Stealing Your Heart

When he pushed the door open, the room was empty, and she wasn’t on the bed.

He wasn’t surprised, as if he knew that Sorn surely wouldn’t be in her room. He turned around and came up to Zong Yanxi’s room. When he wanted to knock on it, it came to his mind that it was rather late now. After leaving his hand in the air for two seconds, he withdrew his hand and decided not to disturb her.

“You’re back?”

Once Tawan turned around, Zong Yanxi opened the door and stood next to it.

Since she was in an unfamiliar room, she slept lightly and was easily woken up by any movement.

“Did I wake you up?” Tawan turned around and continued, “Or you couldn’t sleep well here?”

She acknowledged what he said by lowering her eyes and remaining silent.

Even if she were tired, she could hardly sleep soundly in an unfamiliar environment.

“Is your leg better now?” He shifted his gaze toward her ankle.

She unknowingly withdrew her leg as she answered, “It’s much better now. The swelling has reduced, and it doesn’t hurt anymore.”

“Thank you for taking care of Sorn for me.”

“Don’t mention it. Besides, you have taken me in.” Zong Yanxi continued smilingly, “Since you came home late, have you had your dinner?”

Tawan replied to her that he hadn’t had any food.

Coincidentally, Sally, who had finished preparing the dishes, came over to them and said, “Sir, dinner is ready.”

“Would you like to eat something together?” He invited, “It’s time to have some supper anyway.”

However, she flashed him a smile and rejected tactfully, “There is a saying in our country, ‘Don’t talk during meals’. It means that when we shouldn’t talk when we are chewing food. Also, we should go to bed at the appropriate time and avoid disturbing others. Since it’s time for me to go to bed, I’m afraid I can’t keep you company while you have dinner.”

a smile as

and go to bed early. I will take care of

night,” Tawan

closed the door,

and didn’t notice that Zong Yanxi got out

was deep in thought. She was curious as to why Tawan, as an unmarried man, would adopt Sorn instead of sending her to a charity organization. If he was

went to the

glass of water for herself and sat at

looked up at her, she said smilingly,

finishing his meal, he wiped his mouth with a napkin and asked, “I think you have something to ask me, am

was rather smart as he could

you’re not married, why did you adopt Sorn? I mean, most men wouldn’t do that,

just want to raise her,” Tawan answered concisely. The first time he saw Sorn, she was kidnapped and sold by human traffickers to Thailand. She was bedraggled

were rescued, they realized that all of the kids looked like native Thais except her. Unlike the other panic-stricken kids, she composedly expressed her

parents brought their kids home, she was the only one left. When the rescuers asked her about her parents, she explained that she was an orphan because her parents

the police prepared to

family oppose it?” Zong Yanxi asked

had never seen his family

his drink and gently put it down. Then, he said, “They are

emotions because he looked extremely calm. After a while, he added, “My mom died because of an

Not long after his

had never seen his parents argue

family was that his parents passed away too

the big house, yet Sorn added more meaning to his simple

rather serious, particularly when he kept a straight face and wore a military uniform. Nonetheless, he was a gentleman in real

environment in which he grew up,

“I’m sorry. I…”