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

thought of it, he would

him a long time to clear his head and get on his

The next day.

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

“What news?” She asked.

scandal about your ex-husband.” Gu Xian

Yanxi finally sat up, rubbing

“What scandal?” She asked.

to the news article. Clicking on the link, the headlines read “President of Hengkang Group Exposed,” and the article showed an image of Jiang Mohan kicking a woman onto

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

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

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

to pay money

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

finally texted back:

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. Hence, it is

relief as he replied: Alright then. Have a great

away her mobile phone and got off her bed. She had

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

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

of Ling Wei entering and leaving the villa where the former used to live with

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

having breakfast, she

place which used to be her residence had turned into a wasteland. Dried,

to unlock the gate. To her surprise, the gate swung right open.

upon a time, she genuinely believed that she would happily spend the rest of her life

Reality hurts.

her composure, she walked towards the door of the

villa was stone cold. A thick layer of dust masked every inch

dream house when she had

Yanxi’s eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

towards the study. The study was also the control

there for three years, she knew about every little design and detail of

the study, Zong Yanxi sat herself down before the

Mohan had moved out since the divorce, the water and electricity were

computer screen lit up in an

entered the date

footage for that exact

Ling Wei would have cleaned up the footage to hide her

perfect crime. Even without that particular surveillance footage, she could still obtain

has to

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