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

job.”

knife back up and sliced the potato. She was quiet

was surprised that Zhuang Zijin would let

have

that she

He, I’ll let

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

“Mom—”

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? Could you not see his

was great. In her most difficult moments, he was beside her. He helped with her family and he took care

She knew.

“I—”

you so long?” Zhuang Zijin was worried that He Ruize might mind about Lin Xinyan’s

not have stayed

stay single for the rest of her

was pregnant, and yet agreed to only have a one-month marriage just to fulfil the engagement

Xinyan looked down at her toes. She knew that Zhuang Zijin’s words were

that He Ruize’s mother had looked for

not made of

all, he did treat

worried about her future. She was worried that her daughter

told her that she did not want

I won’t be happy marrying someone I

can grow. When you’re married and living together, you will

She lowered her head and rubbed her forehead, feeling

Jinghao’s coercion. Zhuang Zijin’s

her feel

“Mommy.”

straight. He was eavesdropping on Lin Xinyan and Zhuang Zijin’s conversation

born in Country Z. Ruixi and I have never been to mommy’s hometown. Now that we’re going back,

know?” Zhuang Zijin waved her hand, signaling