Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Seven years ago, Yanchen was twenty-five years old. He would always travel abroad as his career just kick-started. He had little time for Ye Xi, but even under high pressure, he still called her to accompany her every night. Sometimes they would fall asleep in the middle of the call because of the time difference. They had a long-distance relationship for many years.

Yanchen was eight years older than Ye Xi, but they had known each other since childhood. Yanchen was the perfect child that everybody wants, while Ye Xi was a troublemaker. As they live in the same neighborhood, her parents often invited Yanchen to come over and help her with her studies.

"And you guys fell in love?" Tongrui asked.

Ye Xi recalled the memories of her youth.

They didn’t know when they started to have feelings for each other. They were afraid that their parents found out about their relationship. When Ye Xi grew older, her parents felt that it was not appropriate to let a boy tutor her alone. They also noticed that Yanchen and Ye Xi’s interactions were more than friends.

Soon, Yanchen received an admission letter from the Harvard Business School.

Ye Xi still remembered that before Yanchen left, he threatened her at the airport to not fall in love with other boys and study well. She was still young and did not understand the concept of love. She was reluctant to let him go because there was no one to help her to do her homework anymore.

The long-distance relationship lasted for three years.

In those three years, Yanchen will contact Ye Xi every day. He would still help her out with her homework. Ye Xi once told him, if only she could take Yanchen to the examination room, it would be great.

years to finish his

it because of

If we had been on good terms back then, we are probably married

"What happened after that?"

family's internal problems and his career. However, he still made time for Ye Xi and always stayed

other boys including her brother. It would be very difficult to calm him

him were not true love. She only liked him for his good looks

you guys

up at that time, nothing would have happened. If I had been a little more determined, we would

quickly forgot about the breakup when Yanchen bought her some nice food or took her to fun places. She was attracted to the things

lasted until Yanchen turned twenty-five. He went to London for business, when he returned from London, he wanted Ye Xi to pick him at the

tolerate Ye Xi putting anyone before him including her family members. It might also be Ye Xi’s fault that she didn’t

Xi was afraid that he would be furious and break up with her if she chose her brother. She was also afraid that she could no longer enjoy his

reached the hospital, they pronounced him

eyes and the

a tissue, "That's why you've been cold to Mr. Song all these