Stealing Your Heart

“I’m really sleepy,” Lin Xinyan emphasized.

Zong Jinghao did not reply.

He pressed his solid chest against her back as he hugged her tightly, he then said, “I won’t disturb you anymore. Go to sleep.”

The sun gradually rose around six in the morning.

Lin Xinyan rolled over on the bed and stretched out her hands, but she did not feel anybody lying beside her. Blocking the sun’s rays with her hands, she slowly opened her eyes and saw that there was indeed no one beside her. Judging from the lack of warmth on the bed, she figured he must have left early.

She frowned and wondered if Zong Jinghao had enough rest since he came back late last night and went out again so early in the morning.

Sitting up, she grabbed the phone with the thought of calling him, but in the end, she changed her mind. She presumed that he must have something important to attend to. Otherwise, he wouldn’t leave so early. She felt it might not be appropriate to call him at that moment.

With that thought, she put down the phone, lifted the quilt, and headed to the bathroom to wash up. Just as she was squeezing the toothpaste, the phone rang from where she left it on the bed. She picked up the phone as she brushed her teeth and saw that Shen Peichuan was calling her. Taking the toothbrush out of her mouth, she answered the phone and heard Shen Peichuan’s voice from the other end, “Xinyan, have you watched the news?”

“What news?” she asked.

“Hurry up and take a look,” he simply said.

Feeling puzzled, Lin Xinyan searched for the news on her phone. The headline was about a murder in a bar. The police reported that a prisoner had escaped from prison, leaving the police no choice but to shoot him dead. The news also stated that the video circulating on the web was maliciously edited and not true.

The police in B City posted the entire case information on social media and warned the public not to believe in or spread rumors to maintain public order.

In just one morning, that headline was spread all over the web. Lin Xinyan lowered her eyes and wondered if the news was why Zong Jinghao came back so late last night and left so early that morning.

“Xinyan, have you seen it?” Shen Peichuan’s voice rang out from the phone.

Lin Xinyan put the phone to her ear again and said, “I saw it.”

“The good part is yet to come. The perpetrator won’t be able to escape,” he said.

“Is it Wen Qing?” she asked.

it’s Chen Qing…”

Qing?” Lin Xinyan exclaimed in surprise. Wen Qing isn’t the

came out with ideas for him. He Ruize and He Ruilin were his pawns. He used them to get the He family to retaliate against you while staying behind the scenes, waiting to reap the benefits. He thought we were unaware of what he did, but he doesn’t know that we have evidence of his crimes…”

to see Wen Qing that night, and after that, he also

and took the initiative to withdraw the case, he

asked Shen Peichuan to meet with He Wenhuai to determine if He

the letter, he stated that Chen Qing went to look for him and said that as long as he was willing to die, Chen Qing would lend his support to the He

just when Shen Peichuan went to find him, and Shen Peichuan informed him

Qing had used him. Naturally, he was unwilling to

Qing wholeheartedly. As such, whenever the two met and talked, he would secretly record their meeting in case Chen Qing

those recordings had become evidence of Chen Qing’s role in

death of He Ruilin, Chen Qing’s situation became more unfavorable, and it was certain that the

of effort into fighting crimes. Chen Qing’s situation couldn’t possibly end well with him committing a crime at that

Xinyan did not expect to hear that. She asked, “But why would he

he have a

else would he try

don’t know the specifics, but he must have had a reason. He wouldn’t be so desperate otherwise. Anyway, I called to tell you not to worry about

why it was Shen Peichuan who called her instead

his office right now. I think he wouldn’t have time to call

up then,” Lin Xinyan said. She still had the toothbrush in her hand.

a little uncomfortable without taking a shower last night, so she took a shower and changed into a

Cheng Yuxiu was washing Lin Ruixi’s face, and Lin Xichen had

Xichen greeted, “Good

pulled the chair out, sat down, and said, “Good morning,

ran towards her after washing her face and hands. Lin Xinyan had no way of stopping her

climbed onto the chair and sat down. Aunt Yu placed glasses of fresh milk in front of them and said, “Let’s have

kids started eating. She sat next to Lin Ruixi, took a sip of milk, and looked at Lin Xinyan, “I’m going out later. Do you have

with us,” Lin Ruixi