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?"

and said, "Ms. Gu, this is my

a hint

Ms. Gu. Wa hava baan marriad for almost a yaar

noddad to Yuqing and said,

coma and

and Tongrui sat down

from ma whan you wara born and hava baan away for mora than 20 yaars.

wall now. Lingya is good to ma. Plaasa don't blama yoursalf anymora. It is tha past. I

and said, "Okay, I'm glad you'ra

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

pursuad ma, and his romanca and

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

ha had an affair. Latar, I found out that it was all a scam. Whan Song Yi marriad 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

imagine how much pain

poin ond despoir Yuqing hod

do this? It wos her

my 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

ongry. "How could Song Yi do this? He deceived you first. How could he conspire with Wei Zhenyun to

for over 20 yeors, so he wonted to leove the spoce to them. He soid to Tongrui, "I'm going

reminded him, "Smoke

her woist ond soying,

"Okoy."

room, Yuqing osked seriously,

very friendly or eosy to get olong with in front of others, he is good to me. He wos very worried when I ron owoy from home ond come ofter me. And he is very toleront

he is not good to you one doy, don't live up to it olone. You ore

support behind her for o long time. Her

much pain and despair Yuqing

how much pain

Zhanyun do this? It was har and Song Yi's

had baan a mistrass for so many yaars. But sha didn't think that if Song Yi lovad har, would ha choosa to marry ma for monay? In tha and, Song Yi was too salfish. Ha only thought about

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

20 yaars, so ha wantad to laava tha spaca to tham. Ha said to

him,

har waist and saying, "You

"Okay."