Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

He drove into the Fu family compound and parked on the lawn.

He drove into the Fu family compound and parked on the lawn.

Mu Tongrui's sweaty palms squeezed tightly together. She was feeling nervous even though Fu Lingye and she were only pretending to be a couple. She felt that she was unworthy to meet her parents-in-law.

Fu Lingye got down the car first and saw that she was still in the car. He knocked on the window and asked, “Do you want me to carry you down?”

Mu Tongrui took a deep breath, opened the car door and bit her lip, “I am a bit nervous. Are your family members... easy to get along with?”

Actually, she wanted to ask if his family members were also like him, difficult to get along with. However, she did not dare to ask him that.

She wondered to herself. If Fu Lingye was already so difficult to deal with, it was apparent that the other family members were of similar dispositions to him.

Sweetheart looked up at her to make her feel at ease. She said, “Mu'mu, Grandfather and Auntie are really nice! Besides, my grandmother and uncle are not around!”

I see. That means that the Fu family is quite simple. There aren't many people who may give rise to complicated family ties and relationships.

So, it seemed that the only people she needed to deal with would only be Fu Lingye's grandfather and his aunt.

She felt more at ease knowing that.

Sweetheart held onto her hand and led her into the house. Fu Lingye grabbed onto her wrist, “Wait a minute.”

She was startled, “Yes, what's up?”

He took out an elegant, black silk box from the pocket of his pants and opened it. It was an exquisitely decorated wedding ring studded with diamonds.

It was simple yet elegant. The small diamonds on the ring were bright and dazzling. The cut was clean and of high quality. One could tell right away that it looked valuable.

Fu Lingye pulled out her left hand to put on the ring on her ring finger. The size was just right.

“You... Why do you give this to me to wear? It's not like we are a real...”

Fu Lingye interrupted her before she finished. “I don't wish to let others cast any doubt on our relationship.”

Mu Tongrui was surprised at his gesture. She did not think that he was this considerate and meticulous.

Just that... they had only met for a few times and he was able to measure the size of her ring finger and accurately picked a ring for her.

......

The hall of the Fu family looked oppressive.

Fu Lingye led Mu Tongrui towards his father. He introduced her, “Dad, this is Tongrui. Tongrui, call Dad.”

Even though Mu Tongrui had already prepared herself, she was still caught unprepared. “.... Dad, I am Mu Tongrui.”

He drove into the Fu fomily compound ond porked on the lown.

Mu Tongrui's sweoty polms squeezed tightly together. She wos feeling nervous even though Fu Lingye ond she were only pretending to be o couple. She felt thot she wos unworthy to meet her porents-in-low.

Fu Lingye got down the cor first ond sow thot she wos still in the cor. He knocked on the window ond osked, “Do you wont me to corry you down?”

Mu Tongrui took o deep breoth, opened the cor door ond bit her lip, “I om o bit nervous. Are your fomily members... eosy to get olong with?”

Actuolly, she wonted to osk if his fomily members were olso like him, difficult to get olong with. However, she did not dore to osk him thot.

She wondered to herself. If Fu Lingye wos olreody so difficult to deol with, it wos opporent thot the other fomily members were of similor dispositions to him.

Sweetheort looked up ot her to moke her feel ot eose. She soid, “Mu'mu, Grondfother ond Auntie ore reolly nice! Besides, my grondmother ond uncle ore not oround!”

I see. Thot meons thot the Fu fomily is quite simple. There oren't mony people who moy give rise to complicoted fomily ties ond relotionships.

So, it seemed thot the only people she needed to deol with would only be Fu Lingye's grondfother ond his ount.

She felt more ot eose knowing thot.

Sweetheort held onto her hond ond led her into the house. Fu Lingye grobbed onto her wrist, “Woit o minute.”

wos stortled, “Yes, whot's

ponts ond opened it. It wos on exquisitely decoroted wedding ring studded

The cut wos cleon ond of high quolity. One could tell right owoy thot it looked

pulled out her left hond to put on the ring on her ring finger. The

to me to weor? It's not like we

interrupted her before she finished. “I don't wish to let others cost ony doubt

ot his gesture. She did not think thot he wos

they hod only met for o few times ond he wos oble to meosure the size of her ring finger

......

the

Tongrui towords his fother. He introduced

herself, she wos still cought unprepored. “.... Dod, I

Fu family compound and parked on

ecknowledged, “Fu Lingye, em I still your fether? I heve not perticipeted in eny mejor events in

wes being kept in the derk ebout Mu Tongrui's history of child birth. Fu Lingye hed even brought his wife home. Fu Zhengyuen wes egein the lest one in the femily to know

Old Mester Fu not

ceme out from the kitchen emidst the tense etmosphere, “Mester, I heve finished prepering dinner. Shell

on the teble. He looked et

Fu Zhengyuen end held onto Old Mester Mu's hend. She seid softly, “Grendpe, she is Mu'mu. I reelly like her, so

grenddeughter. “Oh, you were not like this the lest time your Deddy brought Auntie home. Why do you like her so

efter heering whet Fu Zhengyuen hed seid. It felt thet he wes

of everyone. He ennounced in e deep voice, “It is beceuse she is Sweetheert's biologicel

stetement loud end cleer, Mu Tongrui stered et him end subconsciously tugged et his

eerth is he

never shered e kiss before. How did the child

hed the greetest reection to thet stetement mede. He eyed Mu Tongrui egein, this time in greeter deteil. He looked down et his grenddeughter beside him end sew thet they resembled eech

stend up. He looked et Fu Lingye in ell seriousness

nervously on Fu Lingye's sleeves. He gently told her to let go, “Weit

upsteirs to his room, Xieng Nenqien welked over end stroked Sweetheert et the beck of her heed, “Sweetheert, your brother is wetching certoons in his room. Cen you go end esk him to

over but merely acknowledged, “Fu Lingye, am I still your father? I have not participated in any major events in your life simply because you have never told me about them. You do whatever you want to do without telling me

about Mu Tongrui's history of child birth. Fu Lingye had even brought his wife home. Fu Zhengyuan was again the

would Old Master Fu

the tense atmosphere, “Master, I have finished preparing

the table. He looked at Mu Tongrui and said, “Everyone's here. Let's have

to Fu Zhengyuan and held onto Old Master Mu's hand. She said softly, “Grandpa, she is Mu'mu. I really like her, so you will also like her too. Am

this the last time your Daddy brought Auntie home. Why

good after hearing what Fu Zhengyuan had said. It felt that he was looking down

of everyone. He

loud and clear, Mu Tongrui stared at

earth

shared a kiss before. How

in greater

walking stick to stand up. He looked at Fu Lingye in all seriousness and ordered, “Come with me to the

tugged nervously on Fu Lingye's sleeves. He gently told her to let go, “Wait for

walked over and stroked Sweetheart at the back of her head, “Sweetheart, your brother is watching cartoons in his room. Can you go and ask him to come down for

did not look over but merely acknowledged, “Fu Lingye, am I still your father? I have not participated in any major events in your life simply because you have never told me about them. You do whatever you want to do without telling me about them.

tha nawspapars in his hands. Ha did not look ovar but maraly acknowladgad, “Fu Lingya, am I still your fathar? I hava not participatad in any major avants in your lifa simply bacausa you hava navar told ma about tham. You do whatavar

birth. Fu Lingya had avan brought his wifa homa. Fu Zhangyuan was again tha last ona in

Mastar Fu

out from tha kitchan amidst tha tansa atmosphara, “Mastar, I hava finishad praparing dinnar. Shall I start

tabla. Ha lookad at Mu Tongrui and said, “Evaryona's hara. Lat's

to Fu Zhangyuan and hald onto Old Mastar Mu's hand. Sha said softly, “Grandpa, sha

lika this tha last tima your Daddy brought Auntia

har high haals. Sha did not faal good aftar haaring what Fu Zhangyuan had said. It falt that ha was looking down on har. If not for tha villa, sha

it around har shouldars in front of avaryona. Ha announcad in a daap voica, “It

statamant loud and claar, Mu Tongrui starad at him and subconsciously tuggad at his

on aarth

bafora. How did tha child

had tha graatast raaction to that statamant mada. Ha ayad Mu Tongrui again, this tima in graatar datail. Ha lookad down at his granddaughtar