Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Chapter 306

The New Year was coming soon. After staying in the hospital for half a month, Lingye and Tongrui finally left.

On the day of discharge, Zhenghui came to the hospital. When Lingye saw Zhenghui, a cold light flashed in his eyes, but he immediately suppressed it.

Zhenghui knew he should not come. But he still smiled and said to Tongrui, "When I was in the hospital, you visited me several times. So I should also visit you."

Tongrui did not think so much. What Zhenghui said was reasonable. She never thought Zhenghui had other reasons for taking care of her.

She only felt that Zhenghui was kind.

"Uncle Zhenghui, thank you for coming to see me and Lingye on such a cold day."

Even Zhengyuan had not visited her often, not to mention Zhenghui had poor health. That was why Tongrui was grateful to Zhenghui.

Soon, Xu Kun drove to them. Lingye helped Tongrui enter the car, but he did not intend to get in.

Tongrui asked, "Aren't you getting in?"

"Wait for me. I'm going to talk to Uncle Zhenghui."

Tongrui nodded. Then, Lingye got into Zhenghui's black Lincoln.

They sat in the back seat. Zhenghui took out a paper bag and handed it to Lingye.

"The result is out."

Lingye stared coldly at the paper bag but did not respond.

Zhenghui sighed. "If you don't want to see it..."

Before he finished speaking, Lingye had already reached out and taken the paper bag. He wanted to see the result himself.

He quickly opened the paper bag and took the DNA result report inside. When his gaze fell on the last column, he trembled severely. The similarity was 99%, which meant Zhenghui and Tongrui had a father-daughter relationship.

Even his fingers holding the report trembled slightly. He stared at it for a long time until his hands began to sweat.

Zhenghui finally said, "I said it. Tongrui is my daughter. Don't worry. I'll keep this secret until I die."

Lingye was silent for a long time. Finally, he asked calmly, "Who else knows about this?"

"Aside from me, only Xian knows about it."

Lingye let go of the report. He pursed his lips, then got out of the car.

When returning to his black Bentley, Lingye ordered Xu Kun, "Go home now."

Seeing that Lingye was not looking well, Tongrui asked softly, "Why did you seem unhappy when you talked to Uncle Zhenghui?"

"It's about business."

He used business matters as an excuse. It was enough to make Tongrui no longer want to explore.

When the black Bentley drove to the exit, the car stopped.

The doorman saw Lingye and greeted, "Hello, Mr. Fu."

Lingye gave him some packs of limited edition Yellow Crane Tower. The doorman looked at the cigarettes and smiled. "Mr. Fu, a pack is enough. What I gave you was only Nanjing Reds."

"Just take them."

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After the black Bentley drove out of the hospital, Tongrui leaned over and said, "What a prodigal."

Lingye felt much better upon hearing that. He raised his eyebrows and looked at her. "Who is the prodigal?"

"It's you, of course. You traded some packs of limited edition Yellow Crane Tower for a pack of Nanjing Reds. If the doorman tells others about this, they'll think you're stupid."

He looked at her peaceful face and remembered that day. When he first knew her identity from Zhenghui, he was in a mess of impetuous emotions.

He smoked Nanjing Reds one after another as if that would relieve the anxiety in his heart. But he only had uneasiness. He did not care about her background as long as she was still by his side.

Thinking of that, Lingye showed a bit of doting and warmth.

As soon as Tongrui looked up, he saw his expression getting better. She asked, "Weren't you still unhappy just now?"

Lingye reached out to hug her. Tongrui leaned on his shoulder and listened to his deep and magnetic voice. "I feel at ease after I have spread the money."

Tongrui's mouth twitched, and she sighed in her heart. What a prodigal! But for a person like Lingye, if he was unhappy, the simplest way to change his mood was to spread money.

...

After being discharged from the hospital, Lingye accompanied Tongrui to recuperate at home for a few days.

In the evening, after Tongrui took a shower, she lay on the bed reading a book while Lingye wiped her wet hair with a towel.

Tongrui murmured, "You haven't gone to work. Will people in the company say that I'm a troublesome beauty?"

"You're still far from beautiful, let alone troublesome."

Tongrui snorted and turned to look at him. "You mean I'm not pretty enough?"

Lingye pinched her chin and looked at her tender face carefully. After looking at her for a long time, he finally concluded, "Yup. No one would say that you're a troublesome beauty, but to say that I'm dedicated."

Tongrui pouted. "Do I look so ordinary?"

Most women loved to hear good words, even if they were false.

Tongrui put away the book sullenly and moved aside to sleep.

Lingye grabbed her slender ankle and pulled her into his arms.

Tongrui exclaimed, "What are you doing!"

Lingye whispered in her ear, "But I have never seen a woman more beautiful than you."

I'll never meet anyone more beautiful than her in the future.

Tongrui was slightly taken aback and realized he had praised her. She laughed. "Are you sweet- talking?"

"It's a double effect to make you happy if I say you're not pretty before I praise you're beautiful." Lingye stared at her solemnly.

Tongrui was amused. "Who taught you such a bad way?"

Lingye kissed her face and ears, then teased her, "I learned it by myself."

Tongrui felt her ears were so itchy. She kept shrinking her neck and did not forget to say, "I don't like this kind of sweet words. It hurts my confidence..."

"Then what sweet words do you like?"

"You have to say I'm already beautiful, but I'm even more beautiful in your heart."

Lingye kissed her, smiled lightly, and teased, "It's already against my will to tell one lie, but you want me to tell two lies. Rui, aren't you asking too much?"

Tongrui was pissed off, and her shyness instantly disappeared.

Does he mean that I'm not the prettiest in his heart? Hmph!