Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Chapter 197

Mu Tongrui stood at the entrance holding the breakfast and politely asked if Xu Kun wanted to come in. She was obviously being polite so, Xu Kun would not actually go in. He rushed to wave his hand and say, “I shall take my leave now.”

If he really went in to have a glass of water, Boss would definitely think he didn't know how to read the situation when he woke up and saw him!

Mu Tongrui face reddened as she nodded. Right when Xu Kun was about to leave, Mu Tongrui recalled the thing that Fu Lingye refused to say the night before. She was very curious about what he had planned to do that night he arranged to meet her at Banyan Tree Hotel.

“Mr. Xu, I have something to ask you.”

“Please ask, Miss Mu.”

“Do you know why Fu Lingye wanted to meet me that night at Banyan Tree Hotel?”

Xu Kun smiled mysteriously and said, “That night, Miss Mu really shouldn't have stood Boss up. That night, Boss was planning to propose to Miss Mu.”

......

After Mu Tongrui washed up, she put the breakfast Xu Kun had bought into a plate, fried two eggs, and warmed up two cups of milk to put on the dining table.

Fu Lingye woke up right when she left the kitchen. He took long strides and walked behind her. His long limbs enveloped her waist from the back. He felt her waist and realized her waist was still incredibly thin even though she was pregnant. He lightly furrowed his brows and said, “Why is your waist still so thin even though you're pregnant?”

He didn't even dare to use any force. He felt as though her waist would break apart with a few hard hits. He just wanted to cherish it.

Mu Tongrui turned around and subconsciously touched the buttons on Fu Lingye's shirt, “It's only been a month. The doctor said the baby bump would only start showing after four to five months. Some pregnant mothers don't even show after six months. It's normal.”

Fu Lingye lowered his head to look at her, and then looked at the scrumptious breakfast on the table. “Did you wake up early just to make me breakfast?”

Mu Tongrui was a little diffident. She smiled and said, “I only fried two eggs and warmed up two cups of milk. Actually, the rest was all sent by Mr. Xu.”

The man didn't say a word. Mu Tongrui thought he was mad, so she tugged on his arm and said immediately, “I'll make breakfast for you tomorrow morning, okay?”

Fu Lingye raised his hand and caressed her soft hair. He lightly said, “It's okay. Don't do extra work while you're pregnant.”

If something happens to her because she does extra work, it would still be his loss, wouldn't it?

“...”

Mu Tongrui's lips twitched. She had a rare moment of expressing her own feelings but she was rejected by this man.

Mu Tongrui stood at the entrance holding the breakfast and politely asked if Xu Kun wanted to come in. She was obviously being polite so, Xu Kun would not actually go in. He rushed to wave his hand and say, “I shall take my leave now.”

Fu Lingye went to the bathroom to wash up. Mu Tongrui took small steps and caught up. While Fu Lingye stood at the sink to brush his teeth, Mu Tongrui extended her hands to hug his waist from the back.

The woman's small face was pressed against his broad shoulders. She gently called out to him, “Lingye.” C0pyright © 2024 Nôv)(elDrama.Org.

In response, there were only sounds of him brushing his teeth.

Mu Tongrui lightly rubbed herself against him and said, “That night you wanted to meet me at Banyan Tree Hotel, you wanted to propose to me, right?”

Although she had already gotten wind of this news from Mr. Xu, she wanted to hear it straight out of his mouth.

Fu Lingye spat out his mouthwash and said indifferently, “No.”

Hearing that he didn't want to admit the truth, Mu Tongrui pouted and stared at him fixedly. “Mr. Xu told me everything. You wanted to propose to me that night, right?”

Could it be that he wanted to shirk responsibility?

After Fu Lingye finished brushing his teeth and washing his face, he pulled away from Mu Tongrui and turned around to stare at her slightly anxious face. He answered calmly, “I did want to propose to you that day, but you never came. So, after that point, I don't have any mood to do it anymore.”

“...”

Was this man serious?

Looking at her aggrieved face, Fu Lingye was suddenly in a playful mood. He pinched her fair chin and kissed her on the lips.

The man had just finished brushing his teeth, so the mint scent of his toothpaste was still strong. It was very pleasant smelling, and Mu Tongrui was slowly losing control as he kissed her. She put both her arms on his waist and gently returned the kiss.

The man kissed her incessantly. After that, he let go of her and didn't do anything else. He only casually said, “Go eat breakfast or the food will go cold.”

Mu Tongrui felt a bit dreary as she followed him to the living room. They sat at a relatively small dining table to eat their breakfast.

Fu Lingye didn't really like talking during meals, so Mu Tongrui also didn't say anything. However, she couldn't help to think, was he really not going to propose anymore because she missed his proposal once?

When she thought about this, she subconsciously bit onto her chopsticks. When Fu Lingye raised his head, he coincidentally saw her biting her chopsticks, lost in thoughts. He slightly furrowed his brows and asked in a low voice, “Don't bite your chopsticks when you eat. You should eat more when you're pregnant. Don't eat so little.”

Mu Tongrui obediently responded with a “Mmm”. She ate the tofu pudding in the bowl. The pudding was smooth and tender and there were even fresh shrimps inside. It tasted really good. However, after eating only a few bites, she was no longer focused on eating. She raised her head to look at the currently eating Fu Lingye and said, “I really didn't know you were going to propose to me that night. Also, I thought that you wouldn't be willing to be with me once you knew that Qiao Sang was alive.”

Fu Lingye stopped his elegant eating motions. He put down his chopsticks and stared deeply into Mu Tongrui's eyes. “How dare you assume what I'm thinking without asking me?”

Mu Tongrui wanted to ask him, but she didn't dare to.

She lowered her face silently and said softly, “I kept asking you about Qiao Sang in the past and you always remained silent. In fact, you would always have some sort of big reaction to it. Now that Qiao Sang actually came back from the dead, I have no courage at all. I'm scared that you still love Qiao Sang. I'm scared that once you see her, you won't want me anymore. I'm even more scared that...”

She paused. She couldn't really bring herself to say what she wanted to say next.

Fu Lingye kept pressing on, waiting for her next words. “You're even more scared for what?”

“I'm even more scared that you would tell me that you never truly liked me.”

After saying that, Mu Tongrui's heart raced. She was really looking forward to hearing Fu Lingye's response and reply, but she was also afraid at the same time.

Fu Lingye kept silent for a while. His deep-set black eyes stared fixedly at her, and Mu Tongrui felt a bit uneasy being stared at. She bit her lip and shamelessly asked, “Do you only keep me by your side because I look like Qiao Sang?”

Fu Lingye looked at her, a glint of laughter in his eye. “Who told you that you look like Qiao Sang?”

“Qi Yanli.” Mu Tongrui continued. “Also, Han Ling said that I looked like Qiao Sang. I... I've met Qiao Sang, and I do actually look like her.”

Then, she asked Fu Lingye a little diffidently, “Isn't that so?”

The phone rang when Fu Lingye was about to answer Mu Tongrui. The caller ID showed that it was the landline at the Fu family villa.

Fu Lingye picked up the phone and the call, but his eyes were still fixed on Mu Tongrui.

Once the call went through, a child-like voice came from the other end. “Daddy! Have you gone to find Mu'mu?”

“You miss her that much?”

The little one got anxious. “Daddy, have you found Mu'mu or not? Grandpa is finding pretty aunties for you again!”

“Tell your grandpa I have a wife already.”

When Fu Lingye said those words, the intentions hidden in his deep-set eyes were incomprehensible. Mu Tongrui was startled by his words.