Stealing Your Heart

“Yanxi!”

Through the smoke, Zong Yanxi vaguely saw someone charging into the building.

Cough cough!

Another bout of harsh coughing shook her body.

Spotting the prone form of Zhuang Zijin on the floor, Tawan bent down to pick her up. Upon exiting the building, the taxi he came with was nowhere to be found. The driver had sped off the moment he realized there was trouble brewing.

Tawan placed Zhuang Zijin down on a patch of grass further away from the building. After that, he dialed the emergency services before dashing into the building again. By then, the fire was a roaring monster. The stench of burning things clouded the air.

Zong Yanxi was completely surrounded by flames. She was also close to falling unconscious from all the smoke she had inhaled. At this point, she was just struggling to hold on to consciousness, trying to see who had saved her grandmother.

“Yanxi!” Disregarding the danger, Tawan threw himself through the flames to get to her.

face was also flushed from the heat. Lifting her heavy eyelids tiredly, she finally got a good look at who

bound by ropes but by chains. Metallic

going to be

and reassured her, “Don’t be afraid. I’ll

lips were so dry they cracked when she insisted hoarsely, “D-Don’t… mind me. G-Get out

dashed through the flames to

wondering what to do next, he spotted a rusty rebar lying in the grass. It was

she was still clinging on to the waking world. Knowing there was no way she would survive, she

to drag

rebar to pry open the chains. Unfortunately, that

Her voice was as raspy

that respecting your decision would be the best thing for you. But now I realize how wrong I was. Oftentimes, being too involved in something makes us blind to what’s really

Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed. He continued, “I love you. I truly do. Are

at him. She could see herself reflected in his eyes, as well as the raging inferno behind her. Everything was so