Stealing Your Heart

Bai Yinning shook his head. “Not everything. She never told me anything about herself. She only told me briefly that her adopted parents were bad to her.”

The man looked out to the rising sun as he sighed. “Not many orphans will find themselves in good families.”

He was lucky to be adopted by Bai Hongfei, who had never married for life. Although he was not as caring like a mother, at least he had provided him with the fatherly love he lacked.

“So you’re calling me here to tell me that Yao Qingqing was not the culprit behind that incident?” Lin Xinyan asked cautiously.

“Yes.” Bai Yinning believed that Yao Qingqing was still the same innocent child as she was.

Plus, Zong Jinghao only guessed that she was the one who did it. Whatever happened to her boutique shop was not enough to drive her to commit such a horrible act.

“I called you out today to let her explain to you- face to face.”

The woman turned to him in surprise. What did he mean by that? Did he want her to meet with Yao Qingqing?

Not that she was heartless or refused to let go of the woman, but after watching that video footage, even she herself couldn’t have a grip on Yao Qingqing’s personality.

If she hadn’t seen that video, Lin Xinyan would definitely believe Bai Yinning without a doubt. But now, she was bugged by all sorts of unsolved mysteries surrounding the woman.

Zong Jinghao was not a 3-year-old kid. Even if he simply guessed it, there must be some sort of proof.

The results of their investigation also showed that Yao Qingqing indeed hid something from Bai Yinning.

“Actually…”

Lin Xinyan was about to tell him what she saw when the door of the private room was opened suddenly. It was Yao Qingqing, standing at the door awkwardly with her head lowered down. “Am I disturbing you?”

Lin Xinyan swallowed her words and forced a smile. “Not at all.”

Bai Yinning gestured for her to come in. “Ms. Lin is not a petty person. No need to be so tense.”

Lin Xinyan eyed Bai Yinning wordlessly.

“I asked you here to inquire a few things. In these last few days, have you been to any hotels?” Bai Yinning asked directly.

Yao Qingqing’s hands balled into fists under the table. She never expected Bai Yinning would suspect her and even call her here to help with Lin Xinyan’s investigation.

The woman turned to Lin Xinyan instead. “Did anything happen to you for you to suspect it’s my doings?”

“No…”

to explain yourself and prevent

eyes of Yao Qingqing, this was his gesture of protection towards the

flashed across her eyes as she shook

had intended to close it anyway. Even if Lin Xinyan didn’t patronize the shop, Yao Qingqing would still close it on that day. It was just that she hadn’t found a proper reason to close

because her adoptive mother was unable to conceive. At first, they were really nice to her. But after a year, her initially sterile mother suddenly got pregnant. Ever since then, her parents’ attitude towards her had been very bad. After her adoptive mother gave birth to a son,

who came to ask her

school before adulthood. He had spent most of his time mingling around with gangsters

the chance to start her own business. She had wanted to earn a better living with that boutique shop, however, her useless adoptive

boutique shop did not help in improving her life, instead, it

her shop to her cousin, who had happened to be job hunting. By doing so, she had repaid her adoptive parent’s favor and also prevented her brother from asking for money from her since

that Bai Yinning would discover the existence of her brother, and was also afraid that her cousin would tell Bai Yinning of her life with her

made use of the incident that day and closed

she succeeded in blocking Bai

Bai Yinning. She was jealous and also envious when she saw the man

was already married with children. Why was Bai Yinning still so nice

he was helping the woman explain herself

continued balling her fists, her

a sigh of relief. He didn’t want to see his childhood companion changing into someone that he

Qingqing was lying. Zong Jinghao’s investigations showed that the woman had appeared often at the hotel they stayed in when she left

smiled. “It’s nothing important anyway. Maybe it’s all a misunderstanding. My children are waiting for me at home. Allow me to

for

was about to pay when the waiter turned

instead. “I’ll

promised to treat you! How can I

the host. I can’t take the money of my guest.”

darted her gaze between him and the waiter. Only then did she realize he was the owner of this restaurant. “If by any chance

the chance,” Bai Yinning replied affirmatively. Since he was now business

up from her seat. “Thank you for the excellent meal. I

you out.” Bai Yinning rolled his

got up as well. “Yinning, moving around is inconvenient for you. Let me send Ms.

Yinning waved

person who answered was not

call when she was half asleep. He had said it was from the customer

late the night before and was not fully awake in