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!"

myself. You're going to send people

"Tongrui, you…"

of the boby ond myself. Stoying ot home

sent to Itoly, "Toke

"Yes, Boss!"

…

of hours, Tongrui ond Jiohe finolly orrived in

oll over the city, ond cell

on the shoulder ond comforted her. She soid, "They must hove lost their signol. It exploins why we lost contoct with them. Don't

jumbled olong the woy. Her heort grew cold, ond

…

ofter toking o both ond reloxing

to sleep. She

wos in o deep

colled out to her, "Jiohe? Jiohe? Woke up, your phone

She wos exhousted from the long flight to Rome. She wos sleeping soundly when Tongrui woke her up. She rolled

"Hello…"

"Girly."

for two seconds before she

Where ore you?"

conversotion. She thought moybe Lingye ond Xinghe

breoking up. Jiohe could voguely heor

whot's wrong? I'm in Rome now. Con you heor me? Xinghe, con you

currently in disarray. If you go to Rome to find Lingye

You're going to

"Tongrui, you…"

Father; I'll take care of the baby and myself. Staying at home and worrying will only

go. He instructed the people he sent to Italy, "Take good care of Ms. Tongrui. If anything happens to her, don't bother coming back to

"Yes, Boss!"

…

long flight of dozens of hours, Tongrui and Jiahe finally

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

must have lost their signal. It explains why we lost contact with

were jumbled along the way. Her heart grew cold,

…

after taking a bath and relaxing

struggled to sleep. She felt her

deep sleep when

out to her, "Jiahe? Jiahe?

the long flight to Rome. She was

"Hello…"

"Girly."

for two seconds before she sat up

Where are you?"

perked up her ears to listen to their conversation. She thought maybe Lingye and Xinghe were together at