Stealing Your Heart

Qin Ya slowly turned around, realizing that her legs were terribly stiff, from her hours of standing vigil. She leaned down to rub her aching kneecaps. Noting the action, Su Zhan hurried over to her side and glanced at her legs. “Are your legs bothering you?”

She ignored him.

He reached out to help her rub her legs, only for her to swat his hand away.

“I don’t need your help.”

Straightening up, he tried to explain himself, “I have to talk to you. Last night, I-”

“Was with Liu Feifei.” She had uttered it as though it had been statement, rather than a question.

The man’s eyes widened as he gasped out, “How did you know?”

She smiled grimly. “How did your reunion with your old lover go? Must have been intense, right?”

Unease welled in Su Zhan and he hastened to clarify, “Don’t misunderstand. Nothing went on between us. She had only wanted me to keep her company for the night…”

“I know.” She pointed at the lipstick mark on his neck. She’s merely your ex-girlfriend, isn’t she? It’s just one night, right? I don’t care about that, was what she had wanted to say proudly.

However, she was not as magnanimous as she had thought. She absolutely could not accept him cheating on her like this!

“I can clearly see the evidence of what you have done. Did you ever think of my feelings at all? Are you deliberately doing this to spite me?”

Confused, Su Zhan raised a hand to his neck and felt his fingers touch something sticky. Now that he had thought back on it, Liu Feifei had clung to him before he left, refusing to let him go. I thought I felt her brush her lips against my neck. She must have left her mark then!

“Please listen to me; I can explain myself. There’s nothing between me and her anymore. She just kept pestering me! I’ve already made things clear with her…”

“Su Zhan!” Qin Ya cut off his rambling. She bowed her head, unwilling to let the tears gathering in her eyes fall down. “Let’s just part ways peacefully. Thankfully, we did not actually get a marriage certificate yet. Let’s just forget about that farce in Baicheng, okay? I’ve already packed up all of my things.”

She took out the card that Grandma Su had given her a while back, and set it down on the bed, admitting, “I shouldn’t have even accepted this back then. Now that I’m leaving, it doesn’t make sense for me to bring it with me. You can keep it or give it back to Grandma. It’s all up to you. I don’t want to kick up a huge fuss about our breakup.”

squeeze a smile on her lips. It probably ended up looking more like a grimace. “I’ve said all that I’d wanted to. Finally, I would like to wish you a happy and blissful life

and headed for the room door. Su Zhan was quick to snatch the suitcase

You put on a

tears sparkling at the corners of her eyes. “Su Zhan, you’re

way am I being childish?” he retorted, while he drew closer to

she simply could not

a firm tone, she stated, “What you’re doing now is very immature. If you won’t talk

as he gulped. W-what did she just say? She

you mean by

fists, she struggled to maintain her resolve. “We don’t have a marriage certificate, which means that we’re not actually married in the eyes of the law. You’ve cheated on me so I have the right to cut all ties with you. In other words, you’re not allowed to bother

on you!” he emphasized. “I’ve already told you

and there’s a lipstick stain on your neck. Tell me, does that seem like nothing has happened? Do you seriously think

keep her company for the night and she’d promised

spilled over. Her hand darted up to swipe the salty liquid away

“Of course.”

think of

share the same bed, don’t we? Of course you’re my closest

are you hiding

he fell

nothing to do with Liu Feifei! It’s about my parents. That’s not really a big deal,

that they wouldn’t want

you’re closer to her than you are to me? You share your secrets with her but I don’t even get to know a

argument, she decided that it was a waste of her time and energy to continue like such. Sucking in

not the time to place the

him, there was no point

this on would only serve to bring her more heartache. It was better

“No,” Su Zhan refused.

up on her suitcase

the room door,