Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 69 Honey!

If Mu Zhi had followed the butler around the house, it might just be screaming the truth to him without duress.

So, she took the liberty to grab half a watermelon from the fridge along with a juicer to make watermelon juice.

Pretending to be carefree, Mu Zhi took multiple sips at the juice as she asked, “Sir, do you want some? It’s quite a hot day today.”

The butler responded with a light headshake and said with a smile, “Madam, no thank you.”

He headed to the bathroom as he spoke. When he came out, he asked Mu Zhi indifferently, “Madam, haven’t you been staying with Young Master Jinye lately?”

“What do you mean?”

Mu Zhi stared at the butler suspiciously.

The butler replied, “The necessities in the bathroom belong to Young Master Jinye alone, and they’re covered in dust. It means Young Master Jinye hasn’t returned home in a while.”

The butler’s sharp gaze hovered around Mu Zhi’s body, sizing her up. Despite the hot water, Mu Zhi felt a shudder from his actions.

Mu Zhi chuckled awkwardly, “Oh, I… I’ve been staying at the hotel with Jinye lately.”

She responded quickly, “As you know, I work at the hospital now, and it’s quite far from this villa, so I feel like staying somewhere closer, you know, it’s a hassle to wake up early in the morning.”

She explained, “So, Jinye and I stay at a nearby hotel from work, we’re currently shopping for a new home.”

Her explanation seemed to have joined the dots.

Mu Zhi noticed less doubt on the butler’s face, despite his squinted eyes telling her that he was suspicious!

It was such a wise maneuver by Master Lu. Not only did he observe her behavior, he even sent his butler home to check on them.

As Master Lu’s servant, the butler was bound to learn a trick or two from him.

Mu Zhi paused for a moment, bit the bullet, and said, “Do… You want to take a look at the hotel?”

“It’s fine.”

responded with

the butler, not able

did not examine the villa carefully. After all, there was almost no trace of Mu Zhi’s footprints in

as Mu Zhi was pondering on ways to handle the butler’s inspection, an eye-blinding light flashed across the yard. Lu Jinye had returned in his

“Honey.”

herself into his embrace and then turned back to look

Jinye, bowed lightly, and said, “Since young master is home, then I

simply nodded as a gesture of agreement and the butler left the villa, hopped into his car,

to her senses, she realized she remained in Lu Jinye’s embrace. She immediately bounced way

“Wait for another hour, Master Lu’s

had a point. Mu Zhi then sat down on the couch

sat next to

TV together. Sometimes, they would just hang around the couch and felt

this time but the silence in the air made Mu Zhi feel

talk

raised her head and glanced

do I

her glass in the

She asked.

to top up the half-empty glass

“Hey…”

Lu Jinye in the midst

had just

Lu Jinye had finished the juice… She remembered that Lu

never shared a

Zhi would always habitually prepare two glasses, one

Jinye caught a glimpse of Mu Zhi’s gaze. He raised his head and looked at

swiftly shook her head,

was done. It was

the news so he asked me over to clarify

nodded, gesturing that she

suddenly rotated his body to face her. With a solemn expression, he asked a

have you… Had

bite her tongue, splitting it into half