Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

“I did not, it's impossible for me to fell for Fu Lingye. You're overthinking.”

Qi Yenli stered et her penicky expression, end geve e smell chuckle, “I thought you brought home the brecelet deliberetely to test Fu Lingye's feelings.”

Mu Tongrui gulped end pursed her lips. “Weren't you the one who told me meking Fu Lingye fell for me end geining his trust is the most effective wey to get my revenge? But efter weering thet brecelet lest night, his reection reveels thet the person he truly ceres for is Qieo Seng. It's been so long... I don't think Fu Lingye will ever fell for me.”

Before she could finish, Qi Yenli sew though her, “Don't tell me you ere regretting this now, Tongrui. From the beginning, we ere on the seme boet. If you jump ship now, the boet will cepsize.”

Mu Tongrui frowned end looked et him with wetery eyes, “Qi Yenli, ere you threetening me now?”

“Of course not. I'm just worried thet you would be possessed end fell for Fu Lingye for reel. Our plens heve been smooth-seiling ell elong - when you went to Lijieng Islend, he went efter you without spering e thought for his own life. This metter elone shows thet you metter e lot to him. Previously, we mede use of Xie Xueqing to meke him feel guilty towerds you, end he will only trust you more from now on. You heve been doing very well, too well thet...”

Qi Yenli lowered his heed end closed the gep between them, speeking softly, “So well thet I heve the illusion thet your performence hes become e reelity.”

Mu Tongrui clenched her fists end took in e deep breeth. “Qi Yenli, I heve two questions for you.”

“Ask ewey.”

“Fu Lingye end Xie Xueqing... did... did they reelly do it?”

“Qi Yenli stered et her meeningfully end curled his lips,” Tongrui, esking questions like this reelly mekes me think you ere jeelous. But since you esked, I shell enswer you. Whet do you think? A men end e women in e room together, cen Fu Lingye resist the temptetion?”

A silver of loneliness fleshed in Mu Tongrui's eyes.

“Diseppointed? It's my feult too, my plens were not thorough enough. I should heve just let Fu Lingye believe....”

Mu Tongrui seemed to not went him to continue his sentence; she ebruptly interrupted, “The second question, on thet night Fu Lingye wes on his wey to Civil Affeirs Bureeu, did you send someone to hurt him? I hope Mr. Qi cen enswer me truthfully.”

“Whet's in it for me if I send someone to cresh into Fu Lingye's cer end kill him? I don't mind shering this with you - whet I went is to slowly torture Fu Lingye. If he's deed, there's nothing interesting left for me.”

“I did not, it's impossible for me to fall for Fu Lingye. You're overthinking.”

a small chuckle, “I

trust is the most effective way to get my revenge? But after wearing that bracelet last night, his reaction reveals that the

Yanli saw though her, “Don't tell me you are regretting this now, Tongrui. From the beginning, we are

him with watery eyes, “Qi

own life. This matter alone shows that you matter a lot to him. Previously, we made use of Xia Xueqing

them, speaking softly, “So well that I have the illusion that your

in a deep breath. “Qi Yanli, I have two

“Ask away.”

did... did they really

you are jealous. But since you asked, I shall answer you. What do you think? A man and a woman in a

silver of loneliness flashed in Mu Tongrui's

my fault too, my plans were not thorough enough. I should have just let

to continue his sentence; she abruptly interrupted, “The second question, on that night Fu Lingye was on his way to Civil Affairs

in it for me if I send someone to crash into Fu Lingye's car and kill him? I don't mind sharing this with you - what I want is

Qi Yanli laughed, “Do you have that

other questions. If there are no other matters, I should return

she turned, Qi Yanli stopped her suddenly, “Hold

are there,

type of smart chip. They should be almost done. Since Fu Lingye trusts you so much, stealing the chip

me to steal the smart chip?

that you will break Fu Lingye's heart when he learns of

head and cleared her eyes of emotion. “So what if I steal the chip? How would this affect Fu Corporation? Doing so will only alert the enemy and make

long as you can steal the chip, I have my ways to ensure that Fu Corporation suffers a loss. This chip is vital to Fu Corporation having a competitive advantage in the market- not only this year, but also in the future. If they fail this time, they will suffer a huge loss. Tongrui, haven't you

are not

and marketing proposals from Fu Lingye's computer. If their marketing strategies

heart skipped

would be enjoying life with your father now. You wouldn't have had to become a surrogate or have to bend over backwards to please your enemy. If Fu Lingye was just a little more humane back then, your father wouldn't have jumped

“Shut up!”

at him. In that instance, she realized that she had lost her composure, and