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.

......

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.”

have not found Lingye. They only managed

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

Why have

Master Fu held onto his walking stick and said, “If they still cannot

still alive. He could be waiting for us to save him. Dad, please, I beg of you... let's not give up

on this. 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 cannot keep it under wraps any longer. As for Fu Corporation, I

choked and

station immediately. Your emotions are unstable for now, so make sure you get some rest at home. If there is anything, I will let

.......

At the police station.

Master Fu, we found out from our investigations that Mr. Fu Lingye's car brakes were tampered with before the accident. Please think carefully, did

tightly on his walking stick. He wore a deep frown as he

This was the norm. Who

and losses in the market. I do not think there is someone crazy out there who would kill a person

please think carefully once more. Did Mr. Fu have any personal feud

pursue the exact reason behind my son's accident and death. Officer Wei, please carry on with the

Old Master Fu. I am

........

President's office

Da, “Have you found anything from Madam's

with a stranger with this number. When I tried calling, the line seemed to be invalid and no

Yanli frowned, “Check one more thing. Where did the 5 million in her bank

“Yes.”

information from the police station. They said

continue to look into this matter. Inform me immediately once you

the Fu family and be severely dealt with. After all, Old Master Fu has two sons.

caused Fu Lingye's death is probably not someone from the business circle. Even if Fu Lingye had made some enemies while doing business, they

overwhelmed with worry the more he thought

he had a strong feeling that Sang

was from Blue

Aunt Yang,

a rest. Then I went to make some red dates

instructed her, “Call