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 he could hardly refute

go to bed early.

night,” Tawan replied

Yanxi closed the door, Tawan went to

Sorn slept soundly and didn’t notice that Zong Yanxi got

was curious as to why Tawan, as an unmarried man, would adopt Sorn instead of sending her to a charity organization. If he was a married man with a wife and a family, it made sense to adopt a child. However, it was

went to

a glass of water for herself and sat at

at her, she said smilingly,

he wiped his mouth with a napkin and asked, “I think you have

smart as he

and continued, “Since you’re not married, why did you adopt

concisely. The first time he saw Sorn, she was kidnapped and sold by human traffickers to Thailand. She was bedraggled and hid in the corner of a

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

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

police prepared to send her to

it?”

think of it, she had never seen his family

sip of his drink and gently put it down.

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

parents had a very close relationship. Not long after his mom died, his dad passed

he had

family was that his parents passed away too early

used to stay alone in the big house, yet Sorn added more meaning to

a straight face and wore a military uniform. Nonetheless, he was a gentleman in real

do with the environment in which he grew up,

“I’m sorry. I…”