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.

heat. Lifting her heavy eyelids tiredly, she finally got a good look at who her rescuer was. Her lips twitched into a small smile as she rasped

realized that she was not bound by ropes but by chains. Metallic chains. Chains that could not be burned off

going

patted her face lightly and reassured her, “Don’t be afraid. I’ll definitely

she insisted hoarsely, “D-Don’t… mind me.

the flames to search for something that could

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

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

did not want to drag him

the rebar to pry open the

Her voice was as raspy

dirty hand, he cradled Zong Yanxi’s face gently as he stared into her eyes. “I always thought 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 the best for

apple bobbed as he swallowed. He continued, “I love you. I truly

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