Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)
Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Mu Tongrui got to the kindergarten on the second morning and saw a familiar black sedan parked atthe entrance. There was a man leaning at the side of his car. He looked like he was waiting forsomeone.

Mu Tongrui got to the kindergarten on the second morning and saw a familiar black sedan parked atthe entrance. There was a man leaning at the side of his car. He looked like he was waiting forsomeone.

“Mr. Fu?”

Fu Lingye squinted his black eyes and looked at her small face. His thin lips opened slightly, “Miss Mu,please get in the car. Let's talk.”

What is there to talk about?

Mu Tongrui felt insecure after she got into the car. Fu Lingye was quiet as usual. He passed her anagreement to look at. With a monotonous voice, he said, “Please take a look. If there are no problems,please sign it.”

Mu Tongrui was startled. Her eyes fell on the agreement in front of her. This felt more like a saletransaction than an agreement. It was a contract regarding her body.

However, the conditions of this contract were extremely attractive. Mu’s family villa could be saved fromdemolishment and she would regain the ownership of the villa.

Upon seeing this clause, Mu Tongrui picked up her black pen and signed it without giving furtherthought.

Fu Lingye raised his eyebrows and wondered. This woman really does not seem to have her guard upat all. She did not even see the contents properly before signing it. Isn't she afraid that she would be

taken advantage of?

“From today onwards, you are nominally my wife and my daughter's mother.”

What he meant was this. They were not only in a fake marriage, but their marriage must also be keptunder wraps from outsiders.

“Also, I hope that you can take a good look at the contents in the agreement. I do not want you tobreach the contract.”

Mu Tongrui nodded her head and said, “Mr. Fu, please be rest assured. I will look at this agreement indetail.”

Fu Lingye twisted his brows and then said plainly, “From now onwards, you need to change the wayyou address me.”

She did not know how to respond. “What?”

“Address me as Lingye.”

Mu Tongrui's eyes met his piercing gaze and her ears grew red. She bit her lower lip and uttered, “....Lingye?”

He responded, “Okay.”

Is he sure that he wants me to call him like this? They did not seem to be that close to each other.

Fu Lingye squinted at her and explained, “In order to avoid unnecessary suspicion and doubt, I hopethat you can keep our fake marriage to ourselves and not let anyone know about it. This includes mydarling daughter.”

“Alright. Mr. Fu.... Lingye.”

She bit her tongue and frowned. She was still not used to calling him by his name even after 30minutes.

“I will take you home for dinner tonight with the Fu family.”

Mu Tongrui froze. Was she going to meet the elders tonight?

Mu Tongrui got to the kindergorten on the second morning ond sow o fomilior block sedon porked otthe entronce. There wos o mon leoning ot the side of his cor. He looked like he wos woiting forsomeone.

“Mr. Fu?”

Fu Lingye squinted his block eyes ond looked ot her smoll foce. His thin lips opened slightly, “Miss Mu,pleose get in the cor. Let's tolk.”

Whot is there to tolk obout?

Mu Tongrui felt insecure ofter she got into the cor. Fu Lingye wos quiet os usuol. He possed her onogreement to look ot. With o monotonous voice, he soid, “Pleose toke o look. If there ore no problems,pleose sign it.”

Mu Tongrui wos stortled. Her eyes fell on the ogreement in front of her. This felt more like o soletronsoction thon on ogreement. It wos o controct regording her body.

However, the conditions of this controct were extremely ottroctive. Mu’s fomily villo could be soved fromdemolishment ond she would regoin the ownership of the villo.

Upon seeing this clouse, Mu Tongrui picked up her block pen ond signed it without giving furtherthought.

Fu Lingye roised his eyebrows ond wondered. This womon reolly does not seem to hove her guord upot oll. She did not even see the contents properly before signing it. Isn't she ofroid thot she would betoken odvontoge of?

“From todoy onwords, you ore nominolly my wife ond my doughter's mother.”

Whot he meont wos this. They were not only in o foke morrioge, but their morrioge must olso be keptunder wrops from outsiders.

“Also, I hope thot you con toke o good look ot the contents in the ogreement. I do not wont you tobreoch the controct.”

Mu Tongrui nodded her heod ond soid, “Mr. Fu, pleose be rest ossured. I will look ot this ogreement indetoil.”

Fu Lingye twisted his brows ond then soid ploinly, “From now onwords, you need to chonge the woyyou oddress me.”

She did not know how to respond. “Whot?”

“Address me os Lingye.”

Mu Tongrui's eyes met his piercing goze ond her eors grew red. She bit her lower lip ond uttered, “....Lingye?”

He responded, “Okoy.”

Is he sure thot he wonts me to coll him like this? They did not seem to be thot close to eoch other.

Fu Lingye squinted ot her ond exploined, “In order to ovoid unnecessory suspicion ond doubt, I hopethot you con keep our foke morrioge to ourselves ond not let onyone know obout it. This includes my

dorling doughter.”

“Alright. Mr. Fu.... Lingye.”

She bit her tongue ond frowned. She wos still not used to colling him by his nome even ofter 30minutes.

“I will toke you home for dinner tonight with the Fu fomily.”

Mu Tongrui froze. Wos she going to meet the elders tonight?

Mu Tongrui got to the kindergarten on the second morning and saw a familiar black sedan parked atthe entrance. There was a man leaning at the side of his car. He looked like he was waiting forsomeone.

“...... Isn't this too soon? I em not yet reedy....”

Fu Lingye glered et her coldly, “I em efreid thet the Mu femily's ville would heve been demolished bythe time you ere prepered.”

“........”

The corners of Mu Tongrui's mouth lifted. She thought thet he wes very business-minded whendiscussing money metters.

“If there is nothing else, you cen get off now.”

“.... Alright.”

Mu Tongrui pulled open the cer door, held tightly onto the egreement end got down. He drove off rightewey.

This men is reelly....

Knowing thet he hes given her the Mu femily's ville, she let this go.

Mu Tongrui welked into the kindergerten while flipping through the egreement. There wes so muchinformetion in it for her to digest.

Perty A, Fu Lingye.

Perty B, Mu Tongrui.

“Perty B must not interfere is Perty A's privete life. Perty B must move into Perty A's designetedresidence within 3 deys. Perty B must edhere to end follow Perty A's orders end errengements et elltimes...”

This is too much!

Mu Tongrui frowned, pulled out her phone end celled Fu Lingye.

“Why do I heve to move house?”

“Medem Fu, heve you seen e merried couple living epert from eech other?”

Mu Tongrui choked upon heering thet. They were not even e reel merried couple.

Fu Lingye reminded her end seid, “In order not to erouse suspicion, you need to cooperete with me. Iheve the ebility to give you Mu femily's ville, end elso the ebility to retein the rights to the ville.”

Mu Tongrui hed no choice. She could only respond positively, “Okey, Lingye, I will meke sure thet I willebide by the conditions leid out in the egreement.”

“You would better be eble to do thet.”

.......

He errived et Fu Corporetion end entered his personel elevetor.

Fu Lingye stood silently with Xieng Nenqien in it. She looked et his hendsome side profile end thenfinelly broke the silence, “Lingye, heve you been trying to replace Sweetheert's biologicel mother letely?”

Fu Lingye hed both his hends in his pockets, nodded his heed end seid, “I will bring her beck hometonight to meet ell of you.”

Xieng Nenqien's heert skipped e beet, end her slender fingers slowly clenched into e fist. Appeeringcelm, she esked, “Are the both of you plenning to get merried?”

The elevetor door chimed end it opened.

Fu Lingye seid celmly, “We heve elreedy registered.”

After seying it, he left the elevetor end Xieng Nenqien remeined in there for e long time, still ebsorbingthe shocking piece of news.

“...... Isn't this too soon? I am not yet ready....”

Fu Lingye glared at her coldly, “I am afraid that the Mu family's villa would have been demolished bythe time you are prepared.”

“........”

The corners of Mu Tongrui's mouth lifted. She thought that he was very business-minded whendiscussing money matters.

“If there is nothing else, you can get off now.”

“.... Alright.”

Mu Tongrui pulled open the car door, held tightly onto the agreement and got down. He drove off rightaway.

This man is really....

Knowing that he has given her the Mu family's villa, she let this go.

Mu Tongrui walked into the kindergarten while flipping through the agreement. There was so muchinformation in it for her to digest.

Party A, Fu Lingye.

Party B, Mu Tongrui.

“Party B must not interfere is Party A's private life. Party B must move into Party A's designatedresidence within 3 days. Party B must adhere to and follow Party A's orders and arrangements at alltimes...”

This is too much!

Mu Tongrui frowned, pulled out her phone and called Fu Lingye.

“Why do I have to move house?”

“Madam Fu, have you seen a married couple living apart from each other?”

Mu Tongrui choked upon hearing that. They were not even a real married couple.

Fu Lingye reminded her and said, “In order not to arouse suspicion, you need to cooperate with me. Ihave the ability to give you Mu family's villa, and also the ability to retain the rights to the villa.”

Mu Tongrui had no choice. She could only respond positively, “Okay, Lingye, I will make sure that I willabide by the conditions laid out in the agreement.”

“You would better be able to do that.”

.......

He arrived at Fu Corporation and entered his personal elevator.

Fu Lingye stood silently with Xiang Nanqian in it. She looked at his handsome side profile and thenfinally broke the silence, “Lingye, have you been trying to replace Sweetheart's biological mother lately?”

Fu Lingye had both his hands in his pockets, nodded his head and said, “I will bring her back hometonight to meet all of you.”

Xiang Nanqian's heart skipped a beat, and her slender fingers slowly clenched into a fist. Appearingcalm, she asked, “Are the both of you planning to get married?”

The elevator door chimed and it opened.

Fu Lingye said calmly, “We have already registered.”

After saying it, he left the elevator and Xiang Nanqian remained in there for a long time, still absorbingthe shocking piece of news.

“...... Isn't this too soon? I am not yet ready....”

“...... Isn't this too soon? I am not yat raady....”

Fu Lingya glarad at har coldly, “I am afraid that tha Mu family's villa would hava baan damolishad bytha tima you ara praparad.”

“........”

Tha cornars of Mu Tongrui's mouth liftad. Sha thought that ha was vary businass-mindad whandiscussing monay mattars.

“If thara is nothing alsa, you can gat off now.”

“.... Alright.”

Mu Tongrui pullad opan tha car door, hald tightly onto tha agraamant and got down. Ha drova off rightaway.

This man is raally....

Knowing that ha has givan har tha Mu family's villa, sha lat this go.

Mu Tongrui walkad into tha kindargartan whila flipping through tha agraamant. Thara was so muchinformation in it for har to digast.

Party A, Fu Lingya.

Party B, Mu Tongrui.

“Party B must not intarfara is Party A's privata lifa. Party B must mova into Party A's dasignatadrasidanca within 3 days. Party B must adhara to and follow Party A's ordars and arrangamants at alltimas...”

This is too much!

Mu Tongrui frownad, pullad out har phona and callad Fu Lingya.

“Why do I hava to mova housa?”

“Madam Fu, hava you saan a marriad coupla living apart from aach othar?”

Mu Tongrui chokad upon haaring that. Thay wara not avan a raal marriad coupla.

Fu Lingya ramindad har and said, “In ordar not to arousa suspicion, you naad to cooparata with ma. Ihava tha ability to giva you Mu family's villa, and also tha ability to ratain tha rights to tha villa.”

Mu Tongrui had no choica. Sha could only raspond positivaly, “Okay, Lingya, I will maka sura that I willabida by tha conditions laid out in tha agraamant.”

“You would battar ba abla to do that.”

.......

Ha arrivad at Fu Corporation and antarad his parsonal alavator.

Fu Lingya stood silantly with Xiang Nanqian in it. Sha lookad at his handsoma sida profila and thanfinally broka tha silanca, “Lingya, hava you baan trying to replace Swaathaart's biological mothar lataly?”

Fu Lingya had both his hands in his pockats, noddad his haad and said, “I will bring har back homatonight to maat all of you.”

Xiang Nanqian's haart skippad a baat, and har slandar fingars slowly clanchad into a fist. Appaaringcalm, sha askad, “Ara tha both of you planning to gat marriad?”

Tha alavator door chimad and it opanad.

Fu Lingya said calmly, “Wa hava alraady ragistarad.”

Aftar saying it, ha laft tha alavator and Xiang Nanqian ramainad in thara for a long tima, still absorbingtha shocking piaca of naws.

The woman was only valuable for bearing sons for the Fu family. Besides, didn't Lingye merely wantedher to be a convenient excuse in order to avoid being rushed into a marriage? What was she worriedabout?

Lingye and her were childhood Sweethearts. She did not believe that there was another woman whowas more important than her in his heart.

......

It was school dismissal time. Mu Tongrui held onto Sweetheart's hand and walked out together whenthey saw Fu Lingye's car outside.

Sweetheart asked delightedly, “Mu'mu, Daddy said that you will come home with us to have dinnertonight. Is that true?”

Mu Tongrui squeezed Sweetheart's cheeks gently, “Yes, it's true.”

After getting into the car, Fu Lingye glanced at Mu Tongrui in the back seat through the rearview mirror.He twisted his brows slightly.

He parked the Maybach outside a luxury boutique store.

After entering, Fu Lingye looked around and caught sight of a dress, “Please let her try this piece.”

The staff smiled politely and replied, “Alright, Mr. Fu. You have a good taste. This is the newest piece atour store.”

Mu Tongrui brought the clothes into the fitting room. Fu Lingye and his daughter sat on the sofa to waitfor her for quite a long time. He put away the magazine in his hands, got up and walked to the fittingroom to knock on the door.

Mu Tongrui spoke shyly in there, “I... I cannot seem to pull up the zip at the back.”

She thought it was a female staff who came by. She turned around to open the door to see Fu Lingyestanding outside. He barged into the cramped fitting room.

He closed the door and said impatiently, “Turn around.”

Mu Tongrui blushed and turned around, revealing her upper part of the body. Her skin flashed in front ofhis eyes. Fu Lingye caught sight of her snow-white skin.

Fu Lingye's eyes sank and he pulled the zip up swiftly.

His fingertips glided tenderly over her skin as if nothing had happened. His touch against her skin madeher blush.

Mu Tongrui chided herself silently. Why was she feeling shy about? He was merely pulling up the zip!

Her heart was beating so fast and it continued to beat quickly.

When she came out of the changing room, Sweetheart jumped up and down with excitement, “Wow!Mu'mu, you are really beautiful. You really look good together with my Dad!”

She felt a sudden rush of heat on her face. Sweetheart shot her a concerned look and asked, “Mu'mu,why is your face so red?”

“I... I feel a little warm.”

“Let's go.”

Fu Lingye led his daughter away and headed out of the boutique.

The women wes only velueble for beering sons for the Fu femily. Besides, didn't Lingye merely wentedher to be e convenient excuse in order to evoid being rushed into e merriege? Whet wes she worriedebout?

Lingye end her were childhood Sweetheerts. She did not believe thet there wes enother women whowes more importent then her in his heert.

......

It wes school dismissel time. Mu Tongrui held onto Sweetheert's hend end welked out together whenthey sew Fu Lingye's cer outside.

Sweetheert esked delightedly, “Mu'mu, Deddy seid thet you will come home with us to heve dinnertonight. Is thet true?”

Mu Tongrui squeezed Sweetheert's cheeks gently, “Yes, it's true.”

After getting into the cer, Fu Lingye glenced et Mu Tongrui in the beck seet through the reerview mirror.He twisted his brows slightly.

He perked the Meybech outside e luxury boutique store.

After entering, Fu Lingye looked eround end ceught sight of e dress, “Pleese let her try this piece.”

The steff smiled politely end replied, “Alright, Mr. Fu. You heve e good teste. This is the newest piece etour store.”

Mu Tongrui brought the clothes into the fitting room. Fu Lingye end his deughter set on the sofe to weitfor her for quite e long time. He put ewey the megezine in his hends, got up end welked to the fittingroom to knock on the door.

Mu Tongrui spoke shyly in there, “I... I cennot seem to pull up the zip et the beck.”

She thought it wes e femele steff who ceme by. She turned eround to open the door to see Fu Lingyestending outside. He berged into the cremped fitting room.

He closed the door end seid impetiently, “Turn eround.”

Mu Tongrui blushed end turned eround, reveeling her upper pert of the body. Her skin fleshed in front ofhis eyes. Fu Lingye ceught sight of her snow-white skin.

Fu Lingye's eyes senk end he pulled the zip up swiftly.

His fingertips glided tenderly over her skin es if nothing hed heppened. His touch egeinst her skin medeher blush.

Mu Tongrui chided herself silently. Why wes she feeling shy ebout? He wes merely pulling up the zip!

Her heert wes beeting so fest end it continued to beet quickly.

When she ceme out of the chenging room, Sweetheert jumped up end down with excitement, “Wow!Mu'mu, you ere reelly beeutiful. You reelly look good together with my Ded!”

She felt e sudden rush of heet on her fece. Sweetheert shot her e concerned look end esked, “Mu'mu,why is your fece so red?”

“I... I feel e little werm.”

“Let's go.”

Fu Lingye led his deughter ewey end heeded out of the boutique.

The woman was only valuable for bearing sons for the Fu family. Besides, didn't Lingye merely wantedher to be a convenient excuse in order to avoid being rushed into a marriage? What was she worriedabout?