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.

that way, but that smile of hers always had a

time he thought of it,

to clear his head and get

The next day.

aroused Zong Yanxi from her sweet slumber. She answered her mobile phone in annoyance. “Hey, go

“What news?” She asked.

scandal about your ex-husband.”

finally sat up,

“What scandal?” She asked.

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

afterwards: What? Your ex-husband hits women?

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

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

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

texted again, worried because Zong Yanxi had not replied to him: You aren’t feeling upset about this,

Yanxi finally texted back: Why would I

why? Your ex-husband is

He indeed is my ex-husband. I repeat, my ex-husband. Hence, it is none of my

Xian then heaved a sigh of relief as he replied:

away her mobile phone and got off her

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

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

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

breakfast, she promptly left

her residence had turned into a wasteland. Dried, dead leaves covered

tried using the old passcode to unlock the gate. To her surprise, the gate swung right open. Jiang

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

Reality hurts.

composure, she walked towards the door of the villa. The passcode there

was stone cold. A thick layer

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

eyes watered

How pathetic! How foolish!

walking towards the study. The study was also the control room for the

she knew about every little design and detail of

Yanxi sat herself down before

moved out since the divorce, the water and electricity were

screen lit

system, and entered the date and time

dismay, the footage for that exact time interval had already been

course Ling Wei would have cleaned up the footage to hide

perfect crime. Even without that particular

has to be a

down the computer, she hastily made her way out, knocking a