Stealing Your Heart

The wind outside bellowed loudly as the tree branches rattled. They creaked and formed many shadows against the glass window.

The clock was ticking away on the wall.

After some time, Lin Xinyan’s legs felt numb while her body turned slightly hot. Zong Jinghao carried her upstairs and placed her on the bed. She felt groggy as she recalled herself getting drenched in the rain during the day. Actually, she had felt a little chilly after the incident but did not bother about it.

However, she was now feeling cold even when she was lying under the covers.

She vaguely heard someone say, “Go to sleep.”

Opening her eyes, she looked at him worriedly. “What about you?”

Lin Xinyan was not well-rested during the past few days; she was very exhausted today. Thus, even though she did not receive a response, she still quickly drifted off.

A loud thunder woke her up in the night.

The room was dark; only a warm yellow light glowed by the bedside. It was pouring heavily in the night. She caught sight of the raindrops against her glass window that was tightly shut.

There was no one beside her as the sheets were neat. Instead, only the side she slept on was wrinkled. It meant Zong Jinghao had not lain down at all. She got up and headed towards the study as she recalled Zong Jinghao’s reaction earlier. When she entered the study downstairs, it was empty. She could only hear the sound of the rain.

Lin Xinyan searched the entire villa but no avail.

In the end, she decided to knock on Shen Peichuan’s door in desperation. The man was awakened by the thunder as well and hadn’t fallen back asleep.

He opened the door as soon as he heard someone knocking and saw Lin Xinyan standing by his door. “He’s gone,” she said anxiously.

Shen Peichuan frowned. “What?”

Zong Jinghao has disappeared?

something on.” Shen Peichuan turned and closed the

dark. She opened the door and a gush of cold wind swept inside. Lin Xinyan shivered in the cold as she

Lin Xinyan in thin clothing and said, “Although the weather is getting warmer, it does get cold when it rains. You should put on something warmer before we start searching

him. “I think I know where he

assumed it was because her body was feeling feverish. However, she quickly shrugged off the

and changed her shoes as Shen Peichuan

go the

looked sideways at her but said nothing before heading

B City was covered with raging rain across the entire

cordierite brick steps in Qing Garden. The scent of the

before the lonely tombstone,

was when Zong Qifeng brought her home. At that time, he believed that she was the reason he had lost his mom. Hence, he smashed the teacup that the maid handed him on the ground. The cup shattered into pieces while hot tea spilled everywhere. But she did not reprimand him for being

was so pretentious at that moment and that she was so great at pretending to

she was indeed his mother, he did not call her ‘mom’. He could not take the initiative to do so even though she was

revealing the truth to him. Because

his grievances, hatred, and inability to accept were nothing in comparison to her

and youth had gone to waste. Moreover, she gave up the family business of the Cheng family only

selfishly and found someone else to live a peaceful life together. Yet, if you desired so much

are cruel

he wanted to say, yet he could not bring himself to say anything. Instead, he bowed as his forehead touched the cold ground and rain

became heavier as if God were too shedding tears at

rain or his tears. A trace of hatred

stood beside him, shielding him from the rain. She stood there

by his side. I’m determined to get to the bottom of this and punish

promise you that I will take

Xinyan bent over

“We have so much to do next; we have to catch the person who