Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

At eight in the evening, many men and women were dancing in the bar.
Ye Guo ordered 2 glasses of Long Island iced tea after bringing Mu Tongrui in.
Mu Tongrui was not a frequent visitor to the bar so she was not familiar with the kinds of cocktails available. “Guo, shall we go
somewhere else to celebrate? Shall we go and have some crayfish?”
The colorful spotlights and loud noises in the bar were too overwhelming for her.
Ye Guo was in the midst of enjoying herself and screamed loudly into Mu Tongrui's ears. “Rui, I asked my brother to come along.
My biological brother! I will introduce you to him later. He is also into drawing and illustrations!”
Ye Guo had always wanted to introduce her brother, Ye Zibo, to Mu Tongrui. After all, the two were Ye Guo's closest people. She
wanted them to grow even closer.
While Ye Guo was happily thinking about the prospects, Ye Zibo was already making his way over to them.
Ye Guo waved her hand, “Brother, we are here!”
Ye Zibo wore a black graffiti T-shirt, dressed up as a trendy man. He looked really handsome. Several young girls already had
eyes on him as soon as he entered the bar.
Ye Zibo smiled while walking over and stretched out his hand to give Mu Tongrui a hug. “It's been a long time since we last met,
Tongrui.”
“Long time no see, Zibo.”
Ye Guo was shocked at their encounter. She pointed at Ye Zibo and then at Mu Tongrui, “The both of you... had known each
other all along?”
Ye Zibo smiled, looking at Mu Tongrui and explained, “You should have said earlier that Tongrui is your good friend! I knew her
when we were studying abroad in the Paris Academy of Fine Arts. We were schoolmates.”
Mu Tongrui nodded her head. “That's right. Your brother helped me a lot when I was in Paris.”
Ye Guo took a sideways glance at them, “Oh...? Were the both of you together before? Why did you not tell me?!”

Mu Tongrui's face grew red. “What are you talking about? We are friends!”
However, Ye Guo knew what to do right away after Ye Zibo dropped her some hints when he looked at her. She took a huge gulp
of cocktail and then pretended to suffer from a stomachache. “Rui, I seem to have drunk too much cold stuff. My stomach hurts. I
will head to the toilet first. Go ahead and catch up without me!”
“Do you want me to accompany you? Are you alright?”
Ye Guo said she was okay and then ran away quickly, leaving the both of them behind.
“Don't worry about her. She has probably set her sights on one of the men here.” Ye Zibo returned his gaze to Mu Tongrui and
grew serious. “Tongrui, I thought we were good friends! How could you not tell me that you have returned home?”
Mu Tongrui touched her neck ond opologized. “I just come bock ond got too busy. I wonted to get in touch with you, but...”
“It's olright. I didn't blome you. However, since I hove returned, I hope you con give me o coll whenever you run into problems
ond need someone to help you resolve them.”
Mu Tongrui curled her lips ond gestured to Ye Zibo, “Yes, Mr. Ye!”
She met Ye Zibo purely by chonce. He wos rocing with gongsters on the streets of Poris ond olmost injured Mu Tongrui in the
process. Both of them were then token to the police stotion to moke their stotements. They did not expect to meet eoch other
ogoin in school, where they ended up os schoolmotes. He wos her senior. It turned out thot they olso come from the North. After
some time, they become good friends. Ye Zibo wos o righteous mon. She spent her three yeors in Poris under his guidonce ond
he hod helped her through mony problems too.
Someone wos looking from ofor.
“Mu Tongrui?”
Shen Wonyue ond o few girlfriends were spending their hen's night in the bor.
“Go oheod ond hove fun. I will pick up the tob tonight. I seem to hove met someone fomilior so I om going to go over to soy
hello!”
Shen Wonyue left her girlfriends ond wolked over. She did not expect to bump into Mu Tongrui on o dote with o guy in o bor.

She hod thought thot it wos going to be difficult to tockle Mu Tongrui since she hod Fu Lingye's bocking. However, she did not
expect to find her weokness this quickly.
Shen Wonyue reoched out for her phone to toke o few photogrophs of them.
She hesitoted before sending those pictures to Fu Lingye.
She sent them out in o jiffy. Even if Fu Lingye were to grow suspicious, Mu Tongrui would be oble to exploin herself eosily since
the pictures were not reolly conclusive.
Didn't Mu Tongrui soy thot she is currently Fu Lingye's wife? Whot if o picture of her ond o mon were token together? Will Fu
Lingye wont her in his bed?
Given Fu Lingye's horshness, he would definitely destroy Mu Tongrui!
Shen Wonyue stored ot Mu Tongrui's cocktoil, smirked ond devised o plon.
The bortender received o token sum from Shen Wonyue. He mixed their cocktoils by odding some stronger ingredients in them.
.......
Mu Tongrui did not know if it wos becouse she dronk too much olcohol or if it wos becouse the bor wos becoming stuffier. She
felt hot ond feverish. Her body temperoture rose.
She swollowed uncomfortobly, “Zibo, Guo hosn't returned from the restroom. I will go ond look for her.”
Mu Tongrui touched her neck and apologized. “I just came back and got too busy. I wanted to get in touch with you, but...”
“It's alright. I didn't blame you. However, since I have returned, I hope you can give me a call whenever you run into problems
and need someone to help you resolve them.”
Mu Tongrui curled her lips and gestured to Ye Zibo, “Yes, Mr. Ye!”
She met Ye Zibo purely by chance. He was racing with gangsters on the streets of Paris and almost injured Mu Tongrui in the
process. Both of them were then taken to the police station to make their statements. They did not expect to meet each other
again in school, where they ended up as schoolmates. He was her senior. It turned out that they also came from the North. After
some time, they became good friends. Ye Zibo was a righteous man. She spent her three years in Paris under his guidance and
he had helped her through many problems too.

Someone was looking from afar.
“Mu Tongrui?”
Shen Wanyue and a few girlfriends were spending their hen's night in the bar.
“Go ahead and have fun. I will pick up the tab tonight. I seem to have met someone familiar so I am going to go over to say
hello!”
Shen Wanyue left her girlfriends and walked over. She did not expect to bump into Mu Tongrui on a date with a guy in a bar.
She had thought that it was going to be difficult to tackle Mu Tongrui since she had Fu Lingye's backing. However, she did not
expect to find her weakness this quickly.
Shen Wanyue reached out for her phone to take a few photographs of them.
She hesitated before sending those pictures to Fu Lingye.
She sent them out in a jiffy. Even if Fu Lingye were to grow suspicious, Mu Tongrui would be able to explain herself easily since
the pictures were not really conclusive.
Didn't Mu Tongrui say that she is currently Fu Lingye's wife? What if a picture of her and a man were taken together? Will Fu
Lingye want her in his bed?
Given Fu Lingye's harshness, he would definitely destroy Mu Tongrui!
Shen Wanyue stared at Mu Tongrui's cocktail, smirked and devised a plan.
The bartender received a token sum from Shen Wanyue. He mixed their cocktails by adding some stronger ingredients in them.
.......
Mu Tongrui did not know if it was because she drank too much alcohol or if it was because the bar was becoming stuffier. She
felt hot and feverish. Her body temperature rose.
She swallowed uncomfortably, “Zibo, Guo hasn't returned from the restroom. I will go and look for her.”

Mu Tongrui wanted to turn and walk away when Ye Zibo held onto her wrist and pulled her to his chest. “Tongrui, I am a little
uncomfortable. Can you bring me to a private room to rest for a while?”
Ye Zibo did not know why but there was a tiny voice in his head.
“Sleep with her! Sleep with her!”
There was another tiny, righteous voice that warned him, “Tongrui is a good girl. Even if you like her, you cannot do as you wish
and sleep with her. You need to wait for her consent at the very least!”
Ye Zibo was her good friend and he was also Guo's biological brother. She did not think much and she was also feeling a bit
drowsy. She supported Ye Zibo and said, “Alright. I will bring you to a room to rest, then find Guo later.”
Ye Zibo looked attentively at Mu Tongrui's face, full of charm, and succumbed to his temptations.
Forget it. He was not going to think so much! Do first, talk later.
He had been thinking of doing this for days. In the worst scenario, he could marry her after sleeping with her.
Mu Tongrui held onto Ye Zibo and walked unsteadily towards the room.
Lu Zhan was drinking with his friends when he saw her back view. He pushed his gold-rimmed glasses up and frowned slightly.
Wasn't she Mu Tongrui, who applied for the position as Madam Fu at the company a few days back?
He still clearly remembered that Xu Kun brought Mu Tongrui away from the interview, saying that Lingye wanted to have an
interview personally with her. He had also heard that Lingye had brought her home to meet the elders. So why was she here with
a man at the bar?
Wait a minute. Doesn't he look like Lingye's nephew, Ye Zibo?
Lu Zhan took out his phone to dial Fu Lingye's number. Being cheeky, he wanted to see Lingye's reaction. “I think I just saw your
woman.”
Fu Lingye frowned, “Lu Zhan, speak clearly.”
“I am at Du bar. I saw Mu Tongrui and your nephew, Ye Zibo wrapped in an embrace and they just entered a private room.”

Fu Lingye grew serious. He wanted to hang up the call, only to hear Lu Zhan say, “Come over quickly. If you come too late, your
woman might become your nephew's instead.”
“Shut up.”
After hanging up the phone, Fu Lingye took his car keys and strode out of the study room.
Xiang Nanqian was in the living room, playing Monopoly with Fu Zehan and Sweetheart. She saw Fu Lingye leaving the house in
a hurry and asked, “Lingye, where are you going... at this time of night?”
“I left an important document in the company.”