Stealing Your Heart

Song Yaxin parked the car by the roadside upon reaching the entrance of the villa. She did not get out of the car right away. Winding down the window, she glanced in the direction of the villa. She noticed that Su Zhan was not in B City and Zong Jinghao was not as nervous as before.

Has he given up, or is there more to this?

Her grip on the steering wheel tightened as she contemplated the endless possibilities.

In the end, she still could not figure out the core of the problem. She decided to look for Lin Xinyan and Zong Jinghao instead. After turning off the engine, she threw the car keys into her bag, got off, and headed toward the villa.

She rang the doorbell.

Aunt Yu answered the door not long after. “Who are you looking for?” she asked.

“I’m looking for Mr. Zong and his wife. Are they around?” Song Yaxin asked.

“Please wait here. I’ll go notify them.” Aunt Yu did not let her in since she had never seen Song Yaxin before. Besides, Zong Jinghao had clearly instructed her not to let strangers into the house.

Zong Yanxi had not fully recovered from the traumatic incident, and Zong Jinghao was afraid that her emotions might be affected by the presence of strangers in the house.

“Sure, could you please hurry up? It’s quite hot outside,” Song Yaxin said.

Aunt Yu nodded. Before closing the door, she asked, “How do I address you, Miss?”

“My last name is Song. I’m Song Yaxin.”

“Okay.” Aunt Yu closed the door and headed upstairs.

Only Lin Xinyan and Zong Yanxi were home. Zong Qifeng and Cheng Yuwen had brought Zong Yanchen out, while Zong Jinghao was away to tend to Aunt Wang’s matters as she had gotten hurt while on the job.

Inside the bedroom, Zong Yanxi did not say anything when she burrowed herself in Lin Xinyan’s embrace. She clutched at Lin Xinyan’s collar as if she were afraid that Lin Xinyan might disappear.

She would clutch onto Lin Xinyan after she had fallen asleep; even then, she would wake up from her sleep multiple times at night.

The little girl was plagued by anxiety.

door gently as she was afraid of waking

Lin Xinyan answered, “No.”

surname Song is waiting for you downstairs. Do

Zong Yanxi might not be able to move on from the

as Zong Yanxi was leaning on it. She adjusted her body a little as she asked, “Did she mention why

Yu shook her head. “She only mentioned that

for me to receive

I will ask her to leave,”

about to head out of the room, Lin Xinyan asked,

name is Song

Xinyan massaged her temples. Why is she here,

ask Shen Peichuan’s

let

a struggle for her to pick up Zong Yanxi, so she stepped forward to offer a helping hand. However, Zong Yanxi circled her arms around Lin Xinyan’s neck as soon as Aunt Yu touched her, evidently afraid

girl, Mommy is not leaving. Could you loosen your grip? It’s hard for Mommy to

Yanxi let go a little but edged herself even closer to Lin Xinyan. She was afraid that Aunt Yu might pick

her fingers through her daughter’s hair. She knew her daughter was just trying to protect herself and it was imperative

Aunt Yu nodded.

back. “It’s all over now. Nothing bad

Lin Xinyan kissed her forehead. “There’s a guest downstairs. Do you want Mommy to take

Yanxi kept mum and stayed still in her mother’s

gained considerable weight. She supported her belly as she walked toward the stairs. Afraid that she might lose her balance, she put one hand around her daughter’s waist as she

inside the house. She approached Lin Xinyan to help when she noticed that the latter was struggling. “Ruixi, your mommy is pregnant and it’s not so convenient for her to carry you.

take Zong Yanxi, Lin Xinyan said,

into tears before she could finish

Yaxin retracted her hands right

Yaxin. When she heard the noise, she rushed out of the kitchen. “What’s

Yaxin felt rather awkward. She just

would cry,”