Stealing Your Heart

After she opened the door, she saw a figure sitting by the desk.

There was only a dim white light in the room while the still air reinforced the somber atmosphere. Within the spacious room, lay a massive desk.

On it, there was a brush and some paper. Zong Qifeng loved to write calligraphy.

However, the man who used to be holding the brush and bent over writing was gone.

As Lin Xinyan walked up, the ink within the inkstone itself had dried out but she could still catch a whiff of its fragrance. When she looked at the figure sitting at the desk, she hesitated as she didn’t know what to say. She simply walked up to him and gave him a hug.

After some time, a raspy voice broke the silence. “When day breaks, others will be here. You have to regain your composure as soon as possible.”

Zong Jinghao scanned around the room. To him, everything looked familiar and surreal at the same time. He continued, Yan, I’ve lost another family member.”

His mother was gone, and now, so was his father.

Lin Xinyan felt her nose burn as she curled her arms around him. In a choking voice, she reassured him, “You still have me and the kids. We will always be by your side.”

Zong Jinghao squeezed her tightly in his arms and buried his face in her chest, trembling.

Unable to find the words to console him, Lin Xinyan stayed by his side quietly.

After a long while, dawn started to break and Zong Jinghao let go of her.

As Lin Xinyan looked at his calm face, she knew that he had hidden his sadness away. Now wasn’t the time to show it.

Since Zong Qifeng had died, they wanted to ensure his soul could rest in peace. Hence, the funeral arrangements now took precedence.

Knock! Knock!

on the study

answered, “Come

pushed open the door and reported, “There’s someone here and is crying in the

Yu had seen the person before, it was

stood up. Remembering that the kids hardly slept, he got Lin Xinyan to check on them while

Despite how loud it sounded, it felt insincere as Zong Jinghao couldn’t detect the sadness from

in a Chinese

man, he could still recognize him as Zong Qifeng’s cousin. In other words, his

with his

back, exposing the interlacing strands of white

surprise to see him arrive in such a

you tell me your father wasn’t feeling well? I didn’t even get to say goodbye. Is this how you do your duty

was curious to see him appear

What does he want?

Zong Jinghao calmly remarked, “It’s a surprise to see you

Yungan was

while, he didn’t like visiting despite

Now that your dad has passed away, am I not supposed to be here?” he

looked at him in silence. Regardless of whether his intentions were sincere, he knew he shouldn’t argue out of respect

know of a funeral

made the arrangements.” Zong Jinghao cut him off

that Zong Jinghao was being rude. Zong Jinghao didn’t even pretend

have been easy enough to just be cordial and get over with it. However, for someone that

But, he seemed to have got wind of it extremely quickly and pretended to

of the ordinary happens, something else