Stealing Your Heart

Zong Jinghao nodded, his strong jawline tensed, and he softly said, “Tell me.”

“Eight years ago, Lin Guoan and Zhuang Zijin divorced. He sent the mother and daughter to Country A. They never returned until recently, when Lin Guoan brought them back.”

Zong Jinghao frowned. So was that why she knew how to speak Country A’s language? It was because she once lived there?

“That’s all?” Evidently, these would not satisfy him.

Guan Jing hesitated, and continued, “After Zhuang Zijin was sent to Country A, she gave birth to a boy who was autistic. They lived a difficult life there. Before they came back here, the boy died from a car accident.”

Zong Jinghao frowned, and the look on his face became more serious. So the last time he saw the sadness in her eyes, it was because of her brother?”

The baby in her… “Nothing else? No other men in her life?”

“No. Just a psychiatrist who was close to her.” Guan Jing looked at the information the investigators sent him. “No one else. She never had a relationship in school, and no boys or men were close to her.”

This meant that it was likely that the baby in her was the psychiatrist’s.

The reason she was brought back by Lin Guoan was because of their engagement.

And as to why she loved money was because she had a difficult life in Country A. That’s why she worked as a translator for him, and also worked in a restaurant.

Now that he thought about this, Lin Xinyan’s actions were no longer a mystery to him.

And he now understood what He Ruize’s words meant.

He felt conflicted. He turned around and looked at the hospital for another time, before walking down the stairs, and leaving the hospital in his car.

In the hospital.

Lin Xinyan had not had lunch, and now she was hungry.

“Mom, I want to eat Eight-Treasure Rice.” Lin Xinyan had the sudden urge for sweet food.

Zhuang Zijin had been through pregnancy. She knew that pregnant women had cravings and were picky with their food.

The old saying was that sour cravings were for baby boys and spicy cravings were for baby girls. Will she be having a granddaughter or a grandson?

“I’ll make it at home.” Zhuang Zijin stood up, but she was worried that no one would take care of her daughter in hospital.

Lin Xinyan seemed to know what her mother was thinking about. She said while smiling, “I’m fine. The doctor just said to rest.”

If it was not worrying about her baby, she would not even be in the hospital.

Zhuang Zijin nodded and reminded her to rest well before leaving the room.

As Zhuang Zijin walked into the district, she was suddenly stopped by a few women.

all

not been staying here for long, they had no qualms with the neighbors. Zhuang Zijin

is that right?” The one who spoke first was

lived beside

person. Didn’t you say the last time that your daughter was just eighteen?” The fat woman aggressively said as she placed her hands

flickered between red and white. Her voice trembled as

make a mistake? Is

trembled. Her daughter was indeed

“A disgrace!”

thought she looked like a naïve girl

the world. Secretly

up! You have no rights to say this!” Zhuang Zijin was furious, her usually

did it, you shouldn’t

said, “My daughter isn’t the type of

like her heart was about to be torn apart by others.

did they wanted to hurt her like

she have a bastard

words to rebuke that. It was a fact that Lin Xinyan

invite judgment, but she had not expected this onslaught

Zijin pushed them aside and hurriedly walked

was filled with frustration, but when she thought about her daughter in the hospital, she pushed it aside to focus

to the hospital with the food.

“Mom, you—”

Zhuang Zijin did not want her daughter to know the words that

looking away. She could not

So, obviously, she lied.

about it and took the Eight-Treasure

she could not taste the sweetness, only

she said, “Mom, I’ll be discharged tomorrow. I’ll

paleness on Zhuang Zijin’s face was

been

shocked and rejected her in an instant.

she feel if

“Mom—” Lin Xinyan frowned.

that you’re married to the Zongs, you should be staying there.” Zhuang Zijin pretended to

too unusual for her, Lin Xinyan could

her mouth was tasteless; she only ate

restless throughout the

about rise then did she fall asleep. Though, it was only for a while before she woke

Ruize came, and Zhuang Zijin went home

left the room, Lin Xinyan came down from the bed.

her head and looked at He Ruize. “I think