Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

A black Knight sped on the road. Inside the car, Fu Lingye's face was cold and deep in thought.

He could still recall vividly every word from Qi Yanli's phone call.

“Fu Lingye, I forgive you. Qiao Sang did not die, she was still alive!”

These words had been repeating incessantly in his mind.

Fu Lingye could not help but to step on the accelerator and sped his car even further.

He had shouldered this pain for countless years until now. If Qiao Sang was still alive, he owed her an

apology.

His memories flashed back to ten years ago.

That time, he and Qi Yanli were still best friends and Qiao Sang had always accompanied them

wherever they went, whether it was attending classes in the university, studying together in the library,

and hitting cybercafes and gaming......

Perhaps that was the only time when Fu Lingye felt happiest and lived without worry.

During that time, he was not as dark and ruthless, and certainly not that emotionless compared to now.

He had the best friendship in the world and had Fu Hanyu, his best Brother in the world, at his side.

Ten years ago, Qiao Sang drowned. Five years later, Fu Hanyu was killed in a high-speed road

accident.

Two of the most important figures in his life had gone away subsequently. The darkness and

depression in his heart grew stronger, and the people that he could trust were becoming lesser in time

with no one being able to embrace his pain.

During these ten years, he became quieter and more enigmatic.

If Qiao Sang had really come back, he wanted to say sorry to her.

......

When Fu Lingye arrived at the hotel designated by Qi Yanli, he rushed inside the room.

There was a girl standing beside the window with her back facing him. Her silhouette bore some

resemblance to Qiao Sang. However, that was ten years ago. Even though Fu Lingye could not be sure

of the truth, he went and grabbed Qiao Sang's arm without hesitation.

“Sang!”

As the girl turned around, she suddenly sprayed some kind of concoction at Fu Lingye!

Fu Lingye was unable to evade the abrupt attack and his head was struck by a wave of dizziness.

“Did Qi Yanli send you?”

The woman pushed Fu Lingye to the bed as she straddled his waist with a bold posture while pursing

her red lips with a seductive smile, “Mr. Fu, please accept me as a gift, OK?”

Fu Lingye garnered his final ounce of strength and pushed the woman on top of him away, “Leave!”

The woman did not falter an inch as she climbed on top of the man again and hugged him, “Fu Lingye,

just give up already. The dosage of that drug just now was enough for an African elephant! Sit back,

relax, and enjoy!”

It was in Xia Xueqing's wildest dream that Mr. Qi would give her such a lovely task!

If she manages to sleep with Fu Lingye, her life would be free of worry should she secure the title as

the Madam of the Fu family.

Xia Xueqing's fingers traced lightly on Fu Lingye's handsome cheeks, “What a fine catch. You're even

more handsome than Mr. Qi. Fu Lingye, from this day onwards, you belong to me, Xia Xueqing!”

......

Walking out from the Civil Affairs Bureau, Mu Tongrui was deeply distracted by her thought.

She stood at the Civil Affairs Bureau's entrance and pondered before finally deciding to give Fu Lingye

a call.

He left in such urgency moments ago. Was there any emergency?

The phone rang for some time before it was answered.

“Fu Lingye, you left with such haste just now. Is there any......”

Her words were cut short by the sexy voice of a woman, “Who're you? Mr. Fu is busy right now!”

“Busy? Who're you?”

On the other side of the phone, Xia Xueqing snorted coldly with a smug, “Of course, Mr. Fu left hastily.

Because the man was itching to have a go with me in the hotel! If you're done, I'm off. Mr. Fu is calling

for me!”

Mu Tongrui's fingers trembled as she gripped her phone tightly.

She could only feel the chill coursing around her body as she slowly collapsed on the Civil Affairs

Bureau's entrance with her hands cupping her phone.

Her heart felt numb as if it had sunk to the deepest icy water.

Did Fu Lingye leave in such haste just to find some comfort from another woman in a hotel?

But he was the one who took her to the Civil Affairs Bureau. Why did he have to shame her in such a

cruel way?

Even as deeply in love as she was feeling for him, she was still a human being with her pride. Fu

Lingye was stepping on her affection and mincing it to pieces.

Tears were flowing from her eyes in frustration.

Her phone rang.

It was Mr. Qi.

She wiped away her tears. Qi Yanli must be calling to ask about her absence from work.

She took the call with her voice shaken with grief, “Hi, Mr. Qi.”

On the other side of the call, Qi Yanli could hear her crying clearly, “What happened to you?”

“I, I'm fine. Right, Mr. Qi. I have personal matters to settle and I have to take a leave......”

Qi Yanli frowned with his eyebrows knitted slightly. Could it be that Xia Xueqing put on a show to Mu

Tongrui?

Qi Yanli probed carefully, “Did you quarrel with Fu Lingye?”

At the mention of his name, Mu Tongrui could not hold back her emotion, “No, it does not have anything

to do with that.”

Her voice was evidently shaken.

Qi Yanli was more certain that she cried because of Fu Lingye.

“I don't know if I should tell you this.”

“What?”

“I was having a meeting with one of my business partners in the Peninsula Hotel. There, I saw Fu

Lingye was accompanied by a woman. By the look of things......maybe they're having a fling.

Back to Mu Tongrui, her eyes became even redder as she bit her lips to stop her weeping and became

silent.

Qi Yanli pondered for a while before saying, “Are you OK?”

“Yes, I, I'm fine, Mr. Qi. I've something to do. Hanging up now.”

Mu Tongrui dropped the call in a hurry. She did not have the courage to ask Qi Yanli the room number

of the hotel.

Even though she was the biological mother of Fu Lingye's daughter and his fiancée, she did not have

the gall to catch him cheating.

She was so weak and cowardly.

......

On the other side, after the call ended, Qi Yanli turned to Li Da, his assistant, “Go and check Mu

Tongrui's whereabouts.”

“Alright.”

After five minutes, Li Da returned to the office, “Mr. Qi, Ms. Mu is at the Civil Affairs Bureau.”

“What?”

The Civil Affairs Bureau?

He paused for a while before smiling wickedly. It seemed like his plan hit it off unexpectedly.

He never thought that the timing could be this perfect!

Of all timings, he managed to choose the moment when Fu Lingye was trying to register his marriage

with Mu Tongrui.

......

Mu Tongrui sat on the Civil Affairs Bureau's entrance and waited for Fu Lingye the whole day. Even as

her eyes were becoming swollen with tears and the Civil Affairs Bureau had closed its door for the day,

there was still no sight of Fu Lingye.

Pedestrians came and went. All of them eyed her with pity. It was obvious that they thought that she

was been left behind by her boyfriend.

Even the security guard of the Civil Affairs Bureau could not withstand such sight as he approached the

girl, “Please go home, young lady. You've already waited for him the whole day. I had been here for so

many years and couples breaking up after coming to the Civil Affairs Bureau are regular sights for me.

From my experience, he would have already come and swept you away if he is willing to marry you.”

Mu Tongrui could not stop her tears yet again, “But I'm not the one who suggested this......It was him

and how could he leave me here all alone......”

It was he who forced her to come and register their marriage. She had never wished for a marital bond.

It was he who gave her hope and crushed it mercilessly.

Why did he torment her that way?

If he did not force her to the Civil Affairs Bureau, she would not have to endure such public shaming.

Right now, all she felt was hatred. She hated being shamed by Fu Lingye.

The security guard advised her again, seeing that she was not willing to go, “Please return home,

young lady. He is not worth it.”