Stealing Your Heart (Lin Xinyan) novel Chapter 228

Stealing Your Heart Chapter 228

Wen Xian finally woke up two days after the surgery, and the first thing she said was, “How’s the baby? He’s not hurt, is he?”

Her voice was dry and raspy from being unconscious for two days straight.

Zong Qifeng held her hand and said, “He’s fine. You protected him very well.”

Wen Xian heaved a sigh of relief and looked up at the ceiling. “Thank God he’s fine. I won’t be able to face you if anything happened to him.”

She didn’t want to mention Cheng Yuxiu in case it makes Zong Qifeng unhappy.

Zong Qifeng lowered his gaze. “I’ve never felt so embarrassed in my life before,” he said with a bitter grin.

“It’s all my fault.”

Wen Xian put all the blame on herself. “I was being too selfish. I forgot about you.”

“You’re not at fault, and neither am I nor her. It’s just a matter of fate.”

He patted her hand. “Don’t think about anything else. Focus on your recovery.”

“I went to see my brother, and he said that he didn’t kidnap her…”

“It’s fine. If you want to leave, we can get divorced as soon as you recover…”

“I’m not doing that. I’m staying here with you and the baby,” Wen Xian said as she held his hand. “I can’t deprive him of a mother…”

At that moment, Lin Xinyan began to cry.

She felt as though someone had poured boiling water into her, scalding her from the inside.

She couldn’t pass any judgments, since everyone seemed justified in their actions.

“What happened after that?”

Cheng Yuxiu remained calm the whole time, as though she was merely telling the story from a bystander’s point of view.

“Wen Xian couldn’t walk because of her injured leg…”

“Didn’t the doctor say that they can fix it with metal bars?”

“They only found out after the surgery that her leg had been crushed beyond repair in the car. She couldn’t walk anymore, and because of that, Wen Qing kept me and Bai Hongfei captive for even longer, since he didn’t want Zong Qifeng to leave Wen Xian’s side. No one suspected a thing when he claimed that we eloped, since everyone knew that we used to be lovers.”

“After that…”

A few more years passed, Wen Xian finally found out that Wen Qing had been keeping Cheng Yuxiu captive from his conversation with Wen Jin. By then, Zong Jinghao was already six years old.

Cheng Yuxiu had just given birth when Wen Qing went to kidnap her that year. She was locked in the dark, damp cell for a long time where the nasty environment had led to her infertility.

Wen Xian would never have guessed that Wen Qing had lied to her and that her father knew about it the whole time. She crashed into the room and yelled at them, “How could you do that?”

She was beyond furious.

“Wen Xian, why are you here?” Wen Qing asked, standing up from his chair. “We’re doing this for your own good…”

Wen Xian continued to scream, “You’re breaking the law for me? Who gave you the right to take away someone’s liberties?”

“You need to calm down,” Wen Qing said, his face darkening. “Haven’t you been living in peace for the past few years? You’re getting along with Qifeng, and that’s good enough. What else do you want? Why would I risk losing my job to do this if it wasn’t for you?”

Wen Xian stared at Wen Qing for a long while. “Let her go,” she sobbed.

Wen Qing frowned. “Pretend you didn’t hear anything today. Go back home now.”