Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love

Chapter 164: Chapter 163: Her Heart, Out of Control and Racing

Ming Yao ruffled Xia Yiwan’s hair, “I hope he won’t let you down after all you’ve done for him.”

“He won’t, I believe in him,” Xia Yiwan’s face lit up with a radiant smile.

The two of them moved from talking about Zheng Yunche to other men in Li City’s upper society.

“If you ask me, the most sought-after man in Li City is still Fourth Master Gu.”

Xia Yiwan winked at Ming Yao, “I saw an interview on a financial news this morning and caught a glimpse of Fourth Master Gu. Emma, no wonder he’s the number one fantasy lover for the women of Li City.”

Ming Yao indifferently played with the water in the hot spring, “That’s because they haven’t experienced his poor skills.”

Ming Yao’s voice was soft when she said this, and Xia Yiwan didn’t hear her clearly; she opened the news video from that morning.

Ming Yao took a glance at it.

In the video, the man sat in the conference room for the interview, his long legs elegantly crossed, his demeanor noble and aloof, his brows handsome and profound, mature and stern, exuding an extraordinary presence.

His hand, adorned with an expensive wristwatch, casually rested on his knee, his long fingers’ joints distinct, resembling a perfect piece of art.

“He’s amazing, isn’t he? Look how long his hands are…” Xia Yiwan nudged Ming Yao with her elbow, her eyes carrying a meaning that wasn’t quite clear.

Unbidden images popped into Ming Yao’s mind.

But Yiwan was too confused to remember anything specific.

“Xia Yiwan, where is your decency?”

“It’s just the two of us chatting casually; there’s no one else around.”

Ming Yao, “Where did you get the idea that long hands mean…”

“I read it in a book once.”

“You could sue that author for deceiving an innocent child,” Ming Yao raised an eyebrow teasingly. “Have you and Zheng Yunche already… you know?”

Xia Yiwan quickly waved her hands, “No, no, my old man warned me, if I dare to give myself away before marriage, he’d break my legs!”

Ming Yao patted Xia Yiwan on the shoulder, “You have to listen to your old man. Men are the most unreliable things in this world!”

“Tsk, tsk, tsk, you talk as if you’re so experienced. Have you and your husband already…”

“Don’t mention him; he just irritates me.” She picked up the wine glass from the edge of the pool and drained it in one gulp.

…

Inside a private room at the Hot Spring Club.

Gu Siting had lost several rounds in a row.

Yanxi was on a winning streak, her smile almost too wide for her face.

“Fourth Brother, did you come here today just to give us money?”

Yanxi looked up to find Gu Siting with a solemn face, his dark, narrow eyes deep in thought.

Clearly, his mind wasn’t on the card game.

Just as Yanxi was about to look away, she noticed a bite mark on Gu Siting’s Adam’s apple.

It was like Yanxi had discovered a new continent.

“Fourth Brother, you left for ten minutes earlier, could it be that you went to find a woman?”

Yanxi pointed at Gu Siting’s throat, and everyone else in the room turned to look at him.

Yan Youling also saw the bite mark on Gu Siting’s throat, and her face quickly darkened.

That woman was shameless!

How dare she bite Brother Ting’s throat!

Faced with everyone’s gaze, Gu Siting’s eyes showed no change; he flicked the ash off his cigarette and spoke lightly, “The wife was being naughty.”

“Ming Yao came over?” Yanxi was surprised.

Gu Siting didn’t say much as he stood up from his chair, “I have things to take care of, I’ll be going now. You guys continue!”

…

Ming Yao and Xia Yiwan nearly finished a bottle of red wine between them.

After soaking in the hot spring, both of them carried a slight intoxication.

Since this was a high-end hot spring club, every pool had a private changing room.

Xia Yiwan had already changed her clothes, and Ming Yao got up, heading towards the changing room.

As she reached the door, a young master came over to hit on her.

“Beautiful lady, I’ve had my eye on you for a while. Our family owns a jewelry company. If you’re free tonight, how about I take you to see some jewelry?”

He probably wanted to take her to a hotel to see the jewelry, right!

Ming Yao, lazy and languid, yawned and took a light, evaluating glance at the Young Master.

“The last guy who chased me gave me a whole shopping mall, and I didn’t even care. Are you planning to give me your family’s jewelry company?”

Young Master, “…”

“Also, his fingers were very long. Yours, they’re a bit too short.”

With a barely-there glance at him, she dealt the Young Master a critical hit.

The Young Master adjusted his coat, “You you you…”

“Also, I don’t like stammering.”

Ming Yao turned and entered the changing room.

Young Master, “!!!”

After a few seconds, the Young Master turned around and was unexpectedly confronted with a tall figure standing before him, causing him to jump in fright.

There were hardly any in the business circles of Li City who didn’t recognize Gu Siting.

“Fo-Fourth Master?”

Gu Siting casually pocketed one hand, the other holding an unlit cigarette, “You’re interested in my wife?”

The wife of Fourth Master?

The woman who could inflict a ten-thousand-point critical hit with her words?

The Young Master subconsciously glanced at Fourth Master’s fingers.

Indeed long enough.

“Not at all, not at all, it was just a misunderstanding. I hope Fourth Master won’t take it to heart.” The Young Master bowed to Gu Siting, carefully apologizing.

Gu Siting pinched out the cigarette in his hand and threw it in the trash. From his thin lips, he coldly uttered a single word, “Scram!”

After Ming Yao entered the changing room, she realized her clothes were still in the locker and had not been brought in.

Hearing footsteps outside, she thought it was Xia Yiwan coming in, “Wanwan, could you bring in the clothes from locker number six for me?”

After a moment, the curtain of the changing room was lifted.

Ming Yao didn’t look back; she reached out to receive the clothes, but after a few seconds, they hadn’t landed in her hand.

Turning her head, she saw, not Xia Yiwan, but her scumbag husband. Her gorgeous eyes widened slightly.

“You——” She had already taken off her clothes for the hot spring, with her raven hair cascading down in front of her, her curves subtly hinted at.

She impulsively grabbed a bathrobe off the rack, quickly pulling it on over her.

But the image of herself, naked, had already been seen by the damned man.

Thick-skinned as she was, her cheeks still blushed faintly with steam.

“Get out!” she said, tilting her chin up like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on, bristling.

Her bone structure was extremely beautiful, and her features were delicate. Even when angry, she had an unintentional seductiveness.

Gu Siting methodically placed her clothes on the rack, his tall figure stepping closer to her with each move.

Ming Yao fumbled to tie her bathrobe’s belt in haste.

But the more she rushed, the more she couldn’t get it right.

Then, the man’s slender arm reached out, wrapping around her waist and with a slight tug, she was pulled into his embrace.

The crisp fragrance laced with a faint tobacco scent hit her nostrils.

Ming Yao’s heart gave a little quiver.

He was using his scent to seduce her, something she couldn’t resist!

Deep inside, she longed for and depended on this scent.

Especially after drinking a bit of alcohol and soaking in the hot spring, that scent made her feel drowsy and sleepy.

The man’s other hand took her delicate white one, slowly moving it to his sensual Adam’s apple.

“Mrs. Gu,” he drawled, leaning in closer to her and speaking in a warm breath that sprayed her ear, alluringly, “you’ve made me the subject of ridicule.”

Ming Yao, “…” How was it her business? Who told him to make the first move?

The changing room was not large, and his towering height made the space feel extremely cramped.

Pressed against him, their breathing became more audible and intense in the silence of the room.

Ming Yao’s heart beat uncontrollably.

This was lethal!

If it weren’t for the fact that this scoundrel had a White Moonlight, she’d suspect he was deliberately seducing her!