Stealing Your Heart

“There’s someone I like…”

“Mm-”

Before she could finish her sentence, Bai Yinning slammed his lips onto hers, instantly shutting her up.

Her eyes widened in shock, and she instinctively wanted to push him away.

“Don’t push me away. Just this once… Just this once,” he pleaded in a low and hoarse voice.

Lin Xinyan’s hands paused midair, and for some reason, her heart clenched. She could feel him choking on his own sorrow and pain from not being able to put them into words.

She could only remain completely still.

After a long time, his lips trailed across her cheek to rest beside her ear. “When Wen Qing set you up, I knew it was my chance to avenge my adoptive father, but I did it more for your sake because I didn’t want you to be affected by such negative things. Zong Jinghao didn’t know about the truth, so he’d always show mercy to Wen Qing. The reason I dug out the truth about this matter was so that he’d have one less thing to worry about and he’d be able to deal with Wen Qing without inhibition. But I underestimated your feelings for him. I’m jealous and envious at the same time. Take care of yourself. From this moment onwards, you’ll only be a woman whom I once loved.”

He abruptly swiveled around and said over his shoulder, “I’ll leave, and I won’t disappoint you this time. Today is the last day we’ll be seeing each other. I won’t ever step into B City again. You should go now.”

Lin Xinyan gazed at his back and replied, “Thank you.”

Thereafter, she called for Shen Peichuan, who was waiting outside.

Shen Peichuan immediately pushed into the room, then shot a fleeting glance towards Bai Yinning.

“Let’s go,” Lin Xinyan said softly.

Shen Peichuan did not say anything, only taking her away as per her request.

He waited until they were in the elevators to speak, “Did you two come to an agreement?”

“Mm-hmm.” Her voice and expression were both indifferent as if she did not want to talk about it.

“Peichuan, I’m tired.” She pinched the space between her brows.

return, Shen Peichuan still felt responsible for reminding Lin Xinyan about certain things. “I’m sure you know how Jinghao is like, and it’s no secret that Bai Yinning has feelings for you. He wouldn’t promise something just like that. There’s definitely a catch. If the conditions he proposed involves you, I hope you rejected

Xinyan raised her head to meet his gaze.

his lips

in her eyes was as cold as ice.

“No-”

what you meant!” Lin Xinyan icily cut

lowered his head.

assumption of yours isn’t just an

appeared transiently in Shen Peichuan’s mind, but he had blurted it out on impulse. Now that he thought about it, he realized that

of the hotel doors.

him. After a split second, he seemed

tell Zong Qifeng about it. Later on, they hired some people to watch Bai Yinning for fear that he would do something

hospital entrance that day

Yinning?” Zong Qifeng had

“He’ll leave B City, and

he never expected this matter

what he wanted, and now he agrees to leave just like

same question gnawed at his mind. What

However, he knew that dealing with Wen Qing wasn’t going to be easy, so he decided

that way, there was nothing else he could say. He heaved a

years, he had grown old and

but he suddenly doesn’t care anymore? Then what was the purpose of meeting with Bai

don’t want him to hear it from outsiders – unless it’s you, me,

the first place? Have you ever considered his feelings? Did you want him to kneel before Cheng Yuxiu and apologize for his animosity towards her all these years, or see him fight Wen Qing to the death? You know how much Wen Qing loved Wen Xian, more than anyone else…”

forehead. Her nerves were strung so tight that she felt as if she was

because what she said made sense. They were the ones who hid the truth from the beginning. They were the ones who caused Zong Jinghao’s heart to

when he suddenly remembered something and looked at

Xinyan nodded

the car door for Zong Qifeng to enter. Then, the car