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.”

as he could hardly refute

to bed early. I will take care

night,” Tawan replied

Yanxi closed the door,

didn’t notice that Zong Yanxi got out of bed

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

curiosity, she went to

she poured a glass of water for herself and sat at

looked up at her,

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

this man was rather smart as he could

She pursed her lips and continued, “Since you’re not married, why did you adopt Sorn? I mean,

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 and hid in the corner

native Thais

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

such, the police prepared to send her to a charity

oppose it?” Zong

of it, she had never seen his family

put it down. Then,

because he looked extremely calm. After a while,

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

had

was born into a happy and loving family. The only flaw in his family was that his parents passed away too early

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

straight face and

to do with the environment in which he grew up,

“I’m sorry. I…”