the photos revealed that Gu Siting had those deviant preferences since he was young.

He not only liked to dress up as a little girl but also accompanied some wealthy businessmen, creating ST Corporation with the money he earned from those proclivities, as well as the connections he had made.

Gossip-loving netizens never delve into the truth, and with paid trolls controlling the comments, most netizens came to view Gu Siting as a psychologically disturbed pervert and devil.

They declared they would never again purchase products from ST Corporation.

After helping Gu Siting last night, Ming Yao’s reputation took a nosedive when that reporter leaked the information.

Ming Corporation’s stock also got dragged down.

Seeing those voices slandering Gu Siting, Ming Yao was so angry that her insides knotted up.

Fortunately, after an investigation, the police confirmed that Aunt Mei’s death was not related to Gu Siting and announced it online.

But all the media in the city were shaping Gu Siting’s image towards that of a pervert and a devil, with few caring about the cause of Aunt Mei’s death; even after the police had made a statement, Gu Siting’s image and reputation had still suffered unprecedented damage.

Ming Yao stood up to support Gu Siting.

Followed by Fu Yunshen, Mu Chengjin, Jih Feng, and others, who posted successively, stating that Gu Siting was not that kind of person.

Those who stood up to support Gu Siting were all influential figures.

The incident was somewhat calmed, however, Gu Mingde and Song Yuzhi accepted media interviews, disclosing various misbehaviors of Gu Siting.

As Gu Siting’s biological parents, Gu Mingde and Song Yuzhi both stood up to accuse him, and they hinted, directly and indirectly, that Gu Siting indeed had those preferences from a young age, which brought shame to them as parents, stirring up public opinion online once again.

Gu Mingde and Song Yuzhi also publicly declared that at two o’clock in the afternoon, they would hold a press conference at the entrance of Gu Corporation to announce the severance of their parental relationship with Gu Siting!

“Miss Ming, after Fourth Master’s parents stepped forward, the public opinion is almost entirely one-sided now, and it’s quite unfavorable for Fourth Master!”

Many people even went so far as to hang banners outside ST Corporation’s building and throw rotten eggs, demanding that ST Corporation get out of C Country.

Ming Yao glanced toward the bedroom, “I’ll go check on your Fourth Master.”

Ming Yao walked into the bedroom and saw the man lying on the bed with his eyes closed. In just one night, he looked haggard, his jaw dotted with stubble, his handsome face slightly pale, his contours taut, and his whole body curled up, like a child with an extreme lack of security.

Last night, Si Ye communicated with him for several hours, but he was completely engulfed in his own emotions and refused to come out.

Ming Yao sat by the bed, her fingertips caressing the man’s sharply defined contours.

Her eyes felt sour and swollen with tears that fell one by one from her eyes onto his face.

“Siting, let the past be the past,” she said, “in your dark world, let me be the one to bring the light, okay?”

“The woman you hate the most is already dead. She wasn’t killed by you. Her organs were failing, and she died a natural death. You don’t have to be afraid anymore!”

The man didn’t say anything; his handsome face showed no reaction.

It was as if he had closed himself off, becoming unaware of everything around him.

Ming Yao buried her face in his neck, her heart filled with panic and helplessness.

“What will it take for you to pick yourself up again?”

“Tell me, anything you need help with, I will help you, okay?”

“Stop encasing yourself, I know you care about those unpleasant past events, but I don’t mind them, I only feel pity for you…”

Ming Yao’s tears soaked his neck. She cried so hard that her body shook, with tears dripping down from his neck to his chest.

As if sensing something, the man’s eyelashes suddenly fluttered.

He opened his eyes and looked at the woman crying in his arms, his lips moving slightly, “Yaoyao…”

Hearing him call her, Ming Yao abruptly lifted her head.

Her beautiful eyes were already thoroughly red, and her eyelids somewhat swollen.

Seeing her crumpled into a pitiful sobbing mess, Gu Siting’s heart clenched in pain.

In the dark abyss, it seemed as if a beam of white light was shining toward him.

A woman with tears streaming down her face like pear blossoms drenched by rain reached out her hand to him, huddled in the corner.

“Don’t be afraid, I don’t mind your past, all I feel is heartache for you.”

Gu Siting’s throat tightened, and slowly, red blood vessels began to fill his dark, narrow eyes.

He extended his large palm and pulled Ming Yao tightly into his embrace.

“The clothes, the headband, they’re not what I wanted to wear. Those people forcibly put them on me, they are the devils, the perverts…”

“I stabbed someone, and my hands were covered in fresh blood.”

Ming Yao cupped the man’s handsome face with both hands and kissed his white-pressed thin lips, “I know, it was that Aunt Mei who took you to the box, if you hadn’t stabbed that person, you would have been bullied and humiliated. That person and Aunt Mei are both dead, so don’t be afraid anymore, let’s be brave and face it together, okay?”

Gu Siting held Ming Yao tightly, as if trying to merge her into his very bones and blood.

After what seemed like an eternity, he spoke in a hoarse voice, “Okay.”

……

At the entrance to Gu Corporation.

Song Yuzhi and Gu Mingde were about to hold a press conference.

Gu Yanyu, having heard the news, furrowed his brows into a tight knot.

Lately, he had become increasingly perplexed by his parents’ bizarre actions.

First, it was his mother selling shares and misappropriating funds, and now, while Gu Siting’s reputation was in shambles, they were severing ties with him!

His parents had always favored him since childhood, disliking Gu Siting. Gu Yanyu thought he was their most cherished child.

But since taking over Gu Corporation, Gu Yanyu realized things weren’t as simple as he had thought.

He held no real power.

It was like that time when Song Yuzhi misappropriated company funds, and after he voiced a few objections, both she and Gu Mingde reprimanded him.

He was like a puppet in their hands.

Everything they did was not for him!

The press conference called by Gu Mingde and Song Yuzhi attracted countless media reporters, and the number of viewers watching the livestream online also reached a million.

Soon, the press conference began.

Song Yuzhi was the first to speak, her voice filled with sobs as she recounted Gu Siting’s transgressions, “From childhood, he never showed me any respect. I wanted to educate him properly, but he always looked down upon me, thinking that I had no say in the Gu family. He ingratiated himself with Old Madam Gu since he was small, and later, when he became the person in charge of Gu Corporation, he did not even acknowledge me as his mother.”

“If it weren’t for his dirty tricks, how could he have possibly created ST Corporation at such a young age? He thought he was unbeatable with ST Corporation and used it to compete against Gu Corporation.”

“We in the Gu family, we really raised a thankless wretch!”

In the face of Song Yuzhi’s tearful accusations, the reporters and online viewers felt sadness and anger on her behalf.

Who would despise their own parents?

Online, another wave of vitriol against Gu Siting surged once again.

Seeing everyone on her side, a smug look flashed in Song Yuzhi’s eyes.

Gu Siting’s reputation in Country C was likely to be completely destroyed now!