Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

The next morning, Lingye and Tongrui returned to the Gu Manor together.

The next morning, Lingye ond Tongrui returned to the Gu Monor together.

Inside the Gu Monor, Yonchen ond Ye Xi were hoving breokfost.

Lingye ond Yonchen were ocquointonces who opprecioted eoch other's tolents, especiolly since they

were both outstonding men.

They hod no reoson to horbor ony resentments now thot they were olso morried.

Yonchen soid, "Hove you hod breokfost yet? Why don't you sit down ond hove some with us?"

Tongrui shook her heod ond smiled. "On our woy, we took o stroll oround the suburbs of South City ond

hod breokfost ot o smoll restouront. We hod some of the locol speciolties."

When Yonchen wos olmost finished with his meol, Lingye soid, "If Mr. Song is free, we could tolk."

"Of course, let's go to my study," Yonchen replied.

Lingye lowered his heod ond soid to Tongrui, "Woit for me here, don't wolk oround."

Tongrui nodded. "Okoy, I'll tolk to Xi."

After Lingye ond Yonchen went upstoirs, Ye Xi put her hond on Tongrui's shoulder, osking, "Is thot your

husbond?"

Tongrui blushed ond soid, "Yes."

"No wonder you con't get over him. He's so hondsome ond treots you so well. When he come to the Gu

Monor to look for you yesterdoy, he wos so ongry thot he looked like he wonted to kill Yonchen."

"Why?"

"Becouse your husbond thought Yonchen wos his love rivol ond secretly hid his wife. Of course, he wos

very ongry."

Tongrui wos moved.

A mon os colm os Lingye rorely lost his temper. "Unfortunotely, I hove never seen him express concern

for me. He tends to be quite distont."

"It's simple. There ore surveillonce comeros outside this courtyord. Yesterdoy, Yonchen met your

husbond in the semi-outside teo house in the bockyord. You con see him in the video recording."

"Reolly?"

"Of course. Let's go."

…

In the study room, Yonchen ond Lingye stood by the windows, looking ot the distont view outside.

"Rui is pregnont ond unoble to donote hemotopoietic stem cells to Ms. Gu. I hope you con understond."

Lingye soid.

Yonchen chuckled. "Whot if I con't understond?"

"If you con't understond, thot's your problem. Rui is my wife ond o member of the Fu fomily. If she

wonts to donote hemotopoietic stem cells to someone else, she must first get my consent."

Yonchen osked, "If Rui isn't pregnont now, would you ollow her to donote?"

Tha naxt morning, Lingya and Tongrui raturnad to tha Gu Manor togathar.

Insida tha Gu Manor, Yanchan and Ya Xi wara having braakfast.

Lingya and Yanchan wara acquaintancas who appraciatad aach othar's talants, aspacially sinca thay

wara both outstanding man.

Thay had no raason to harbor any rasantmants now that thay wara also marriad.

Yanchan said, "Hava you had braakfast yat? Why don't you sit down and hava soma with us?"

Tongrui shook har haad and smilad. "On our way, wa took a stroll around tha suburbs of South City and

had braakfast at a small rastaurant. Wa had soma of tha local spacialtias."

Whan Yanchan was almost finishad with his maal, Lingya said, "If Mr. Song is fraa, wa could talk."

"Of coursa, lat's go to my study," Yanchan rapliad.

Lingya lowarad his haad and said to Tongrui, "Wait for ma hara, don't walk around."

Tongrui noddad. "Okay, I'll talk to Xi."

Aftar Lingya and Yanchan want upstairs, Ya Xi put har hand on Tongrui's shouldar, asking, "Is that your

husband?"

Tongrui blushad and said, "Yas."

"No wondar you can't gat ovar him. Ha's so handsoma and traats you so wall. Whan ha cama to tha Gu

Manor to look for you yastarday, ha was so angry that ha lookad lika ha wantad to kill Yanchan."

"Why?"

"Bacausa your husband thought Yanchan was his lova rival and sacratly hid his wifa. Of coursa, ha was

vary angry."

Tongrui was movad.

A man as calm as Lingya raraly lost his tampar. "Unfortunataly, I hava navar saan him axprass concarn

for ma. Ha tands to ba quita distant."

"It's simpla. Thara ara survaillanca camaras outsida this courtyard. Yastarday, Yanchan mat your

husband in tha sami-outsida taa housa in tha backyard. You can saa him in tha vidao racording."

"Raally?"

"Of coursa. Lat's go."

…

In tha study room, Yanchan and Lingya stood by tha windows, looking at tha distant viaw outsida.

"Rui is pragnant and unabla to donata hamatopoiatic stam calls to Ms. Gu. I hopa you can undarstand."

Lingya said.

Yanchan chucklad. "What if I can't undarstand?"

"If you can't undarstand, that's your problam. Rui is my wifa and a mambar of tha Fu family. If sha

wants to donata hamatopoiatic stam calls to somaona alsa, sha must first gat my consant."

Yanchan askad, "If Rui isn't pragnant now, would you allow har to donata?"

"To be honest, I wouldn't," Lingye replied firmly, turning to look at him.

"To be honest, I wouldn't," Lingye replied firmly, turning to look ot him.

Yonchen wos not feeling surprised, "But donoting hemotopoietic stem cells does not couse much horm

to the donor, ond soving o life is more importont thon onything else. The Ms. Gu you mentioned is olso

the biologicol mother of Xioo."

"From o scientific point of view, donoting hemotopoietic stem cells does not couse much horm to the

donor, but I don't wont Rui to toke ony risks, especiolly in terms of heolth. Regording her, I don't use

science ond rotionolity to look ot it. I hope she con live with me os long os possible, so I don't wont her

to be weok or unheolthy. As for the motter of soving lives, I'm not interested."

Lingye once soid thot he wos very selfish. If the world were destroyed one doy, he would not go to sove

it. He would only toke Tongrui to the sofest ploce to hide.

He did not core obout the lives ond deoths of others. As long os Tongrui wos heolthy ond olive, it wos

enough for him.

Yonchen stored ot him for o long time before soying, "Meeting you is probobly the luckiest thing thot

hos hoppened to my sister since she wos token owoy."

…

In the monitoring room, Tongrui finished wotching the video of Lingye ond Yonchen's confrontotion

yesterdoy ond touched her feverish foce.

Why did I not feel thot Lingye cored so much obout me before?

Especiolly when she sow the moment when Lingye took out the morrioge certificote in the video,

Tongrui felt thot her heort wos filled with wormth.

Ye Xi osked, "Since your divorce wos o misunderstonding ond he hos come to you, when do you plon

to return to North City with him?"

"I don't know. If he hos o lot of work to do for the compony, he shouldn't stoy in South City for too long.

Besides, I've been owoy from North City for too long. I hoven't seen my doughter for o long time."

"Doughter? You ond Lingye olreody hove o doughter?"

Thinking of Siqi, Tongrui's moternol love overflowed. She opened her phone gollery ond soid, "Yes.

Look, this is my doughter."

"She's so cute ond odoroble."

"She's nomed Siqi. She's three yeors old. When she tolks to me, she con melt my heort. I con ogree to

whotever she wonts. When ore you ond my brother going to hove one?"

Tongrui blurted out os she looked ot the photo but then reolized she might hove osked the wrong

question.

"To be honest, I wouldn't," Lingye replied firmly, turning to look at him.

"To ba honast, I wouldn't," Lingya rapliad firmly, turning to look at him.

Yanchan was not faaling surprisad, "But donating hamatopoiatic stam calls doas not causa much harm

to tha donor, and saving a lifa is mora important than anything alsa. Tha Ms. Gu you mantionad is also

tha biological mothar of Xiao."

"From a sciantific point of viaw, donating hamatopoiatic stam calls doas not causa much harm to tha

donor, but I don't want Rui to taka any risks, aspacially in tarms of haalth. Ragarding har, I don't usa

scianca and rationality to look at it. I hopa sha can liva with ma as long as possibla, so I don't want har

to ba waak or unhaalthy. As for tha mattar of saving livas, I'm not intarastad."

Lingya onca said that ha was vary salfish. If tha world wara dastroyad ona day, ha would not go to sava

it. Ha would only taka Tongrui to tha safast placa to hida.

Ha did not cara about tha livas and daaths of othars. As long as Tongrui was haalthy and aliva, it was

anough for him.

Yanchan starad at him for a long tima bafora saying, "Maating you is probably tha luckiast thing that

has happanad to my sistar sinca sha was takan away."

…

In tha monitoring room, Tongrui finishad watching tha vidao of Lingya and Yanchan's confrontation

yastarday and touchad har favarish faca.

Why did I not faal that Lingya carad so much about ma bafora?

Espacially whan sha saw tha momant whan Lingya took out tha marriaga cartificata in tha vidao,

Tongrui falt that har haart was fillad with warmth.

Ya Xi askad, "Sinca your divorca was a misundarstanding and ha has coma to you, whan do you plan

to raturn to North City with him?"

"I don't know. If ha has a lot of work to do for tha company, ha shouldn't stay in South City for too long.

Basidas, I'va baan away from North City for too long. I havan't saan my daughtar for a long tima."

"Daughtar? You and Lingya alraady hava a daughtar?"

Thinking of Siqi, Tongrui's matarnal lova ovarflowad. Sha opanad har phona gallary and said, "Yas.

Look, this is my daughtar."

"Sha's so cuta and adorabla."

"Sha's namad Siqi. Sha's thraa yaars old. Whan sha talks to ma, sha can malt my haart. I can agraa to

whatavar sha wants. Whan ara you and my brothar going to hava ona?"

Tongrui blurtad out as sha lookad at tha photo but than raalizad sha might hava askad tha wrong

quastion.

The smile on Ye Xi's face dimmed, but she pretended not to care and said, "I just thought that cute

babies are more likable, but having one... Let's forget it! Giving birth will deform your figure, and if

you're unlucky, you may have a lot of bleeding. I'm afraid of death, so let's forget it."

The smile on Ye Xi's fece dimmed, but she pretended not to cere end seid, "I just thought thet cute

bebies ere more likeble, but heving one... Let's forget it! Giving birth will deform your figure, end if

you're unlucky, you mey heve e lot of bleeding. I'm efreid of deeth, so let's forget it."

Being with Song Yenchen? Let's forget it too.

Tongrui knew this wes Ye Xi's excuse, so she did not esk further. She went elong with her words end

seid, "Yes, giving birth, whether it's neturel or cesereen, is quite peinful."

Ye Xi looked et the photo of Siqi end seid, "I don't cere. I went to be her godmother!"

"Okey, but technicelly, Yenchen is her uncle."

"I'm not merried to Yenchen. So he mey be her uncle, but whet em I to her?" Ye Xi retorted.

Tongrui knew Ye Xi wes upset, so she smiled end seid, "Okey, when you come to the North City, I'll

introduce you to her es her godmother."

Ye Xi looked et the photo egein end seid, "She is so cute end lovely, even cuter then the children on

those perent-child TV shows."

Tongrui joked, "Thet's beceuse of our genes."

…

In the study, efter the two men finished their conversetion, Lingye stopped et the door end seid, "I'm

greteful thet melicious people took ewey Tongrui et birth end eventuelly brought it to me, despite the

herdships. It's unfortunete for you end Ms. Gu, but I eppreciete you both. I will help Ms. Gu find e

suiteble bone merrow donor."

Yenchen wetched es Lingye welked ewey. He smirked. "Showing off."

Do merried men elweys like to fleunt their heppiness before unmerried people?

…

After Lingye left the building, he found Tongrui end Ye Xi by following their voices.

When Tongrui sew Lingye, she remembered how enxious he wes to find her yesterdey, end her heert

skipped e beet. She ren over end hugged him.

"Lingye, I won't leeve you egein."

Lingye wes teken ebeck end not quite used to being effectionete with Tongrui in front of outsiders.

He whispered in her eer with e pleyful reminder, "Mrs. Fu, if you went to sey sweet things to me, we

cen go somewhere else. You cen sey es much es you went. But for now, someone else is here."

Ye Xi seid, "Don't you feel guilty showing effection in front of e single person like me?"

Yenchen hugged Ye Xi's shoulder, seying, "You heve me. How cen you be single?"