Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Xu Kun covered his eyes immediately when he was about to step into the elevator!
“Oh, I... Boss, I did not see anything. You can continue... Please continue.”
Xu Kun wanted to press on the elevator button. Fu Lingye then stood up and placed his arm in between the elevator doors to
stop them from closing. He responded coldly to Xu Kun, “Do you think that I have the mood to continue now?”
“......”
The corners of Xu Kun's mouth twitched. Would Boss make things difficult for him because of this minor incident?
Fu Lingye returned his gaze to Mu Tongrui, who remained in the elevator. He said, “Are you not coming out? Or are you waiting
for me to carry you out?”
Mu Tongrui grew redder with embarrassment. Who, who wanted him to carry her?!
Xu Kun laughed in response to the sight, “Boss, the lunch you ordered has arrived. It is in your office. 2 sets.”
The way he said “2 sets” was meant to emphasize something. His facial expression seemed to suggest something else.
Mu Tongrui followed behind Fu Lingye and they walked into his office.
There were 2 bowls of rice and assorted dishes placed on the coffee table beside the sofa. The spread looked delectable.
Mu Tongrui grew hungry right after seeing the delights laid out on the table. She was about to pick up her chopsticks to dig in
when Fu Lingye brought over a bunch of keys and left them in front of them.
“What is this?”
Mu Tongrui turned and saw that it was a BMW car key.
“Since you wanted to win the prize from participating in the project to buy a car, you can withdraw from it now that I have bought
you one.”
Mu Tongrui frowned. She thought that Fu Lingye understood what she told him earlier in the elevator and would no longer stop
her from participating in the project organized by Ya Hua. However, she did not expect that he could be this obstinate.

Mu Tongrui did not even touch the car key. She put her bowl down and responded instantly, “If you are buying me a car in order
to stop me from participating, then I do not want it. Fu Lingye, I have my own dreams. If you really want the best for me, then
please do not interfere with this matter. I will definitely participate in the upcoming competition.”
She is more stubborn than him.
Fu Lingye took out a platinum limited edition credit card from his wallet and threw it in front of her, “This card has no limit.”
Mu Tongrui stared at the credit card, “Fu Lingye, are you are really going to such lengths just to stop me from participating in the
competition?”
She picked up the credit card and hit it against his body. She was about to get up to leave the office when he held onto her wrist,
frowned, and locked his gaze at her frustrated face, “Where are you going?”
Mu Tongrui pursed her lips, “Mr. Fu, I am full. Please enjoy your lunch.”
She wriggled out of his grip and ran out of the office.
Fu Lingye stared at the credit card that had fallen onto the floor and the car key on the table. He scoffed at the sight.
She did not want his limitless credit card, neither did she want the car he bought her. Instead, she wanted to participate in the
competition. What on earth was she thinking?
Just for the sake of winning that one million cash prize?
Or could it be that she really wanted to spend ......the night with Qi Yanli?
Fu Lingye grew sullen and annoyed and then he made a phone call.
Xiang Nanqian who was in the midst of having her lunch did not expect that Fu Lingye would call her at this hour.
“Lingye, have you had your lunch? Do you want me to accompany you?”
“No need. I have eaten.”
Fu Lingye grew even angrier after seeing the spread of dishes on the table that were left untouched.
“Then... why did you call me...?”

“Do you remember the last time you suggested to give a cash prize of 1 million for outstanding works presented at the Ya Hua
Animation competition? I have given it serious thought. I feel that it is just a minor competition. It is not a big deal, so I am
thinking that we can remove the reward. I believe they can do it even without the cash prizes. After all, artists in the Creative
Department are rewarded handsomely.”
“Is that so?”
The cash prize was just a trivial matter. Fu Lingye usually dealt with far more important matters than these. The rewards given to
the able employees in Fu Corporation were usually a lot more than the other companies. Just that this time, why did Fu Lingye
call her just to deal with something so insignificant?
Fu Lingye never bothered with such trivial matters.
Besides, since the information regarding the cash prizes has been disseminated, she was afraid that it would cause some
uninvited gossip and rumors. It would also be difficult to convince the public on the sudden cancellation.
“Lingye, the information has already been disseminated a while ago. If you were to cancel it just like that, there would be rumors
saying that Fu Corporation is untrustworthy.”
Fu Lingye laughed and said coldly, “Anyone can receive the reward, except for Mu Tongrui.”
Xiang Nanqian froze and then she grew cheerier. She laughed and said, “Alright, I will do according to your wishes.”
Xiang Nanqian wore a contented look on her face after putting down the call.
Did Lingye mean that Mu Tongrui can never emerge victory in the competition no matter what happens?
However, what was she afraid of? Even Lingye was standing by her side and helping her to get rid of Mu Tongrui. She thought
that Mu Tongrui would soon be chased out of Fu Corporation very soon.
.........
At Jian family's house.
Jian Zhe got home to see his father's despondent face.
“Dad, what is it? What happened?”

After hearing Jian Zhe, his eyes lit up again, “Zhe, did you make peace with Wanyue the past few days? How did it go?”
Jian Zhe frowned and shook his head, “Dad, I think Wanyue and I are over.”
“You... you cannot just part ways with Shen Wanyue like this. Jian Corporation cannot continue operating without the financial
backing from other companies. Jian Corporation will collapse one of these days.”
Jian Zhe grew pale, “Dad, how did our company situation become so serious? Why did you not tell me about it earlier?”
“Was there any use telling you? If I were to tell you and that Wanyue were to find out, they would definitely disagree to the
marriage. However, I knew that the both of you were planning to get married, but did not expect Mu Tongrui to come to ruin the
wedding. Well, now that you are not going to marry Wanyue, I am sure that the Shen family will not help us, let alone provide
financial support to help us tide over the difficulties. It seems like Jian Corporation is going to go bankrupt.”
“Dad, I will go and plead with Wanyue again. She will not bear to see our family go bankrupt. You wait here for me; I will go over
now!”
......
Mu Tongrui was about to end work when she received a call from Jian Zhe.
She did not want to pick up. Her relationship with Jian Zhe had already ended 3 years ago. However, Mu Tongrui picked it up
sullenly after seeing it ring for such a long time.
“Mr. Jian, is there anything?”
“Tongrui...”
Mu Tongrui froze because she heard Jian Zhe crying on the other end of the line.
“Tongrui.... I have ended things with Wanyue. My family's company is also going bankrupt soon. I went to plead with Wanyue to
help Jian Corporation, but she did not even consider our relationship. She even said that she would not lend me a single cent. I
also do not know why all the other banks are not willing to loan us money.”
Mu Tongrui did not expect so many things to have happened to Jian Zhe and his family. “Why are you calling me to tell me about
all these things now? I am happy knowing that you are in such a pathetic state now. Do you still remember how you treated me
in the past?”

Jian Zhe deserved being caught in this situation.
Jian Zhe shook his head, “No, I am not calling you to ask you to help me. I just wanted to apologize to you before I leave. There
is no way out for me now.”
Before I leave? Is he thinking of committing suicide?