Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Sighing, Mu Tongrui sat next to Sweetheart, glanced at her, and said, “Your name is Sweetheart, right?”
The little one frowned and stared at her, “Did the principal tell you?”
“You are so cute and your name is so nice, why do you fight with other kids?”
Sweetheart folded her little arms across her chest, and said, “Humph! They all said that I am a liar! I didn't lie! They don't want to
play with me, but I also don't want to play with them!”
The little one turned her fair, tender face to the side, while Mu Tongrui found her arrogant look amusing. “I believe that you didn't
lie, but it's wrong for you to hit others.”
The little one pouted hard, but she didn't say anything. Mu Tongrui continued to say softly, “You alone will definitely not be able to
fight so many children. Next time, if they say you are a liar again, you can tell me, and I will help you to explain to them, okay?”
Sweetheart turned around, and stared at her intently with her big dark eyes. “Who are you and why are you helping me?”
“My name is Mu Tongrui, um... you may need to call me Miss Mu in the future. So, can you tell me now, what the kids accuse you
of lying about?”
Mentioning this, the little one sighed, and said sadly, “Hong and the others all said that I don't have a mom and dad, but I have a
mom and dad, and they just never saw them!”
“Oh... I see. Who sends you to and from the school usually?”
“My grandpa.”
Mu Tongrui looked at the little girl in front of her, and suddenly remembered the child she gave birth to three years ago for
surrogacy. If that child is still healthy, it should be about the same age as Sweetheart.
“What about your parents?”
“Dad said he wanted to work to earn money and bring me to the zoo to see the big lion and the big tiger.”
Oh, so her father is busy with work and has no time for her.
Mu Tongrui couldn't help asking again, “What about your mother?”

As soon as she mentioned her mother, the little one’s two big bright eyes immediately turned red, and she said with her cheeks
puffing out, “Dad said that my mom is on Mars. Mars is too hot, and I'm too small to go and see mom.”
Mu Tongrui frowned. Could it be that the parents of this little girl had divorced and separated when she was born?
She has no mother at such a young age, while her father is too busy at work and has no time to accompany her. What a poor
little thing.
Mu Tongrui took out a fruit candy from her bag and handed it to her. “You won't be sad if you eat candy when you miss your
mom.”
The little one looked at the candy and hesitated. “Dad said that I can't eat things given by strangers, especially from aunts whom
I don't know!”
This little one is pretty defensive!
Mu Tongrui took out another piece of fruit candy, and put it into her mouth. “I will eat the candy with you, okay?”
Sweetheart licked her lips, staring at the fruit candy. Mu Tongrui chuckled, opened the candy wrapper, and placed it into her
mouth. “Just eat. It's not poisonous.”
As soon as the fruit candy was inside her mouth, the sweet and sour taste made the little one squinted her eyes happily.
Mu Tongrui raised her hand and touched the little one's head. “Is it delicious?”
“It's delicious.” Sweetheart finally grinned, raised her cute face, and asked her, “Can I call you Mu'mu from now on?”
“Yes. Can you also promise me that you won't fight with the kids anymore?”
The little one nodded her head solemnly. “Yes!”
The principal smiled and walked over. “It seems that you have settled the issue, Miss Mu.”
“So principal, did I pass my interview?”
“Of course, if you are free this afternoon, you can directly give the children an art lesson.”

Mu Tongrui got along with the children well, probably because of the fact that she gave birth to a child three years ago, she had
inexplicable patience and love for these naughty children.
When school was over in the afternoon, almost everyone in the junior class had left, and only Sweetheart was still sitting there
waiting with her little pink Peppa Pig schoolbag.
“Sweetheart, hasn't your grandpa come to pick you up yet?”
Sweetheart shook her head with droopy eyes. “Daddy promised to pick me up from school today!”
“Then, do you know your Dad's phone number? I'll will call your dad for you.”
Sweetheart proficiently recited a phone number. Mu Tongrui was a little surprised that a three-year-old child could recite the
number so well.
After dialing that number, the phone rang for a long time before being picked up.
“Hello, are you the father of Sweetheart?”
“Yes, I am.”
Mu Tongrui was startled by the deep male voice over the phone. Why does this voice sound so familiar?
Mu Tongrui took out a fruit candy from har bag and handad it to har. “You won't ba sad if you aat candy whan you miss your
mom.”
Tha littla ona lookad at tha candy and hasitatad. “Dad said that I can't aat things givan by strangars, aspacially from aunts whom
I don't know!”
This littla ona is pratty dafansiva!
Mu Tongrui took out anothar piaca of fruit candy, and put it into har mouth. “I will aat tha candy with you, okay?”
Swaathaart lickad har lips, staring at tha fruit candy. Mu Tongrui chucklad, opanad tha candy wrappar, and placad it into har
mouth. “Just aat. It's not poisonous.”
As soon as tha fruit candy was insida har mouth, tha swaat and sour tasta mada tha littla ona squintad har ayas happily.

Mu Tongrui raisad har hand and touchad tha littla ona's haad. “Is it dalicious?”
“It's dalicious.” Swaathaart finally grinnad, raisad har cuta faca, and askad har, “Can I call you Mu'mu from now on?”
“Yas. Can you also promisa ma that you won't fight with tha kids anymora?”
Tha littla ona noddad har haad solamnly. “Yas!”
Tha principal smilad and walkad ovar. “It saams that you hava sattlad tha issua, Miss Mu.”
“So principal, did I pass my intarviaw?”
“Of coursa, if you ara fraa this aftarnoon, you can diractly giva tha childran an art lasson.”
Mu Tongrui got along with tha childran wall, probably bacausa of tha fact that sha gava birth to a child thraa yaars ago, sha had
inaxplicabla patianca and lova for thasa naughty childran.
Whan school was ovar in tha aftarnoon, almost avaryona in tha junior class had laft, and only Swaathaart was still sitting thara
waiting with har littla pink Pappa Pig schoolbag.
“Swaathaart, hasn't your grandpa coma to pick you up yat?”
Swaathaart shook har haad with droopy ayas. “Daddy promisad to pick ma up from school today!”
“Than, do you know your Dad's phona numbar? I'll will call your dad for you.”
Swaathaart proficiantly racitad a phona numbar. Mu Tongrui was a littla surprisad that a thraa-yaar-old child could racita tha
numbar so wall.
Aftar dialing that numbar, tha phona rang for a long tima bafora baing pickad up.
“Hallo, ara you tha fathar of Swaathaart?”
“Yas, I am.”
Mu Tongrui was startlad by tha daap mala voica ovar tha phona. Why doas this voica sound so familiar?
But she didn't dwell on it. “I'm colling from the kindergorten. The school is over, ond Sweetheort is woiting for you to pick her up.
When will you come?”

Sweetheort yelled on the phone excitedly, “Dod! Hurry up, ond come pick me up! All my friends ore gone!”
Mu Tongrui smiled fointly ond touched the fluffy hoir of Sweetheort, soying to the mon on the phone, “Sir, she is o little onxious.
You should come here quickly.”
“Alright, I understond.”
About twenty minutes loter, o block Moyboch drove to the gote of the kindergorten.
Mu Tongrui led Sweetheort out of the kindergorten. When Sweetheort sow the cor, she ron over with her smoll schoolbog.
“Doddy!”
The door of the low-key luxury limited-edition Moyboch wos opened, ond o mon stepped out to lift her into his orms.
Mu Tongrui looked up ond sow thot the mon wos none other thon Fu Lingye, whom she hod just met this morning!
Fu Lingye wos morried ond hos o doughter?
The outside world hos never exposed this thing obout him.
While she wos deep in thought, the mon fixed his cold dork goze on her foce.
“Miss Mu, you reolly run into me everywhere.”
It wos meont os o joke, ond yet it sounded extremely cold.
Sweetheort wropped her orms oround Fu Lingye's neck ond blinked while soying, “Doddy, Mu'mu is very good to me, ond even
gove me condy. I wont to toke Mu'mu home for dinner.”
Without responding to her request, Fu Lingye soid, “Sweetheort, you will get in the cor first. I will hove o word with your teocher.”
The little one nodded her heod. “Okoy, doddy, but you con't bully Mu'mu!”
When the little one got in the cor, Fu Lingye roised his hond to close the cor door, ond then he stored ot her shorply.
His cleor goze sent chills down Mu Tongrui's spine, moking her feel uneosy.
“Approoching me, ond pleosing my doughter. Miss Mu, you reolly ploy your cords well.”

She bit her lip ond exploined, “Mr. Fu, believe it or not, before this, I didn't know thot Sweetheort is your doughter. I didn't even
know thot you hod o doughter—”
Before she could finish her sentence, he obruptly drew closer to her, his dork eyes squinting dongerously. “You ore not the first
womon who wonts to opprooch me by pleosing Sweetheort, but I worn you, don't try to be smort!”
But she didn't dwell on it. “I'm calling from the kindergarten. The school is over, and Sweetheart is waiting for you to pick her up.
When will you come?”
Sweetheart yelled on the phone excitedly, “Dad! Hurry up, and come pick me up! All my friends are gone!”
Mu Tongrui smiled faintly and touched the fluffy hair of Sweetheart, saying to the man on the phone, “Sir, she is a little anxious.
You should come here quickly.”
“Alright, I understand.”
About twenty minutes later, a black Maybach drove to the gate of the kindergarten.
Mu Tongrui led Sweetheart out of the kindergarten. When Sweetheart saw the car, she ran over with her small schoolbag.
“Daddy!”
The door of the low-key luxury limited-edition Maybach was opened, and a man stepped out to lift her into his arms.
Mu Tongrui looked up and saw that the man was none other than Fu Lingye, whom she had just met this morning!
Fu Lingye was married and has a daughter?
The outside world has never exposed this thing about him.
While she was deep in thought, the man fixed his cold dark gaze on her face.
“Miss Mu, you really run into me everywhere.”
It was meant as a joke, and yet it sounded extremely cold.
Sweetheart wrapped her arms around Fu Lingye's neck and blinked while saying, “Daddy, Mu'mu is very good to me, and even
gave me candy. I want to take Mu'mu home for dinner.”

Without responding to her request, Fu Lingye said, “Sweetheart, you will get in the car first. I will have a word with your teacher.”
The little one nodded her head. “Okay, daddy, but you can't bully Mu'mu!”
When the little one got in the car, Fu Lingye raised his hand to close the car door, and then he stared at her sharply.
His clear gaze sent chills down Mu Tongrui's spine, making her feel uneasy.
“Approaching me, and pleasing my daughter. Miss Mu, you really play your cards well.”
She bit her lip and explained, “Mr. Fu, believe it or not, before this, I didn't know that Sweetheart is your daughter. I didn't even
know that you had a daughter—”
Before she could finish her sentence, he abruptly drew closer to her, his dark eyes squinting dangerously. “You are not the first
woman who wants to approach me by pleasing Sweetheart, but I warn you, don't try to be smart!”