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.

he began feeling that way, but that smile of hers always had a place

thought of it, he would feel his heart

him a long time to clear

The next day.

sweet slumber. She answered her mobile phone in

“What news?” She asked.

about your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded

Yanxi finally sat up,

“What scandal?” She asked.

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

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

on. It was common knowledge that tabloids would often blow

to pay her

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

replied to him: You

texted back: Why would I feel

Your ex-husband is hooking up

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

of relief as he replied: Alright then. Have a great

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

did to her, she needed

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

Yanxi could do was to check for any footage or records of Ling Wei entering and leaving the villa where the former used to live with

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

she promptly left

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

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

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

Reality hurts.

her composure, she walked towards the door of the villa.

air in the villa was stone cold. A thick layer of dust masked every

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

Yanxi’s eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

study was also the

she knew about every little design and detail of

sat herself down

the divorce, the water and electricity were not

computer screen lit up in

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

for that exact time

course Ling Wei would have cleaned

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

has to be a

the computer, she hastily made her way out,