Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

The journey back to Crystal River Town was neither too long nor too short.

They came out of the hospital and got stuck in a traffic jam in the city center.

By the time they reached the elevated highway, it was already past four in the afternoon.

Lu Jiahe was bored sitting in the passenger's seat so she browsed on Weibo and WeChat Moments on

her phone.

Jiang Xinghe was always quiet but Lu Jiahe had always been a chatterbox. While holding her phone,

she asked Jiang Xinghe casually, “Master, where do your relatives in Crystal River Town live? Maybe

it's someone I knew.”

Crystal River Town was not very big so Lu Jiahe knew almost everyone in that town. Even if she didn't

know their name, she would know the face somehow.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xinghe replied coldly, “Does it have anything to do with you?”

Lu Jiahe was speechless.

Tch, petty piece of shit! I can't even ask a question.

Lu Jiahe's phone rang. It was her mother.

After answering the phone, Mrs. Lu asked on the phone, “Honey, where are you?”

“I just got on the elevated highway. I guess I'll reach in half an hour.”

“If that's the case, I will start cooking then.”

Lu Jiahe answered, “Yeah, go ahead. By the way, Mom, I want to eat braised prawn.”

Lu Ma laughed as she said, “I know that you love prawns so I went to the market and bought some

early this morning. Is Chi with you? This is his first visit to our house for dinner, so I don't know what he

likes. Can you please find out from him.”

“Huh? F-Forget it.”

Mrs. Lu said, “What do you mean? Just ask him. It's not like I'm asking you to cook.”

Lu Jiahe bit her lip, hesitated for a while and said, “Um, Mom, Chi Jun didn't come back with me.”

“Huh? What? Didn't you agree to bring Chi over for dinner this weekend? Why didn't he come

suddenly?”

“He—”

Lu Jiahe was about to lie when her phone was suddenly taken away by the man driving next to her.

Lu Jiahe turned to look at him, only to see Jiang Xinghe—who was holding the steering wheel with one

hand and taking the phone in the other—talking to the politely, “Hello, auntie, I'm not picky about food.

I'll eat whatever you cook.”

Lu Jiahe was really speechless.

After Jiang Xinghe finished speaking, Mrs. Lu happily replied, 'Okay' several times on the phone.

Mrs. Lu had never met Chi Jun and only saw his photo; so she couldn't tell whose voice it was.

After the phone was hung up, Lu Jiahe frowned and said, “My mom asked what Chi Jun likes to eat,

not you.”

Jiang Xinghe raised his eyebrows and replied, “This is not a free ride.”

Sitting on the passenger's seat, Lu Jiahe was mad. This man is too calculative!

He's just giving me a ride and yet he still wants something in return! What a stingy man!

Jiang Xinghe looked like he lives such a high-end lifestyle but how could he be so stingy and fussy?!

Eh? Wait, does that mean that he is going to my house for dinner?

Lu Jiahe immediately became serious and looked at him. “Master, aren't you going to visit your

relatives in Crystal River Town? Why are you going to my house for dinner then?”

Don't his relatives invite him to dinner?

“I won't go to visit my relatives until tomorrow.”

The corners of Lu Jiahe's mouth twitched as she thought to herself, Why is he going to Crystal River

Town today if he is only seeing his relatives tomorrow?

She was angry but dared not voice it. For the rest of the journey, she kept thinking about ways to

dissuade Jiang Xinghe from going to her house for dinner.

......

When they arrived at Crystal River Town, Lu Jiahe's mood lightened looking at the scenery in her

hometown.

When they were passing the street, Lu Jiahe saw the braised food shop that she frequented and said

to Jiang Xinghe, “Stop here for a while. I'll go buy some food.”

Jiang Xinghe parked the car by the side of the road casually seeing that no one the street would care in

this small town. They wouldn't get fine either.

After getting out of the car, Lu Jiahe ran to the window of the braised food shop.

The shop owner knew her. “Oh, Jiahe, you are home for a holiday?!”

“Yes, boss. I'd like to have twenty yuan worth of roast duck and some vegetable chicken salad.”

“Alrighty.”

After that, Lu Jiahe carried the food and was about to return to the car when the shop owner glanced at

the car parked at the door and asked, “Is that your boyfriend sending you home?”

Lu Jiahe smiled embarrassedly, “No, it's a friend of mine. Okay, boss, I'm going home.”

“Bye. Your mother must have cooked a lot of good food for you at home.”

After Lu Jiahe got in the car, Jiang Xinghe frowned slightly, but said in a soft and warm voice, “Why are

you so slow in everything?”

Lu Jiahe pouted. “I met an acquaintance, so I chatted with him.”

Acquaintance. This girl can meet acquaintances everywhere.

Jiang Xinghe asked, “How to get to your house?”

“Go straight. I'll show you the way. We are almost there.”

A few minutes later, a black Audi parked outside an apartment.

After Lu Jiahe got out of the car, Jiang Xinghe followed too.

As soon as she turned around, she saw the handsome man standing against the warm sunlight and

she was stunned for a while.

Lu Jiahe really had to admit that Jiang Xinghe was really handsome.

If he weren't Hades Jiang, Lu Jiahe wouldn't care much and pounced on him.

But he was Hades Jiang after all, a man that Lu Jiahe wouldn't trifle with.

Jiang Xinghe walked ahead of her and asked, “Which block?”

Lu Jiahe blurted out, “This one right here.”

After that, she wanted to bite her tongue off. Why did I tell him? Do I really want him to go to my house

for dinner?!

They walked inside the corridor.

It was an old building so there was no elevator. There were only six floors and Lu Jiahe's house located

on the fourth floor. Hence, it was not very difficult to climb up. When standing outside the door of her

house, Lu Jiahe stood there and did not dare to ring the doorbell.

Jiang Xinghe raised his eyebrows and asked “What now? Are you waiting for me to knock on the door

for you?”

Lu Jiahe quickly refused. “No, no, I'll do it myself.”

When Mrs. Lu came to open the door, the smile on her face froze.

Mrs. Lu stared at the handsome and charming man in front of her. For a long time, she couldn't see any

similarities between this man and Chi Jun whom she saw in the photo.

However, Mrs. Lu didn't dwell on it as she was simply shocked by the handsomeness of “Chi Jun”.

Mrs. Lu took Jiang Xinghe's hand and said with a smile, “Chi, come in quickly. Sit here with baby;

dinner will be ready in a while!”

Lu Jiahe said, “Mom, he—”

But Mrs. Lu ignored her and led Jiang Xinghe into the house.

Jiang Xinghe asked, “Auntie, are there any slippers for me? I'll change my shoes.”

Mrs. Lu said enthusiastically, “You don't need to change. That is such a hassle. I'm going to clean up

tomorrow anyway. Come in and have a seat.”

Lu Jiahe was emotionally drained as she muttered in a low voice, “Is my mom really dim-sighted? Can't

she see that he is not Chi Jun?”

Lu Jiahe went into the house with the food she bought in her hand. As soon as she closed the door,

Mrs. Lu frowned and said, “Lu Jiahe, why did you come in with your shoes on? Can't you change into

your slippers! What a sloppy girl!”

Lu Jiahe was dumbfounded. Who is the owner of this house? I really wonder if I'm my mom's daughter!

“Why can he come in without changing shoes but I have to do that? Whose mom are you?”

“What are you mumbling over there? Change your shoes quickly. Then, wash your hands and pour a

cup of tea for Chi! Your dad is coming home soon and we will have dinner together!”