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

boring!” Zong Yanxi headed back to her own room while

wise beyond his years. Everyone other than Zong Yanxi and the baby knew about Zong Qifeng’s current

just trying to

Jinghao closed the door and headed over to the bedside. He

much. Although the illness was not contagious, he was worried that it would affect the baby

young, and his immune

him away from me!” Zong Qifeng hurriedly waved

I have something

Zong Qifeng asked

I have talked this through, and we want to let Su Zhan and Qin Ya adopt

Qifeng’s gaze turned to baby and said, “He’s your child. If you’ve already thought this

hands, and the baby burst

“This works, I guess.”

sharp. He could easily

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 message when I meet them on

off towards the end. His physical condition

chat, Zong Qifeng grew tired. Lin Xinyan and Zong Jinghao left the room so that he could

was no one beside her. She opened her eyes groggily and saw a dark figure on

see a

her shoulders. He took her hand and said, “I can’t fall asleep. Keep me company for a

and the two of them stood under the moonlight

away? If you want, I can bear you another child,” Lin Xinyan

“Your body can’t take it. It’s already enough for me to

have a son and

placed her hand on the back of his hand gently and continued, “Allowing Qin Ya and

of them understood the logic behind this, but they just could not bear giving their

back

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

not the only ones who did

nauseous of late. Although she had not eaten much for dinner that night, she still felt like vomiting, but nothing would

to a clinic. There was a long queue at the hospital, and she was working as an

a lot less crowded than

“I’ve been feeling nauseous lately, but I can’t seem to vomit anything out. My appetite has

probed, “Has anything like this happened in

shook her head. “My body has