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.

even recall when he began feeling that way, but that smile of hers always had a place in

it, he would feel his

took him a long time to clear his head and

The next day.

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

“What news?” She asked.

a scandal about your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded

sat

“What scandal?” She asked.

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? How violent!

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

but refused to pay her the amount she had

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

replied to him: You aren’t feeling upset about

finally texted back: Why would I

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

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

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

off

she did to her, she needed

people involved, fearing that her parents would find out about what she was

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

incident happened, the surveillance footage would

she promptly left her

turned into a wasteland. Dried, dead

the gate. To her surprise, the

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

Reality hurts.

door of the

stone cold. A thick layer

be her dream house when

Yanxi’s eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

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

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

study, Zong Yanxi sat herself down

moved out since the divorce, the water and electricity were not

screen lit up

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

her dismay, the footage for that exact time interval had already

Wei would have cleaned up the footage to

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

has to be

she hastily made her way