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 in

time he thought of it, he

a long time to clear his head

The next day.

slumber. She answered her mobile phone in annoyance.

“What news?” She asked.

about your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded

Yanxi finally sat up, rubbing

“What scandal?” She asked.

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

Xian followed up with a text afterwards: What? Your

on. It was common knowledge that tabloids would often blow things

pay her the amount she had in mind, causing things

pay money when he’s that rich?

Xian texted again, worried because Zong Yanxi had not replied to

finally texted back: Why would I

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

my ex-husband. I

sigh of relief as

mobile phone and got off her bed. She

at Ling Wei for what she did to

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

footage or records of Ling Wei entering and leaving the villa where

since the incident happened, the surveillance footage would be worth a look because the

breakfast, she promptly left her

year, the place which used to be her residence had turned into a wasteland. Dried, dead leaves covered the courtyard, and thorny weeds infested

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

flashed through her mind. Once upon a time, she genuinely believed that she would happily spend the rest of her life

Reality hurts.

the door of the villa.

cold. A thick layer of dust masked every inch of its

dream house when she had just

Yanxi’s eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

her feet, walking towards the study. The study was

lived there for three years, she knew about every little design and detail of the villa

sat herself down

out since the divorce, the water and electricity were not

screen lit up

the records of the security system, and entered the date and time of the footage she needed to

for that

Wei would have cleaned up the

events, Zong Yanxi believed that it was impossible to commit a perfect crime. Even without that particular surveillance footage, she could still

to be a

computer, she hastily made her way out, knocking a