Stealing Your Heart

The old man left her on a cliffhanger. “You’ll meet her soon enough. Now eat.”

“When will she come?” Lin Xinyan asked.

She began to get excited. “Do I know her?”

“I thought you were the kind to stay calm no matter what? Why are you so impatient now?” The old man asked with a hint of annoyance in his tone. “Just like Confucius quote, ‘A little impatience spoils great plans.’.”

He stood up after that. “Eat properly. I’m going in now.”

Lin Xinyan nodded. She did act a little rashly and considering that he was willing to talk to her about this meant that he didn’t mind telling her about what she wanted to know.

As long as she waited patiently for his sister to come, maybe all her questions would be answered.

Compared to the peace and quiet in the backyard, the front yard was in a seemingly organized chaos.

Bai Yinning decided to stay on as well, and his only companion was Gao Yuan. Compared to Zong Jinghao, he was greatly outnumbered.

The water flowing in the river shimmered under the moonlight, as though the galaxy had fallen into it.

The two kids were playing chess with Su Zhan and Qin Ya, while Zong Jinghao was sitting alone by the bridge and peering into the backyard.

The village was not brightly lit as the city, and when night falls, one could only see their surroundings if there was moonlight.

At that moment, the backyard was pitch black, and he couldn’t see a single thing, let alone Lin Xinyan. He stuck his hands into his pockets but didn’t look away, as though waiting for her appearance.

“I never knew you have such a good relationship with your wife, President Zong,” Bai Yinning said, pushing himself to Zong Jinghao’s side on his wheelchair. “As they say, ‘A day of separation feels as long as three autumns’?”

Zong Jinghao’s face flashed under the moonlight. He turned around and looked at Bai Yinning. “Shouldn’t you become a paparazzi? Since you’re so interested in the private matters of others, staying at Baicheng would be like imprisoning you.”

Bai Yinning’s expression changed for a moment, just barely noticeable under the faint glow of the moonlight. “If you don’t mind asking, why are your children carrying your wife’s surname? Unless…she gave birth to them without your knowledge?”

Bai Yinning had managed to glean from Lin Xichen the fact that Lin Xinyan gave birth to him and his sister after divorcing Zong Jinghao.

With that, she bestowed her surname upon them.

Yinning laughed. “I thought I stand no

small shadow by the door. It disappeared the moment

his gaze, his handsome face as cold as ever. “That depends on how good you are, President Bai,” he

that what you have always said? I still

the bridge slowly and carefully, and just as he passed Bai Yinning, his lips curved upwards into a sly smile. “My wife doesn’t like handicapped people. If you want her, then stand up and go

that, he left without glancing

Yinning’s signature light smile began to melt off his face. Losing his ability to walk was his biggest

of his wheelchair tightened its

moment. He knew how angry Bai Yinning must be at that moment. “President Bai, getting angry is not good for

door again, he noticed a small

only two children there were Lin Xichen

had a pure heart, and eavesdropping would never have crossed

be Lin Xichen

would this child let go of

to admit

was the one who abandoned them and all this

hatred and disappointment in Lin Xichen’s

that he

from the shadows. He watched

while before he calmed

called out to Bai Yinning by the river. “Uncle

over to

Xichen was different from the average five-year-old. He was highly attentive to details and intelligent, and he did notice that something was off when he first conversed with Bai Yinning. However, he was willing to take advantage of Bai Yinning to prove to Zong Jinghao that the only way to win

Bai Yinning couldn’t walk, he was rather handsome and smart, and that was why Lin Xichen decided

certainly give him hope to compete against Zong

Yinning was under the impression that he had managed to squeeze the right information from

by Lin Xichen

they would be able to live as a

one taking advantage of Lin Xichen, while being completely oblivious to the fact that

have guessed that a five-year-old child would be able