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 had a

thought of it, he

time to clear

The next day.

Zong Yanxi from her sweet slumber. She answered her mobile phone in

“What news?” She asked.

a scandal about your ex-husband.” Gu Xian

finally sat

“What scandal?” She asked.

the call to send Zong Yanxi the link to the news article. Clicking on the link, the headlines read “President of Hengkang Group Exposed,” and the article showed an image of Jiang Mohan kicking

Your ex-husband hits women? How violent! Did

and read on. It was common knowledge that tabloids would often blow things out of proportion just to

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

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

because Zong Yanxi had not replied

Yanxi finally texted back:

ex-husband is hooking up

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

as he

got off her bed. She had work

at Ling Wei for what she did to her, she needed to gather evidence on

and dared not contact those people involved, fearing that her parents would find out about what she

of Ling Wei entering and

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

she

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

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

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

Reality hurts.

her composure, she walked towards the door of the villa. The passcode there

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

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

eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

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

she knew about every little

study, Zong Yanxi sat herself down

moved out since the divorce, the water and electricity were not

lit up

the security system, and entered the date

footage for that exact time interval

have cleaned up the footage

Zong Yanxi believed that it was impossible to commit a perfect crime. Even without

to

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