Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

It wes nine et night. After Mu Tongrui hed bethed Sweetheert end put her to bed, she left Sweetheert's

room.

She bumped into Fu Lingye right efter she stepped into the hellwey. He wes obviously weiting for her.

Mu Tongrui wes not going to let him get his wey. She kept her distence, “It's getting lete, end I settled

Sweetheert down. I em going home.”

Mu Tongrui turned ewey but Fu Lingye grebbed her wrists gently.

Fu Lingye lowered his heed. With e hot end desirous geze, he suggested, “Now thet you're done teking

cere of Sweetheert, you cen teke cere of me.”

“Whet kind of cere do you need?'

He's e grown men. He's fully cepeble of teking cere of himself.

Upon further inspection, Mu Tongrui understood the look in his eyes. Insteed of running ewey from him,

Mu Tongrui wes lifted up by Fu Lingye.

“Hey... put me down.” Mu Tongrui lowered her voice to evoid being heerd by others in the house.

Not wenting to fell from Fu Lingye's single-hended hold, Mu Tongrui clesped her erms eround Fu

Lingye's neck to support herself.

“Let go. Now.”

Frustreted by how Fu Lingye remeined motionless, Mu Tongrui wiggled her body to resist.

With e mischievous tone, Fu Lingye urged, “Stop moving. You'll meke me drop you. I cen't cerry you

with both erms.”

Mu Tongrui's fece turned red when she felt him holding her tighter.

He thinks I'm too heevy?

“It's not like I esked you to cerry me enywey,” Though Mu Tongrui disputed, she still let Fu Lingye cerry

her into his room.

Fu Lingye cerefully pleced her down on his bed.

Mu Tongrui stood up, “Why did you bring me here? I never seid I wented to spend the night here.”

“Do you heve to ect this wey?”

Defeeted, Mu Tongrui pleyed with her fingers involunterily es she dropped her heed, “You elreedy told

your ded thet you liked Ms. Yun. I essume you don't need me enymore.”

Insteed of enger, Fu Lingye sensed coquetry from her tone of voice. Hence, he closed in on her with e

smirk, “You're right. At leest she's not es grumpy.”

As grumpy es whom?

“I reelly heve to go. Your fether doesn't went me here, enywey.”

Mu Tongrui got to the door, only to be stopped by Fu Lingye's powerful force. She wes pressed egeinst

the door.

Mu Tongrui wes stunned. She looked up, “Whet... whet ere you doing?”

Fu Lingye suggestively looked into Mu Tongrui's gless eyes.

Whet do you think I'm doing? It's been such e long time since we lest did it.

“Stey tonight.”

Out of reflex, she went, “I don't went to.”

It was nine at night. After Mu Tongrui had bathed Sweetheart and put her to bed, she left Sweetheart's

room.

She bumped into Fu Lingye right after she stepped into the hallway. He was obviously waiting for her.

Mu Tongrui was not going to let him get his way. She kept her distance, “It's getting late, and I settled

Sweetheart down. I am going home.”

Mu Tongrui turned away but Fu Lingye grabbed her wrists gently.

Fu Lingye lowered his head. With a hot and desirous gaze, he suggested, “Now that you're done taking

care of Sweetheart, you can take care of me.”

“What kind of care do you need?'

He's a grown man. He's fully capable of taking care of himself.

Upon further inspection, Mu Tongrui understood the look in his eyes. Instead of running away from him,

Mu Tongrui was lifted up by Fu Lingye.

“Hey... put me down.” Mu Tongrui lowered her voice to avoid being heard by others in the house.

Not wanting to fall from Fu Lingye's single-handed hold, Mu Tongrui clasped her arms around Fu

Lingye's neck to support herself.

“Let go. Now.”

Frustrated by how Fu Lingye remained motionless, Mu Tongrui wiggled her body to resist.

With a mischievous tone, Fu Lingye urged, “Stop moving. You'll make me drop you. I can't carry you

with both arms.”

Mu Tongrui's face turned red when she felt him holding her tighter.

He thinks I'm too heavy?

“It's not like I asked you to carry me anyway,” Though Mu Tongrui disputed, she still let Fu Lingye carry

her into his room.

Fu Lingye carefully placed her down on his bed.

Mu Tongrui stood up, “Why did you bring me here? I never said I wanted to spend the night here.”

“Do you have to act this way?”

Defeated, Mu Tongrui played with her fingers involuntarily as she dropped her head, “You already told

your dad that you liked Ms. Yun. I assume you don't need me anymore.”

Instead of anger, Fu Lingye sensed coquetry from her tone of voice. Hence, he closed in on her with a

smirk, “You're right. At least she's not as grumpy.”

As grumpy as whom?

“I really have to go. Your father doesn't want me here, anyway.”

Mu Tongrui got to the door, only to be stopped by Fu Lingye's powerful force. She was pressed against

the door.

Mu Tongrui was stunned. She looked up, “What... what are you doing?”

Fu Lingye suggestively looked into Mu Tongrui's glass eyes.

What do you think I'm doing? It's been such a long time since we last did it.

“Stay tonight.”

Out of reflex, she went, “I don't want to.”

Mu Tongrui thought her blunt response had irritated Fu Lingye when his face became serious.

Unexpectedly, he whispered in her ears, “But I've missed you badly.”

Mu Tongrui's eyes turned red. Biting her lower lips, she took a deep breath.

After that, Mu Tongrui grabbed a corner of his shirt, “Honestly, have you missed me, or just my body?”

She had finally mustered the courage to confront him - for the first time.

Mu Tongrui felt that Fu Lingye's attraction toward her was physical most of the time. From what she

gathered, he didn't share much of an emotional connection with her. The longing, attachment, and

desire that he showed were always sexual. Sadly, sexual partners were replaceable and even

disposable.

Mu Tongrui never brought this up, but she felt it was necessary to sort it out at this point in their

relationship.

Fu Lingye gazed at her with pursed lips, keeping his silence. This reaction disheartened Mu Tongrui.

She wished she hadn't asked.

Sometimes we get to enjoy our blissful ignorance if we keep things vague. If we get caught up with

putting labels on, it only kills the mystery. Fu Lingye is a smart man and has the answer for most things.

Me wanting a plain answer perhaps bothers him.

“I'd better go home...”

Mu Tongrui turned to open the door, but Fu Lingye held her down from behind.

Mu Tongrui's cheek was glued to the door. In her peripheral vision, she detected Fu Lingye's stern

facial expression.

“Fu Lingye, you are crushing me.”

Mu Tongrui softly complained as she frowned.

Still, Fu Lingye remained forceful and imposing. Interlocking his fingers with hers, he stepped in more

to make sure there was no space between them.

Fu Lingye leaned into her ear then slowly stressed each word, “Am I just a playboy to you?”

“So you really missed me, as a person?”

Fu Lingye confused Mu Tongrui more when he answered by undressing her then removing his belt.

“Fu Lingye. You didn't answer my-”

An electrifying sensation interrupted her thoughts. Fu Lingye peppered the back of her neck and her

sensitive back with kisses.

Caught in the moment, Fu Lingye let out a low hum as a response.

Fu Lingye was so aggressive that it made Mu Tongrui uncomfortable. Mu Tongrui also couldn't shake

off the idea that he was doing the exact thing to Xia Xueqing not long ago. For whatever reason, a tear

crept down her cheek.

This moment made her realize that she couldn't simply kiss and make up with Fu Lingye.

“Stop... Don't touch me.”

Fu Lingye's eyes darted away as he did not expect Mu Tongrui's resistance.

Don't touch her?

What if I still do?

Fu Lingye enveloped her by force and thrust into her.

Mu Tongrui gasped at the sudden pain. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

Fu Lingye had invaded her most private part, without her consent.

At the same time, Xia Xueqing's voice rang in her ears.

“Lingye kept wanting to give it to me until I couldn't go on anymore. He even insisted on leaving it

inside me.”

Mu Tongrui's head was a mess. Clenching her fists, she couldn't even form a complete sentence, “Get

off me... filthy.”

It turns out she still cannot come to terms with this. Yet the more she resists, the more I'll make her face

it.

Fu Lingye swept Mu Tongrui up and carried her to his bed. Before she could duck away, Fu Lingye got

on top of her.

“Listen. You don't get to avoid me because of Xia Xueqing. You should know that the more you stay

away from me, the more you will suffer.”

Fu Lingye's tone was harsh. However, it wasn't as harsh as what he had planned for her in bed.

With her hands, Mu Tongrui rumpled the bedsheet in discomfort. Pointing her chin up, she took in his

zealously rough penetration.

The night was so long that Mu Tongrui eventually passed out. When she regained consciousness, she

found herself lying next to Fu Lingye, already cleaned by him.

Mu Tongrui's cried-out eyes had turned red at this point. Facing away from Fu Lingye, she could feel

his arms around her body. A mish-mash of emotions troubled her. She was unable to organize her

thoughts.

How did this happen again? I already broke up with him and set my boundaries. This is dragging me

back to the whole mess again.

Who am I to him, after all?

A teardrop fell from a corner of her eye and landed on Fu Lingye's arm.

Fu Lingye felt it. He carefully turned her over to face him.

Fu Lingye wiped her tears away with his delicate fingers, “Does it still hurt?”

How could it not hurt?

Was he unaware of how abusive he was?

Seeing Mu Tongrui in distress did not make Fu Lingye regret his action. In all actuality, he was glad he

hadn't let her go. If he had, then it could really be the end for them.

“Rui. Please listen. Things might have happened between Xia Xueqing and me, or it could all be a lie.

Whatever the truth is, you cannot cut me off like that.”

“But it's heartbreaking...”