Stealing Your Heart (Lin Xinyan) novel Chapter 540

Stealing Your Heart Chapter 540

Zong Yanxi wriggled around in Zong Jinghao’s arms and asked, “Daddy, when can we see Mommy?”

Lowering his head, he looked at his daughter, patted her back, and coaxed, “Sleep for a while. You’ll see her when you wake up.”

If they set off now, they would reach C City before sunset.

Two figures standing by the river quickly flashed past the car window.

When Zong Jinghao glanced at the window, he had already passed that stretch of the road and missed Lin Xinyan.

On the other hand, Lin Xinyan, who was standing beside the river, was unaware that her children and Zong Jinghao had just passed by.

She was still astounded at the fact that Bai Yinning was only marrying for his business’ sake.

This was something she disagreed with.

“You’re going to marry a woman who’ll accompany you for the rest of your life. You shouldn’t just focus on how powerful her family is!”

“Then, what should I aim for?” Bai Yinning raised his head and looked at her.

“At the very least, you must like the person. Otherwise, the girl who married you might hate you if she discovers that you only married her for your career.”

Marriage was akin to the second beginning of a woman’s life. Previously, she had no choice over which family to be born in or who her parents were.

However, she had the autonomy to choose her husband. She could decide on the person who would accompany her for the rest of her life.

Yet, Bai Yinning was blatantly exploiting the poor girl.

“I want to like her too. But, how can I control my feelings?” asked Bai Yinning with a bitter smile. “Do you have a way to do that? Can you teach me?”

Lin Xinyan averted her eyes, dodging his passionate gaze. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.

Actually, Bai Yinning wished to say that as long as she was not his bride, it made no difference who he ended up marrying.

“You’re really pretty today.” His gaze landed on Lin Xinyan’s dress – a pink evening gown with a plunging V-neck. It fitted snugly on her petite body. The silky dress reached all the way to her knees, revealing her thin legs. Small flowers that were decorated with pearls were embroidered all over the dress. Her slightly protruding stomach further added a gentle beauty to the elegant and luxurious evening gown.

Perhaps only a mother could exude such a gentle and tender aura.

Lin Xinyan did not respond, simply smiling politely.

She thought that regardless of what she said, Bai Yinning would reply with something that would render her speechless again.

Hence, she decided to stay silent.

Neither of them spoke. They stood there silently as the sun ascended above the clouds, slowly shifting their shadows on the riverbank.

Lin Xinyan broke the silence. “It’s a joyous occasion for you today. You probably have a lot of things to settle, so you should head back earlier.”

Bai Yinning grunted a reply and summoned Gao Yuan. They then left the river together.

On the other side, Zong Jinghao, who had just entered the highway, received a message from Qin Ya. Instead of texts, the message consisted of pictures after pictures.

With Lin Xinyan’s permission, Qin Ya looked at the items in the folder and was utterly shocked. She now understood why Lin Xinyan’s expression had looked so ugly back then.

She did not know if it was a conspiracy, nor did she have as many considerations as Lin Xinyan did. All she wanted was to inform Zong Jinghao about this and ask him whether it was real.

She feared that Lin Xinyan would get hurt.

Having experienced betrayal in the past, she knew how it felt like.

Zong Jinghao was equally shocked. He had never even seen the woman in the photos. Why were there so many of them?

Where did Qin Ya get those?

He quickly called Qin Ya, who picked up the call almost instantly.

Her anxious voice sounded, “What happened? Are the photos real?”

“Where did you get those photos from?” Zong Jinghao shot her another question coldly. Who took those photos? Even Qin Ya knows about it. In that case, has Lin Xinyan seen them before?

Has there been a misunderstanding?

“Didn’t I mention to you the previous time that an anonymous person sent something over? Ms. Lin told me to pass it to you, and you told me to keep it first.”

“She knows about it? Has she seen the photos?” Zong Jinghao was starting to lose his composure. He was afraid that Lin Xinyan would believe it and misunderstand. If she got angry, it might harm her body—she was a pregnant lady, after all.

Rationally speaking, if such photos of Lin Xinyan appeared in front of him, he would go mad too.