Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

In a private room of Crowne Plaza Hotel, there were eight dishes on the round table and they were all the most expensive dishes
in the hotel. There was a huge freshly roasted cow head in the middle and other meat dishes. They were especially suitable for
such occasion.
But somehow, Mu Tongrui had been suppressing her discomfort as she felt nauseated. She wondered if it was because she
didn't like these dishes, or it was due to her pregnancy.
There were only five people in the private room, Manager Li with his two salespersons and Mr. Miao from Shengyuan, with his
assistant.
At the dinner table, Manager Li kept hinting at Liu Xiaodong and Mu Tongrui. Liu Xiaodong was a good drinker, and played his
role well, However, Mu Tongrui was a novice, she didn't know how to sweet talk others into drinking, or perhaps she just loathed
the idea of using her beauty to please men.
“Mr. Miao, here's to you!”
Li Hao stood up to drink and the others naturally stood up to drink as well. After seeing that Mu Tongrui was drinking fruit juice,
Mr. Miao laughed and teased, “Miss Mu, how can a salesperson not drink? Come on, pour her a drink and drink with me!”
Li Hao didn't expect Mr. Miao to give them the long-awaited chance so soon. So, Li Hao poured a glass of wine for Mu Tongrui
immediately and said, “Tongrui, you have the honor of drinking with Mr. Miao. Hurry up, and have a few drinks with him!”
Mu Tongrui bit the bullet and lied, “Manager, I am allergic to alcohol, so I can't drink it.”
If it was normal time, she would bite the bullet and have a few drinks for this business even though she was bad at drinking. But
now, she had a life growing inside her, so she shouldn't drink at all. Even if Li Hao wanted to fire her today, she wouldn't drink
either.
Li Hao was taken aback, he could see how Mr. Miao’s face had sunk and looking very displeased. So he smiled and tried to
lighten the awkward atmosphere. “Tongrui, since when are you allergic to alcohol? Why don’t I know about this?”
Mr. Miao said with a sullen face, “Mu, how can you be a salesperson if you can't drink?”
Even though Li Hao and Mr. Miao urged her to drink, Mu Tongrui was determined and didn't want to take a sip at all. Li Hao had
no choice but to push Mu Tongrui on purpose, who was then caught off guard, and fell on Mr. Miao.

Mr. Miao took Mu Tongrui's hand suddenly and said in a low voice, “It's okay if you can't drink, after all, you are still young. Did
you just graduate from university?”
Mu Tongrui quickly took her hand out of Mr. Miao's, and replied, “Well, it's been half a year since graduation.”
She picked up the glass of fruit juice and said, “Mr. Miao, may I offer you a toast with juice?”
In a private room of Crowne Plaza Hotel, there were eight dishes on the round table and they were all the most expensive dishes
in the hotel. There was a huge freshly roasted cow head in the middle and other meat dishes. They were especially suitable for
such occasion.
Then, she downed the glass of juice without waiting for the man's response When Mr. Miao reached out to touch Mu Tongrui's
thigh, she stood up abruptly and stared at him with anger.
Li Hao frowned. “Tongrui, what are you doing? Sit down and keep Mr. Miao company!”
Mu Tongrui gritted her teeth. “Sorry, I need to use the bathroom! Please excuse me!”
She picked up her bag and rushed out of the private room not thinking about the consequences.
......
Mu Tongrui's mind was in a muddle. After she rushed out of the private room, she thought she would most probably lose her job
and might not even get paid for the past two weeks. She was afraid that the people in the private room would run after her, so
she kept looking back warily while rushing out of the hotel clutching her bag. As she was about to walk out of the hotel, she ran
into a person at the door.
She almost fell but was held someone around her waist and she was greeted with a familiar scent. Mu Tongrui thought she was
hallucinating so raised her head to look at the man in front of her. The man was staring at her deeply with his head down.
And her eyes reddened......
Fu Lingye. Why is he here?
Mu Tongrui was about to ask him, then suddenly she heard a series of rapid footsteps behind her.
“Mu Tongrui! Come back now!”

Liu Xiaodong ran after her. It was obvious that Li Hao told him to come out and got her. Mu Tongrui was afraid of being caught
and brought back to the private room, so she instinctively recoiled into Fu Lingye's arms.
Fu Lingye was reluctant to push her away. He looked down at her panicked face and wrapped his arms around her.
Liu Xiaodong ran over and tried to pull her back but he was stunned by Fu Lingye's cold and powerful presence.
“Mu Tongrui, what's the matter with you? It's fine if you don't drink, but it won't hurt you to keep Mr. Miao company! You will lose
your job if you don't go back there!”
Fu Lingye lowered his head and asked the little woman in his arms, “Do you want to go back there?”
Mu Tongrui refused without even thinking, “No, I'm not going back there!”
Liu Xiaodong pointed at her disappointingly. “You!”
Fu Lingye stared at him coldly. “Didn't you hear her? She doesn't want to go back.”
Then, the man took Mu Tongrui's hand and strode out of the hotel.
......
Inside the Maybach, Fu Lingye did not speak and Mu Tongrui did not dare to speak either.
The air was so still that they could hear each other's breathing.
The scenery outside the car was shrouded in darkness.
After a long time, Fu Lingye glanced at her and snorted coldly. “Great, now you know socializing, huh?”
Mu Tongrui was speechless.
It was obvious that Fu Lingye was mocking her. If she really knew socializing, she wouldn't have run out in a panic just now.
Mu Tongrui pursed her lips and did not speak. Fu Lingye frowned and pulled her over but his eyes looked serious when his
touched hers.
“It's only been two weeks and you've become like this?”

He opened her palm and noticed the wrinkles on them. Her hands were no longer soft and tender like before.
Mu Tongrui closed her palms and recoiled. “I...”
In the house she rented, there was a washing machine equipped by the landlord. It was semi-automatic and rather inconvenient
to use, so she simply washed her clothes by hand. She was very busy at work, and forgot to buy gloves.
“W-Why did you come to S city?” Mu Tongrui raised her head and asked him.
Fu Lingye snorted softly and flung her hand away. “You can come here but I can't, huh?”
Mu Tongrui responded in acknowledgement, and added, “Since you are on a business trip, I should not be taking up your
precious time. Thank you for saving me just now. I'm going home.”
Then, she reached out to open the car door and was about to get off the car.
Fu Lingye pulled her back with a look of impatience on his face, “Mu Tongrui, are you trying to piss me off?”
Mu Tongrui didn't know what to say.
How dare will I do so? I was just telling the truth.
We broke up, didn't we?
Fu Lingye held her very tight. She struggled and resisted in a low, muffled voice, “You're making me feel uncomfortable...”
Only then did Fu Lingye let go of her slowly and said , “Are you happy now living a life like this after you left me?”
Mu Tongrui bit her lip. “Do you think I wanted it? I don't want it either, but I-I have no choice.”
No choice?
Fu Lingye stared at her. “Did I send you away?”
Mu Tongrui was close to crying. She was not upset at first, but she couldn’t help but felt like complaining to Fu Lingye when she
met him, “No, I mean I didn't to go socializing. You did not send me away but what is the difference? You have already exposed
my motive and it's pointless for me to hang on to you. Besides, Qiao Sang is back, where is my place then—Mmm—”
She went on rambling on but Fu Lingye was not in the mood to listen to the nonsense. He lowered his head and kissed her lips.