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.

person!” he

at him blankly, still puzzled about

she offered, “I’ll drink

he relented, “That

eyes widened. “You

“We look

she asked, careful to

“Outside the hotel.”

She gasped softly.

staying in

some thought, she continued, “If your appearance leads to trouble between

He had never thought about

had always wanted to search for his father, to know who he was.

pretty hung up on him, but it’s probably more accurate to say I kinda hate him. Then

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

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

to try consoling me?” He raised an

“I grew up in a blissful, happy family. I can’t understand

you stop triggering me?” He rolled

do” gesture. “I’m just saying the truth. I honestly

I have a happy conversation with you?” He jumped to his feet

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

Yanxi hurriedly grabbed his arm. Sighing lightly, she stated, “Okay, I got. I was wrong.

down at

I’ll do whatever you want me

I get a

was speechless. “Fine… Seeing as you’re so pitiful,

blinked at her. “You think

him into an embrace. She

I’m supposed to

feel like whatever I’ve said today

him to sit