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

clear his head and get on his

The next day.

her sweet slumber. She answered her mobile phone in annoyance. “Hey, go check out

“What news?” She asked.

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

sat

“What scandal?” She asked.

the link, the headlines read “President of Hengkang Group Exposed,” and the article showed an image of Jiang Mohan kicking a woman onto the

text afterwards: What? Your ex-husband hits women? How violent! Did he hit you

knowledge that tabloids would often blow things out of proportion just to

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

to pay money when he’s that rich?

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

Yanxi finally texted back: Why would

ex-husband is hooking

she replied: You’re right. He indeed is my ex-husband. I repeat, my ex-husband. Hence, it is none of my

heaved a sigh of relief as he

got off her

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

contact those people involved, fearing that her parents would find out about what she

check for any footage or records of Ling Wei entering

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

breakfast, she promptly left

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

her surprise, the gate swung right open. Jiang Mohan

her mind. Once upon a time, she genuinely believed that she would happily spend the

Reality hurts.

composure, she walked towards the door of the villa. The passcode

villa was stone cold. A thick

house when she had just gotten married with

Yanxi’s eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

study. The study was also

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

sat herself down before

had moved out since the

computer screen lit

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

for that exact time interval

would have cleaned

turn of events, Zong Yanxi believed that it was impossible to commit a perfect crime. Even without that particular surveillance footage, she could still obtain evidence from the people who kidnapped her back

has to be

her way out, knocking a book off