Stealing Your Heart

Zong Yanxi muted her mobile phone as she crept toward the car, knowing that Gu Xian might call again.

Walking on the roads would be too obvious. She took cover in the bushes on the foot of the hill as she got closer.

It was only then that she saw the black jeep parked in front of the red car.

“What’s with this terrible meet-up location?” A man in shades grumbled, his annoyance apparent in his voice.

“I’d like to loan a few of your men. Don’t worry, money wouldn’t be a problem,” Ling Wei said.

The man smirked. “There’s no way that I would accept your requests again. The two men whom I sent out a year ago are still missing till this day.”

“So what if they went missing? That has nothing to do with me. I paid the money, and you guys are responsible for the rest.” Ling Wei crossed her arms. “I’ll pay a lot more this time.”

The man took off his shades, thinking. “Why are you doing this again?” He asked.

“None of your business. I just need your men.” She cut him off with swagger, and said, “You aren’t worried about taking a request from me, are you? Don’t you know me well enough by now?”

The man stayed quiet as he considered her request.

The two men from a year ago were nowhere to be found—dead or alive, there were no traces of them whatsoever. He had always felt guilty about what happened to them.

“One million,” Ling Wei continued.

Twice the amount that I offered a year ago.

Still hiding in the bushes, Zong Yanxi saw her mobile phone screen suddenly lit up in her pocket. It was Gu Xian. He had already arrived at the meet-up point, but could not find Zong Yanxi.

Phew. Who knows what might happen if I didn’t mute my phone…

Zong Yanxi inhaled deeply, declined the call, and continued keeping her eye on Ling Wei.

The man seemed to be in a dilemma. A million was sure a great price, but he did not want his men to go missing again. After a moment of silence, he replied, “I’ll accept your request, but my men have to come back alive.”

“Sure thing,” Ling Wei said.

out two men tomorrow,”

Wei looked around, making sure that nobody

Zong Yanxi crept out of the

Ling Wei commissioned the man who disguised

her

spine. How did I not see this earlier on? How did I not realize that Ling Wei is such a cruel,

screen lit up again. She quickly answered the call. “Where

there in a second.” She

did you go?” Gu Xian paced about restlessly near his

I-I was held up,” Zong Yanxi

worried I was! Are you alright?” Gu Xian

Yanxi shook her head,

into some accident again. Come on, let’s go.” Gu Xian opened the

Zong Yanxi got into the car, she turned to look at Gu Xian,

on our way,”

that he was

doing in such a secluded place?” Gu Xian asked

work to do here,” Zong Yanxi

you done with

my hands on some groundbreaking

initially

rearview mirror, and said,

am,” Zong Yanxi replied for the umpteenth

hear,” Gu Xian said with a

Yanxi widened her eyes and stared

are you talking

your ex-husband is hooking up with some other woman at the club! I’m just worried that you

it have to do with me?” Zong Yanxi did not want to waste any more time on that topic. Why is he still

you really not bothered?” Gu Xian stole

Zong Yanxi ignored him.

asking too much. By the way, there were so many reporters visiting Hengkang Group today, to interview Jiang Mohan.” Gu Xian changed the

his affairs. What are you trying to get at?” Zong Yanxi could not wrap her head around why Gu Xian would not stop talking about