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 it, he would feel his heart

long time to clear his head and get on

The next day.

squeaky phone alarm mercilessly aroused Zong Yanxi from her sweet slumber. She answered her mobile phone in annoyance.

“What news?” She asked.

your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded really

Yanxi finally sat up, rubbing her

“What scandal?” She asked.

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

Your ex-husband hits women? How violent! Did he hit

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

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

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

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

Yanxi finally texted back: Why would

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

unfazed as she replied: You’re right. He indeed is my ex-husband. I repeat, my ex-husband. Hence, it is none of

a sigh of relief as he replied:

phone and got off her bed. She had work

for what she did to her, she needed to gather evidence on the incident where she got

no leads, and dared not contact those people involved,

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

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

she promptly left her

span of a year, the place which used to be her residence had turned into a

her surprise, the gate swung right

upon a time, she genuinely believed

Reality hurts.

walked towards the door of

villa was stone cold. A thick layer of dust masked

be her dream house when

eyes watered

How pathetic! How foolish!

dragged her feet, walking towards the study. The study was also the control room for the security systems

about every little design

the study, Zong Yanxi sat herself

out since the divorce, the water and

lit up

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

dismay, the footage for that exact time interval had already

have cleaned up the footage to hide

Yanxi believed that it was impossible to commit a perfect crime. Even without that particular surveillance

has to

her way out, knocking a