Stealing Your Heart

Lin Xinyan opened the door and found a delivery man standing outside in his helmet. There was a large parcel in his hands. “Excuse me, are you Ms. Lin?”

Lin Xinyan nodded. “Yes, that’s me.”

The delivery man handed her the parcel. “Here’s your delivery. Please sign to acknowledge that you’ve received it.”

Lin Xinyan remained rooted to her spot. She hadn’t bought anything. The last time she received something like this, it had turned out to be those disgusting photos. What could it be this time?

And what a huge box it was!

Afraid that there was something sinister in the parcel, Lin Xinyan refused to sign the acknowledgement slip. “Put it down on the floor first. I want to check if the items inside have been damaged.”

The delivery man looked rather nonplussed. It wasn’t the first time a customer had asked to check if the items were in good condition. He set the parcel down and yanked the tape away, opening a box to reveal a Styrofoam box. The delivery man removed the lid of the box. Inside it was an ice pack, and beneath that, they found a neat row of fresh radishes.

Lin Xinyan gawked at the radishes in shock, as though she was wondering why she had received them.

“Take a look and see if they’ve been damaged,” The delivery man told her.

Lin Xinyan snapped out of her daze and quickly signed the acknowledgement slip. “Could you help me move this into my house?”

It was a little too heavy for her to move it by herself.

The delivery man said, “Alright.”

something dangerous hidden within that box of radishes. It was very hot outside, so she took out a bottle of iced water from her fridge and handed it to him. “Thanks for your

smiled and accepted her bottle of water. “No problem. It’s my job,

one of them. The radishes were so fresh that they still had leaves attached to them. She walked into the kitchen and sliced it into half, noting that its insides were red and crispy. The skin was so tender that she found it easier to peel it away by hand than to use a peeler. Lin Xinyan bit into a slice and found that the radish wasn’t spicy at all—in fact, it tasted a little like carrots. Because of the ice packs in the box, the radish was a little cold, and it made for a great snack in

front door click open. Lin Xinyan looked over and saw Qin Ya walk into the house. Qin Ya frowned when she saw Lin Xinyan gnawing on a radish in the living room. Is this

peered down at the neat row of radishes. Stunned, she looked up at Lin

continued chewing. Shaking her head, she said, “I didn’t buy

loud crunching sound reverberated around the room as Lin Xinyan chewed. Qin Ya couldn’t help but wonder if raw radish was really as good as

It wasn’t as spicy as most radishes. Although it didn’t taste very good, it didn’t taste

Lin Xinyan. Gazing up at Qin Ya, she said, “You were the only person I told about my radish craving. Who else did you

Ya looked

smiled awkwardly and said,

she told about Lin Xinyan’s wild desire for radish. He must

gesture was

treated his

isn’t here with you, he’s obviously still thinking of you,” Qin

upset that Zong Jinghao had sent her the radishes, but

you passed the thing

he’ll be coming over. I don’t think he’s in B City at

B City. However, he told

were Zong Jinghao and the kids, if they weren’t in B