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

thought of it, he would

took him a long time to clear

The next day.

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

“What news?” She asked.

about your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded really

sat

“What scandal?” She asked.

article. Clicking on the link, the headlines read “President of Hengkang Group Exposed,” and the

Xian followed up with a text afterwards: What? Your ex-husband

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

refused to pay her the amount she had in mind, causing things to end up

was rather amused. Refusing to pay money when he’s that rich? Fighting, even. How

Xian texted again, worried because Zong Yanxi had not replied to him:

texted back:

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

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

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

off her bed. She had

Wei for what she did to her,

no leads, and dared not contact those people involved, fearing that her parents would find out about what she

Zong Yanxi could do was to check for any footage or records of Ling Wei entering and leaving the villa

been quite some time since the incident happened, the surveillance footage would be worth

breakfast, she promptly left

the place which used to be her residence had turned into a

To her surprise, the gate swung

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

Reality hurts.

her composure, she walked towards the door of

thick layer of dust masked

yet, it used to be her dream house when she

eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

feet, walking towards the study. The study was also the control room for the security systems of

three years, she knew about every little

study, Zong Yanxi sat herself down before the

had moved out since the divorce, the water and electricity

screen lit up in an

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

for that exact time interval had already been

Ling Wei would have cleaned up the

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

to be

down the computer, she hastily made her way out,