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.

not even recall when he began feeling that way, but that smile of hers always had a place in his

he thought of it, he would feel his heart

took him a long time to clear his

The next day.

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

“What news?” She asked.

your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded really

finally sat up, rubbing her

“What scandal?” She asked.

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

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

read on. It was common knowledge that tabloids would often blow things out of proportion

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

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

Zong Yanxi had not replied

finally texted back: Why

why? Your ex-husband is hooking up with other woman in

my ex-husband.

a sigh of relief as he replied: Alright

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

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

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

or records of Ling Wei entering and leaving the

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

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

her surprise, the gate swung right open. Jiang Mohan did not

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 passcode there was

cold. A thick layer of dust masked every

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

eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

study was also the control room for the security systems of the

years, she knew about every little

Yanxi sat

moved out since the divorce, the water and electricity were not

lit up in an

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

for that exact time interval had already been

cleaned up the footage

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

has to

hastily made her way out,