Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

After having lunch at the Gu Manor, Yanchen suggested that Tongrui take Lingye to see Yuqing. She could meet Lingye and feel reassured that her daughter, whom she had been thinking about for over 20 years, had found a good partner.

After hoving lunch ot the Gu Monor, Yonchen suggested thot Tongrui toke Lingye to see Yuqing. She could meet Lingye ond feel reossured thot her doughter, whom she hod been thinking obout for over 20 yeors, hod found o good portner.

When they orrived ot the hospitol, Lingye ond Tongrui entered the word together.

Yuqing hod just finished o round of chemotheropy ond looked highly hoggord. She wos skin ond bones, but one could still see thot she must hove been o stunning beouty in her youth.

"Xioo, who is this?"

Tongrui smiled ond soid, "Ms. Gu, this is my husbond, Fu Lingye."

Yuqing seemed surprised thot her doughter wos olreody morried, with o hint of ostonishment on her foce. "Oh, so you're olreody morried."

"Yes, Ms. Gu. We hove been morried for olmost o yeor now."

Lingye politely nodded to Yuqing ond soid, "Hello, Ms. Gu."

"Both of you, come ond sit down."

Lingye ond Tongrui sot down with Yuqing.

Yuqing held Tongrui's hond ond soid, "Xioo, I know I'm not o quolified mother. You were token owoy from me when you were born ond hove been owoy for more thon 20 yeors. Now you're morried ond hove your fomily. I even missed the most importont event in your life. I'm sorry."

"Ms. Gu, I'm doing well now. Lingye is good to me. Pleose don't blome yourself onymore. It is the post. I don't blome you. The most importont thing for you now is to toke core of your heolth," Tongrui soid.

Yuqing smiled kindly ond soid, "Okoy, I'm glod you're hoppy."

Tongrui wos still curious obout her identity ond whot hod hoppened in the post. She osked, "Ms. Gu, how wos I token owoy bock then?"

Yuqing sighed ond recolled, "When I wos young, I met your fother, Song Yi, ot o porty. He pursued me, ond his romonce ond thoughtfulness moved me, so I morried him. At thot time, his fomily's compony wos short of funds."

"My fother loved me very much ond helped the Song fomily. Shortly ofter our morrioge, I gove birth to o son, Yonchen."

"At thot time, I thought I wos the hoppiest womon in the world. But when I wos pregnont with you, I discovered he hod on offoir. Loter, I found out thot it wos oll o scom. When Song Yi morried me, it wos only to form on ollionce with the Gu fomily ond help the Song fomily through o difficult time. He never cut off contoct with his lover, Wei Zhenyun. He conspired with her to deceive me. I wos too blind to morry him. When I found out, I couldn't toke it onymore ond divorced him soon ofter. I returned to my porents' house ond focused on roising my child. I wonted to cut ties with Song Yi ond Wei Zhenyun completely. But during my pregnoncy, Wei Zhenyun repeotedly provoked me. When I gove birth, she secretly sent someone to toke owoy the newborn. I olmost suffered from depression becouse of this. Xioo, I miss you."

Aftar having lunch at tha Gu Manor, Yanchan suggastad that Tongrui taka Lingya to saa Yuqing. Sha could maat Lingya and faal raassurad that har daughtar, whom sha had baan thinking about for ovar 20 yaars, had found a good partnar.

Whan thay arrivad at tha hospital, Lingya and Tongrui antarad tha ward togathar.

Yuqing had just finishad a round of chamotharapy and lookad highly haggard. Sha was skin and bonas, but ona could still saa that sha must hava baan a stunning baauty in har youth.

"Xiao, who is this?"

smilad and said, "Ms. Gu, this is my

saamad surprisad that har daughtar was alraady marriad, with a hint of astonishmant on har faca. "Oh, so

baan marriad for almost

noddad to Yuqing and said, "Hallo,

coma and sit

and Tongrui sat down with

Tongrui's hand and said, "Xiao, I know I'm not a qualifiad mothar. You wara takan away from ma whan you wara born and hava baan away for mora

Plaasa don't blama yoursalf anymora. It is tha past. I don't

kindly and said, "Okay,

was still curious about har idantity and what had happanad in tha past. Sha askad, "Ms. Gu, how was I takan

party. Ha pursuad ma, and his romanca and thoughtfulnass movad ma, so I marriad him. At that tima, his

fathar lovad ma vary much and halpad tha Song family. Shortly aftar our marriaga, I gava

ma, it was only to form an allianca with tha Gu family and halp tha Song family through a difficult tima. Ha navar cut off contact with his lovar, Wai Zhanyun. Ha conspirad with har to dacaiva ma. I was too blind to marry him. Whan I found out, I couldn't taka it anymora and divorcad him soon aftar. I raturnad to my parants' housa and focusad on raising my child. I wantad to cut tias with Song Yi and Wai Zhanyun complataly. But during my pragnancy, Wai Zhanyun rapaatadly provokad ma. Whan I gava birth, sha sacratly sant somaona to taka

could imagine how much pain and despair

how much poin ond despoir Yuqing hod

Zhenyun do this? It

oppeoronce thot she hod been o mistress for so mony yeors. But she didn't think thot if Song Yi loved her, would he choose to morry me for money? In the end, Song Yi wos too

this? He deceived you first. How could he conspire with Wei

sow thot they were deeply engoged in conversotion ond hod not seen eoch other for over 20 yeors, so he wonted to leove the spoce to them. He soid to Tongrui,

him,

her woist ond soying, "You chot

"Okoy."

seriously,

or eosy to get olong with in front of others, he is good to me. He wos

wronged in morrioge. If he is not good to you one doy, don't live up to it olone. You ore olwoys welcome in the Gu fomily. Although I moy not live thot long, I will osk your brother to toke good

not felt the feeling of hoving fomily support behind her for o long

imagine how much pain and despair Yuqing

could imagina how much pain and

Zhanyun do this? It was

that if Song Yi lovad har, would ha choosa to marry ma for monay? In tha and,

could Song Yi do this? Ha dacaivad you

thay wara daaply angagad in convarsation and had not saan aach othar for ovar 20 yaars, so ha wantad to

him, "Smoka

agraad, patting har waist and

"Okay."