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

thought of it, he would

long time to clear his head and get

The next day.

sweet slumber. She answered her mobile phone in annoyance.

“What news?” She asked.

ex-husband.”

sat up,

“What scandal?” She asked.

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

 What? Your ex-husband hits

and read on. It was common knowledge that tabloids would often blow things

with a woman, but refused to pay her the amount she had in mind, causing things to

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

again, worried because Zong Yanxi had not replied

back: Why would I feel

Xian responded: What do you mean, why? Your ex-husband is hooking up with other

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

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

off her bed. She had work to do that

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

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

do was to check for any footage or records of Ling Wei entering

the surveillance footage would be worth a

she

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

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

the past flashed through her mind. Once upon a time, she genuinely believed that she would happily spend the rest of her life with him

Reality hurts.

composure, she walked towards the door of the villa. The

thick layer of dust masked every inch of

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

eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

The study was also the control

every little design and detail of the villa at her

Yanxi sat

Jiang Mohan had moved out since the divorce, the water and electricity were

screen lit

of the security system, and entered the

footage for that

cleaned up the

crime. Even without that particular surveillance footage, she could still obtain evidence from the people who kidnapped her back

has to

made her way out, knocking a