Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)
Chapter 39

Chapter 39

Mu Tongrui went after the angry Sweetheart who ran into her room on the second level.

She had climbed onto her little pink bed, and sobbing under her blanket while hugging her Peppa Pigstuffed toy.

Mu Tongrui went to sit beside her bed and consoled her, “Maybe, Daddy happened to have somethingon Xiao Han’s the day of your last school parental session. Sweetheart, don't cry anymore okay?”

Sweetheart angrily emerged from her blanket and sat up with her eyes red from all the crying. Shelooked as pitiful as an abandoned rabbit. “Daddy prefers Xiaohan over me! I do not love Daddyanymore!”

Children are always comparing against each other unintentionally and what was more, Fu Lingye wasobviously too biased this time round. He had hurt Sweetheart thoroughly.

Mu Tongrui stretched out her arms and embraced Sweetheart. She wiped the tears off her face gentlyand consoled her, “Don't cry okay? You would not be pretty if your eyes are swollen from all the crying.”

“Mu'mu, why did Daddy favor Xiaohan? He is my Daddy, is it because I am naughty?”

She knitted her brows and looked up at Mu Tongrui with her wet and baffled face. Mu Tongrui wasspeechless, and her heart ached even more.

How can she answer her question? Can she tell her that it is because Xiaohan is her Daddy's son?

Mu Tongrui had to change the subject, “Didn't Daddy say that he would attend your school parentalsession next time?”

“That was because I was angry hence Daddy agreed! Xiaohan needed only to ask once, and Daddyimmediately agreed! I asked him several times before but he rejected me!”

Looking at the jealous Sweetheart whose tears fell with every blink of her eyes, Mu Tongrui was at lossof what to do.

She sat there pitifully, sniffing as she said, “Xiaohan has Auntie and Daddy, I do not have Mummy orDaddy.”

With that, she burst into sobs again. Tears gushed down her cheeks.

Mu Tongrui embraced in her arm. She tousled her hair and bent down to plant a comforting kiss on herpale forehead, “Even if they do not love you, I still love you.”

“Mu'mu... do you love me the most?”

“Yes, I love you the most. Don't cry anymore, okay?”

Fu Lingye came up to Sweetheart's room and furrowed his brows at the sight of her sobbing loudly.

“Sweetheart, Daddy do not mean it, Of course, Daddy loves you the most.”

Sweetheart pouted and further curled up to hide into Mu Tongrui's arms, “Humph, I do not love Daddy.Daddy, go away!”

Fu Lingye did not turn up for Sweetheart's school parental session all along was entirely because OldMaster Fu wanted to go. Old Master Fu preferred granddaughters all along and on top of that,Sweetheart was obedient and adorable right from the start, thus Old Master Fu had doted on her themost. Furthermore, with his own busy schedule, Sweetheart was mostly taken care of by old MasterFu.

Old Master Fu, ever since his retirement from his military career, was only preoccupied with 3 thingsnow- keeping his fishes as pets, playing chess, and taking care of his granddaughter. He often broughtSweetheart to visit his old veteran friends.

But never had Fu Lingye imagined that this would lead Sweetheart to think that he did not love her.

Fu Lingye sat down on her bed, and explained to her patiently, “Daddy did want to attend your schoolparental session last time, but Grandpa wanted to go. Daddy could not reject Grandpa since he dotedon you so much. As for your brother, he does not have a father since young but he has been tellingeveryone in his class that I am his father. So, if I do not turn up, he will be very embarrassed. You donot want to see your brother being sad right?”

Sweetheart rubbed her nose, and burst into fresh sobs again. Rubbing her eyes, she wailed, “I do notwant to make my brother sad.... but I do not want to share Daddy with him!”

Mu Tongrui frowned, and could not help but cut in, “Fu Lingye, Sweetheart is very sad already. Mustyou force her to make a stand now?”

Coaxing kids was never Fu Lingye's forte. Sometimes, women understood kids better. Just like MuTongrui, she obviously was better at coaxing kids better than he was.

“Sweetheart, what Daddy meant was he would very much like to attend your school parental sessionbut Grandpa also would like to go. So, Daddy had to give up his place to Grandpa. But Grandpa did notwant to attend your brother's school parental session, so Daddy had to attend.”

With Mu Tongrui's explanation, Sweetheart stopped crying indeed. She rubbed the tears off her cheeksand asked, “Then does Daddy love me or brother the more?”

Fu Lingye assured her affectionately, “Of course it is you. Daddy loves you the most.”

Sweetheart was skeptical. He took a remote control and switched on the television on the wall. Itplayed a video of how he took care of Sweetheart in the past.

Mu Tongrui's and Sweetheart's gaze were fixed on the video. In it, Fu Lingye seemed to have justreturned home from work, and was still in his suit when he carried the baby in his hand. He was feedingher from the milk bottle patiently, oozing with fatherly love.

The video was long, and contained the scenes when Sweetheart first greeted him Daddy; when shefirst learnt how to walk; when she first attended school and all other important moments. The manbehind the video recorder was none other than Fu Lingye.

Mu Tongrui was surprised. I have always thought that Fu Lingye prefers boys to girls, but judging fromthe video, perhaps I have misunderstood him?

The man in the video was totally different from the man she knew. Who would have thought that such adoting father in the video can be so ruthless in business?

With a faint smile, Fu Lingye said, “When Sweetheart was before 2 years old, it was Daddy taking careof you almost every day. After you attended kindergarten and learnt how to talk or walk, Grandpa thenstarted to take care of you.”

Old Master Fu had gotten so accustomed to taking care of Sweetheart that he refused to let go, and FuLingye had gradually shifted this responsibility to him.

Sweetheart pouted and threw herself into the arms of Fu Lingye, “Daddy, I love you! I was only trying toannoy you just now!”

Fu Lingye smiled and hugged Sweetheart gently. He lowered his head to kiss her forehead andmumbled, “I love you forever.”

Mu Tongrui's heart melted at the sight before her.

Sweetheart cupped Fu Lingye's cheeks with her little, dirty hands, and planted a big, wet kiss on hischeek. She turned to Mu Tongrui and planted another kiss on her face with her arms wrapped aroundMu Tongrui's neck.

Looking at them with bright eyes, she declared, “Daddy, I do not want to sleep alone tonight, I want tosleep with you and Mu'mu! I want to sleep between both of you!”

Fu Lingye was startled, “Sweetheart, my bed and quilt are not big enough.”

However, Sweetheart was a smart girl and immediately replied with glee, “I am very, very small and willnot take up much space on the bed nor the quilt!”

Mu Tongrui was delighted. With Sweetheart between them, this man would not have the chance to hugor touch her, and still claimed that she was the one to seduce him. Seduce him!

“Sweetheart is so upset tonight, you should make it up to him!”

He stared at her with a long face, until Mu Tongrui felt guilty.