Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Mu Tongrui told Lu Jiahe honestly: “Fu Lingye has a cousin who is the daughter of his uncle. His cousin seems to be very
attached to him since childhood and admires him very much, but she seems to be particularly hostile to me.”
Lu Jiahe asked: ”Did you offend her in any way?”
Mu Tongrui thought for a long time, but couldn't think of an instance where she had offended Fu Jia. Then she replied: ”I have
only met her once or twice. But she gave me the cold shoulder every time we met and didn't like seeing me. Although I won't see
her often in the future, I always feel that, as Fu Lingye's wife, I should get on well with his relatives.”
Lu Jiahe replied: ”I agree. But after hearing you out, I realize that getting married is so troublesome. I don't want to get married
anymore.”
Mu Tongrui looked at the screen and chuckled, replying: ”Are you really not going to get married? Won't your mother pester
you?”
Lu Jiahe replied: ”Oh, don't mention it. My mother called me just now and asked me to take Chi Jun home for dinner, but I have
broken up with him. I don't know how to tell my mom yet. She will definitely blame me for not being good enough. How annoying
is that?”
Mu Tongrui immediately thought of Jiang Xinghe. She found it strange that she would always think of Jiang Xinghe first in
anything that was related to Lu Jiahe.
She replied: ”Why don't you ask Jiang Xinghe to go back with you? Your mother might forget about your relationship with Chi Jun
after seeing Jiang Xinghe. Who knows?”
Lu Jiahe replied: ”Oh, gosh. Bringing Jiang Xinghe home is like I'm having a death wish. So forget it, I don't want to bring trouble
for myself.”
After chatting with Jiahe for a while, she fell asleep leaning on the soft pillow.
After some time, she felt that someone took the phone from her hand and was slightly startled. As soon as she opened her eyes,
she saw Fu Lingye through her sleepy eyes.
“Why do you always sleep with your phone?”
Fu Lingye reproached her gently while pulling the blanket up to cover her properly.

Mu Tongrui changed into a more comfortable position and muttered in a hoarse voice, “I fell asleep while chatting with Jiahe. Did
you just come back?”
“Yeah.”
“How is Uncle Zhenghui? Is he awake?”
Fu Lingye said calmly, “Yes, the doctor said he's all right.”
Mu Tongrui nodded and felt a little sleepy but couldn't sleep anymore. She yawned and asked, “What time is it?”
“It's almost ten o'clock.”
When Fu Lingye bent over toward her, Mu Tongrui stretched out her hands to wrap them around his neck. “Have you been
keeping Fu Jia company?”
Fu Lingye was slightly stunned. With the corners of his lips raised, he looked at her face that was slightly red from her sleep and
squeezed it. “Are you jealous?”
Mu Tongrui buried herself into his arms, and said in a muffled voice, “I don't know if I have been thinking too much, but I keep
feeling that Fu Jia's feelings for you are very unusual. She seems to always think that I have stolen you away from her.”
She felt aggrieved.
Fu Lingye wrapped his arms around her waist, planted a kiss on her ear and said, “Don't bother about her.”
The corners of Mu Tongrui's lips turned upwards.
Fu Lingye loved his wife the most.
Mu Tongrui nestled in his arms and said, “Let's visit Uncle Zhenghui at the hospital tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
The next day, Mu Tongrui made fish soup and went to the hospital with Fu Lingye to visit Fu Zhenghui.
Zhao Xian and Fu Jia were both at the hospital.

As soon as Fu Lingye and Mu Tongrui entered the ward, Fu Zhenghui's gaze fell on them. Then he said with a smile, “You're
here, Lingye and Tongrui.”
Fu Lingye asked, “Uncle Zhenghui, we're here to see you. How are you feeling today?”
“I'm fine now.”
Fu Lingye placed the insulated food container he was holding on the cabinet next to the hospital bed and said, “Uncle Zhenghui,
this is the fish soup Rui made this morning. Would you like to eat it while it is hot?”
At this, Fu Zhenghui looked at Mu Tongrui touchingly. “You are pregnant, and yet you still get up early to make me fish soup.
That must be tough for you.”
She is so kind-hearted and filial. She has a much better personality and temper than Jia, who is so spoiled, and she really
resembles Lan Jing' in terms of her good temper.
However, will she hate me if she found out that I were her biological father?
She has a happy family now, and even have children with my nephew. If her identity were exposed, it would be a scandal for
both the Fu family and my own family.
Zhao Xian is right. It is better to keep this to myself until the day I die.
Zhao Xian frowned when she noticed how Fu Zhenghui gazed at Mu Tongrui.
Does he like his daughter with Lan Jing so much?
“Jia, you haven't eaten breakfast either, and I can't finish the fish soup alone. Why don't you share the fish soup with me. Don't
waste your sister-in-law's hard work.”
Fu Jia frowned, and said reluctantly, “Mom, I don't like fish soup!”
Especially the fish soup made by Mu Tongrui! Who knows if there is poison in the soup!
But Zhao Xian took a tough stance. “How can you waste your sister-in-law's hard work?”
Seeing the gloomy expression on Zhao Xian's face, Fu Jia bit her lip. She poured Fu Zhenghui a bowl of fish soup, and another
bowl for herself.

After taking a sip, Fu Jia immediately spit out and her face was all scrunched up as if she had eaten something awful.
“What kind of fish soup is this? It's so salty! My dad has high blood pressure and can't have such salty food!”
Then, she poured the bowl of soup in her hand into the trash can.
Mu Tongrui frowned slightly and said, “But I didn't put any salt in it. I have tasted it and it tastes normal.”
Fu Jia glared at her. “Who knows what you're up to!”
Immediately afterward, she said to Fu Zhenghui, “Dad, don't drink it! I'll get you something else!”
Fu Zhenghui knitted his brows and said, “Jia, don't be so rude. I drank this soup and it tastes good. Is it fun for you to make
things difficult for your sister-in-law?”
“Dad! Why do you take her side? I am your daughter!”
Fu Jia rushed out of the ward in anger.
Zhao Xian was also not in a good mood as she said coldly, “I'll go and check on Jia.”
There were only three people left in the ward.
Fu Zhenghui smiled lovingly at Mu Tongrui and said, “Don't bother about Jia. She's insensibility.”
“Uncle Zhenghui, I won't take it to heart. Have more of this fish soup if you like it.”
Fu Zhenghui smiled wider. “Okay.”
Meanwhile, Zhao Xian caught up with Fu Jia after she ran out of the hospital.
Fu Jia gritted her teeth and said bitterly, “Mom, why is dad taking Mu Tongrui's side now? Not only is Lingye doting on her, dad
has also started to be partial to her!”
Zhao Xian pursed her lips and comforted, “Jia, you are your father's biological daughter. Your father loves you the most, but you
have to learn to be smart. Don't always badmouth Mu Tongrui in front of your dad.”

“B-But I just can't help it! I just can't stand seeing her trying to please Dad! She is not Dad's daughter, but why does dad like
everything she does so much?!”
Zhao Xian was stunned. “You can't say that. She is your brother's wife after all. So she naturally wants to have a good
relationship with your dad as a relative. But you should never badmouth her like this again in front of your dad.”
“Humph, what can dad do to me if I badmouth her? Mu Tongrui is not from our family, why should I make allowance for her?”
“She is indeed not from our family, but you should also pay attention to the way you speak. Don't make your dad angry, okay?”
Fu Jia bit her lip and stopped talking as she was still angry.