Stealing Your Heart Chapter 212
There was a clean-shaven man sitting on the sofa opposite her. He looked handsome in formal attire.
He exuded the fragrance of some shower gel and there was a contrast to his decadencest night.
Cheng Yuxiu became nervous. Though she had known his identity, this was the first time she looked at
him when she was sober.
She panicked, not knowing where to look, and it was certainly not at him. She sat up on the sofa and
found the nket covering her body instead.
Cheng Yuxiu felt shy. “Are you sober now?”
“Ummm…” Zong Qifeng answered.
Cheng Yuxiu stood up abruptly. She kicked a leg of the table and fell back down onto the sofa. She felt
sorry for being clumsy. “Let me clean up the mess.”
“Don’t be afraid of me.” Zong Qifeng stood up to reassure Cheng Yuxiu. He found his rtionship with
her embarrassing. He felt ufortable with the presence of another woman in the house.
“You are here at her invitation. Do feel at home. Let me know if there is anything you need. You may go
out if you feel bored here, but I expect you to keep our rtionship private and confidential.”
Cheng Yuxiu’s eyes squinted. “I know.”
Zong Qifeng left without taking breakfast.
Since that day, Zong Qifeng came home every night. He left her alone upstairs and slept in the guest
room downstairs.
Cheng Yuxiu learnedter that he came back to the vi every night to just please Wen Xian.
Cheng Yuxiu was free during the day; so, she thought of looking for a job to fill her time.
Although she was educated, shecked the relevant working experience. Hence, it would be easy for
her to find a clerical job.
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After a sessful interview, she got an office job. Since then, she had been working there for more
than two months.
Zong Qifeng came homete every night and slept downstairs. They practically did not meet each
other.
She lived a full life. After a busy day at the office, she would go through her notes jotted down during
work and looked for materials for self-improvement.
That day, she ate dinner after work as usual, and then took a shower before curling up in bed to look
for some information.
All of a sudden, she received a telephone call from Cheng Yuwen, the only person who knew her
whereabouts. Indeed, after her father’s death, Chen Yuwen was her only rtive.
“Hongfei is dying to see you.”
Bai Hongfei went overseas to source for some equipment needed for hispany’s new project.
He faced some glitches which dyed his work. By the time he returned, he was shocked to learn
about what had befallen the Cheng Family.
The worst thing was, he couldn’t find his girlfriend, his beloved Cheng Yuxiu.
On his prior visits to the Cheng Family, Cheng Yuwen always disappointed him by insisting that he did
not know Cheng Yuxiu’s whereabouts.
After ensuring thepany’s new project was on track, he paid another visit to the Cheng Family. This
time, he was very insistent. If you don’t tell me, I won’t go; I will follow you wherever you go.
He was not kidding for he even followed him to the washroom.
Finally, Cheng Yuwen gave in and rang his sister up.
On hearing Bai Hongfei’s name, Cheng Yuxiu froze for a while. Then she broke down and cried
uncontrobly. She was heart-broken and full of grievances.
“I think he is still in love with you…”
“What love does he have for me?” Cheng Yuxiu interrupted his brother. If he really cares so much for
me, why was he not around when I needed him most? And why is it that I could not contact him at all?
Where has he been all this while?
“I don’t want to see him. You’d better stop hanging out with him. We don’t want to have anything to do
with the Bai family; do you hear me?” Cheng Yuxiu hung up after making herself clear.
She buried her head in theforter and cried her heart out. It’s you who broke the promise!
“You heard it; she doesn’t want to see you. “ Cheng Yuwen stared at Bai Hongfei. Thetter seemed to
be wasting awaytely.
“When you were having problems, why didn’t you approach my mother? Even if I was not around, she
was avable…”
“Stop it, okay?” Chen Yuwenughed sarcastically. He began to hate Bai Hongfei when he mentioned
Mrs. Bai. “Yuxiu went to ask for help, but your mom refused…”
“That’s impossible!” Bai Hongfei interrupted. My mom likes Yuxiu very much. She knows I love her and
she is happy to approve of me marrying her. How on earth would she refuse it when Yuxiu asked for
help?
“If you don’t believe me, go back and ask your mother. For your information, it was your mother who
called for a press conference to cancel the engagement!” Cheng Yuwen deplored Mrs. Bai for what she
did.
“Seeing our family business in trouble, your mother thought we are no longer useful to her. She made it
clear that she was eyeing our family’s textile manufacturing technology. When Yuxiu did not give in,
your mother’s attitude changedpletely. Not only was your mother unwilling to help; she cut off the
ties between both families. This made it all the more difficult for our family to survive the crisis.”
“I don’t believe this! I love Yuxiu and I like her very much!” retorted Bai Hongfei. “I am going back now
to ask her; if my mother was not the cause of the problem…”
“I will cut off my head for you to sit on it, okay? Come on, man! You should have asked her much
earlier. Yuxiu is no longer a good match for you, because you are the Young Master of Bai family. She
is nothing now. You know what, she sacrificed herself for the family, and for me — “
Cheng Yuwen’s voice became weaker and weaker till he broke down and covered his face, crying like
a baby.
Cheng family’s business copsed overnight. Had it not been for Cheng Yuxiu’s sacrifice, Cheng
Yuwen would have ended up in jail; Cheng family would have been in ruin and the family’s textile
manufacturing technology could have ended up in someone else hand.
As a man, he felt so shameful to have let his sister sacrifice herself to save him. He felt guilty.
Bai Hongfei rushed out of Cheng family’s residence and sped home in his car.
Madam Bai just got back after having her facial treatment. She looked rather young for her age; like a
lady in her early thirties. She frowned at her son. “Young man, why are you in such a rush?”
“When Cheng family was facing a crisis, Yuxiu came to see you for help. Did you refuse her?” Bai
Hongfei grilled her in anger.
Mrs. Bai was stunned and displeased so she avoided his question instead. “So, you have gone to the
Cheng family again?”
“Answer me!” This was the first time Bai Hongfei shouted at her mother.
He didn’t believe what Cheng Yuwen had told him about his mother.
At this point, Madam Bai sat on the sofa. Looking up at her son, she started exining. “Your father
passed away years ago. I was the only one to support the whole family until today. Life has not been
easy all these years…”
“I am asking whether Yuxiu came to see you for help or not!” Bai Hongfei was too impatient to hear his
mother out.
“Yes, she did!” Madam Bai’s anger red up. Come on! The girl is just a nobody and I am your mother.
“You are my son! How dare you shout at me because of a woman!”
Bai Hongfei froze in shock. Then, something pertinent dawned on him. “So, you have purposely sent
me away on the pretext of an overseas business trip, am I right?”
Mrs. Bai remained silent.
“It was also part of your plot for my handphone to fall off into the water.”
“Did you create all those small little problems to dy my return when I was overseas?” Bai Hongfei
continued grilling his mother.
Madam Bai did not deny. “Yes, you are right. When you came home after celebrating Yuxiu’s birthday, I
received a phone call from Cheng Yuwen. He told me his father has passed away. Mr. Cheng was the
pir of his family business so following his death, no one could guess what would happen to the
Cheng family.
That was why I sent you away just to make sure that both of you could not stay in touch with each
other. I have nned for your mobile phone to fall into the water on purpose and apologized for my
carelessness.
This allowed me to let you use my mobile phone instead. Then, I swapped the SIM cards, I have to
make sure that the mobile phone you brought with you carried my SIM card.
When you discovered thister, I readily confessed to that mistake. At the same time, I went to the
Cheng family. On the face of it, it looked like I wanted to pay myst respect to Mr. Cheng. In fact, I
took the opportunity to switch off Yuxiu’s mobile phone and threw it away when she was grieving over
her father’s death. I wanted to make sure both of you were out of contact.”