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Stealing Your Heart (Lin Xinyan) novel Chapter 865

It was finally the day of the funeral. The sky was filled with dark clouds and it was gloomy all over.

The men who attended the funeral were all dressed in black suits. The ladies that accompanied their husbands were either in black dresses or pantsuits. However, all of them only had light makeup on.

Today, there were a lot more people. In fact, the crowd was at least double the size of Cheng Yuxiu’s funeral.

There were so many flower wreaths that they spilled onto the road. Lin Xinyan and Zong Jinghao were dressed in all black and standing at the hall entrance, greeting the guests who came to pay their respects.

“Please accept our sincerest condolences.” Li Jing and Wen Qing arrived together and entered the hall. When they saw Lin Xinyan looking pale, they pulled her aside and reminded, “Both of you have to take care of yourselves too.’

Lin Xinyan replied, “We will.”

She didn’t have makeup on while her hair was tied into a simple bun. The only accessory she wore was a white flower above her left ear. Together, she and Zong Jinghao bowed towards them in respect. Li Jing sighed softly and followed Wen Qing in. Inside, they were greeted by a massive hall that was grand yet solemn.

They walked towards the center of the hall and paid their respects.

With the smell of incense in the background, Wen Qing looked at the black and white picture in front of the coffin. Suddenly, he felt a rush of emotions as he recalled the day Zong Qifeng and his sister were married. Zong Qifeng was dressed in a sharp black suit and stood in the front of the wedding hall. He looked tall, dashing, and reserved. Beside his sister, both of them looked amazing together. It was unfortunate that fate had other plans.

In a blink of an eye, time flew by.

Now, the thing he regretted the most was getting his sister to marry Zong Qifeng. He had destroyed both their lives and almost did the same to the next generation.

Staring at the picture, he said solemnly in this heart. “Qifeng, I’m sorry for everything. Now that you’re gone, I shouldn’t be too far behind. When we see each other again, I will repent for all the mistakes that I have committed.”

After knowing the truth, his health was never the same again. All he could do was rely on Li Jing’s attentive care.

“Alright, let’s go,” Li Jing reminded Wen Qing softly as a long queue formed behind them.

Wen Qing nodded. After bowing and offering some incense, he whispered, “Please rest in peace.”

“The dead are well worth remembered by the living.” Mr. Tang arrived with Li Qirui.

Li Qirui who was usually dressed flamboyantly was in a black suit today, which was a rare sight indeed.

Both of them offered their condolences to the couple.

When noon arrived, Zong Yungan came to pay his respects. Beside him was the lady Lin Xinyan addressed as Aunt. As it was crowded today, they didn’t dare to do anything brazen and kept a low profile.

Finally, at two, the memorial service ended. Lin Xinyan and Zong Jinghao had been greeting the guests since the morning. Qin Ya quickly came by with two glasses of water as she knew that they hadn’t had a drop to drink, let alone eat.

At 3.10 p.m., Zong Qifeng was to be buried.

All the black cars lined up as if they were a black snake. Heading out of the city, they drove slowly towards the outskirts.

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