Stealing Your Heart

Zong Yanxi was extremely nervous as she stood there, wondering how she was supposed to face the man. She did not have to wait long for the door to open.

The man standing before her was someone who had watched her grow up.

A year was not a long time but neither was it very short. A lot of things had happened during that time. Having seen the darker side of humanity, she had changed significantly. She was not the same innocent woman that she was back then.

Dressed in a suit, Guan Jing looked pretty much the same as she remembered him since young. The only difference was the wrinkles on his face, signs of the passage of time.

He moved aside slightly so she could enter. “Come in.”

Biting her lip, Zong Yanxi greeted him softly, “Uncle Guan.”

He grunted in reply.

She stepped inside his room, noting how the layout was exactly the same as hers.

“I…”

“Just ask what you want to know,” he directly stated. He sighed and continued in a gentler tone, “You little brat, you made all of us worry so much. As they say, wisdom comes with age. You refused to listen to us back then and look where that’s gotten you!”

She bowed her head, already expecting he would lecture her.

“Uncle Guan.” She lifted her head to smile at him. “Can we not talk about the past anymore?”

He sat down. “Finally realized what was going on, have you? Then let me handle this matter. You should go back-”

“Uncle Guan,” she cut him off. “How could I let you clean up the mess I made? I’m a grown adult now. I can settle my own problems.”

He watched her for several long seconds, his gaze causing a shiver to run down her spine.

“Uncle Guan?”

He stood up and walked toward a locked cabinet. Taking out a USB drive, he handed it to her.

She accepted it, asking, “What is it?”

yourself.” He pushed his laptop

the USB drive

her eyes widening at what she

“Isn’t this…”

was a video of Ling Wei abducting her from the villa one

you get

late. Luckily, someone managed to save you. You even had him tamper with the evidence so that you could fake your death. However, has it never occurred

would be able to cover everything up completely that even

only thought about that after she had already enlisted Gu

the

Jing could still remember the terrifying look on Zong Jinghao’s face back then. He had been working for Zong Jinghao for more than half his life and had thought he

was the only time he had seen

in the fire was merely to give them a taste of what it was like to

against Ling Wei was because of you.” He took

had done a lot of things to hide the fact Zong Yanxi had faked her own death. They had gathered the

long time ago. Several times, they had wanted to tell her the truth. However, their talks always ended on a sour

realized that she really did love Jiang Mohan. The rest of the world could have

telling

leaving Wanyue Group to her. Unfortunately, at that point, they had merged most of their businesses with a

Group was nothing more than an empty shell as it had no core businesses

successfully. Her being in charge of dealing with Hengkang Group was part of their

had not known that Guan Jing was in charge of Rui Mei nor that

best. If not for what you’d gone through, how would you have understood how sinister humans could be? Your parents went through a lot in their youths, way more than you ever did. That’s why they hope that you’ll

hide the fact I

it safer for you now that you’re

reason that Zong Jinghao had helped

would be out to get her when she came back to the city.

Mohan would fall in love with you. He’d thought that even if Jiang Mohan still held a grudge, at most he would take the company away from you. Mr. Zong most definitely did not expect that there would be such a scheming and wicked woman by his side. Your mother has been giving your father the

her lips but remained

the charity gala?” Guan Jing decided to tell her everything. “We found that ring at the

on this time. “You were the one who raised

to see if that man were so blinded by his hate and thirst for revenge that he would lose his humanity. Thankfully, it would seem that he’s not completely heartless. I still managed to trick quite a hefty sum from him, which I donated to those in need.” Guan Jing