Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Mu Tongrui was startled awake in the middle of the night.

She was bathed in cold sweat when she woke up.

She dreamt that Fu Lingye was struggling in the cold, frigid waters. He kept calling out for her. She

wanted to rescue him, but she felt as though her body was being pulled back and she stood rooted on

the ground. She could not move at all.

Sweetheart was sound asleep beside her.

Mu Tongrui looked at her adorable face, then covered her own face with her hands. She took a deep

breath, feeling helpless and at a tremendous loss as to what she should do.

What if Lingye really was.... how was she going to tell Sweetheart about this matter?

She was unable to say it. It was such a heartbreaking piece of news to break it to a child.

The moon was bright but it also appeared cold and lonely.

Mu Tongrui got up and took a piece of Fu Lingye's shirt to drape it across her shoulders. She stood at

the windows and continued gazing at the moon.

The shirt seemed to have traces of Fu Lingye's warmth and smell. She grabbed tightly onto the sleeves

and took a long deep sniff, and cried in between suppressed sobs.

“Lingye... You must return home safely...”

She lifted her head to gaze at the bright moon, and prayed with both palms clasped together.

......

The next morning, shortly after Liu sent Sweetheart to school, there was a call from the police station.

Mu Tongrui sat at the dining table. She did not have any appetite to eat anything, apart from a few

spoonful of congee. She could not stomach anything else.

Old Master Fu looked grim when he put down the call.

Mu Tongrui stood up and asked him urgently, “Dad, have they found Lingye already?”

Old Master Fu looked at Mu Tongrui and grew silent for a while.

Mu Tongrui frowned. She was on the verge of tears, “Dad, please tell me quickly.”

“They still... have not found Lingye. They only managed to locate his car.”

Mu Tongrui fell back onto her chair. She looked confused and anxious at the same time, and mumbled

to herself, “How... how could it be that they have not found him?”

It had been a day. Why have they not found him?

Old Master Fu held onto his walking stick and said, “If they still cannot find Fu Lingye after 48 hours,

then let's give up on locating him.”

Mu Tongrui's eyes were red, “How could we? Perhaps Lingye is still alive. He could be waiting for us to

save him. Dad, please, I beg of you... let's not give up on the search, shall we?”

Old Master Fu sighed heavily and then said, “Then let's decide on this. If Lingye is still nowhere to be

found after 48 hours, then we will proceed to organize his funeral. This matter is already being reported

by the media, so we cannot keep it under wraps any longer. As for Fu Corporation, I will deal with

matters there personally.”

Mu Tongrui choked and said, “Dad.....”

Old Master Fu held onto his walking stick with his back facing Mu Tongrui, “I will head to the police

station immediately. Your emotions are unstable for now, so make sure you get some rest at home. If

there is anything, I will let you know.”

.......

At the police station.

“Old Master Fu, we found out from our investigations that Mr. Fu Lingye's car brakes were tampered

with before the accident. Please think carefully, did Mr. Fu Lingye offend anyone recently?”

Fu Zhengyuan's eyes sank and held tightly on his walking stick. He wore a deep frown as he tried to

focus.

There were so many people Fu Corporation had offended in the business circle. This was the norm.

Who would have dared to harbor the motive of killing Fu Lingye?

“Officer Wei, as a large business corporation, it is only natural that we offend people. Also, it is only

inevitable to have wins and losses in the market. I do not think there is someone crazy out there who

would kill a person just because of a failed business venture.”

“Yeah, that seems right. However, please think carefully once more. Did Mr. Fu have any personal feud

with anyone?”

“This... I am not so sure about this. However, I will continue to pursue the exact reason behind my

son's accident and death. Officer Wei, please carry on with the investigations. I will also send someone

to investigate. If I have any news on my end, I will notify the police immediately.

“Alright, Old Master Fu. I am sorry... for your loss.”

........

At the President's office at Ya Hua building.

Qi Yanli asked Li Da, “Have you found anything from Madam's phone?”

“Madam seemed to have frequent contact with a stranger with this number. When I tried calling, the line

seemed to be invalid and no longer in use.”

Qi Yanli frowned, “Check one more thing. Where did the 5 million in her bank account go to?

“Yes.”

Li Da pursed his lips and said, “Oh yes, there is information from the police station. They said that Fu

Lingye's car was located. His car brakes were intentionally tampered with.”

Qi Yanli grew solemn, “Please continue to look into this matter. Inform me immediately once you have

leads.”

“Yes.” Li Da stopped for a while before asking curiously, “Mr. Qi, who do you think dares to meddle with

Fu Lingye in this entire city? Besides, this person does not seem to be afraid to be found out by anyone

from the Fu family and be severely dealt with. After all, Old Master Fu has two sons. One of them has

passed away. If he were to lose his second son, I am sure that Old Master Fu would find means and

ways to avenge him.”

“The person who caused Fu Lingye's death is probably not someone from the business circle. Even if

Fu Lingye had made some enemies while doing business, they would not dare to take his life.”

Qi Yanli started feeling overwhelmed with worry the more he thought about it.

He did not know why but he had a strong feeling that Sang was involved in this.

His phone rang. It was from Blue County villa.

He picked up to hear Aunt Yang, her voice filled with concern.

“Sir, Ms. Qiao is having a fever. Shortly after you left, she grew pale and headed to the bedroom to take

a rest. Then I went to make some red dates congee for her, but I did not expect her to be down with a

fever.”

Qi Yanli's face wrinkled with concern. He instructed her, “Call for the doctor immediately. I am heading

back now!”

After hanging up the call, Li Da asked, “Mr. Qi, what happened?”

“Sang is having a fever. Let's postpone today's meetings to tomorrow.”

“Oh, alright.”

Li Da looked at Qi Yanli who walked away hurriedly. He could not help but sigh. She really was a

femme fatale.

.......

Qi Yanli arrived at the villa and strode towards the bedroom.

“Is the doctor here?”

Aunt Yang nodded her head and then followed behind Qi Yanli, “Just got here. He is measuring Ms.

Qiao's temperature. After you left, Ms. Qiao grew pale after watching the news and then headed to the

bedroom....”

Qi Yanli froze, “Watch the news? What news?”

“It was the recent car accident that happened over these two days... the one where the car fell into the

sea.”

Qi Yanli pursed his lips and instructed her, “Cook some plain congee for Sang to have when she wakes

up.”

“Oh, alright.”

After Qi Yanli walked into the bedroom, he asked the doctor, “How is she?”

The doctor frowned and said, “Did Ms. Qiao suffer from a shock or something? 39.2 degrees Celsius. It

is fairly high.”

Qi Yanli sat beside Qiao Sang and touched her burning forehead. He was pale with concern, “Does she

need to go to the hospital?”

“There is no need. Even if she were to go there, she would only be given an IV drip. I brought some

medicine. She will be fine after eating them.”

Qi Yanli nodded her head and mumbled in doubt, “How did she suddenly come down with a fever?”

“There are 2 possible reasons why. First, she might have suffered from a shock. If not, it could be

caused by other illnesses that might have led to a temporary fever. I suggest that you bring Ms. Qiao

for a blood test to do a medical examination.”

“Alright.”

Suffered from a shock?

Qi Yanli sat beside the bed and stared at her. He looked at her pale, feverish face and was deep in

thought.