Stealing Your Heart

“I won’t pursue this matter, but you should have a chat with her. As for you, just like I’ve said before, you should go study so you can help me out at the company after you graduate.”

He had missed out on a lot of important things because he refused to let go of certain elements of his past. He didn’t want to repeat this mistake in the future.

Jiang Youqian pressed his lips together. He was deeply moved by Jiang Mohan’s words.

He didn’t speak because he was at a loss on how to respond to this generosity.

After taking some time to recollect himself, he finally said, “Thank you.”

He wanted to say many things but didn’t know how to put them into words, so he could only use these two simple words to convey his deepest and most heartfelt gratitude.

Jiang Mohan, however, didn’t respond. He had a vacant and unfocused look in his eyes.

They walked together for quite some time. Although not much was said, both of them did a lot of thinking.

After sending Jiang Mohan back, Jiang Youqian returned home.

Qiu Mingyan was fine. She was neither interrogated nor apprehended.

However, she was terribly afraid. Jiang Mohan must hate me to the core.

It looks like there are some tough times ahead.

Jiang Youqian ordered some food as he didn’t know how to cook, and presented the dishes on the table.

“You’re still in the mood to eat?” Qiu Mingyan snapped. If we seized the opportunity well today, we wouldn’t have walked away empty-handed.

Jiang Youqian pretended not to hear her and brought Jiang Jun over to the table.

“Jiang Youqian!” Qiu Mingyan spluttered, “I’m talking to you! For all we know, we could be arrested tomorrow.”

She was well aware of what she had done, and she certainly didn’t think that Jiang Mohan would spare her.

All of a sudden, Jiang Youqian roared, “If you were going to be arrested, it would have been done long ago.”

“What

couldn’t understand what Jiang Youqian said;

a deep breath to calm himself down, Jiang Youqian said,

had no appetite. Turning to her son, she asked, “Youqian, do you have some kind of insider information? You have to help me. Whatever I did, I

it for me?” Jiang Youqian snorted, “You were really doing it for yourself,

you talking about?”

Youqian asked, “Have you ever asked

argued, “Everything I

“You made this decision for me without even

a while before Qiu Mingyan

want my mother to be a kind and

talking about?” Qiu Mingyan slammed the table in front of her and leaped to her feet. “Would I have landed myself in this sorry state if

You did it for me! You’re still saying that you did it for me! Those are all excuses!” An equally furious Jiang Youqian rose to his feet and looked her in the eye. “This has never been what I wanted! You’ve been projecting what you

have made a

mistress to wife. You mistreated your stepson and became the very definition of a wicked stepmother. Have you ever regretted your actions? Have you ever considered the fact that you might

Her eyes, however, deliberately avoided his gaze. She was utterly humiliated to have been reproached by her own

in no position to say that,” Jiang Youqian said as he

there was something very unusual about her son today. “Did Mohan threaten you

you made over all these years? And what you did this time was kidnapping! He could have sued you for deliberate assault. Are you prepared to

to retort, Qiu Mingyan

up his chopsticks

at him, thinking what a

more, Dad,” Jiang Youqian said as he put some food into Jiang

an appetite. His son’s reproach towards his wife seemed to have been directed

Jiang Youqian. Jiang Jun and

Youqian continued, “On the way back, Mohan said that he wanted me to study abroad and that he didn’t want to see my talent wasted. He still cares

began to choke on his

wondered why I would rather wander aimlessly out there than come back to this house? I want to have a normal and loving family. Do you think this is love?” he scorned,

love you,” Qiu Mingyan insisted

it’s love, it’s love. I’ll just pretend I grew up in a warm and loving family. Now, there’s something I

as a lamb. She dared not speak too