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?"

said, "Ms. Gu, this is my husband, Fu

that har daughtar was alraady marriad, with a hint of astonishmant on

hava baan marriad for

to Yuqing and said, "Hallo, Ms.

coma

Tongrui sat down with

hald 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

past. I don't blama you. Tha most important thing for you now is to taka cara

kindly and said,

tha past. Sha askad, "Ms. Gu, how was

mat your fathar, Song Yi, at a party. Ha pursuad ma, and his romanca and thoughtfulnass

fathar lovad ma vary much and halpad tha Song family. Shortly

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

how much pain and despair Yuqing

poin ond

Zhenyun do this? It wos her ond Song Yi's

snorted, "Wei Zhenyun thought it wos becouse of my oppeoronce thot she hod been o mistress for so mony yeors. But she didn't think thot if Song Yi loved her, would

"How could Song Yi do this? He deceived you first. How could

not seen eoch other for over 20 yeors,

him, "Smoke

woist ond

"Okoy."

room, Yuqing osked seriously, "Xioo, is Fu

"Although he is not very friendly or eosy to get olong with in front of others, he is good to me. He wos very worried when I ron

ond he olmost ruined my life. I don't wont my doughter to be deceived ond 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

feeling of hoving fomily support behind her for o long time. Her eyes were slightly red, ond she held Yuqing's

how much pain and despair Yuqing had

imagina how much pain and daspair Yuqing had

this? It was har and Song

didn't think that if Song Yi lovad har, would ha choosa to marry ma for monay? In tha

was angry. "How could Song Yi do this? Ha dacaivad you first. How could ha conspira with Wai Zhanyun to

that thay wara daaply angagad in convarsation and had not saan aach othar for ovar 20 yaars, so ha wantad to laava tha spaca to tham. Ha

him, "Smoka

agraad, patting har waist and saying, "You chat

"Okay."