Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 625 - 622: Falling into Her Trap

Chapter 625: Chapter 622: Falling into Her Trap

Luminous Pearl collapsed on the ground, covering her chest with her hands, tears streaming down her face, her complexion ashen.

Gong Yue ran to Luminous Pearl and held her tightly in her arms.

"Zhuzhu, what’s wrong with you?"

How could it be like this, it should have been Ming Yao who was tormented!

Luminous Pearl’s teeth chattered from the pain, and it took a while before she recovered from that bone-piercing agony.

Looking at Gong Yue who was holding her tightly, worried sick, she screamed, "Who is your daughter, can’t you recognize her at all?"

Gong Yue was left speechless by Luminous Pearl’s shout.

What did Zhuzhu mean?

Luminous Pearl sobbed uncontrollably, her vision blurred by tears as she looked at Ming Yao, who stood not far away, both beautiful and cool, her voice trembling as she said, "That day on the way to the deep forest, I suddenly felt a pain in my stomach, was it your doing?"

Ming Yao raised an eyebrow, neither confirming nor denying.

That day she had Jing Hang tamper with Luminous Pearl’s food. Everything, including Luminous Pearl needing to use the restroom upon entering the deep mountains, was within her expectations.

Taking advantage of Luminous Pearl’s moment in the restroom, Ming Yao knocked her out and switched appearances with her, making her take on her own look.

After that, she swapped the clothes they were wearing.

After Gong Yue met Uncle Dao Sheng, whatever she planned to do, Ming Yao saw it all clearly under the guise of Luminous Pearl’s identity.

The two pills she ingested were naturally the ones intended for Luminous Pearl.

For those few days, Luminous Pearl endured unspeakable torture in the deep mountains, and all of it was orchestrated by her mother.

Ming Yao watched Luminous Pearl, who was in too much pain to fend for herself, without a shred of sympathy or pity.

If it hadn’t been for her caution, she would have been the one enduring this torture from Hell today.

Ming Yao lived by the principle that she would not harm others unless harmed first, but if someone crossed her, reprisal was inevitable.

Gong Yue quickly understood the full scope of the situation as well, her eyes widening in disbelief as she looked at Ming Yao.

Her mind went almost blank, her ears buzzing as if thousands of bees had flown into them.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

She and Zhuzhu, they had both fallen into Ming Yao’s trap!

She had racked her brains, thinking that Zhuzhu could eventually control Ming Yao, but the result was that it was Ming Yao who could now control Zhuzhu!

Oh no!

Gong Yue felt like she was going insane!

She had only this one daughter, Zhuzhu, whom she loved to the bones and generally could not bear to see hurt even slightly, yet now she was sentenced to the torture of Hell!

Gong Yue’s face twisted with rage, her eyes bloodshot, as she, like a madwoman, attempted to lunge at Ming Yao.

Ming Yao stood her ground, and as Gong Yue lunged toward her, Ming Yao only raised the doll in her hand.

"Did you forget what Dao Sheng said? If I receive even a slight injury, your daughter will suffer more than tenfold. If you dare to attack me, and if you want my life, then your daughter will surely have to join me in death!"

On Ming Yao’s charming and resplendent face was a smile, faint yet unmistakable. Such a smile, in Gong Yue’s eyes, was extremely frightening.

Ming Yao had survived to this day, despite how many wanted to kill her in the shadows, proving she was not one to be trifled with.

Gong Yue thought she could manipulate Ming Yao this time, but instead, she found her own lifeline grasped by Ming Yao!

Gong Yue dared not approach Ming Yao any closer, fearful that any injury might cause Luminous Pearl even more pain!

Gong Yue clenched her teeth, at a loss for what to do next.

With Uncle Dao Sheng gone, even if she wanted to undo Ming Yao’s control over Luminous Pearl, it was impossible!

Gong Yue truly experienced what it meant to shoot herself in the foot!

Gong Yue took a few steps back, "Ming Yao, what exactly do you want? You say it, just say it, I will agree to anything!"

Ming Yao’s slender figure leaned against the wall behind her. She toyed with the doll in her hand, her red lips curving into a smile that was not quite a smile, "Lady Gong, was your involvement in my mother’s death?"

Ming Yao didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

Gong Yue was taken aback, a flicker of guilt crossing her eyes, "No, I am the Third Princess, your mother was just a commoner, I never even had any interaction with her..."

Gong Yue hadn’t finished her sentence when Luminous Pearl let out a howl.

Luminous Pearl was in so much pain that she rolled on the ground.

When Gong Yue saw Ming Yao insert another needle, her pupils shrank dramatically.

"Ming Yao, you mustn’t hurt Zhuzhu anymore!"

Ming Yao’s indifferent face showed no emotion, her red lips slightly parted, her voice as cold as frost, "Tell the truth!"

Her fingertips gripped the thin Silver Needle, looking as though she was ready to insert another one at any moment.

Luminous Pearl was already rolling on the ground in pain, and with another needle, she couldn’t imagine what level of pain she would endure!

"Mom, save me, please, it hurts so much, it really hurts so much—"

Luminous Pearl never thought that following her mother this time would bring her such torment.

If she had known, she wouldn’t have come.

Ming Yao was a Witch; getting on her bad side, there were no good days ahead.

Luminous Pearl realized now that Ming Yao didn’t want to cause trouble before, which was why she didn’t retaliate against her provocations.

Once she did retaliate, it would be lethal.

This woman was truly too terrifying!

"Lady Gong, I’m going to count down from three, three, two..."

Gong Yue’s face turned pale as she spoke, "No, I didn’t cause your mother’s death, I just used a little trick to make her give birth prematurely."

Ming Yao’s beautiful eyes suddenly narrowed, "You’d better be telling the truth!"

"It is the truth, I didn’t even go see your mother the day she died."

Ming Yao scrutinized Gong Yue’s face, not wanting to miss any subtle expression.

From her statement, she appeared to be telling the truth.

"You didn’t kill my mother, but you were ruthless and cruel to the twins she gave birth to! Tell me, how did you harm her children?"

Gong Yue didn’t want to talk.

But Ming Yao directly inserted another needle.

Luminous Pearl was in so much pain that her entire body curled up.

Now that Luminous Pearl’s life was in Ming Yao’s hands, Gong Yue had no choice but to reveal the past events.

"Indeed, I hated your mother, a commoner like her, how dare she gain Brother Xiao’s affection? Seeing them so loving and sweet made my heart ache like it was being pricked with needles."

"Later my mother saw through my feelings; she stopped me from seeing Brother Xiao again, and it was during that time that Brother Xiao actually took your mother into the Nangong Family and even got her pregnant!"

"I was truly heartbroken. I went to confront Brother Xiao, and he dared say that I wasn’t worth a single hair of your mother. Luckily, Heaven deemed Brother Xiao blind and he had a car accident!"

"The Nangong Family never liked your mother, and with Brother Xiao gone, how could she stay in the Nangong Family? She was sold to Yichun Courtyard! Seeing her humiliated and tortured in Yichun Courtyard did indeed give me great pleasure!"

"But she was pregnant with Brother Xiao’s child, which annoyed me. If it hadn’t been for Uncle Dao Sheng refusing to just kill you two outright, you and your sister would have been dead long ago!"

"If I remember correctly, the one who was sent out of the country was your little sister, who suffers from insomnia. If you stop hurting Zhuzhu, I can help her recover to normal..."

Before Gong Yue could finish, she suddenly felt a sharp pain on her face.

Ming Yao raised her hand and fiercely slapped her across the face!