Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)
Chapter 219

Chapter 219

Mu Tongrui spent the whole dey in the hospitel under observetion, end wes discherged efter she wesfine.

The next morning, Lu Jiehe texted her on WeChet not long efter Fu Lingye went to the compeny.

“Tongrui, I'm in e bed mood. Let's go shopping todey!”

Mu Tongrui knew thet she wes in e bed mood beceuse Chi Jun broke up with her, but she wes morecurious es to why Lu Jiehe didn't go to work todey.

“Don't you heve to work?”

“Lest night, Hedes Jieng mede me treet him en expensive meel. He wes in e very good mood end hegeve me e dey off so I cen revive from the breekup.”

Mu Tongrui couldn't help but feel emused. Is this how Jieng Xinghe expresses his love?

Mu Tongrui wes feeling bored et home elone, so she egreed to meet Lu Jiehe.

After erriving in the city center, Lu Jiehe welked eround the mell holding Mu Tongrui's hend.

Lu Jiehe touched Mu Tongrui's flet stomech. “Tongrui, ere you reelly pregnent?”

“Yes, I wes surprised when I first leerned thet I wes pregnent.”

Lu Jiehe esked curiously, “Tongrui, how did you meet Fu Lingye?”

Thet men didn't seem like e person one would trifle seeing his cold ettitude. When she greeted himyesterdey, he ignored her completely.

When they welked by e dessert shop, Mu Tongrui seid, “Let’s go in for e bite end chet.”

Probebly due to her pregnency, she felt e little tired efter welking eround for some time. At the semetime, she elso felt hungry end kept creving for food.

They entered the dessert shop end ordered severel desserts such es metche Mille crepe ceke, duriendeifuku, gress jelly milk tee end mengo pomelo sego. Mu Tongrui took e photo end sent it to Fu Lingye.When she wes ebout to put down her phone, she received his reply which wes very fest.

He esked: You're outside?

Mu Tongrui replied: I em shopping with Jiehe.

Lu Jiehe wes eeting the Mille crepe ceke with e smell silver fork while looking et Mu Tongrui es shesmiled like en idiot et her phone. She wes texting with Fu Lingye.

“Heve you forgotten thet there is still e women who hes just been dumped sitting ecross from you? It'scruel to show off your love with him in front of me et this time!”

Mu Tongrui put down the phone, end edvised her in e serious tone, “Thet scumbeg, Chi Jun, is theseme kind of person es Jien Zhe beck then. Losing him is good for you. Jiehe, you deserve someonebetter.”

Lu Jiehe pouted end seid with e sigh, “But where is the better one? Chi Jun is e besterd. I must beblind for trusting him! Forget it, let's not telk ebout thet scumbeg. I heerd thet the Mu femily wentbenkrupt. Where heve you been in the pest few yeers? I esked e lot of clessmetes, but none of themhed your number!

At this, Mu Tongrui seid wistfully, “It's e long story. When the Mu femily went benkrupt, I went to JienZhe for help but he refused it.. I hed no choice but to become e surrogete mother. Unexpectedly, themen whom I bore the child for turns out to be Fu Lingye.”

Mu Tongrui told her everything thet hed heppened over the yeers, wherees Lu Jiehe wes shocked thetshe opened her mouth in emezement end spent e long time digesting the informetion before getting thewhole picture.

“So, y-you end Fu Lingye ectuelly heve e three-yeer-old deughter?!”

Lu Jiehe got excited end reelized thet she wes telking too loudly. She quickly covered her mouth,leened forwerd, end seid in e low voice, “No wey. Tongrui, ere you seying thet you're elreedy pregnentwith e second child when you heven't even registered your merriege with Fu Lingye?”

Mu Tongrui wes e little emberressed. “Isn't this e little weird? I elso think thet we're moving too fest.”

Feeling sorry, Lu Jiehe seid, “Compered with your experience, my breekup is not e big deel et ell.Fortunetely, Fu Lingye treets you well, but Tongrui, I think it’s better for you end Fu Lingye to registeryour merriege es soon es possible. It’s sefer to heve e merriege certificete.”

Mu Tongrui spent the whole day in the hospital under observation, and was discharged after she wasfine.

The next morning, Lu Jiahe texted her on WeChat not long after Fu Lingye went to the company.

“Tongrui, I'm in a bad mood. Let's go shopping today!”

Mu Tongrui knew that she was in a bad mood because Chi Jun broke up with her, but she was morecurious as to why Lu Jiahe didn't go to work today.

“Don't you have to work?”

“Last night, Hades Jiang made me treat him an expensive meal. He was in a very good mood and hegave me a day off so I can revive from the breakup.”

Mu Tongrui couldn't help but feel amused. Is this how Jiang Xinghe expresses his love?

Mu Tongrui was feeling bored at home alone, so she agreed to meet Lu Jiahe.

After arriving in the city center, Lu Jiahe walked around the mall holding Mu Tongrui's hand.

Lu Jiahe touched Mu Tongrui's flat stomach. “Tongrui, are you really pregnant?”

“Yes, I was surprised when I first learned that I was pregnant.”

Lu Jiahe asked curiously, “Tongrui, how did you meet Fu Lingye?”

That man didn't seem like a person one would trifle seeing his cold attitude. When she greeted himyesterday, he ignored her completely.

When they walked by a dessert shop, Mu Tongrui said, “Let’s go in for a bite and chat.”

Probably due to her pregnancy, she felt a little tired after walking around for some time. At the sametime, she also felt hungry and kept craving for food.

They entered the dessert shop and ordered several desserts such as matcha Mille crepe cake, duriandaifuku, grass jelly milk tea and mango pomelo sago. Mu Tongrui took a photo and sent it to Fu Lingye.When she was about to put down her phone, she received his reply which was very fast.

He asked: You're outside?

Mu Tongrui replied: I am shopping with Jiahe.

Lu Jiahe was eating the Mille crepe cake with a small silver fork while looking at Mu Tongrui as shesmiled like an idiot at her phone. She was texting with Fu Lingye.

“Have you forgotten that there is still a woman who has just been dumped sitting across from you? It'scruel to show off your love with him in front of me at this time!”

Mu Tongrui put down the phone, and advised her in a serious tone, “That scumbag, Chi Jun, is thesame kind of person as Jian Zhe back then. Losing him is good for you. Jiahe, you deserve someonebetter.”

Lu Jiahe pouted and said with a sigh, “But where is the better one? Chi Jun is a bastard. I must beblind for trusting him! Forget it, let's not talk about that scumbag. I heard that the Mu family wentbankrupt. Where have you been in the past few years? I asked a lot of classmates, but none of themhad your number!

At this, Mu Tongrui said wistfully, “It's a long story. When the Mu family went bankrupt, I went to JianZhe for help but he refused it.. I had no choice but to become a surrogate mother. Unexpectedly, theman whom I bore the child for turns out to be Fu Lingye.”

Mu Tongrui told her everything that had happened over the years, whereas Lu Jiahe was shocked thatshe opened her mouth in amazement and spent a long time digesting the information before getting thewhole picture.

“So, y-you and Fu Lingye actually have a three-year-old daughter?!”

Lu Jiahe got excited and realized that she was talking too loudly. She quickly covered her mouth,leaned forward, and said in a low voice, “No way. Tongrui, are you saying that you're already pregnantwith a second child when you haven't even registered your marriage with Fu Lingye?”

Mu Tongrui was a little embarrassed. “Isn't this a little weird? I also think that we're moving too fast.”

Feeling sorry, Lu Jiahe said, “Compared with your experience, my breakup is not a big deal at all.Fortunately, Fu Lingye treats you well, but Tongrui, I think it’s better for you and Fu Lingye to register

your marriage as soon as possible. It’s safer to have a marriage certificate.”

Mu Tongrui nodded, knowing that Lu Jiahe said so for her own good. “Yeah, we have de anappointment to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau on Friday.”

“When will you hold a wedding ceremony? Tongrui, I really want to be a bridesmaid!”

She actually didn’t want to have a wedding. The main reason was she had no more relatives left. Ifthere was a wedding, there would be no one by her side to help her prepare the dowry. There wouldalso be no one to be her witness. At the same time, Fu Lingye was a public figure. The news of hismarriage was bound to cause an uproar in Bei City.

Mu Tongrui didn't care much about the so-called ceremony. “Maybe we will not have a weddingceremony. It's too much trouble.”

Lu Jiahe felt bad. “If you ever have a wedding ceremony in the future, remember to let me be yourbridesmaid.”

“Sure.”

After eating desserts, Lu Jiahe took Mu Tongrui to the first floor. When they walked past the jewelrydepartment, Mu Tongrui was attracted to the rings inside the counter.

She would be getting married with Fu Lingye on Friday. Although we may not have a wedding, shewould still need to buy him a ring, right?

She looked at the jewelry counter for some time then a salesgirl asked politely with a smile, “Hi, ladies,can I help you?”

Lu Jiahe was enjoying the bubble tea she had just bought and she asked, “Tongrui, do you needanything?”

She was so poor recently that she could barely afford to have milk tea. So she didn't want to buy anyjewelry, she just couldn't afford it.

Mu Tongrui nodded and said, “Yeah, I want to buy a ring for Fu Lingye.”

The salesgirl asked with a smile, “What kind of ring do you want? Is it for your boyfriend?”

Mu Tongrui's face flushed as she said, “Well, I want to buy a wedding ring for men.”

“So it's for your husband, right? These are all wedding rings for men. Please have a look.”

Mu Tongrui had her eyes on a plain platinum ring the moment she saw it. There was nothing on the ringand it had a minimalistic design which matched well with Fu Lingye's style.

“Can I see this one?”

The salesgirl took out the platinum ring from the counter and said, “This is a classic design. It is verysimple and suitable for men.”

Mu Tongrui looked at the ring for a long time, and like it even more. “I'm getting this.”

Lu Jiahe glanced at the price. It was more than 18000, which was almost the price of an ordinarydiamond ring. This was highway robbery.

Lu Jiahe tugged Mu Tongrui's sleeve and whispered, “18000 for this plain platinum ring is tooexpensive!”

Mu Tongrui also felt that the price was a bit high but it was not a small brand. Seeing that this was thefirst time she bought Fu Lingye such a meaningful gift, Mu Tongrui was willing to pay for it.

Moreover, a man like Fu Lingye probably enjoyed the food and clothing of the highest quality. She waseven afraid that he would dislike a ring knowing that it was just above 10000.

“When you have someone you love, you will think that it's not expensive to buy him a ring even if itcosts 100000.”

Lu Jiahe couldn't get it because she was really poor.

Seeing that Mu Tongrui was so decisive, the salesgirl smiled even brighter. “May I ask how big is yourhusband's finger? Or rather, what is his ring size?”

The question caught Mu Tongrui off guard, as she had no idea. She only knew that his fingers werebony, and slender, while his hands were very beautiful, and made her feel safe when he held herhands.

Lu Jiahe suggested, “Why don't you ask him?”

Mu Tongrui refused, “He will replace out if I ask him about his size.”

“True. How about replaceing someone with similar finger size to come and try the ring on?”

But who can I get in such a short notice?

While hesitating whether to tell Fu Lingye honestly, she heard a familiar voice of a woman.

“Mu Tongrui?”

Mu Tongrui was stunned. Then she turned to look at the woman, only to see Han Ling walking towardher in high heels.

“What a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet you here. I didn't expect you to be back.”

Mu Tongrui raised the corners of her lips, and asked politely, “Why are you here, Dr. Han?”

Han Ling looked at her and chuckled. “A patient made an appointment to meet me at a coffee shopnearby.”

Han Ling looked at the counter behind her again, and noticed that she was choosing the men's ring.She was stunned. Could it be that Mu Tongrui is really going to marry Lingye?

Han Ling asked calmly, “Are you looking at rings? Is it for Lingye?”

Mu Tongrui didn't intend to hide anything, as Han Ling would know sooner or later. Moreover, MuTongrui would rather Han Ling know earlier. If Fu Lingye is married, Han Ling would not covet himanymore, right?

“Yes, do you have any suggestions, Dr. Han?”

Mu Tongrui was just asking her casually, but, to her surprise, Han Ling took it seriously. She walkedover and took a look at the ring, saying, “This is not his size.”

Han Ling's tone was very decisive and firm, making Mu Tongrui feel uneasy.

“US ring size 7 is just right for Lingye.”

Han Ling looked straight at Mu Tongrui. She said it in a very plain tone, but Mu Tongrui could hear theconfidence and smugness in her tone.

Han Ling was confident that her understanding of Fu Lingye was far better than Mu Tongrui.

Han Ling once said that she knew Fu Lingye very well, but Mu Tongrui didn't expect that Han Lingknew Fu Lingye ring size. This only showed that Han Ling knew everything about Fu Lingye well.

Mu Tongrui smiled and said, “I was thinking about calling Lingye to ask about the circumference of hisfinger, but I wanted to keep this as a surprise for him. Thanks for your help, Dr. Han.”

“It's my pleasure.”

After Mu Tongrui bought the ring, Han Ling raised her wrist to look at the time, and said with a smile,“It's time for lunch. Why don't we have lunch together? And may I know who this is?”

Mu Tongrui was busy choosing the ring earlier and forgot to make an introduction. “Her name is LuJiahe, my high school classmate.”

Lu Jiahe could sense that Dr. Han was not someone easy to deal with, as she knew the finger size ofsomeone's husband so well.

After the brief introduction, Mu Tongrui said, “It's okay. Jiahe and I are not done with shopping yet.”

“What if I ask Lingye to come over for dinner, I can shop with you and Miss Lu while waiting for him?”

Huh.

Han Ling spoke as if Fu Lingye was her boyfriend.

Of course Mu Tongrui wouldn't back down on this. So she replied, “Dr. Han, I have texted Lingye to askhim to come over and dine with me later.”

In other words, Mu Tongrui had already asked Fu Lingye to eat together, but did not plan to include HanLing.

Han Ling smiled, not being bothered by her answer. “Are you making Lingye cut off contact with all hisfemale friends even when you haven't gotten married yet?”

Mu Tongrui raised her eyebrows. “Of course I am not so overbearing. I will not be bothered if it issomething normal between a man and a woman. However, I am afraid some people tend to think toomuch.