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 had a place in his

of it, he would

a long time to clear his

The next day.

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

“What news?” She asked.

a scandal about your ex-husband.”

Yanxi finally sat up, rubbing her

“What scandal?” She asked.

headlines read “President of

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

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

slept with a woman, but refused to pay her the amount

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

not replied to him: You aren’t feeling upset

Yanxi finally texted back: Why would

why? Your ex-husband is hooking up with other woman in

she replied: You’re right. He indeed is my ex-husband. I

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

Yanxi put away her mobile phone and got off her bed.

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

involved, fearing that her parents

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

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

she promptly

the 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

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

of the past flashed through her mind. Once upon a

Reality hurts.

of the

thick layer of dust masked every inch

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

eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

towards the study. The study was

for three years, she knew about every little design

the study, Zong Yanxi sat herself

Mohan had moved out since the divorce,

computer screen lit

entered the date and time of the footage she needed

the footage for that exact time

Wei would have cleaned up the footage to hide

to commit a perfect crime. Even without that particular surveillance footage, she

has to be

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