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.

but that smile of hers always had a

he thought of it, he would feel

to clear his

The next day.

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

“What news?” She asked.

scandal about your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded

sat up, rubbing

“What scandal?” She asked.

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

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

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

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

rather amused. Refusing to pay money

worried because Zong Yanxi had not replied to him: You

texted back: Why would I feel

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

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

then heaved a sigh of relief as he

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

Wei for what she did to her, she needed to

those people involved, fearing that her parents

Zong Yanxi 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 be worth a look because the place

breakfast, she promptly left her

the place which used to be her residence had turned into a wasteland. Dried, dead leaves covered the courtyard, and thorny weeds

unlock the gate. To her surprise, the gate swung right

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

Reality hurts.

towards the door of the villa. The passcode there was

A thick layer of dust masked every

dream house when she had just gotten married with Jiang

Yanxi’s eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

was also the control room for the security systems

every little design and detail

sat herself down before

Mohan had moved out since the

computer screen lit up in an

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

that exact time interval had already been

would have cleaned up

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

has to be

computer, she hastily made her