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.

Her face was also flushed from the heat. Lifting her heavy eyelids tiredly, she finally

bound by ropes but by chains. Metallic chains. Chains that could not be burned off as

going

lightly and reassured her, “Don’t be

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

flames

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

Yanxi, she was still clinging on to the waking world. Knowing there was no way she would survive, she croaked, “D-Don’t risk yourself for

to

to pry open the chains. Unfortunately,

Her voice was

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

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

herself reflected in his eyes, as well as