Stealing Your Heart

“You’ve worked for Ling Wei twice. If I remember correctly, the first time was a year ago, when you lost two of your men; and the second time was yesterday,” Zong Yanxi said.

She advertently left out the fact that she found out about all these because she overheard Ling Wei’s conversation—not because Ling Wei offered her that information herself.

Zong Yanxi wanted to create an impression that Ling Wei was not a reliable client in order to sway the man’s loyalty.

“Ling Wei offered you a million, but I’ll pay you double. What do you think?” Zong Yanxi asked confidently as she pulled out the chair right opposite the man.

Seeing her sitting down, Gu Xian moved forward and stood behind her like a sidekick. He knew they had to make it seem real to win that guy over.

Across the table, the man dug his gaze into the woman in front of him. He could tell she was still young—but she was bold.

“What’s the deal about?” the man asked after a moment of silence. His voice did not betray a single hint of enthusiasm, but Zong Yanxi knew he was piqued.

“It’s a simple task and you have nothing to lose. I just need you to say a few words,” she said.

The man squinted his eyes and crossed his arms before his chest. “Money is not the problem.”

“Then what is?” Zong Yanxi asked with a composed smile.

“It depends on whether I’m willing to do it,” the man replied. He could tell that Zong Yanxi was against Ling Wei.

Just from their brief conversation, the man sensed Zong Yanxi wanted him to believe that Ling Wei was an indiscreet tattletale.

But the man remained on the fence on who to trust. He had worked with Ling Wei twice and he knew a thing or two about her.

All she cared about was the man she loved. This meant Ling Wei was not a threat to him, and that was also why they had worked together twice.

But this woman in front of him was different. He knew nothing about her.

Zong Yanxi raised her brow subtly. She knew it would not be easy to convince this man without opening up about herself. Yet her dad had always told her that she should never reveal anything about herself when she was negotiating with people.

The best way was to leave things to people’s assumption.

way, people could never tell how big

the chair and looked at the man quietly. “Do you know who I am?” she said, drumming

man asked as

time you worked with her?”

froze on his face and he looked at her, alarmed. He knew they could easily end up in jail

happened. But just

are you? Don’t tell me you’re the person who’s supposed to

questioned him instead, “Would you

and I saw it with my own eyes,” the man said with a hint of uncertainty

died?” Zong

person who died in

since no one knew about that

that she felt was

her dead—except for Ling Wei—all vanished out of thin

could not wrap her head around. But regardless of how many unanswered questions she had, she still had to make use of that incident in order to strike a

about why two of your men just went poof? I bet you don’t

man challenged without

course. Because I’m the one who killed them,” Zong

man sprang from his chair and

in his direction. “I know they were your man, but they wanted to kill me,” she said, looking at the man

they were told to. Ling Wei was the one you should go after, not them!” the man

and

tried to make sense of what he just heard. This woman sure

stopped and

even know who was the person Ling

One of her brothers is the President of C City’s JK Group, and the other is already a Senior Colonel in

Yanxi was the person Ling Wei wanted to kill, he would not have agreed

blood ran cold after he found out who she was, and he thought they would be brought to justice. But things were unexpectedly calm after that. The police told the public that Zong Yanxi killed herself and covered the case right after. Everything died down soon and