Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

Chapter 769 The angel and hero

Yating stared at the gift box in his hand and scratched his head. He was on his couch, contemplating if it was foolish to buy another gift, not because he was stingy but he wondered if Chyou was just kidding about it. Wouldn’t it be a real embarrassment to take a joke seriously?

But Chyou said she is always dead serious about gifts.

Then there arose another question.

Chyou was already dating Cheng Yin. Was it reasonable for another man to give her a gift like this? He would imagine Cheng Yin would be so thrilled about it.

Cheng Yin.

Thinking about that man made Yating’s mind spiral into another web of thoughts. He had recognized Cheng Yin secretly to be some part of a deal sometime back in a club, which he could judge was a drug deal.

But Chyou thought differently and he wasn’t sure if it was wise to believe in Cheng Yin. That concern refused to settle in his heart.

Yating released a sigh. There were questions surrounding Cheng Yin and his life, but he didn’t feel it was right to poke into them anymore. He had nothing to do with their relationship and no right to become bone in it.

I just hope everything turns out to be for the best, he thought.

Eventually, Yating decided to hand over the gift to Chyou. Then there would be no reason left for them to meet anymore and both would move forward in their own life.

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Yating’s plan was to meet Chyou for just five to ten minutes maybe, hand over the gift and leave her set. It was supposed to be a quick meet and greet and then bid goodbye. But a whole new chaos erupted when the film set staff also noticed him.

They burst into a roar of loud cheers and claps and excitement as everybody surrounded him.

Um…

Yating was taken aback, puzzled.

Why are they acting as if I am some big star here?

“You are Gu Yating, right? The hero who saved our Queen!”

“Yes, yes we saw you going back into the fire to save Miss. Zhu!”

“You were so amazing. You didn’t hesitate even for a second!”

“We are all so thankful to you for saving her,” one makeup artist emotionally wiped her eyes. “We all adore Miss. Zhu very much here. She is not only a star on the big screen but also in our hearts. She is so amazing to work with that it’s an honor for us.”

“We admire your courage Mr. Gu. You got hurt for Miss. Zhu’s sake!”

Yating widened his eyes and then felt embarrassed. Everybody looked at him with their sparkling eyes as if he was an angel.

“There is no need to be so thankful,” he said, “I did what anybody would have done in my place. Zhu Chyou is my friend. Of course, I will help her out.”

The women gushed and squealed.

“Oh, Mr. Gu. What a surprise to see you here.”

Cheng Yin made his way from between the crowd, facing him. He stared at him for a few seconds, unable to decipher why he would be here. 𝑖𝘦.𝑐ℴ𝘮

There came another round of gush and squeal at his entrance. Two handsome men facing each other was a sight to behold.

“Mr. Cheng, Mr. Cheng! You remember him, right? Mr. Gu had saved Miss. Zhu from the deadly fire!”

“Yeah he looked like a hero!” The cameraman lamented. “I wish I could have recorded that saving damsel in distress scene. Ah it would have been so perfect…” he cried.

“There he goes with his obsession with filming,” one shook her head.

“But it was so cool. Mr. Gu had to even get hospitalized!”

Cheng Yin heard the rain of praises flowering upon Yating and cleared his throat. A trace of discomfort flashed across his eyes but nobody noticed it.

Then everybody heard that the director was on his way so they quickly scurried away to do their own tasks before the director would arrive and scold them.

Yating smiled. “Hey.”

“Hey back. What made you come here? Oh, is it about the help you need from Chyou?”

Previously, Yating had asked her help to investigate the fraud and biased judgment of the judges in the Authors Summit against Ai in which there was a possible involvement of his father, Gu Rong.

“No. She already helped me out with that.”

“I see. So who are you supposed to meet here then?”

“It’s Chyou only. Well…she helped me with the favor so I wanted to show my gratitude with a little gift. I just came here to give her that.”

“Oh.”

Cheng Yin shrugged. “Well that’s a bummer, I guess. Chyou’s shooting is about to start soon. She is in her vanity getting ready. I don’t think she would get the time to meet you. How about I hand her the gift for you?”

Yating paused. Though the reasoning made perfect sense, he wasn’t stupid to not understand Cheng Yin’s underlying tiny hint of jealousy and insecurity. He was a man himself and understood Cheng Yin’s thoughts well, especially now that they were dating. Yating and Chyou had only met up a few times so a gift from him would surely raise eyebrows for Cheng Yin even though it was a gratitude gift with no other meaning.

He smiled. “I appreciate the gesture, but I would give it to her myself. She helped me out so it would look rude on my part that I won’t even show my face to properly express my gratitude. I don’t wish to make an enemy out of the Queen.”

Cheng Yin slightly faltered but bounced back. “That makes sense too…”

The air then suddenly changed as footsteps were heard. The click of the heels tapped on the floor and with it arrived the Queen of the Entertainment industry.

“Hellllloooooo everyoneeeeee!!!! Rise and shine my subjects because it’s a beautiful, sunny day!”

Chyou furiously waved her hand as if she was at a fan meet, making everybody burst into laughter. She grinned at the staff, greeting everyone and then her gaze settled at two men at a distance, making her bubbly glow shine ten times brighter.

She raised her arm, thrilled. “Gu Yating!”

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