Stealing Your Heart Chapter 252


    Since they were going out to y, Lin Xinyan called out for her son to join them as well, as she was


    afraid that the boy would be too absorbed in his games and hurt his eyes.


    Just when they reached the lobby, the family ran into Bai Yinning.


    The man smiled at them and asked, “Going out?”


    Zong Jinghao snorted. “Mr. Bai, you’re one persistent man.”


    Instead of getting mad, Bai Yinning replied to the insult, “Thanks for thepliment, Mr. Zong.”


    Then he turned to Lin Xinyan. “I know a ce that’s suitable for kids to y. Let me lead the way.”


    Bai Yinning was not asking for their permission as he suggested like he had already nned the day


    for them, “Since this is my ce, it would be my pleasure to entertain your family. Please forgive me if


    there’s anything you’re not happy with.”


    Since he had said so, Lin Xinyan couldn’t find a reason to reject his offer anymore. ncing at her


    husband, the woman smiled in reply, “We’ll have to trouble you then, Mr. Bai.”


    “No problem.” Bai Yinning smiled back. “I’m here to ask whether you want to go out anyway, since the


    kids will be bored if they stay in the hotel for the whole day.”


    Lin Xinyan forced out a stiff smile and exined, “Oh yes, I nned to bring them out, that’s why I have


    no time to…”


    Even if she didn’t exin, Bai Yinning also knew deep down that it was Zong Jinghao who didn’t want


    her to see him.


    To annoy the jealous man more, Bai Yinning added with a smile, “Oh, by the way, we’re going to meet


    each other often from now on. I have moved to stay in the hotel from today onwards.”


    “Uncle Bai, why do you need to stay in the hotel? You don’t have a ce to stay?” Lin Xichen asked


    with his hand being held by his mother.


    “Hmm…” Bai Yinning lowered his head in thought. “So that it’s easy for me to take care of you. I’m a


    local here and this hotel belongs to me. Everything will be much more convenient with me around.”


    Lin Xichen blinked his eyes in doubt. Well, they were equally good without him. As long as they have


    the cash, everything would be convenient for them wherever they went.


    Obviously, Bai Yinning came for his mother.


    The little boy once thought of letting this man fight for his mother with their father, but now he didn’t


    want that to happen anymore.


    If his parents really separated, then he would lose a father forever.


    Plus, Zong Jinghao was much more handsome and richer than Bai Yinning. Adding to the fact that Bai


    Yinning was crippled.


    Lin Xichen tightened his grip on Lin Xinyan’s hands, afraid that Bai Yinning would actually snatch his


    mother from him.


    “Let’s go! It’s gettingte now. We can tour around the ce and check out the musical fountain at


    night.” The man rolled himself to the front and led the way, totally not taking himself as an outsider who


    had randomly joined in the family outing.


    When getting in the car, Bai Yinning added, “My car is at the front, so just follow behind meter.”


    Zong Jinghao side-eyed him coldly. “You’re really not taking yourself as an outsider.”


    Bai Yinning smiled in response. “Oh, I’ve known Ms. Lin for some time and I am your business partner.


    Of course I’m no outsider.”


    Zong Jinghao did not reply to him and got in his own car.


    The bodyguards closed the door for him, blocking Bai Yinning from his sight.


    Under Gao Yuan’s help, Bai Yinning got into his own car.


    The ce Bai Yinning brought them to was close to the hotel- only a ten-minute journey. It was a new


    building built to mimic ancient Chinese buildings.


    A long corridor stretched along the bank of an artificialke. It was built with intricate designs of


    architecture, be it the tiles or wooden carvings, which showcased the impressive skills and detailed


    attention given to the decorations.


    At the end of the corridor was an old mansion. The main door was majestic, simr to the royal


    mansions of ancient times. It gave off an impression of walking right into the ancient times.


    In the clear waters of theke, there were several red Japanese koi fish. The wooden boats floating on


    the water were all decorated with silk and rednterns.


    “You can feed the fishes from the boat,” Bai Yinning suggested when he noticed Lin Ruixi’s excitement.


    “I want to feed the fishes from the boat!” Lin Ruixi yelled enthusiastically. Like most children, she was


    easily interested and satisfied with new things.


    Even if it was not something spectacr, she would still want to try it once her interest was piqued.


    The weather was good anyway, and boat rowing while koi feeding on such a day was an enjoyable


    activity to rx the mind.


    “Ok, then let’s do that! I’ll get the fish food.” Lin Xinyan made her son wait for her with her husband.


    She then went to the fish food booth, which was located on the other end of the corridor.


    Standing at the side of the corridor was Zong Jinghao, who had his eyes fixed on the clearke water.


    The long seaweeds in theke were visible from where he stood. Compared to the city, this ce


    indeed had fresher air. A perfect ce for family outings.


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    “If it’s on weekends, this ce will be crowded with people.” The ancient-looking ce was a popr


    spot among the locals for rxing and strolling on weekends. They could enjoy basking in the sun or


    leisure feeding of the koi fishes in theke.


    Zong Jinghao eyed the other man insultingly. “That’s considerate of you. Tell me, Mr. Bai. What’s with


    all your efforts to please us?”


    Bai Yinning did not hide his intention either. “I saved Ms. Lin and let her recover at my ce because I


    mistook her as Cheng Yuxiu’s daughter. My adopted father’sst wish before he passed away was for


    me to marry his daughter. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the one…”


    Zong Jinghao’s face remained unchanged, but waves of emotions were roaring in his heart.


    Now that he mentioned about Cheng Yuxiu’s past, he was even more interested in what he had to say.


    It was obvious that his stepmother and Bai Hongfei were a couple. Then why did she end up marrying


    his father?


    Bai Yinning paused before continuing without hiding his admiration. “Although I only spent a short time


    with Ms. Lin, I do harbor romantic feelings towards her. I also know your rtionship with her is not as


    close as it seems. I believe I can still try to win her heart.”


    Suddenly, a cold wind breezed past the corridor. Zong Jinghao turned back and stared at the calm Bai


    Yinning, who was sitting in his wheelchair against the sunlight. Their gazes met in the air, sparkling with


    underlying meanings that were enough to speak a thousand words and fight a thousand fights.


    Zong Jinghao replied calmly, “Mr. Bai, you’re not just wrong from the beginning. You won’t have the


    chance to win her. We are a very close couple.”


    He was not emphasizing, nor was he showing off their rtionship. He wasn’t even exaggerating or


    faking their closeness. The man simply stated this fact with domineering confidence.


    And Bai Yinning knew that his strong confidence came from Lin Xinyan.


    He could see her change in attitude towards her husband. She was no longer faking it like thest time.


    Her reaction was sincere and instinctive.


    Now she cared about Zong Jinghao’s feelings.


    Just like how she turned to her husband when he suggested to lead the way, afraid that Zong Jinghao


    would be mad.


    When a woman cared about a man’s feelings, that could only mean the man had won a ce in her


    heart.


    Bai Yinning’s smile turned bitter at his words. “Never mind. Who knows, one day she’ll be tired of you? I


    don’t mind being the spare when that dayes.”


    So this man was stooping so low to even disregard his honor?


    Lin Xichen slowly moved to Zong Jinghao’s side and tugged on his hand. “My mother is not an


    unfaithful person. We will never be separated.”


    The little boy could judge who was the better man for his mother and their family.


    Zong Jinghao was his and his sister’s father by blood. Their family could only beplete if his mother


    stayed by Zong Jinghao’s side.


    And he was not allowing anyone to disrupt their perfect family.


    Bai Yinning tried to talk to him instead. “Xichen-”


    Ssh!


    “What sound is that?” Suddenly, a sound of something dropping into the water came from theke.


    Lin Xichen looked around the ce. “Why is mummy not back yet?”


    Zong Jinghao eyed Bai Yinning warily before dragging his son with him. “Let’s have a look there.”


    Bai Yinning rolled along too.


    Along the road, they noticed spilled fish feeds everywhere. There were two fresh footprints on the


    grass, both not big in size; obviously belonging to two women.


    Huge circles of ripples were formed on theke’s surface.


    “Help…”


    Zong Jinghao turned to the voiceing from theke. The water was deep, and the head of the


    drowning person was floating up and down the surface.


    Although he couldn’t see her face, the man was sure that the person who fell into theke was Lin


    Xinyan.


    Putting down his daughter, Zong Jinghao took off his coat and jumped into theke without further


    hesitation. It was already December and the weather had turned bone-chillingly cold. Theke water


    must be a few degrees even colder as it pierced like ice daggers into the man’s bones.