Stealing Your Heart

She held onto the handle, turned, and pushed open the door lightly. She saw Zhuang Zijin sitting at the edge of the bed, crying softly.

Lin Xinyan closed the door before she walked over. When she heard the sound, Zhuang Zijin hurriedly wiped her face. “Why are you here? You should be watching the kids outside.”

“I’m here to see you.” Lin Xinyan reached out to hug her. “Mom, let’s not think about the things from the past.”

She buried her face in Zhuang Zijin’s shoulder. “I’ll take care of you when you’re old. And when I’m old, Lin Xichen will take care of me…”

“What are you talking about?” Zhuang Zijin patted Lin Xinyan’s back. “You’re still young. Doctor He is quite a good man.”

Lin Xinyan ran her fingers through her hair. She was afraid of Zhuang Zijin saying words like this.

“Yan…”

“Mom.”

Lin Xinyan knew what Zhuang Zijin was about to say. She had wanted to accept He Ruize at the start, but now, it seemed quite unlikely.

If she was going to investigate about the accident, it was no longer possible to be with He Ruize.

“Mom, He Ruize’s mother once looked for me.”

“What?” Zhuang Zijin was surprised. She held her daughter’s shoulder and looked at her. “What was the reason that she had looked for you.”

Lin Xinyan pursed her lips. She wanted her to give up on this idea, so she said honestly, “It was six years. She saw He Ruize and I together, and she thought we were in love. She came to look for me and told me that I wasn’t suitable for him. Only someone with a similar background as his was suitable for him.”

Zhuang Zijin opened her mouth, but no words came out.

Finally, her tears fell.

“Mom, why are you crying again?” Lin Xinyan reached out to wipe her tears away.

It took her a lot to divert her attention away.

Why did she started crying again?

“How can I not feel upset?” She felt upset when she thought about her daughter being framed in the past. “If it wasn’t for me that time—”

“Mom, let’s not talk about the past anymore, alright?” Lin Xinyan knew what she was worried about. She explained to her patiently, “I don’t love He Ruize. Even if I were to be with him, I won’t be happy, mom.”

Lin Xinyan held her hand. “You want me to happy, right?”

“Of course.” Even in her dreams, Zhuang Zijin wanted her daughter to be happy.

still young. She should have

believe in

Zijin looked at her daughter. “You’re the best in my

here. Throughout her path, she had suffered, and now she

eyes, her daughter was

marriage. We’ll cross the bridge when we get

want Zhuang Zijin to worry about her

would be stressed, and

was like

24, I’m still young. I still have a long way to go. Maybe I’ll meet a man who doesn’t mind that I have children and is willing to take care

Zijin was not

really see

That person has to be someone who can accept Xichen and Ruixi, or else I wouldn’t want him.”

since the time when she would had given up her life for

about it anymore. It’ll come when it’s meant to come.” Zhuang Zijin combed her daughter’s hair with her fingers. “I won’t

incident, she had

if the man loved her, his family will

marry

agree on this. With her kind of family, they would want

daughter was caught up

her this. She had felt stressed out from Zhuang Zijin’s constant nagging. She did not dare to talk to her

it was

rang, and Lin Xinyan stood up.

door, and it was a delivery boy who was

“Are you Lin Xinyan?”

“Yes.”

“Please sign here.”

the receipt and took the two boxes of pizza. She placed it on the dinner table. “Xichen, Ruixi, go and call your grandma to come and eat. I’ll pour milk for the both

answered, and went to Zhuang Zijin’s room

back to look

food, Zhuang Zijin would

milk and put the cups on the table. She arranged their

the pizza

were each on one side

would be able to get Zhuang Zijin to come and join them

pizza today,

pizzas were enough for

know whether it was praise or a derogatory word.