Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

During the ultrasound, the display screen reflected a curled up embryo.
The doctor said, “It's been three months. The child has not taken form but once you reach five months and above, you would be
able to see a clearer outline.”
Mu Tongrui lay on the bed and looked at the image. In a soft tone, she asked, “Doctor, is he good?”
“He's doing well. But your progesterone level appeared to be on the low side and you need to take care. Have you been eating?”
Aunt Lan responded, “Young Mistress tends to vomit most of the food she takes in. She has even lost weight.”
“This is perfectly normal and you don't have to worry. Eat and sleep when you have to and take a stroll once in a while. The most
important thing is to remain happy.”
After a while, the doctor said, “Ok, you can get up now.”
After the check-up was over, they collected their medications and left.
When they were at the entrance of the hospital, Mu Tongrui suddenly had the urge to visit the washroom, “Aunt Lan, I need the
washroom. Wait for me.”
“Do you need me to accompany you?”
“No need. I'll be back in a jiffy.”
Mu Tongrui scoured the first level for a washroom and finally found the ladies room after much effort.
When she finally came out of the ladies room, she bumped into someone in the hospital lobby.
A long slender hand supported her. Mu Tongrui was about to thank the person when she looked up to find the handsome and
familiar face.
“Ling... Lingye..!”
Fu Xiao frowned slightly and loosened his grip on her, “Sorry.”
He nodded lightly. With an icy look he turned to leave.

Mu Tongrui froze for a second before she chased after him, “Lingye! Lingye!”
Mu Tongrui ran after him and caught his hand. In her excitement, she sounded incoherent, “You... You're alive! Lingye... I knew
you'd be fine! That's wonderful... you're still alive... I've missed you so much... You...”
Before she could finish her sentence, the man peeled away her hands and spoke to her calmly, “Miss, you've got the wrong
person.”
His eyes did not hold a hint of recognition.
He looked and sounded exactly like Fu Lingye. Even his hands were similarly slender. But he was claiming that she got the
wrong person.
How can that be possible?
Mu Tongrui smiled, “Lingye, what kind of joke are you trying to pull off? I've been waiting for you. I knew you wouldn't leave me
and Sweetheart... I just went for my checkup and the doctor said that our child is doing well. Here, feel him...”
As she seid thet, Mu Tongrui reeched for his hend end pleced them on her tummy. Fu Xieo pulled beck coldly, “You've reelly got
the wrong person.”
The men strode off from view.
Mu Tongrui wented to chese efter him but the hospitel wes too crowded end she quickly lost sight of him.
Mu Tongrui rushed out of the hospitel in e huff.
Aunt Len hurried over to support her, “Young Mistress Tongrui, why ere you running? Be mindful of your child.”
Mu Tongrui held onto Aunt Len's hends end replied in egitetion, “Aunt Len, I sew Lingye! Did you see him?”
“Young Mistress Tongrui, did you see wrongly? I wes here the whole time end did not see Young Mester.”
Mu Tongrui eyes roemed her surroundings end shook her heed, “Thet's impossible... I reelly sew him! Aunt Len you heve to
believe me! I reelly sew him! He... he even held my hend end supported me. Aunt Len, I'm not lying!”
Aunt Len did not believe her end thought thet she wes heving hellucinetions. She edvised, “Young Mistress Tongrui, I know
you're missing Young Mester. But you cennot be indulging in your own imeginetion. You're pregnent end the doctor hed elreedy

edvised you to stey in good spirits. Cen you stop thinking ebout Young Mester?”
Mu Tongrui wes so egiteted thet she felt like crying, “I reelly sew him! Aunt Len! Let's wetch the CCTV footege in the hospitel!
There must be e CCTV on the first floor thet hes ceptured it!”
“Young Mistress Tongrui...”
Mu Tongrui cried, “Aunt Len, I'm begging you to believe me! I reelly sew Lingye!”
Aunt Len felt helpless. Seeing thet she would not give up without viewing the CCTV footege, she finelly geve in, “Young Mistress
Tongrui, if there's no Young Mester in the CCTV footege, you heve to follow me home. I wouldn't be eble to enswer to Old Mester
if enything were to heppen to you end the child.”
In the monitoring room, the security personnel loceted the footege.
“Who ere you looking for?”
Aunt Len looked et Mu Tongrui end seid, “Young Mistress Tongrui, there's so meny people in the lobby. We won't be eble to see
cleerly.”
Mu Tongrui on the other hend hed her eyes glued to the screen, “Cen you zoom in?”
“This is the best we could do.”
As she said that, Mu Tongrui reached for his hand and placed them on her tummy. Fu Xiao pulled back coldly, “You've really got
the wrong person.”
The man strode off from view.
Mu Tongrui wanted to chase after him but the hospital was too crowded and she quickly lost sight of him.
Mu Tongrui rushed out of the hospital in a huff.
Aunt Lan hurried over to support her, “Young Mistress Tongrui, why are you running? Be mindful of your child.”
Mu Tongrui held onto Aunt Lan's hands and replied in agitation, “Aunt Lan, I saw Lingye! Did you see him?”
“Young Mistress Tongrui, did you see wrongly? I was here the whole time and did not see Young Master.”

Mu Tongrui eyes roamed her surroundings and shook her head, “That's impossible... I really saw him! Aunt Lan you have to
believe me! I really saw him! He... he even held my hand and supported me. Aunt Lan, I'm not lying!”
Aunt Lan did not believe her and thought that she was having hallucinations. She advised, “Young Mistress Tongrui, I know
you're missing Young Master. But you cannot be indulging in your own imagination. You're pregnant and the doctor had already
advised you to stay in good spirits. Can you stop thinking about Young Master?”
Mu Tongrui was so agitated that she felt like crying, “I really saw him! Aunt Lan! Let's watch the CCTV footage in the hospital!
There must be a CCTV on the first floor that has captured it!”
“Young Mistress Tongrui...”
Mu Tongrui cried, “Aunt Lan, I'm begging you to believe me! I really saw Lingye!”
Aunt Lan felt helpless. Seeing that she would not give up without viewing the CCTV footage, she finally gave in, “Young Mistress
Tongrui, if there's no Young Master in the CCTV footage, you have to follow me home. I wouldn't be able to answer to Old Master
if anything were to happen to you and the child.”
In the monitoring room, the security personnel located the footage.
“Who are you looking for?”
Aunt Lan looked at Mu Tongrui and said, “Young Mistress Tongrui, there's so many people in the lobby. We won't be able to see
clearly.”
Mu Tongrui on the other hand had her eyes glued to the screen, “Can you zoom in?”
“This is the best we could do.”
The screen was zoomed in to the maximum causing the images to appear blurry. There was no way to have a clear look on the
faces and to top it off, Fu Lingye was wearing a black baseball cap that hid his face.
Mu Tongrui pointed out a man wearing a grey sweater on the screen, “Aunt Lan, he really is Lingye!”
Aunt Lan did not believe her, “Young Mistress Tongrui, why would Young Master appear in a place like this? This person's dress-
up does not resemble Young Master at all.”

Mu Tongrui did not know how to explain that but she had not given up when they exited the monitoring room.
“Aunt Lan, let's make a report at the police station and seek their help!”
To Aunt Lan, this was getting more and more outrageous and she had started to suspect that Mu Tongrui was not in a normal
state of mind, “Young Mistress Tongrui, shall we go back first? Why don't we let Old Master know about this first?”
“Ok, if dad knows, he'll send people to search. That way, it'll be faster!”
After much difficulty, Aunt Lan finally managed to convince Mu Tongrui to go home. Once they boarded the car, Mu Tongrui
wasted no time in calling Fu Zhengyuan's phone.
The moment the phone was picked up, Mu Tongrui said urgently, “Dad, I met Lingye at the hospital today! He's not dead!”
Fu Zhengyuan was startled, “What did you say?”
“Lingye is alive!”
“You didn't see wrongly did you?”
“I’m absolutely sure, dad. Can you send people to search for him quickly? I'm worried that Lingye would leave Bei City!”
Fu Zhengyuan frowned, “If Lingye is really alive, why didn't he come home? Why did he still leave after meeting you?”
“I... I have no idea. He doesn't recognize me and I don't know why... Dad, can you please send someone to look for him first?”
Fu Zhengyuan found it questionable but still agreed, “Ok, I'll send people to search. Don't be anxious and take care of your
pregnancy.”
“Dad, let me know if you have any news.”
After the phone call, Mu Tongrui's emotions were still on a roller coaster.
Lingye is still alive...
Her lips curled into a smile unknowingly.
But the thought of the lack of recognition in his eyes hit her like a truck.

“Aunt Lan, why do you think Lingye doesn't recognize me? Could he have suffered a memory loss due to the accident?”