Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

“Ms. Xiao, this is the photograph that I had taken of Fu Lingye when I'd tailed him.”
While Xiao Ya was applying red nail polish on her nails, she took the stack of photographs over. The man in the photograph had
appeared vicious, and he had even pushed Mu Tongrui away many times. He looked coldly at her.
The man in the photograph was definitely not Fu Lingye... he was Fu Lingye's other personality.
Mu Tongrui will find out one day how serious and scary Fu Lingye's illness is!
.....
Mu Tongrui woke up in Fu Lingye's embrace the next morning.
When she woke up, Fu Lingye followed suit.
She looked at him, “Lingye?”
“Yes, it's me, Lingye.”
Mu Tongrui heaved a sigh of relief.
“Under what circumstances will your personality change?”
“I am also not clear. However, when I am agitated or when my body becomes weak after suffering from a huge shock, the other
personalities will seize the opportunity to take over my body. As for the specifics, I am not sure either.”
Mu Tongrui wanted to get up, but Fu Lingye had managed to pull her down, “Where are you going?”
“I will go and prepare breakfast for us. What will happen if your body becomes too weak for the other personalities to take over?”
Fu Lingye hugged her tightly and rubbed the top of her head. He closed his eyes, “Let's sleep for a while more.”
Mu Tongrui gazed at him and gently traced his eyebrows with her fingers.
......
It was rare for Fu Lingye to have such a good sleep.
It was already 10am when he had gotten up. She was nowhere in sight.

He headed downstairs to the kitchen to see Mu Tongrui serving breakfast on the table, “Go and wash up. I've just finished
preparing breakfast.”
After Fu Lingye washed up, he saw a delicious breakfast spread on the table. He ruminated, “Mrs. Fu, I am not as weak as you
think.”
Mu Tongrui scooped up a bowl of lean meat porridge and handed it over to him, “Have a taste.”
Fu Lingye raised his eyebrows and scooped a spoonful of the preserved egg and lean meat porridge. He was stunned for a
moment.
Mu Tongrui looked at him in anticipation. She asked, “Is it good? I simmered it for over an hour. Has the taste emerged?”
“Hmm, tastes good.”
“Really?”
Mu Tongrui helped herself to a spoonful. She frowned before it had even reached her throat, “Why is it so salty!”
However, Fu Lingye continued having his bowl of porridge as if nothing was amiss.
“It is too salty! Don't eat it anymore. Eat some sandwiches!”
Fu Lingye finished the bowl of porridge really quickly, “Mrs. Fu woke up so early just to prepare such a heartwarming breakfast
for me. If I don't eat, won't I be disappointing Mrs. Fu?”
Mu Tongrui's ears grew red, “How about eating something else? It is too salty. Your mouth will get dry later.”
Fu Lingye shot her an intense gaze, “Let's go somewhere after we've eaten.”
“Where?”
“Secret.”
It was unlike Fu Lingye to be so secretive. Mu Tongrui could not help being curious about where she was heading to.
“So secretive!”
.....

Mu Tongrui was stunned when Fu Lingye had brought her into a luxury bridal boutique.
“Why did you bring me to a bridal boutique?”
“To choose a gown.”
Simple yet powerful, those three words.
After Fu Lingye had removed Mu Tongrui's seat belt for her, he placed his arms around her, entering the bridal store.
Mu Tongrui did not expect Fu Lingye to bring her to a bridal shop to choose a wedding gown.
The shop attendant was enthusiastic, “Mr. Fu, Mrs. Fu, what style do you like? We can recommend some to you.”
Fu Lingye looked at her and asked her gently, “What kind do you like?”
Mu Tongrui flushed and thought for a while before saying, “I like a simpler style.”
“Alright, Mrs. Fu, how about this?”
“It looks quite nice.”
“How about putting it on to see it for yourself?”
Mu Tongrui followed the shop attendant to the changing room. It was difficult to put it on and she had taken a long time to do so.
The shop attendant knocked on the door to ask, “Mrs. Fu, how about letting me in to help you out with it?”
“Oh, alright.”
When the shop attendant was about to enter the changing room, Fu Lingye strode towards her with a finger placed on his lips.
The shop attendant stood frozen, then got the hint before she had smiled and walked away.
Fu Lingye entered the changing room and closed the door.
Mu Tongrui's back was facing him while she was trying to pull up the zip and tighten the zipper. She could not seem to do it right.
Fu Lingye stayed silent and helped her to pull it up.
His cool fingertip had slid across Mu Tongrui's back. She had thought that it was the shop attendant, “Don't pull it so tightly.”

“Mmm.”
It was a man's voice, with a single syllable.
Mu Tongrui turned around to see Fu Lingye's handsome face. He was smiling slyly at her.
“Why did you come in?”
She blushed.
“Isn't Mrs. Fu satisfied with Mr. Fu's personal service?”
Mu Tongrui grew embarrassed and pushed him out.
When they just got out, another door from the changing room next to them had also opened.
Mu Tongrui and Yao Zhiyue were wearing the same gown and they had seen each other in the mirror.
“Mu Tongrui?”
Yao Zhiyue turned around to look at Fu Lingye and Mu Tongrui, “It's such an unfortunate thing to meet the both of you here.”
Yao Zhiyue walked towards them with an air of arrogance. She looked at Fu Lingye and said, “Fu Xiao, have you forgotten? We
had planned to have an engagement party. What are you doing, bringing this woman here for a gown fitting?
Fu Lingye stared at her coldly, “Ms. Yao, I am Fu Lingye, not Fu Xiao. Also, our engagement party is not counted as official.”
Fu Lingye stretched out his hand to pull Mu Tongrui towards him. He said it loudly and clearly, “I only have one wife. She is none
other than Mu Tongrui.”
Mu Tongrui smiled and gazed affectionately at Fu Lingye. She leaned against his chest.
Yao Zhiyue glared at them and snarled, “Fu Xiao will return!”
When Yao Zhiyue turned around to leave in a moment of fury, Fu Lingye called out to her, “Wait!”
“Ha. Why? Are you regretting it?”
Fu Lingye walked towards her and reached out for the necklace on her neck all of a sudden. He pulled it off.

“You!”
The platinum ring on the necklace was a wedding ring that Mu Tongrui had given to him.
“I am thinking of returning this ring to its rightful owner.”
Yao Zhiyue was caught in her anger, “You are downright cruel!”
Mu Tongrui saw Yao Zhiyue's back to her, as she was leaving. She frowned, “Could Yao Zhiyue have already fallen in love with
Fu Xiao?”
“Even if she were to love him deeply, Fu Xiao would most definitely be sure to not fall in love with her.”
“Why?”
“Fu Xiao is heartless. He seeks power more than love, as well as to gain complete dominance of my body.”
Mu Tongrui could not help but start to feel worried, “If he were to appear again, I really don't know how to face him or how to
make you return.”
Fu Lingye placed the ring on her palm, stretched out his left hand and said, “Put it on for me.”
Mu Tongrui curled her lips and fitted the platinum ring over his ring finger, “You are not allowed to give this ring away to another
woman again.”
After trying out the gown, Mu Tongrui changed into her clothes and came out of the changing room.
The shop attendant asked with a smile, “How does Mrs. Fu feel after trying on that gown?”
Fu Lingye had only wanted to bring her for some fitting. As for the wedding gowns, he had wanted to ensure that they were
measured to fit and were specially customized so that they could be extraordinary.
Mu Tongrui did not intend to buy anything, but Fu Lingye felt that they could buy a few pieces.
“Swipe the card.”
Mu Tongrui held him back, “Why do we need to buy a gown? It's not like we are holding a wedding.”

Fu Lingye whispered in her ears, “Put it on and let me see.”
Mu Tongrui flushed.
A shop attendant exclaimed when Fu Lingye was at the counter, “Mrs., Mrs. Fu, you... you...”
Mu Tongrui turned around, “What's happened?”
“There is some blood... on your leg.”
Fu Lingye's eyes sank as he lowered his gaze to see fresh blood stains on Mu Tongrui's pants.
Mu Tongrui felt pain rising from her belly. Fu Lingye knew right away the cause for her bleeding. He carried Mu Tongrui up and
rushed out of the bridal boutique.
Fu Lingye drove speedily.
Mu Tongrui clasped her belly, while sitting on the front passenger seat, “Lingye, I am in pain. Do you think that our child will be
alright?”
“No, we will reach the hospital in a jiffy!”
Mu Tongrui was wheeled into the surgery room once they had gotten to the hospital.
After about 30 minutes, the doctor emerged from the surgery room and said, “Mr. Fu, we have managed to stop Mrs. Fu from
further bleeding. However, it seems that it will be difficult to keep the child. It is possible that she will continue to bleed. Besides,
Mrs. Fu's progesterone level is really low. Although we could save it for a while, it is difficult for us to guarantee...”
The doctor stopped after that, then lifted his glasses, and struggled to continue speaking.
Fu Lingye pursed his lips, “Please feel free to tell me anything.”
“Fortunately, the child is still very young and is not formed yet. I think it is better for this child to be aborted as soon as possible
so that we could minimize the harm that would be caused to the mother. You and Mrs. Fu are still so young. You can wait for
Mrs. Fu's body to recuperate before having children again.”
Fu Lingye's heart lurched, “What are the chances of keeping the child?”

“About 20%. The current situation does not look good. Mrs. Fu has shown signs of miscarriage.”
Fu Lingye clenched his teeth together. With a look of reluctance in his eyes, he said, “I will go in and see her first.”
“Alright, please take some time to discuss with each other.”
When Fu Lingye entered the ward, Mu Tongrui had wanted to get out of the bed.
“Do not move about.”
Fu Lingye held onto her shoulders and sat beside her.
Mu Tongrui asked worriedly, “Lingye, what did the doctor say?”
Fu Lingye saw her rolled-up sleeve after having an injection. She had looked very pale and the outermost layer of her skin was
really thin. Whenever he had pressed his fingers on her or had kissed her, there were marks bruised onto her skin. At this
moment, her skin had looked bluish around the area where the needle had been inserted.
Fu Lingye gently rolled her sleeve down. He gazed at her deeply, and hushed, “Rui, let's not have this child, alright?”
Mu Tongrui was stunned as her eyes grew red, “Why, why not?”
“You are not in good health, so it will be difficult to keep the child. It's better to wait for your body to get better in the future before
we try for another one.”
“I don't..... He has already been in my womb for about three months now. I cannot bear to. I would rather give it a try. I don't want
to give up just like that....”
Her tears rolled down her face. Mu Tongrui choked on her sobs. Fu Lingye lowered his head towards her forehead, and consoled
her, “In order to keep this child, you might have to go through a lot more injections, eating a lot of medicine. You might still not be
able to keep the child even after going through all that. Shall we just forget about this?”
“Fu Lingye...... how can you say that..... he is your child too.....”
“But I care more about your health.”
Mu Tongrui could not control her emotions. She pressed her clenched fists on his shoulders, and sobbed, “Why don't you want to
let me try.... I would rather go through injections and eat medicine.... as long as I can keep him..... Lingye, can we please not give

up on him?”
However, Fu Lingye wore a determined look. He touched her hair and said, “Rui, listen to me.”
“No..... I promise, I will be very careful in the future! I will not let anything happen to me anymore! We will definitely be able to
keep him! Lingye..... I beg of you..... Let's not give up on him, please......”