Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 633 - 630: The Smell of Jealousy

Chapter 633: Chapter 630: The Smell of Jealousy

However, he was very discreet and didn’t get too close to the woman.

The woman was dressed in a barmaid’s outfit, her hair messy, looking somewhat disheveled.

Ming Yao felt puzzled and approached them, "Siting."

Seeing Ming Yao coming over, Gu Siting let go of Ling Xue’s arm, holding Ming Yao’s delicate hand, "This is Ling Xue, a former member of the Dark Cabinet."

Ming Yao looked toward Ling Xue.

One side of Ling Xue’s face was somewhat swollen, but she was very soft and beautiful.

Ming Yao felt Ling Xue looked familiar and searched her memory.

Soon, she remembered.

This Ling Xue had been her deskmate and best girlfriend in elementary school.

Latter, when she moved to fifth grade, Ling Xue’s family moved away, which had saddened her for a long time.

After becoming a C-list celebrity, during a variety show appearance, the host asked what her most desired wish was.

She said it was to find a good friend from her childhood.

This showed how important Ling Xue was to her!

"Ling Xue, don’t you remember me?" Ming Yao asked.

Ling Xue looked at Ming Yao, her eyes rimmed with red, "Yaoyao, of course I remember you, I recognized you when you had a secret marriage with Fourth Master."

"Then why didn’t you reveal yourself to me?"

"Because of my duties, as a member of the Dark Cabinet, I can’t expose my identity at will or contact old friends."

Gu Siting looked at Ming Yao and Ling Xue, his dark eyes half-narrowed, "You know each other?"

Ming Yao nodded, "Classmates and close friends from childhood."

Gu Siting slightly pursed his thin, cold lips, "I see."

Because they were old acquaintances, Ming Yao, due to the original’s affection for Ling Xue, asked with concern about Ling Xue’s current situation.

Learning that Ling Xue had no strength in her hand and that one leg was lame, Ming Yao took her pulse.

Ming Yao frowned slightly, "I can find a way to help recover your hand, but the leg is beyond help."

The injured leg had its tendons cut, something not even The Immortal could restore.

Ling Xue looked at Ming Yao with gratitude, "If my hand could recover, that would be more than I could ask for, Yaoyao, thank you."

It was only upon asking that Ming Yao found out, after Ling Xue’s family had moved away, her parents had died in a car accident not long after.

Left with nothing, she sought refuge with the family of an uncle who ran a martial arts school.

Later, when she found out the Dark Cabinet was recruiting, she gave it a try on a whim and, unexpectedly, after several rounds of selection, she became a member of the Dark Cabinet.

Ling Xue was now living in a secluded and shabby alley. Ming Yao offered to let Ling Xue live in her own apartment.

Upon hearing this, Gu Siting’s brows puckered slightly, "Let her stay at Xinglan Residence!"

Ming Yao knew that in Xinglan Residence, Gu Siting owned a villa.

As Ling Xue was his subordinate and her injury had occurred during a mission, it made sense for him to offer her a better place to stay.

Ming Yao nodded, "You always think everything through."

Ling Xue watched the two of them in front of her, a touch of darkness flickering in her eyes.

...

After sending Ling Xue to Xinglan Residence, Gu Siting drove Ming Yao back.

On the way, seeing Ming Yao somewhat silent, he held her small hand, "What are you thinking about?"

"I didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence that Ling Xue turned out to be from the Dark Cabinet."

Gu Siting’s thin lips curved slightly, "She and Ah Da are a couple."

Ming Yao showed a hint of surprise in her eyes, "Really?"

When in the Northern Desert, Ming Yao had interacted with Ah Da, a young man quite likable.

She had never imagined that four years later, he would become the Pavilion Master of the Dark Cabinet.

"Do you want to notify Ah Da?"

"Not yet." Gu Siting faintly felt that Ling Xue’s sudden appearance was somewhat fishy.

He would need to observe secretly for a while longer before making a decision.

Ah Da was now one of his most important subordinates, privy to many of his secrets; he couldn’t afford a single misstep!

The car stopped at the entrance to Ming Yao’s villa.

Gu Siting didn’t drive in.

He looked at the woman unfastening her seat belt, his large hand clamped around her wrist, pulling her over in one swift motion.

Ming Yao’s hands pressed against the man’s firm and muscular chest. Lifting her long lashes, she looked up at him, her eyes twinkling with amusement, "What are you doing?"

Gu Siting ground his teeth, "What do you think I’m doing? Wen Yuci is back, and you’ve been inseparable from her, Don’t care about your man anymore?"

A flirtatious smile appeared on Ming Yao’s charming face, her fingertip poking his neat Adam’s apple, "It’s been so long since I’ve seen Yuci; why are you feeling jealous over this?"

Gu Siting’s dark, narrow eyes narrowed slightly, "Why did Wen Yuci come back all of a sudden?"

He didn’t believe it was just because Yunshen was getting married; Wen Yuci’s sudden return must have been fishy.

Ming Yao dared not meet Gu Siting recently, fearful that he might detect something.

After all, he was too shrewd and intelligent, and his relationship with Fu Yunshen was so close—if he found out that Ye Chuner could be Wen Yuci’s daughter, wouldn’t he tell Fu Yunshen?

Yuci repeatedly instructed that whether or not Ye Chuner was her daughter, Fu Yunshen should not be told, and naturally, Ming Yao would not go against her wishes!

"Ducheng is Yuci’s hometown. Her mother is still here; of course, she would come back whenever she wants to."

Gu Siting instinctively felt that Ming Yao was lying, but if she didn’t want to tell, he wouldn’t force her.

"You’ve neglected me recently. What kind of compensation do you have for that?" The man’s voice was low, hoarse, imbued with a seductive charm.

The bottomless black eyes, like two tiny whirlpools, seemed to draw her in deeply.

Ming Yao’s heart skipped a beat.

"What compensation do you want?"

The man brought his handsome face close to hers, and understanding his intention, Ming Yao leaned in and kissed his cheek.

Gu Siting was slightly amused, "Playing house like children?"

Ming Yao, "..."

Before she could say anything, the man caught the back of her head and kissed her directly.

Dominant and assertive.

Ming Yao was almost left breathless by his kiss.

His long arm wrapped around her slender waist, pulling her onto his lap.

Trapped between his chest and the steering wheel, Ming Yao’s hands pushed against his shoulders, their breath mingling in a warm and ambiguous tangle.

"Cut it out."

Gu Siting’s Adam’s apple moved, "Yaoyao, I’m a normal man."

"We’re still in the car. If someone sees this, I might have a reputation to uphold, even if you don’t."

"Back to the manor?"

Ming Yao was worried about Yuci; the results of the paternity test would be out tomorrow, and she was sure to have a sleepless night.

As her best friend worried and struggled to sleep, it didn’t seem quite right for her to be showing sweet affection with a man.

"How about tomorrow? I’ll come to you tomorrow night."

Gu Siting stroked the woman’s fair and radiant face, his voice husky, "Yaoyao, don’t reject me."

Just as Ming Yao was about to say something, she caught a glimpse of someone approaching from the car window. Xiao Yiyi had arrived.

Ming Yao raised her chin slightly, "Your son is here."

All of Gu Siting’s heat dissipated at the sight of his cool and distant son coming his way, as if a bucket of cold water had been dumped over his head.

This boy, not only does he not recognize him, but he also has to interrupt at the most crucial moments!