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

time he thought of it, he would feel his

time to clear his head and get

The next day.

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

“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

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

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

how Jiang Mohan slept with a woman, but refused to pay her the amount she had in mind, causing things to end

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

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

texted back: Why would I

responded: What do you mean, why? Your ex-husband is hooking up with other woman in the

is my ex-husband. I repeat, my ex-husband.

a sigh of relief as he replied: Alright then.

her mobile phone and got off

what she did to her, she needed to gather

dared not contact those people involved, fearing that her parents would

for any footage or records of Ling

the incident happened, the surveillance footage would be worth a look because the place had a top-notch

having breakfast, she promptly

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

passcode to unlock the gate. To her surprise, the gate swung right open. Jiang Mohan did not

past flashed through her mind. Once upon a time,

Reality hurts.

towards the door of the villa. The

A thick layer of dust masked

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

Yanxi’s eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

her feet, walking towards the study. The study was also the control

lived there for three years, she knew about every

Yanxi sat herself

Jiang Mohan had moved out since the divorce,

screen lit up in an

and entered

the footage for that exact time interval had

of course Ling Wei would have cleaned up the

commit a perfect crime. Even without that particular surveillance footage, she could still obtain evidence from the people

has to

computer, she hastily made her way out, knocking a book