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.

not even recall when he began feeling that way, but that smile of hers always had a

of it, he would feel his

him a long time to clear his head and

The next day.

She answered her mobile phone in annoyance. “Hey, go check out the news!”

“What news?” She asked.

about your ex-husband.” Gu Xian sounded really

sat up, rubbing

“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,”

a text afterwards: What? Your ex-husband hits women? How violent! Did

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

woman, but refused to pay her the amount she had in

was rather amused. Refusing to pay money

texted again, worried because Zong Yanxi had not replied

finally texted back: Why would I

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

indeed is my ex-husband. I repeat, my ex-husband. Hence,

relief as

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

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

people involved, fearing that her parents

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

surveillance footage would be worth a look because the place had a

having breakfast, she

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

surprise, the gate swung right open. Jiang Mohan

her mind. Once upon a time, she genuinely believed that she would happily spend the rest of her

Reality hurts.

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

villa was stone cold. A thick layer of dust masked

house when she had

eyes

How pathetic! How foolish!

was also the control room for the security

there for three years, she knew about every little design and detail of the villa at her

study, Zong Yanxi sat herself

since the divorce, the water and electricity were not

computer screen lit

of the security system, and entered

her dismay, the footage for that

of course Ling Wei would have cleaned up the footage to hide her

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

to

her