Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 471 - Chapter 471 Chapter 469 He hugged her from behind

Chapter 471: Chapter 469: He hugged her from behind Chapter 471: Chapter 469: He hugged her from behind Jing Zhao was genteel, polite, and refined. When he smiled, there was a hint of shyness to it.

As Jiang Yan recalled his voice and smile, she felt a pang of discomfort in her heart.

Over the years, by reflecting on the past, she realized just how outrageously wrong she had been.

She shouldn’t have used someone else as a stand-in because she missed her first love.

Now that Jing Zhao had paid with his life for it, she truly deserved to die a thousand deaths!

Jiang Yan’s eyes reddened, she turned around, and left as if in a daze.

No wonder Jing Hang was full of such chilling hatred the moment he saw her, as if he wanted to tear her apart.

She indeed deserved to die!

Jiang Yan lowered her eyes in regret, wishing she could turn back time.

…

Ming Yao took a good while to console Jing Hang before his emotions slightly improved.

After finishing the last bottle of wine, he clenched his teeth and said, “Senior sister, since fate has allowed me to find her, I won’t let her live easily.”

“What are you going to do?”

Jing Hang’s peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, “Make her life worse than death.”

“Jing Hang, you should have a proper talk with Miss Jiang…”

“I have nothing to talk to her about, it’s either she lives, or I die.”

Jing Hang shook off his hand and left with a dark expression on his face.

Ming Yao watched his retreating figure, sighing deeply.

Having returned to the room where Gu Siting was staying, Ming Yao quickly took a shower. Seeing that Gu Siting had not yet returned, she decided to wait for him in the courtyard.

She wondered if he would be unhappy to see her later.

This dilapidated house was designed in a traditional quadrangle style, with a small courtyard in front of the houses. Ming Yao walked over and sat on a stone bench.

The night was serene and profound, with the occasional chirping of cicadas.

Her thoughts fluctuated between Gu Siting and Jing Hang.

Her mind was in complete disarray.

Gu Siting returned with Lu Zhou and several subordinates from outside. As soon as they got out of the car, Ah Da approached and said to him, “Fourth Master, Miss Ming has come looking for you.”

Gu Siting’s tall figure stiffened, his dark eyes scanning Ah Da, “Who did you say?”

Ah Da, seeing Gu Siting’s expression, felt uneasy. Did the Fourth Master not want Miss Ming to come over?

“Ming… Miss Ming Yao.”

Gu Siting’s eyebrows furrowed deeply, and without saying a word, he strode quickly into the house.

This area wasn’t a vacation paradise. The Jiang Family had now split into two factions, with danger possibly striking at any moment.

She really was insane!!!

Ming Yao sat in the courtyard hugging her knees for almost half an hour before she suddenly heard hurried footsteps.

She turned her head toward the entrance of the courtyard.

A tall figure rushed in.

From the outline of his body, it should be Gu Siting.

He was dressed in black clothes, hurried in his movements.

He didn’t notice her in the courtyard but headed straight up the stairs.

The sound of footsteps on the stairs echoed, highlighting his urgency.

Ming Yao watched the man’s figure rushing upstairs and couldn’t help but curl the corners of her lips into a smile.

After a short while, the man who had not seen her upstairs came rushing down again.

Seeing that he was about to rush out, Ming Yao quickly called out, “Gu Siting.”

Hearing her voice, the man’s tall figure abruptly stiffened.

Then, his piercing dark eyes turned towards her direction.

He was still some distance away from her, and under the dim light, she couldn’t see his expression, but she could feel his gaze landing on her, deep and scorching.

Ming Yao stood up.

The man reacted and strode towards her.

The distinct lines of his handsome face slowly came into Ming Yao’s view.

Although he had just left not long ago, seeing him again, she felt as if they were worlds apart.

Her heart rate increased unconsciously.

When Gu Siting was just a few steps away from Ming Yao, he stopped, his dark eyes half-narrowed, “Ming Yao?”

Ming Yao gave a soft hum in response.

Looking at the woman close at hand, Gu Siting’s eyes felt a little swollen, and his hands hanging by his sides clenched into fists forcefully.

Ming Yao thought that in the next second, he would embrace her in his arms.

But to her surprise, he kept his features taut, and his voice was sharp and cold as he said, “Have you lost your mind? To actually run off here?!”

Gong Yu’s men were in North Market, and if they caught her, the consequences were unthinkable.

Seeing the man looking fierce without a trace of warmth, Ming Yao felt a wave of disappointment in her heart.

Although she knew he was worried about her, she was already there, so why was he being so cold?

Ming Yao pursed her lips, “You’re not happy to see me, huh? Then I’ll go back now?”

As she spoke, she didn’t glance at him again and turned to walk upstairs.

When she reached the door of the room, she couldn’t help but look back.

The man actually hadn’t followed her, but stood there, seemingly lost in thought.

Ming Yao was a bit angry.

She had traveled a long distance to find him, and this was his attitude?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she really began to pack her things.

When she was almost done packing, as she was about to stand up straight, suddenly, a pair of long, powerful arms embraced her from behind.

The man’s firm and robust chest pressed against her slender back.

Through the layer of clothing fabric, she could feel the scorching heat from his body.

Along with that came the cool and refreshing scent of the man, akin to cold fir.

It was familiar, desirable, and liked!

Of course, there was also his sweat.

Ming Yao didn’t mind the sweat on his body. Her nose felt sore, and she turned around, looking up at him.

“Didn’t you not want to see me? Weren’t you thinking of having me leave right away?”

Despite her words, she didn’t try to break free from his embrace.

The arm that Gu Siting had wrapped around Ming Yao’s waist suddenly tightened.

Ming Yao was pulled into his embrace, pressed so closely together that she could hardly breathe.

“Ming Yao, do you have any idea how dangerous it is here?”

Ming Yao could feel his muscles tensing up. She tilted her head to look at him, her lips curling into a soft smile, “I know, but haven’t I appeared before you in one piece? You’re worried about me, but I’m worried about you too!”

She was intelligent, independent, and had her own character, but at the same time, she wasn’t lacking in a little woman’s tenderness.

When she softened up, even the toughest steel could turn pliable as wax.

Gu Siting looked down at the woman with a smile brimming in her eyes; his features were intensely rigid, “I’ll send you away tomorrow!”

His tone left no room for argument.

Ming Yao didn’t argue with him. She knew it was because he was concerned for her safety.

She nodded slightly and wrapped her arms back around him, her cold yet beautiful face coming close to his, “Since I have to leave tomorrow, can you be a bit gentler with me tonight?”

Her eyes shimmered like the surface of a pool, and with her lightly arched peach blossom eyes, even the teardrops at the corner became seductively charming.

Gu Siting breathed in the faint fragrance of her after her bath, looking at her vibrant and enticing face, his Adam’s apple moved slightly.

After arriving here, he had been very busy every day, surveying the terrain, opposing Gong Yu, appeasing the people here who were as skittish as startled birds, and so on…

He would only rest late at night, falling asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. With no signal here, he couldn’t contact her, but in his dreams, her silhouette appeared time and time again.