Belated Romance (Mu Tongrui)

Chapter 114

CEO's office of Yahua Co.

“Mr. Qi, the deputy director of the Fu Corporation's creative department called just now and said that Mu Tongrui is disqualified from the pitching for plagiarizing Xiang Nanqian's work. I heard that Mu Tongrui was unconvinced and has resigned in anger.”

Resigned?

Qi Yanli's amber eyes were glinting, and he said, “It just so happens that our company is short of an excellent artist like Miss Mu.”

His assistant was puzzled. For a person who plagiarized, is she that excellent?

What is Mr. Qi thinking?

Could it be that he really falls for Mu Tongrui?

After Mu Tongrui returned to Fu family mansion, she packed up all her belongings.

Aunt Lan heard noises from the bedroom upstairs, so she walked upstairs and saw Mu Tongrui packing her luggage as if she was leaving the Fu family mansion. She was shocked. “Young Mistress Tongrui, w-what are you doing?”

“Aunt Lan, Fu Lingye and I have never actually got married. We are pretending to be a couple, but starting today, I will not pretend to be his wife anymore.”

Aunt Lan was confused. “Young Mistress Tongrui, what are you talking about? If you leave, what about Sweetheart?”

When she mentioned Sweetheart, Mu Tongrui felt a dull pain in her heart. She took a deep breath and looked at Aunt Lan sincerely, saying, “Aunt Lan, I know you have a good heart. After I leave the Fu family, please take good care of Sweetheart. She doesn't have a mother since birth. Although I know that Fu Lingye would love her very much, Fu Lingye is busy with work after all, and he often can't take into account Sweetheart's feelings. Please take care of her, Aunt Lan, thank you.”

Aunt Lan said anxiously, “Young Mistress Tongrui, are you leaving now? Why don't you wait for Young Master Lingye to come back and talk—”

In the yard, a car engine was suddenly heard, interrupting the conversation between Mu Tongrui and Aunt Lan.

Mu Tongrui and Aunt Lan looked over the yard at the same time. It was Fu Lingye's car.

Fu Lingye walked into the room with a cold face.

Aunt Lan smiled faintly and said, “Young Mistress Tongrui, Young Master Lingye is back. The two of you should talk it out!”

Fu Lingye's dark eyes glanced sharply at the suitcase in Mu Tongrui's hand. With anger rising in his heart, he coldly yelled, “Don't stop her! Let her go!”

Mu Tongrui's back stiffened, standing rooted to the spot for a few seconds with her suitcase.

Fu Lingye snorted coldly. “Don't you want to leave? Why aren't you leaving?”

She bit her lip, dragged the suitcase in silence, and walked out the door. When she passed by him, Fu Lingye grabbed her by the wrist.

Mu Tongrui looked up and stared at him with a sneer. “Mr. Fu, you made me the scapegoat of plagiarism, didn't you just want me to leave Fu Corporation, why are you still holding me now?”Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“Get out of my sight with the ring you wore.”

Fu Lingye threw the diamond ring in front of her. After speaking, he strode upstairs with a dark and grim look on his face, without looking at Mu Tongrui again.

Standing in the living room, Mu Tongrui looked down at the diamond ring lying quietly at her feet, finally bent down to pick it up, and handed the diamond ring to Aunt Lan. “Aunt Lan, this is his. Please pass it to him.”

Aunt Lan looked awkward. “Umm... Young Mistress Tongrui, what exactly happened to you and Young Master Lingye?”

Why are they suddenly at odds with each other?

Fu Lingye stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows of the study on the second floor and looked down at Mu Tongrui who was leaving with the suitcase downstairs.

She didn't drive the car he gave, as if she was trying to cut all ties with him.

Good going, Mu Tongrui!

He didn't believe that she would never come back to see Sweetheart.

Aunt Lan was hesitating whether to go upstairs and give this diamond ring to Fu Lingye. She felt strange. Why did Young Master Lingye leave work so early today?

He even happened to come back just as Young Mistress Tongrui was about to 'run away from home'. Could it be that Young Master Lingye wanted to come back to ask Young Mistress Tongrui to stay?

Maybe Young Master Lingye only said those words because he was too angry?

Aunt Lan came over and knocked on the door tremblingly, “Young Master Lingye, Young Mistress Tongrui asked me to give you the diamond ring back.”

After a while, Aunt Lan thought that Fu Lingye would not open the door. When she turned to go downstairs, the study door was suddenly opened.

Aunt Lan was startled and quickly handed the diamond ring to Fu Lingye.

Although Fu Lingye's face was cold, he accepted the diamond ring.

It was the first time he got back the thing he had given out!

Fu Lingye walked into the bedroom and found that there were none of Mu Tongrui's things left in the bedroom.

She has really packed up everything. Does she plan to never come back?

This thought upset Fu Lingye.

Not long after Mu Tongrui returned to the Mu family's villa, her phone rang.

Caller ID showed that it was Qi Yanli.

Mu Tongrui remembered what Qi Yanli had said to her in the hospital that day, and was stunned for a moment before answering the phone.

“Hello, Mr. Qi.”

“Why do you sound so indifferent? I think we are allies, shouldn't you be more enthusiastic toward me?”

Mu Tongrui snorted. “If Mr. Qi doesn't want Guo to misunderstand, let's keep our distance!”

Qi Yanli wasn't annoyed. “I heard that you were disqualified from the pitching by Fu Corporation because you plagiarized Xiang Nanqian's work?”

“Mr. Qi, did you plant a spy in Fu Corporation? How can the news reach you so fast?”

“I wanted to plant a spy in Fu Corporation, but Fu Corporation is very strict in this aspect. If you are still at Fu Corporation, you could be my spy.”

Listening to Qi Yanli joking, Mu Tongrui frowned and said, “Mr. Qi, what exactly do you want? If you are here to ridicule me—”

Before she finished speaking, Qi Yanli said with a smile, “Fu Lingye doesn't trust you, but I trust you. I believe you didn't plagiarize Xiang Nanqian's work.”

Mu Tongrui was stunned.

Even Qi Yanli believed that I did not plagiarize Xiang Nanqian's work, but why did Fu Lingye not believe me?

Thinking of this, she felt a suffocating pain deep down. “What the hell do you want to say, Mr. Qi?”

“I know your talent, Miss Mu. I have seen your works when you were studying at the Paris Academy of Fine Arts. Fu Corporation is actually not suitable for you. You see, Fu Corporation is a big enterprise and doesn't pay much attention to artistic talents. They focus more on high-tech, real estate, entertainment, and film industry, but Ya Hua is a company dedicated to art design and is currently the largest art design advertising company in Bei City. I sincerely invite you to be a part of our company.”

“Mr. Qi, do you just want me to work at Ya Hua after saying so much?”

“You don't want to?”

Mu Tongrui pursed her lips. Qi Yanli was right. Fu Corporation really does not quite fit her profession. Even if she did not resign this time, she would probably resign due to various factors in the future. She loved drawing very much and was destined to spend her life in art design. It was very important for her to find a suitable and promising company for her career development.

She didn't immediately reject Qi Yanli's offer, but she also hasn't really decided on where to work. “Mr. Qi, I haven't decided yet.”

“Well, Miss Mu, you've just resigned, so it's also okay to take a rest for a while. You can tell me after you give it some thought. Ya Hua welcomes you any time.