Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 575 - 572: Tell Him a Secret

Chapter 575: Chapter 572: Tell Him a Secret

"How dare you!" Old Lady Gong trembled with rage, her face an ashen blue as she glared at Gu Siting.

She had not expected him to dare to utter such outrageous and unfilial words!

When she originally agreed to let him take over the President’s position, it wasn’t to strengthen his wings so he could turn against her.

"No matter how powerful you are, you’ve been in the Presidential Residence for just four years. See if you can destroy the Ji Family," she challenged.

Sitting calmly on the sofa, Gu Siting’s slender, fair fingers tapped methodically on his knee. "And why can’t I?"

He hooked the corner of his lips, his dark eyes sharp and cold. "This is not a negotiation. I’m firmly telling you, if you provoke my wrath, do you understand what you are about to lose?"

Gu Siting looked directly at Old Lady Gong, his expression nothing but cold. "Power, money, influence—you and Gong Xiao combined are no match for me now!"

Old Lady Gong’s pupils contracted sharply.

Indeed, Northern Desert, Gong Pavilion, all were under Gu Siting’s control now.

He also had the vast Gu Corporation at his disposal, including an electronics lab with the world’s most advanced technology in semiconductor chips.

Gu Siting slowly stood up from the sofa, his gaze piercing. "You all need to understand, it’s not that I can’t leave the Presidential Residence, but rather that the Presidential Residence can’t do without me!"

Old Lady Gong, who had lived for a good many years, had never been threatened like this.

Good, very good.

This young man was even more unyielding and wayward than his father had been.

"If Ming Yao had died today, would you have come after me with everything you’ve got?"

The hands by Gu Siting’s side suddenly clenched into fists. "The terror she suffered today, I will lay it all at the Ji Family’s doorstep!"

Old Lady Gong’s chest heaved with barely contained anger.

"Gong Yu isn’t dead yet. If you dare defy me again, I won’t hesitate to set Gong Yu free!"

"Ha," a cold laugh escaped from Gu Siting’s throat. "What good would releasing Gong Yu do? Do you think, with the support of a few Cabinet elders, he could turn the tide?"

"Don’t forget, the Cabinet Chief has also changed this year, and just so happens to be my person."

"Frankly, everything in the Presidential Residence and the Gong Family is already in my hands!"

Gu Siting was running out of patience to talk any further with Old Lady Gong, a terrifying frost covering his handsome profile. "Today, someone tampered with Ming Yao’s car brakes, and he was ready to shoot her. I’ve started by chopping off two of Ji Shoucheng’s fingers!"

Looking at Gu Siting’s face, cold as ice, Old Lady Gong felt as if she was seeing him for the first time.

The wolf cub had grown up and become terrifyingly dangerous.

Old Lady Gong clutched her chest, breathing rapidly, nearly unable to catch her breath.

"You wouldn’t dare?"

Gu Siting tugged at the corner of his lips. "If you don’t respect me, why should I respect you?"

Gu Siting gave a slight nod, and Lu Zhou immediately stepped in.

"Bring Ji Shoucheng here."

Old Lady Gong was furious. "Stop!"

"I did have people follow Ming Yao, but I never ordered her assassination."

Old Lady Gong looked at the man in black kneeling on the ground. "Tell the President clearly, what did I command you to do?"

The man in black shivered. "Old Madam, have you forgotten the orders you gave? You told me to find a chance to take Ming Yao’s life!"

Old Lady Gong almost collapsed to the ground, unsteady on her feet.

Her eyes wide, she trembled as she pointed at the man in black. "What nonsense are you spouting?"

"I’m not talking nonsense. I acted according to your orders against Ming Yao."

Old Lady Gong looked at her most trusted man in black, her face filled with disbelief.

"Siting, I believe what your grandmother said!"

Gong Xiao strode in.

After being injured by Song Yulan at the prosthesis attachment site last time, Gong Xiao had taken quite a few days off.

Lately, he hadn’t been dealing with matters of the Presidential Residence.

Occasionally, he would sneak over to the Gu Residence’s gate to take a look at Little Orange.

Every time he saw Little Orange sitting on the swing, laughing cheerily, his mood seemed to improve as well.

The once lofty ambitions to instruct the world had now vanished, and all he wanted now was how to acknowledge his own granddaughter.

Suddenly learning that his own mother had sent people to assassinate Ming Yao, he was first scared into a cold sweat, and then he found it unbelievable.

Living in the Presidential Residence for many years, his mother had always known what was beneficial for her and what was detrimental.

Knowing that Siting had control over the Gong Pavilion, she wouldn’t possibly go after Ming Yao’s life.

It wouldn’t benefit her in any way.

Her sending someone to invite Ming Yao to the Presidential Residence, wanting to take the opportunity to negotiate with Gu Siting, was possible, but absolutely not to issue an assassination order.

Gu Siting stared at the entering Gong Xiao, opening his mouth expressionlessly, "Her people have already personally confessed, and you’re still defending her? Could it be that you were involved in Ming Yao’s near assassination?"

Gong Xiao really couldn’t stand how a woman could affect Gu Siting’s emotions. Perhaps because he had never deeply loved someone in his life, he really couldn’t understand why one would confront their own kin over a woman!

After a few years of familiarity, Gong Xiao had come to understand some of Gu Siting’s personality.

He was very principled in other areas, but when it came to Ming Yao, it could be said that he was utterly unprincipled.

If anyone touched Ming Yao, they would be crossing his bottom line.

Even if it were the emperor himself, he would not hesitate to settle the score.

"Siting, calm down first. I know what kind of person your grandmother is," Gong Xiao walked over to Old Lady Gong, who was furiously upset, and helped her sit down on the sofa, "She no longer holds the power; you’ve taken control of it. Do you think she would be foolish enough to kill Ming Yao outright? If she wanted to kill her, she would have done it four years ago when you were not yet strong!"

Gu Siting narrowed his dark eyes slightly and pursed his thin lips without saying a word.

Gong Xiao’s words made sense.

If Old Lady Gong had wanted to take Ming Yao’s life, she would not have let her live until today.

Gu Siting stepped on the chest of the man in black, his eyes icy, "Why tell lies?"

The man glanced at Gu Siting and suddenly bit down hard.

Realizing what he was about to do, Gu Siting quickly squatted down to grab his chin.

But it was a step too late.

He bit into the poison hidden in his mouth and committed suicide.

Old Lady Gong was so shocked that she stood up from the sofa.

"What... what’s going on?"

Gong Xiao’s brow also furrowed deeply.

"It seems that someone wants to pin the blame for Ming Yao’s assassination attempt on my mother," Gu Siting said as he looked up at Old Lady Gong.

Her startled appearance didn’t seem feigned.

"Siting, neither I nor your grandmother would harm Ming Yao, but we also wouldn’t agree to you being with Ming Yao. Do you want to know the reason?"

Old Lady Gong said sternly, "Gong Xiao!"

"Mother, it’s time he knew," Gong Xiao said as he walked up to Gu Siting, patting him on the shoulder, "If Ming Yao was of ordinary status, your grandmother and I wouldn’t oppose it so strongly, but she..."