Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Mu Tongrui brought Sweetheart out of Fu family residence and she could only relax when she was a

good distance away from Fu Xiao.

After sending Sweetheart to kindergarten, Mu Tongrui made a call to Jiang Xinghe right away.

“Doctor Jiang, Fu Xiao has returned to Fu family. He returned using Lingye's identity. No one knows

about his true identity.”

Jiang Xinghe pursed his lips and said, “Fu Xiao knew that you dare not to reveal his identity. His

purpose in returning is to replace Lingye. What do you plan to do next?”

Mu Tongrui took a deep breath and then shook his head lightly, “I do not know what I should do. I am

very confused.”

“I will go to Fu Corporation this afternoon to persuade him. I want to try using hypnotic inductions to see

if I can get into his conscious state of mind.”

“Doctor Jiang, thank you very much.”

“You are welcome. I am Lingye's good friend. It is my responsibility.”

After hanging up the call, Mu Tongrui walked alone on the street. When she passed by a bridal shop,

she stood at the display windows and stared at a wedding gown hung there. She was dazed.

As she was about to turn around after feeling a sense of loss, she saw a familiar male figure reflected

on the glass display windows.

Mu Tongrui's eyebrows furrowed and turned around. “Jian Zhe? Why are you here?”

Jian Zhe laughed and said, “I thought we will never meet each other again in this lifetime. Tongrui, it

has been such a long time. You have lost so much weight.”

“Have you returned to Bei City?”

“Yes, I have seen the news. I heard that Fu Lingye fell into the sea and died. I was afraid that

something would happen to you after the accident. Actually, I have been back for several days. I have

also followed you for a few days...”

Mu Tongrui was startled, “Did you say... you followed me for a few days?”

Could Jian Zhe..... already have found out about Fu Xiao's existence?

“That is right. I see that Fu Lingye has returned, but he seems to treat you coldly. Are you okay,

Tongrui?”

It seemed that Jian Zhe did not know anything. Mu Tongrui then relaxed and said, “I am still doing okay.

How about you? How have you been recently?”

“I really missed you. I thought I would never return to Bei City, but I realized that I could not control

myself and so, I have returned to find you.”

“Jian Zhe.....”

Jian Zhe interrupted her and said, “Tongrui, I know that we cannot go back to the past, but I just want to

make sure if you are doing okay.”

She pulled her lips into a smile. So what if she was not doing okay? Anyway, it was not possible for

them to start afresh with each other.

“I am going home.”

Jian Zhe responded in a hurry, “Tongrui, can't we sit down to have a chat over a cup of coffee?”

......

The President's office in Fu Corporation.

Fu Xiao received a high-resolution image from Yao Zhiyue. It was a photograph of Mu Tongrui and

another man on a date.

Fu Xiao curled his lips. Things were getting interesting, he thought. Mu Tongrui is pretending to be

devoted to Fu Lingye, while having a secret relationship with another man.

Xu Kun pushed open the door to enter, “Boss, Chairman wants you to make a trip to his office.”

Fu Xiao acknowledged it and got up to go over to Fu Zhengyuan's office.

When he got there, the two of them started to discuss work matters.

Fu Xiao said, “Dad, I am not sure if you have noticed Tongrui's strange behavior recently.”

Fu Zhengyuan could not understand what he meant, “Strange? Could it be the side effects of her

pregnancy?”

“No, that was not what I meant. Ever since I returned home, I realized that Tongrui became very cold

towards me. Besides, she slept with Sweetheart last night. We only exchanged a few words.”

Fu Zhengyuan frowned, “I don't think so. She was in a terrible state when you met with an accident. It

was because she missed you so dearly. There was once when she caused a fire and almost burnt

herself after lighting candles in the room. Why is it that she is cold and distant to you now that you are

back?

“Dad, do you think she is thinking of another man?”

Fu Zhengyuan could not believe this, “How can it be? She is expecting your child, so why will she even

be thinking of another man?”

Fu Xiao showed Fu Zhengyuan the photograph on his phone, “I did not believe it at first, but my friend

bumped into Tongrui at the cafe. She saw that she was on a date with another man, and they were

behaving intimately. Dad, I also do not want this to happen. However, now that it has happened, I feel

that I should be more guarded towards her.”

What Fu Xiao said made sense. It made Fu Zhengyuan think deeper about what he had said.

“Jian Zhe is her ex-boyfriend. Why is she still in contact with him?”

“This... I am not sure either. Could it be... that Tongrui still has some feelings towards Jian Zhe?”

Fu Zhengyuan could not help but be a little doubtful, “This matter is not something glorious to the Fu

family. Of course, you also cannot misunderstand her.”

“Of course. Dad, I will definitely investigate this matter. If she... really cheated...”

Fu Zhengyuan instantly grew strict, “Hmm, if that is so, Fu family will definitely not accept her ways.”

Fu Xiao's calculating gaze revealed a plot that he was scheming.

His first step was to push Mu Tongrui out of the Fu family.

.......

In the afternoon, Jiang Xinghe asked Mu Tongrui to head over to the medical center first. He would

bring Fu Xiao there to receive his treatment shortly.

Mu Tongrui was very anxious while waiting for Jiang Xinghe to bring him over. She finally relaxed when

she caught sight of them.

Fu Xiao was lying unconscious. Jiang Xinghe and Mu Tongrui brought him into the medical center.

“He will wake up after 10 minutes. We will first use hypnotic induction.”

“Okay.”

Jiang Xinghe guided Fu Xiao onto the chair to lie down and then prepared the necessary equipment.

After half an hour, Jiang Xinghe successfully induced Fu Xiao into an unconscious state of mind. Fu

Xiao's eyes were shut and he seemed to be able to access his memories.

“Lingye? What do you see?”

Mu Tongrui wanted to call him, but she was afraid that she would interfere with the treatment that Jiang

Xinghe was giving Fu Lingye. She could only cover her mouth and her eyes were brimming with tears.

He laid on the chair with his eyes closed and then gradually spoke, “Qiao Sang fell into the sea. I

wanted to rescue her, but Qi Yanli and I could not find her even after such a long time... I am at fault. I

should not have brought Qiao Sang to Lijiang Island.....”

“You are not to be blamed for Qiao Sang's death. You did not know that the weather was going to turn

awry at that time.”

......

Two hours passed. Fu Lingye's memories were still stuck at the time when he was 22 years old.

Jiang Xinghe stopped trying to access his memories as he had already fallen into a deep sleep.

“Doctor Jiang, will Lingye be the one who wakes up later?”

Jiang Xinghe shook his head and said, “Lingye's memories have stayed stagnant since Qiao Sang's

death. That meant his subconscious state of mind is stuck at the time when he was 22 years old. Fu

Xiao probably appeared at that time.”

“Do you mean that Lingye felt guilty towards Qiao Sang back then, so he took the personality of Fu

Xiao and tried to kill himself?”

“That is right. He is now stuck in the well of guilt towards Qiao Sang. We need to find a way to make

him forgive himself.”

Mu Tongrui stared at him in deep sleep and frowned, “However, Qiao Sang is still alive. Why is he still

unable to forgive himself?”

“Psychological illness is difficult to get rid of. If not for the car accident, perhaps Fu Xiao would not

appear in this lifetime. However, the car accident had happened to Lingye that had led him to fall into

the sea. Qiao Sang fell into the sea as well, so this could possibly have had a strong impact on his

mind.”

Jiang Xinghe frowned slightly. He discovered that this matter was too much of a coincidence, “Could

Lingye's car accident be intentional?”

Mu Tongrui's heart leaped and tried to recall what happened that day, “The morning of Christmas Day,

Lingye wanted to head to Fu Corporation for work. However, Bohai bridge was out of the way. He did

not need to pass by the bridge when traveling from the villa in Repulse Bay to his workplace. So, why

did Lingye go there all of a sudden?”