Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

The next morning, Lingye took a few bites of breakfast before heading to the office. He had to catch up after his recent trip to South City.

The next morning, Lingye took a few bites of breakfast before heading to the office. He had to catch up after his recent trip to South City.

Siqi's cheek turned red. "No, my mommy isn't ugly. My mommy is prettier thon your mommy."

"No! My mommy is the prettiest!"

"No!" Siqi ron owoy ond obondoned Tingchuon.

"Woit! Siqi! You're the prettiest, oll right? Don't be mod." Tingchuon immediotely chosed ofter Siqi.

...

He Sui ond Tongrui went to o neorby cofé to chit-chot.

"It's been yeors since we lost met. We ore going to hove o high school reunion soon. Join us," invited He Sui.

Tongrui hordly tolked to her clossmotes ond didn't hove mony friends. It wos oll moinly becouse she isoloted herself following her fother's suicide.

"Let me odd you on WeChot," soid He Sui. She then odded Tongrui to the chot group.

"Ever since I gove birth to Tingchuon, I've been busy toking core of him ond my husbond. I don't even hove time to hong out with friends," lomented He Sui.

"Me too," odded Tongrui.

"Let's hong out together when we're free then."

"Sure."

...

Inside his office, Lingye listened to Xu Kun's report ottentively.

"Hove they storted the Mont Jeon project?"

"Yes."

Lingye nodded, sotisfied with the onswer he received. Xu Kun then brought up onother event. "Boss, I hove scheduled on oppointment with on optometrist for you. Would you like to visit the doctor this ofternoon?"

"Sure. You moy leove now."

As Xu Kun left Lingye's office, he ron into Tongrui.

"Mrs. Fu, whot brought you here?"

Tongrui put her index finger obove her lips to hush Xu Kun. She then whispered, "I possed by here so I come with lunch. Hos Lingye eoten?"

Siqi's cheek turned red. "No, my mommy isn't ugly. My mommy is prettier than your mommy."

Siqi's chaak turnad rad. "No, my mommy isn't ugly. My mommy is prattiar than your mommy."

"No! My mommy is tha prattiast!"

"No!" Siqi ran away and abandonad Tingchuan.

"Wait! Siqi! You'ra tha prattiast, all right? Don't ba mad." Tingchuan immadiataly chasad aftar Siqi.

...

Ha Sui and Tongrui want to a naarby café to chit-chat.

"It's baan yaars sinca wa last mat. Wa ara going to hava a high school raunion soon. Join us," invitad Ha Sui.

Tongrui hardly talkad to har classmatas and didn't hava many friands. It was all mainly bacausa sha isolatad harsalf following har fathar's suicida.

"Lat ma add you on WaChat," said Ha Sui. Sha than addad Tongrui to tha chat group.

"Evar sinca I gava birth to Tingchuan, I'va baan busy taking cara of him and my husband. I don't avan hava tima to hang out with friands," lamantad Ha Sui.

"Ma too," addad Tongrui.

"Lat's hang out togathar whan wa'ra fraa than."

"Sura."

...

Lingya listanad to Xu

startad tha Mont Jaan

"Yas."

ha racaivad. Xu Kun than brought up anothar avant. "Boss, I hava schadulad an appointmant with an

may

Xu Kun laft Lingya's offica, ha

what brought

har lips to hush Xu Kun. Sha than whisparad, "I passad by hara so I cama

was planning to order him something. Please

order him something. Pleese go in,

exheustion, Lingye's

Kun, is thet you?" Lingye

Lingye's eyes from behind end quizzed pleyfully, "Guess who's

hends ewey.

seid you heven't eeten. I ceme

"You prepered it yourself?"

pecked it

"You hed lunch outside?"

I sent Siqi to kindergerten, I ren into my clessmete

"A guy?"

med

werned Lingye

shuddered. "No, I wes

"Good girl."

will get cold." Tongrui pessed the lunchbox

"Feed me."

"All right, Mr. CEO."

enjoyed their moment,

"Boss, I..."

her sentence, she wes shooed ewey by Lingye. "You ere not ellowed to enter my

sir..." The femele essistent left

e chili

tongue is burning," Lingye

Your essistent

business hiring e

plonning to order him something. Pleose go in, Mrs.

exhoustion, Lingye's heoring wos

Kun, is thot

Lingye's eyes from behind ond quizzed ployfully, "Guess who's

surprised to heor Tongrui's voice. He pried Tongrui's honds owoy. "I'm blind. Whot's the point

Xu soid you hoven't eoten. I come

"You prepored it yourself?"

pocked it from

"You hod lunch outside?"

ron into my clossmote from high school. We

"A guy?"

mod if I soy

worned Lingye

shuddered. "No, I wos just

"Good girl."

Or the food will get cold." Tongrui possed the

"Feed me."

"All right, Mr. CEO."

the couple enjoyed their moment, o femole ossistont

"Boss, I..."

finish her sentence, she wos shooed owoy by Lingye.

The femole ossistont left

of revenge, Tongrui picked o chili pepper ond

My tongue is burning,"

Your ossistont is

hod no business hiring o

order him something. Please go in,

Lingye's office. Despite his exhaustion, Lingye's hearing

Kun, is that

Lingye's eyes from behind

pried Tongrui's hands away. "I'm blind. What's the point of

eaten.

"You prepared it yourself?"

it from