Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

After Mu Tongrui left the hotel, she had lost the mood to play watersports. So she sat under a big tree,

enjoying the sea breeze. Qiu Zekai, who had just done surfing, saw her from afar and walked toward

her from the beach.

She was lost in thought when Qiu Zekai patted her on the shoulder, which frightened her.

“Why can you walk without a sound? You scared me.”

“My footsteps were so loud. It's because you're too focused on your thought.”

Qiu Zekai sat down next to her. Seeing her looking unhappy, he asked, “Why are you upset? Aren't you

happy while traveling?”

“Qiu Zekai, let me ask you, if a man secretly has another woman in his heart, will he still accept a new

relationship?”

“It depends on the situation. For example, it depends on whether the woman in my heart is married or

not. If she is married, I will definitely stop thinking about her, or if the woman doesn’t like me at all, I will

definitely look for a new relationship. It's impossible to remain unmarried for my whole life just because

of a woman whom I have no chance to be with, right?”

Mu Tongrui propped her chin on the hand, thinking thoughtfully.

Qiu Zekai bumped her shoulder with his shoulder. “You didn't quarrel with your boyfriend, did you?

Where is he? Why are you out here alone?”

“H-He is feeling unwell and resting in the hotel.”

Qiu Zekai didn’t believe it at all, and said, “Tongrui, since we're on the same wavelength, I should tell

you something honestly. According to a man’s instinct, I think your boyfriend doesn’t seem to like you

as much as you like him, and he seems to treat you quite indifferently. He also very difficult to get along

with.”

Mu Tongrui was stunned. Could an outsider who has only known me for a few days even tell that Fu

Lingye doesn't like me?

She bit her lip and said, “It's not like that. He is just cold-tempered, but when there are no outsiders, he

is very enthusiastic to me.”

“Really? Then I can't tell.”

Mu Tongrui swallowed hard, and hesitatingly asked, “Do you think he and I are not suitable for each

other?”

Qiu Zekai nodded his head honestly. “Well, a little. I don’t feel that he likes you. A couple shouldn’t get

along with each other in that way. No girl should be at her boyfriend's disposal even when having

breakfast.”

Even Qiu Zekai could see that she was being cautious by Fu Lingye's side. Feeling dejected, she said,

“I feel like he is keeping me at arm's length. Sometimes I think he does like me, but sometimes, I think

he doesn't like me at all. Do you think I'm being too proactive that he does not cherish me?”

“It’s good for girls to be proactive. Although it’s an era of freewill, men will really not cherish a girl who is

doing too much for them. Most men have the mentality of grass is always greener on the other side of

the fence. You make him feel too easy to get, so it is indeed easy for him to lose interest in you. If a

man is detached from you, there is only one reason, and that is, you are dispensable to him.”

Mu Tongrui pulled a long face, and stared at the sea and the beach not far away with her chin propping

on her hand, muttering, “Then how can I make him like me?”

“You can't force this kind of thing. Anyway, instead of dwelling on this issue, why don't you go play

watersports with me? Do you plan to just sit here in a daze and waste time after finally visiting Lijiang

Island?”

Before Mu Tongrui could answer, Qiu Zekai directly took her hand and went to the place where the

tickets were sold.

After Fu Lingye hung up Qi Yanli's call, the old scars in his heart were completely exposed.

He glanced at the time and realized that Mu Tongrui had been out for an hour.

He called, but no one answered after it rang for a long time, so Fu Lingye's face darkened again.

In the evening, Mu Tongrui and Qiu Zekai returned to the hotel soaking wet.

Holding his phone, Fu Lingye was walking out of the hotel lobby to find her, when he saw Mu Tongrui

and Qiu Zekai walking toward the hotel while chatting happily.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on their faces. Their happy chatters were an eyesore to Fu

Lingye.

Mu Tongrui raised her head and looked up, only to see Fu Lingye watching them with a cold look on his

face and hands in his pockets.

She was stunned, and quickly ran over. “Did you come out to find me?”

After Fu Lingye glanced at her coldly, he turned around without saying a word and walked directly to

the hotel. Mu Tongrui reached out to grab his arm and put her arm through it. “We came back so late

because of the long queue for water activities.”

Is he mad?

“You don't need to explain to me.”

Mu Tongrui was sure that he was mad.

“I finally came to Lijiang Island. I don't know what's wrong with you, as you're upset from this morning

until now. I asked you, but you didn't want to talk. I wanted to stay with you in the hotel, but you asked

me to go...”

Looking down, Fu Lingye stared at her coldly. Her eyes had turned red as she stood aggrieved.

Fu Lingye was in a bad mood, and when he saw her having fun with Qiu Zekai, he couldn't control the

anger in his heart, and said, “If you like playing watersports, just go with someone else.”

After saying this, the tears that had been welling up in Mu Tongrui's eyes streamed down her cheeks.

Fu Lingye regretted it immediately.

“Fu Lingye, I wanted to stay with you in the hotel, but you drove me away. I was afraid you won't like to

see me if I came back. That's why I only come back at this time. I don't know when I've upset you, or

you just don't like me, but why are you being so fierce to me?”

Wiping her tears, Mu Tongrui turned around and ran away.

She didn't dare to vent the emotions she had suppressed for the whole day, but Fu Lingye's indifferent

attitude earlier hurt her instantly.

Seeing her crying and running away, Qiu Zekai called her from behind, “Tongrui! Hey... you are her

boyfriend, how can you talk to her like this?”

Fu Lingye frowned and directly said to Qiu Zekai in a cold voice, “Stay away from her.”

“I-I... You...”

Fu Lingye ignored him and hurried to chase after Mu Tongrui.

Qiu Zekai was baffled. “What a bad temper he has! Why does Tongrui like this kind of weirdo? Gosh...”

After Fu Lingye caught up with Mu Tongrui, he grabbed her by the wrist and held her tightly in his arms.

Mu Tongrui struggled. “Let go of me! Aren't you trying to drive me away? Why are you chasing after me

now?”

“I'm just in a bad mood.”

“Am I the cause of your bad mood? Why are you venting your anger on me?”

Lowering his head, Fu Lingye placed his thin lips on her forehead, and apologized in a hoarse voice,

“It's my fault.”

Mu Tongrui was startled; tears were rolling down her cheeks.

This was the first time that Fu Lingye apologized to her. Even though Fu Lingye had done some shitty

things to her before, he had never yielded to her like this.

“I don't accept your apology...”

After ignoring her for the whole day, and venting his anger on her, a simple 'it's my fault' wouldn't cut it.

She wouldn't accept it.

Although she said so, there was no persistence in her voice, as her confidence wavered.

“If you don't accept my verbal apology, will you accept my physical apology?”

The man lowered his eyes and looked at her deeply. Mu Tongrui's initially depressed mood was

messed up by this teasing sentence, as she blushed and punched his shoulder several times. “You

rogue!”