Stealing Your Heart

Both Zong Yanxi and Gu Xian got off the car, but Guan Jing remained in his seat. He seemed to have forgotten what Gu Xian told him, or perhaps he was too engrossed in his thoughts.

“Uncle Guan,” Zong Yanxi called out, snapping the man back to reality.

After he got off the car, Gu Xian led them to the ward.

He didn’t show any intention of entering the ward when he said, “My mom is inside.”

Guan Jing took one look at him. Despite having an inkling of what was happening, he refused to believe it.

It had been ages since they last met, but he still managed to recognize Gu Huiyuan immediately. She was no longer young, but she was still the same to him.

Right then, the woman’s eyes fluttered open on the bed. When she spotted the man standing beside her bed, her eyes widened in shock. However, she swiftly shook her head and let out a self-deprecating chuckle.

She thought she was seeing things. “I can’t believe I wanted to see you before I die.”

Exhaling sharply, she lamented, “Well, I didn’t get to see you when I was alive. What’s the point of hallucinating about you before I die?”

Clearly, she was berating herself for missing him so much to the point where she was hallucinating about him. “You’re useless, Gu Huiyuan.”

Guan Jing’s legs felt as heavy as lead.

His heart was thumping furiously, so it took him some time to find his voice. “Gu Huiyuan?”

The woman on the bed froze in bewilderment. Her eyes opened wide as she stared at Guan Jing. “You…”

Is this not a hallucination? If it is, why is he talking?

“You! You…”

In that instant, she was overwhelmed with mixed emotions—excitement and fear among them—but she had no idea what to say to him.

Guan Jing came over to her and demanded, “Where did you hide? I couldn’t find you, no matter how hard I looked. You were hiding here?”

Gu Huiyuan took a long time to digest his words as tears welled up in her eyes.

Her voice was hoarse as she stated, “So you did look for me.”

Guan Jing’s eyes reddened as well. “Of course! I’m not cruel like you. You left without leaving a message.”

Gu Huiyuan choked up as her lips trembled profusely.

Tears rolled down her cheeks before falling on the pillow she was lying on.

Outside the ward, Zong Yanxi and Gu Xian sat on the bench without a word, listening as occasional bits of the conversation and sobs rang out from the ward.

It went on until nightfall arrived.

For the young people outside, it was a long wait.

Yet, to Guan Jing and Gu Huiyuan, they only had a short reunion.

After all, they had missed the opportunity to spend a lifetime together.

They were in love with each other, but they hadn’t gotten a chance to express their feelings.

Guan Jing soon calmed down and proceeded to ask the doctor about Gu Huiyuan’s situation. Alas, the woman wouldn’t be able to hold on much longer. Even if God was indeed real, He wouldn’t be able to save her life.

Guan Jing remained by the woman’s side so they could spend her last moments together.

They didn’t stay in the hospital. Instead, the man brought her to several places, talking about what they had missed out on in each other’s lives.

When Gu Huiyuan found out Guan Jing was married with kids now, her heart squeezed with agony as though an electric drill had gone through it.

She knew he wouldn’t be single forever, but the truth still got to her, nonetheless.

Utterly shocked by the news, she had fainted on the spot.

Guan Jing brought her to the hospital hastily. From that day onward, whenever she asked about his private affairs, he’d avoid the topic deftly.

One day, Gu Huiyuan wanted to go to the sea, and Guan Jing gladly obliged her request.

Under the blue sky, the waves lapped against the shore slowly. There was a whiff of the salty smell of the seawater in the air.

“After I die, scatter my ashes into the sea.” Gu Huiyuan reached out to take Guan Jing’s hand. “I can’t believe you’ll be the one who will send me off.”

Guan Jing pursed his lips as his throat dried up.

“Gu Xian. I-Is he my son?” He had been wanting to ask that question for some time, but he hadn’t been able to muster his courage to do so.

As Gu Huiyuan’s end was near, he wanted to hear it from her own mouth.

adult who can take care of himself now…” Tears suddenly streamed down her cheeks. She didn’t want

she didn’t tell Gu Xian who

right to enjoy his father’s love as she was too

in life.

Guan Jing after finding out I was pregnant, we wouldn’t have ended

was all my

she gazed at the sea and told

man had changed, and there were a few lines

“He’s your son…”

that, her

like that, she passed

died peacefully. It was her best ending; she got to die in his arms after missing

for a long

drop of tear spilled from the corner of his eye, dropping onto

Yanxi took in Guan Jing’s reaction. She understood in

Buzz! Buzz!

a call from

somewhere relatively quieter and answered his

line could speak, Zong Yanxi

Tawan

asked, “What did you

a whim. She was attracted

“Okay.”

later, Zong Yanxi and Tawan got married in

status, the wedding was a

surgery was successful, and he managed to regain his memories. He finally met Zong Yanxi

diagonally over one shoulder. Her makeup was perfect –

wore an ivory white wedding dress when she

he had failed

he lost the brightest star in his

life will be bleak from

you like him?” Jiang Mohan

smile on Zong Yanxi’s face right now was the same one she

my blessings. I’ll pray for you

“Ruixi, I love you.”

get to say it to you, and it’s too late now.

successfully with

opened her eyes groggily

a white silk nightie, her long black tresses fell on her shoulders as she walked

wasn’t shut tight, so she saw Tawan writing something

“It’s late. What are you doing

door. He tidied up his desk and placed the paper he was writing on into his drawer before

Yanxi wrapped her arms around his neck and beamed. “If I wore

heartily in response. “Cheeky

together. Tawan placed her on

Yanxi cowered back and blinked

by her ear before moving to her cheek, neck, and clavicle, observing her

mark on every inch of

the study,

were you writing?” asked

him in bed and

no idea,” she

gazed at her solemnly.

his heart belonged to her entirely. He loved her so much he was willing to give her everything

in politics, so there are many uncertainties ahead of us,” he explained as he rolled over to pull her into his embrace. “One day, if something bad

stop him from talking. “It’s our wedding

expression. She was about to retract

to her ear, he whispered, “I miss the feel of you already.” The sparkle in

Zong Yanxi

long night filled with

world with Shen Xinyao. He left the family’s affairs to Zong

but there

month later, he returned to the family with Mu

Jiawen? Whoever gets a child first will get to enjoy life. I shall travel the world

so he brought Mu Yuan’er to travel around the

months later, Zong Yanxi got

of her pregnancy, Tawan stopped working

to get this nervous,” Zong Yanxi told her husband, who was busy reading

put the book he was reading

hardly contain his excitement at the thought that

birth to their child.

really blessed,” he uttered in