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.

him over for a reason. Her whole right leg was numb, probably due

“You're awake?”

was raspy. “My leg's numb. I can't

“Which leg?”

on the bed and started to massage her leg with his

“How is it?”

Still a little bit numb though,” Mu

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

“That's fast.”

City so suddenly. Going back

onto Fu Lingye's shoulder, her expression blank. Going back to Bei City meant that

think my dad will

wasn't Fu 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 died. Alas, even someone as powerful as Fu Lingye could not command something as intriguing and far-reaching as Fate. He would never have known then that he would give the girl whose family he

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

Tongrui nodded. “That's right. The one's alive matter more. My dad would probably want me to be happy

him, she might regret it for life. Hurting someone she loved was like inflicting

would take a while for her to get over

have become inseparable. She wasn't the kind to live with hatred, since any sign of love would

not like she had never tried, but Ye Guo had never bothered to reply. The recent events also meant that she had

Guo had cut off ties with me. Now that 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

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 Ye Guo from the bottom of her heart, treating her as a good friend all along. There was no way she would have taken Ye

so, she

between you girls if I intervened,

like I'm using you to pressure her, and she wouldn't want to become