Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Chapter 178

She felt like she was struck by lightning.

So, Fu Lingye has already seen through my intentions, and yet he allows me to stay by his side just so I can let my guard down and steal the chip, then he can put the blame on me?

Qi Yanli looked at her somewhat shocked expression, got up and walked up to her. Lowering his head, he said in her ear, “Tongrui, you should understand by now that you can never win Fu Lingye's heart. He always keeps his guard up. Even if you are pregnant with his child, he can still use your child to set you up.”

Qi Yanli looked at Mu Tongrui's flat belly.

Mu Tongrui frowned and covered her belly instinctively. “H-How can you be so certain that I am pregnant?”

“We are allies. You don't have to lie to me about this. I won't harm you.”

Mu Tongrui clenched her fists so hard that her fingernails dug into her palms. With a pale face and a rather weak voice, she asked, “What should we do now since the chip is fake?”

“Didn't you say that you are leaving after this is done? Have you changed your mind?”

She bit her lip. “I-I didn't expect things to turn out like this...”

“Are you saying that you want to continue working with me?”

Previously, she felt guilty all the time after she had deceived Fu Lingye but now it seemed that she and Fu Lingye were birds of a feather and they were equally ruthless. If this is the case, why should I feel guilty?

She took a deep breath and said, “Since Fu Lingye had seen though my motive, I definitely can't stay by his side. What else can I do?”

Qi Yanli stared at her belly and suddenly lifted the corners of his lips upward coldly then said, “Actually, a simple abortion of the child in your belly will be enough to make Fu Lingye lose his composure.”

Mu Tongrui was shocked, as her face went pale in an instant.

“Qi Yanli!”

“Are you reluctant to abort this child? Or do you intend to give birth to this child? It's Fu Lingye's baby, it is the blood of the man who killed your father.”

Mu Tongrui felt a sharp pain in her heart. Qi Yanli seemed to be rubbing salt into her open wound. Her whole body was numb with pain.

She sneered. “Didn't you say that Fu Lingye doesn't love me at all? If that case, he won't care even if I abort this child !”

“He may not love you but the child in your stomach is his. Parents won't harm their own children. Can't you see that he is very fond of Sweetheart? I heard that his depression has improved a lot in the past three years because of Sweetheart. Think about it, if you abort this child, maybe he might suffer an emotional breakdown and fall back into the abyss again?”

Mu Tongrui felt a chill running down her spine and she stared at Qi Yanli coldly, “Qi Yanli, you are so vicious.”

“Have you never thought of aborting this child? Tongrui, I thought we take the same stance on this matter!”

After Mu Tongrui walked out of Qi Yanli's office, she felt drained. She placed one hand on the wall for support and touched her belly with the other, tears streamed down her cheeks silently.

When she first learned of the existence of this child, she wanted to abort it but changed her mind after some time. She had decided to keep him.

After all, it was a life and her second child with Fu Lingye.

When Mu Tongrui took a nap, she was disturbed with nightmares.

In her dream, Fu Lingye held a knife against her belly with bloodshot eyes wanting to kill the child. Mu Tongrui cried and begged him but he turned a deaf ear and pierced the bright tip of the dagger through her abdomen.

“No!”

Mu Tongrui woke up with a jolt, there were fine beads of sweat on her forehead. She looked at the darkened computer screen in front of her with fear. Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

It was only a dream...

Thank god, it was only a dream.

......

After getting off work, Mu Tongrui received a call from Qi Yanli when she was walking downstairs.

I made an appointment for your surgery tomorrow morning. After the surgery, I will pick you up from the hospital. You will get information on the location of the hospital and the time in a text message later in the evening. “

Mu Tongrui frowned. “What surgery?”

“Don't tell me that you want to give birth to this child? If you do, things between you Fu Lingye will get really complicated in the future!”

Mu Tongrui gritted her teeth and said angrily, “Qi Yanli, let me tell you this. The child is mine and you have no right to decide whether to keep it or not! I have deceived and betrayed Fu Lingye as instructed by you but I'm telling you now. I won't use this child for revenge!”

Then, Mu Tongrui hung up the call.

She was both angry and worried. She was in the same boat with Qi Yanli and he was so cunning. She was already holding a wolf by the ears but she wouldn't allow Qi Yanli to hurt this child!

After Mu Tongrui left Ya Hua building, she saw the black Maybach parked outside the building as usual.

After she got in the car, Fu Lingye pulled her into his arms and asked her softly, “Are you tired?”

She wanted to expose the act but she really yearned to be in Fu Lingye's arms at the moment. So she leaned on his shoulder, closed her eyes and replied, “No.”

Fu Lingye looked at her belly and reached for it with his big hand. Then he turned his face and kissed the bridge of her nose as he said in a hoarse voice, “Rui, quit your job at Ya Hua. I want take you and Sweetheart on a trip, okay?”

Mu Tongrui was shocked, she raised her head to meet his gaze. “W-Why do you suddenly have this idea? But even if I quit my job, Sweetheart still has to go to school and you have so much work. How can you be free to travel with us?”

When Fu Lingye made the suggestion, Mu Tongrui was really tempted.

But, is this his new mean to lure and win me over or does it come from his heart?

He clearly knows that Qi Yanli and I are working together but why is he still so calm?

“I can go on leave while Sweetheart can take leave from kindergarten.”

“But—”

Before she could refuse, Fu Lingye gave her a sharp look then asked, “You don't want to go, do you?”

“N-No. I'm just thought that you are busy.”

The words were on the tip of her tongue and yet she didn't have the courage to say it.

“I haven't taken a vacation for a long time. I don't mind taking some time off work.”

Mu Tongrui asked curiously, “Where are we going then?”

“Overseas, anywhere is fine with me.”

Does Fu Lingye come up with this suggestion for an overseas vacation because he has seen through my conspiracy with Qi Yanli and wants to get me out of Bei City?

Mu Tongrui couldn't figure out Fu Lingye's motive. This man was too tactful while she was just a novice in front of him.

She had no choice but to play it by ear and asked, “When shall we depart?”

“How about we take the evening flight after I finish my work this Friday?”

Mu Tongrui was surprised. “So fast? But what about the visa—”

Fu Lingye replied calmly, “Three days is enough for visa application. So after we go back tonight, you can discuss with Sweetheart about where to go for vacation.”

In fact, a visa was just a formality for someone like Fu Lingye. With his financial influence and personal connections, three days was more than enough for a visa application regardless of where he was going.

Mu Tongrui raised the corner of her lips and said, “Okay.”