Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Mu Tongrui got off work early and spent a bomb to rent a limited-edition Givenchy gown from a high-end boutique.
Initially she had planned to purchase the gown but thinking that Shen Wanyue might splash red wine on her after she caused a
ruckus in her wedding, she decided against it and opted to rent instead.
When she reached Hilton Hotel, Mu Tongrui saw a screen which showed well-wishes for the couple.
“Wishing Mr. Jian Zhe and Ms. Shen Wanyue a blissful marriage! May the bride and groom live happily ever after to a ripe old
age!”
Lived happily ever after to a ripe old age?
Mu Tongrui smiled wryly. After her ruckus tonight, perhaps Jian Zhe and Shen Wanyue would not even get married, let along
living happily ever after to a ripe old age.
Trotting in her high heels, she entered the ballroom with the invitation card in her hand.
She spotted several familiar faces from the upper reaches of society. It was apparent that Shen Qiu and Shen Wanyue had spent
a bomb on this event.
This was not only a simple wedding but also a business event.
Mu Tongrui glanced down at her watch. It was 6pm already. The guests were almost complete. There should be over 10 minutes
more before the wedding started.
During her secondary school years, she had performed recitals on the stage in front of a dozen classmates. But tonight, she was
about to perform in front of over a hundred guests. It would be a lie if she claimed that she was not nervous, but she must
avenge herself tonight!
“My dearest guests, the wedding is about to start. Please enter your seats.”
The guests sat down obediently. Mu Tongrui, despite being a family member, was arranged to sit in the table furthest from the
stage. Nonetheless, this did not hamper her plans to go up the stage later.
Jian Zhe had appeared on the stage with Shen Wanyue who was in a beautiful dress. They looked like a perfect match, much to
the envy of others.

Across the vast ballroom, Shen Wanyue still managed to smirk at Mu Tongrui.
Mu Tongrui sipped her fruit juice gracefully and glanced down at her watch again. 5 minutes more to the start of the wedding.
At 6.18pm, the wedding started promptly!
Just when the emcee was reading his speech while the big screen on the stage was showing Jian Zhe's and Shen Wanyue's
wedding photographs, Mu Tongrui stood up and got onto the stage in one swift move!
Mu Tongrui snatched over the microphone from the unsuspecting emcee!
Shen Wanyue was shocked, “Mu Tongrui! What are you doing on the stage!”
Mu Tongrui took her time to test the microphone before she suddenly changed her expression, and wailed, “Sister, I am really
happy that you and Jian Zhe got married!”
Shen Wanyue frowned and attempted to pull Mu Tongrui down the stage while she smiled stiffly and replied, “Sister, I can feel
your well-wishes. Now that we are still in the midst of the wedding, can you please go down first and I will accompany you for a
drink later?”
Mu Tongrui simply sat on the stage and wiped the tears off her cheeks, “I know that you are very happy with Jian Zhe now. But
sister, why did you not tell me earlier that you also liked him? I would surely give him up for you. Although we are stepsisters, but
I have treated you like a real sister! How could you betray me and had an affair with him behind my back?”
Jian Zhe's face darkened at the same instant when Shen Wanyue's face turned a ghostly white.
A low murmur started among the guests.
Shen Qiu, sensing that something was not right, stood up immediately and ordered, “Security! Get this crazy woman out!”
A few security guards moved forward to chase Mu Tongrui out. Mu Tongrui lowered her head and quickly touched her eyes with
her fingers which were dabbed with chili powder earlier. The hot chili made her tears streamed uncontrollably.
“Auntie, I know I am not your real daughter but I am after all your step-daughter! Now that the Mu family has fallen, you have
chased me out immediately but have I ever complained? But today, you cannot chase me out!”

Shen Qiu was utterly embarrassed. She hissed into Mu Tongrui's ears viciously, “Mu Tongrui! It is Jian Zhe's and Wanyue's
wedding today! You better behave yourself!”
Mu Tongrui smiled slyly at Shen Qiu at an angle where only Shen Qiu could see her, and whispered, “Shen Qiu, for all the
terrible things that you and your daughter have done, I shall avenge myself today! But this is only the start!”
Mu Tongrui then picked up the microphone and wailed loudly, “Wanyue! I am pregnant with Jian Zhe's child! Did either of you
think about my child when you were together?”
Shen Wanyue's eyes were frantic with shock, “Mu Tongrui! Do not utter nonsense! How can you be pregnant with Jian Zhe's
child?!”
Feigning weakness, she brushed away the tears on her cheeks before she continued, “Jian Zhe came to me yesterday and
apologized to me. He said he was blinded by greed hence he got together with you. He realizes now that I am the one, he truly
loves. Wanyue, I implore you, please return Jian Zhe to me? My child and I cannot do without him...”
The guests under the stage began to chant, “Return the groom to her! Return to her!”
Mu Tongrui lowered her head and smiled to herself. When she lifted her head again, she put on a pitiful look immediately. Jian
Zhe whose face had turned a ghastly shade, was at a loss for words.
Shen Wanyue glared at him, “Jian Zhe! Did you really go and find her yesterday?!”
No wonder he had returned home covered with bruises, and was stammering when he answered her when she asked him where
he had gone to! He was obviously lying!
“Wanyue, listen to my explanation! I did not...! The child in her stomach cannot be mine!
Mu Tongrui sobbed gently, “Jian Zhe! I know that you have abandoned me because of your standing in the society! I know that I
am down-and-out now and am not good enough for you! But the child in my stomach is innocent, you cannot abandon him!”
Shen Wanyue kicked Mu Tongrui viciously. Mu Tongrui fell onto the ground and hugged her stomach in pain, continuing to
scream through her pain, “Ah! So painful! Jian Zhe! Quickly save the child in my stomach! Shen Wanyue wants to kill our child!
So painful!”
Shen Wanyue was so shocked that her entire body was trembling. She wanted to kick her again but Jian Zhe stopped her by
hugging her from behind, “Calm down, Wanyue! Mu Tongrui wanted to trick you into kicking her! So many guests under the stage

are treating us as a joke!”
Shen Wanyue hissed through her clenched teeth, “Mu Tongrui, I will settle this with you one day!”
The wedding was now in tatters. That pair of mother-daughter and Jian Zhe had escaped dejectedly. Mu Tongrui smiled to
herself slyly and wiped the tears off her cheeks. She was about to stand when she saw an outstretched hand in front her
dejectedly.
She lifted her head and saw that the hand belonged to a gorgeous man.
The man was smiling at her devilishly, and commented half-jokingly, “Your acting is not bad, just a little bit exaggerated.”