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

time he thought of it, he would feel his

a long time to clear

The next day.

mercilessly aroused Zong Yanxi from her sweet slumber. She answered her mobile

“What news?” She asked.

about your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded

finally sat up, rubbing

“What scandal?” She asked.

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

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

Yanxi ignored his text message, and read on. It was common knowledge that tabloids would often blow things out of proportion just to get more

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

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

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

back: Why would I feel

responded: What do you mean, why? Your ex-husband is hooking

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

heaved a sigh of relief as he replied:

away her mobile phone and got off her bed.

what she did to her, she needed

not contact those people involved, fearing that her parents would find out about what she

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

it had been quite some time since the incident happened, the surveillance footage

having breakfast, she promptly left

a year, the place which used to be her residence had turned into a wasteland. Dried, dead leaves

to unlock the gate. To her surprise, the gate

she stood in the courtyard, fleeting memories of the past flashed through her mind. Once upon a time, she genuinely

Reality hurts.

door of the villa. The passcode there

the villa was stone cold. A thick layer of

yet, it used to be her dream house when she had just gotten married

Yanxi’s eyes watered

How pathetic! How foolish!

The study was also the control

about every little design and detail of the

Zong Yanxi sat herself down before the

out since the

lit up in

the records of the security system, and entered the

footage for that exact time interval

have cleaned up the

commit a perfect crime. Even

to

down the computer, she hastily made her way out,