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.

recall when he began feeling that way, but that smile of hers always had

time he thought of it, he would feel his heart

a long time to clear his

The next day.

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

“What news?” She asked.

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

finally sat up, rubbing

“What scandal?” She asked.

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

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

message, and read on. It was common knowledge that tabloids would often

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

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

had not replied to him: You

texted back:

ex-husband is hooking up with

replied: You’re right. He indeed is my ex-husband.

relief as he replied: Alright

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

she did to her, she

no leads, and dared not contact those people involved, fearing that her parents would find

Ling

happened, the surveillance footage would be worth a look because the place had

breakfast, she

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

the gate swung

Once upon a time, she genuinely believed that she would

Reality hurts.

of

stone cold. A thick layer

her dream house when she had

eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

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

lived there for three years, she knew about every little

sat herself down

out since the divorce, the water and electricity were

computer screen lit

security system, and entered the date and

her dismay, the footage for that exact time interval

of course Ling Wei would have cleaned up the footage to

of events, Zong Yanxi believed that it was impossible to commit a perfect crime. Even without that particular surveillance footage, she could

to be a

shutting down the computer, she hastily made her way out,