Stealing Your Heart

The first snow of the winter fell soon after.

Everything was covered with a thick layer of shiny white snow overnight, making them look as though they were made of snow.

Wen Xian wrapped the baby in winter clothing tightly first thing the morning, leaving only his nose and eyes exposed. Madam Wen came in to see her daughter and grandson, only to see them ready to leave. “Why are you up so early? Why don’t you sleep for a while more?” She frowned.

“I need to get back before breakfast. I can’t leave Qifeng alone at home,” Wen Xian said as she packed the baby’s milk powder and bottle into her bag, before slinging the bag over her shoulders and picking up the baby in her arms.

“Qifeng isn’t a kid anymore, he’s not going to starve if you aren’t there, is he?” Madam Wen asked. She didn’t want her daughter to catch a cold from the blizzard outside.

Wen Xian looked at her mother for a couple of seconds and said, “Mom, I’m leaving.”

She had the chauffeur waiting outside, and Madam Wen resisted the urge to get Wen Xian to stay, considering that Wen Xian might have just wanted to be a good wife to her husband. Instead, she put on a thick fur coat and followed Wen Xian out.

She only returned home after Wen Xian had gotten onto her ride. Wen Qing came over in thin pajamas when she was hanging up her coat. Maybe soldiers tend to have a higher tolerance to cold weather? “Where did you go? It’s so early,” he asked.

He could tell that she had just come back from the outside.

Madam Wen smiled. “I just sent your sister off.”

Wen Qing’s face froze for a second. “She has gone back so early?”

“She said that she was worried about Qifeng. You see, they weren’t too interested in each other when they got married, but they seem to be fine now. Your sister wanted to go back early in the morning despite the cold weather just because she was concerned about Qifeng.”

Wen Qing stayed silent, instead pouring himself a cup of water at the table. He pondered over Wen Xian and Zong Qifeng’s matters in his head.

It all started with Wen Jin’s good impression of Zong Qifeng. He stood out from all the rich kids in the area and had risen to the highest rank in his company within a few years and contributed much to the company’s development.

Wen Qing felt proud of his sister for getting married to such a capable man.

As such, he would never allow anyone to mess up this marriage.

down his cup. “I’m

left to go back to his room after that. “You don’t even have time to eat?” Madam Wen asked. She was clearly

closed

slippery from

Although it felt like a winter wonderland, her heart felt as cold as

Screech!

the driver yelled in shock, “The ground’s too slippery

wasn’t a fence by the side of the road to stop them, so they

and she broke out in a cold sweat. She felt helpless and she

the

the driver said as he was clearly frightened by

over any moment if the weight distribution was not

was immobilized by fear

“Quick, call Qifeng now!”

more anxious. She was holding a

it didn’t take long before

we’re in trouble. The road

“Wah!”

out in Wen Xian’s arms. Wen Xian

cries, the car

over from the

the impact, and Wen Xian wasn’t much better. She felt pain in her legs, but she didn’t have the time to bother about that

car toppled over, she instinctively held on tight to the baby. She had slammed her foot into the front seat of the car so that it wouldn’t

have been hungry as his cries grew louder. It took a lot of effort, but Wen Xian managed to reach out and

and their current predicament, and his cries stopped abruptly. His watery eyes looked around

awake for the baby’s sake. She managed a weak smile as she looked at the baby. Thank

fell from her leg that was lodged