Stealing Your Heart

Acting rashly could send one tumbling down into the abyss.

The woman was acting as if she was the best in the world just because she wore something that cost a thousand.

She had gotten herself into some serious trouble by that one action.

Zong Jinghao made no move to change his orders.

The woman was terrified. How was she going to live without her hand?

No, I can’t lose my hand!

Even so, she could not fight against the people standing before her.

Fear might have flipped a switch in her, and she broke free of her restraints all of a sudden, all before the bodyguards could react.

She barreled herself towards Lin Xinyan.

Zong Jinghao thought that she was going to hurt Lin Xinyan, and he kicked her away. The woman skidded sideways and crashed into a tree in the garden nearby, making it shake on impact.

Zong Jinghao’s eyes were red with anger. “What were y’all doing? You can’t even hold a woman down!”

The woman pressed a hand to her chest and coughed a few times. “I was not going to hurt her,” she rasped.

She looked up at Lin Xinyan. “I just thought that I could ask you for some mercy, since you’re a woman like me.”

Lin Xinyan’s face remained cold, not because she was heartless, but rather because the woman’s actions were beyond her threshold.

As a mother, she felt guilty for not being able to protect her child from harm, yet she couldn’t forgive the perpetrator so easily.

She was not a saint but an ordinary human and a mother.

“My daughter is only five, and I have never even scolded her, let alone hit her. Who gave you the right to hit her?” Lin Xinyan asked, her eyes reddened. “You probably don’t deserve to lose your hand because of this, but you have to be punished.”

The woman’s jaw dropped, and she was at a loss for words.

Lin Xinyan hugged Lin Ruixi close to shield her from the violent scene that was about to take place. “I’ll get on the car first,” she said.

Zong Jinghao nodded.

“Wait.

Lin Xinyan suddenly. “Mommy, didn’t you

head. That’s right, she taught

one should forgive and forget once the

she failed

she felt furious and guilty the moment

to look at the woman, who was still sprawled on the floor. “Do you know what

woman’s eyes had lost their shine, and she scoffed at herself. “One mistake is all it takes to understand the people around

abandoned her and even told her that she was an embarrassment to him. She was left to

sighed as she pitied the woman. “Mommy,” she said before turning to her father. “Daddy, let her go. My face doesn’t hurt

soft skin was still tinged with red, and the slap mark was still visible. He reached out to stroke her cheek but ended up wiping his fingers across her forehead as he was scared that he would hurt her. His daughter had a

the world

He asked his daughter

Mommy said that you should forgive as much

eyebrows. “What else did

if others try to mess

“Mommy only told you that,

as she could to protect her from harm, and strived to shape her into a smart,

to be strong, determined, and fearless. She wanted him to become

a result, the things she told the two kids differed

eye for an eye’ mean?” Lin Ruixi asked,

means that I will beat you up if you hit me first,” Lin Xichen said without

back whenever I hit you,” the little girl said

Xichen resisted the urge to roll his

blood since we’re twins, so I will never hit you no matter what happens. Mommy gave birth to both of us,

pondered over it for a long while before saying, “Does

as he considered his sister’s words. “Hmm…it should be two slaps, since she made the first move.

slap her twice,

his daughter’s clear, innocent eyes, and

father’s hesitance as doubt, and she wrapped her arms around his neck. “Daddy,

his daughter’s pleas, not out

it instead of Su Zhan, since their training made them much stronger than

picked up Lin Ruixi, while Lin Xinyan took Lin Xichen’s hand, leading them away from the scene. Su Zhan walked in front of them

the bodyguards held the woman down while the other

loud ‘piak’ behind them as

could tell that the bodyguard had