Stealing Your Heart

Sorn giggled while covering her mouth with her hand.

Tawan looked at her and wondered, “What are you laughing at?”

“What do you think? Do I look elegant when I smile?” Sorn continued giggling.

Tawan was at a loss for words.

What a weird kid.

Zong Yanxi could not help but laugh at Sorn’s entertaining demeanor.

As Tawan continued driving on the road, Zong Yanxi and Sorn sat quietly on the passenger’s seats.

“Is there any place you would want to visit, Ms. Zong?” Tawan took a glance at her from the rearview mirror.

Zong Yanxi thought about it for a moment. “I want visit the temple to make an offering.”

The Thais practiced Buddhism.

“All right.” Tawan continued driving.

Soon, they arrived at a Thai temple.

The minute Zong Yanxi got down from the car, she was greeted by the influence of Thai Buddhism around her. There were around two hundred seventy temples all over Chiang Mai, and the distance between and one and another was just a stone’s throw away. Each temple was unique in its own way, but they were all adorned with gold, looking majestic. There were also some renovations going on in the older temples.

Tawan carried Sorn in his arms and walked Zong Yanxi to Wat Phra Singh, one of the three largest temples in Chiang Mai.

The incense was so strong that they could smell it when they were still walking around the temple’s compound.

Clouds of smoke enveloped the sacred religious site because many tourists came to pay respect to Buddha.

Zong Yanxi bought some incense sticks and said, “I’ll go in now. Wait for me.”

Tawan nodded.

The moment Zong Yanxi stepped into the temple, she saw a golden Buddha. It had praying beads in its hands and a saffron robe draped over the body. The statue was so tall as if it were overlooking the worshippers beneath it.

Zong Yanxi lit the incense, kneeled before the Buddha, and prayed with her hands clasped and fingers pointing upwards. Please grant my parents good health and longevity and also bless my unborn child. Please find a nice family for the child so that he or she would have a chance to live in this world.

She then proceeded to stick the incense into the burner.

Once she got out of the temple, she saw Tawan buying something that was wrapped in a green leaf that had been grilled earlier.

“What are you buying?” she asked.

Sorn stepped forth and answered Zong Yanxi instead, “It’s a type of Chinese olive. It’s delicious!”

it.” Tawan gave her

the fruit and thanked

casually and waving

head

speaking, they were nothing

while you eat.” Tawan

to his ear, “Her leg has recovered, and she’s going to leave soon. This is your very last chance to win her

not know how to react to Sorn’s

“Stop it.”

you known how to

do anything funny, Sorn.” Tawan had a premonition that she was about to

grinned and looked at Zong Yanxi. “What wish did

she could come up with an answer,

Yanxi was at a

So was Tawan.

earth is this

she talking like an

quite knowledgeable for her

a child, so stop trying to

and continued, “What do you think of my

He immediately

Yanxi knew what was on Sorn’s mind. She wanted to

I’m not the best mom candidate for

Sorn pushed away

did not explain further but

continued to frown and pout

quiet streets of Chiang Mai and noticed the smiles on people’s faces. Such beauty

Sorn walked past a stall and grabbed a toy that was on

hesitation, Tawan bought the toy for

Yanxi grinned. How lucky Sorn is to have Tawan as her

bachelor who loves kids and has

three of them walked past a high-end store that sold silk. A signboard erected outside the premises showed that

walked into the store, and a light grey scarf caught her attention. It was

to find one that

stranger to fabrics as she had learned a thing or two from Lin Xinyan, who was an expert on

Thai silk products because the craftmanship was intricate. The products were also relatively pricey as compared to

put

Yanxi grinned. “All

was smooth

looks good on you.” Sorn

at the mirror and nodded. “I like it