Stealing Your Heart

When Qin Ya went back to the house together with the two kids, Lin Xinyan was asleep in her room, probably because she had been too worn out by work lately. However, since Zong Jinghao told her that Su Zhan would be here to pick up the kids later, Qin Ya had no choice but to wake her up.

Lin Xinyan opened her eyes and stared groggily at Qin Ya, who was standing next to her bed. She sat upright and rubbed her eyes. “You guys are back home.”

Qin Ya responded, “I’ve bought you some carrots.”

As Lin Xinyan just woke up, her eyes were glassy and her mind was still fuzzy.

Qin Ya poured her a glass of water. She drank half of it to clear up her mind. After putting down the glass on the bedside cabinet, she got out of bed and put on a pair of slippers. “What did you guys have for lunch?” she asked.

While speaking, she cast a glance at the clock and then back at Qin Ya. “I’m surprised it’s so late already.”

Qin Ya had taken the kids out for three hours.

What did they eat that took them so long?

“We had baked fish just now.” Qin Ya made it up, knowing that it was quite normal to wait quite a long time for a plate of baked fish to be served. The dish was made with fresh fish, which had to be gutted on the spot, and it would take at least another half an hour to bake it in the oven. The meal and the visit to the supermarket would make up the three hours’ time.

“You must be hungry now. Let me order some takeaway for you.” The two women then walked together to the living room where the two kids were watching TV on the sofa.

When the kids visited the bakery section of the supermarket just now, they shared the fact with their father that the red bean puffs sold there was Lin Xinyan’s favorite. It was a dessert made from puff pastry stuffed with delicious red bean fillings.

Lin Xinyan had bought it several times before, so the kids knew she loved it.

Because of that, Zong Jinghao decided to buy two boxes of red bean puffs as well as some other desserts, thinking that it would not be nutritious enough if she only had carrots for dinner.

Stretching her body, Qin Ya said, “I’m going to take a shower.”

In fact, she only said so to avoid seeing Su Zhan. Even if he were to die in front of her right now, she would not cave in or forgive him. It was not because she was unable to move on from him. She simply found him to be an eyesore.

The sight of him would remind her of all the ugly memories of her past.

She could change her looks and her voice, but she could not wipe out her memories.

Lin Xinyan nodded at her in acknowledgment before pouring herself a glass of milk from the fridge and putting it down on the dining table.

It was sweet of Zong Yanchen to bring all the desserts over to his mother. “Mommy, we’ve bought red bean puffs and pineapple buns for you.”

Yanxi brought the carrots over and offered them

two kids, feeling pleased to

do me a favor by washing

“Sure.”

was overjoyed; she felt proud to be able to

bite of the red bean puff her son offered her and relished its marvelous taste. Casually, she chatted with her son, “What delicious food did you guys

had steak,” Zong Yanchen

his

Xinyan used to hold the glass of milk froze in midair. She looked up at her son, wondering whether she had

while Qin Ya said they ate baked fish for

did you guys have for

he asked, “Mommy, would

her head at the little boy but at the same time, she couldn’t help but knit her brows together. The stories

that, she did not know of any nearby restaurants that served baked

Qin

continued to chat with his son as though she didn’t detect anything amiss.

ate at Mumbassi’s Kitchen, the place where Mr. Shao treated us to a

she thought about the restaurant. It was a high-end venue with minimum

 And why

Zong Yanxi returned with the washed carrots. “Mommy, here you go. You don’t

Xinyan took the carrots but she had no more appetite. Looking at the two kids,

did Qin

something which she didn’t want me to know

Ding-dong!

Just as she was about to answer the door, Zong Yanxi

dashed toward the door

She normally would not expect visitors at this hour; Shao Yun also seldom visited

was standing outside. The moment Lin Xinyan saw him, she went wide-eyed and gaped. Her entire body went numb. She was

Why is he here?

felt a flurry of anticipation as she strained her eyes, trying to see if there was anyone

him with

of surprise in the little girl’s voice given she had just met the man not

into the house and

I stay here?” she tried her best to sound composed and