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.

hardly speak. Her face was also flushed from the heat. Lifting her heavy eyelids

by chains. Metallic

going

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

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

He dashed through the flames to search for something

immense frustration, he found nothing that he could use. Just as he was wondering what to do next, he spotted a

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

did not want to drag him into

using the rebar to pry open the chains.

out!” Her voice was as raspy

he stared into her eyes. “I always thought that respecting your decision would be the best thing for you. But now I realize

swallowed. He continued, “I love you. I truly do. Are you willing

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