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.

hangover medicine at home. Bring some

for a

helped Lin Xinyan upstairs with the other. “Be careful. Watch your steps. The doctor said not to walk too

they were upstairs, she pushed open the door to a bedroom which was only illuminated by a bedside lamp. The light was dim, and she could smell the faint scent of alcohol. She took the water and medicine from Aunt Yu’s hand before ordering, “You can go downstairs now. I’ll handle

careful. Call for me if you

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

his side and concealed by the shadows. She placed the glass of water and medicine on the bedside table, then sat on the bed and reached out to turn him over. “How are

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 windows outside.

open, but he had his

was lying down, while the other one was sitting. Both were buried in

Ding.

unlock it. It was a text message from Bai Yinning. She hesitated for a good few minutes before finally opening it. It was a simple message that consisted of a few words:

raining so heavily right now, and it’s well

it’s better this way. I just want everything

found that he was still 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

blanket before getting into bed. She had just put her arms around his waist intending to hug him to sleep when suddenly, her hands were caught. Before she could react, the man turned her onto her back and pressed her hands above her

alcohol. Lin Xinyan could not help

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

lips with it. He looked at her with hooded eyes, with his thick eyelashes obscuring the gloominess in his

could not

to pinch her lips shut, stopping whatever words she was about to say from coming out. He twisted her

that her restrained hands balled into fists. Unfortunately, she could not move

be carefully inspecting her lips as he rolled them back and forth. Lin Xinyan could only endure the pain

his actions gradually gentled, but he still did not stop fondling her lips. He alternated between squeezing and caressing. It was as if he was treating

lips were numb with pain, and she felt bone-tired

not in time to see what it was before he covered her lips with his own. He switched between kissing her deeply

Pain washed over her.

an indescribable kind of