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.

way, but that smile of hers always

thought of it, he would feel

a long time to clear

The next day.

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

“What news?” She asked.

ex-husband.” Gu

sat

“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

a text afterwards: What? Your ex-husband hits women?

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

basically talked about how Jiang Mohan slept with a woman, but refused to pay her the amount she had

 Refusing to pay money when he’s that rich?

not replied to him: You aren’t feeling upset about

back: Why would I feel

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

she replied: You’re right. He indeed is my

then heaved a sigh of relief as he replied:

put away her mobile phone and got off her

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

people involved, fearing

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

had been quite some time since the incident happened, the surveillance footage would be worth a look because the place had a top-notch

she promptly left

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

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

past flashed through her mind. Once upon a time,

Reality hurts.

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

stone cold. A thick layer of dust masked every inch of its

house when

Yanxi’s eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

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

three years, she knew about every

study, Zong Yanxi sat herself

had moved out since the divorce, the water and electricity were not

lit up in

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

the footage for that exact time interval had

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 still obtain evidence from the people who kidnapped

has to

she hastily made her way out, knocking