Stealing Your Heart

“Oh? Isn’t that a good thing? Why are you acting like you’re questioning an inmate?” Su Zhan cut in as he glanced at Zong Jinghao. It wasn’t easy to find someone as accomplished as Tawan, so he didn’t want Zong Jinghao to scare the former away.

“Come, have a seat.” Su Zhan ushered Tawan in warmly.

To which the latter nodded and replied, “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome. We might become a family soon. Don’t stand on formalities.” Su Zhan gave Qin Ya a slight shove and whispered, “Get him a cup of water.”

“You should go get it.” Qin Ya refused to budge and gave him a hard stare.

Su Zhan smacked his lips. “Fine. I’ll go.”

He was used to Qin Ya ordering him around.

If one day she started being gentle to him, he might not get used to that.

When he returned with two glasses of water, both Tawan and Zong Yanxi were still rooted to their spots. He placed the glasses on the table and questioned, “Why won’t you sit?”

After asking that, he belatedly realized why they were acting this way. Flashing a grin, he told Zong Jinghao, “Just say yes. You and Tawan are neighbors, aren’t you? You can see your daughter every day. Isn’t that great?”

Zong Jinghao glared daggers at Su Zhan, causing him to immediately zip his mouth shut and plop onto the couch. “He’s being ungrateful,” Su Zhan muttered under his breath.

Su Zhan was being this enthusiastic because he didn’t want Zong Yanxi to miss out on Tawan.

After Su Zhan’s words, Zong Jinghao couldn’t bring himself to say what he had in mind. He waved impatiently and told them, “Sit down.”

“Dad.” Zong Yanxi took the seat beside Zong Jinghao and took his arm. “Does that mean you agree?”

Lin Xinyan glanced at her husband.

Zong Jinghao patted his daughter’s hand. He felt reluctant, but she was an adult who should form a family of her own now. He couldn’t be by her side forever, so it would be pathetic if she spent her whole life alone.

His wish would be fulfilled if his daughter found someone who would take care of her forever.

“If you don’t speak, I’ll consider it a silent consent.” Lin Xinyan, who had been quiet the whole time, broke the silence.

Immediately, Zong Jinghao murmured in assent.

enthusiasm made it

Zong Yanchen left Zhuang Zijin’s

met the man a few times for work, but they

out

ask me out so we could

should go somewhere else to

the two men

blowing by the river. On both sides of the river were neon lights that flashed over the river,

as he recalled the past. “We were close back then. After that, I became a soldier, and she started dating other men. We were no longer as close as we used to be. I wasn’t home for the past few years, and a lot had

came Tawan’s reply as he stood beside Zong Yanchen. They had served in the military, so their figures were

they weren’t in their uniforms, they

and posed a question. “Why

wasn’t that tanned either. He would pass off as a local easily. With his

don’t know.” He was telling the truth, for he couldn’t pinpoint what

or touch. There’s no exact reason, but I know I

Yanchen arched his

Have you never

gazed at him sharply. “Are you looking

in love with someone of

when he was a kid, but after he became a soldier, he started exuding an imposing

wasn’t at the military base anymore, but the integrity and qualities of a soldier

officer. Should we enter a friendly duel to

exchanged gazes solemnly. This wasn’t a normal duel

to the qualities and capabilities of soldiers from two

to lose, so they

on the lawn right next to the

They were evenly matched.

they both collapsed onto the

was wounded, panted

though the grass poked at his wound, he didn’t

soldier like him, a wound that minor was

facing my wrath,” warned Zong

bruise on the corner of his