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 had a place in his

he thought of it, he

time to clear his

The next day.

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

“What news?” She asked.

about your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded really

sat up, rubbing

“What scandal?” She asked.

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

up with a text afterwards: What? Your ex-husband hits

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

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

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

Yanxi had not replied to him: You aren’t feeling upset about this, are

Yanxi finally texted back: Why would I

why? Your ex-husband is hooking up

indeed is my ex-husband. I repeat, my ex-husband.

then heaved a sigh of relief as he replied:

phone and got off her bed.

she did

people involved, fearing

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

it had been quite some time since the incident happened, the surveillance footage would be worth a look because the

breakfast, she promptly

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

To her surprise, the

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

Reality hurts.

walked towards the door of the villa. The passcode there was also

villa was stone cold. A thick layer of dust masked

dream house when

Yanxi’s eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

feet, walking towards the study. The study was also

for three years, she knew about every little design

study, Zong Yanxi sat herself down before the

the divorce, the water and electricity were

lit up in an

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

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

of course Ling Wei would have cleaned up

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

to

hastily made her way out, knocking a book