Stealing Your Heart

As the car drew closer to the person and Zong Jinghao was able to recognize who it was, he roused Lin Xinyan. “Peichuan is here.”

Lin Xinyan reacted right away as she had been awake all the while. She opened her eyes and looked towards the entrance. With Shen Peichuan was a young woman carrying a backpack.

Lin Xinyan assumed that this must be Sang Yu.

Zong Jinghao pulled over quickly on the driveway. Lin Xinyan then unbuckled herself and stepped out.

Shen Peichuan approached her with Sang Yu. “Xinyan.”

Lin Xinyan smiled warmly. “When did you get back?”

Shen Peichuan replied, “We just got off the coach.”

He went on to introduce Zong Jinghao and Lin Xinyan to Sang Yu. “Just follow my lead.”

Sang Yu had seen Zong Jinghao before but she was meeting Lin Xinyan for the first time. She learned from Shen Peichuan that Lin Xinyan was young. Now that she had seen her in the flesh, she thought that Lin Xinyan was not only youthful but also very pretty.

“Pleased to meet you,” Sang Yu greeted.

Considering that the affair between Shen Peichuan and Song Yaxin was yet to be settled, she did not feel comfortable calling her “Xinyan”.

Lin Xinyan smiled. “It must have been a long trip. Let’s go inside the house.”

Shen Peichuan denied their weariness. “I have another matter that I may need to trouble you with on this visit.”

When Lin Xinyan heard that, she glanced at Zong Jinghao beside her before turning back to glance at Shen Peichuan. “If there’s anything you feel that we could help with, just ask away.”

She felt that it was only right to offer help, given what Shen Peichuan had done for them.

“I have to make a trip to the station and then settle some things at the Songs, so I was wondering if I could have Sang Yu stay with you for a couple of days while I sort out her schooling matters.”

Sang Yu had quit studying previously. Now that she wanted to resume her studies, there were some administrative processes with the school that needed to be attended to.

Lin Xinyan agreed right away. Shen Peichuan must have trusted them enough to keep Sang Yu with them.

Lin Xinyan could not say no to that.

“Let’s go inside first,” Lin Xinyan said with a smile.

Shen Peichuan nodded.

not want to host visitors, let alone strangers, during this time. Still vexed about Lin Xinyan’s situation, he had hoped for some quiet time at home, but he and his wife were indebted to Shen Peichuan who had almost lost his life on his account. Furthermore, Shen Peichuan was someone who seldom asked for

Lin Xinyan. Despite all her troubles, she still had to put on a

him feel good

of them pushed through the door, they were greeted by the sight of a living

at her mother and

back some traumatic memories, and that led Zong

off guard. Lin Xinyan went

her daughter’s back, Lin Xinyan’s

would not stop crying, no matter what

Her eyes reddened when she saw how distressed her daughter was. The mother desperately smothered that little face with kisses in an

Jinghao knew how Lin Xinyan must be struggling inside, so he took their daughter from her and cradled the

reached out to dry Zong Yanxi’s tears, the little girl suddenly turned to greet Shen Peichuan. “Uncle

would rather forget.

the head. “It’s over and we’re fine now, Yanxi. You don’t have to

beads of tears

Peichuan affirmed. “If you keep this

she rubbed her eyes. She pointed

at Sang Yu before he replied, “I was about to introduce her

a little confused. “Haven’t you introduced a

Shen Peichuan was dumbstruck.

embarrassed, too, as she stood

Lin Xinyan said to her daughter, “This is the lady Uncle Shen

blinked as she snuggled against Zong Jinghao. “Daddy,

Zong Jinghao felt relieved.

thumb across the underside of his daughter’s teary eye. Although he did not voice his concerns, he was deeply worried that the bad experience might have left a scar on Zong Yanxi’s psyche. Zong Jinghao did not expect that Shen Peichuan’s

he would have invited Shen Peichuan

Yu to Zong Qifeng and the others. “This

Yu bowed politely. Lin Xinyan said, “Make

her lips, Sang Yu

close to us, we are very happy to have you

Lin Xinyan smiled graciously.

She found Lin Xinyan to be very amiable without any air of arrogance. It was something she did not

been worried that Lin Xinyan would be hard to get along with, or might even despise

did not expect Lin

Xinyan called out, “Please tidy up the