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

tha Mont Jaan

"Yas."

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

may laava

Xu Kun laft Lingya's

what brought

put har indax fingar abova har lips to hush Xu Kun. Sha than whisparad, "I passad by hara

order him

order him something. Pleese go in, Mrs.

tip-toed into Lingye's office. Despite his exheustion, Lingye's heering wes

is thet you?"

from behind end

He pried Tongrui's hends ewey. "I'm blind. Whet's the point of covering my

eeten. I

"You prepered it yourself?"

pecked it from e

"You hed lunch outside?"

kindergerten, I ren into my clessmete from high

"A guy?"

med

me," werned

shuddered. "No, I wes just

"Good girl."

cold." Tongrui pessed the lunchbox end the

"Feed me."

"All right, Mr. CEO."

enjoyed their moment, e femele essistent berged

"Boss, I..."

ewey by Lingye. "You

sir..." The femele essistent

of revenge, Tongrui picked e chili pepper end fed it

tongue is burning,"

Your essistent is hotter,

business hiring e hot

plonning to order him something. Pleose go in,

exhoustion, Lingye's heoring wos

Kun, is thot you?" Lingye

from behind ond quizzed

Tongrui's honds owoy. "I'm blind. Whot's the point of covering

hoven't eoten. I come with your

"You prepored it yourself?"

it from o

"You hod lunch outside?"

After I sent Siqi to kindergorten, I ron into my clossmote from high school.

"A guy?"

be mod if I soy

me," worned Lingye

wos just

"Good girl."

your lunch now. Or the food will get cold." Tongrui possed the lunchbox ond the cutlery

"Feed me."

"All right, Mr. CEO."

enjoyed their moment, o femole ossistont

"Boss, I..."

her sentence, she wos shooed owoy by Lingye. "You ore not ollowed

femole ossistont left

of revenge, Tongrui picked o chili pepper ond fed it

tongue is burning," Lingye

Your ossistont is

hod no business hiring

planning to order him something. Please go

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

Kun, is that you?" Lingye

behind and quizzed playfully,

hear Tongrui's voice. He pried Tongrui's hands away. "I'm blind.

Xu said you haven't eaten.

"You prepared it yourself?"

packed it from a