Stealing Your Heart (Lin Xinyan) novel Chapter 370

Stealing Your Heart Chapter 370

Zong Jinghao narrowed his gaze while a hint of joy hid in his eyes.

Did she get jealous? You’ll only feel that way when you really care about someone.

Chen Shihan felt a little embarrassed as she was a daughter of a prominent family. Naturally, most people would try to fawn on her and please her. Even her circle of friends were people who were her cliques. No one had ever dishonored her in her life.

She suppressed her emotions and stated, “Why? Are you upset, Mrs. Zong?”

Lin Xinyan responded eloquently, “I don’t know what you mean, Ms. Chen. Why do I have to be upset? Did you do something that might irk me? Considering that you’re from a distinguished family, I doubt you’d do anything unscrupulous that might make me unhappy, right?”

After seeing Lin Xinyan’s pure and innocent face, Chen Shihan thought the former was like a harmless rabbit that could be easily teased. But by no means, the latter knew she would be retaliated by the first-mentioned.

At last, Chen Shihan’s smile vanished. Her face turned ashen at Lin Xinyan’s words.

Even Wen Qing looked somewhat surprised, as Lin Xinyan had always carried herself with modesty and was the quintessence of a homemaker.

I thought Chen Shihan was enough to deal with her. But she’s way beyond my expectations. It seems like I’ve underestimated her.

To break the awkward tension, he declared, “Alright, it’s my treat today. Let’s enjoy ourselves here, okay?”

Without delay, he beckoned to the server to take the order, then passed the menu to Chen Shihan and said, “Order whatever you want.”

He then flipped through the menu and ordered a few dishes that were to Zong Jinghao’s liking. He was deliberately neglecting Lin Xinyan.

Chen Shihan finally saved her skin, so she glared at Lin Xinyan while raising a smirk on her face. So what if you’re good with your words. Hmph!

Wen Qing had never liked her. Furthermore, he had openly expressed his negative feelings about her and wished for her to leave Zong Jinghao.

The other day, Chen Shihan had overheard Wen Qing’s conversation through the phone with her father about his desire for Zong Jinghao to get a divorce from Lin Xinyan.

At that time, she was rather shocked to know that Zong Jinghao was married. Her father, however, wasn’t taken aback. Her surmise was that Wen Qing had him notified in advance.

Later on, Wen Qing suggested to her father that she should be married to Zong Jinghao. After a momentary contemplation, the latter finally agreed to his proposal.

Since Zong Jinghao’s marriage with Lin Xinyan was a secret, Chen Shihan could be married to him in an open and aboveboard manner. Their marriage would fortify the standing of the Wen family as well.

It involved the interests of several notable families. Apart from that, Zong Jinghao was an accomplished young man. It wouldn’t be a loss for her father if Chen Shihan were married to that man. It would be a practical choice, no matter how anyone views it.

Even so, she was against the idea in the beginning. The only reason she had agreed to deliver the documents to the hotel was so that she could reassess her decision after meeting him in person.

Yet, after getting to know him personally, she came to realize that he was different from what was portrayed on television.

Before she met him, the only two things she knew about him were his immense wealth and good looks. But she soon noticed that beyond the materials and appearances, he was matured man who had been through countless hurdles in life – it increased his masculinity.

Thus, she agreed to Wen Qing and her father’s arrangement out of curiosity.

She wanted to see if this man could remain unmoving and resist the temptation in the face of a beautiful woman.

Additionally, Chen Shihan was convinced that she was better than Lin Xinyan in every aspect.

Just then, she intentionally raised her voice to order several dishes that were palatable to her, while some were not. Her motive behind all these farces was so she could be deemed as a well-respected person.

“Is that all?” The waiter asked.

Chen Shihan handed over the menu and answered, “Yes, that will be all. Serve the food at the earliest.”