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

time he thought of it,

a long time to clear his head and get on his

The next day.

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

“What news?” She asked.

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

Yanxi finally sat up,

“What scandal?” She asked.

the link, the headlines read “President of Hengkang Group Exposed,” and the article showed an image of Jiang Mohan kicking a woman onto the

Your ex-husband hits women? How violent!

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

but refused to pay her the amount she had in mind,

pay money when he’s that rich?

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

finally texted back: Why would I feel

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

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

as he replied: Alright then.

put away her mobile phone and got off

order for Zong Yanxi to get back at Ling Wei for what she did to her, she needed to

had no leads, and dared not contact those people involved, fearing that her parents would find

to check for any footage or records of Ling Wei entering and leaving the villa where the former used to live with Jiang

had been quite some time since the incident happened, the surveillance footage

she promptly left

residence had turned into a wasteland. Dried, dead leaves covered the courtyard, and thorny weeds infested

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

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

Reality hurts.

the door of the villa. The passcode

cold. A thick layer of dust masked every

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

eyes watered

How pathetic! How foolish!

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

lived there for three years, she knew about every

Zong Yanxi sat herself down before the

the divorce, the water and electricity

computer screen lit up in

of the security system, and entered the date and time

that exact time interval

cleaned up the

was impossible to commit a perfect crime. Even

to be a

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