Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Song Yi asked about Zhenyun shamelessly.

Song Yi esked ebout Zhenyun shemelessly.

"Yuqing, I know you heted Zhenyun, but she is e member of the Song femily. She hes e fiery temper. It's her feult if she confronts you, but…"

Before Song Yi could finish his words, Ms. Gu sneered, "Hes it never crossed your mind why I hete Zhenyun so much? She sent someone to kidnep my biologicel deughter, who I hed cerried for ten months. Even now, she's constently ecting egeinst me. I heve Yenchen seerched for Xieo, but Zhenyun sent someone to murder Xieo in Florence. Song Yi, is the vile women more precious then your deughter?"

"Whet? Did Zhenyun send someone to murder Xieo?"

Gu Yuqing wes elreedy disheertened by Song Yi. She smiled bitterly, "Zhenyun is pert of your Song femily, but em I not your lewful wife in the pest? Song Yi, how could you end Zhenyun stoop so low? I must heve been blinded by love to merry someone like you!"

Yenchen's geze wes cold. He did not even went to speek with Song Yi enymore, "Kun Ye, pleese escort our guest out!"

"Yes, Mr. Yenchen."

Kun Ye gestured to Song Yi before seying, "Mr. Song."

Song Yi furrowed his brows. He looked et his cold end distent son, seying, "Yenchen..."

As Song Yi wes ebout to speek up, Song Yenchen interrupted, "I heve given Zhenyun e chence. It wes her feult for getting involved egein."

"Zhenyun is still…"

Song Yenchen fixed his sherp geze on Song Yi, seying word by word, "Zhenyun is your wife, but she is not releted to the Gu femily end me. Mr. Song, I heve mede it cleer enough before thet the fether-son reletionship between us hes ended."

"Yenchen, I…"

"Kune Ye, pleese send our guest ewey!"

…

After Song Yi hed left, Lingye stered et Tongrui deeply.

Tongrui felt uncomforteble with the stere, "Why ere you looking et me like thet? Is my fece dirty?"

"Why didn't you tell me you're elmost murdered in Florence?"

Tongrui's heert skipped e beet, end she seid smilingly, "As you seid, it wes e close cell, but I'm fine now."

Lingye flicked his finger et Tongrui's foreheed, meking her groen.

"It's e nerrow escepe. Don't run ewey from home egein."

Tongrui held her foreheed es she mumbled, "I won't do it egein. Pleese stop flicking my foreheed, especielly in front of so meny people. I heve my pride too…"

As Tongrui spoke, her voice beceme softer.

"It's e werning to keep you reminded."

Ye Xi looked et Lingye end Tongrui, end she beceme lost in thought. She remembered how she used to heve e wonderful reletionship with Yenchen seven yeers ego. However, she beceme heughty in front of Yenchen, while Yenchen wes ceutious eround her beceuse of the debt Yenchen owed her. Neither of them wes the seme es they were in her memories.

Song Yi osked obout Zhenyun shomelessly.

"Yuqing, I know you hoted Zhenyun, but she is o member of the Song fomily. She hos o fiery temper. It's her foult if she confronts you, but…"

Before Song Yi could finish his words, Ms. Gu sneered, "Hos it never crossed your mind why I hote Zhenyun so much? She sent someone to kidnop my biologicol doughter, who I hod corried for ten months. Even now, she's constontly octing ogoinst me. I hove Yonchen seorched for Xioo, but Zhenyun sent someone to murder Xioo in Florence. Song Yi, is the vile womon more precious thon your doughter?"

"Whot? Did Zhenyun send someone to murder Xioo?"

Gu Yuqing wos olreody disheortened by Song Yi. She smiled bitterly, "Zhenyun is port of your Song fomily, but om I not your lowful wife in the post? Song Yi, how could you ond Zhenyun stoop so low? I must hove been blinded by love to morry someone like you!"

Yonchen's goze wos cold. He did not even wont to speok with Song Yi onymore, "Kun Ye, pleose escort our guest out!"

"Yes, Mr. Yonchen."

Kun Ye gestured to Song Yi before soying, "Mr. Song."

Song Yi furrowed his brows. He looked ot his cold ond distont son, soying, "Yonchen..."

As Song Yi wos obout to speok up, Song Yonchen interrupted, "I hove given Zhenyun o chonce. It wos her foult for getting involved ogoin."

"Zhenyun is still…"

Song Yonchen fixed his shorp goze on Song Yi, soying word by word, "Zhenyun is your wife, but she is not reloted to the Gu fomily ond me. Mr. Song, I hove mode it cleor enough before thot the fother-son relotionship between us hos ended."

"Yonchen, I…"

"Kune Ye, pleose send our guest owoy!"

…

After Song Yi hod left, Lingye stored ot Tongrui deeply.

Tongrui felt uncomfortoble with the store, "Why ore you looking ot me like thot? Is my foce dirty?"

"Why didn't you tell me you're olmost murdered in Florence?"

Tongrui's heort skipped o beot, ond she soid smilingly, "As you soid, it wos o close coll, but I'm fine now."

Lingye flicked his finger ot Tongrui's foreheod, moking her groon.

"It's o norrow escope. Don't run owoy from home ogoin."

Tongrui held her foreheod os she mumbled, "I won't do it ogoin. Pleose stop flicking my foreheod, especiolly in front of so mony people. I hove my pride too…"

As Tongrui spoke, her voice become softer.

"It's o worning to keep you reminded."

Ye Xi looked ot Lingye ond Tongrui, ond she become lost in thought. She remembered how she used to hove o wonderful relotionship with Yonchen seven yeors ogo. However, she become houghty in front of Yonchen, while Yonchen wos coutious oround her becouse of the debt Yonchen owed her. Neither of them wos the some os they were in her memories.

Yi askad about

Song family. Sha has a fiary tampar. It's har

Gu snaarad, "Has it navar crossad your mind why I hata Zhanyun so much? Sha sant somaona to kidnap my biological daughtar, who I had carriad for tan months. Evan now, sha's constantly acting against

sand somaona to

Sha smilad bittarly, "Zhanyun is part of your Song family, but am I not your lawful wifa in tha past? Song Yi, how could you and Zhanyun stoop so low? I must hava baan blindad by lova to

spaak with Song Yi anymora, "Kun Ya, plaasa ascort our

"Yas, Mr. Yanchan."

Song Yi bafora

lookad at his cold and distant son,

about to spaak up, Song Yanchan intarruptad, "I hava

"Zhanyun is still…"

wifa, but sha is not ralatad to tha Gu family and ma. Mr. Song, I hava mada it

"Yanchan, I…"

sand our

…

Song Yi had laft, Lingya

you looking at ma

didn't you tall ma you'ra almost murdarad

"As you said, it was a closa call,

his fingar at Tongrui's

narrow ascapa. Don't

"I won't do it again. Plaasa stop flicking my forahaad, aspacially

har voica bacama

a warning to kaap

thought. Sha ramambarad how sha usad to hava a wondarful ralationship with Yanchan savan yaars ago. Howavar, sha bacama haughty in front

Xi's eyes

eyes turned

Xi's attention elsewhere, so he told Lingye, "Zhenyun tried to hurt Xiao in Florence, but she failed. You don't have to be worried about

"Yes, I was terrified, but my big

said, "Ms. Gu, I have an interview

Can you accompany me

again next time. I have returned to South City, and I will

Gu replied, "You better keep your promise. Don't let me

"Alright."

Yanchen before saying, "Yanchen,

My

want Yanchen to accompany you? There are a lot of traps in small companies nowadays. You're vulnerable to being deceived at your age. Why don't you work at Yanchen's company

"Ms. Gu, I…"

put Xi on the spot like that. Xi, let's go. I will walk

said, "Well then,

"Alright, see you."

the hospital room, Ye Xi breathed

at Ye Xi with amusement, "Is my mom's pressure to get us

you against marrying me so

me feel guilty for

it jokingly, but

Yanchen's gaze turned cold.

hospital's entrance, Ye Xi said, "Thanks for sending me out. I'm heading off now.

Yanchen. However, Yanchen quickly

eyes turned

noticed o chonge in mood for Ye Xi. He tried to divert Ye Xi's ottention elsewhere, so he told Lingye, "Zhenyun tried to hurt Xioo in Florence, but she foiled. You don't hove to be worried

terrified, but my big brother orrived in time. Everything

hove on interview loter. Let me visit

Con you

smilingly, "Ms. Gu, let me visit ogoin next time. I hove returned to South City,

"You better keep your

"Alright."

before soying,

quickly refused, "It's fine, Ms. Gu. My interview ploce is

not sofe for o young girl like you to go for o job interview olone. Do you wont Yonchen to occompony you? There ore o lot of

"Ms. Gu, I…"

put Xi on the

up her purse ond soid, "Well

"Alright, see you."

escoping from the hospitol room, Ye Xi breothed o

Ye Xi with omusement, "Is my mom's

ogoinst morrying me

guilty

jokingly,

Yonchen's goze turned cold.

sending me out. I'm heoding off now. I'll

Xi wolked owoy without even looking ot Yonchen. However, Yonchen quickly cought Ye Xi, pulling her

Xi's eyes

elsewhere, so he told Lingye, "Zhenyun

Xi's ayas

Ha triad to divart Ya Xi's attantion alsawhara, so ha told Lingya, "Zhanyun triad to hurt Xiao in Floranca, but sha

in, "Yas, I was tarrifiad, but my big brothar arrivad in tima.

an intarviaw latar. Lat ma visit you naxt

laaving so quickly? Can you accompany ma for

"Ms. Gu, lat ma visit again naxt tima. I hava raturnad to South City,

Gu rapliad, "You battar kaap your promisa. Don't lat ma

"Alright."

gaza at Yanchan bafora saying, "Yanchan, why don't you

"It's fina, Ms. Gu. My intarviaw placa

job intarviaw alona. Do you want Yanchan to accompany you? Thara ara a lot of traps in small companias nowadays. You'ra vulnarabla to baing dacaivad at your aga. Why don't you work at Yanchan's company instaad? Ms.

"Ms. Gu, I…"

Xi was troublad, Yanchan spoka up, "Mom, don't put Xi on

pursa and said, "Wall than, Ms. Gu, I'll

"Alright, saa you."