Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Fu Zhenghui was entertained. He protested, “Are we bickering all day or we can play the game at some point?”

Fu Jia pouted, “I'm helping with snacks and drinks. Bye.”

After a while, Fu Jia came out with two cups of hot tea. From the other side of the living room, she saw Mu Tongrui resting her head on Fu Lingye's shoulder. They locked eyes on each other than whisper some sweet-nothing that no one else could hear. Their shared smile irritated Fu Jia. She said ironically, “Enjoy your tea!”

“Thank you.”

Suddenly, Fu Jia let go of the cup. The piping hot tea spilled onto Mu Tongrui's hand. The cup dropped and shattered on the floor.

Mu Tongrui exclaimed, prompting Fu Lingye to check on her hand, “Did you get scalded?”

On the back of her hand, there was a big area of redness on her otherwise porcelain skin. Fu Lingye quickly took her to a sink and ran cold water on it.

Pretending to care, Fu Jia asked, “Are you all right?”

Seeing through her trick, Fu Lingye glared at her, “Fu Jia! Quit your childish act!”

Eager to diffuse the tension, Mu Tongrui discreetly pulled Fu Lingye's sleeve, “Don't stress about it. She probably didn't mean it-”

Fu Jia interrupted her, “So what if I scalded her on purpose? Are you going to scald me back? An eye for an eye?”

To her surprise, Fu Lingye was done being nice, “You bet I would if this wasn't your house!”

Fu Jia's eyes turned red as she firmly bit her lower lip. Enraged by Fu Lingye's treatment, she ran back to her room.

Mu Tongrui sighed, “That was a bit over. What if you hurt her? You might want to go talk to her.”

Mu Tongrui knew Fu Jia and Fu Lingye were close relatives. She did not want herself to be the cause for any friction in the family -- it'd be a tough situation for Fu Lingye to be caught in the middle.

Fu Lingye's Adam's apple bobbed up and down as he calmed himself down. He then stood his ground with a frigid tone, “She's not a kid anymore and definitely cannot act like a spoiled brat. It's time she takes time to understand that.”

After Mu Tongrui's pain subdued, she took her hand back from the sink. Frowning, Fu Lingye lifted it closer to inspect the faint redness on her skin, “Does it still hurt?”

shouldn't form any blister if we put

Lingye held her hand. “Right. Let's get you

the burning sensation, Mu Tongrui felt the fuzzy warm feeling from

them some ointment, “I'm so sorry. We spoiled her. I hope you're

bit, auntie.” Mu Tongrui

Lingye had been knit-tight growing up, so it surprised her that her partner in crime was suddenly married. As the younger cousin, she's used to getting all the attention from Fu Lingye. Seeing him treat you the same way might have thrown her off

bobbed her head yes,

ointment.

Zhao Xian left

ointment on the burn and Sweetheart brew air on it as she propped her body on the sofa. Sweetheart comforted, “Mu'mu. You won't feel a thing after

heart, “Mm.

incident was more a blessing than a curse. Thanks to it, she received an immense amount of love from the two most important people in

Fu Lingye pecked on the hand tenderly. Mu Tongrui's ears

Tongrui

of the room, Fu Jia and Zhao Xian walked in on that scene. Steaming up, Fu Jia flounced

Xian heaved

the usual affable smile, “Does it feel

her head, “Yes.

to

twenty four

a moment, “You're the

was playing with a chess piece stopped to

reaction, Mu Tongrui answered, “Yes. Only Fu Jia's luckier than me, to still have both parents in her

Xian was confused, “Where

up, “My father passed away three years ago whereas my mother

Fu Zhenghui's face turned stone, “Was her

to hear that, “How... did

for him, “Ah. We used to be friends decades ago but eventually lost touch.