Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)
Chapter 100

Chapter 100

She was held under him, while her pitiful and helpless look irritated and upset Fu Lingye, but he alsofelt like his heartstrings were being tugged at.

Does she stay by my side entirely for Sweetheart?

Fu Lingye stared at her watery eyes for a long time, before he finally let go of her. Pursing his thin lips,he said lukewarmly, “Since you want to draw a line with me, what do you think the others will think ifyou go out of my office in such a disheveled state?”

Mu Tongrui felt even more aggrieved, and raised her hand to wipe her tears, while saying, “Worsecomes to worst, I will just quit.”

“Mu Tongrui, can you be more ambitious?”

Fu Lingye grabbed her slender wrists and frowned at her.

She choked and said, “I'm just unambitious like that. I'm just so useless. I don't even have the right tobe with my biological daughter!”

“When did I say that you are not allowed to be with Sweetheart?”

Didn't this woman learn Chinese well when she was a child? Why does she always misinterpret mywords?

“You just said—”

When Mu Tongrui was about to refute, the man interrupted her, “It's impossible for you to leave withSweetheart. Firstly, I don't allow it, and secondly, Old Master Fu will not allow you to take Sweetheartaway.”

Mu Tongrui sobbed. “Aren't you just refusing to let me...”

“But you can stay in Fu family, as Sweetheart's mother.”

Mu Tongrui was stunned, her mind muddled. She didn't quite understand his words. “But I can't stay inFu family forever.”

Fu Lingye suddenly drew closer to her, his eyes locking on her sharply. “Mu Tongrui, you seem to havenot figured out the relationship between us.”

She was confused, and subconsciously uttered, “We are just friends with benefit...”

As soon as she finished her sentence, the man's gaze had obviously turned cold.

“What did you just say about our relationship?”

Friends with benefit?

Speechless, Mu Tongrui swallowed hard, shocked by his coldness.

Fu Lingye nipped her chin and snorted coldly. “What now? Do you like being a mistress so much?”

The irony in his eyes was in full view.

“A mistress at least will please her master. Mu Tongrui, will you?”

Besides resisting me, disobeying me, and angering me, what else would she do?

The man let go of her chin forcefully, as if resenting her. She froze on the sofa, and saw that Fu Lingyegot up to fetch a first aid kit.

The man sat beside her, frowning. There was a cold expression on his face, but his movements wereextremely careful and caring.

Fu Lingye removed the gauze on her arm. “It will hurt a little. Bear with it.”

After that, the man began to help her clean up the bloodstains and wounds. Mu Tongrui flinched inpain, but Fu Lingye didn't allow her to back away, so he shot her sharp looks from time to time.

Mu Tongrui cautiously glanced at the man who helped her with the medicine, and the tears of painrolled down her cheeks again. Sniffling, she asked, “Fu Lingye, can you let me see Sweetheartfrequently in the future? I won’t bother you and Xiang Nanqian. I can take Sweetheart out—”

What on earth is in this woman's head?

Mu Tongrui hissed.

The man suddenly exerted force with his hand, causing Mu Tongrui to gasp in pain.

“Fu Lingye, can you be gentler?”

The man glanced at her coldly, “Which aspect are you talking about?”

How can this man still talk dirty at this time?

“Your actions of course. You hurt me...”

As soon as she finished speaking, Fu Lingye's deep dark eyes suddenly stared at her. When their eyesmet, these obviously ordinary words became very ambiguous.

While she was crying, her face flushed untimely. Fu Lingye's mood improved a lot, and there were evensigns of him getting into a good mood.

“Next time, I will pay attention and not hurt you.”

The last three words “not hurt you” seemed to mean something.

“Seriously, can you be more patient with Sweetheart? She is a girl, and she lacked maternal love whenshe was a kid, so she is very sensitive. Can you be less fierce toward her from now on?”

Mu Tongrui felt distressed every time she saw Sweetheart wiping tears at the side after Fu Lingye wasbeing fierce to her.

Fu Lingye felt that, in the eyes of this little woman, he had become a wicked villain who abusedchildren.

“Sweetheart has been spoiled by Old Master Fu since she was a child, and her temper will get worse ifothers coax her when she throws a tantrum. I was being fierce to her just now because I wanted to tellher that I forced her to get an injection because she had a high fever. She didn't understand it. That'swhy I raised my voice at her. If I coax her at this time, she will only cry harder and be more demanding.”

Mu Tongrui was stunned for a few seconds. “So, were you educating her just now?”

And not being fierce to my Sweetheart because of his poor patience?

After dressing her wound, Fu Lingye leaned over, and stared at her intently, saying, “Sweetheart is notonly your daughter, but also mine. I don't want her to be a picky and willful child.”

He even cared more about Sweetheart than she did.

However, Sweetheart carried his genes, which were intelligent and wise, and she would definitely notbecome the kind of picky and willful child. Sweetheart was a daughter, whom Fu Lingye spoiled veryoften. But still, Fu Lingye would not go easy on her when there were some things that should be taughtto her, and he would also be stern and harsh when needed

At this moment, Mu Tongrui had become more clear-headed, as she slightly lowered her face, and saidapologetically, “Sorry for misunderstanding you. I thought you like Han more, so you're being harsh toSweetheart...”

“I'm good to Han because I feel guilty for my elder brother, but I don't think I have done anything thatshows that I treat Han better than Sweetheart.”

Sweetheart was brought up by him, but he had never looked after Han, as he was just Han's uncle.

She bit her lip. “I'm relieved.”

It couldn't be better if he can treat Sweetheart well.

Puzzled, Fu Lingye looked at her. “Why are you relieved?”

Does she want to leave me and Sweetheart after feeling relieved?

“Even if you officially get together with Xiang Nanqian in the future, you won't lessen your love forSweetheart, right?”

Fu Lingye stared at her tear-stained face for a long time before slowly speaking, “Mu Tongrui, I thinkthere's a soft, wet, pulpy mass inside your head.”

Mu Tongrui was speechless.

What he meant was that her brain was a mush!

“When did I say that I want to be with Xiang Nanqian?”

With her imagination, it is a waste she did not write novels.

“B-But you and Xiang Nanqian...”

The man questioned her closely, “What's wrong with me and Xiang Nanqian?”

“The two of you had Han back then. Isn't it because you love—”

Fu Lingye frowned. “What did you say?”

It turns out she has been thinking that Han was Xiang Nanqian and my child, hasn't she?

Mu Tongrui didn't realize what she had said wrong, as she parted her lips and looked at him, saying,“Isn't Han the son of you and Xiang Nanqian?”