Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 677 - 674: In This Life, She Has Chosen Him

Chapter 677: Chapter 674: In This Life, She Has Chosen Him

When Gu Siting heard Ming Yao call the man brother, his expression grew increasingly gloomy and cold.

Throughout their many years together, she had never even called him brother!

In Gu Siting’s mind, this "brother" likely meant something akin to a sweetheart!

Ming Yao, seeing that Gu Siting not only refused to release Qi Ye but was about to swing his clenched fist at his face, her petite face sank completely.

"Gu Siting, try lifting a finger if you dare?"

Ming Yao’s defense of the man only stoked Gu Siting’s anger further.

His large palm formed into a fist, the joints cracking ominously.

Qi Ye, watching Gu Siting, whose face was so dark it seemed like water could drip from it, wore a smile that was not quite a smile as he tugged at the corner of his mouth.

He stretched his long arm out, pulling Ming Yao behind him.

"I was against your relationship from the start, and now, seeing his violent and impulsive demeanor, I’m even more worried about entrusting your lifelong happiness to him."

Gu Siting’s eyes, as dark as spilled ink, did not let in a single ray of light.

"What gives you the right to meddle in Ming Yao and my relationship, to ruin it?"

The man arched his eyebrows, "If it’s none of my business, why are you so frantic and distraught?"

Gu Siting’s lips were pressed into a tight, straight line.

As the atmosphere became tense again, Ming Yao hurriedly said, "Gu Siting, he is my real brother, my blood-related brother, not the kind of ’brother’ you’re imagining!"

She had spoken so frankly; if he still couldn’t understand, then there was nothing more she could do.

Upon hearing this, Gu Siting snorted mockingly from his throat, "Ming Yao, since when do you have a real brother?"

Seeing his distrustful look, Ming Yao felt a pang in her heart.

The words that followed were not pleasant, "Without investigating the matter, you’ve concluded I’m having an affair with another man? Is it that you lack confidence in yourself, or in me?"

"After all we’ve gone through, you still doubt me; I’m truly disappointed in you."

Ming Yao turned and was about to leave.

Gu Siting took three strides in two and quickly walked behind Ming Yao, grabbing her arm and pulling her into his embrace.

Feeling the stiffness of her body, he looked towards her tense little face.

"Is he... really your brother?"

At this moment, Gu Siting had calmed down somewhat.

He glanced over at the man standing not far away, arms crossed over his chest.

The more he looked, the more familiar he seemed.

Indeed, he bore a striking resemblance to Ming Yao.

Seeing the expression in Gu Siting’s eyes, Ming Yao knew he had regained his reason.

She broke free from his embrace and was just about to say something when Qi Ye came over, took hold of Ming Yao’s wrist, and pushed her towards the room.

"Sis, you go inside first. I want to have a few words alone with Mr. President."

Ming Yao, looking at Qi Ye’s unruffled face, said softly, "Brother, he’s just too concerned about me."

"Go inside first."

Qi Ye pushed Ming Yao into the room and nodded his chin toward the location of the emergency exit, "Shall we talk over there?"

Gu Siting and Qi Ye, one after the other, walked to the entrance of the safety staircase.

Qi Ye surveyed Gu Siting without betraying much emotion.

Truly an exceptional individual, handsome and chilly, exuding an aura of noble and stern elegance.

In the last few days, Ming Yao had told him everything that had happened between them.

Honestly, after hearing their love story, he was somewhat moved as well.

But this man, the blood of the Gong Family ran in his veins.

They held a deep-seated vendetta against his family.

"Although Yaoyao refrained from taking out the vendetta on you, I won’t forgive your family."

Gu Siting’s jaw tensed, "Whatever I owe her, I will spend the rest of my life making up for. But if you dare to take her away, I will ensure you can’t leave this city."

Such arrogance, so wild.

Perhaps, this was one of the reasons why Ming Yao was moved by him.

"I will not force Yaoyao, but if she wishes to leave with me, you won’t be able to stop us," said Qi Ye before he left.

Gu Siting clenched his hand tightly into a fist and swung it fiercely against the wall.

He had used so much force that the back of his hand was skinned, with trickles of fresh blood flowing out.

...

Ming Yao paced restlessly around the room.

Seeing Qi Ye enter, she hurriedly approached him.

"Brother, you didn’t make things difficult for Siting, did you?"

Qi Ye, looking at Ming Yao whose thoughts had clearly flown to Gu Siting, raised an eyebrow and said, "Have you made up your mind?"

Ming Yao nodded, "I have."

It was wrong of her to be with the descendant of her family’s enemy, ignoring the feud between their families.

But those who had committed evil had been punished.

Gu Siting was innocent.

She loved him, and the children needed him too.

If they were to separate again, it would only waste time without diminishing their love for each other.

It was better to follow her heart than to live in torment and yearning.

Qi Ye lifted his hand and flicked Ming Yao on the forehead, "A girl really does grow up and away."

At Qi Ye’s words, Ming Yao couldn’t help but laugh.

Qi Ye laughed too.

Ming Yao left the hotel, and, as expected, she saw Gu Siting’s car downstairs.

He had not left.

Ming Yao walked over and knocked on the car window.

The man lowered the window and unlocked the car doors at the same time.

Ming Yao walked around to the other side and got into the car from the passenger seat.

As soon as she fastened her seatbelt, the car sped off as if any further delay might bring someone chasing down from upstairs.

Ming Yao looked at the man’s chiseled profile and her lips curved into a smile, "What are you afraid of? Did you think I would really leave with my brother?"

The man’s lips were pressed tightly together, and he did not speak.

Ming Yao was about to say more when she suddenly noticed the skin on the back of his hand was broken, and her long lashes trembled slightly.

"You’ve hurt your hand."

It seemed as if the man did not feel the pain or hear her words.

Ming Yao saw a pharmacy not far ahead and patted his arm, "Pull over."

The man remained unresponsive.

"Gu Siting, I’m telling you to stop the car."

With a screech, the car came to a halt.

Ming Yao got out and ran quickly into the pharmacy.

Before long, she returned to the car carrying a bag.

She took hold of the man’s long hand, and seeing the wound on the back of it, her delicate brows knotted tightly.

"Whatever happens, don’t hurt yourself."

As she was about to apply the medication to him, he suddenly gripped her wrist.

With force, he pulled her into his embrace.

Her face was pressed hard against his chest, and she could barely breathe.

Her hands pressed against his shoulders, "Gu Siting, you’re holding me too tightly."

The man loosened his grip slightly but still held her tightly in his embrace.

"Yaoyao, don’t leave me!"

His voice was deep, husky, with a guarded tremble.

Ming Yao’s heart clenched tight.

With immense pain.

She lifted her hands, wrapping them around him.

"I won’t leave you. You’ve done so much for me. To get back at you, you cooperated wholeheartedly. You’d rather be maligned than to see me suffer. I can feel the love you have for me."

In the past, she indeed wavered, thinking of ending all ties with him.

But after going through so much, she saw his true feelings for her.

She would no longer waver.

In this life, she had set her heart on him!