Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

“Them? There's someone else other than Mr. Lu?” Mu Tongrui took the opportunity to change the topic

as her hands hooked around his neck.

Fu Lingye squeezed her waist, “It was Lu Zhan and Ji Zeyan.”

Mu Tongrui blushed as she hammered his shoulder with her fist, “Why call me Little Lion? Did you tell

me I'm often bad-tempered?”

Lions get angry easily, don't they?

The man lifted his hands and brushed her hair. In a hoarse voice, he said, “I think Little Lion is cute so I

let it be.”

Cute?

As though discovering something new, her ears turned red. This was the first time Fu Lingye described

her as 'cute'. “Did you name your pet dog Little Lion on purpose?”

The man hmph-ed, ”When I first brought it home, it tried to bite me after a few teasing. Isn't that like a

little lion?”

A laugh escaped Mu Tongrui, “This dog is pretty daring. You could have killed her.”

“Obviously she knew too well I wouldn't do anything to her. Otherwise, she would not have been so

impudent.”

At this, Fu Lingye turned his vision to her. Mu Tongrui's heart skipped a beat, her smile stiffened.

He was clearly referring to the dog. Why do I feel as though he was talking to me?

Fu Lingye's words seemed to have a double meaning to them. Is he already suspecting me?

Since he didn't call her out, Mu Tongrui acted dumb. She grabbed his hand and bit his fingertip, leaving

a set of tooth imprint on them, “The Little Lion's gut is indeed big.”

Fu Lingye looked upon the set of tooth imprint on his fingertip causing Mu Tongrui to think that he was

in fact angry. Just when she was about to lean forward to have a look at his face, the man pulled her

into his arms.

Fu Lingye violently kissed her lips.

Mu Tongrui blushed and her heart raced. She had nowhere to place her hands but Fu Lingye had

already planted them around his neck. He only released her when her lips were red and swollen.

“Why did you suddenly kiss me?”

His thin lips were still touching hers lightly. His dark eyes stared at the scarlet lips, “The little Lion can

bite me but I can't bite back?”

Mu Tongrui's face turned a brilliant red!

He said those words so calmly. It was nothing romantic but it felt like an explosion of chocolates to her.

...

Fu Lingye still had half an hour till he could knock off. Mu Tongrui sat on the sofa and used her phone

while she waited for him.

Her phone rang. It was Qi Yanli. She hastily hung up.

Qi Yanli must be rushing her to steal the chip.

At this notion, she felt uneasy.

She looked up at Fu Lingye, feeling complicated.

If Fu Lingye ever found out that she had been lying to him, would he hate her?

But so what if he hated her? She hated him too for forcing her dad to his grave.

She can only be scheming towards him but not fall for him.

...

After work, they picked Sweetheart up from the kindergarten and returned to Repulse Bay villa.

Xu Kun picked up Little Lion from Fu Mansion. The moment Sweetheart entered the door, she saw the

lively Little Lion and ran towards it enthusiastically.

“Daddy! Little Lion seems to have slimmed down! Let's let Little Lion stay here with us so I can take

good care of her!”

Fu Lingye had no opinion on that matter and vaguely acknowledged it.

Mu Tongrui walked over, “Sweetheart you like dogs?”

Sweetheart pouted, “Mu'mu and daddy don't want to give me a little brother or sister so I can only play

with Little Lion!”

“...”

Mu Tongrui's face heated up. When she lifted her head, she noticed Fu Lingye's scorching vision on

her. His lips twitched, teasing.

Mu Tongrui had goosebumps. Did he want to have kids?

Fu Lingye was in his study room working while Mu Tongrui was in the kitchen making dinner.

Sweetheart secretly brought Little Lion to the second floor.

“Daddy!”

When Fu Lingye saw the little one running over, he put down his work and tucked her in his arms.

“Yes, what is it?”

“Daddy, when can Mu'mu's tummy bear a little brother or sister?”

Fu Lingye pinched Sweetheart's nose, “Why the urgency?”

Sweetheart replied innocently, “Didn't daddy say if Mu'mu has grapefruit juice every morning she would

have a little baby?”

“This needs time. Once it's here, daddy will share the news with you.”

“If Mu'mu has a little baby, daddy must tell Sweetheart immediately!”

Fu Lingye rubbed her head, “This is a secret between you and daddy.”

Sweetheart nodded seriously, “Ok! I definitely won't tell Mu'mu about this!”

“Go and play.”

Sweetheart picked up Little Lion and left the study room. A dark glint flash past Fu Lingye's eyes.

His phone rang. It was Xu Kun.

“Boss, I looked into Mu Group's case file and found out that Mu Guangqing's bankruptcy is tied to Fu

Corporation...”

...

When the call ended, Fu Lingye toyed with the chip in his hand.

So the reason she approached me was to get revenge?

At Lijiang Island that night, when she hugged me excitedly when I made it out alive, was it also a

pretense?

She waited for me outside The Civil Affairs Bureau in the rain when I missed our appointment. Was that

also an act?

Fu Lingye shut his eyes, his grasp on the chip tightened.

The phone rang again. It was Ji Zeyan.

As he answered the phone, Ji Zeyan teased, “Have you tried the method I told you about? Is your Little

Lion pregnant yet?”

“Are you sure this method works?”

“Of course. To avoid delaying her filming, Yan Yi would always hide the fact that she was taking

pregnancy pills. I deliberately asked the doctor who shared that having huge volumes of grapefruit juice

after consuming the pills greatly reduce its effects. In the end, Yan Yi got pregnant a month later.”

...

When dinner was ready, Mu Tongrui called for Fu Lingye.

“Lingye, it's time for dinner. Have your meal before going back to work.”

When she came over, Fu Lingye stared at her with dark eyes. It made Mu Tongrui feel jumpy and

subconsciously touched her face, “Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?”

The man sat her on the study table, his hands wandered underneath her dress.

Mu Tongrui was caught by surprise, her face flamed as she scrambled to stop him, “Sweetheart is

waiting for us to have dinner.”

Why did he suddenly get aroused?

At his gloomy look, Mu Tongrui thought he was unhappy after being rejected. She locked her arms

around his neck and spoke coyly, “After dinner, ok?”