Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon's Reluctant Love-Chapter 229 - 228 She Had Never Seen Such a Gentle and

Chapter 229: Chapter 228: She Had Never Seen Such a Gentle and Delicate Side of Him

Chapter 229 -228: She Had Never Seen Such a Gentle and Delicate Side of Him

Shi Yuan took out a white box from her bag.

“This is a set of headphones, I’ve already downloaded songs that can calm your mind. The New Year is approaching, and you probably won’t have time for treatment soon, so I hope these songs can help you,” she said.

Shi Yuan was a psychologist recommended to him by Elder Pei, so Gu Siting naturally trusted her professional ability.

He took the box she handed over, his voice deep as he said, “How much, I’ll transfer it to you.”

“No need, consider it a New Year’s gift for you.”

Shi Yuan turned her head and saw Ming Yao picking up items at the buffet table; she walked over.

“Miss Ming, hello, I’m Shi Yuan.”

Shi Yuan?

The Shi family?

Ming Yao was momentarily stunned but didn’t let her emotions show on her face.

She smiled and nodded, “Miss Shi, hello.”

“Do you like desserts, Miss Ming?”

Ming Yao hummed in response, “I also picked up some for my husband.”

Shi Yuan picked up some fruit slices and slightly furrowed her brow, “I remember Fourth Brother doesn’t really like sweets. Miss Ming, after being married to Fourth Brother for so long, haven’t you figured out his preferences yet?”

Shi Yuan’s expression carried a hint of cool detachment, giving off an aura of unapproachability, but it wasn’t that she looked down on people through her nostrils; it was the temperament that naturally emanated from her, cold and aloof.

Ming Yao curved the corners of her lips, “Maybe he didn’t like them before, but after being with me, he quite enjoys them.”

“Miss Shi, take your time choosing, I’m going to join my husband,” she said.

Ming Yao walked over to Gu Siting, plate in hand.

Shi Yuan watched Ming Yao’s swaying figure.

After she reached the man, instead of taking a seat next to him on the sofa, she sat down directly onto his lap.

She ate a piece of dessert and then whispered something into the man’s ear; the color in his eyes darkened, and he quickly pinched her chin and captured her lips with his.

In the VIP lounge, it wasn’t just the three of them, yet they kissed each other as if no one else was around.

Seeing this scene, Shi Yuan was filled with disbelief.

Was this really the same reserved, indifferent Fourth Master Gu who avoided strangers?

Even when he was with her sister back in the day, she had never seen them display such intimacy in public.

Perhaps sensing her gaze, Ming Yao, nestled in the man’s arms, raised her eyebrows at her.

As if to say, Look how much he enjoys the desserts I feed him!

Shi Yuan couldn’t believe she was witnessing such a bold and unrestrained woman. Surely, a lady of proper standing would never behave like this in public!

Ming Yao and Gu Siting were seated in first class, and naturally, so was Shi Yuan; she was sitting in the row diagonally in front of them.

After boarding the airplane, Ming Yao saw the white box in Gu Siting’s hands and asked in a tender voice, “Husband, what is this?”

“It’s a pair of headphones Shi Yuan gave me to listen to music,” he replied.

“Can I listen to it?”

The man handed the box over to Ming Yao.

Ming Yao took out the headphones and listened for a while before taking them off.

“Instrumental music, quite nice.” She saw Shi Yuan looking over and lifted the headphones toward her, “Miss Shi is so thoughtful.”

Shi Yuan suspected that Ming Yao was doing this on purpose.

“It would be my honor if it helps Fourth Brother,” she said.

Ming Yao wrapped her arms around Gu Siting’s arm, her smile beaming, “Husband, if music can help with your treatment, how about I also sing for you when I’m free?”

Gu Siting thought back to the last time she sang in Xia Yiwan’s live broadcast, with her guitar in hand, her voice ethereal and pleasant; he clasped her hand in his, “I’m afraid I can’t afford you.”

Ming Yao felt pleased, her eyes curving into crescents, “What about free of charge, will you listen then?”

The man’s Adam’s apple bobbed, “I will.”

Seeming to remember something, the man pinched her palm, “Is this the gift you’re giving me?”

Ming Yao, puzzled, “What gift?”

“You packed gifts for everyone in your suitcase except for your husband?”

Ming Yao smiled mysteriously, “Wanting to hear my solo sing isn’t something that just anyone can enjoy, husband, don’t take your blessings for granted.”

Gu Siting realized that he had the lowest status in the family.

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As the plane took off and stabilized in the air, Ming Yao held Gu Siting’s removed jacket, her eyelids growing heavy.

“Husband, it’s all your fault I didn’t sleep well last night, I’m so sleepy.”

Looking at the woman’s struggling eyelids, Gu Siting felt somewhat amused, “It’s more than two hours until we reach the capital city, go to sleep.”

Ming Yao hummed a response, buried her face in his coat, and quickly fell asleep.

Gu Siting watched her for a while, then pressed the button to call a flight attendant.

“Bring a blanket over.”

“Okay.”

The flight attendant brought a blanket over in short order.

When Shi Yuan looked back again, she saw Gu Siting gently covering Ming Yao with the blanket.

It was the first time she saw this cold and indifferent man show such a gentle and careful side.

Had he truly fallen for the woman Old Madam Gu forced him to marry?

If he knew that Old Madam Gu had forced him to marry the wrong person, what would he do?

…

Old Madam Gu’s maternal elder brother’s last name was Fang; Elder Pei had fought alongside the former President and was considered one of C country’s founding fathers.

The Fang Residence was an antique quadrangle dwelling with a main building and a smaller building.

Passing through an old-fashioned corridor led to the main building’s hall.

The solid and luxurious rosewood furniture, steady and refined, had been used for most of a lifetime, but the more it was used, the more lustrous it became.

The hall had wooden columns engraved with dragons and phoenixes, exuding luxury and exquisite craftsmanship that made one feel as if they had traveled back in time upon entering.

Knowing that Gu Siting and Ming Yao were coming over today, Old Madam Gu, Old Master Fang, their sons and daughters-in-law, and grandchildren—a dozen or so family members in total—all showed up.

Apart from Old Madam Gu, it was Ming Yao’s first time meeting Gu Siting’s maternal relatives from the Fang side.

“Wow, is this the legendary Fourth Sister-in-law? She’s so pretty!” one of the girls, about seventeen or eighteen, looked at Ming Yao with a beaming smile and eagerly extended her hand, “My name’s Fang Keer, and this guy who’s about the same age as me, always serious and acting older than his years, is my twin brother Fang Chimo.”

“My brother and I are from the second branch. These two are my parents.”

“That’s the eldest son of the main branch, Fang Zhuoran, and over there is my aunt, Fang Yiman.”

Fang Yiman gave Fang Keer a glare, “You’ve got no respect for your elders; is your aunt’s name something you can just call out like that?”

Fang Keer giggled, “Isn’t it all to help Fourth Sister-in-law remember everyone faster?”

“You say so much, can she remember it all at once? I’ve heard she’s a useless, ill-reputed ninny.”

“Yiman!”

“Auntie!”

Old Madam Gu and Gu Siting spoke out simultaneously.

Fang Yiman snorted coldly and walked into the room inside without saying anything more.

The atmosphere in the hall became somewhat stiff and awkward.

Old Madam Gu stepped forward and took Ming Yao’s hand, “Yaoyao, your aunt is blunt; don’t mind her.”

“It’s okay, Granny.” Ming Yao handed out gifts to the Fang Family members.

She’d heard that the Young Master of the main branch, Fang Zhuoran, enjoyed tea, so she specially asked Jing Hang to buy two cans of fine tea. Fang Zhuoran, upon receiving them, carelessly threw them into a trash bin on his way back to his courtyard.

Old Madam Gu had something to discuss privately with Gu Siting, so she asked a servant to take Ming Yao to rest in the smaller courtyard.

On the way to the smaller courtyard, Ming Yao happened to see Fang Zhuoran disposing of her gift.

Her slender brows instantly furrowed deeply.

…

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