Stealing Your Heart (Lin Xinyan) novel Chapter 42

Stealing Your Heart Chapter 42

During such occasions, the things people talked about were nothing more than business affairs. He Ruize was also biting the bullet while socializing. Lin Xinyan could see that he didn’t like such occasions, so she tugged He Ruize’s arm and whispered, “I want to get some fresh air outside.”

He Ruize took her hand, “I will take you to the back room.”

The lights, noise, conversations, and flatteries gradually faded out.

Passing through the corridor, they came to the back room, which was spacious, bright, and much quieter than the lobby. Occasionally, there were people standing in front of the window talking.

“You do not like to listen to those conversations, do you?” He Ruize smiled faintly. “I don’t like it either.”

He had no choice but to agree to come after being forced by Xia Zhenyu.

He didn’t like socializing, people scheming against each other, and doing everything possible to make money.

This might be due to his family background, as he was born rich and didn’t need to worry about money.

“I knew it. So, do you want to thank me for taking you out of that place?”

“How do you want me to thank you?” He Ruize leaned over. Lin Xinyan could clearly smell the breath of masculinity on his body, lingering in the air around her. She couldn’t help but try to pull away, but He Ruize held her waist.

“I used to think you were young, but unknowingly, you have grown up.” He paid attention to her before but had no other thoughts. He didn’t know since when he had such a feeling towards her.

Lin Xinyan felt that He Ruize was different from the one she knew. He was warm and always wore a gentle smile on his face, taking care of her, and caring for her like a big brother.

But now he had changed. He was always ‘flirting’ with her.

“You’ve changed.” Lin Xinyan turned her head, her hands clenching uneasily.

“You are an adult, so of course I can’t treat you as a child anymore, don’t you think so?” He gave a faint smile.

Lin Xinyan pushed him away. “But I’m your sister.”

He Ruize was caught off guard and took a step back. After returning to his senses, he looked at her. “Not a biological one.”

Lin Xinyan walked to the window and looked up at the stars in the sky. “I want to treat you as my brother.”

He Ruize looked at her back. Did she reject me?

“I might just know who the father of the baby inside my belly is,” she said in a light tone, as if to herself, and also to He Ruize.

He Ruize changed into a serious look and said, “Who is it?”

“I’m not sure. There are a lot of things that I still don’t understand.” Lin Xinyan took a deep breath and turned around to look at He Ruize. “I feel conflicted, and at a loss. I don’t know—”

She was unable to describe her feelings.

“Who do you suspect?” He Ruize frowned. “Could it be a Chinese man?”

He was annoyed thinking of what happened that night. “Why didn’t you go to me at the time?”

Lin Xinyan lowered her head. “I did, but I couldn’t find you.”

She didn’t want to owe others favors, but she didn’t bother as it was related to the safety of her younger brother and mother. She went to look for him, but to no avail. Later, the woman found her.

At the time, she was desperate and needed the money to save her mother and brother.

He Ruize carefully recalled what happened that night. It was the day when He Ruilin was lost. He was in a bad mood and drank a lot of wine. Maybe he fell asleep and didn’t hear it when she knocked on the door.

He always thought that Lin Xinyan didn’t look for him at all.

His heart sank even more at this moment.

“I’m sorry.” If I didn’t get drunk and heard her knocking on my door, maybe everything would be different now.

She didn’t have to bear the stigma of being unmarried and pregnant, while he could also legitimately take care of her.

But all this had changed because he was drunk.

“You didn’t owe me anything, so if you apologize, I feel ashamed instead,” Lin Xinyan said in a self-deprecating tone.

It was her own choice, and also her destiny.

“I want to go back.”

“I’ll send you home.”

He Ruize walked over, held her hand tightly in his palm. “From now on, I will always be readily available to you, and will definitely take good care of you.”

Lin Xinyan did not move, nor did she break away. At this moment, she somewhat understood that his feelings toward her might not be love, and instead came from his feelings for his sister.

It was just that he didn’t know it clearly.