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.

causing the water in her glass to spill right on

ruthless. In order to make Fu Lingye dislike her,

cleaning up the spill on the floor when she heard a child's voice drifting in from the

Daddy! Mu'mu! Mu'mu!

and saw Sweetheart in her yellow, cartoonish slippers slowly making her

fall down and hurriedly went over to her. Holding her little hand, she asked, “Sweetheart, you have

her head, Sweetheart glazed across the room

your brother to the

“Is my brother sick?”

by boiling water this morning. It was all my fault.

get hurt if I

at her and asked, “Is his

be serious, maybe just that his hands cannot be in contact with

they reached the foot of the stairs, Sweetheart ordered in

but obliged. After she squatted, Sweetheart patted her head with her little, tender hands and consoled her in

touched by Sweetheart's sweet gesture and was even more bothered by the fact that Fu Lingye refused to

her brows and said wearily, “But your daddy seemed

replied, “Don't worry, I will tell Daddy it is not Mu'mu's fault. Daddy will

and smiled, “No

I cannot let

and Mu'mu break up, wouldn't

....

In the car.

long while. Xiang Nanqian was hugging him and pressing the ice pack on his scalded hands, while looking at the man who

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

finish her aggrieved speech, Fu Lingye cut her off in his cold, distant manner, “Nanqian, what happened just now was an accident. No matter how much Mu Tongrui dislikes you, she will not dare to hurt Xiaohan right

Tongrui was not

“But...”

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

Xiang Nanqian was clever enough to