Stealing Your Heart

It was finally the day of the funeral. The sky was filled with dark clouds and it was gloomy all over.

The men who attended the funeral were all dressed in black suits. The ladies that accompanied their husbands were either in black dresses or pantsuits. However, all of them only had light makeup on.

Today, there were a lot more people. In fact, the crowd was at least double the size of Cheng Yuxiu’s funeral.

There were so many flower wreaths that they spilled onto the road. Lin Xinyan and Zong Jinghao were dressed in all black and standing at the hall entrance, greeting the guests who came to pay their respects.

“Please accept our sincerest condolences.” Li Jing and Wen Qing arrived together and entered the hall. When they saw Lin Xinyan looking pale, they pulled her aside and reminded, “Both of you have to take care of yourselves too.’

Lin Xinyan replied, “We will.”

She didn’t have makeup on while her hair was tied into a simple bun. The only accessory she wore was a white flower above her left ear. Together, she and Zong Jinghao bowed towards them in respect. Li Jing sighed softly and followed Wen Qing in. Inside, they were greeted by a massive hall that was grand yet solemn.

They walked towards the center of the hall and paid their respects.

With the smell of incense in the background, Wen Qing looked at the black and white picture in front of the coffin. Suddenly, he felt a rush of emotions as he recalled the day Zong Qifeng and his sister were married. Zong Qifeng was dressed in a sharp black suit and stood in the front of the wedding hall. He looked tall, dashing, and reserved. Beside his sister, both of them looked amazing together. It was unfortunate that fate had other plans.

In a blink of an eye, time flew by.

Now, the thing he regretted the most was getting his sister to marry Zong Qifeng. He had destroyed both their lives and almost did the same to the next generation.

Staring at the picture, he said solemnly in this heart. “Qifeng, I’m sorry for everything. Now that you’re gone, I shouldn’t be too far behind. When we see each other again, I will repent for all the mistakes that I have committed.”

the same again. All he could do was rely on Li

Wen Qing softly as a long queue

and offering some

are well worth remembered by the living.”

in a black suit

offered their condolences to

Zong Yungan came to pay his respects. Beside him was the lady Lin Xinyan addressed as Aunt. As it was crowded today, they didn’t dare to do anything brazen and kept a low

ended. Lin Xinyan and Zong Jinghao had been greeting the guests since the morning. Qin Ya quickly came by with two glasses of water as she knew that

3.10 p.m., Zong Qifeng was to

the black cars lined up as if they were a black snake. Heading out of the city, they

they arrived at the cemetery, everyone

that were going to accompany the deceased on the last leg of the journey

holding Zong Qifeng’s photo in his hand. The two children stood beside him, one on each side. Lin Xinyan’s

the way, a gentle breeze blew past, causing the pine and cypress trees to rustle. The air was filled with a faint fragrance of chrysanthemum

along a cobblestone path, the tombstone had been changed. Now, there were two small pictures on it with two names inscribed beside them. On

the gloomy sky

recalled that it also rained during Cheng Yuxiu’s funeral. The rain then was significantly

solemn. After leaning forward to place the deceased’s picture in front of the tombstone, he bowed toward it. The next moment, everyone bowed

Grandpa and Grandma.”

After wiping off