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.

himself now…” Tears suddenly streamed down her cheeks. She didn’t want to cry, but her emotions

she didn’t tell Gu

the right to enjoy his father’s love as

life.

hadn’t left and chose to go to Guan Jing after finding

all my

gazed at the

Jing’s face. The man had changed, and there were a few lines around his

“He’s your son…”

that, her arm

like that, she passed in

her best ending; she got to

held her body for a long

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

funeral, Zong Yanxi took in Guan Jing’s reaction.

Buzz! Buzz!

was a call

went to somewhere relatively quieter and answered

line could speak, Zong Yanxi blurted out, “Tawan, let’s

hearing that, Tawan thought he

shock, he asked,

get married.” Zong Yanxi wasn’t acting on a whim. She was attracted to him, and

“Okay.”

Yanxi and Tawan got married

noble status, the

Mohan’s surgery was successful, and he managed to regain

shoulder. Her

recalled how Zong Yanxi wore an ivory white wedding dress when she got married to him. He could still remember her beaming

had

he lost the brightest star in his

will be bleak

him?” Jiang Mohan muttered.

face right now was the same

you’re happy, I shall offer you my blessings. I’ll pray for you with all my heart so you’ll lead a

“Ruixi, I love you.”

you, and it’s too late now. Still, I’ll keep my feelings in

ended successfully with

opened her eyes groggily and realized Tawan

in a white silk nightie, her long black tresses

she saw Tawan writing something on

door open, she asked, “It’s

and placed the paper he was writing on into his drawer before coming to her. After picking her up, he pressed a kiss on her forehead.

beamed. “If I wore slippers, will you

chuckled heartily in

Tawan placed her on the bed

and

out to caress some stray strands by her ear

mark on

he entered the study, they had consummated their

were you writing?”

closer to him in bed and responded,

have no idea,” she

of nowhere, Tawan gazed at her solemnly.

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

many uncertainties ahead of us,” he explained as he rolled over to pull her

and covered his mouth to stop him from talking. “It’s our wedding

as he studied Zong Yanxi’s shy expression. She was about to retract her hand when he grabbed it and held it

resist seeing how alluring she was. Leaning nearer to her ear, he whispered, “I miss the feel of you already.” The

Zong Yanxi

a long night filled

Zhuang Jiawen planned to travel around the world with Shen Xinyao. He left the

there was

family with

a child first will get to enjoy life. I shall travel the world on your behalf while you

vacation, so he brought Mu Yuan’er to travel around the world while Zhuang

months later, Zong

Tawan stopped working so he

have to get this nervous,” Zong Yanxi told her husband,

he was reading

excitement at the thought that he was about

him. His beloved wife was about to give birth to their child. This was the family he

blessed,” he uttered in