Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Ever since she left the Fu family that day, Mu Tongrui's life has become dull, as if she has fallen into a

slump. Everything seemed uninteresting.

Assuming that she has a broken heart, Ye Guo brought her to a bar for a drink.

One cup at a time, both of them were getting hammered as they hugged and cried their sorrow to each

other.

“MU TONGRUI! Let's be honest! Are you depressed all these times because of a man?”

With her consciousness flushing away by alcohol, Ye Guo pointed at her friend, “Let's talk about our

true feeling! Each time you reveal your real thought, I'll chug a glass down!”

Mu Tongrui lay on the couch in the private lounge and hiccupped as she was drunk with her cheeks

flushed red, “Great! Then, I have a lot of thoughts to share! Enough to destroy you!”

“Say! Are you having a relationship without telling me?”

Somehow, tears dropped from Mu Tongrui's eyes while she was laughing at the question. Feeling

amused, she said, “Relationship? Mine was not even qualified. It was but an unrequited love! All of it

was my wishful thinking! I thought that he would feel something about me at the least even if he, he did

not love me yet...... But......you know what? Forget it. I'm gonna put that guy on my blacklist from this

day onwards!”

Touched by her friend's pain as she could relate to her own sadness, Ye Guo emptied a huge cup of

cocktail and smiled bitterly, “So am I! Qi Yanli does not love me at all! Can you tell me why did he agree

to be in a relationship with me? Saying yes should mean that he likes me, right? Why, Qi Yanli, Why?”

Mu Tongrui laughed mockingly at her, “You're also too naive! Let me tell you, mine even wants to marry

me!”

Drunken, both women lay on each other's side. Mu Tongrui sighed, “Men. These creatures, even if they

are willing to be in a relationship with you; even marry you, may not love you......”

Previously it was Jian Zhe, that bastard. Now it was yet another called Fu Lingye. Why were all the

guys she has met scumbags?

Ye Guo buried her head on Mu Tongrui's neck with a wrinkled face, “ Why did Qi Yanli not fancy me? Is

it that I am not a beautiful woman? Tongrui...... Do you know what I should do to make him care?”

With a snort, Mu Tongrui waved her hand with the grace of a love master. “Qi Yanli......is a fine piece of

filth! You better break up with him hastily!”

“I don't want to......”

Mu Tongrui laughed again twice before she collapsed on Ye Guo's shoulder with her eyes shut tightly in

a stupor.

“Tongrui, help me think of a way. It seems that Qi Yanli has an ex who is special to him......”

Ye Guo turned her head to Mu Tongrui and found her deep in sleep, “Tongrui? Tongrui?” Ye Guo shook

Tongrui on her shoulder.

Discomforted by the shake, Mu Tongrui mumbled in her sleep with her delicate and fair brow wrinkled

slightly, “Fu Lingye......what's with that temper?”

“......”

Fu Lingye?

Isn't Fu Lingye her youngest uncle?

......

Inside another premium lounge in the Du bar.

Fu Lingye emptied his fourth and fifth cups of Brandy in silence.

Lu Zhan knocked Ji Zeyan with his shoulder, “Ji, my man. Look at him. Don't you think he has been

acting odd lately?! It's not his style to invite us for a casual drink. That's too weird!”

Ji Zeyan took a glance at Fu Lingye with his eyes frowned, “True, where is your little sweetheart? Don't

you have to care for her? Also, what about that wild little lioness as well?”

Sitting inside the private lounge in dim light, Fu Lingye pursed his lips as his face remained

expressionless without a hint of emotion.

“Now that we mention that little lioness, I noted that you gave my wife a rose last time.”

He would return the gesture in kind later.

Of course, he knew about Yan Yi's attempt to flame his jealousy by getting closer to Fu Lingye

purposely. It was a debt he would remember.

Fu Lingye placed his wine glass on the table with force and spared Ji Zeyan a dark and cold gaze as

his lips parted, “Don't you dare approach Mu Tongrui.”

Both Ji Zeyan and Lu Zhan were startled by the vehement threat.

“Ah, what a steadfast guardian. I haven't said anything yet. Hide her away from my sight forever if you

can.”

Lu Zhan laughed merrily, “Don't be childish, you two. I have too much booze. Let me take a leak first!”

As Lu Zhan walked out from the lounge, a waiter collided with him as the waiter was hurrying on his

way with several glasses of cocktails.

Lu Zhan frowned, “Watch your step. Do you even know how to walk?”

Recognized the man as Lu Zhan, the waiter apologized quickly, “I'm so sorry, Mr. Lu. The guests from

Room 801 are ordering profusely. Getting drunk, these girls are pestering us to keep the booze flows.

Since one of them is the lady of the Ye family, it is not possible for us to overlook their request. That's

why we are rushing and run into Mr. Lu......”

Lu Zhan paused for a second, “Wait, who are you talking about just now?”

“The, the lady of the Ye family.”

Fu Lingye's niece?

As the waiter delivered the boozes for Room 801, Lu Zhan stole a glance inside and found the two

drunken girls, who were laying on a couch.

One of them is Ye Guo, and another one......is that little lioness!

......

When Lu Zhan returned to the lounge, his face was wearing an unfathomable smile.

“Lingye, can you guess who I've just seen?”

Fu Lingye squirmed his dark eyes without saying a word.

Instead, Ji Zeyan paused for a while before saying, “Is the little lioness inside this bar as well?”

Lu Zhan said mirthfully, “Not only that, she's our neighbor, inside Room 801. She's with Ye Guo,

Lingye's niece, and they are drunk. I saw them laying motionlessly on the couch.”

Fu Lingye's gaze became dense with clouds as he rose suddenly and strode toward Room 801 with his

long legs.

Fu Lingye saw the drunken Mu Tongrui and Ye Guo the moment he entered Room 801.

The duo stuck together like corpses sitting upon each other. With his eyebrows knitted, Fu Lingye

approached Mu Tongrui and patted her face.

Seeing that the girl was out of cold, Fu Lingye held her up in his arms immediately.

Enjoying the ruckus as he stood at the entrance, Lu Zhan bantered, “Lingye, you scoundrel. Leaving

your friends for a girl. If you're taking Mu Tongrui, what about your niece?”

As Fu Lingye passed Lu Zhan with Mu Tongrui in his arms; the man chimed, “I leave Ye Guo to your

care as you're looking quite free.”

Lu Zhan twitched his lips, “Hey! That's not funny!”

As if arranged, Ji Zeyan patted Lu Zhan's shoulder, “Brother Lu, you are the best at escorting a

beautiful lady back home.”

“No, we should do it together.”

Naturally, Ji Zeyan rejected, “How can I, a married man, follow your noble quest of taking Ye Guo

home? Even I don't know what'll happen to me if Yan Yi mistook it as me joining you and Ye Guo for a

3P.”

“......”

What a dirty mind!

......

After Fu Lingye took her out from the Du bar, Mu Tongrui woke up abruptly, perhaps due to the wind

outside, or the swaying of her body.

She opened her eyes, staring at the handsome but expressionless face in front of her at a loss.

“Ye Guo...... How did you become Fu Lingye......?”

The man frowned with his dark eyes watching her. Judging from her flushed cheeks, the girl should be

drunk and confused.

As he remained silent, Mu Tongrui raised her hands and squeezed his face.

Fu Lingye's face darkened as he voiced coldly, “Drop it, Mu Tongrui.”

Since she was drunk, the girl became a bit more annoying than usual and muttered a snort with her lips

twitched, “Ok, I get it. Fine. What's with that temper?”

Wasn't he a jerk to her like always? Why did he had to be a jerk in her dream as well?

A real bastard, this one.