Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Lingye put the pedal to the metal all the way to the Fu Manor.

Silence befell the residence late in the night. Siqi and Han were nowhere to be found, and Zhengyuan sat on his own in the living room, as if he had been waiting for Lingye.

Lingye was on a warpath as he entered the house. Without saying hello, he cut to the chase, “What did you do to Rui?”

Putting his weight on the cane, Zhengyuan stared hard and long at Lingye. Lingye’s recklessness only angered Zhengyuan. “Look at you! Tongrui is safe, so don’t worry about it!”

“She can be safe with me! Why did you have to drive her away? You must be happy with yourself now! Did you ever consider her feelings?”

“Lingye, watch your attitude! I’m your father. Why did you barge in here and jump at my throat? Let’s not forget that you’re under my roof now.”

Lingye drew a deep breath and callously pressed along his brow bone as he fought back the rage and anxiety. “Yes, you’re the head of the household, but do you think it was proper of you to send Rui away behind my back? She’s not an outsider. She’s your daughter-in-law and the mother of your granddaughter, for heaven’s sake!”

Zhengyuan stood up with the help of his cane before looking askance at him. “Hmph! Siqi is asleep. Are you trying to wake the kid to hear our argument?”

Lingye gritted his teeth. “I don’t want to fight with you. Tell me where Rui is now.”

“Hmph! You won’t give me a chance to send her away if I don’t do it in the dark, b*stard! Lingye, is your head clear right now? Do you understand the severity of the matter? Your Aunt Xian will spread the scandal all across the city tomorrow if I don’t send her away!”

Lingye was never bothered by how the media portrayed him. In fact, he was not one to allow the media and irrelevant people to get the best of him.

“Alright, I know you’re all about your ego. You can get your wish, but on the condition that you tell me where Rui is.”

Zhengyuan gave Lingye a sidelong glance and chuckled as Lingye dug his heels in. “Lingye, are you trying to walk all over me? I’m not going to tell you. What are you going to do about it? Are you going to tear the house down or burn it to the ground? Why don’t you call the cops on me?”

so if that’s

if I tell you Tongrui’s whereabouts?’ Zhengyuan made a face

and her, I’ll go to her and never come back. It’s not like these people will fly all the

you going to wash your hands off the business? Are… Are you going

I hid Tongrui from you for the sake of the Fu family. She’s Siqi’s mother. It doesn’t give me pleasure to send her

in front of her, forcing her to choose. You

Jia, or even Uncle Fu might put pressure on her, but it never occurred to me that the person to take her

whose back

best intentions, Zhengyuan could not bring himself to apologize. Instead, he blurted out in defense, “I had to do it for the sake of the family whether you

have blood on his hands. “Why didn’t you make her

Lingye? Get out

I would come back here if it wasn’t to get Rui’s information from

his heel, Lingye stormed off in large strides. He stopped at the door and said, “That reminds me. You can forget ever seeing me

as calm and blunt

it! Do you think I want a b*stard like

will take Siqi with me when the time comes. You can forget ever

Zhengyuan clutched

Lingye was long gone. The only response Zhengyuan got

He rested a while to catch

“Grandpa!”

Siqi bolted down the

here,