Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

“Your priority right now is just to take care of your child. Don't worry about other things.”

Fu Lingye helped her wipe her hair dry. He lowered his head and kissed her forehead.

Mu Tongrui pouted and said, “Looks like I'll only be able to stay at home and not go anywhere else from

tomorrow onwards, right?”

According to the current situation, it looked like Fu Lingye would not allow her to go work.

“Could it be that you actually still want to work at Ya Hua?”

His eyes darkened. Mu Tongrui recoiled a little and said, “No, why would I go back to work there? But I

can't just do nothing at home, I'll be bored to death.”

Also, if she didn't work, she wouldn't have an income and would be forced to rely completely on Fu

Lingye for her expenses.

She was genuinely afraid that one day Fu Lingye would be tired of her. If that happened, she would be

at a loss and not know what to do next.

Didn't all the books always talk about how two people who are madly in love, would eventually break up

if there was an insurmountable difference between them?

Fu Lingye was so outstanding, both in personality and career. And she, a fallen heiress, had no career

or family background to speak of. Even if Fu Lingye was truly willing to get a marriage certificate with

her, she still felt inferior.

Fu Lingye bit his lips and said, “Are you willing to work by my side?”

“Never mind.”

Fu Lingye pulled her into his embrace and gently caressed her back. He sighed and said, “Then you

should stay at home and take care of your health. After you've given birth and recuperated, I won't stop

you from working anywhere.”

“Lingye, those friends you hang out with... Are their girlfriends all very outstanding?”

Fu Lingye furrowed his brows at her question. “Why'd you suddenly ask this?”

Mu Tongrui licked her lips and said, “I would be lying if I said I didn't have low self-esteem. Mu family

went bankrupt, so my family background isn't great either. There's no one who would take care of me at

home and I don't have my own job and career. I feel that... the current me can't really match up to you.”

Even though she didn't like Xiang Nanqian one bit, she had to admit that Xiang Nanqian was more

suited to be a daughter-in-law of the Fu family than she was.

She lowered her head, a little depressed. Fu Lingye's black eyes solemnly watched her as he said, “I

don't need a girlfriend who's outstanding in her job or career. Or do you think I need an outstanding

girlfriend to help me in my career because I'm not capable enough?”

“That's definitely not what I meant.”

She knew that with Fu Lingye's status and power, he did not need a business marriage to expand his

career.

However....

“It seems like I don't understand you at all. Xiang Nanqian knows all your likes and dislikes, Han Ling

knows what you're secretly thinking about, but I neither know your likes and dislikes nor your real

thoughts. I'm afraid that if we continue on like this, one day you'll get tired of me.”

She was uneasy because Fu Lingye was too brilliant. In fact, he was so brilliant she looked up to him.

And she didn't have many people to rely on, so it was normal to have such a mentality, right?

Fu Lingye laughed lightly and said, “There is still ample time for you to get to know me better, but I

really don't need someone as smart as me as my life partner, that would be too boring.”

Mu Tongrui pouted. “Oh, do you mean I'm not as smart as you and that I'm stupid?”

“Kind of.”

“...”

But Fu Lingye couldn't help but admit that he liked how this woman reacted half a beat slower.

Maybe it was due to the complicated environment he grew up in, but Fu Lingye had always been

surrounded by flawless and calculative women since he entered the workforce. He felt too tired

interacting with them since he had always felt the need to mask his real personality. So, when he was

with a woman like Mu Tongrui who wasn't too ambitious, he actually felt more at ease and relaxed; he

was more willing to show his real personality too.

Every man had a desire to protect the weak within them. Career women really weren't his cup of tea.

Mu Tongrui was a little curious. “Have you never been tempted by the beautiful women around you?”

To be honest, Fu Lingye was no Saint. However, in his thirty-three years of life, only Mu Tongrui stood

out to him among the sea of women around him. All the other women were homogeneous.

They were similar to each other in a way he couldn't describe. It wasn't that Mu Tongrui was

extraordinary. He just didn't like how the career women around him were being too calculative and too

shrewd when they negotiated business deals. It was extremely hard for Fu Lingye to treat them as

someone to be protected. They weren't bad, but he just thought that this kind of women didn't have

much need for a man.

He had also tried having romantic relations with his working partners in the business circle. However,

perhaps he had placed too much importance on how he met the woman. He was only able to treat

career women as partners, adversaries, or colleagues, and it was hard to change his perception of

them.

Of course, Old Master Fu had introduced girls from rich families to him. However, there weren't girls

who were more capable or fun than Mu Tongrui. For the girls who were actually more interesting than

Mu Tongrui, Fu Lingye felt like they were too artificial. Actually, his taste in women was quite particular.

Among all the women he had seen, the only woman he wanted to bed at first glance was Mu Tongrui.

This wasn't him being dirty-minded. If he didn't find someone tantalizing or attractive at the first glance,

he probably would not waste his time to give a second glance. After all, Fu Lingye had a good grasp of

his own time. Every second was valuable to him.

“There are career women all around me. If I marry one, I would argue with her all the way from my

office to my house. Rui, I want to relax too. If I have to spend the rest of my life with a mirror, I'll be very

tired.”

Mu Tongrui felt like his words made sense. “Before being with you, I felt like you would definitely like

those pretty women who were capable and efficient. After all, you're so brilliant that only this type of

woman would be able to match up to you.”

It was logical for Mu Tongrui to think that way. Normal people likely all thought that his partner needed

to be from a well-respected family and not only be able to manage stocks and shares with him at home,

but also be able to match up with him in the business world. However, to be honest, Fu Lingye didn't

want to constantly be with a woman who could set him up at any time.

Mu Tongrui hesitated and asked, “So, you like me because I'm some softie with no real ability, huh?”

The man squinted as a mischievous glint appeared in his black eyes. “It's true that you're soft. I wanted

to bed you at first glance.”

“...”

Mu Tongrui's mouth twitched. So, was this the work of adrenaline?

She shouldn't have counted on hearing any sort of praise from Fu Lingye's mouth.

“But I... do I not have any other good qualities?”

Mu Tongrui furrowed her brows and went into deep thought. She wasn't so worthless, right?

“Your good quality is that I fancy you. That's enough.”

““...

These words were clearly very egoistic in nature, but she couldn't help but feel that they were very

sweet...

She raised her head and looked at him directly. “I still don't understand something. Can you explain to

me why you suddenly fancy me after not liking anyone for so long?”

Fu Lingye stared at her for quite a while. Finally, he flicked Mu Tongrui's forehead and said, “It's already

night now.”

“...”

Was he saying that she should wake up from her daydream?

Mu Tongrui hummed softly, pulled the blanket over her body, and said, “The night is perfect for

dreams!”