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.

way, but that smile of hers

of it, he

clear his head and

The next day.

aroused Zong Yanxi from her sweet slumber. She answered her mobile phone in annoyance. “Hey, go check out the news!” It was Gu

“What news?” She asked.

about your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded

Yanxi finally sat up, rubbing

“What scandal?” She asked.

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

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

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

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

 Refusing to pay money when he’s

had not replied to him: You aren’t feeling

Yanxi finally texted back: Why would I feel

why? Your ex-husband is hooking up

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

relief as he replied: Alright then. Have a great

away her mobile phone and got off her bed.

Wei for what she did to her, she

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

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

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

she promptly left her

the span of a year, the place which used to be her residence had turned into a wasteland. Dried, dead leaves covered the courtyard, and thorny

her surprise, the gate

in the courtyard, fleeting memories of the past flashed through her mind. Once upon a

Reality hurts.

composure, she walked towards the door of the villa.

thick layer of dust masked every inch of its

to be her dream house when she

Yanxi’s eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

her feet, walking towards the study. The study was also

every little

study, Zong Yanxi sat herself down

since the divorce, the water and electricity were

lit up

accessed the records of the security system, and entered the

footage for that exact time

of course Ling Wei would have cleaned up the footage to

commit a perfect crime. Even without that particular surveillance footage, she could still obtain evidence

has to be

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