Stealing Your Heart

Jiang Mohan walked towards Zong Yanxi as he turned to glance at the movie posters at the entrance of the cinema.

“Are you here alone?” He asked.

Zong Yanxi chuckled, “There isn’t anyone else here to keep me company, is there?”

“Which one did you watch?” For some reason, he felt curious about it.

There were three new movies being screened that month, including those of the sci-fi and romance genres.

Zong Yanxi turned around to look at him. “Lovestruck,” she said.

“Ms. Lin, do you have a boyfriend?” Jiang Mohan asked again.

“President Jiang, you seem to be really interested in my personal affairs,” Zong Yanxi laughed.

Jiang Mohan felt a little embarrassed.

His questions seemed to come to mind naturally, and he simply asked without thinking twice.

“Sorry about that.” He pulled a serious face. “It’s getting pretty late. You should go back soon and have a good rest,” he said, walking off to his car.

Zong Yanxi stayed put. As she watched him leave, she suddenly called out to him, “President Jiang, have you ever been in love?”

Jiang Mohan stopped in his tracks, turning around.

“I know that this is not related to work, so there’s no need to answer me. It was a good movie by the way. If you have the time, it might be good entertainment for you,” she continued before walking off.

At that moment, she could not help but wonder if he had ever felt attracted to her in the days that they had spent together.

Does it really matter though? Like that would change a thing.

She smiled bitterly and took a deep breath.

Jiang Mohan simply stood there. The poster for the movie “Lovestruck” caught his eye.

It seemed to depict a love story between two childhood friends.

He shifted his gaze towards Lin Ruixi, but he could somehow see the shadow of another woman on her.

No, that’s Lin Ruixi! Why am I always seeing things?

He was sick of feeling that way. She is irreplaceable. I shouldn’t feel that way.

Even as he got in his car, he turned back again to look at that poster. Memories flooded his mind.

He first met her at a very young age.

She had a smile that warmed his heart like rays of sunshine.

Jiang Mohan’s eyes darkened with a tinge of passion and love that he was unaware of.

when he began feeling that way, but that smile of hers always had a place in

it, he

to clear his head and get on

The next day.

alarm mercilessly aroused Zong Yanxi from her sweet slumber. She answered her mobile phone in annoyance. “Hey, go check out

“What news?” She asked.

ex-husband.” Gu

sat up, rubbing

“What scandal?” She asked.

headlines read “President of Hengkang Group

with a text afterwards: What? Your ex-husband hits women? How violent!

ignored his text message, and read on. It was common knowledge that tabloids would often blow things out

refused to pay her the amount she had

amused. Refusing to pay money when he’s that rich? Fighting, even.

not replied to him:

finally texted back:

you mean, why? Your ex-husband is hooking up with other woman

unfazed as she replied: You’re right. He indeed is my ex-husband. I repeat,

Xian then heaved a sigh of relief as

put away her mobile phone and got off her bed.

for Zong Yanxi to get back at Ling Wei for what she did to her, she needed to gather evidence on the incident

no leads, and dared not contact those people involved, fearing that her parents would find out about what she

Yanxi could do was to check for any footage or records of Ling Wei entering and leaving the villa

it had been quite some time since the incident happened, the surveillance footage would be worth a look

breakfast, she promptly left

had turned into a wasteland. Dried,

gate. To her surprise, the gate

Once upon a time, she genuinely

Reality hurts.

the door of the villa. The passcode

air in the villa was stone cold. A thick layer of

be her dream house when she had just

eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

the study. The study was also the control room for the security systems of the

she knew about every little design and detail of the villa at her

Yanxi sat herself down before the

Jiang Mohan had moved out since the divorce, the water

screen lit up in an

system, and entered the date and time of the

footage for that

cleaned up the footage

unfortunate turn of events, Zong Yanxi believed that it was impossible to commit a perfect crime. Even

to be

computer, she hastily made her way out, knocking a book