Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Mu Tongrui brought Sweetheart out of Fu family residence and she could only relax when she was a good distance away from
Fu Xiao.
After sending Sweetheart to kindergarten, Mu Tongrui made a call to Jiang Xinghe right away.
“Doctor Jiang, Fu Xiao has returned to Fu family. He returned using Lingye's identity. No one knows about his true identity.”
Jiang Xinghe pursed his lips and said, “Fu Xiao knew that you dare not to reveal his identity. His purpose in returning is to
replace Lingye. What do you plan to do next?”
Mu Tongrui took a deep breath and then shook his head lightly, “I do not know what I should do. I am very confused.”
“I will go to Fu Corporation this afternoon to persuade him. I want to try using hypnotic inductions to see if I can get into his
conscious state of mind.”
“Doctor Jiang, thank you very much.”
“You are welcome. I am Lingye's good friend. It is my responsibility.”
After hanging up the call, Mu Tongrui walked alone on the street. When she passed by a bridal shop, she stood at the display
windows and stared at a wedding gown hung there. She was dazed.
As she was about to turn around after feeling a sense of loss, she saw a familiar male figure reflected on the glass display
windows.
Mu Tongrui's eyebrows furrowed and turned around. “Jian Zhe? Why are you here?”
Jian Zhe laughed and said, “I thought we will never meet each other again in this lifetime. Tongrui, it has been such a long time.
You have lost so much weight.”
“Have you returned to Bei City?”
“Yes, I have seen the news. I heard that Fu Lingye fell into the sea and died. I was afraid that something would happen to you
after the accident. Actually, I have been back for several days. I have also followed you for a few days...”
Mu Tongrui was startled, “Did you say... you followed me for a few days?”

Could Jian Zhe..... already have found out about Fu Xiao's existence?
“That is right. I see that Fu Lingye has returned, but he seems to treat you coldly. Are you okay, Tongrui?”
It seemed that Jian Zhe did not know anything. Mu Tongrui then relaxed and said, “I am still doing okay. How about you? How
have you been recently?”
“I really missed you. I thought I would never return to Bei City, but I realized that I could not control myself and so, I have
returned to find you.”
“Jian Zhe.....”
Jian Zhe interrupted her and said, “Tongrui, I know that we cannot go back to the past, but I just want to make sure if you are
doing okay.”
She pulled her lips into a smile. So what if she was not doing okay? Anyway, it was not possible for them to start afresh with
each other.
“I am going home.”
Jian Zhe responded in a hurry, “Tongrui, can't we sit down to have a chat over a cup of coffee?”
......
The President's office in Fu Corporation.
Fu Xiao received a high-resolution image from Yao Zhiyue. It was a photograph of Mu Tongrui and another man on a date.
Fu Xiao curled his lips. Things were getting interesting, he thought. Mu Tongrui is pretending to be devoted to Fu Lingye, while
having a secret relationship with another man.
Xu Kun pushed open the door to enter, “Boss, Chairman wants you to make a trip to his office.”
Fu Xiao acknowledged it and got up to go over to Fu Zhengyuan's office.
When he got there, the two of them started to discuss work matters.
Fu Xiao said, “Dad, I am not sure if you have noticed Tongrui's strange behavior recently.”

Fu Zhengyuan could not understand what he meant, “Strange? Could it be the side effects of her pregnancy?”
“No, that was not what I meant. Ever since I returned home, I realized that Tongrui became very cold towards me. Besides, she
slept with Sweetheart last night. We only exchanged a few words.”
Fu Zhengyuan frowned, “I don't think so. She was in a terrible state when you met with an accident. It was because she missed
you so dearly. There was once when she caused a fire and almost burnt herself after lighting candles in the room. Why is it that
she is cold and distant to you now that you are back?
“Dad, do you think she is thinking of another man?”
Fu Zhengyuan could not believe this, “How can it be? She is expecting your child, so why will she even be thinking of another
man?”
Fu Xiao showed Fu Zhengyuan the photograph on his phone, “I did not believe it at first, but my friend bumped into Tongrui at
the cafe. She saw that she was on a date with another man, and they were behaving intimately. Dad, I also do not want this to
happen. However, now that it has happened, I feel that I should be more guarded towards her.”
What Fu Xiao said made sense. It made Fu Zhengyuan think deeper about what he had said.
“Jian Zhe is her ex-boyfriend. Why is she still in contact with him?”
“This... I am not sure either. Could it be... that Tongrui still has some feelings towards Jian Zhe?”
Fu Zhengyuan could not help but be a little doubtful, “This matter is not something glorious to the Fu family. Of course, you also
cannot misunderstand her.”
“Of course. Dad, I will definitely investigate this matter. If she... really cheated...”
Fu Zhengyuan instantly grew strict, “Hmm, if that is so, Fu family will definitely not accept her ways.”
Fu Xiao's calculating gaze revealed a plot that he was scheming.
His first step was to push Mu Tongrui out of the Fu family.
.......

In the afternoon, Jiang Xinghe asked Mu Tongrui to head over to the medical center first. He would bring Fu Xiao there to receive
his treatment shortly.
Mu Tongrui was very anxious while waiting for Jiang Xinghe to bring him over. She finally relaxed when she caught sight of them.
Fu Xiao was lying unconscious. Jiang Xinghe and Mu Tongrui brought him into the medical center.
“He will wake up after 10 minutes. We will first use hypnotic induction.”
“Okay.”
Jiang Xinghe guided Fu Xiao onto the chair to lie down and then prepared the necessary equipment.
After half an hour, Jiang Xinghe successfully induced Fu Xiao into an unconscious state of mind. Fu Xiao's eyes were shut and
he seemed to be able to access his memories.
“Lingye? What do you see?”
Mu Tongrui wanted to call him, but she was afraid that she would interfere with the treatment that Jiang Xinghe was giving Fu
Lingye. She could only cover her mouth and her eyes were brimming with tears.
He laid on the chair with his eyes closed and then gradually spoke, “Qiao Sang fell into the sea. I wanted to rescue her, but Qi
Yanli and I could not find her even after such a long time... I am at fault. I should not have brought Qiao Sang to Lijiang
Island.....”
“You are not to be blamed for Qiao Sang's death. You did not know that the weather was going to turn awry at that time.”
......
Two hours passed. Fu Lingye's memories were still stuck at the time when he was 22 years old.
Jiang Xinghe stopped trying to access his memories as he had already fallen into a deep sleep.
“Doctor Jiang, will Lingye be the one who wakes up later?”
Jiang Xinghe shook his head and said, “Lingye's memories have stayed stagnant since Qiao Sang's death. That meant his
subconscious state of mind is stuck at the time when he was 22 years old. Fu Xiao probably appeared at that time.”

“Do you mean that Lingye felt guilty towards Qiao Sang back then, so he took the personality of Fu Xiao and tried to kill himself?”
“That is right. He is now stuck in the well of guilt towards Qiao Sang. We need to find a way to make him forgive himself.”
Mu Tongrui stared at him in deep sleep and frowned, “However, Qiao Sang is still alive. Why is he still unable to forgive himself?”
“Psychological illness is difficult to get rid of. If not for the car accident, perhaps Fu Xiao would not appear in this lifetime.
However, the car accident had happened to Lingye that had led him to fall into the sea. Qiao Sang fell into the sea as well, so
this could possibly have had a strong impact on his mind.”
Jiang Xinghe frowned slightly. He discovered that this matter was too much of a coincidence, “Could Lingye's car accident be
intentional?”
Mu Tongrui's heart leaped and tried to recall what happened that day, “The morning of Christmas Day, Lingye wanted to head to
Fu Corporation for work. However, Bohai bridge was out of the way. He did not need to pass by the bridge when traveling from
the villa in Repulse Bay to his workplace. So, why did Lingye go there all of a sudden?”