Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)
Chapter 169

Chapter 169

Once Sweetheart heard it, she touched Fu Lingye's right arm, frowned, and said, “Daddy, why don'tyou put me down? I don't need you to carry me anymore.”

Sweetheart was a caring and considerate girl. Fu Lingye curled his lips, and then carried her on hisarm. “Daddy can use one hand to carry you. No problem at all.”

Sweetheart held onto Fu Lingye's neck and asked, “Daddy, has Mu'mu woken up already?”

Fu Lingye looked towards the bedroom and then lifted a finger to his lips. He lowered his voice to say,“Mu'mu had a fever last night. Let her rest more.”

After Fu Lingye carried Sweetheart downstairs, Aunt Lan caught sight of his exhausted face. It wasapparent that he did not sleep well.

“Young Master, how about resting for a while more? You probably did not get enough rest after takingcare of Young Mistress last night.”

Besides, hadn't Young Master's right arm healed after getting into a car accident sometime back? Whydid it seem that his old injury had relapsed again?

Could it be that Young Master hugged Young Mistress to sleep the entire night?

Fu Lingye lifted his arm to stroke Sweetheart's head. She lowered her head to eat her breakfast, andthen scooped an egg into his mouth to feed him.

He lifted his head and looked towards the bedroom. He responded in a hoarse voice, “There is noneed. We will get going once Sweetheart finishes her breakfast.”

Aunt Lan froze for a moment, “Ah? Aren't Young Master going to wait for her?”

He was probably the last person Mu Tongrui wanted to see in the morning.

“She might not be happy seeing me. Please cook some porridge for her so that she can have it aftershe wakes up. Let her rest at home today and do not allow her to go out.”

Aunt Lan nodded her head, “Alright.”

Sweetheart drank her milk and a circle of foam showed on her face. She lifted her adorable face andasked naively, “Daddy, why would Mu'mu be unhappy to see you? I am very happy to see you! Daddy,did you make Mu'mu angry?”

“Do not worry about adult matters. Quick. Finish eating your breakfast.”

Sweetheart gave a little pout and then retorted, “I am not a little child! Wait till Mu'mu has a little baby,then I will become a big sister!”

Fu Lingye thought for a while. If Rui were to be pregnant, perhaps, that would be a good thing...

Aunt Lan smiled and said, “Yes, that's right. Sweetheart has become an adult. She no longer lazes inbed. She gets up early every day for Liu to send her here.”

..........

Shortly after Fu Lingye brought Sweetheart and left the villa, Aunt Lan prepared some porridge for MuTongrui in the kitchen. Mu Tongrui had already washed up and came downstairs.

“Young Mistress, you are finally awake. Young Master has already sent Sweetheart to school. They leftnot too long ago.”

She was a bit surprised when she saw Aunt Lan, “Aunt Lan, why are you still here?”

Since Sweetheart had left, shouldn't she also return to Fu family residence?

“Young Master wanted me to stay behind to take care of you. He said that you were down with a feverand felt uncomfortable last night, so he wanted you to stay home to rest today. He even speciallyinstructed me to cook some porridge to whet your appetite.”

Mu Tongrui frowned and did not show any emotion.

She did not forget the argument she had with Fu Lingye about Xia Xueqing last night. However, whenshe got up this morning, she realized that she was sleeping on the bed that Xia Xueqing had slept onbefore. She got up immediately to shower and she felt a sense of discomfort at the thought of it.

Fu Lingye treated her so well all of a sudden. Was there a hidden agenda?

“Aunt Lan, I have no appetite. I do not feel like eating. I will get ready to head to work.”

Aunt Lan could not help it. “Young Mistress, Young Master took care of you the entire night. He lookedworn out earlier this morning, perhaps because you slept on his arm the whole way through. I saw itthis morning and it looked strange. He looked like he was in pain when he carried Sweetheart up. Iguess his old injury might have relapsed.”

Mu Tongrui turned around. She was in disbelief.

She stopped in her tracks and was reminded that she had pressed against his arm during her sleep.She hugged him so tightly and that gave her a sense of security. Was it really the case that Fu Lingyekept her company the entire night?

Aunt Lan then continued, “Young Mistress, before he left with Sweetheart, he even said that he mighthave made you upset. Did you have a fight... with Young Master?”

Mu Tongrui frowned. He collaborated with Xia Xueqing against her. Why was he acting like he wasdeeply concerned about her?

She did not say anything and headed downstairs.

She could not help but be reminded of Aunt Lan's words.

His right arm was badly hurt in a car accident sometime back. After knowing that she had laid on it theentire night, she thought about it. Could there really be a problem with his right arm?

However, a voice of reason took over. So what if Fu Lingye's right arm is disabled, what does that haveto do with her?

Wasn't it better? She actually wanted to exact revenge on him.

She was in the midst of packing her bag when her vision fell on the back of her hand. It was where XiaXueqing poured hot water on her, scalding her skin. The wound was already healed.

Was it because Fu Lingye applied some ointment for her last night?

She could not resist smiling deep down inside.

......

Fu Lingye's right arm began to hurt after he was done with a meeting.

Xu Kun saw that he had difficulties moving his right arm, and asked, “Boss, has your right arm notproperly recovered since the car accident? Do you need to go for another checkup?”

“No need.”

It was most probably because his arm was squashed underneath Mu Tongrui for a long time last night.He still felt the numbness in his flesh and bone.

Fu Lingye made a call to Repulse Bay upon thinking of Mu Tongrui.

“Has Mu Tongrui woken up?”

Aunt Lan hesitated for a while before saying, “Young Mistress has woken up. However, she did not eatthe porridge I prepared. She left for work after showering and dressing up.”

Fu Lingye's eyes sank. When will this woman listen to me?

Or could it be that she cannot wait to go over to Ya Hua to meet Qi Yanli after her fever has subsided?

Fu Lingye suppressed the frustration in his heart upon thinking of this.

The audio clip that Shen Wanyue sent to him kept digging a hole into his heart.

He only needed to think of the night when Mu Tongrui was in Qi Yanli's villa. Just thinking of that madehim lose all control and go mad! He could not tolerate it.

Fu Lingye held tightly onto his phone.

Xu Kun asked with a cautious tone, “Boss, there is another meeting in 5 minutes' time. Do we continueor do you want to rest for a while?”

“Postpone it. I need to head out for a while.”

......

When Mu Tongrui received a call from Fu Lingye, the Design department had just ended their meeting.

She looked at his name jumping on her phone screen and waited for a while before picking it up.

He spoke with a cold and distant voice over the phone. “Come down. I am at Ya Hua's lobby.”

Mu Tongrui bit her lip, took a deep breath before refusing, “Mr. Fu, I am working now, so I cannot leavewithout any unofficial reason...”

Even before she could finish her words, Fu Lingye interrupted her, “It's fine if you do not want to comedown. I do not mind going upstairs to replace you then.”

“......”

Mu Tongrui knew that Fu Lingye meant what he said. If Fu Lingye were to come up to Designdepartment, it would definitely cause a ruckus.

She hung up the phone and then found an excuse to leave Design department office.

When she came out of Ya Hua, she saw a black Maybach parked nearby.