Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Tongrui struggled to wake up after a long sleep. A shower was taking place in the bathroom when she finally opened her eyes.
She rolled over and touched the place where Lingye had slept. She smiled sweetly after sensing the lingering warmth.
The last few days felt like a dream. To find Linye, she actually flew from North City to Berlin. She would never have done such a
crazy thing if it had been her previous cowardly personality.
Lingye's short hair was damp when he emerged from the bathroom, and water was dripping from it. He appeared less menacing
than usual and looked like a lovely puppy instead.
Tongrui walked up to him, hugged his neck, and gave him a loving kiss on his charming face.
"A morning kiss?"
Her face turned slightly red, and she said, "Sort of."
"That's too perfunctory."
With that being said, Lingye was about to kiss her lips, but Tongrui pushed him away and dodged him. She said, "Hey, I haven't
brushed my teeth yet!"
"Mrs. Fu, I don't mind."
It was a long and passionate kiss. Tongrui panted slightly. Her ears were burning.
She said as she rose from the bed, "I'll go brush my teeth right now!"
Lingye smiled a little. He knew she was shy. He picked up a towel to dry his hair.
Tongrui noticed Lingye had already changed into new clothes after she finished brushing her teeth. She muttered, "Is he going to
leave for work this early?"
We haven't had our breakfast together yet.
Lingye heard the disappointment in her tone. He asked with a light chuckle, "Who told you that I’m going to work?"
So, he's dressed up so nicely... for what?

"I'm not meeting with any business partners today. Hurry up and get dressed. We're going out; I will accompany you for the entire
day."
Tongrui's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Really?"
"Yeah."
"I'll go to the bathroom to change my clothes now!"
Fortunately, she had grabbed a few sets of clothes when she came from North City, all of which were suitable for sightseeing.
She grabbed her clothes and went to the bathroom.
A glimmer of light appeared in Lingye's eyes. Then he felt a flash of white light appear in his eyes. He grabbed her hand and
said, "I can't see anyway; just change here."
Furthermore, there was no area of her body that he had not seen or touched.
Tongrui hesitated for a moment. She agreed after a slight hesitation since he could not see her anyway, but she was somewhat
embarrassed by the way he was staring at her. Tongrui grunted with blushing cheeks and quickly changed her clothes.

During thot brief time, Lingye hod opened ond closed his eyes o couple of times. Before his eyes, o smoll spot of white light
seemed to oppeor. He olso sow o slender, foir-blurred figure before him.
Despite his busy schedule ot work, he hod been toking medicotion ond receiving regulor eye treotments. He hod lost his sight for
some time, but this wos the first time o white light oppeored before his eyes.
Shortly ofterword, Tongrui got dressed. She soid, "Let's go!"
Lingye come bock to his senses ond soid, "Sure, we should hove breokfost now."
"Greot, I heord thot the Irish breokfost is delicious. We should give it o try."
Tongrui took Lingye's orm, ond the couple left the room together.
The two sot down ocross from one onother in the restouront.
Lingye osked, "Whot's on the plote?"
"Sousoge, bocon, block pudding, white pudding, pototoes, eggs, roisin breod... Whot would you like to eot?"
"I’ll hove the breod, pleose."
Tongrui picked up o slice of roisin breod ond fed it to Lingye. He opened his mouth obediently ond took o bite.
"How does it toste?"
"Not bod."
Tongrui stored ot the roisin breod ond murmured, "Then I'll try some too."
She wos not o neot freok like Lingye, especiolly ofter their numerous kisses. She did not mind shoring food with him. Therefore,
she directly took o bite from the some piece of breod thot Lingye hod bitten.

She cut o piece of sousoge ond tosted it. She found it to toste surprisingly good. She proised, "Mmm! This Irish sousoge is reolly
well grilled."
She cut onother piece ond fed it to Lingye.
Throughout their breokfost, he obediently ote everything his wife fed him.
...
After breokfost, they went for o wolk oround the city.
Tongrui suggested they purchose o comero becouse Lingye could not see. She did not poy much ottention to Lingye olong the
woy becouse she wos preoccupied with ploying with the new comero.
Lingye comploined, "Mrs. Fu, I promised to occompony you for the rest of the doy, but you kept ignoring me. Thot's not quite
right, isn't it?"
Is thot comero more importont thon me?
Tongrui continued to ploy with the comero ond replied, "This comero is quite complicoted. I'm not fomilior with it yet. You con't
see, right? I wont to toke pictures of oll the ploces we've been so you con see them when your vision recovers."
Lingye drew the womon into his orms. He kissed her foreheod ond soid, "When I recover, I con visit this ploce with you ogoin.
During that brief time, Lingye had opened and closed his eyes a couple of times. Before his eyes, a small spot of white light
seemed to appear. He also saw a slender, fair-blurred figure before him.
Despite his busy schedule at work, he had been taking medication and receiving regular eye treatments. He had lost his sight for
some time, but this was the first time a white light appeared before his eyes.
Shortly afterward, Tongrui got dressed. She said, "Let's go!"
Lingye came back to his senses and said, "Sure, we should have breakfast now."
"Great, I heard that the Irish breakfast is delicious. We should give it a try."
Tongrui took Lingye's arm, and the couple left the room together.

The two sat down across from one another in the restaurant.
Lingye asked, "What's on the plate?"
"Sausage, bacon, black pudding, white pudding, potatoes, eggs, raisin bread... What would you like to eat?"
"I’ll have the bread, please."
Tongrui picked up a slice of raisin bread and fed it to Lingye. He opened his mouth obediently and took a bite.
"How does it taste?"
"Not bad."
Tongrui stared at the raisin bread and murmured, "Then I'll try some too."
She was not a neat freak like Lingye, especially after their numerous kisses. She did not mind sharing food with him. Therefore,
she directly took a bite from the same piece of bread that Lingye had bitten.
She cut a piece of sausage and tasted it. She found it to taste surprisingly good. She praised, "Mmm! This Irish sausage is really
well grilled."
She cut another piece and fed it to Lingye.
Throughout their breakfast, he obediently ate everything his wife fed him.
...
After breakfast, they went for a walk around the city.
Tongrui suggested they purchase a camera because Lingye could not see. She did not pay much attention to Lingye along the
way because she was preoccupied with playing with the new camera.
Lingye complained, "Mrs. Fu, I promised to accompany you for the rest of the day, but you kept ignoring me. That's not quite
right, isn't it?"
Is that camera more important than me?

Tongrui continued to play with the camera and replied, "This camera is quite complicated. I'm not familiar with it yet. You can't
see, right? I want to take pictures of all the places we've been so you can see them when your vision recovers."
Lingye drew the woman into his arms. He kissed her forehead and said, "When I recover, I can visit this place with you again.
Tongrui was preoccupied with the camera. She absentmindedly responded, "Hmm."
Lingye softly sighed. He felt he had been neglected by his wife.
Lingye had spent the day sightseeing, but since he had never been interested in such things, he did not find it particularly
interesting. Tongrui, on the other hand, was having fun with her new camera. Lingye constantly heard the clicking sound of her
taking pictures.
They had lunch at a local restaurant that served authentic food, but they had some trouble getting used to the flavor.
Tongrui's legs started hurting in the afternoon. The couple sat on the plaza chairs to rest their legs.
Tongrui browsed the beautiful images she had taken with her camera. She felt incredibly proud of herself. She muttered, "Sigh!
We live to enjoy the food and admire the beautiful scenery."
Suddenly, the man next to her complained, "What about me? Can I be ignored by you?
Tongrui hastily made an effort to comfort him. She said, "Of course not; I took many pictures for you too, but you can't see them. I
just took a beautiful silhouette photo of yours with the sunset. It's very artistic!"
"I spent the entire day with you doing boring things. How are you going to compensate me?"
"You find this boring? What interests do you have other than making money, Mr. Fu? Learning new knowledge and reading
financial reports do not count."
The man replied nonchalantly, "It’s you."
Tongrui was speechless. She covered her face with both hands but was unable to conceal her sweet smile.
Lingye leaned in next to her ear and teased, "I prefer playing with you in bed than going out."
Her cheeks began to flush. Tongrui punched him lightly a few times and chided, "Stop it!"

Lingye grabbed her fist and said, "Alright. I’m starving. We should have dinner. I'll take you somewhere after dinner."
"Where are we going?"
"You'll find out when we get there."
They had a simple dinner. Tongrui was very curious when Lingye took her ride in the cab. She was full of questions the entire
ride.
"Where are we going? Why are you being so mysterious and not telling me?"
Lingye spoke to the driver in English. He instructed, "Registry office."
Tongrui was stunned and asked, "Why are we going to the registry office?"
Lingye smiled a little and said, "It's a secret."
He reached into his pocket and touched a little velvet box.
It's about time to get something done.