Stealing Your Heart

After he had finished counting the money, Lin Xichen passed it to his sister and looked at Zong Jinghao. He blinked, his eyelashes fluttering. “You don’t even know my Mommy’s birthday. How can you call yourself her husband?”

Zong Jinghao was rendered speechless.

He could not even rebuke Lin Xichen. Yeah, he’s right. I’m not a qualified husband. We’ve been married for six years. In fact, it’ll be seven years after tomorrow. Our kids are going to be six years old already, yet we’ve not even slept together yet.

Am I not an unqualified husband?

It’s my fault for not giving my wife happiness—in life and in bed.

Although Lin Xichen had already accepted Zong Jinghao, he had never forgotten about how Zong Jinghao had abandoned them. If he wants to win Mommy’s heart, he’ll need to put in some effort.

“Find out yourself.” It was evident that Lin Xichen was unwilling to reveal that piece of information. Crossing his arms over his chest, he announced, “Let me give you a hint. You don’t have much time left.”

Zong Jinghao raised his eyebrows. Not much time left?

Does this mean that her birthday’s going to happen in a few days?

Zong Jinghao crouched down to look his son in the eyes. “Do you believe that I can find out just by asking a single question?”

Nonetheless, Lin Xichen reacted swiftly and slapped a hand over his sister’s mouth.

He was afraid that Zong Jinghao would ask his sister. After all, Lin Ruixi was an easily-swayed person who always clung to Zong Jinghao. If he were to ask her, she would definitely spill the beans.

“Don’t try to coax my sister.” Lin Xichen glared at Zong Jinghao.

On the other hand, Lin Ruixi felt a bit flustered. What’s going on?

Why did Xichen suddenly cover my mouth?

“Mmm…”

“What are you doing?” asked Lin Xinyan. When she was walking down the stairs, she saw Lin Xichen covering Lin Ruixi’s mouth.

Zong Jinghao glanced at his son and grinned happily. “Just now, Ruixi said that your birthday is on the day after Chinese New Year. Then, Xichen insisted that she was wrong and covered her mouth.”

“It’s on…”

Xichen loudly, worried

glared at Zong Jinghao.

Jinghao shrugged. “Aren’t we

time, Lin Xichen was at a loss

him to release Lin Ruixi. “If you keep

himself. If he fails

starting to understand

faith in Lin Xinyan, he did not trust his sister that much. Hence, he dragged her to

about my money?” Lin Ruixi stared at her brother pitifully. With all that money, I can buy a lot of

can’t bear to leave the money there. What if I lose

Lin Xichen was adamant in preventing his sister from interacting with Zong Jinghao. He’s

Lin Xinyan nodded.

the room, Lin Xinyan stared at Zong Jinghao and asked,

He took the bills from her hands and helped her pick them up. “Your son provoked

I’m actually the

Xichen bullied me first,

her eyes,

which he then

Lin Xinyan. She could guess that this was the company’s internal gathering instead of a

Lin Xinyan rejected his offer,

to the annual

relationship with Zong Jinghao was not extremely stable yet, she did not want

acknowledged

of speculations would they have? Would they say that I’d married into money? Or that I’d used the children to force you to marry me? Someone like you would attract a lot of gossips. I just want to have a peaceful life with my kids. I know that you’re worried about

raised her head and glanced at him. “I understand your kind intentions,

never considered the negative consequences of announcing it so abruptly. Indeed, if he suddenly declared that he was

Uncle

to know what Wen Qing and Zong Jinghao talked about, and what they were planning

know Zong

about Yuxiu’s background, nor did he deliberately