Stealing Your Heart

When the kids arrived home, Zong Yanxi lay on Zong Qifeng’s bed and began folding paper cranes with colored paper. She told her grandfather, “Our art teacher taught us this.”

“Is that so?” Zong Qifeng chuckled as he patted his granddaughter’s head gently. Have you managed to learn how to do it properly?”

“I haven’t gotten much practice yet, so it doesn’t look as good as my teacher’s,” Zong Yanxi replied as she continued folding her cranes.

“I believe Ruixi will be able to make beautiful cranes.”

Zong Yanxi looked at her grandfather and said, “Grandpa, I want to fold many paper cranes.”

“Why?” Zong Qifeng queried.

Zong Qifeng was leaning against the bed; he had a frail disposition.

“There’s an ancient rumor that if you fold a thousand paper cranes sincerely, you’ll be able to bring good luck and blessings to someone you love. I want to fold you a thousand paper cranes so that you can get better soon,” Zong Yanxi explained earnestly.

Zong Qifeng felt touched by this gesture. This lass is getting more and more understanding by the day. “Where did you hear this from? You should be studying hard instead of learning all of this useless nonsense!”

“My art teacher taught us this. Is my teacher teaching nonsense then? If so, I won’t listen to my teachers or do my homework anymore,” Zong Yanxi retorted sharply. Zong Qifeng replied tenderly, “Sorry, that’s not what I meant at all. I was wrong. It’s very useful knowledge.”

Zong Yanxi stared at Zong Qifeng with a solemn expression in her clear eyes. “Grandpa, I’ll pray for your recovery earnestly.”

Zong Qifeng did not have any regrets left in this world. The only thing he lamented was not being able to watch the three kids grow up. Cheng Yuxiu wanted to watch her grandchildren grow up and go to school, but she had been unable to do so.

“I’ll hang them up,” Zong Yanxi quipped as she hung her folded paper cranes on the windowsill with a bit of string.

Lin Xinyan entered the room with the baby in her arms. She hurriedly supported her daughter, who was attempting to reach the window on a stool. “Slow down. Be careful.”

“It’s fine; I’ve grown up now,” Zong Yanxi assured her as she got off the stool. “Mommy, did you bring little brother here to see grandpa?”

Lin Xinyan nodded. “That’s right. Your little brother misses grandpa.”

“Hehe,” Zong Yanxi smiled as she pinched her brother’s cheeks. “His cheeks are so soft!”

Lin Xinyan slapped her hand aside and chided, “Don’t pinch his cheeks. He’ll drool.”

Zong Yanxi pouted and left the room.

Just as she was about to close the door, she met Zong Jinghao outside and called out, “Daddy!”

instructed, “Go play with Yanchen in the

don’t want to play with him; he’s so boring!” Zong Yanxi headed back to her own

years. Everyone other than Zong Yanxi and the baby knew

Yanxi remarked that her brother was just trying to act cool and

door and headed over to the bedside. He pulled a chair over and

much. Although

still young, and his immune system was

bring him in? Keep him away from me!” Zong Qifeng hurriedly

“Jinghao and I have something to tell

the matter?” Zong Qifeng asked Zong

to let Su Zhan and Qin Ya adopt the baby,” Lin

your child. If you’ve already thought this through, then I have no reason

small hands, and the baby burst

“This works, I guess.”

was ill, but his mind was still sharp.

take after your father’s surname. The child will then be able to take over your family business. Everything has worked out well. They won’t be able to see it for themselves, but I’ll be sure to pass on the

trailed off towards the end. His

atmosphere turned grim, especially after what Zong Qifeng said about passing on the message. After a short chat, Zong Qifeng grew tired.

at night, Lin Xinyan tossed and turned in bed, only to find out that there was no one beside her. She opened her eyes groggily and saw a dark figure on the balcony. She put on her slippers and brought a coat over, pinning it

dim moonlight, Lin Xinyan could see a pained and

the coat and placed it over her shoulders. He took her hand and said, “I can’t fall asleep. Keep me

and the two of them

away? If you want, I

enough for me to have

content to have

you did all of this for my sake. You let the baby take the Zhuang surname and inherit JK in order to let my family name and business continue to thrive. That way, his legacy will live on in our child.” She placed her hand on the

logic behind this, but they

back into the room while holding Lin Xinyan’s

two of them simply could not fall asleep. Thoughts of both Zong Qifeng and the baby weighed

the only ones who

Although she had not eaten much for dinner that night, she still felt like vomiting, but nothing

was working as an intern, so she could not be late. She would be penalized for being

a lot less

Yu described her symptoms to the doctor, “I’ve been feeling nauseous lately, but I can’t seem to

doctor probed, “Has anything like this happened

shook her head. “My body has always