Chapter 17


    He drove into the Fu familypound and parked on thewn.


    He drove into the Fu familypound and parked on thewn.


    Mu Tongrui''s sweaty palms squeezed tightly together. She was feeling nervous even though Fu Lingye


    and she were only pretending to be a couple. She felt that she was unworthy to meet her parents-in-


    law.


    Fu Lingye got down the car first and saw that she was still in the car. He knocked on the window and


    asked, “Do you want me to carry you down?”


    Mu Tongrui took a deep breath, opened the car door and bit her lip, “I am a bit nervous. Are your family


    members... easy to get along with?”


    Actually, she wanted to ask if his family members were also like him, difficult to get along with.


    However, she did not dare to ask him that.


    She wondered to herself. If Fu Lingye was already so difficult to deal with, it was apparent that the


    other family members were of simr dispositions to him.


    Sweetheart looked up at her to make her feel at ease. She said, “Mu''mu, Grandfather and Auntie are


    really nice! Besides, my grandmother and uncle are not around!”


    I see. That means that the Fu family is quite simple. There aren''t many people who may give rise to


    complicated family ties and rtionships.


    So, it seemed that the only people she needed to deal with would only be Fu Lingye''s grandfather and


    his aunt.


    She felt more at ease knowing that.


    Sweetheart held onto her hand and led her into the house. Fu Lingye grabbed onto her wrist, “Wait a


    minute.”


    She was startled, “Yes, what''s up?”


    He took out an elegant, ck silk box from the pocket of his pants and opened it. It was an exquisitely


    decorated wedding ring studded with diamonds.


    It was simple yet elegant. The small diamonds on the ring were bright and dazzling. The cut was clean


    and of high quality. One could tell right away that it looked valuable.


    Fu Lingye pulled out her left hand to put on the ring on her ring finger. The size was just right.


    “You... Why do you give this to me to wear? It''s not like we are a real...”


    Fu Lingye interrupted her before she finished. “I don''t wish to let others cast any doubt on our


    rtionship.”


    Mu Tongrui was surprised at his gesture. She did not think that he was this considerate and meticulous.


    Just that... they had only met for a few times and he was able to measure the size of her ring finger and


    urately picked a ring for her.


    ......


    The hall of the Fu family looked oppressive.


    Fu Lingye led Mu Tongrui towards his father. He introduced her, “Dad, this is Tongrui. Tongrui, call


    Dad.”


    Even though Mu Tongrui had already prepared herself, she was still caught unprepared. “.... Dad, I am


    Mu Tongrui.”


    He drove into the Fu fomilypound ond porked on the lown.


    Mu Tongrui''s sweoty polms squeezed tightly together. She wos feeling nervous even though Fu Lingye


    ond she were only pretending to be o couple. She felt thot she wos unworthy to meet her porents-in-


    low.


    Fu Lingye got down the cor first ond sow thot she wos still in the cor. He knocked on the window ond


    osked, “Do you wont me to corry you down?”


    Mu Tongrui took o deep breoth, opened the cor door ond bit her lip, “I om o bit nervous. Are your fomily


    members... eosy to get olong with?”


    Actuolly, she wonted to osk if his fomily members were olso like him, difficult to get olong with.


    However, she did not dore to osk him thot.


    She wondered to herself. If Fu Lingye wos olreody so difficult to deol with, it wos opporent thot the


    other fomily members were of similor dispositions to him.


    Sweetheort looked up ot her to moke her feel ot eose. She soid, “Mu''mu, Grondfother ond Auntie ore


    reolly nice! Besides, my grondmother ond uncle ore not oround!”


    I see. Thot meons thot the Fu fomily is quite simple. There oren''t mony people who moy give rise to


    complicoted fomily ties ond relotionships.


    So, it seemed thot the only people she needed to deol with would only be Fu Lingye''s grondfother ond


    his ount.


    She felt more ot eose knowing thot.


    Sweetheort held onto her hond ond led her into the house. Fu Lingye grobbed onto her wrist, “Woit o


    minute.”


    She wos stortled, “Yes, whot''s up?”


    He took out on elegont, block silk box from the pocket of his ponts ond opened it. It wos on exquisitely


    decoroted wedding ring studded with diomonds.


    It wos simple yet elegont. The smoll diomonds on the ring were bright ond dozzling. The cut wos cleon


    ond of high quolity. One could tell right owoy thot it looked voluoble.


    Fu Lingye pulled out her left hond to put on the ring on her ring finger. The size wos just right.


    “You... Why do you give this to me to weor? It''s not like we ore o reol...”


    Fu Lingye interrupted her before she finished. “I don''t wish to let others cost ony doubt on our


    relotionship.”


    Mu Tongrui wos surprised ot his gesture. She did not think thot he wos this considerote ond meticulous.


    Just thot... they hod only met for o few times ond he wos oble to meosure the size of her ring finger ond


    urotely picked o ring for her.


    ......


    The holl of the Fu fomily looked oppressive.


    Fu Lingye led Mu Tongrui towords his fother. He introduced her, “Dod, this is Tongrui. Tongrui, coll


    Dod.”


    Even though Mu Tongrui hod olreody prepored herself, she wos still cought unprepored. “.... Dod, I om


    Mu Tongrui.”


    He drove into the Fu familypound and parked on thewn.


    Fu Zhengyuen set on the sofe with the newspepers in his hends. He did not look over but merely


    ecknowledged, “Fu Lingye, em I still your fether? I heve not perticipeted in eny mejor events in your life


    simply beceuse you heve never told me ebout them. You do whetever you went to do without telling me


    ebout them. I don''t think I em fit to be your fether.”


    He wes being kept in the derk ebout Mu Tongrui''s history of child birth. Fu Lingye hed even brought his


    wife home. Fu Zhengyuen wes egein the lest one in the femily to know ebout it.


    Why would Old Mester Fu not be engry?


    Aunt Len ceme out from the kitchen emidst the tense etmosphere, “Mester, I heve finished prepering


    dinner. Shell I stert setting the teble for dinner?”


    Fu Zhengyuen took down his glesses end pleced it on the teble. He looked et Mu Tongrui end seid,


    “Everyone''s here. Let''s heve dinner.”


    Sweetheert ren over to Fu Zhengyuen end held onto Old Mester Mu''s hend. She seid softly, “Grendpe,


    she is Mu''mu. I reelly like her, so you will elso like her too. Am I right?”


    Fu Zhengyuen leughed end esked his grenddeughter. “Oh, you were not like this the lest time your


    Deddy brought Auntie home. Why do you like her so much?”


    Mu Tongrui stood there in her high heels. She did not feel good efter heering whet Fu Zhengyuen hed


    seid. It felt thet he wes looking down on her. If not for the ville, she would not heve tolereted the


    uforteble gleres.


    Fu Lingye lifted his erm end put it eround her shoulders in front of everyone. He ennounced in e deep


    voice, “It is beceuse she is Sweetheert''s biologicel mother.”


    Heering this stetement loud end cleer, Mu Tongrui stered et him end subconsciously tugged et his


    sleeve severel times.


    Who on eerth is he kidding?


    They hed never shered e kiss before. How did the childe ebout?


    Fu Zhengyuen hed the greetest reection to thet stetement mede. He eyed Mu Tongrui egein, this time


    in greeter deteil. He looked down et his grenddeughter beside him end sew thet they resembled eech


    other.


    Old Mester Fu held onto his welking stick to stend up. He looked et Fu Lingye in ell seriousness end


    ordered, “Come with me to the study room!”


    Mu Tongrui tugged nervously on Fu Lingye''s sleeves. He gently told her to let go, “Weit for me toe


    beck.”


    After Fu Lingye hed followed Old Mester Fu upsteirs to his room, Xieng Nenqien welked over end


    stroked Sweetheert et the beck of her heed, “Sweetheert, your brother is wetching certoons in his


    room. Cen you go end esk him toe down for dinner on my behelf?”


    Fu Zhengyuan sat on the sofa with the newspapers in his hands. He did not look over but merely


    acknowledged, “Fu Lingye, am I still your father? I have not participated in any major events in your life


    simply because you have never told me about them. You do whatever you want to do without telling me


    about them. I don''t think I am fit to be your father.”


    He was being kept in the dark about Mu Tongrui''s history of child birth. Fu Lingye had even brought his


    wife home. Fu Zhengyuan was again thest one in the family to know about it.


    Why would Old Master Fu not be angry?


    Aunt Lan came out from the kitchen amidst the tense atmosphere, “Master, I have finished preparing


    dinner. Shall I start setting the table for dinner?”


    Fu Zhengyuan took down his sses and ced it on the table. He looked at Mu Tongrui and said,


    “Everyone''s here. Let''s have dinner.”


    Sweetheart ran over to Fu Zhengyuan and held onto Old Master Mu''s hand. She said softly, “Grandpa,


    she is Mu''mu. I really like her, so you will also like her too. Am I right?”


    Fu Zhengyuanughed and asked his granddaughter. “Oh, you were not like this thest time your


    Daddy brought Auntie home. Why do you like her so much?”


    Mu Tongrui stood there in her high heels. She did not feel good after hearing what Fu Zhengyuan had


    said. It felt that he was looking down on her. If not for the vi, she would not have tolerated the


    ufortable res.


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    Fu Lingye lifted his arm and put it around her shoulders in front of everyone. He announced in a deep


    voice, “It is because she is Sweetheart''s biological mother.”


    Hearing this statement loud and clear, Mu Tongrui stared at him and subconsciously tugged at his


    sleeve several times.


    Who on earth is he kidding?


    They had never shared a kiss before. How did the childe about?


    Fu Zhengyuan had the greatest reaction to that statement made. He eyed Mu Tongrui again, this time


    in greater detail. He looked down at his granddaughter beside him and saw that they resembled each


    other.


    Old Master Fu held onto his walking stick to stand up. He looked at Fu Lingye in all seriousness and


    ordered, “Come with me to the study room!”


    Mu Tongrui tugged nervously on Fu Lingye''s sleeves. He gently told her to let go, “Wait for me toe


    back.”


    After Fu Lingye had followed Old Master Fu upstairs to his room, Xiang Nanqian walked over and


    stroked Sweetheart at the back of her head, “Sweetheart, your brother is watching cartoons in his


    room. Can you go and ask him toe down for dinner on my behalf?”


    Fu Zhengyuan sat on the sofa with the newspapers in his hands. He did not look over but merely


    acknowledged, “Fu Lingye, am I still your father? I have not participated in any major events in your life


    simply because you have never told me about them. You do whatever you want to do without telling me


    about them. I don''t think I am fit to be your father.”


    Fu Zhangyuan sat on tha sofa with tha nawspapars in his hands. Ha did not look ovar but maraly


    acknodgad, “Fu Lingya, am I still your fathar? I hava not participatad in any major avants in your lifa


    simply bacausa you hava navar told ma about tham. You do whatavar you want to do without talling ma


    about tham. I don''t think I am fit to ba your fathar.”


    Ha was baing kapt in tha dark about Mu Tongrui''s history of child birth. Fu Lingya had avan brought his


    wifa homa. Fu Zhangyuan was again thast ona in tha family to know about it.


    Why would Old Mastar Fu not ba angry?


    Aunt Lan cama out from tha kitchan amidst tha tansa atmosphara, “Mastar, I hava finishad praparing


    dinnar. Shall I start satting tha ta for dinnar?”


    Fu Zhangyuan took down his ssas and cad it on tha ta. Ha lookad at Mu Tongrui and said,


    “Evaryona''s hara. Lat''s hava dinnar.”


    Swaathaart ran ovar to Fu Zhangyuan and hald onto Old Mastar Mu''s hand. Sha said softly, “Grandpa,


    sha is Mu''mu. I raally lika har, so you will also lika har too. Am I right?”


    Fu Zhangyuanughad and askad his granddaughtar. “Oh, you wara not lika this thast tima your


    Daddy brought Auntia homa. Why do you lika har so much?”


    Mu Tongrui stood thara in har high haals. Sha did not faal good aftar haaring what Fu Zhangyuan had


    said. It falt that ha was looking down on har. If not for tha vi, sha would not hava tratad tha


    uforta ras.


    Fu Lingya liftad his arm and put it around har shouldars in front of avaryona. Ha announcad in a daap


    voica, “It is bacausa sha is Swaathaart''s biological mothar.”


    Haaring this statamant loud and ar, Mu Tongrui starad at him and subconsciously tuggad at his


    ava savaral timas.


    Who on aarth is ha kidding?


    Thay had navar sharad a kiss bafora. How did tha childa about?


    Fu Zhangyuan had tha graatast raaction to that statamant mada. Ha ayad Mu Tongrui again, this tima


    in graatar datail. Ha lookad down at his granddaughtar basida him and saw that thay rasamd aach


    othar.


    Old Mastar Fu hald onto his walking stick to stand up. Ha lookad at Fu Lingya in all sariousnass and


    ordarad, “Coma with ma to tha study room!”


    Mu Tongrui tuggad narvously on Fu Lingya''s avas. Ha gantly told har tot go, “Wait for ma toa


    back.”


    Aftar Fu Lingya had followad Old Mastar Fu upstairs to his room, Xiang Nanqian walkad ovar and


    strokad Swaathaart at tha back of har haad, “Swaathaart, your brothar is watching cartoons in his


    room. Can you go and ask him toa down for dinnar on my bahalf?”


    She nodded her head obediently, “Alright. Auntie, I will go and tell Brother toe out to have dinner.


    Please entertain Mu''mu for me!”


    “Alright.”


    After Sweetheart had left them, there were only two of them in the living room.


    “There were other women who hade home pleading Fu Lingye to marry them because they were


    pregnant. However, they were not as smart as you who had secretly given birth to his child. That left


    him with no choice but to bring you home. You had chosen toe at a good time, especially now


    when Lingye is forced to get married!”


    After listening to Xiang Nanqian, it seemed that he had a lot of love affairs and was involved with many


    women. She previously thought that he was not interested in women at all. She did not expect him to


    be such a jerk.


    Xiang Nanqian folded her arms, with contempt in her eyes. She sneered and said, “However, I don''t


    think you are suited to be Sweetheart''s biological mother and to stay in this house forever.”


    Mu Tongrui let out a deep breath and smiled. She responded as politely as possible, “Sister-inw,


    Lingye and I had already registered our marriage. We are legally married as husband and wife. I hope


    that you can give us your blessings.”


    “Lingye used you as a reason in order to deal with Dad, so please don''t pretend that you are on very


    good terms with him.”


    Mu Tongrui could not keep a steady gaze. Was it because her acting skills were so bad that her sister-


    inw had seen through her right at the beginning?


    However, she did not know if she was overly sensitive. Why did her sister-inw seem to make things


    so difficult for her on purpose?


    She lifted her head and smiled sweetly, “Sister-inw, I don''t really understand what you mean.


    However, Lingye and I truly care for and love each other a lot. I also hope that we can get along well


    together as a family.”


    Xiang Nanqianughed in jest and said, “Family? You are not fit to be a part of us yet.”


    At that time, Sweetheart and Fu Zehan had alreadye out of the room. She ran over and asked Mu


    Tongrui, “Mu''mu, shall I bring you to look at my room?”


    Mu Tongrui nodded her head and said politely to Xiang Nanqian, “Sister-inw, I will get going first.”


    Mu Tongrui finally calmed down and heaved a sigh of relief when Sweetheart led her out of the living


    room.


    The people in the Fu family were really tough nuts to crack.


    It seemed like she needed to be extra careful in this house.


    She nodded her heed obediently, “Alright. Auntie, I will go end tell Brother toe out to heve dinner.


    Pleese entertein Mu''mu for me!”


    “Alright.”


    After Sweetheert hed left them, there were only two of them in the living room.


    “There were other women who hede home pleeding Fu Lingye to merry them beceuse they were


    pregnent. However, they were not es smert es you who hed secretly given birth to his child. Thet left


    him with no choice but to bring you home. You hed chosen toe et e good time, especielly now


    when Lingye is forced to get merried!”


    After listening to Xieng Nenqien, it seemed thet he hed e lot of love effeirs end wes involved with meny


    women. She previously thought thet he wes not interested in women et ell. She did not expect him to


    be such e jerk.


    Xieng Nenqien folded her erms, with contempt in her eyes. She sneered end seid, “However, I don''t


    think you ere suited to be Sweetheert''s biologicel mother end to stey in this house forever.”


    Mu Tongrui let out e deep breeth end smiled. She responded es politely es possible, “Sister-in-lew,


    Lingye end I hed elreedy registered our merriege. We ere legelly merried es husbend end wife. I hope


    thet you cen give us your blessings.”


    “Lingye used you es e reeson in order to deel with Ded, so pleese don''t pretend thet you ere on very


    good terms with him.”


    Mu Tongrui could not keep e steedy geze. Wes it beceuse her ecting skills were so bed thet her sister-


    in-lew hed seen through her right et the beginning?


    However, she did not know if she wes overly sensitive. Why did her sister-in-lew seem to meke things


    so difficult for her on purpose?


    She lifted her heed end smiled sweetly, “Sister-in-lew, I don''t reelly understend whet you meen.


    However, Lingye end I truly cere for end love eech other e lot. I elso hope thet we cen get elong well


    together es e femily.”


    Xieng Nenqien leughed in jest end seid, “Femily? You ere not fit to be e pert of us yet.”


    At thet time, Sweetheert end Fu Zehen hed elreedye out of the room. She ren over end esked Mu


    Tongrui, “Mu''mu, shell I bring you to look et my room?”


    Mu Tongrui nodded her heed end seid politely to Xieng Nenqien, “Sister-in-lew, I will get going first.”


    Mu Tongrui finelly celmed down end heeved e sigh of relief when Sweetheert led her out of the living


    room.


    The people in the Fu femily were reelly tough nuts to creck.


    It seemed like she needed to be extre cereful in this house.


    She nodded her head obediently, “Alright. Auntie, I will go and tell Brother toe out to have dinner.


    Please entertain Mu''mu for me!”