Stealing Your Heart Chapter 369
Lin Xinyan deliberately left out Li Jing’s intention. Instead, she said, “She told me you’re a golden boy,
whereas I’m mediocre at best. She seems to imply that we’re not well-matched. After all, my family isn’t
prominent, nor do I have immense riches. Therefore, we’re not equal in social status.”
Indeed, I don’t have all these. Chances are, I will never own any of it. The only thing I can do is to stand
by his side. For better or for worse, we’ll face everything together.
Zong Jinghao didn’t say a word, merely ncing at her. Then, he took the driver’s seat and started the
car.
At this, Lin Xinyan turned to stare at him. “Don’t you have anything to say?”
At her question, Wen Qing looked straight ahead with a tensed gaze.
I can’t confirm that Wen Qing was hiding something from me before, but I got the answer now. He can
inform me alone if it were to invite us for a meal. There was no reason for Li Jing to go all the way to
her boutique. For as long as I could remember, Li Jing was always the one contacting me. In fact, I
hardly even receive calls from him.
Truth be told, it wasn’t as if Wen Qing felt reluctant to contact Zong Jinghao. But he preferred Li Jing to
do the job in his stead, as it had be a habit.
Yet, he’s called me personally not once, but twice already. It goes to show that something is off.
Moreover, Li Xinyan’s recent mood swings have further reinforced my suspicion. She must have known
about this matter. Not that I can tell how much she knows.
“I won’t allow anyone to interfere with my life!”
Not even Wen Qing!
He had made himself clear that no one could stop him from getting whatever he liked.
Attempting to change the subject, Lin Xinyan purposely got close to him and leaned against his
shoulder. “Do you believe in fate?”
“I don’t.” His answer was resolute as he believed only in himself.
Immediately, she lifted her head to peer at him and dered in a serious tone, “I believe. Don’t you
think it was fate that brought us together?”
During that unexpected night, I assumed that we’d never cross paths again. But I’d never imagined him
to be the partner of my arranged marriage. What a twist of fate!
In a swift action, Zong Jinghao ced his arm on her shoulder and shed a smile on his face while
revealing his perfect white teeth. “You are right.”
Lin Xinyan red at him. “What’s with this half-hearted response?”
To reassure her, Zong Jinghao ced her hands on his chest and smiled. “I’m not lying.”
Lin Xinyan lost her will to humor this flippant man. As a matter of fact, she might not win a debate
against a garrulous man like him. If he were to be shameless, even the word ruffian was not too
far-fetched as a description for him.
After a while, he stopped the car in front of the Chinese restaurant Wen Qing had informed him of.
Wen Qing had a rtively old-fashioned personality. Needless to say, western cuisine was not in his
cards. Nevertheless, his suggestions for Chinese eateries were some of the best in B City.
This restaurant was one of them. It was decorated in a one-of-a-kind Chinese-style frame with a
modern touch, giving its customers a unique experience. The waiters were in ck suits, while the
waitresses were dressed in Cheongsam. The sight of them standing together was especially pleasant
to the eyes.
As soon as they walked over, the ushers in front of the door opened the door and weed them in.
After they entered through the door, a server dressed in a ck suit with a bowtie on his cor
approached them. “Did you make a reservation?”
Zong Jinghao nodded his head and replied promptly, “We’re with Mr. Wen.”
“Please follow me.” The waiter guided them to the private room politely right after hearing the name.
He stood aside when they arrived in front of the private room. “This one.”
Lin Xinyan was a little edgy after it urred to her that Wen Qing was just one door apart, so she
grasped Zong Jinghao’s arm.
Tofort her, Zong Jinghao ced his palm on the back of her hand, got hold of it firmly, and said in
a low voice, “I’m here with you.”
At that, Lin Xinyan pursed her lips and nodded.
Once the door was pushed open, Wen Qing could be seen sitting in the middle of the spacious room
with a beautiful woman right beside him.
The two seemed to be exchanging chatter in a great mood, with smiles on their faces.
Both of them looked toward the door at the same time.
The woman fixed her eyes on Zong Jinghao for a while before scrutinizing Lin Xinyan.
The smile on Wen Qing’s face faded almost immediately when he caught sight of Lin Xinyan; the look
of his face was frigid and grim.
The drastic change in his mood was impossible to be missed by Zong Jinghao.
A hint of vexation shed across Zong Jinghao’s eyes, but he got a grip of himself straight away and
walked in with Lin Xinyan.
However, Chen Shihan greeted them passionately, “We were just talking about you two.”
When Lin Xinyan nced at Chen Shihan, her woman’s intuition hinted to her that thetter was only
putting on an act to get close to them. Specifically, Zong Jinghao.
“What were you talking about?” Lin Xinyan queried with a smile.
“You are Mrs. Zong, am I right?” Chen Shihan ignored her question. Then she added, “You look so
young and pretty.”
Chen Shihan was good with her words.
Lin Xinyan remained smiling and replied, “You’re ttering me. My kid is turning six this year. I’m no
longer in the bloom of youth; you’re much younger than me.”
The corners of Chen Shihan’s lips twitched a bit. I thought Wen Qing said that their marriage was a
secret? Where did the childe from?”
Wen Qing had nned to inform her about this but hadn’t managed to find the right time.
Then he patted her shoulder, and they remained silent for a while. They only exchanged a few nces,
which seemed to imply he would fill her in on the details next time.Content ? N?velDrama.Org.
Wen Qing was frustrated with Li Jing, who had done such a sloppy job. Nheless, he couldn’t turn
the situation in his favor anymore, seeing that they were already here.
He didn’t bluntly ask Zong Jinghao to divorce Lin Xinyan as he knew that the man cared a lot for his
wife.
If my memory serves me right, he covered for her exhaustively the first time he visited our family. The
man doesn’t even mind if the children don’t take hisst name. With my understanding of his character,
I can’t risk telling him about this. Otherwise, there’s nothing I can do if he disagrees. It’d be toote to
pull any tricks by then. If I were to make a move after that, he’d know for sure that I was the one pulling
strings behind the scene. Now, I can only hope to make her leave discreetly. No, that won’t do… When
pushes to shove, I have to y the same old trick again. I won’t allow her to get any closer to
Cheng Yuxiu.
“Let me introduce you to Chen Shihan, the daughter of my colleague.” Wen Qing stared at Zong
Jinghao and mentioned purposely, “I believe you met each other in the hotel the other day.”
Lin Xinyan’s heart skipped a beat at his words.
He met with this woman… in a hotel?
“Uncle Wen, there’s no need for that. Everyone in B City knows about Zong Jinghao, perhaps even the
whole country. Besides, we’ve already met…”
She intentionally skipped her gaze over Lin Xinyan’s face when she spoke.
With that, Lin Xinyan clenched her fists under the table, and her palms became sweaty. Yet, she
remained a calm expression on her face. “You’re right, Ms. Chen. Many people know about him, so it’s
not strange for you to know each other.”
Chen Shihan was at a loss for words, and the smile on her face became awkward.
Right then, Zong Jinghao turned to look at his wife. I still remember she was sharp-tongued back when
we got in our first fight.