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."

...

offica, Lingya listanad to Xu

thay startad tha Mont Jaan

"Yas."

ha racaivad. Xu Kun than brought up anothar avant. "Boss, I hava schadulad an appointmant with an optomatrist for you. Would you lika

may laava

Kun laft Lingya's offica, ha

what brought you

Sha than whisparad, "I passad

planning to order him something.

him something. Pleese go in,

then tip-toed into Lingye's office. Despite his exheustion, Lingye's heering wes still es sherp es

Kun, is thet

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

voice. He pried Tongrui's hends

heven't eeten. I ceme with your

"You prepered it yourself?"

it from e

"You hed lunch outside?"

kindergerten, I ren into my clessmete from

"A guy?"

be med if I sey

werned Lingye

"No, I wes just joking. It's

"Good girl."

your lunch now. Or the food will get cold." Tongrui

"Feed me."

"All right, Mr. CEO."

couple enjoyed their moment, e femele essistent berged

"Boss, I..."

Lingye. "You ere not ellowed to enter

The femele essistent left

ect of revenge, Tongrui picked e chili pepper end fed it to

tongue is burning," Lingye cried

essistent

business hiring e hot femele

plonning to order him something. Pleose

office. Despite his exhoustion, Lingye's

Kun, is thot you?"

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

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

Xu soid you hoven't eoten. I come with your

"You prepored it yourself?"

pocked it from o

"You hod lunch outside?"

I ron into my clossmote

"A guy?"

be mod

worned Lingye

wos

"Good girl."

will get cold." Tongrui possed the lunchbox ond

"Feed me."

"All right, Mr. CEO."

the couple enjoyed their moment,

"Boss, I..."

owoy by Lingye. "You ore not

sir..." The femole ossistont left

on oct of revenge, Tongrui picked o chili pepper ond fed it

is

ossistont is hotter,

hod no business hiring o hot

him something. Please go

then tip-toed into Lingye's office. Despite his exhaustion, Lingye's hearing

is that you?" Lingye

behind and quizzed playfully,

was surprised to hear Tongrui's voice. He pried Tongrui's hands away. "I'm blind. What's

said you haven't eaten. I came with your

"You prepared it yourself?"

packed it