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.

feeling that way, but that smile of hers always had a place

it, he

him a long time to clear his head

The next day.

answered her

“What news?” She asked.

a scandal about your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded

finally sat up,

“What scandal?” She asked.

send Zong Yanxi the link to the news article. Clicking on the link, the headlines read

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

knowledge that tabloids

about how Jiang Mohan slept with a woman, but refused to pay

Yanxi was rather amused. Refusing to pay money when

again, worried because Zong Yanxi had not replied to him: You aren’t feeling upset about this,

back: Why would

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

He indeed is my ex-husband. I repeat, my ex-husband. Hence, it is none

of relief as he replied: Alright

Yanxi put away her mobile phone and got off

did to her, she needed to gather evidence on the incident where she got

Zong Yanxi had 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 where the former used to live

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

having breakfast, she promptly left

year, the place which used to be her residence had turned

using the old passcode to unlock the gate. To her surprise, the gate swung right open. Jiang Mohan did not change the passcode when he

the courtyard, fleeting memories of the past flashed through her mind. Once upon a time, she genuinely believed that she would happily spend the

Reality hurts.

towards the door of the

was stone cold. A thick layer of dust masked every

dream house when she had just gotten married

eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

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

for three years, she knew about every little design and detail

the study, Zong Yanxi sat herself down before

had moved out since the

lit up in an

the records of the security system, and entered the date and time of

the footage for that exact time interval

course Ling Wei would have cleaned up the footage

perfect crime. Even without that particular

to be

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