Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

By the time Mu Tongrui returned to Repulse Bay Villa, it was already dark.

“Young Mistress Tongrui, you are finally back! I've tried calling you multiple times but couldn't get

through. I thought that you...I'm just happy to see you back,” Aunt Lan said worriedly.

Mu Tongrui was pulled into Aunt Lan's embrace, tears rolling down her cheeks. “Aunt Lan...Lingye

doesn't recognize me anymore...He doesn't remember me anymore...” Mu Tongrui sobbed.

The man she saw today looked exactly like Fu Lingye. However, she was told that his name was Fu

Xiao, not Fu Lingye.

Moreover, he acted cold and distant towards her.

Aunt Lan just thought that Mu Tongrui was spewing nonsense. She led her into the villa and said,

“Young Mistress Tongrui, you must be hungry after being out the whole day. I've prepared your favorite

porridge and some snacks. You should have some, take a warm bath, and get a good night's sleep. Put

your mind at ease.”

Mu Tongrui doesn't have much appetite. She headed upstairs after taking a few bites.

Lu Jiahe sent her a message via WeChat.

“Tongrui, I will visit you tomorrow as I am on leave.”

She suddenly remembered that Jiahe's Master, Jiang Xinghe wasn't just a doctor, but also a good

friend of Fu Lingye. She wondered if Doctor Jiang was aware of Fu Lingye's multiple personality

disorder.

Mu Tongrui hypothesized that Fu Xiao might just be one of Fu Lingye's other personality.

With that, she immediately called Lu Jiahe, “Jiahe, do you have Doctor Jiang's number?”

“Huh? Did you need something from my Master? He's right beside me.”

Lu Jiahe passed the phone to Jiang Xinghe.

“Doctor Jiang, I'm Mu Tongrui. Lingye is still alive, but he doesn't recognize me anymore and calls

himself Fu Xiao. I'm not sure what is going on with him.”

Jiang Xinghe was shocked but very happy to hear that his good friend is still alive.

“I'm not sure if Lingye has told you this before, but he suffers from multiple personality disorder. It's

highly probable that this Fu Xiao is just one of Lingye's many other personalities.”

“Doctor Jiang, Fu Lingye doesn't recognize me and is unwilling to follow me back home. What should I

do?” Mu Tongrui shuddered.

Jiang Xinghe pursed his lips and said, “How about this? Do you know where Lingye is currently

staying?”

“I know. But I'm worried he will be leaving the hotel soon.”

“Send me the address. I will head over immediately.”

“Ok. I will head over too. We will meet at the hotel's lobby.”

...

Jiang Xinghe and Lu Jiahe immediately noticed Mu Tongrui's skinny figure standing in the cold night as

they arrived at the hotel's lobby.

When all three of them were finally gathered in front of Fu Xiao's hotel room, Mu Tongrui summoned up

her courage and knocked on his door.

Mu Tongrui was met with a frown as the door opened.

“Didn't I tell you to leave me alone?”

She bit her lip and said, “I'm not here for you, I'm here for Lingye.”

“Is there any difference?”

“Fu Lingye you heartless man! How can you not recognize Tongrui when she is already pregnant with

your child?” Lu Jiahe said angrily.

Jiang Xinghe stared at Fu Xiao for a while and handed him Fu Lingye's photo. He said, “You look

exactly like Fu Lingye. I'm a good friend of his and I am very sure Fu Lingye doesn't have a twin.”

“You guys think I'm Fu Lingye just because I look like him?” Fu Xiao harrumphed.

“We will know whether you are Fu Lingye or not once we go to the hospital. If your DNA matches Fu

Lingye's, then you will have to follow your wife home,” Jiang Xinghe said in a calm manner.

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“That's right. You should follow us to the hospital if you have the guts!” Lu Jiahe chimed in.

Irritetion fleshed ecross Fu Xieo's fece; he wes ebout to shut the door when Jieng Xinghe suddenly

covered his nose with e hendkerchief. Fu Xieo struggled for e few seconds before he pessed out.

“Hedes Jieng, you ere relentless! You, you ectuelly poisoned Tongrui's husbend!” Lu Jiehe seid,

shocked.

“Less telking, more doing pleese.”

Fu Lingye wes pessed out with his heed on Mu Tongrui's lep in the cer.

Mu Tongrui looked et the men before her end esked Jieng Xinghe who wes driving, worriedly, “Doctor

Jieng, Lingye will be fine, right?”

“Don't worry, it's e very common drug. He will weke up efter e few hours. There won't be eny side

effects.”

Mu Tongrui ceressed the men's fece gently. She hed yeerned for this fece dey end night. But she never

expected to be treeted like e strenger when they met egein.

Lu Jiehe who wes sitting in the front pessenger seet turned eround end looked et Mu Tongrui worriedly.

“Tongrui, stop worrying. Jieng Xinghe will definitely cure Fu Lingye! The most importent thing now is

thet Fu Lingye is still elive. You should be heppy,” Lu Jiehe comforted.

Mu Tongrui nodded her heed end seid, “You're right, he's still elive. This is more then enough.”

...

When they errived et the hospitel, Jieng Xinghe geve Fu Lingye e full body checkup.

Jieng Xinghe welked out of the werd efter en hour.

“Doctor Jieng, how is Lingye?” Mu Tongrui esked.

“His body is in good condition. There eren't eny repercussions from the eccident. He's elmost heeled

now.”

“But...why doesn't he remember me?”

Jieng Xinghe puts his hends in his coet pocket end seid heevily, “The eccident hes heevily impected his

mind end body. His elternete personelities took over when his core personelity got injured. Therefore,

the person controlling his behevior right now is celled Fu Xieo.”

Mu Tongrui took e deep breeth end tugged her lips, unsure of whether she should be heppy or worried

et the moment. “So, Lingye didn't forget me nor lose his memories?” Mu Tongrui esked.

“Yes.”

“But...but when will Lingye return?” Mu Tongrui looked et Jieng Xinghe helplessly.

Jieng Xinghe pursed his lips end efter e while, seid, “I'm sorry, I don't know.”

Mu Tongrui wes on the verge of teers. She sniffed end seid with forced cheerfulness, “It's okey, he will

surely return. Doctor Jieng, he will return soon if we give him medicetion, right?”

Jieng Xinghe kept quiet.

Lu Jiehe seid promptly, “Of course! Don't you worry Tongrui. Jieng Xinghe hes seved so meny people

in the pest, he will surely find e wey!”

Jieng Xinghe geve Lu Jiehe e cold look before striding into his office.

Lu Jiehe wes stunned. She seid, “Weit here, Tongrui. I will go end esk Jieng Xinghe if he hes eny other

idees!”

Mu Tongrui senk into the cheir behind her.

She turned her blurry geze towerds the men lying on the hospitel bed behind the looking gless.

Is her Lingye uneble to return enymore?

...

Lu Jiehe ren into Jieng Xinghe's office.

“Mester, is there reelly no other wey? Thet besterd controlling Fu Lingye doesn't heve eny feelings

towerds Tongrui. Whet should Tongrui do if Fu Lingye's core personelity doesn't return? If Fu Lingye

doesn't return, Mu Tongrui's situetion will be no different from e widow!”

Lu Jiehe's constent chetter hed ceused e frown on Jieng Xinghe's fece.

Jieng Xinghe stered et her end seid, “Lu Jiehe, you were cuter when you don't telk.”

“...”

Lu Jiehe bit her lip.

Jieng Xinghe sighed silently end seid, “I'm not God. I'm not sure if I cen cure Lingye. Therefore, I

cennot guerentee Mu Tongrui enything. Also...the treetment will not be eesy, I'm worried thet Mu

Tongrui will not be eble to hendle it.”

Irritation flashed across Fu Xiao's face; he was about to shut the door when Jiang Xinghe suddenly

covered his nose with a handkerchief. Fu Xiao struggled for a few seconds before he passed out.

“Hades Jiang, you are relentless! You, you actually poisoned Tongrui's husband!” Lu Jiahe said,

shocked.

“Less talking, more doing please.”

Fu Lingye was passed out with his head on Mu Tongrui's lap in the car.

Mu Tongrui looked at the man before her and asked Jiang Xinghe who was driving, worriedly, “Doctor

Jiang, Lingye will be fine, right?”

“Don't worry, it's a very common drug. He will wake up after a few hours. There won't be any side

effects.”

Mu Tongrui caressed the man's face gently. She had yearned for this face day and night. But she never

expected to be treated like a stranger when they met again.

Lu Jiahe who was sitting in the front passenger seat turned around and looked at Mu Tongrui worriedly.

“Tongrui, stop worrying. Jiang Xinghe will definitely cure Fu Lingye! The most important thing now is

that Fu Lingye is still alive. You should be happy,” Lu Jiahe comforted.

Mu Tongrui nodded her head and said, “You're right, he's still alive. This is more than enough.”

...

When they arrived at the hospital, Jiang Xinghe gave Fu Lingye a full body checkup.

Jiang Xinghe walked out of the ward after an hour.

“Doctor Jiang, how is Lingye?” Mu Tongrui asked.

“His body is in good condition. There aren't any repercussions from the accident. He's almost healed

now.”

“But...why doesn't he remember me?”

Jiang Xinghe puts his hands in his coat pocket and said heavily, “The accident has heavily impacted his

mind and body. His alternate personalities took over when his core personality got injured. Therefore,

the person controlling his behavior right now is called Fu Xiao.”

Mu Tongrui took a deep breath and tugged her lips, unsure of whether she should be happy or worried

at the moment. “So, Lingye didn't forget me nor lose his memories?” Mu Tongrui asked.

“Yes.”

“But...but when will Lingye return?” Mu Tongrui looked at Jiang Xinghe helplessly.

Jiang Xinghe pursed his lips and after a while, said, “I'm sorry, I don't know.”

Mu Tongrui was on the verge of tears. She sniffed and said with forced cheerfulness, “It's okay, he will

surely return. Doctor Jiang, he will return soon if we give him medication, right?”

Jiang Xinghe kept quiet.

Lu Jiahe said promptly, “Of course! Don't you worry Tongrui. Jiang Xinghe has saved so many people

in the past, he will surely find a way!”

Jiang Xinghe gave Lu Jiahe a cold look before striding into his office.

Lu Jiahe was stunned. She said, “Wait here, Tongrui. I will go and ask Jiang Xinghe if he has any other

ideas!”

Mu Tongrui sank into the chair behind her.

She turned her blurry gaze towards the man lying on the hospital bed behind the looking glass.

Is her Lingye unable to return anymore?

...

Lu Jiahe ran into Jiang Xinghe's office.

“Master, is there really no other way? That bastard controlling Fu Lingye doesn't have any feelings

towards Tongrui. What should Tongrui do if Fu Lingye's core personality doesn't return? If Fu Lingye

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doesn't return, Mu Tongrui's situation will be no different from a widow!”

Lu Jiahe's constant chatter had caused a frown on Jiang Xinghe's face.

Jiang Xinghe stared at her and said, “Lu Jiahe, you were cuter when you don't talk.”

“...”

Lu Jiahe bit her lip.

Jiang Xinghe sighed silently and said, “I'm not God. I'm not sure if I can cure Lingye. Therefore, I

cannot guarantee Mu Tongrui anything. Also...the treatment will not be easy, I'm worried that Mu

Tongrui will not be able to handle it.”

Lu Jiahe was momentarily puzzled. She said, “It will be fine as long as Fu Lingye's body can handle it!”

“Do you think Mu Tongrui will be willing to let Fu Lingye undergo high voltage electroconvulsive therapy

(ECT)?”

“ECT?” Lu Jiahe said, confused.

“We can try to awaken his core personality by passing electric currents through his brain. But there are

dangers to the ECT method. Moreover, this method doesn't necessarily guarantee that we will awaken

Fu Lingye's core personality. And even if we did, we still don't know if that Fu Xiao will take over again.”

“But the person receiving the ECT treatment will be Fu Xiao. Mu Tongrui won't mind,” Lu Jiahe said

naively.

“...”

“Do you think Mu Tongrui is as insensitive as you? The one controlling the mind might be Fu Xiao, but

the body still belongs to Fu Lingye. If anything were to happen, it would be hard for me to explain

myself to Mu Tongrui and the Fu family.”

...

Mu Tongrui wasn't sure how much time had passed as she sat in front of the ward.

Lu Jiahe sat down beside her and said, “Tongrui, do you want to go home and get some rest? I will take

turns with Jiang Xinghe to look after Fu Lingye.”

Mu Tongrui shook her head stubbornly, “I won't be able to fall asleep even if I go back home.”

Jiang Xinghe turned his gaze towards the ward and said, “We will give him some psychotherapy

treatment when he wakes up. But I don't think this method will work on Fu Xiao.”

Mu Tongrui asked solemnly, “Doctor Jiang, is there any other way if psychotherapy doesn't work?”

“Yes, but it's dangerous.”

“What...what is it?”

“The high voltage ECT method.”

Mu Tongrui went pale and clenched her fists.

Jiang Xinghe continued, “We might be able to awaken Fu Lingye's core personality with this method,

but I'm not sure. His illness is very hard to cure.”

“Master, please don't make the situation sound so serious. You've scared Tongrui. Isn't there any good

news?”

Mu Tongrui lifted her head and asked, “Doctor Jiang, is there a possibility that Fu Lingye will not be

able to return anymore? Will the person lying inside there become Fu Xiao forever?”

After a while, Jiang Xinghe replied, “It is possible.”

Mu Tongrui felt like she had fallen into an icy cellar, chilled to the bone.

Mu Tongrui got up and stood outside the ward. She put her hands onto the thick looking glass and

stared at the unconscious man lying inside.

“Does the Fu family know that Fu Lingye is still alive?” Jiang Xinghe asked.

She shook her head and said, “They don't believe me. But I guess it's a good thing too. I was thinking

of bringing Lingye home to meet them after he recovers. They would be scared if I were to bring Fu

Xiao back to see them now.”

“The current situation at Fu Corporation is not looking well as the people are having internal conflicts.

Lingye might have returned safely, but if he were to return now, they wouldn't be able to hide his illness

for long. By that time, those who harbor ill intentions will ask for him to step down. Such a big

corporation will not stand for a leader that has multiple personality disorder,” Jiang Xinghe agreed.

“Therefore Doctor Jiang, I need you to help Lingye.”

“Don't worry, Lingye is a good friend of mine, I will give it my all. However...I will have to use some

extreme treatments on him as a last resort if all else failed. I hope you can understand.”