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.

feeling that way, but that smile of hers always

of it, he

clear his head

The next day.

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

“What news?” She asked.

about your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded

Yanxi finally sat up,

“What scandal?” She asked.

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 showed an image of Jiang Mohan

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

was common knowledge that tabloids would often blow

pay her the amount she had in mind,

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

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

finally texted back:

do you mean, why? Your ex-husband is

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

a sigh of relief as he replied: Alright then. Have a

got off her bed. She had work to do

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

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

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

the incident happened, the surveillance footage would be worth a look because

breakfast, she promptly

place which used to be her residence had turned

old passcode to unlock the gate. To her surprise, the

the past flashed through her mind. Once upon a time, she genuinely

Reality hurts.

of the villa. The passcode

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

house when she had just gotten married

Yanxi’s eyes watered

How pathetic! How foolish!

towards the study. The study was also the

lived there for three years, she knew about every little design and detail of the villa at

Zong Yanxi sat herself down

moved out since the divorce, the water and

computer screen lit up in an

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

the footage for that exact

of course Ling Wei would have cleaned up the footage to hide

unfortunate turn of events, Zong Yanxi believed that it was impossible to commit a perfect crime. Even without that particular surveillance

to be

the computer, she hastily made her