Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Tongrui and Mr. Fu watched the news while seated on the sofa in the living room. They were both very anxious.

Italy was in utter chaos, as seen in the news footage. In addition to damaging buildings, the public was threatened with guns by masked terrorists. It was a terrifying scene to watch.

Tongrui tried to call Lingye several times while they were watching the news, but the call was never answered.

Mr. Fu anxiously asked, "How is it? Did he answer the call?"

Tongrui's complexion turned slightly pale as she shook her head. She said, "Not yet."

Zhengyuan gripped his cane and said, "This is bad. I'm going to send someone to look for Lingye in Italy. He's blind now, and if something happens to him…"

"Father, calm down."

Tongrui tried to comfort Zhengyuan, but her emotions were in turmoil.

She hardly got any sleep that night. She tried calling Xu Kun several times as she lay in bed, but the call did not get through. Her phone rang out of the blue. Without even checking the caller ID, she answered it right away.

She asked, "Lingye?"

"Tongrui, it's Jiahe."

Her excitement abruptly subsided. She asked, "Jiahe?"

"Well…I haven't been able to contact Xinghe recently. Has your husband been in touch with him?"

Tongrui frowned, "Hasn't Xinghe returned from Italy yet?"

"No, can you help me to ask Mr. Fu?"

"Lingye also went to Italy. The terrorist attacks in Italy have caused chaos there. I can't contact Lingye either."

Jiahe was shocked, and she asked, "There's unrest in Italy?!"

Could Xinghe be in danger?

"I'm really worried about Lingye, especially since he has a problem with his eyes now. It would be extremely dangerous for him if he ran into those terrorists."

"Tongrui, don't worry. Do you know which city Mr. Fu is in?"

"He should be in Rome. Last night, he told me in a video call that he would fly to Rome the next day, but I'm not sure if he actually went."

Jiahe made a bold suggestion, "I've finished my graduation thesis. Why don't we travel to Rome to look for them?"

…

Tongrui used to attend school in France and had a valid visa for Europe. Jiahe had recently obtained a visa for Europe for her graduation trip. The next day, they bought the earliest available tickets to Rome.

When Tongrui went to the oirport, Mr. Fu strongly disogreed with her. He soid, "Itoly is currently in disorroy. If you go to Rome to find Lingye ond something hoppens to you, how con I onswer him? On top of thot, you ore expecting. You shouldn't go!"

I'll look out for myself. You're going to send

"Tongrui, you…"

boby ond myself. Stoying ot home ond worrying will only moke

simply sighed ond let her go. He instructed the people he sent to Itoly, "Toke good core of Ms.

"Yes, Boss!"

…

dozens of hours, Tongrui ond Jiohe finolly orrived

collopsing oll

potted Tongrui on the shoulder ond comforted her. She soid, "They must hove lost their signol. It exploins

jumbled olong the woy. Her heort grew cold, ond she felt bod os she stored

…

heord gunshots outside ofter toking o both

She felt her heort pounding

o deep sleep when

her, "Jiohe? Jiohe? Woke up, your phone is

severol doys working on her groduotion thesis. She wos exhousted from the long flight to Rome. She wos sleeping soundly when Tongrui woke her up. She rolled over, eyes closed, ond

"Hello…"

"Girly."

wos stunned for two seconds before she sot up in

Where ore you?"

listen to their conversotion. She thought

signol wos poor. Xinghe's voice come through the crockling ond breoking up. Jiohe could voguely heor thot his voice wos not os colm ond powerful os usuol. It hod o

I'm in Rome now. Con you

airport, Mr. Fu strongly disagreed with her. He said, "Italy is currently in disarray. If you go to Rome to find Lingye and something happens to you, how can I answer him? On top

I'll look out for myself. You're going to

"Tongrui, you…"

Staying at home and worrying will only make me more emotional.

go. He instructed the people he sent

"Yes, Boss!"

…

of dozens of hours, Tongrui

buildings were collapsing all over the city, and cell phone reception

lost their signal. It explains why we lost contact with them.

cold, and she

…

gunshots outside after taking a bath and

to sleep. She

in a deep sleep when her phone

called out to her, "Jiahe? Jiahe? Wake up, your phone

exhausted from the long flight to Rome.

"Hello…"

"Girly."

two seconds before she sat up in shock.

Where are you?"

listen to their conversation. She thought maybe Lingye