Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Fu Zhengyuan blamed himself, upon finding out about Fu Lingye's medical condition.

It started to make Mu Tongrui feel guilty.

“I heard from Lingye that you've been helping him with his treatment all this time.”

Mu Tongrui nodded her head and responded, “Dad, it's my responsibility. I am Lingye's wife.”

Old Master supported himself on his walking stick, “Thank you for always staying by Lingye and not

leaving him despite his illness... I now know why he refused to get married. I was not understanding

enough. I kept rushing him into marriage and even blamed him for not getting along well with others.

Now that he has you... by his side, he should be able to receive some treatment.”

Fu Zhengyuan was already in his 70s. After he had lost his eldest son Fu Hanyu, he was in a hurry to

push his other son to get married and have children. Mu Tongrui could understand his feelings.

“Dad, please don't blame yourself. I believe that Lingye will get better.”

“Hmm, yes, he will. I am sure that he will get better with you accompanying him.”

As Old Master got to the final bits of what he had wanted to say, his voice grew hoarse. Mu Tongrui's

eyes began to sting a little.

When Mu Tongrui left Old Master's study room, she saw Fu Lingye playing games with Sweetheart in

the living room.

Fu Lingye saw that her eyes were red. He walked over to touch her delicate face and asked, “What did

Dad talk to you about?”

Mu Tongrui smiled, “Nothing much. He wanted me to stay by your side. He actually blamed himself for

being unaware of your illness. Lingye, let's stay here to have dinner tonight. After dinner, we will then

go to Repulse Bay.”

“Alright.”

.....

After dinner, Fu Lingye followed Mu Tongrui back to her villa in Repulse Bay.

Fu Lingye was driving when he said, “I've been gone for so long. Now that I have returned home, it

feels like Dad has grown so old all of a sudden.”

Mu Tongrui gazed at him with words of consolation, “Indeed. Ever since you had been met with the

accident, Dad was singlehandedly supporting the family. He had already lost a son, and he'd almost

lost you. Even though I didn't see him cry, I knew that he was extremely devastated by the accident and

he was more upset than anyone else.”

“Don't you blame your father for being so cold towards you in the past?” Fu Lingye asked while

laughing plainly.

Mu Tongrui shook her head, “Even though Dad has treated me very coldly in the past, he was not

mean to me. He also did not try to pull us apart. Why should I blame him? Dad was angry because we

had lied to him with our fake marriage. We shouldn't have done that in the first place.”

“You seem to be getting along well with Dad.”

Mu Tongrui laughed cheekily, “To be honest, I'm actually quite afraid of him. He is too stern. Lingye, do

you think that you'll become like him when you grow older? A stern old man?”

Fu Lingye teased, “I will definitely be a strict and stern father-in-law in front of Sweetheart's husband.”

“If you were to scare him away, won't Sweetheart be upset?”

“Then he can forget about being my son-in-law. I just want to have Sweetheart by my side for the rest

of my life.”

Mu Tongrui laughed and commented, “Daughter as slave!”

Mu Tongrui stroked her belly and could not help but wonder if she was going to give birth to a boy or to

a girl, “Do you think the baby will be a girl or a boy?”

“I like having girls.”

“But if it is a boy, then we will have a daughter and son.”

Fu Lingye gazed at her longingly then curled his lips. He did not say anything.

As Mu Tongrui was taking her shower after their arrival at the Repulse Bay villa, Fu Lingye stood by the

windows, making a phone call to Xu Kun.

“Please investigate on Qiao Sang, who is currently with Qi Yanli. Find out exactly who she is.”

“Boss, are you suspecting that Qiao Sang is an impersonator?”

“She was most probably the mastermind behind my car accident.”

Xu Kun took a deep breath and said, “Since your accident, Chairman has sent me to investigate on this

matter. I got hold of some information about the car from the police. We found out that the brakes had

been tampered with. Boss, do you want me to contact the police station and have them interrogate

Qiao Sang immediately?”

“No, do not disclose this matter for the time being. Inform me immediately once you've checked on

Qiao Sang's identity.”

“Alright.”

After hanging up, Mu Tongrui came out of the bathroom wearing her pajamas. Her hair was wet. She

hugged his waist from behind.

She rubbed her face against his back and saw that he was still holding onto his phone. She tilted her

head to look at him, “Can you not deal with work matters tonight?”

They had been separated for such a long time. She had really missed him.

Fu Lingye turned around. Holding onto her slender waist, he lowered his head to her temple and asked

in a deep voice, “If I don't work, then what should I do?”

“Chat with me. Blow my hair dry for me and hug me to sleep.”

Mu Tongrui lifted her face and spoke freely.

Fu Lingye bent down to carry her up, “Yes, Madam.”

“I'm falling.... Let me down quickly.”

Fu Lingye carried her to the bed. She sat down and rested against his chest. His penetrating gaze was

fixated on her. He had found a hairdryer and had begun to blow dry the strands of wet hair.

Mu Tongrui lifted her head, pressing her chin against his chest. She focused her gaze on him and said,

“There is something that I need to discuss with you.”

“Hmm?”

“Can you please discuss this with Fu Xiao? The next time he appears, please tell him not to kiss or be

intimate with other women.”

Fu Lingye's eyebrows were raised, “Are you jealous?”

“Even though it's Fu Xiao who's doing it, but he is still using your body. Alright?”

Fu Lingye had set down the hairdryer after drying her hair. He saw that she was being so serious, so

he had been aroused. He lowered his head to kiss her on the lips.

Mu Tongrui responded to his kiss.

Their passionate kiss had warmed their hearts.

Fu Lingye touched her forehead lightly, and said, “If it's possible, I hope that he disappears forever.”

“We'll certainly get it treated.”

After they had gotten into bed, Fu Lingye switched off the table lamp in preparation for sleep. Mu

Tongrui refused to close her eyes and kept staring at him.

Fu Lingye pulled her tighter into his arms and questioned, “Why? Are you not tired of looking at me?”

“I am afraid that you'll go missing after I shut my eyes.”

Fu Lingye kissed her temples, “Go to sleep. Be good. It's not healthy for pregnant women to stay up

late. I will not go missing.”

“Lingye, I lit the candles in this room on the seventh day after your accident. The curtains had then

caught fire. There are times when I feel that I am really useless. When you were gone, there were so

many things that I could not do. I could only rely on foolish methods while waiting for you to return.”

She breathed lightly, and Fu Lingye's heart lurched upon listening to it.

Fu Lingye lowered his voice to ask, “Why do we need to light the candles?”

“I used to hear about this from an old folk. If I light a candle in the house on the seventh day after

someone's death, the departed spirit will return to visit the relatives.”

Fu Lingye's eyes stung for a while. He hugged her and sighed, “How foolish.”

He felt a warm stream of emotions stir deep down within his heart.

“I never used to believe in such superstitions, but I'd thought that maybe you would return.”

“Weren't you afraid of my spirit if I had been really dead? Wouldn't it be extremely terrifying?”

Mu Tongrui sniffed, “No matter who you become, I will not find you scary. What makes me fearful is the

fact that you'll never return to me.”