Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

As Mu Tongrui slept, Fu Lingye's phone rang all of a sudden. It was a call from Xu Kun.

“Boss, Shengyuan's Miao Qixiang has been fired. I managed to find evidence of him taking kickbacks. Even his own company wanted to slap some accusations on him and kick him out. I helped to push things along when President Sheng found out that Miao Qixiang fell out with you, so now he's out for good,” Xu Kun said.

Fu Lingye hummed lightly; his gaze was relaxed but cold. “Tell everyone in the industry that he took kickbacks.”

Xu Kun flinched. He didn't expect Fu Lingye to take such extreme measures at all.

Flaunting his kickback-taking behavior would be equal to telling everyone that he was a greedy person. Although it wasn't an uncommon practice amongst businesses, it wasn't something to be discussed outright. Revealing it to the public would tarnish the person's reputation forever, and no company would ever want such a person to join their ranks.

Although Miao Qixiang was a despicable person, he wasn't a devil. Fu Lingye would basically be pushing him to the edge of a cliff with no way back if he exposed Miao Qixiang.

“Yes, boss.”

After hanging up, Xu Kun shuddered. Just how much did Boss care about Ms. Mu? All Miao Qixiang did was to flirt with her for a bit, and he lost his job.

Legend has it that Fu Lingye leaves behind destruction and despair in his wake anywhere he goes, but Xu Kun felt that it described Ms. Mu better. Whoever dared to touch Ms. Mu would suffer a wrath even worse than provoking Fu Lingye himself.

Looks like it's time to start calling her “Madam” instead of “Ms. Mu”.

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When Mu Tongrui woke up, it was already four in the afternoon. The sun was already setting, with a cold breeze blowing outside. Golden rays of sunlight shone through the window. Still a bit dazed from sleep, she rested her arm across her forehead and yelled, “Lingye? Lingye!”

Fu Lingye was working on his laptop while sitting in the living room. His long fingers danced across the keyboard. The clicking sounds of the keys were soft but rhythmic, making them pleasant to the ear.

Fu Lingye closed his laptop upon hearing her calls from the bedroom. He got up to go into the room.

for a reason. Her whole right leg was numb, probably due to her sleeping position. It

“You're awake?”

Tongrui's voice was raspy. “My leg's numb. I

“Which leg?”

and started to massage her leg with

“How is it?”

better. Still a little bit numb

Lingye continued to massage her patiently. “Pack your things tonight. We're going back to

“That's fast.”

S City, she still felt apprehensive about returning to Bei City so suddenly. Going back meant facing Old Master Fu, Qi Yanli, Han Ling, and even Qiao Sang, and the thought

that her past would catch up to her, and she wouldn't be prepared to deal with

do you think my dad will forgive me from the

Lingye's fault that Mu Guangqing died, but no matter how much she tried to deny it, Fu Lingye still had a part to play in his unfortunate death. If Fu Lingye had been slightly more empathetic, her father probably wouldn't have

kissed her forehead. “Don't think too much. I'll return everything I took

alive matter more. My

for life. Hurting someone she loved was like inflicting pain on herself, which was something she would never do. Neither did she want

to get over it, but she was determined to

was born three years ago, the two of them have become inseparable. She wasn't the kind to live with hatred, since any sign of love

like she had never tried, but Ye Guo had never bothered to

I think about it, Qi Yanli must have been meddling with our friendship. Do you think Ye Guo will agree to make amends with me if I ask her out when

they went through everything together, from skipping classes to splurging to scraping by with the last of their savings. Even when the Mu family went bankrupt, Ye Guo didn't leave her side and even helped her to the best of her ability. Mu Tongrui was grateful towards

so, she understood Ye Guo's

between you girls if I intervened, but if you need me to help, I'll

and she wouldn't want to become my friend again if that happened.