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.

that way, but that smile of hers always had

of it, he would feel his heart

him a long time to clear his head and get

The next day.

Zong Yanxi from her sweet slumber. She answered her mobile phone in annoyance. “Hey,

“What news?” She asked.

your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded

sat

“What scandal?” She asked.

Zong Yanxi the link to the news article. Clicking on the link, the headlines read “President

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

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

woman, but refused to pay her the amount she

rather amused. Refusing to pay money when

again, worried because Zong Yanxi had not replied to him: You

back:

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

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

relief as he

and got off her

order for Zong Yanxi to get back at Ling Wei for what she did to her, she needed to gather

no leads, and dared not contact those people involved, fearing

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

it had been quite some time since the incident happened, the surveillance footage would be

having breakfast, she

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

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

past flashed through her mind. Once upon a time, she genuinely believed that

Reality hurts.

door of the villa. The passcode

A thick layer

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

eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

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

about every little design and detail of the villa at

sat herself

had moved out since the divorce, the water and

screen lit up in an

the security system, and entered the

dismay, the footage for that exact time interval had already

of course Ling Wei would have cleaned up the footage

unfortunate turn of events, Zong Yanxi believed that it was impossible to commit a perfect crime. Even without that particular surveillance footage, she could still

to be a

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