Stealing Your Heart

Zhuang Zijin was washing the vegetables. Upon her daughter’s question, she stopped. “Why did you suddenly think of this?”

Lin Xinyan lowered her head. “I just wanted to know. After all, when we were engaged, I was just two. Why did you…”

“I don’t remember the past well.” Zhuang Zijin did not seem to want to talk about the past. She placed the washed vegetables into the fridge drawer. She looked at her daughter, then saw her expression. “Tell me, what happened?”

Lin Xinyan could see that Zhuang Zijin did not want to talk about it, and so she did not persist. Instead, she took the opportunity and asked, “Mrs. William wants to open a branch and let me be in charge—”

“This is good news.” Zhuang Zijin answered.

She pushed her daughter aside. “I’ll cut the vegetables.”

Lin Xinyan moved aside and leaned against the stove. “The branch is at—”

“What?”

Before Lin Xinyan could finish her sentence, Zhuang Zijin interrupted her. She also knew about LEO’s rule—they would not have any branches.

Why did Mrs. William want to open branches now?

Zhuang Zijin frowned. The recent events had been unusual. She put down her knife, wiped her hands on the apron, and held onto her daughter’s arm. “Tell me honestly. Is this related to him?”

She could not hide this. If she were to go back, Zhuang Zijin would know it eventually.

“Yes.” Lin Xinyan admitted.

“What were you thinking?” Zhuang Zijin was furious as she glared at her. How could she have forgotten about it?

“Tell me, what situation you were in? When you were experiencing your worst moments in life, where was he? If it was not for Doctor He, you would not be here now. How could you not know who is good and who is bad?”

Lin Xinyan turned her head away. That was true, she did not want to return—partially because of her past, and partially because of Zong Jinghao.

She knew it was a deal, and yet when he mentioned the divorce, she was still sad.

The accident that came afterwards made her even more tired, physically and mentally.

why she did not want to return

I might lose my job.” She was the only breadwinner in the

up and sliced the potato. She was quiet

surprised that Zhuang Zijin would

have

sighed; she knew that she would not have easily

marry Doctor He, I’ll let you go.” Zhuang Zijin

with Zong Jinghao, she had better impression of He Ruize, who had

“Mom—”

up for discussion. If you want to jump off the cliff, I can’t be the one pushing you. You’re my daughter and I only want the best for you. What’s bad about Doctor He? He has good looks and capability. Most importantly, he likes you. How many men could wait for six years—” Zhuang Zijin looked at her daughter. “Is your heart made of stone?

difficult moments, he was beside her. He helped with

She knew.

“I—”

he have waited for you so long?” Zhuang Zijin was worried that He Ruize might mind about Lin Xinyan’s pregnancy. However, his actions change her

he would not have stayed beside her

still young, she could not stay single for the rest of her life. In Zhuang Zijin’s eyes, He Ruize was the best

man who knew Lin Xinyan was pregnant, and yet agreed to only have a one-month marriage just to fulfil the

looked down at her toes. She knew

know that He Ruize’s mother had looked

and her heart was not made of stone. She had once thought about being with

he did

tell Zhuang Zijin about this matter. Zhuang Zijin had been worried about her future. She was worried that her daughter would

Ruize’s mother had looked for her and told her that she did not want her to

I won’t be happy marrying someone

married and living together, you will feel something for him eventually.” Zhuang Zijin tried her best

a loss. She lowered her head and rubbed her

Jinghao’s coercion. Zhuang Zijin’s

her feel

“Mommy.”

the entrance of the kitchen. He was small, but he stood straight. He was eavesdropping on

and I have never been to mommy’s hometown. Now that we’re going back, isn’t it something

do you know?” Zhuang Zijin waved her hand, signaling him to watch his sister in