Stealing Your Heart

“How much I wanted to tell them that he is my son?” She felt sad and sorry.

How she wished that he would call her mum.

When he was born, everyone knew that he was the son of Zong Qifeng and Wen Xian. He was also the sole heir to the Zong family and the only grandchildren for Wen family.

What would she tell others if she admitted now that she was indeed the mother of the child?

Back then, Wen Xian and Zong Qifeng were lawfully wedded couple, but she was merely his mistress.

What would others call her son then?

An illegitimate child?

No, she could never let that happen.

She could not allow Zong Jinghao to be labeled as an illegitimate child.

He was the heir to the Zong family, and how would others see him if he was known as an illegitimate son? How could he take over the business in the future?

“Furthermore, The Zong family and Wen family shouldn’t go against each other. If they hold grudges against each other, it wouldn’t do them any good.” She said helplessly. “How you think that I was able to marry Zong Qifeng in the first place?” She was able to marry into the Zong family because she agreed on Wen Qing’s terms.

“Because of Wen Xian, he has always been very nasty to me. He thought that it was all because of me that his sister died at a young age, and couldn’t be with Zong Qifeng. Wen Xian’s death was a heavy blow for him. He knew that I care about the ancestral business of Cheng family, that was why he threatened me with it.”

Wen Qing threatened her that if she wanted to marry Zong Qifeng, then she had to make sure that tea silk from the Cheng family would vanish forever.

Now Lin Xinyan finally understood why the production of tea silk was so little and so rare.

“Wen family used to be very powerful and even now, and if they find out that you have mastered the skill, I’m afraid that…” Her hands trembled uncontrollably. She remembered all her traumatized past like it was just yesterday. She would shrink in fear whenever she thought of it. Those years had cast a nightmare over her life. She knew what Wen Qing was capable of doing and she had gone through too much, and now she didn’t want Lin Xinyan to suffer and go thru the same thing as her. And she definitely couldn’t bear to see Lin Xinyan in danger.

“It is not too late now. It is fine if you have mastered the skill, but remember not let others know about it.”

know the sacrifices you have made; especially the Cheng family’s ancestral business to

“All I ever care about is the safety of you, Jinghao, and

didn’t care about anything else; nothing was more important than the safety of her loved

Yuwen’s decision in the first place, she finally got her head around it and understood Cheng Yuwen’s intention. If she were in his shoes, she

is late now, do you want to have a rest here with me?” Cheng

Lin Xinyan nodded.

jacket and shoes, and got in the bed together with

and faced her while lying down, “I knew you are different the moment I

the other mistresses that she

Yuxiu stretched out her hand and caressed her forehead. “I have always wanted to have a daughter.” Chen Yuxiu said as she

had married a good

like your daughter and give me all your love,” Lin

even given Jinghao to you.” Cheng Yuxiu smiled back,

between Jinghao and me since we were babies?” Lin Xinyan asked suddenly. She had asked Zhuang Zijin about it before, but she didn’t say anything. Now that Cheng Yuxiu had mentioned it, she didn’t

asked him before that why must it be you, but he didn’t say anything either. I think you may be related to Wen Xian. Do your

brought everything with her when she married Lin Guoan. Therefore, she might be the only left in

Wen family was so powerful and somewhat related to the Zhuang family, how

have other relatives in Wen

think about it anymore and get a good

Lin Xinyan nodded.

quiet night just like usual; however, Lin Xinyan

the same for Cheng Yuxiu, she couldn’t sleep as well. She was just pretending that she had

the lobby, and sent some toiletries over

they walked in the lobby, and he knew that the late-night talk between the two of them was worth it. “I have never seen any mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law who bond so well,”

Yuxiu said to him, “Don’t you think this is over. I wouldn’t

he didn’t talk back, “Come on, let’s sit down and eat, the

have been locked away and couldn’t try this dish all this while. But

Xinyan smiled. She then pushed the soymilk to