Stealing Your Heart

By the time he arrived, it was already late evening.

At this time, Sang Yu and her course mates were busy preparing skewers for a barbecue. Of course, she prepared vegetable skewers for herself too. While the ladies were arranging drinks and fruits on the picnic mat, the boys were busy grilling the skewers.

Sang Yu kept getting distracted and checked the time on her watch. She wanted to estimate when Shen Peichuan would arrive.

“Do you have anything on your mind? You seem a little distracted ever since you answered that call.” One of the female course mates teased her, “I think someone must be missing her hubby!”

All these course mates on this trip had a close relationship with Sang Yu, and this was why they knew she was married.

“Stop it…” Sang Yu lowered her eyes. “I’m just thinking of the clothes I left on the balcony and thought of going home…”

“Oh, come on. Don’t be a party pooper! And it’s late now, so I’m sure it won’t rain. Just forget about it and enjoy a good time here!” One of the boys said.

“He’s right. Don’t tell me you want to leave at this hour? It’s too dangerous! Let’s just have some fun for a night here.”

The others also tried their best to stop her from leaving.

Sang Yu gave in and texted Shen Peichuan to see if he was coming.

Shen Peichuan replied: I’ve arrived at the foothill.

Sang Yu raised her head and looked at her course mates, “My hubby’s here to pick me up…”

“What? Your husband’s here?” Three girls surrounded her immediately. “Introduce him to us.”

“But…” They put Sang Yu in a tight spot.

looks, that’s all.” They were really keen to meet the man who Sang Yu was so

man, and he only comes back to meet me once in

Yu. You should really introduce him to us. We might

to say anymore. These were her close friends from the university, and she did not want

 Can you please come up? My course mates would like to meet you. She added another line at the end of the text: I’ll reject them

a short while, Shen Peichuan texted back:

course mates, Shen Peichuan

corner of Sang Yu’s mouth quirked up. She replied:

 Don’t. It’s late now, and it’s dangerous for you to walk at

well. You walk slowly

her pocket and sprang up. “I’ll go and get

female

right,” Sang

course mate switched on the torchlight and held Sang Yu’s hand. Before leaving, they turned around. “We’ll see you

steps,” one of the

will,” the female course mate

down the mountain was much more challenging than climbing uphill. It was even more dangerous, especially in the middle of the night when the only light source was

took a slow walk down the mountain. Some half an hour later, they noticed a light source from a

to come up at this hour, the person would most probably be

think so,” Sang Yu

waved the torch in the air and

person then

course mate said in excitement, “Hey, I think it’s

stay where they

to come over. In just a short while, Shen Peichuan turned on the torchlight on his phone and walked towards