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 had a place in

he thought of it, he would feel his heart

long time to clear his

The next day.

aroused Zong Yanxi from her sweet slumber. She answered her mobile phone in annoyance.

“What news?” She asked.

about your ex-husband.” Gu

finally sat up, rubbing her

“What scandal?” She asked.

ended the call to send Zong Yanxi the link to the news article. Clicking on the link, the headlines read “President of Hengkang

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

knowledge that tabloids would often blow things out of proportion

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

 Refusing to pay money when he’s that rich? Fighting,

Xian texted again, worried because Zong Yanxi had not replied to him: You aren’t feeling

texted back:

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

right. He indeed is my ex-husband. I repeat, my ex-husband.

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

mobile phone and got off her

did to her,

and dared not contact those people involved, fearing that her parents would find out about

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

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

breakfast, she promptly

span of a year, the place which used to be her residence had turned into a wasteland. Dried, dead

the gate swung right open. Jiang Mohan did not change the passcode when

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

Reality hurts.

walked towards the door of the villa. The

A thick layer of dust

yet, it used to be her dream house when she had just gotten married

eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

study. The study was also the control room

every little design and

Zong Yanxi sat herself

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

lit up

the records of the security system, and entered the

footage for that exact time interval had already

course Ling Wei would have cleaned up the footage to hide

events, Zong Yanxi believed that it was impossible to commit a perfect crime. Even without

has to

computer, she hastily made her way