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.”

It was very hot outside, so she took out a bottle of iced water from her fridge and handed it to him.

bottle of water. “No problem. It’s

Lin Xinyan shut the door and walked over to gaze down at the box of radishes on the coffee table. She reached out and grabbed 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

open. Lin Xinyan looked over and saw Qin Ya walk into the house. Qin Ya frowned when she saw Lin Xinyan gnawing

her slippers, she walked over to the box and peered down at the neat row of radishes. Stunned, she looked up at Lin Xinyan and asked, “Did you really buy so many of

head, she

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

spicy as most radishes. Although it didn’t taste very good, it didn’t taste awful either. Qin Ya walked back to the living room

Qin Ya, she said, “You were the only person I told about

looked

Qin Ya smiled awkwardly and said, “I guess your husband is really

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treated his wife

with you, he’s obviously still thinking of

find it in herself to be happy. It wasn’t because she was upset that Zong

the thing to him?” she

Ya shook her head. “Nope. He said he’ll be coming over.

to him if he had been in B City. However, he told her to keep it at her place until he came over to collect

and the kids, if they weren’t in B City? Were they in