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.

not even recall when he began feeling that way, but that smile of hers always

he thought of it, he would

time to clear

The next day.

She answered her mobile phone in

“What news?” She asked.

your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded really

Yanxi finally sat up, rubbing

“What scandal?” She asked.

link, the headlines read “President of

followed up with a text afterwards: What? Your ex-husband hits women? How violent! Did

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

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

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

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

Yanxi finally texted back: Why would I

Your ex-husband is hooking up with

is my ex-husband.

of relief as he replied:

mobile phone and got off her bed.

Zong Yanxi to get back at Ling Wei for what she did

Yanxi had no leads, and dared not contact those people involved, fearing that

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

had been quite some time since the incident happened, the surveillance footage would be worth a look because the place had a top-notch

breakfast, she promptly left her

be her residence had turned into a wasteland. Dried, dead leaves

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

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

Reality hurts.

walked towards the door of the villa. The passcode

A thick layer of

dream house when

Yanxi’s eyes watered

How pathetic! How foolish!

study. The study was also the control room for the security systems

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

Zong Yanxi sat herself

since the divorce, the water

lit

system, and entered the date and time of the footage she needed

dismay, the footage for that exact time

Wei would have cleaned up the footage to hide

Yanxi believed that it was impossible to commit a perfect crime. Even without that particular surveillance footage, she could still obtain evidence from the

has to be

her