Stealing Your Heart

Shen Peichuan told her to wait in the car for him because of the rain. “I’ll go get an umbrella.”

He braved the rain and grabbed an umbrella from the trunk. With the raindrops pelting down on the umbrella, he walked to the passenger seat and opened the car door. “The rain is too heavy. I’ll carry you in if that’s okay with you.”

When Lin Xinyan stepped out of the car, Shen Peichuan hurriedly covered her with the umbrella.

She held onto Shen Peichuan’s arm and reassured, “It’s fine. I can walk. It’s only a short distance anyway.”

Shen Peichuan did not argue. After all, not everyone liked having unnecessary physical contact with the opposite sex.

Hence, they both walked, albeit very slowly, under the cover of the umbrella. When they entered the house, they found that Su Zhan and Guan Jing had already left. The dining room was also all cleaned up, with Aunt Yu currently cleaning the kitchen.

She looked over her shoulder at Shen Peichuan, who was standing just outside the door. The rain was still pouring down from the sky that even the wind held hints of moisture as it blew into the house. “I’m not in a very good mood today, so don’t take whatever I said to heart,” she said weakly.

“I know.” Shen Peichuan pursed his lips slightly. “I should be the one apologizing. I shouldn’t have doubted you.”

“Tell Su Zhan and Guan Jing not to say a word about me going out today.” When she left the villa with Shen Peichuan earlier, she did not purposefully avoid the two of them. When they came downstairs and did not see them, they definitely would have asked Aunt Yu about their whereabouts.

“I’ll give them a call later. Go on in. You’ve been out for a long time today.”

Lin Xinyan nodded and reminded him, “Drive safe. It’s dark outside and raining too.”

“I will,” Shen Peichuan answered.

Lin Xinyan went into the house after that. When Aunt Yu, who was about to take the trash out, saw Lin Xinyan standing, she put down the things in her hands and hastened her steps towards her. “Let me help you.”

Lin Xinyan held her hand and carefully made her way into the house. “Aunt Yu, don’t tell Jinghao that I went out today.”

Aunt Yu lowered her gaze and said, “Yes, ma’am.”

“Has he been sleeping this whole time? Did he vomit?” She was worried because he drank on an empty stomach.

“He’s quite alright.” Aunt Yu still did not dare to meet Lin Xinyan’s eyes.

have some hangover medicine at

a moment before replying,

one hand and helped Lin Xinyan

The light was dim, and she could smell the

her, “Be careful. Call for

a response and slowly made her way into the room. When Aunt Yu saw that she reached

on his side and concealed by the shadows. She placed the glass of water and medicine on the bedside

he was still fast asleep, so she did not disturb him anymore. All she did was sit beside the bed and watch as the raindrops beat down on the

wide open, but he had his

one was sitting. Both

Ding.

unlock it. It was a text message from Bai Yinning. She hesitated for a good few minutes

now, and it’s well into the night

it’s better this way. I just want everything to go back to the way it

in the same position. But what she didn’t know was that his eyes had clouded over at that moment, and not even a trace of light could pierce through the darkness looming

her hands were caught. Before she could react, the man turned her onto her back and pressed her hands above her head, rendering her immobile. He held her legs in place with his own as he

of alcohol. Lin Xinyan could not help but frown slightly. “Weren’t

he stared unblinkingly at her lips. Even under the dimness of the light, the frown between

gently traced her lips with it. He looked at her with hooded eyes, with his thick eyelashes

could not read

suddenly used his fingers to pinch her lips shut, stopping whatever words she was about to say

that her restrained hands balled into

he rolled them back and

but he still did not stop fondling her lips. He alternated between squeezing and caressing. It

with pain, and

her face, but she was not in time to see what it was before he covered her lips with

Pain washed over her.

indescribable kind of