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.

matter without asking anything in 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

to meet his gaze. “What do you think he

his lips into

Xinyan huffed out a laugh, but the gaze in her eyes was as cold as ice. “Are you suspecting me of selling my body

“No-”

you meant!” Lin Xinyan icily cut him

his head. “I’m

isn’t just an insult

blurted it out on impulse. Now that he thought about it, he realized

the elevator and out of the hotel doors. When

tracks, seemingly shocked to see him. After a split second, he seemed to deduce that their appearance here at the same time might not be a

day after Cheng Yuxiu and Bai Yinning met up, the former went back home to tell Zong Qifeng about it.

the hospital

Zong Qifeng had his hands

hummed a “yes” and further elaborated, “He’ll leave B City, and

raised in surprise because he never expected this matter to be resolved so

effort to get what he wanted, and now he agrees to leave just

down at Lin Xinyan as the same question gnawed at his

to reveal this matter. His main target was Wen Qing because he wanted to avenge Bai Hongfei. However, he knew that dealing with Wen Qing wasn’t going to be easy, so

skeptical about it, but since Lin Xinyan put it that way, there was nothing else

had grown old and

secret for so many years, but he suddenly doesn’t care anymore?

him to hear it from outsiders – unless it’s

Yuxiu and apologize for his animosity towards her all these years, or see him fight Wen Qing

strung so tight that she felt as if she was on

least 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 be filled with resentment from

around when he suddenly remembered something and looked at her. “Xichen and Ruixi miss the two of you. Call

nodded in

door for Zong Qifeng to enter. Then, the