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.

but that smile of hers always had a

it,

took him a long time to clear his

The next day.

phone alarm mercilessly aroused Zong Yanxi from her sweet slumber. She answered her mobile phone in annoyance.

“What news?” She asked.

your ex-husband.”

Yanxi finally sat up, rubbing her

“What scandal?” She asked.

the news article. Clicking on the link, the headlines

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

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

refused to pay her the amount she had in mind, causing things

amused. Refusing to pay money when he’s

Zong Yanxi had not replied

Yanxi finally texted back: Why would I feel

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

indeed is my ex-husband. I repeat, my ex-husband.

then heaved a sigh of relief as he

off her bed. She had

she did to her, she needed to gather evidence on

involved,

of Ling Wei entering and leaving the villa where the former used to live with Jiang

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

having breakfast, she

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

the gate. To her surprise, the gate swung right open. Jiang

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

Reality hurts.

composure, she walked towards the door of the villa.

thick layer of dust

it used to be her dream house when she had just gotten married with Jiang

Yanxi’s eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

study was also the control room for the security systems

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

Yanxi sat herself down before

Mohan had moved out since the divorce, the water and electricity

computer screen lit up in an

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

that

Ling Wei would have cleaned up the

perfect crime. Even without that particular surveillance footage, she could still obtain evidence from the people who kidnapped her

has to

down the computer, she hastily made her way out,