Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Xiang Nanqian and Xiaohan were in the kitchen when Mu Tongrui entered. Xiang Nanqian smiled at her and greeted, “Tongrui, morning.”

“Morning, Sister-in-law.”

Mu Tongrui took a clean glass and was about to pour herself a drink when Xiang Nanqian stopped her, “That was water from last night. It is not good for your body to drink such staple water. Let me pour you a glass of water which I just boiled.”

Mu Tongrui was flattered, “Thanks.”

Mu Tongrui turned to leave with the glass in her hand after Xiang Nanqian poured her the drink, when she suddenly felt a push on her back. The water in her glass spilled all over Xiaohan's hands.

“Ah.... voodoo...ah! So painful!”

Xiaohan burst into tears after he was scalded by the piping hot water.

Fu Lingye rushed into the kitchen, his brows knitted when he heard Xiaohan's sobs, “What happened?”

Fu Lingye noticed the almost empty glass in Mu Tongrui's hands and the steam that was still emitting from the glass.

Xiang Nanqian immediately carried Xiaohan in her arms, and put his little hands under the cool running water from the tap. She bellowed at Mu Tongrui, “Tongrui, I know you dislike me but Xiaohan is only 5 years old. How can you be so cruel? That was boiling hot water!”

Mu Tongrui was stunned and could not react in time. She could only register the angry words from Xiang Nanqian.

Xiang Nanqian's eyes were red when she pleaded with Fu Lingye, “Lingye, please send Xiaohan to the hospital okay? Otherwise, his hands will be covered with blisters.”

Fu Lingye glanced over at Mu Tongrui. Biting her lips, Mu Tongrui met his gaze and tried to explain, “Fu Lingye, I...”

Before she could finish, he had turned to take an ice pack from the fridge and lay it on Xiaohan's hands. He replied coldly, “I will send you both to the hospital now.”

Mu Tongrui looked at Fu Lingye and Xiang Nanqian leaving the house swiftly with the injured Xiaohan.

Apparently, Fu Lingye did not bother to listen to her explanation and had believed Xiang Nanqian unconditionally.

She started to feel jealous.

had pushed her from behind, causing the water in her glass to spill right on Xiaohan's

order to make Fu Lingye dislike her, she could actually sacrifice her

a deep breath, she was cleaning up the spill on the floor when she heard a child's voice drifting in

Mu'mu! Where are

in her yellow, cartoonish slippers slowly making her way down the stairs with her little hands grasping

Holding her little hand, she asked, “Sweetheart, you have awakened? Shall I bring you to freshen up first before we have

head, Sweetheart glazed across the room

your brother to

“Is my brother sick?”

head, “He was scalded by boiling water this morning.

would not get hurt if I

at her

maybe just that his hands cannot be in contact with

the foot of the stairs, Sweetheart ordered in her childish voice, “Mu'mu, squat

and consoled her in a grown-up manner, “Mu'mu, I know you did not hurt my brother on

that Fu Lingye refused to

her brows and said wearily, “But

will tell Daddy it is not Mu'mu's fault. Daddy will not

on her head, and

I cannot let

fond of this 'stepmom', Mu'mu. If Daddy and Mu'mu break up, wouldn't Daddy bring

....

In the car.

Nanqian was hugging him and pressing the ice pack on his scalded hands, while looking at the

me so much that she actually would spill hot water onto Xiaohan's hands. Lingye...

Lingye cut her off in his cold, distant manner, “Nanqian, what happened just now was

Tongrui was

“But...”

Lingye continued in an even colder, commandeering manner, “Sister-in-law, let this

rest.' Xiang Nanqian was clever enough to know that this was