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!”

blankly, still puzzled about who he was referring

offered, “I’ll drink with

moment. Eventually, he relented, “That man. The

this, her eyes widened. “You

“We look quite

she asked, careful to keep

“Outside the hotel.”

She gasped softly.

staying in

trouble between him and his family, would you still want to meet

don’t know.” He had

who he was. However, he had never thought about what

I’m in a terrible dilemma here. I’m pretty hung up on him, but it’s probably more accurate to say I kinda hate him. Then again, I really want to know what kind of man he

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

for each of them. Then, she lifted her glass

consoling me?” He

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

triggering me?”

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

conversation with you?” He jumped

enough mood as it was.

hurriedly grabbed his arm. Sighing lightly, she stated, “Okay, I

looked down

I’ll do whatever you want

get a

was speechless. “Fine… Seeing as you’re so pitiful, I’ll sacrifice myself for

blinked at her. “You think that I’m

stood up to pull him into an embrace. She murmured, “Of course. Any child without a father

I’m supposed to

feel like whatever I’ve said

some wine.” She tugged him to