Stealing Your Heart

Gu Xian was standing by the door with a plastic bag of food in one hand and a bottle of white wine in the other.

Zong Yanxi eyed him curiously. “What are you-?”

“Drink with me?” Gu Xian brushed past her as he entered.

Zong Yanxi shut the door and followed him. Something seems wrong with him.

“Gu Xian, did something happen?” she asked.

He placed the items that he had brought on the table.

Right then, Zong Yanxi’s phone chimed from where she had tossed it on the couch. It was another message from Zhuang Jiawen.

Gu Xian glanced over curiously, questioning, “Who are you talking to?”

She walked over to pick up her phone and read the message.

Uncle Guan is in room 908. You can ask him yourself.

She replied to him with: …

He sent her another text: You’re well aware that someone has been helping you from the shadows.

“Who is it?” Gu Xian craned his neck over to look.

She instinctively hid her phone behind her back, not wanting him to see the contents of the message.

“So now you’re keeping a secret from me? What is it you’re hiding?” Gu Xian huffed unhappily. He plopped down on the couch and continued, “And here I thought you could comfort me since I’m in a foul mood. Instead, you’ve only exacerbated things.”

Zong Yanxi sat down and tilted her head at him. “Why are you in a foul mood?”

He opened up the containers of food before uncorking the bottle of wine. Only then did he answer, “I think I might have bumped into that person today.”

“Who?” She had absolutely no idea who he was talking about.

That person!” he

stared at him blankly, still puzzled about who he

she offered, “I’ll drink

he relented, “That man. The man who’s

her eyes widened.

nodded. “We look

asked, careful to keep

“Outside the hotel.”

She gasped softly.

in this hotel. He’s so

she continued, “If your appearance leads to trouble between him and his family, would you still want to meet with him or reunite with

don’t know.” He had never

he was.

probably more accurate to say I kinda hate him. Then again,

before, Zong Yanxi could not exactly sympathize with him. She could not

bottle, she poured a glass for each of them. Then, she lifted

to try consoling me?” He raised an eyebrow at

know how,” she confessed honestly. “I grew up in a blissful, happy family. I can’t understand what you’re

me?” He rolled his

in a “what can you do” gesture. “I’m just saying the truth. I honestly can’t comprehend what you’re

happy conversation with you?” He jumped to his feet

in a bad enough mood as it was. He did not need her to make

arm. Sighing lightly, she stated, “Okay,

down at her.

whatever you want

get

as you’re so pitiful, I’ll sacrifice

“You

pull him into an embrace. She

supposed to hate

like whatever I’ve

him to sit