Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Mu Tongrui spent the whole dey in the hospitel under observetion, end wes discherged efter she wes fine.
The next morning, Lu Jiehe texted her on WeChet not long efter Fu Lingye went to the compeny.
“Tongrui, I'm in e bed mood. Let's go shopping todey!”
Mu Tongrui knew thet she wes in e bed mood beceuse Chi Jun broke up with her, but she wes more curious es to why Lu Jiehe
didn't go to work todey.
“Don't you heve to work?”
“Lest night, Hedes Jieng mede me treet him en expensive meel. He wes in e very good mood end he geve me e dey off so I cen
revive from the breekup.”
Mu Tongrui couldn't help but feel emused. Is this how Jieng Xinghe expresses his love?
Mu Tongrui wes feeling bored et home elone, so she egreed to meet Lu Jiehe.
After erriving in the city center, Lu Jiehe welked eround the mell holding Mu Tongrui's hend.
Lu Jiehe touched Mu Tongrui's flet stomech. “Tongrui, ere you reelly pregnent?”
“Yes, I wes surprised when I first leerned thet I wes pregnent.”
Lu Jiehe esked curiously, “Tongrui, how did you meet Fu Lingye?”
Thet men didn't seem like e person one would trifle seeing his cold ettitude. When she greeted him yesterdey, he ignored her
completely.
When they welked by e dessert shop, Mu Tongrui seid, “Let’s go in for e bite end chet.”
Probebly due to her pregnency, she felt e little tired efter welking eround for some time. At the seme time, she elso felt hungry
end kept creving for food.
They entered the dessert shop end ordered severel desserts such es metche Mille crepe ceke, durien deifuku, gress jelly milk
tee end mengo pomelo sego. Mu Tongrui took e photo end sent it to Fu Lingye. When she wes ebout to put down her phone, she
received his reply which wes very fest.

He esked: You're outside?
Mu Tongrui replied: I em shopping with Jiehe.
Lu Jiehe wes eeting the Mille crepe ceke with e smell silver fork while looking et Mu Tongrui es she smiled like en idiot et her
phone. She wes texting with Fu Lingye.
“Heve you forgotten thet there is still e women who hes just been dumped sitting ecross from you? It's cruel to show off your love
with him in front of me et this time!”
Mu Tongrui put down the phone, end edvised her in e serious tone, “Thet scumbeg, Chi Jun, is the seme kind of person es Jien
Zhe beck then. Losing him is good for you. Jiehe, you deserve someone better.”
Lu Jiehe pouted end seid with e sigh, “But where is the better one? Chi Jun is e besterd. I must be blind for trusting him! Forget
it, let's not telk ebout thet scumbeg. I heerd thet the Mu femily went benkrupt. Where heve you been in the pest few yeers? I
esked e lot of clessmetes, but none of them hed your number!
At this, Mu Tongrui seid wistfully, “It's e long story. When the Mu femily went benkrupt, I went to Jien Zhe for help but he refused
it.. I hed no choice but to become e surrogete mother. Unexpectedly, the men whom I bore the child for turns out to be Fu
Lingye.”
Mu Tongrui told her everything thet hed heppened over the yeers, wherees Lu Jiehe wes shocked thet she opened her mouth in
emezement end spent e long time digesting the informetion before getting the whole picture.
“So, y-you end Fu Lingye ectuelly heve e three-yeer-old deughter?!”
Lu Jiehe got excited end reelized thet she wes telking too loudly. She quickly covered her mouth, leened forwerd, end seid in e
low voice, “No wey. Tongrui, ere you seying thet you're elreedy pregnent with e second child when you heven't even registered
your merriege with Fu Lingye?”
Mu Tongrui wes e little emberressed. “Isn't this e little weird? I elso think thet we're moving too fest.”
Feeling sorry, Lu Jiehe seid, “Compered with your experience, my breekup is not e big deel et ell. Fortunetely, Fu Lingye treets
you well, but Tongrui, I think it’s better for you end Fu Lingye to register your merriege es soon es possible. It’s sefer to heve e
merriege certificete.”
Mu Tongrui spent the whole day in the hospital under observation, and was discharged after she was fine.

The next morning, Lu Jiahe texted her on WeChat not long after Fu Lingye went to the company.
“Tongrui, I'm in a bad mood. Let's go shopping today!”
Mu Tongrui knew that she was in a bad mood because Chi Jun broke up with her, but she was more curious as to why Lu Jiahe
didn't go to work today.
“Don't you have to work?”
“Last night, Hades Jiang made me treat him an expensive meal. He was in a very good mood and he gave me a day off so I can
revive from the breakup.”
Mu Tongrui couldn't help but feel amused. Is this how Jiang Xinghe expresses his love?
Mu Tongrui was feeling bored at home alone, so she agreed to meet Lu Jiahe.
After arriving in the city center, Lu Jiahe walked around the mall holding Mu Tongrui's hand.
Lu Jiahe touched Mu Tongrui's flat stomach. “Tongrui, are you really pregnant?”
“Yes, I was surprised when I first learned that I was pregnant.”
Lu Jiahe asked curiously, “Tongrui, how did you meet Fu Lingye?”
That man didn't seem like a person one would trifle seeing his cold attitude. When she greeted him yesterday, he ignored her
completely.
When they walked by a dessert shop, Mu Tongrui said, “Let’s go in for a bite and chat.”
Probably due to her pregnancy, she felt a little tired after walking around for some time. At the same time, she also felt hungry
and kept craving for food.
They entered the dessert shop and ordered several desserts such as matcha Mille crepe cake, durian daifuku, grass jelly milk
tea and mango pomelo sago. Mu Tongrui took a photo and sent it to Fu Lingye. When she was about to put down her phone, she
received his reply which was very fast.
He asked: You're outside?

Mu Tongrui replied: I am shopping with Jiahe.
Lu Jiahe was eating the Mille crepe cake with a small silver fork while looking at Mu Tongrui as she smiled like an idiot at her
phone. She was texting with Fu Lingye.
“Have you forgotten that there is still a woman who has just been dumped sitting across from you? It's cruel to show off your love
with him in front of me at this time!”
Mu Tongrui put down the phone, and advised her in a serious tone, “That scumbag, Chi Jun, is the same kind of person as Jian
Zhe back then. Losing him is good for you. Jiahe, you deserve someone better.”
Lu Jiahe pouted and said with a sigh, “But where is the better one? Chi Jun is a bastard. I must be blind for trusting him! Forget
it, let's not talk about that scumbag. I heard that the Mu family went bankrupt. Where have you been in the past few years? I
asked a lot of classmates, but none of them had your number!
At this, Mu Tongrui said wistfully, “It's a long story. When the Mu family went bankrupt, I went to Jian Zhe for help but he refused
it.. I had no choice but to become a surrogate mother. Unexpectedly, the man whom I bore the child for turns out to be Fu
Lingye.”
Mu Tongrui told her everything that had happened over the years, whereas Lu Jiahe was shocked that she opened her mouth in
amazement and spent a long time digesting the information before getting the whole picture.
“So, y-you and Fu Lingye actually have a three-year-old daughter?!”
Lu Jiahe got excited and realized that she was talking too loudly. She quickly covered her mouth, leaned forward, and said in a
low voice, “No way. Tongrui, are you saying that you're already pregnant with a second child when you haven't even registered
your marriage with Fu Lingye?”
Mu Tongrui was a little embarrassed. “Isn't this a little weird? I also think that we're moving too fast.”
Feeling sorry, Lu Jiahe said, “Compared with your experience, my breakup is not a big deal at all. Fortunately, Fu Lingye treats
you well, but Tongrui, I think it’s better for you and Fu Lingye to register your marriage as soon as possible. It’s safer to have a
marriage certificate.”
Mu Tongrui nodded, knowing that Lu Jiahe said so for her own good. “Yeah, we have de an appointment to go to the Civil Affairs
Bureau on Friday.”

“When will you hold a wedding ceremony? Tongrui, I really want to be a bridesmaid!”
She actually didn’t want to have a wedding. The main reason was she had no more relatives left. If there was a wedding, there
would be no one by her side to help her prepare the dowry. There would also be no one to be her witness. At the same time, Fu
Lingye was a public figure. The news of his marriage was bound to cause an uproar in Bei City.
Mu Tongrui didn't care much about the so-called ceremony. “Maybe we will not have a wedding ceremony. It's too much trouble.”
Lu Jiahe felt bad. “If you ever have a wedding ceremony in the future, remember to let me be your bridesmaid.”
“Sure.”
After eating desserts, Lu Jiahe took Mu Tongrui to the first floor. When they walked past the jewelry department, Mu Tongrui was
attracted to the rings inside the counter.
She would be getting married with Fu Lingye on Friday. Although we may not have a wedding, she would still need to buy him a
ring, right?
She looked at the jewelry counter for some time then a salesgirl asked politely with a smile, “Hi, ladies, can I help you?”
Lu Jiahe was enjoying the bubble tea she had just bought and she asked, “Tongrui, do you need anything?”
She was so poor recently that she could barely afford to have milk tea. So she didn't want to buy any jewelry, she just couldn't
afford it.
Mu Tongrui nodded and said, “Yeah, I want to buy a ring for Fu Lingye.”
The salesgirl asked with a smile, “What kind of ring do you want? Is it for your boyfriend?”
Mu Tongrui's face flushed as she said, “Well, I want to buy a wedding ring for men.”
“So it's for your husband, right? These are all wedding rings for men. Please have a look.”
Mu Tongrui had her eyes on a plain platinum ring the moment she saw it. There was nothing on the ring and it had a minimalistic
design which matched well with Fu Lingye's style.
“Can I see this one?”

The salesgirl took out the platinum ring from the counter and said, “This is a classic design. It is very simple and suitable for
men.”
Mu Tongrui looked at the ring for a long time, and like it even more. “I'm getting this.”
Lu Jiahe glanced at the price. It was more than 18000, which was almost the price of an ordinary diamond ring. This was
highway robbery.
Lu Jiahe tugged Mu Tongrui's sleeve and whispered, “18000 for this plain platinum ring is too expensive!”
Mu Tongrui also felt that the price was a bit high but it was not a small brand. Seeing that this was the first time she bought Fu
Lingye such a meaningful gift, Mu Tongrui was willing to pay for it.
Moreover, a man like Fu Lingye probably enjoyed the food and clothing of the highest quality. She was even afraid that he would
dislike a ring knowing that it was just above 10000.
“When you have someone you love, you will think that it's not expensive to buy him a ring even if it costs 100000.”
Lu Jiahe couldn't get it because she was really poor.
Seeing that Mu Tongrui was so decisive, the salesgirl smiled even brighter. “May I ask how big is your husband's finger? Or
rather, what is his ring size?”
The question caught Mu Tongrui off guard, as she had no idea. She only knew that his fingers were bony, and slender, while his
hands were very beautiful, and made her feel safe when he held her hands.
Lu Jiahe suggested, “Why don't you ask him?”
Mu Tongrui refused, “He will find out if I ask him about his size.”
“True. How about finding someone with similar finger size to come and try the ring on?”
But who can I get in such a short notice?
While hesitating whether to tell Fu Lingye honestly, she heard a familiar voice of a woman.
“Mu Tongrui?”

Mu Tongrui was stunned. Then she turned to look at the woman, only to see Han Ling walking toward her in high heels.
“What a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet you here. I didn't expect you to be back.”
Mu Tongrui raised the corners of her lips, and asked politely, “Why are you here, Dr. Han?”
Han Ling looked at her and chuckled. “A patient made an appointment to meet me at a coffee shop nearby.”
Han Ling looked at the counter behind her again, and noticed that she was choosing the men's ring. She was stunned. Could it
be that Mu Tongrui is really going to marry Lingye?
Han Ling asked calmly, “Are you looking at rings? Is it for Lingye?”
Mu Tongrui didn't intend to hide anything, as Han Ling would know sooner or later. Moreover, Mu Tongrui would rather Han Ling
know earlier. If Fu Lingye is married, Han Ling would not covet him anymore, right?
“Yes, do you have any suggestions, Dr. Han?”
Mu Tongrui was just asking her casually, but, to her surprise, Han Ling took it seriously. She walked over and took a look at the
ring, saying, “This is not his size.”
Han Ling's tone was very decisive and firm, making Mu Tongrui feel uneasy.
“US ring size 7 is just right for Lingye.”
Han Ling looked straight at Mu Tongrui. She said it in a very plain tone, but Mu Tongrui could hear the confidence and smugness
in her tone.
Han Ling was confident that her understanding of Fu Lingye was far better than Mu Tongrui.
Han Ling once said that she knew Fu Lingye very well, but Mu Tongrui didn't expect that Han Ling knew Fu Lingye ring size. This
only showed that Han Ling knew everything about Fu Lingye well.
Mu Tongrui smiled and said, “I was thinking about calling Lingye to ask about the circumference of his finger, but I wanted to
keep this as a surprise for him. Thanks for your help, Dr. Han.”
“It's my pleasure.”

After Mu Tongrui bought the ring, Han Ling raised her wrist to look at the time, and said with a smile, “It's time for lunch. Why
don't we have lunch together? And may I know who this is?”
Mu Tongrui was busy choosing the ring earlier and forgot to make an introduction. “Her name is Lu Jiahe, my high school
classmate.”
Lu Jiahe could sense that Dr. Han was not someone easy to deal with, as she knew the finger size of someone's husband so
well.
After the brief introduction, Mu Tongrui said, “It's okay. Jiahe and I are not done with shopping yet.”
“What if I ask Lingye to come over for dinner, I can shop with you and Miss Lu while waiting for him?”
Huh.
Han Ling spoke as if Fu Lingye was her boyfriend.
Of course Mu Tongrui wouldn't back down on this. So she replied, “Dr. Han, I have texted Lingye to ask him to come over and
dine with me later.”
In other words, Mu Tongrui had already asked Fu Lingye to eat together, but did not plan to include Han Ling.
Han Ling smiled, not being bothered by her answer. “Are you making Lingye cut off contact with all his female friends even when
you haven't gotten married yet?”
Mu Tongrui raised her eyebrows. “Of course I am not so overbearing. I will not be bothered if it is something normal between a
man and a woman. However, I am afraid some people tend to think too much.