Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 535 - Chapter 535 Chapter 533 Shes Actually Still Alive

Chapter 535: Chapter 533: She’s Actually Still Alive! Chapter 535: Chapter 533: She’s Actually Still Alive! Shang Wan finished greeting the noble ladies surrounding her, her long skirt trailing behind as she walked towards Shi Ying and Yanxi with light and unhurried steps.

Her clear, apricot eyes slightly curved, revealing a faint, shallow smile.

Up close, the rose tattoo at the corner of her eye appeared even more bewitching and vibrant.

Meeting Shang Wan’s gaze, Shi Ying’s sense of foreboding grew stronger.

Maybe, this Shang Wan was Xia Yiwan.

She wasn’t dead!

She had returned!

She had come back for revenge!

Turbulent emotions surged within Shi Ying, but she tightly controlled them, her lips curling into a faint smile, “Miss Shang.”

Shang Wan’s apricot eyes curved further, her smile sweet and seductive, “Miss, you look pale, are you feeling unwell?”

“I’m not feeling unwell.”

Shang Wan’s lips curved into a smile, her voice slightly louder, “If you’re not feeling unwell, yet your complexion is so pale, it seems you are suffering from a deficiency of blood and qi. You should be careful; otherwise, it might be difficult to conceive in the future.”

Shi Ying clenched her teeth in an instant.

It seemed her guess was correct, this Shang Wan was Xia Yiwan.

Yanxi, seeing Shang Wan talking to Shi Ying, stared at her so intently with his peach blossom eyes as if they never blinked, as though he wanted to see right through her.

Shang Wan noticed Yanxi’s gaze and glanced sideways at him.

“Sir, your staring at me so intensely, won’t your companion get angry?”

Shi Ying quickly glanced at Yanxi and, seeing him staring at Shang Wan like that, felt a surge of annoyance.

She immediately reached out, taking hold of Yanxi’s arm, declaring her sovereignty.

Yanxi appeared oblivious to Shi Ying’s displeasure, his gaze still fixed on Shang Wan, his voice husky as he said, “Miss Shang, you bear a striking resemblance to someone I know.”

Shang Wan smiled, raising her brows, “Even with my veil, sir, you know whom I resemble?”

“Would Miss Shang be willing to lift her veil…”

Before Yanxi could finish, Shang Wan interrupted him, turning to Shi Ying, “Miss, your boyfriend is openly asking to see my face in front of you. Aren’t you going to do anything about it?”

Shi Ying also wanted to see the face under Shang Wan’s veil, but the fact that Yanxi’s eyes held only Shang Wan in front of her was deeply upsetting.

“He just thinks you look a lot like a friend we knew before, it’s nothing else. Miss Shang, please don’t misunderstand.”

Shang Wan curled her lips, “That’s good.”

After exchanging a few words with them, Shang Wan went on to greet other people.

When she saw Ming Yao in the corner, she slowly walked towards her.

After a symbolic greeting, Ming Yao felt somewhat disappointed, but as her hand parted from Shang Wan’s, she realized something, and her heart started to race.

Shang Wan had slipped a small piece of paper into the palm of Ming Yao’s hand.

After a moment, Ming Yao took the opportunity to slip away to a glass greenhouse in the villa’s backyard.

Shang Wan sat on a swing in the greenhouse, her back to the entrance, her waist so slender, it was barely a handful.

Seemingly hearing a noise, she turned her head to look.

Her face was now uncovered, the veil lifted.

A delicate nose, rosy lips, and a charming face– who else could it be but Xia Yiwan?

Ming Yao’s pupils constricted with excitement.

She stepped forward and hugged her tightly.

“Wanwan, is it really you?”

Alone with Ming Yao, Xia Yiwan dared to show her true emotions.

She embraced Ming Yao with equal fervor, her apricot eyes misting with tears, “It’s me.”

Ming Yao’s tears escaped from the corners of her eyes, letting go of Xia Yiwan, she cupped her small face, “You’re still alive, you really are. I thought you had…”

Xia Yiwan nodded, “I never expected to be alive either.”

When she awoke, she learned she had been in a coma for nearly three years.

The man who saved her was named Zhou Hengnian, the beggar she had once helped.

It wasn’t much of a help, really; the food in the insulated box was originally intended for Yanxi, and the money she gave him was not much.

But such inconsequential aid had deeply imprinted on him.

After receiving her help, he had picked himself up.

The day of the accident, her car plunged into the river, and he happened to be on the dock; he didn’t hesitate to dive into the water to save her.

At that time, he didn’t know she was the person he was grateful to; he only found out after he brought her to shore.

When she was rescued, she was already unconscious.

Fearing she would encounter further danger, he took her to the outskirts.

Later, when he learned about her plight, he didn’t tell Yanxi that she was still alive. Once he had the means, he took her abroad for treatment.

While abroad, he saved Madam Shang.

Madam Shang granted him a promise; once she wakened, he sought out Madam Shang to have her become Madam Shang’s goddaughter.

Madam Shang’s own daughter had coincidentally passed away from illness at that time, and seeing Xia Yiwan, felt inexplicably drawn to her. She agreed to Zhou Hengnian’s request, accepting Xia Yiwan as her goddaughter.

Through a year of companionship, Xia Yiwan and Madam Shang developed a close bond.

Xia Yiwan longed for her family and friends back home, but it was not yet time for her to appear.

This time she had returned for revenge!

Yanxi, Shi Ying, she wouldn’t let any of them off!

“Wanwan, did you lose the child?”

When the child was mentioned, a sharp pain flashed through Xia Yiwan’s almond-shaped eyes. She looked down at her flat stomach and said hoarsely, “It’s gone.”

With such a serious accident having occurred, it was impossible for the child to survive.

After waking up, she heard from Zhou Hengnian that the baby was lost shortly after he pulled her ashore.

Hatred and chilliness were undeniably present in Xia Yiwan’s eyes.

Although she had no evidence yet, she was certain that both her and Father Xia’s accident were all thanks to Shi Ying!

Ming Yao clenched Xia Yiwan’s hand tightly, “Wanwan, whatever you decide to do, I will support you.”

Xia Yiwan nodded, “I know that these past few years, the Xia family, as well as my company, have relied on you. Yaoyao, thank you.”

Ming Yao gave Xia Yiwan a hug and said with a teary nose, “Why are you being formal with me? As long as you are okay, anything I do is worth it.”

“Yaoyao, I won’t reveal my identity just yet. Keep it a secret for me.”

“Alright.”

Ming Yao and Xia Yiwan returned to the banquet hall one after the other.

When it came time to dance, the butler brought over a box containing numbered cards. Every male guest had received a number upon entering the banquet hall, and the one whose number was drawn would get the chance to dance with Shang Wan.

Xia Yiwan had already arranged this part of the event.

She reached into the box and pulled out a numbered card.

“Number 16.”

The butler immediately looked towards the male guests in the banquet hall, “Our Miss has drawn number 16. Would the gentleman with number 16 please stand out and dance a dance with our Miss.”

The male guests all looked at their own numbered cards and shook their heads in disappointment.

Yanxi also looked down and saw a trace of surprise flash through his peach blossom eyes; it was number 16.

The butler, just having reached Yanxi’s side, saw his card and said with a smile, “Young Master Yan, congratulations, you are the lucky guest!”

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End of the chapter~