Stealing Your Heart

Lin Xinyan lifted her head and the little girl came into sight. She wore a red cotton jacket and her face was pink with cold.

“Aunt, what are you doing sitting here?”

Lin Xinyan looked at the little girl and then at the surroundings. There were no adults in sight. Her gaze returned to the little girl. “I don’t feel happy, so I am here. Why are you here and where are your folks?”

“My mother is there.” She pointed to the skewers stall not far away.

Lin Xinyan looked in the direction she was pointing. There was a barbecue stall by the roadside. A woman was there, wearing seasoned-looking cotton-padded clothes and an apron, helping guests with kebabs.

“I’m here to help my mother.” The little girl looked well-behaved. Lin Xinyan stroked her hair, saying, “You are a good girl.”

Perhaps, being a mother herself, she let her guard down around the little girl.

“Do you want to eat skewered meat? I’ll ask my mother to sell you at a lower price.”

Lin Xinyan didn’t like this type of food. Nonetheless, she took out some cash and gave it to the little girl, “I don’t want to eat but I’m giving you some money to buy food you like.”

The little girl blinked, seeing so much money. She did not dare to accept it. “Aunt, why are you giving me money?”

She looked at the little girl and through her, she saw herself in the past. When she was in country A with Zhuang Zijin, life was hard. Just like her, she stayed up late at night, braving the cold wind just to make some money to buy food.

So the little girl aroused her compassion.

“When I see you, I remember how it was when I was a little girl like you with my mother.”

The little girl blinked and asked, “Aunt, you sold kebabs too when you were little?”

Lin Xinyan shook her head, “No, but I was working for someone, helping to skewer and barbecue meat.”

The little girl smiled, showing a row of small white teeth. She took the money from Lin Xinyan and said, “I’ll get the kebabs for you.”

As Lin Xinyan watched her departing figure, her gaze

after going through hard

in here,” Su Zhan could not bear it any longer. In this cold wintry

Jinghao did

ache?” Su Zhan glared at him

Xinyan very deeply? How could he be so

did that little girl just

Jinghao’s gaze leave

gave it a thought. He said, “It’s just a child. She’s curious seeing sis-in-law sitting there

turned around and gave Su Zhan a look,

he understood what Zong Jinghao meant. This little girl might have something to

he saw Lin

When Lin Xinyan gave the money to

for sure this little girl

hour, the little girl came running back to Lin

hours. Indeed, she wanted to take a bite. So she took them, picked a skewer and ate. It had the fragrance of charcoal, not the oily smell

you,” Lin Xinyan said, smiling, “It’s

gave me so much money; my mother wants to thank you. She cannot leave the stall. Would you come with

your mother, don’t worry about

the money back to you.” Speaking, the little girl took out from

it back. Your mother can use this money to buy you

money. If I accept it, you need to accept my mother’s word

she agreed. At this time

still customers. The little girl’s mother was still busy. Seeing the little girl bringing Lin Xinyan, her mother rubbed her hands on her apron and

skewers in her hand and replied, “Money for

cost so much. You are so kind. No wonder that man likes you so much. He insisted that my daughter bring

Xinyan was puzzled and so she asked,