Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

The wheels in Mu Tongrui's head turned for a good few seconds. Immediately after, her mind went blank. She thought she was
hearing things. She raised her head to look at Fu Lingye's handsome face. His tone just now was so calm that he sounded like
he was just talking casually about the weather. If Mu Tongrui had not listened closely, she would have never been able to
connect that sentence with love confessions or words of affection.
Looking at her dazed state, Fu Lingye laughed and said, “Why aren't you talking anymore?”
“...”
Mu Tongrui had not recovered from her shock yet, but Fu Lingye had already let go of her. “If you're not going to talk, I'll return to
Bei City. The corporation still has a ton of work that I need to deal with.”
The man made a move to leave. Right when Fu Lingye turned around, the woman behind me hugged his waist and used her
hand to tie a dead knot.
Mu Tongrui was a little stirred up. “I didn't hear what you said just now, say it again!”
In contrast to her excited state, Fu Lingye was extraordinarily calm. He indifferently said, “I don't remember.”
Mu Tongrui blushed. She asked, “... You said you liked me just now?”
Fu Lingye used some force to push her hand away. Mu Tongrui was at a loss. She thought that he was really going to leave and
got nervous in the heat of the moment. Fu Lingye turned around and looked at Mu Tongrui with his deep-set eyes. “Just now, I
said that I like my Little Lion.”
She asked, even though she clearly knew the truth. “... Who is the Little Lion?”
She was looking forward to him saying the answer, but Fu Lingye said, “Do you not know who Lioness is? Sweetheart told me
that Lioness has grown recently and put on some weight. I was thinking about whether to visit it after returning to Bei City.”
After he finished speaking, the man's mouth was still upturned in a smirk; evil, and a little smug.
“...”
Mu Tongrui's mouth twitched.
“Fu Lingye...!”

Originally when she heard what Xu Kun said, she felt a little guilty. It was her mistake for not showing up that night at Banyan
Tree Hotel and she felt bad that he sent people to look for her everywhere that past month. She also felt bad that he had work
appointments and couldn't sleep well. But now, this man was too evil.
Mu Tongrui extended her hand to push him away. However, while she was pushing him away, the man's hand was already
clamped to her waist and his other hand was lightly stroking the back of her head. He gently comforted, “If you're always angry
while you're pregnant, it will not be good for the baby.”
“You're still bullying me even though I'm pregnant.”
Fu Lingye pinched her soft waist and said in a low tone, “How did I bully you?”
He sounded innocent yet smug. Mu Tongrui glared at him and got a little angry, “You scolded me and said I was a dog. No way
I'm a dog.”
Fu Lingye agreed and said, “Mm, you're not a dog. Dogs know how to go home after they get lost outside. When you ran away
from home, if I didn't come to find you, were you planning to spend the rest of your life not contacting me?”
The wheels in Mu Tongrui's head turned for a good few seconds. Immediately after, her mind went blank. She thought she was
hearing things. She raised her head to look at Fu Lingye's handsome face. His tone just now was so calm that he sounded like
he was just talking casually about the weather. If Mu Tongrui had not listened closely, she would have never been able to
connect that sentence with love confessions or words of affection.
Fu Lingye started getting serious as he spoke. Mu Tongrui felt a little guilty and lightly tugged on Mu Tongrui's collar.
To be honest, Mu Tongrui really didn't know if she would have missed out on Fu Lingye forever if he had not gone to find her at S
City.
She raised her head to look at the man's cold face. In an attempt to pacify him, she hugged his waist and rubbed her face
against his chest. “But didn't you eventually come to find me? There's no 'if' in this world...”
The man huffed coldly and didn't say anything. He didn't push her away either.
“Lingye, do you really think that I don't look like Qiao Sang?”
Fu Lingye furrowed his brows and stared at her intently. After a long while, he slowly started to speak. “I never tried to find Qiao
Sang's shadow in you. Qiao Sang is Qiao Sang, Mu Tongrui is simply Mu Tongrui.”

His tone was as indifferent as usual and not gentle. However, Mu Tongrui felt as though it was spring in her heart and she started
smiling ear to ear.
The little woman went on her tiptoes and pulled the man down by his collar. She raised her head to kiss his lips.
Fu Lingye just stared and looked at the blush gradually creeping its way onto Mu Tongrui's face. Her face was enticing and
plucked at his heartstrings.
After Mu Tongrui finished kissing him, she felt herself go face to face with his fiery gaze. Her ears were as red as blood and her
eyes were completely fixed on his. Right at this moment, the phone started ringing. Not Fu Lingye's phone, it was her phone.
“The phone is ringing. I'll answer first.”
Mu Tongrui picked up the phone and saw that the caller ID displayed Li Hao's name. She immediately went numb and grabbed
the phone to stare at it for several seconds. Fu Lingye came from the back and asked, “Who's calling?”
Mu Tongrui was embarrassed and said, “It's my department's manager. Last night I didn't return after leaving the private room, so
the deal probably didn't close.”
Now he's probably calling to reprimand me, right?
As expected, a series of reprimands came from the other end when Mu Tongrui picked up the phone.
“Mu Tongrui, you're only a small saleswoman, so why are you out here acting like you're some big shot! If you don't want to make
money, you shouldn't be in this line of work! Get off your high horse! What's wrong with Mr. Miao fondling you! Why do you need
to have such a big reaction! Thanks to you! My deal is messed up! How are you going to compensate for this!”
In the phone, Li Hao's voice was so loud to the point where it was piercing. Mu Tongrui's ears were hurting from its sheer
volume. Fu Lingye had good hearing, so naturally, he also heard Li Hao's furious words. Right when Mu Tongrui was at a loss
and going ask Fu Lingye what to do, the phone in her hand was snatched away by a masculine, slender hand.
“You're blaming a failed business deal on a woman? Could it be that all the businesses your company got are from women
selling their bodies? Looks like your esteemed company doesn't have much true ability after all.”
In contrast to Li Hao's anger and irritation, Fu Lingye's tone was calm yet aggressive. He did not leave any room for Li Hao to
retaliate and utterly humiliated him.

“You!” Li Hao was so angry he was speechless. “Tell Mu Tongrui that she can kiss goodbye to her salary for this month!”
After Li Hao hung up, Mu Tongrui looked at Fu Lingye with some admiration. Fu Lingye was not only handsome but had also
possessed qualities of confidence and calmness since birth. Mu Tongrui was even more enchanted by him.
Fu Lingye put the phone back onto the table and realized that the little woman was staring at him. Fu Lingye gently pulled her
back and said teasingly, “You're a lady, so why don't you get embarrassed after staring at a man for so long?”
“...”
He was in a solemn face helping her deal with Li Hao a moment ago, so why was he suddenly so flippant now?
But this difference in attitude was exactly what Mu Tongrui liked. She liked how he was always cold to other people, but a little
mischievous and smug towards her. Once she thought about what he did to her in the bathroom last night, her heart started
racing again. Other people would not expect that there was this side to Fu Lingye and that he acted like a scoundrel towards her.
“You must have driven Li Hao mad with anger just now. I'm definitely not getting my salary for the month.”
Mu Tongrui didn't want the money anyway, but she was just disappointed that she would not get paid for her efforts the past
month.
Fu Lingye looked at her and suddenly said, “Change your clothes. We're going out.”
Mu Tongrui asked curiously, “Where are we going?”
The man raised his brows and said, “We're bringing you to get your salary.”
...
After twenty minutes, Xu Kun had driven the Maybach to the Boya office building.
Mu Tongrui changed her clothes and went downstairs with Fu Lingye. “Actually the salary for half a month is only two thousand,
so let's just let it go. Also, Chang Sheng isn't a big company, and the boss is really stingy, so this might be a wasted trip.”
After entering the lift, Fu Lingye pinched the tip of her nose and said, “Do you not trust your man?”
This word successfully made Mu Tongrui blush.

Mu Tongrui came up to him and held his arm. “I just feel like for you to come out personally to ask for two thousand dollars’ worth
of salary is a waste of your ability.”
The lift opened with a 'ding' as they arrived on the first floor. The man's warm hand wrapped around her small hand as he pulled
her outside, “Why can't I settle the score with them if they've bullied my woman?”
The man's face looked cold, and his tone was fierce. He looked as though he was preparing to mess with someone, but warmth
surged in Mu Tongrui's chest. She grabbed onto his hand tightly and followed him onto the Maybach.