Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

After the doctor finished bandaging the wound on Ye Xi's ankle, Yanchen came back.

After the doctor finished bandaging the wound on Ye Xi's ankle, Yanchen came back.

Tongrui felt like the biggest third wheel when she saw Yanchen's gaze on Ye Xi, “I’m going to the

bathroom.” She left quickly.

Yanchen sat beside the bed. His eyes fell on Ye Xi's ankle and he touched it gently, “How is it? Still

hurting?”

Ye Xi pulled back her foot, "It’s fine."

Yanchen sat closer and she smelled tobacco on him, "You went out to smoke?"

Yanchen knew that Ye Xi hated the smell of smoke, "I had quit for a long time. I will not smoke in the

future if you don’t like it."

“You don’t have to be so pitiful about it.” It was he who wanted to quit smoking. Now he is pretending to

be pitiful, why should she feel sorry for him?

Yanchen touched her reddened face, "Xi, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have hit you just now."

Ye Xi pulled away, “What’s done is done. I hit you too. We are even.”

"You can hit me as many times as you want, but I won't allow myself to hurt you again."

Ye Xi looked at the scratches on Yanchen’s face caused by her nails just now.

"What about you, does your face still hurt?" She asked.

Yanchen’s mood lightened when he heard Ye Xi’s concern. He smiled, “Are you worried about me?”

“Don’t flatter yourself. I’m not wor…”

Yanchen pressed a kiss on her lips.

—

Tongrui saw Yanchen and Ye Xi through the slit of the door, she couldn’t help but feel depressed. She

gently closed the door and went to the back garden of the hospital.

She sat on the bench, hesitating to call Lingye. She was wondering if she should give their relationship

another chance. She wanted to tell him that it was all a misunderstanding and they were not related by

blood. Tongrui lost the courage to call him when she remembered Lingye’s harsh words.

A notification suddenly popped up on her phone. It was news about Lingye.

“North City Fu Corporation’s CEO, Fu Lingye, to attend charity events with his fiancée…”

Fiancée?

Tongrui looked at the photo. The woman standing next to Lingye was Zhiyue. They looked like a match

made in heaven. She was completely discouraged from calling Lingye.

We just got a divorce, and he was already with Zhiyue… He had never looked at her back then.

Men were indeed liars. They would do anything for you when they love you, they would hurt you the

most when the love doesn’t exist anymore. Why do I still miss him so much?

When she saw Yanchen cared for Ye Xi, she also wanted Lingye to stay by her side.

—

Yanchen hugged Ye Xi after they kissed, “Xi, come back to South City with me?”

“And get imprisoned by your bodyguards twenty-four seven?” mocked Yexi. A female nanny would

follow her to the bathroom to watch over her during the toughest time.

“I will give you the freedom you wanted. I will not send any bodyguards to follow you around this time. I

will not stop you from going out to work. You can do whatever you want, but please don’t leave me

again. Will you?”

Ye Xi’s heart ached a little. A prideful person like Yanchen was pleading with her now. However, she

wouldn’t want to pity him. If it was not for him, Jin wouldn’t have died. Her mother and father wouldn’t

have cut ties with her. Although Yanchen was not the one who directly caused the misfortune upon her,

he was involved in it.

Ye Xi wrapped her arms around Yanchen’s neck and smirked, “You miss me? Too bad, I don’t want you

at all.”

"Xi, do you have to talk to me like that?"

Yanchen took her hands off his neck and held them while looking into her eyes.

Ye Xi pulled her hand away, "I have one condition.”

“What is that? I will try my best to do it.” Yanchen let out a soft sigh.

"I majored in performing arts in college. Before Jin passed away, it was my dream to become an

actress. I dreamed of him some time ago. He said he hoped that he could see me shine on stage. As

you know, before Jin passed, I did very well in my studies."

After Jin passed away, she took a break from school because of depression. As an outstanding student

in the performing arts department of South City Communication University, it was ridiculous that she

didn’t get her graduation certificate.

Yanchen was filled with guilt, "I'm sorry, Xi."

“I don’t need your apology. What you need to do is to let me continue my studies and stop preventing

me from working in the future. If you can do that, I promise that I will go back to South City with you.”

Yanchen knew the hidden meaning of Ye Xi’s words. It would not be a problem for her to continue her

studies. By working, it meant that she wanted to be an actress. He could also protect her when she

entered the entertainment industry. However, he was afraid that she wouldn’t need his protection one

day. She would shine bright on the stage and abandon him completely.

Yanchen was too afraid of losing her, he did not want to think about the future. He only wanted to bring

her back to South City, so he could see her every day.

He had not slept well in the 378 days after Ye Xi left. He had gotten used to having insomnia

throughout the years of playing the catch game with her. She escaped for too long this time. It made

him fear that he could no longer find her and she would never return to him.

Yanchen finally compromised, "Okay, I promise you. Xi, as long as you stay by my side, I will do

anything for you."