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 his

of it, he would feel

clear his head

The next day.

Zong Yanxi from her sweet slumber. She answered her mobile phone in annoyance. “Hey, go check out the news!” It was Gu

“What news?” She asked.

your ex-husband.” Gu

finally sat up, rubbing

“What scandal?” She asked.

news article. Clicking on the link, the headlines read “President of Hengkang Group Exposed,” and the article showed an image of Jiang

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

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

slept with a woman, but refused to pay her the amount she had in mind, causing things to end up

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

Yanxi had not replied to him:

texted back: Why would I feel

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

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

heaved a sigh of relief as he replied:

Yanxi put away her mobile phone and got off her bed. She had work

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

involved, fearing

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

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

she promptly left

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

passcode to unlock the gate. To her surprise, the gate

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

Reality hurts.

towards the door of the villa. The

air in the villa was stone cold. A thick layer of dust masked every inch

used to be her dream house when she had

eyes watered

How pathetic! How foolish!

towards the study. The study was also

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

Yanxi sat herself down before the

out since the divorce, the water and

screen lit

system, and entered the date

that exact time interval had already

course Ling Wei would have cleaned up the footage to hide

a perfect crime. Even without

to be a

the computer, she hastily made her way