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?”

pushed his

the USB drive

the video inside, her eyes

“Isn’t this…”

a video of Ling Wei abducting her from the villa

did you get this?” she

something had happened to you, we rushed over as quickly as we could. Unfortunately, we were still too 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 to you whether

able to cover everything up completely

only thought about that after she had already enlisted Gu Xian’s

the woman who died in the

that it was a man and a woman to cover up your fake death.” Guan Jing could still remember the terrifying look on Zong Jinghao’s face back then. He had

that was the only time he had seen

men die in the fire was merely to give them a taste of what it was like to be burned to

Ling Wei was because of you.” He took a

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

ago. Several times, they had wanted to tell her the truth. However, their talks always ended on a sour note as she refused to listen to them no matter what

rest of the world could have burned down around her for all

for telling her

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

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

Yanxi being able to get into Rui Mei successfully. Her being in charge of dealing with Hengkang Group was

of Rui Mei nor that it was a

Jing’s voice was meaningful as he commented, “Actually, what happened might have been for the best. If not for what you’d gone through, how would you have understood how sinister humans could be?

all hide the fact

safer for you now that you’re ‘dead?’“

Jinghao had helped her

dead, nobody would be out to get her when she came back to the city. She would be safe and free to

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 cold shoulder for over

her lips

charity gala?” Guan Jing decided

this time. “You were the one who raised

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 leaned back against