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

Yu hesitated for a moment before

Lin Xinyan upstairs with the other. “Be careful. Watch

only illuminated by a bedside lamp. The light was dim, and she could smell the faint scent of alcohol.

Yu nodded and reminded her, “Be careful. Call

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

Jinghao was leaning on 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

on her own. She thought 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

open, but he had his back

while the other one was sitting. Both were buried in their own

Ding.

She fished out her phone and swiped it to unlock it. It was a text message from Bai Yinning. She hesitated for a good

right now, and it’s well

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

what she didn’t know was that his eyes had clouded over at that

placed her phone down, then flipped over the 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

body reeked of alcohol. Lin Xinyan could not help but frown

Even under

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

could not

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

was in so much pain that her restrained hands balled into fists. Unfortunately, she could not

inspecting her lips as he rolled them

between squeezing and caressing. It was as if he was treating her lips like some

numb with pain,

water fell onto her face, but she was not in time to see what it was before he covered her lips with his own.

Pain washed over her.

was an indescribable