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.

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

it,

him a long time to clear his head and get on his

The next day.

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

“What news?” She asked.

about your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded really

Yanxi finally sat up,

“What scandal?” She asked.

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

text afterwards: What? Your ex-husband hits women? How violent! Did he hit you

ignored his text message, and read on. It was common knowledge that tabloids would

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

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

replied to him: You aren’t feeling upset

Yanxi finally texted back: Why

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

she replied: You’re right. He indeed is my

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

her mobile phone and got off her bed. She had

get back at Ling Wei for what she did to her, she needed to gather evidence on the incident

and dared not contact those people involved, fearing

for any footage or records of Ling Wei

incident happened, the surveillance footage would be

she promptly

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

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

the courtyard, fleeting memories of the past flashed through her mind. Once upon a time, she genuinely believed that she would happily spend

Reality hurts.

the door of the villa.

in the villa was stone cold. A thick layer of dust masked every

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

eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

study was also the

about every little design and detail of the

Yanxi sat herself

moved out since the divorce, the water and electricity

lit

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

dismay, the footage for that exact time

would have cleaned up

Even without that particular surveillance footage, she could still obtain

to be a

computer, she hastily made her way out, knocking a book off