Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

In the middle of the night, Fu Jia had a long, terrifying nightmare.

She jolted awake.

The dark room was lit by someone.

“Jia, what happened? “

Fu Jia plunged into Zhao Xian's arms, shaking with fear. “Mom... Mom... I dreamt that Mu Tongrui's

bloodily crawled over to me... I also dreamt that Dad was going to kill me... He forced me to pay for Mu

Tongrui's life...”

Fu Jia laid in her mother's arms and cried. Her face was wet with tears and her eyes were red.

Zhao Xian gently patted and comforted her, “It's all a dream, don't be afraid. No matter what, you are

your father's biological daughter, and he will not treat you this way. Be good.”

“Mom... I don't think I can stay in Bei City anymore; I have to leave now!”

Zhao Xian looked at her, “I understand, but if you leave now, people will start to suspect. Jia, listen to

me, after the dust settles, I will send you to England.”

Fu Jia shook her head vigorously, “Mom, I cannot wait... If Dad knows that I did this, he will definitely

send me to the police! The fact that he plans to give Mu Tongrui half of his assets proves that in his

heart, she is more important than both of us!”

Slam!

The door of the room was suddenly kicked open.

Shaken, Fu Jia crouched in fear in Zhao Xian's arms.

The person standing at the door was Fu Zhenghui.

Seething with rage, Fu Zhenghui roared, “Fu Jia! Come out now!”

Fu Jia flinched in Zhao Xian's arms and cried, “Mom...mom...help me...please...”

Hugging her daughter tightly, Zhao Xian said coldly, “Fu Zhenghui, this matter has nothing to do with

Jia! I am the one who kidnapped Mu Tongrui!”

“Zhao Xian! What kind of mother are you? How could you allow your daughter to kidnap someone! One

day she will be ruined because of how you educated her!”

Upon hearing those words, Fu Jia laughed sarcastically. She broke away from Zhao Xian's arms and

stared at Fu Zhenghui while crying and laughing at the same time. “I've already been ruined and it's all

because of you! I am your biological daughter! How could you treat Mu Tongrui better than me! Do you

know... My life has been ruined by you!”

Fu Zhenghui strode over and slapped Fu Jia's cheek heavily.

“You unfilial daughter!”

The corner of Fu Jia’s mouth bled. Clutching her slapped cheek, she leaned to one side, and mocked,

“You beat me, scold me and gave half of your fortune to a woman who has no blood relations with you.

Dad, do you even take me as your biological daughter?”

Fu Zhenghui took a deep breath and pursed the corners of his mouth. Giving her a cold, hard stare, he

asked sternly, “Where did the kidnappers take Tongrui!”

“Dad, Mu Tongrui is dead, isn't she, and you want me to pay for it?”

“You...! Fu Jia, Mu Tongrui is your sister-in-law! Even if Mu Tongrui is not related to you, you should not

kidnap her!”

Fu Zhenghui thought regretfully, how he could have given birth to such a daughter.

Zhao Xian's tears also fell, and she glared at Fu Zhenghui. “Fu Zhenghui, for the sake of Mu Tongrui,

you have treated us, mother and daughter, this way?”

Fu Zhenghui pressed his temple and sat weakly on the edge of the bed. With his back facing Zhao

Xian and Fu Jia, he sighed, “I don't want to fight with you two now. Fu Jia, you need to tell me

immediately, where did the kidnappers take Tongrui? If something were to happen to Mu Tongrui, the

first person who won't forgive you, will not be me.”

Turning around, he stared at Fu Jia, “You should know the importance of Mu Tongrui to Lingye.”

Fu Jia's eyes were brimming with tears and she trembled.

She laughed loudly, “Why, why are you all so worried when Mu Tongrui is kidnapped! Where were you

when things happened to me?”

Fu Lingye sent people all over the city to search for Mu Tongrui, and the entire Bei City was flipped

upside down.

In the middle of the night, Fu Lingye sat on the sofa, pinching his eyebrows with his fingers, his face full

of fatigue.

Jiang Xinghe also sent his men to help with the search for Mu Tongrui, but many hours had passed...

In the silence, his phone suddenly rang.

Startled, Fu Lingye quickly answered the call.

The howling of the night breeze could be heard on the other end. “Boss, your wife is in an old factory in

the western suburbs!”

Western suburbs, in an abandoned factory.

A fire broke out maliciously.

Mu Tongrui fainted but was woken up by the smoke.

There was no one else around. All she could hear was a rustling sound from the engulfing flames.

She wanted to call for help, but her throat hurt, and she was unable to make a sound.

Underneath her, was a plot of muddy land. A trail of blood flowed from between her legs.

Mu Tongrui's hands were bound. She tried to break free by burning the ropes with the flames, but when

her skin touched the hot fire, she immediately retracted her hand in pain.

The pain was that of a heartburn.

Her hand hurts and so did her lower abdomen.

Every cell in her body was hurting.

In pain, tears fell helplessly down her face.

Choking on the smoke, she coughed vigorously, and pled with difficulty, “Help...! Help! There's

someone here...”

She did not receive any response.

The fire was getting bigger.

The fiery skies reminded her of the fire ten years ago.

“Lingye...Lingye...”

Ten years ago, it was Lingye who rescued her.

Will he still appear today?

She inhaled a lot of dense smoke and almost passed out. Collapsing on the ground, she pondered

weakly if she was about to die...

In the flames, she reminisced about the beautiful memories she had with Lingye.

When Fu Lingye reached the factories in the western suburbs, the firefighters had not arrived.

Without hesitation, he thought of rushing into the fire to save her but was held back by Xu Kun.

“Boss, it's too dangerous now, you can't go in!”

Fu Lingye waved Xu Kun away, “If something happens to Rui, I will never forgive myself!”

If Fu Ziye could rush into the fire without hesitation back then to rescue Rui, why couldn't he?

He did not think that Fu Ziye loved Rui more than he did.

Mu Tongrui was his wife, the mother of his child, and the one he loved the most. No one could hurt her.

After what seemed like an eternity, just as she was about to lose consciousness, she could faintly hear

shouts from not far away.

“Rui! Rui!”

She slowly opened her heavy eyes, and a figure gradually appeared in front of her eyes...

It's Lingye's voice and his figure... Has Lingye come to rescue her?

Just now, when she was lying here, her whole body was writhing in pain. However, the pain also helped

her to think it through.

Fu Ziye's sudden appearance was caused by Lingye's sadness that night.

She supposed he was sad because he knew about the miscarriage.

Tears streamed down Mu Tongrui's eyes.

Her husband, Fu Lingye, had been enduring the pain by himself, unwilling to give her a little pressure.

“Lingye...”

Fu Lingye rushed in, supported her with one hand, and quickly untied her hands and feet with the other.

“Rui, don't be afraid, I will get you out of here immediately. “

Mu Tongrui hugged his neck tightly, “Lingye, I'm in pain.”