Stealing Your Heart

She detected the presence of the man whom she loved wholeheartedly.

Although nothing odd had occurred, she had a strong sense of insecurity deep down, as though she had been drained.

Lin Xinyan turned around and wrapped her arm against the man’s wrist, placing herself in between his arms firmly, as if she were in desperate need of something to fill the void she detected.

“What’s wrong?” Zong Jinghao lowered his gaze and caressed her hair gently as he asked.

It was evident he knew something was wrong with her because she wasn’t her usual sprightly self.

She leaned against his chest and stated, “I’ll be fine soon. Please allow me to be in your arms for another few minutes.”

All Lin Xinyan needed was some time to collect her thoughts.

Meanwhile, Zong Jinghao returned the favor and held her firmly in between his arms silently.

He caressed her back gently with his gigantic and warm palm, providing her a sense of security and pacifying the anxious woman.

“Why are you here?” Lin Xinyan finally returned to her usual calm and collected self.

Zong Jinghao kissed her on the forehead and ran his fingers through her unkempt fringe, stating the reason, “My uncle invited me to join him for lunch. I’ve dropped by to pick you up and bring you over with me.”

Immediately, Lin Xinyan shuddered unwittingly because she knew something was wrong.

Li Jing had dropped by to ask her out for lunch as well, but the woman had changed her mind and departed in a hurry in the end.

Are these two different venues, or has it always been the same?

“Did your aunt call you?” Lin Xinyan decided to probe further.

“No,” Zong Jinghao replied and recalled he had received the call from Wen Qing instead.

out the reason Li Jing had changed her mind at the last minute. The so-called lunch

was a deliberate setup, who’s the one Wen Qing’s

Jing, Wen Qing had ascertained Zong Jinghao’s identity. Therefore,

Jinghao isn’t the

everything together because Li Jing had warned her of the difference between their backgrounds and asked her about the sort of relationship she had

Qing aware of my relationship with Cheng Yuxiu? Am I

have had left because she couldn’t bear to make the call. Perhaps she

Wen Qing had gotten his hands on, Lin Xinyan behaved like

my attention? Could it be that he has

over the place, yet no one could guide her because

and told Zong Jinghao, “I don’t want to go. In fact, I don’t want you

Xinyan asked in a husky voice. Involuntarily, her voice

Jinghao gave in to her beloved

her heart warm up and finally regained composure when Zong Jinghao

he had for her and how much she meant to

me? Are you sure you’re not in a relationship with me just because I’m Lin Ruixi and Lin Xichen’s mother? If I never gave birth to them, would you get married to

vision blurred as her eyes brimmed with

never had she

yet she couldn’t wait to figure out his

heels in love

to know if the

you care about something, the more afraid you are of losing

reached the stage where

Jinghao replying me? Does that mean he isn’t serious about me and

She got

know.” Zong Jinghao broke the silence, interrupting

face and asserting in a serious tone, “I have no idea if I’m serious about you, but I want you to stay by my side. If I don’t see you for an extended period, I will start missing you. Sometimes it feels like I’ve gotten addicted to

affection, he did it in an entirely different manner as compared to an

to the unknown that was in store for her, she couldn’t pull herself