Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

“You want me and Xiang Nanqian to have a child that badly?”
Mu Tongrui was dazed, “Xiaohan isn't yours and Xiang Nanqian's?”
Fu Lingye crossed his brows as he flicked her forehead, “Why would you think that way? Xiang Nanqian is my brother's wife.
How could I have a child with her?”
“Really?”
Mu Tongrui felt a wave of emotions. Fu Lingye nodded. She was over the moon.
She tip-toed and hugged him around his neck.
Fu Lingye was taken by surprise and only managed to respond after a few seconds. His hands rested gently against Mu
Tongrui's back.
Mu Tongrui rested her chin on his shoulder and spoke, “I'm sorry I misunderstood you.”
The man pushed her back as his hand held her waist. His eyes shone, “I don't accept words of apology. I want something more
practical.”
She blushed and suddenly felt shy, “But I'm still wounded.”
“Your hands are not needed for such deeds.”
Does Fu Lingye have a fetish for bullying the injured? Ok?
Mu Tongrui's lips twitched and her ears burned. Yet, her body obediently leaned forward, eyes shut as she waited for the kiss.
But the kiss did not happen and the hands wrapped around her waist had loosened.
She opened her eyes to see the man's teasing smile, “Can't wait?”
“You, you're the one who can't wait!”
He was the one who wanted something more practical and now he's messing with her.
She turned away in a huff. Fu Lingye held her back and pointed at his thin lips.

Mu Tongrui face burned as she tilted her head to reach for his lips.
The fleeting kiss made Fu Lingye reminisce.
This foggy feeling felt indescribably wonderful. The last time Fu Lingye dated, it was over ten years ago when he was still in
university. He had long forgotten the feeling of falling in love.
Moreover, he was calm, collected and in control back then.
But the feeling Mu Tongrui gave him was different from what he felt with any of his ex-girlfriends.
It made him feel..*plete. Even if it was just a simple kiss, it made him overflow with happiness.
Mu Tongrui noticed him staring at her while seemingly be deep in thought and decided to hug him around the waist lightly, “What
are you thinking?”
“I'm wondering why you were so sure Xiaohan belongs to me and Xiang Nanqian.”
At these words, Mu Tongrui got mad as she knitted her brows, “Xiang Nanqian handed me the DNA report of you and Xiaohan. I
believed it since it was in black and white.”
When she finished her sentence, she cowered as she looked at Fu Lingye.
“You can't blame me for misunderstanding you. I never thought Xiang Nanqian would fake this sort of thing.”
“And you refused to marry me because of this?”
Mu Tongrui toyed with her lips, “Not entirely. I thought you wanted to marry me because of Sweetheart and Old Master Fu- not
because of who I am. Even though we have Sweetheart, we still don't understand each other enough. Marriage is sacred and I
didn't want it to be frivolous.”
She hung her head as Fu Lingye stared at the back of her neck, “Just remember what I like in bed.”
“...”
Mu Tongrui's face blushed once more. She punched his chest a few times, “I'm being serious.”
Fu Lingye held her fist, his attention on her, “I'm being serious too.”

Mu Tongrui knew that Fu Lingye liked their physical interaction more than her. Previously she felt averse because she thought he
and Xiang Nanqian shared a certain physical intimacy. But after they had cleared things up, she didn't feel that anymore. After
all, she was the only one with physical intimacy with him, wasn't it?
Mu Tongrui silently chided herself for having the thought of using her body to make Fu Lingye fall for her completely.
But she wasn't someone who'd sit and wait for something to happen. Indeed, she had fallen for Fu Lingye and even had a
daughter with him. Needless to say, she had to fight for this love.
“Fu Lingye, can we take things step by step like a normal couple?”
Upon seeing his frown, she hurriedly explained, “I'm not asking you to court me. I know you haven't completely fallen for me yet.
But can you give me a chance?”
Give her a chance?
Were there not enough opportunities for her?
Fu Lingye stared at her but remained silent for a long while. Mu Tongrui continued, “Silence means consent.”
After her confession, Mu Tongrui felt good inside. When Fu Lingye left for his meeting, she slipped into the lounge to visit
Sweetheart. Her mind was filled with Fu Lingye.
She noticed herself falling for Fu Lingye back then but did not dare entertain that thought. But this episode made her face that.
At the thought of her initiation earlier, she covered her heated face.
Damn, would she come off as being too forward?
Even though he did not say anything earlier, would Fu Lingye think lesser of a lady who courted a man?
She sent Ye Guo a text.
“Say, would it seem too forward for a woman to go after a man?”
Ye Guo's reply was instantaneous, “What's the situation? Who are you courting?!”
“I...I'm not courting anyone. Just asking.”

Ye Guo replied, “Men used to court me. But I was the one who courted Qi Yanli this time. To be honest, a woman shouldn't be
too forward. Even though I'm his girlfriend, I don't feel important. It's nothing like last time whereby my ex-boyfriends used to call
every night. This one doesn't even call me once a week. Sad...”
Mu Tongrui was confused, “Is there any difference?”
“That depends on who the other party is. What if that person is like a giant ice block that can't be melted?”
A giant ice block...
Fu Lingye indeed seemed like one.
Mu Tongrui's mood sank.
Ye Guo sent another reply, “But I have a way to handle these type of people.”
“How?”
“Head on!”