Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 42 Daddy?

She was afraid that she would start sobbing. She stood up and told Lu Jinye, “My stomach doesn’t feel that great. I’m going to the washroom.”

Lu Jinye nodded, and Mu Zhi left in a hurry.

She returned after she had gotten her emotions under control. However, the scene she returned to was one in which Mu Xiaomu was celebrating having found her parents.

Mu Xiaomu ran towards a white swan. Her small face flushed with happiness. She called out in her little girl’s voice, “Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!”

She added, “I always knew I had a father!”

Mu Zhi could not handle it! All the guilt and regrets she kept hidden exploded out of her! She knew that she owed Mu Xiaomu, but now she understood that she owed Mu Xiaomu far more than she realized!

And now!

Now her daughter was dancing her heart out on stage, and she was going to pretend that she did not know her…

How cruel could she be?

Mu Zhi decided! She was going to tell Lu Jinye that Mu Xiaomu was her daughter. She had married him for the sake of her daughter and her mother’s medical bills! And she could no longer stay separated from her daughter.

They would divorce earlier than planned.

Mu Zhi turned, her expression serious, and studied Lu Jinye. “Honey, I need to tell you something.”

Mu Zhi took a deep breath.

Lu Jinye turned to her, “What is it?”

“I…”

Mu Zhi was about to spill everything when from behind them came a voice, “Excuse me. Sorry, I was late. Excuse me, my seat is in there.”

It was Jian Xiaoning’s voice. Mu Zhi turned to look at her only for Jian Xiaoning to shoot a smile back at her. She sat on the seat reserved for Mu Xiaomu’s parent.

She then looked at Mu Zhi and greeted her, “Hey. What a coincidence.”

Mu Zhi nodded and turned her attention towards the stage. Her emotions were finally in order.

She could not divorce Lu Jinye now. She still needed money. She still did not have enough… Everything she had said before about wanting to divorce was her being irrational.

able to attend a good kindergarten and her mother may

were you going to

Jinye’s voice was low and harmonious. Accompanied by the slowly softening

pointed to Mu Xiaomu and said, “Honey, I was going to tell you that that little swan is

talking about Mu

Jinye frowned as he watched Mu Xiaomu on stage. He seemed to be deep in thought before turning back

“…”

Zhi’s heart was all out

apparently told Lu

was she going to cover this

she cleared her throat,

Xiaoning’s daughter have

studied her. His eyes

have a daughter with your best friend behind my

exasperated with him… She did not know how to respond

could she explain the story behind

her teeth. She glanced back at Jian Xiaoning. Jian Xiaoning, I’m

“You’re such a jokester! She’s not mine. Mu Xiaomu is Jian Xiaoning and

a Mu, so naturally, Xiaomu is also

didn’t even know that you have

studied both Mu Xiaomu’s and

cousin has passed! He died from a car accident! What a tragedy it was! Xiaoning and my cousin were just about to get married before the accident

Mu Zhi did not have

could she easily

a few

Zhi slowly stood up and whispered to Lu Jinye, “Honey, I don’t know what’s wrong

Mu Zhi slipped away.

curtain call, only to realize that

and called out to him adorably,

Jinye looked down at her

Your performance was great,” Lu Jinye said his

undoubtedly the greatest praise a child could receive

a step, Mu Xiaomu had stepped forwards on her short little legs to stop him. She tilted

finished what I

“Speak.”

why he was being so extraordinarily patient towards this little