Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 589 - 586: He’s Back

Chapter 589: Chapter 586: He’s Back

Ming Yao woke up that day and, despite Jing Hang’s attempts to stop her, she insisted on leaving the hospital.

She asked Jing Hang to take her to the area where the accident had occurred.

Jing Hang knew her character well, that once she had made up her mind, not even nine oxen could pull her back.

Upon reaching international waters, Ming Yao saw Song Yulan among the search and rescue teams.

Her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and even her hair had turned white in several strands, making her look aged and haggard.

The moment she saw Song Yulan, Ming Yao’s legs gave out, and she knelt in front of her.

"Aunt Lhan, it’s my fault, I’ve dragged Siting down with me..."

Song Yulan quickly helped Ming Yao to her feet, her voice hoarse, "Child, what are you talking about? Even if something has happened to Siting, it’s his own consequence to bear, it has nothing to do with you. Don’t blame yourself!"

Ming Yao grasped Song Yulan’s hand tightly, "How’s the search and rescue going now? Has there been any news?"

Song Yulan shook her head, her eyes full of deep worry and fatigue, "No."

Ming Yao joined the search and rescue team.

They searched for three continuous days.

The golden period had long passed, and they still couldn’t find him. The hope that he was still alive became extremely slim.

But because of his special status, no one wanted to give up.

Ming Yao sat down on the deck of a rescue boat, her heart as if grasped by an invisible black hand, the pain making it hard for her to breathe.

His voice and smile kept appearing in her mind—an individual so vivid, handsome, and aloof. It wasn’t possible that he was simply gone!

Ming Yao and Song Yulan stayed at sea for nearly seven days.

It was only when they could not find Gu Siting at all that they returned to Li City.

Both had lost a lot of weight in just those few days.

Jing Hang, watching them, truly felt unbearable heartache.

"Sister Jing, Aunt Lhan, I believe with Mr. President’s abilities, he must have found a way to survive, and it’s only due to some reasons that he hasn’t been able to show up. If he sees you like this, he’d definitely be unhappy!"

Song Yulan, who had been looked after by Jing Hang at sea all this time, replied with a hoarse voice, "Xiao Jing, Aunt Lhan appreciates your kindness, but I really have no appetite without any news of Siting."

"Little Orange will worry if she sees you guys like this," Jing Hang said, with no other option, using Little Orange as an excuse to persuade them to eat something.

Hearing the name Little Orange, Song Yulan and Ming Yao exchanged a glance as if recalling something, and finally agreed to eat a little.

Although Gu Siting was still not found, the Presidential Residence remained without any chaos.

Ji Shoucheng wanted to take advantage of the situation, but Vice President Yu Zheng didn’t give him any opportunities.

About a month passed like this.

Ji Shoucheng could no longer contain himself; even if he wouldn’t gain any benefit, he didn’t want an outsider like Yu Zheng to be in power.

He wanted to stir chaos within the Presidential Residence.

Ji Shoucheng made a call to contact media reporters.

That same night, a reporter contacted Ming Yao.

Ming Yao’s Starlight Media was doing well in Country C, and she maintained good relationships with reporters.

She would also be among the first to receive any major news.

"President Ming, we’ve just received a tip-off claiming that Mr. President was killed in an explosion in international waters," the reporter said with some confusion, "But as it is, we indeed haven’t seen the President in public for almost a month."

Upon hearing the reporter’s words, Ming Yao’s heart skipped a beat.

Someone had actually leaked the news of Gu Siting’s accident?

"Who is the source of the leak?"

"Ji Shoucheng."

Ming Yao narrowed her eyes.

She was aware of this person, rumored to be Old Lady Gong’s nephew.

"I’ll handle this matter; don’t release any information yet,"

"Okay, I’ll do as President Ming says."

After hanging up the phone, Ming Yao immediately made a call to Fu Yunshen.

Having heard that Fu Yunshen was well-acquainted with Vice President Yu Zheng, he might handle the situation better.

Even without Gu Siting, the Presidential Residence seemed to be operating normally, probably because Yu Zheng had taken on all responsibilities.

"I’ll contact Yu Zheng right away!" Fu Yunshen said.

"Alright."

Ming Yao was about to hang up when Fu Yunshen suddenly asked her, "Ming Yao, has Wen Yuci contacted you recently?"

Ming Yao paused, "No."

"I know even if she did, you wouldn’t tell me," Fu Yunshen’s voice carried a hint of desolation, "tell her she doesn’t need to hide anymore, I have a new girlfriend now."

Ming Yao, "If Yuci contacts me, I will pass the message on to her."

...

Although the news of Gu Siting’s accident hadn’t been made public, almost everyone close to Ming Yao was aware.

After Old Madam Ming returned, she fell seriously ill.

Ming Yao, not wanting Old Madam to return to Li City, simply had Ming Guoan relocate to the capital with her.

Song Yulan lost her son and was not in a good mental state; Ming Yao arranged for Little Orange to stay at the Gu Residence, while she moved back and forth every day between the Gu Residence and her own bought villa.

Xia Yiwan returned to the capital from Li City, and she would accompany Ming Yao whenever possible.

Despite over a month passing by, Ming Yao would still wake up crying in the dead of night.

One day, Xia Yiwan came over to invite Ming Yao for a meal at a private restaurant.

"Yaoyao, you need to take better care of yourself, or what will happen if Mr. President comes back and doesn’t like you for being so thin?"

Ming Yao forced a smile on her lips, "As long as he can come back, whether he likes me or not, I don’t care anymore."

As long as he’s alive, that’s all that mattered!

"He will come back!"

Xia Yiwan ordered a table full of dishes that Ming Yao loved.

Ming Yao didn’t want to let Xia Yiwan down and forced herself to eat a small bowl of rice.

After eating, Ming Yao went back for an afternoon nap.

She had a financial meeting to attend at the convention center in the afternoon.

That afternoon, she drove from the villa and arrived at the convention center.

After parking the car and getting ready to enter the convention center, she suddenly saw an extremely luxurious black Rolls-Royce pull up to the entrance.

Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at several figures in suits stepping out of the center, and among them, the man walking in the middle was tall, strikingly handsome, and extraordinarily cold.

Ming Yao’s eyes widened, momentarily believing she had seen incorrectly.

She stood there, dazed, and by the time she came to her senses, the man had already gotten into the car.

The Rolls-Royce started up and slowly drove away from the venue.

Ming Yao instinctively chased after it, the slowly rising car window gradually obscuring the man’s cold profile.

The man’s silhouette, it resembled the man who had been gone for over a month.

Could it be Gu Siting?

Or was it a hallucination because she missed him so much?

Was it just a man who looked somewhat like him?

After all, she had mistaken several people during this time!

Ming Yao couldn’t care less, she continued to chase forward, calling out with a hoarse voice, "Wait a moment..."