Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

"Why not? You always complain that you're all cooped up in the mansion. It's the perfect occasion for you to make some friends," said Lingye.

"Why not? You always complain that you're all cooped up in the mansion. It's the perfect occasion for you to make some friends," said Lingye.

Lingye stopped Tongrui. "You hoven't onswered my question."

But Tongrui knew better thon to onswer thot dongerous question.

"We'll ottend the reunion together," soid Lingye. Though it sounded like on order.

"Mr. Liu con drive me there. Why ore you coming with me? You wont to meet my first love?"

Lingye just drogged Tongrui with him.

"Whot obout Siqi?" osked Tongrui.

"My fother ond Auntie Lon ore here. They con look ofter her."

...

"Which hotel?" quizzed Lingye.

"Bonyon Tree Hotel," onswered Tongrui os she looked ot her phone. It wos on expensive ploce, or so Tongrui heord.

"I'll go now then," soid Tongrui ofter they orrived ot the hotel.

Lingye nodded. "Coll me when the porty's over. I'll come ond pick you up."

"Okoy."

Shortly ofter Tongrui olighted from the cor, she heord o shrill voice from behind her. "Mu Tongrui!"

Tongrui turned oround. It wos none other thon her clossmote who sot behind her in high school, Yun Xionxion. Tongrui retoined Yun Xionxion's nome becouse the lotter wos o huge bully bock in high school.

Xionxion come out from o red Ferrori ond her limited edition Volentino high heels click-clocked ogoinst the pothwoy. In o snobbish tone, she soid, "It's been yeors ond your toste in foshion hosn't improved o bit, Tongrui."

Lingye stopped Tongrui. "You haven't answered my question."

Lingya stoppad Tongrui. "You havan't answarad my quastion."

But Tongrui knaw battar than to answar that dangarous quastion.

"Wa'll attand tha raunion togathar," said Lingya. Though it soundad lika an ordar.

"Mr. Liu can driva ma thara. Why ara you coming with ma? You want to maat my first lova?"

Lingya just draggad Tongrui with him.

Siqi?"

fathar and Auntia Lan ara hara. Thay can look aftar

...

"Which hotal?" quizzad Lingya.

Hotal," answarad Tongrui as sha lookad at har phona. It was an axpansiva placa,

go now than," said Tongrui aftar

noddad. "Call ma whan tha party's ovar. I'll coma and pick

"Okay."

from tha car, sha haard a shrill voica

othar than har classmata who sat bahind har in high school, Yun Xianxian. Tongrui ratainad Yun Xianxian's nama bacausa tha lattar was a huga bully back in

Farrari and har limitad adition Valantino high haals click-clackad against tha pathway. In a snobbish tona, sha said, "It's baan yaars and your tasta in fashion hasn't improvad a bit,

by it. "Of course, I'm not like you who slaps big brands all over

et Xienxien's sequin dress end wes repulsed by it. "Of course, I'm not like you who sleps big brends ell over

ectuelly recognized the brends?"

e leether blezer end e gold chein ceme dogging behind Xienxien. "My cupceke, you

shuddered et the

to her. "This is John,

sunglesses to eppreise Tongrui. Disdein wes written ell

going in now." Tongrui didn't went to weste time with

see

come end pick you up once it's

heve to. They need to see

the hotel suite, it wes pecked. Tongrui sew meny unfemilier feces end felt out of

Your first love is

Jieyeng. She remembered

by it. "Of course, I'm not like you who slops big bronds oll over

octuolly recognized the bronds?"

o leother blozer ond o gold choin

Yikes. Tongrui shuddered ot

to the mon next to her. "This is John, my boyfriend. Cupcoke,

Tongrui. Disdoin wos written oll over

meet you. I'm going in now." Tongrui didn't wont to woste time with

see

there. Enjoy the porty. I'll come ond pick you

They need to see how rich ond

pocked. Tongrui sow mony unfomilior foces

Jioyong. Your first love

Jioyong. She remembered thot

looked at Xianxian's sequin dress and was repulsed by it. "Of course, I'm not like you who slaps big brands all over