Stealing Your Heart

Even though that was a question, there was no space for rejection.

Lin Xinyan nodded. It seemed like he had something to tell her.

It was perfect as she wanted to speak to him too.

Lin Guoan eyed Lin Xinyan with a warning look and said, “You should know how to read the situation.”

If she had offended him even before marrying him… Looking at Zong Jinghao’s face, it seemed like he was dissatisfied with Lin Xinyan. The Lins needed the Zongs; they would be useful for their business.

He would not allow Lin Xinyan to mess up this marriage.

Lin Xinyan pretended that she saw nothing and followed closely behind Guan Jing.

She knew exactly what Lin Guoan was thinking. Why was he thinking? Did he expect her to help him after marrying into the Zongs?

Just because he was her father?

Yet he had never treated her like his daughter. Did he even know how she lived through these eight years?

Lin Xinyan was lost in her thoughts until she bummed into something hard with her head. When she lifted her head, all she saw was that perfect face, watching her from above.

As— As expected, he could stand!

And it meant that her guess was right.

Lin Xinyan could feel the hair standing up on her arms. She looked at him pretending to be calm and said, “You were pretending to be handicapped, weren’t you?”

Zong Jinghao narrowed his eyes. It did not feel great to have someone read through his mind. His tone was intimidating as he asked, “Why marry me even if you knew I was handicapped? What did you see in me? Money? Do you wish to become a wealthy mistress?”

Under his gaze, she felt a draft seeping through her body. Her heart was gripped tightly by an invisible hand, and she could barely breathe. However, she showed of that none on her face and replied, “I was two when this marriage was arranged. Could I have understood the concept of wealth at that age by begging my mother and yours to engage us?”

catch her breath before continuing, “When I was two, you were already ten. You’re older than me by eight years.

only was this woman good with her words,

Very well!

Him? Old?

was a whiff of gunpowder

looked at each other. Sparks flew and no one wanted to back

only reason she had agreed to

tone and said, “Mr. Zong, I know you don’t want to marry me. Actually, it’s

expressions. He hid them well

deal.” Lin Xinyan said. She never really thought about marrying into the Zongs. She had

to him.

being nervous. Zong Jinghao was tall, and she had to look up to talk to him. “I know that you’re pretending to be handicapped to

Zong

do you want?” A deal that came with

a month, then we’ll go for a divorce.” A month was enough. Once she got hold of her mother’s dowry, she would go for a

is the deal you want to

this is a marriage we would have go through. This was the promise made by our mothers, we can’t back out of respect for them. After we got married, we could say

believe there is someone else that you like. That’s why you’ve been trying so hard to make the Lins back out from the

There was a slow but steady anger in his voice as he

Zhuwei a place she deserved. He was touched

gaze on her pretense. “What about you? What is that you gain for a one-month

Jinghao would never believe that she did just thinking of

couldn’t say that she did it for

does not come up with a reason,

to disappoint her.” She glanced elsewhere when she said this. She was lying as her mother never wanted her to marry

Jinghao’s tone held a hint of intimidation, as if

Xinyan felt as if there were thorns pressing onto her back. His gaze was so sharp like he was reading through her mind. When she was thinking hard