Stealing Your Heart

Lin Xinyan ran off in the rainbow of starlight. The past year had been a remarkable year with many happenings, and each of them was beyond her expectations. It might have been a lucky year or a lousy year, but one thing for sure, it had been a year full of surprises.

She stood in the whirling snow, holding the hands of her two children, looking up at the blaze of colors bursting in the sky.

Zong Jinghao, on the other hand, stood watching them from not far away.

This year had no doubt been a surprise to him as well.

Chinese New Year’s Eve was all about staying up late. After having a fun time outside, they were greeted by a whiff of warm air as they pushed the door open. Zong Qifeng and Cheng Yuxiu were sitting on the couch in the living room, watching the Spring Festival Gala on TV while Aunt Yu and another maid had prepared a table of fruits.

The two children had probably stayed too long outside and digested their dinner because they started munching again while watching TV as soon as they entered inside.

At twelve o’clock, the Chinese New Year bell tolled.

The kids were so excited that they refused to sleep, and they ended up spending the first day of Chinese New Year in bed.

On the second day, it was Lin Xinyan’s birthday.

Lin Xichen had bought her a huge cake.

After giving birth to two children, Lin Xinyan never celebrated her birthday. She understood that it was the day to celebrate her mother instead who had undergone excruciating pain in giving birth to her.

Therefore, every year on her birthday in the past, she wouldn’t buy a cake nor remind anyone, but she would buy a gift for her mother.

The huge cake Lin Xichen bought had eight layers, and sitting on top of the cake was a doll in a wedding dress.

It didn’t look like a birthday cake but a wedding cake.

“Do you like it?” Lin Xichen asked.

Lin Xinyan nodded. “Yeah, but it’s a little weird.”

“You mean her?” Lin Xichen pointed at the doll.

Before Lin Xinyan could say yes, he went on explaining, “You’re a fashion designer. You’ve designed many wedding dresses for others, but you’ve never worn one yourself. I want you to wear it once too, and I think you’ll look best in it.”

Xichen had heard it from Zhuang Zijin that Lin Xinyan

was once when Lin Xinyan had designed a beautiful wedding dress for a customer,

side, had

making a few discreet inquiries, it dawned on Lin Xichen that Lin Xinyan had never worn a wedding dress despite being married, and

Zong Jinghao was on the phone with Shen Peichuan. The results reported that Lin Guoan didn’t die a sudden death but

been preparing three meals a day for Lin Guoan. She had the opportunity

Jinghao shifted his gaze toward

a criminal police officer. But of course, I know who she is, so I can try to make it a case of manslaughter. I won’t let her suffer too. Lin Guoan was surely at fault, but what she did has violated

a big difference between intentional homicide

it from her for now.” He didn’t know how to approach Lin Xinyan with this news. More so, he didn’t want to disturb nor destroy their

it,” Shen Peichuan

the phone and cast his gaze on the doll on the cake as

“Daddy.”

“Hmm?”

“Bend down. I want to tell you

as he was

“The secret is…”

her back

I want to

a moment before picking her up. “Why,

The little girl giggled.

getting mommy something?” Lin Xichen asked deliberately, thinking that

was somewhat looking forward to it upon hearing her

pondered for a while before answering, “I

think that my

was a little disappointed as well. But considering that a man like him would probably never prepare a gift

looked at Lin Xinyan and chuckled, “Who would dare

gonna skin that person alive if he

piped up and brought the kids

still want to eat,” Lin Ruixi

clean her up later,” Aunt Yu