Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

Yin gave him an incredulous look. He recognized Ma Dong from the time of the team dinner where meeting him had strangely shaken up Yating. He was that same waiter.

"You…!"

His gaze traced the path of Ma Dong firmly clenching on his wrist, which was now beginning to ache. He tried to shake him off and Ma Dong released it.

"How dare you grab my hand like that!"

"The same way you were trying to grab Miss. Zhu's hand. Did it feel rude?" He coldly smiled.

Whispers hushed amongst the other guests as they saw some drama unfolding at the corner side table.

Ma Dong politely said, "The other customers are trying to enjoy their meals here. I would request you to please leave."

Yin seethed in fury. "This is between me and Chyou. How dare a mere waiter interrupt-"

"Right now, you are only causing a nuisance and if you continue to harass Miss. Zhu, then I will be forced to call the cops here. I don't think you would want that so leave. Now."

His knuckles turned white in anger and he wished he could punch him just once. He glanced at Chyou but there wasn't any sympathy from that side either. He thought it was for the best to leave before anybody recognized him as Cheng Yin.

"I will remember this," he spoke through his clenched teeth.

Ma Dong flashed a smile. "I will too. So that I can bar you from stepping into this restaurant the next time."

His face further twitched and reddened in embarrassment.

After he stormed off the restaurants, Ma Dong released a sigh. "What a nuisance. Are you okay?" He asked Chyou in concern.

"I am alright," she sincerely thanked him. "Thanks for helping out. I really mean it."

"Of course I will. He was totally acting like a psycho there," he scoffed. "If he had been outside, I would have shown him a taste of my knuckles. By the way, are you really alright? You seem a little shaky. Should I call Yating?"

Her eyes widened. "No, no."

For some reason, she didn't want Yating to know that she called out to Yin to meet her.

Ma Dong's brow slightly twitched.

But I think he would definitely want to know what transpired. And then teach that harasser a lesson too.

"Anyway. You should sit down. I will bring you some coffee. It's on me."

Chyou awkwardly sat back. She felt her nerves calm down when Ma Dong stepped in. Yin had looked so dangerous and obsessed that it froze her steps. The madness in his eyes was terrifying to look at.

Did I really fall for such a person?

Ma Dong brought a hot cup of coffee a few minutes later and smiled. "Enjoy. You should take this time to deflate that tension."

"Thanks…Oh, please sit down."

"Well if you insist. I wanted to ask you about Yating too. How is he doing?"

Or rather, has something interesting happened between you two or is he still being a slowpoke? He completed the question in his mind.

Chyou's gaze saddened. "Not good. Uncle Rong is in the hospital. He got a heart attack."

Ma Dong gasped, aghast. "Heart attack? H-How?"

Chyou gave him a short and crisp account of what transpired as she sipped on her coffee.

His brows furrowed at that. "Yating's mom huh…?"

She asked, "Did he ever talk to you about her?"

"Not really. He just mentioned her once or twice back in high school. He didn't have any fond memories of her. As far as he could remember, she never paid much attention to him. She preferred to attend social parties instead of his parents' day meeting. That's why it's a shock to know that she suddenly appeared before him, claiming that she missed him."

She pursed her lips. "Yeah there is something shady there too. Though I have an inkling of what that is."

Her husband's failing business.

Ma Dong said, "But I should give it to his mother. To think she had the guts to come back and that too when Gu Rong himself chased her out. He is one scary man."

Chyou's ears perked. "I find Uncle Rong very sweet though. Though he is a little stubborn at times, he is sweet."

He laughed. "He is only sweet for his son. Maybe Yating is his only son, that's why he holds him so dear to him. When I fell from my school's third floor and my parents blamed Yating, you should have seen how Mr. Gu was. It was like he became a demon.

Even Mom and Dad weren't able to stand before him for long. And he never allowed me to meet him."

His gaze lowered thinking of the past that had separated two friends and also brought trauma for Yating.

But that was thankfully in the past now and things were slowly improving between them.

He clasped his hands together.

I should apologize to Mr. Gu too, he thought. I hurt Yating all because I fell into Mom and Dad's words.

He then said, "I don't think there is any truth to Cheng Yin's words. The part where he said that Mr. Gu killed someone. I mean, that must be a ploy to mess with Yating's head out of revenge, that's all. But even if there is truth…I can only fathom Yating to be the reason behind anything."

She looked taken aback. "Yating?"

He shrugged. "Yeah I mean what other reason does he have? Even when my accident happened, I thought at first that Mr. Gu got so furious because his reputation will get affected through the accusation at Yating. But…"

He broke into a cold sweat. "When he came to talk to me to warn me to never meet Yating again, I saw it in his eyes. He didn't give a damn about his name or reputation. He was simply enraged because I used Yating's friendship to get money for my scholarship. My parents falsely accused him of my accident.

That's why he stuffed them with loads of money so that…we never dare show our faces to Yating again. It was then that I realized that he was very protective of him."