Stealing Your Heart

“Forget it,” Jiang Mohan ordered. Ultimately, he still did not have the courage to go over. He was still not ready to face those haunting memories after all this while.

Over at the driver’s seat, the driver had been taking an unusually long time to get the engine started because he knew Jiang Mohan would change his mind after he calmed down. The driver gave him a quick look from the rearview mirror and asked where they should head for instead, but Jiang Mohan remained silent.

He leaned his head against the headrest and closed his eyes as the driver drove off, wandering aimlessly through the bustling city. Jiang Mohan needed to get his mind off his feelings. But before long, he opened his eyes in frustration, reached for his phone, and dialed a number.

“Nan Cheng?” The call got through instantly.

“Yes, speaking.” Over on the other end, Nan Cheng was standing right before Jiang Mohan’s office. He was dropping him a document when he ran into Ling Wei crying her eyes out on the floor in his office.

They had been colleagues for some time ever since he started working for Jiang Mohan. Although he did not agree with her on how she handled things, he still saw her as a friend.

When he saw Ling Wei on the floor, he went over and helped her up.

Back in the car, Jiang Mohan shifted his gaze to the fleeting skyline of the city outside the car window. “I need you to run a background check on Lin Ruixi.”

Jiang Mohan simply had to get to the bottom of it. He hated that feeling when he mistook her for Zong Yanxi. But most of all, he hated himself for acting unusual whenever he was with her.

He needed to know badly who she was and why he kept taking her for Zong Yanxi.

A brief silence came from Nan Cheng’s side when he heard Jiang Mohan’s request. He was still trying to get his head around why he asked him to do a search on her. “What am I supposed to look for? How she got into Rui Mei?”

“No. I want to know why she got into Rui Mei,” Jiang Mohan corrected.

“Alright, I’ll look into it,” Nan Cheng replied before Jiang Mohan ended the call.

Beside Nan Cheng, Ling Wei overheard their conversation and shot him a questioning look. “Did he ask you to run a check on Lin Ruixi?”

Nan Cheng nodded briefly without looking at her. “Did you guys get into a fight?” he asked.

her eyes out on the floor, Nan Cheng knew something must have happened. “This is our workplace and you’re the head of the Planning Department. What do you think other people

own thoughts. Instead of answering him, she asked, “Don’t you think Mohan has changed

Cheng shook his head

a background check on her. What does he think he’s doing? Is he interested in her? We’ve worked for him for a long time, and we know what kind of a person he is. He’s not someone who’s into women. Yes, he got together with Zong Yanxi and was loyal to her throughout, but that’s because he wanted to get revenge. But what about Lin Ruixi? I can’t believe

silence followed Ling Wei’s spiteful tirade before Nan Cheng finally spoke calmly. “Ling Wei, Mohan stayed away from women even after he divorced

ferocity and cried out, “Are you out of your mind? He loved Zong Yanxi? She’s his enemy! Also, they’re not married anymore, so stop calling

of her aggressive reproach. He knew she was too blinded

this regard, Jiang Mohan was the same as Ling Wei. He was so consumed by vengeance that he did not realize his own feelings

cut all the women out of his life. In Nan

could do—they were all too deep in the abyss of

Before vanishing around the door, he turned towards her and left her some words

leave, Ling Wei dashed over

“Yes,” Nan Cheng replied.

information about Lin Ruixi regardless of what

on Nan Cheng’s face the moment he

private life is scandalous and that she’s a playgirl.

her in disbelief. “Ling Wei, you know how seriously women take

“I’m not asking you to publicize it. You just need to let Mohan know what kind of a

Nan Cheng’s despise towards her. “Ling Wei, I’ll only report facts I find out about her to Mohan.

stood still and called out to him as he walked away.

halted and

be with the person you love? That’s all I ever wanted for Mohan

on Nan Cheng’s lips upon hearing her words. “Loving someone doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be with that person. You can also love them from afar and cheer them on from behind. Seeing them do well in life is enough

love. That’s foolishness! You have to fight for the things you

He knew there was no point

walked off determinedly and disappeared around the corner without saying anything