Stealing Your Heart

Su Zhan was staring anxiously at his phone when Shen Peichuan suddenly came close to him. Startled, Su Zhan looked up and leaned back instinctively. The small bench shook unsteadily, tipping Su Zhan onto the floor.

A second passed and Su Zhan asked with wide eyes, “What are you up to, Shen Peichuan?”

Shen Peichuan towered over him, glaring down at Su Zhan. “What did you do wrong this time? What else could have scared you into such a state?”

“You’re the one who did something wrong!” Su Zhan shot him a glare in return as he climbed to his feet, dusted himself off, and picked up the bench. However, he did not sit down on it again. The bench was short, so a tall person like Su Zhan did not find it comfortable as he would need to bend his legs at an odd angle to sit steadily.

Sang Yu poured him a glass of water. “Have a drink and calm down.”

Su Zhan reached out to take the glass but did not drink it. “If Shen Peichuan teased you, would you be angry? Would you ignore him?” he asked her.

Sang Yu blinked. “Is he the type of person to tease people?”

Su Zhan had no response.

She’s right. A block of wood like Shen Peichuan has no sense of humor.

“Did you poke fun at your girlfriend so that she’s ignoring you now?” Sang Yu made a guess of Su Zhan’s troubled expression.

Su Zhan chuckled. “We get on great. She must be too busy to reply.”

He did not want to expose to others the balance of power in his relationship.

“You look really anxious,” Sang Yu pointed out. If he weren’t so engrossed in checking his phone, Shen Peichuan wouldn’t have been able to scare him so easily.

“Anxious? Do I seem anxious?” Su Zhan asked, immediately hanging a mask of nonchalance over his true feelings.

He looks so funny when he’s trying to act casually. How cute.

Sang Yu fought to keep herself from smiling as she shook her head. “Not anxious; more like restless.”

Restless because his girlfriend isn’t replying to him.

Su Zhan smiled briefly. I guess I can’t hide my true feelings completely. He pointed at Shen Peichuan and Sang Yu. “Today, the two of you shall entertain me. Let me just step out to make a call first.”

managed to be together again. Because he was terrified of losing her a second time, even a hint of

on purpose. A customer had entered the store and she rushed off to serve him, leaving her phone in the office. By the time she was finished with the customer, her phone had already accumulated two missed calls and a third call had just

“Qin Ya!”

Ya frowned.

Why didn’t you reply? Why didn’t you pick up your phone?

customer. Why did you call me

was worried because you didn’t pick up.” Su Zhan smiled

see Su Zhan’s expression but could not hear what he

over heels for his girlfriend, isn’t he?”

nodded. “Yes. The two of them went through a lot to finally

piqued Sang Yu’s interest. “Tell me about

story is too long to be summarized neatly. Basically, their relationship was filled with trials and tribulations. You wouldn’t believe it even if I told

Yu leaned her head towards Shen Peichuan. “Do the two of you

guess

Yu’s gaze fell. “Go chat with your friend. I’ll start

feel disappointed. I’m such a small part of

still on the phone. He had probably tried to escape the heat and was currently sitting in his car with windows rolled up

Ya. Instead, he trailed behind Sang

Sang Yu replied

genius to realize that Sang Yu was upset. “What’s

I was just thinking I know so little about you,” she said, raising her head to meet his

want to pry into his past or infringe on his privacy.

Of course I want to be

like an outsider when we’re

serious and direct. “I’ll tell you

spread across Sang Yu’s face. “I want to hear your stories for the rest of my

had ended his call and had walked

tried to hide her embarrassment with a smile as she changed

me at all.” Su Zhan switched back to his usual childish demeanor as he huffed, “I’m the one who

did. I’ve lost count of the number of times he fell into the pits of despair before Qin Ya finally decided to take