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.

but

of it, he

long time to clear his head and get on his

The next day.

alarm mercilessly aroused Zong Yanxi from her sweet slumber. She answered her mobile phone in annoyance. “Hey, go check out the

“What news?” She asked.

your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded really

Yanxi finally sat up, rubbing her

“What scandal?” She asked.

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 a woman

Xian followed up with a text afterwards: What? Your ex-husband hits women? How violent! Did he hit you

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

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

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

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

Yanxi finally texted back: Why would I

Xian responded: What do you mean, why? Your ex-husband

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

heaved a sigh of relief as he

away her mobile phone and got off her bed. She had work to do

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

those people involved, fearing that

Yanxi could do was to check for any footage or records of Ling Wei entering and leaving the villa where the

incident happened, the surveillance footage

breakfast, she promptly

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

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

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

Reality hurts.

of the villa. The

villa was stone cold. A thick layer

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

eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

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

years, she knew about every little design and

Zong Yanxi sat herself down before the

Mohan had moved out since the

screen lit up in

the security system, and entered the date and time of the footage

that exact time interval had already been

have cleaned

crime. Even without that particular

to

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