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 smile of hers always

time he thought of it, he would feel his

time to clear his head

The next day.

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

“What news?” She asked.

ex-husband.”

sat up, rubbing her

“What scandal?” She asked.

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

a text afterwards: What? Your ex-husband hits women? How

read on. It was common knowledge that

slept with a woman, but refused to pay her the amount she

money

Zong Yanxi had not replied to him: You aren’t feeling

finally texted back: Why would I feel

do you mean, why? Your ex-husband is

unfazed as she replied: You’re right. He indeed is my ex-husband. I

relief as he replied: Alright then. Have

and got off her bed. She had work

for what she did to her, she needed to gather evidence on the incident

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

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

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

having breakfast, she promptly

year, the place which used to be her residence had turned into a wasteland.

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

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.

door of the villa.

was stone cold. A thick layer

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

eyes watered

How pathetic! How foolish!

study was also the control room for the

years, she knew about every little

the study, Zong Yanxi sat herself down

since the divorce,

screen lit up

and entered the date and time of the footage she

footage for that exact

have cleaned up the

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

has to

hastily made her way out, knocking a book off the