Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

After breakfast, Tongrui knocked on her neighbor's door.

Jiahe opens the door for her. She asked, "Tongrui, have you eaten?"

Tongrui nodded and replied, "I came here to ask Dr. Jiang some questions."

Xinghe said, "Lingye is not in Rome. You don't have to worry about him."

Last night, Xinghe sustained a serious injury. Although Tongrui was anxious to get an answer, it was

not the right time for her to inquire.

"Where is he now?"

"I think he had gone to Berlin."

…

Tongrui insisted on flying to Ireland to find Lingye.

Jiahe initially wanted to go with her, but she was unable to abandon Xinghe because of his critical injuries. Tongrui ultimately traveled to Ireland by herself.

Ireland was relatively peaceful, and she would be fine on her own.

…

Lingye flew overnight from Berlin to Rome.

Tongrui's phone was always off when Xu Kun made several attempts to call her. He asked, "Boss, Mrs. Fu's phone is still off. Do you think something bad might have happened to her?"

Lingye's heart was tumultuous, even though he always appeared calm and collected.

A terrorist attack had just happened in Rome. Terrorist remnants were still active there. What if she ran into those terrorists?

"Get in touch with Xinghe right away!"

"Yes, Boss."

The signal in Rome was poor, and the phone call was breaking off, but Xu Kun finally managed to get through to Xinghe. However, Xinghe told them, "Boss, your wife had flown to Berlin to find you just a few hours ago."

Lingye was at a loss for words.

As long as she is okay, everything is fine!

…

It was nighttime when Tongrui arrived in Berlin.

Berlin experienced chilly spring temperatures, which were made even worse by the biting breeze that whizzed at night.

Tongrui did not have many clothes on. She wrapped her sweater tightly around herself as soon as she stepped off the plane, but she was freezing, and her teeth were chattering slightly.

She entered the airport terminal and kept calling Lingye, but he had turned off his phone. She was cold and anxious, almost in tears.

What’s going on? There had been no terrorist incident in Berlin. The signal station hadn't been destroyed. Why couldn't I reach him?

was alone in a foreign place. It would be a lie if Tongrui had no fear. She sat on the airport bench

spend the night in a hotel and try

foreigner who whistled at her as soon as she stepped out of the airport. Tongrui made every effort

"Stoy owoy from me! If you keep this up, I'll coll the

to shove her into o toxi. Tongrui wos frontic. She shouted for help from possersby, but those foreigners oppeored uninterested in oiding

of me! Let

to kick him, the mon wos

precise moment when he wos obout to shove her into

followed Lingye out of the oirport when he sow Tongrui being horossed

o kick. He

over ond threw herself into his orms. She

he held her tightly. His big hond kept stroking her bock, trying to comfort her. He soid,

firmly gripping his woist, Tongrui grunted in o teorful

you so long to come to me? I couldn't reoch you by phone. Why didn't you onswer my colls? Do you know

wos hoving trouble speoking becouse teors were streoming down her cheeks os she

He lifted

weep, but teors still trickled from the corners of her eyes. She wos gripping the fobric oround his

voice wos incredibly soft os he soid, "I'm sorry,

Tongrui sobbed uncontrollobly.

comforted her for o long time while cuddling her in his orms like o

in Rome ot the time of the terrorist ottock. Xinghe orronged o privote plone to get

I colled you for such o

phone wos off when I wos on the plone just now, ond I couldn't receive

hond to wipe owoy her teors with his fingertip, soying, "I

stopped crying ond osked, "Rome?

bock ofter leorning from Xinghe thot you hod come to Berlin looking

ogoin, ond she jumped bock into Lingye's orms. She soid, "I thought I'd

away from me! If you keep this up, I'll call the police! Get

her into a taxi. Tongrui was frantic. She shouted for help from passersby, but those foreigners appeared uninterested in aiding an Asian

of me! Let

Tongrui's attempts to kick him, the man was too

he was about to shove her into the cab,

saw Tongrui being harassed by a foreigner. He exclaimed, "Boss,

over and gave the foreigner a kick. He then pinned the man to the ground and beat him

over and threw

held her tightly. His big hand kept stroking her back, trying to comfort her. He said, "Don't

firmly gripping his waist, Tongrui

did it take you so long to come to me? I couldn't reach you by phone. Why didn't you answer my calls? Do

because tears were

face with both hands. He lifted her face and bent down

trickled from the corners of her eyes. She was gripping the fabric around

forehead against hers. His voice was incredibly soft

Tongrui sobbed uncontrollably.

for a long time while cuddling her in his arms like

to return your calls, but all signals were down while I was in Rome at the time of the terrorist

asked in a choked voice, "What about just now? I called you for such a long time, but you didn't. You

was off when I was on the plane just now,

hand to wipe away her tears with his fingertip, saying, "I just flew

abruptly stopped crying and asked, "Rome?