Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 577 - 574: He pulled her into his arms forcefully

Chapter 577: Chapter 574: He pulled her into his arms forcefully

In the video, Gu Siting was confronting Old Lady Gong.

The atmosphere was tense, with swords drawn and bows bent, as if surrounded by gunpowder smoke.

— What am I doing? Haven’t I told you not to touch my woman!

— If you don’t meddle, you’re still the Empress Dowager of the Presidential Residence, but you refuse to enjoy your twilight years and keep challenging my bottom line. I think the Ji Family might as well cease to exist!

— I’m not consulting with you; I’m confirming to you, what will you lose if you touch my reverse scale?

With every word that Gu Siting spoke, Old Lady Gong was infuriated to death.

The man in the video, dressed in black clothes and pants, was icy cold and ruthless, like an Asura emerging from hell.

In face of Old Lady Gong’s assertiveness, he was even more uncompromising, not giving in an inch.

"Miss Ming, for your sake, he would rather destroy the Presidential Residence than let you be hurt or wronged again."

"Old Lady Gong admitted that the man in black was sent by her to follow you, but she didn’t order anyone to assassinate you!"

"He’s investigating this matter. Don’t misunderstand him anymore, you are the most important person in his heart!"

"For your sake, he is willing to be the enemy of the entire world—"

Lu Zhou hadn’t finished speaking when he was suddenly interrupted by a deep and piercing voice, "Lu Zhou!"

A Rolls Royce pulled up, and the man dressed in a black coat got out of the car.

He looked at Lu Zhou with a grim expression, "You’ve had too much to drink."

"Mr. President, I’m not drunk; I’m telling the truth... Ever since Miss Ming left four years ago, I know how much you’ve suffered..."

Gu Siting grabbed Lu Zhou’s arm and pushed him into the car.

At this point, there weren’t many people at the barbecue stall, but the owner’s mouth dropped open wide enough to fit an egg when he saw Mr. President, a person he usually only saw on television.

Oh my God, his little stall was actually visited by such a big shot?

Gu Siting’s formidable and chilling aura froze the barbecue stall owner in place, who dared not approach and couldn’t hear what they were saying.

After Gu Siting pushed Lu Zhou into the car, he looked at Ming Yao and Zhong Ling with his deep and pitch-black eyes, "I’ll take you both home."

Ming Yao pursed her red lips, "No need, I’ve driven here, I’ll take Xiao Ling home later."

Gu Siting nodded and walked over to the barbecue stall owner to pay and settle the bill.

After Gu Siting left, Ming Yao drove Zhong Ling home.

Zhong Ling’s eyes were red from crying; Ming Yao comforted her, "Assistant Lu was drunk, you two should have a good talk when he’s sober tomorrow!"

Zhong Ling sniffled.

She had liked Lu Zhou for several years, ever since Sister Yao wanted to set them up, and that’s when she became interested in him.

After slowly getting to know and understand him, she became more and more hopelessly infatuated.

But she knew that his mind was only on work, with no time for romance. To be worthy of him, she worked hard and became Sister Yao’s capable assistant.

But she never expected that, over the years, his interactions with her were merely to monitor Sister Yao’s movements.

"Xiao Ling, I think Assistant Lu isn’t like that. Think about it, hasn’t he cared for you and treated you well over these years?" Ming Yao asked.

Zhong Ling was rendered speechless by Ming Yao’s question.

Setting other things aside, Lu Zhou did treat Zhong Ling quite well.

Although they never crossed certain lines, he would help her selflessly whenever she needed it.

Zhong Ling sniffled, her voice muffled, "If he hadn’t been kind to me, maybe I wouldn’t be so heartbroken."

She had thought it was mutual affection, but in reality, it was just her wishful thinking!

"I think it’s a misunderstanding. When Assistant Lu is sober, I’ll talk to him!" Ming Yao insisted.

Ming Yao didn’t want her own issues with Gu Siting to affect the relationship between Lu Zhou and Zhong Ling.

Zhong Ling shook her head, "Forget it, I’ll go ask him myself when I have the time."

Ming Yao nodded, "If you like someone, you should boldly say it. Even if you are rejected, you won’t have regrets."

"Okay."

...

After Ming Yao dropped off Zhong Ling, she drove back to her apartment.

Just as she was about to enter the building, suddenly a blinding light from a car’s headlights shone directly at her.

Ming Yao raised her hand to shield her eyes.

A black Rolls-Royce pulled up in front of her.

Gu Siting got out of the car and walked towards her with quick steps.

"I hadn’t expected Lu Zhou to secretly film that video, let alone show it to you."

Ming Yao watched Gu Siting with trembling lashes, thinking of how he had stood up to Old Lady Gong to protect her, feeling an indescribable complexity and emotion in her heart.

"There’s no need for you to completely alienate your relatives for my sake. As long as they don’t bother me and don’t threaten the safety of Little Orange and me, I won’t do anything."

Gu Siting nodded, "There won’t be a next time."

He handed her a box, "My mom made some pastries and asked me to bring them to you."

Ming Yao took the box, "Please thank Aunt Lhan for me."

Gu Siting didn’t say much to Ming Yao and turned back to his car.

The car made a U-turn and headed towards the entrance of the complex.

But after driving only a few meters, suddenly, with a screech, the car tires grated sharply against the road.

The Rolls-Royce came to an abrupt halt.

Ming Yao, who was about to enter the building, saw this and hurried over.

Standing by the driver’s side window, she raised her hand and knocked on the glass.

After a while, the car door lock finally opened.

Ming Yao pulled open the door and saw Gu Siting leaning on the steering wheel, his facial contours taut and forehead dripping with sweat. Concerned, she asked, "What’s wrong with you?" Her glance caught sight of one of his hands pressed against his stomach, and her brows furrowed, "Is your stomach upset?"

He didn’t respond to her.

Ming Yao quickly walked around to the other side of the car, knowing that he habitually kept a bottle of stomach medicine in the car. Soon, she found it.

She poured out two pills and handed him an open bottle of mineral water, "Take these quickly."

Gu Siting took the medicine and water and swallowed them down.

Ming Yao pressed on his wrist to check his pulse.

There wasn’t a major problem with his body, but his spleen and stomach weren’t in good shape.

"Do you often stay up late, smoke, and not eat on time?"

Gu Siting lifted his dark eyes to look at Ming Yao, his thin lips moving, "Yaoyao, it’s not just my spleen and stomach that are ailing, my heart hurts too."

Ming Yao paused, preparing to take his pulse again, but as soon as her hand touched his wrist, he caught her slender wrist instead.

With a forceful pull, he drew her into his broad and sturdy chest.

"Seeing how good you are to Si Ye, I feel jealous, enraged, and my heart hurts."

Ming Yao was at a loss for words.

So, his heartache was due to jealousy.

She struggled to get out of his embrace, but his arms held her tightly like chains, "On the day of the car accident, were you planning to break up with Si Ye?"

Ming Yao was taken aback, "How did you know that?"

"I feel that Si Ye is not a simple person, but I can’t find anything about his personal background. Be careful, okay?"