Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Mu Tongrui was startled awake in the middle of the night.

She was bathed in cold sweat when she woke up.

She dreamt that Fu Lingye was struggling in the cold, frigid waters. He kept calling out for her. She wanted to rescue him, but she felt as though her body was being pulled back and she stood rooted on the ground. She could not move at all.

Sweetheart was sound asleep beside her.

Mu Tongrui looked at her adorable face, then covered her own face with her hands. She took a deep breath, feeling helpless and at a tremendous loss as to what she should do.

What if Lingye really was.... how was she going to tell Sweetheart about this matter?

She was unable to say it. It was such a heartbreaking piece of news to break it to a child.

The moon was bright but it also appeared cold and lonely.

Mu Tongrui got up and took a piece of Fu Lingye's shirt to drape it across her shoulders. She stood at the windows and continued gazing at the moon.

The shirt seemed to have traces of Fu Lingye's warmth and smell. She grabbed tightly onto the sleeves and took a long deep sniff, and cried in between suppressed sobs.

“Lingye... You must return home safely...”

She lifted her head to gaze at the bright moon, and prayed with both palms clasped together.

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The next morning, shortly after Liu sent Sweetheart to school, there was a call from the police station.

Mu Tongrui sat at the dining table. She did not have any appetite to eat anything, apart from a few spoonful of congee. She could not stomach anything else.

Old Master Fu looked grim when he put down the call.

Mu Tongrui stood up and asked him urgently, “Dad, have they found Lingye already?”

Old Master Fu looked at Mu Tongrui and grew silent for a while.

Mu Tongrui frowned. She was on the verge of tears, “Dad, please tell me quickly.”

found Lingye. They only managed to locate

her chair. She looked confused and anxious at the same time, and mumbled to herself, “How... how could it be

been a day. Why

his walking stick and said, “If they still cannot find Fu Lingye after 48 hours, then let's give

us to save him. Dad, please, I beg of you... let's

If Lingye is still nowhere to be found after 48 hours, then we will proceed to organize his funeral. This matter is already being reported by the media, so we

choked and

immediately. Your emotions are

.......

At the police station.

that Mr. Fu Lingye's car brakes were tampered with before the accident. Please think carefully, did Mr. Fu Lingye

eyes sank and held tightly on his walking stick. He

Corporation had offended in the business circle. This was the norm. Who would

inevitable to have wins and losses in the market. I do not think there is someone crazy out there who

please think carefully once more. Did Mr.

am not so sure about this. However, I will continue to pursue the exact reason behind my son's accident and death. Officer Wei, please carry on with the investigations. I will also send someone to investigate. If I have any news on

I am sorry...

........

the President's office at Ya

Da, “Have you found anything

this number. When I tried calling, the line seemed to be

more thing. Where did the 5 million in her bank

“Yes.”

and said, “Oh yes, there is information from the police station. They said that Fu Lingye's car was located.

to look into this matter. Inform

Fu Lingye in this entire city? Besides, this person does not seem to be afraid to be found out by anyone from the Fu family and be severely dealt with. After all, Old Master Fu has two sons. One of them has passed away. If he were to lose his second son, I am sure that Old Master Fu would find means and

Lingye's death is probably not someone from the business circle. Even if

worry the

why but he had a strong feeling that Sang was involved in

It was from Blue

to hear Aunt Yang, her

rest. Then I went to make some red dates congee for

He instructed her, “Call for