Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 148 Am I That Unattractive

When Lu Jinye finally managed to free himself from the pack of thirsty women, he noticed that Mu Zhi had gone missing. He hurriedly scanned the ball venue but failed to pinpoint Mu Xiaomu. Thus, he deduced that Mu Zhi was no longer around.

He promptly wheeled around and strode towards the elevator.

When he came to the elevator, he caught glimpse of the elevator doors closing. Mu Xiaomu was left behind, weeping sorrowfully alone while Mu Zhi was carried into the elevator by a man.

Lu Jinye leaped forward to stop the elevator from shutting completely. He glared at the man with a pair of cold, apathetic eyes. The man was stunned, as though frozen from head to toe, and started trembling in response.

However, he picked up the remaining courage that was left in him, and warned Lu Jinye, “You better leave right now, mind your own business!”

Lu Jinye rooted his feet into the ground, standing by the elevator door, and would not let it close. He curled his lips into a faint smile. Without uttering a word, he launched a punch at the man.

The man did not react in time. He was knocked several steps backward, and almost stumbled to the ground. Mu Zhi slipped from his arms.

Lu Jinye swiftly caught Mu Zhi before she landed on the floor.

Mu Zhi’s face was oddly flushed all over. She fought to crack her eyes open to see at Lu Jinye before immediately letting her eyelids close.

She was powerless.

The contact between Lu Jinye’s arms and Mu Zhi’s body told him that something was not right with her. She was scorching hot!

he reverted his gaze to the man. Before he could react, Lu Jinye aimed a hefty kick right on top of his

Zhi in his arms, Lu Jinye stepped out

was amid staggered to his balance when the elevator

wailing. She sobbed dolefully, looked at Lu Jinye, face dappled with tear marks, and shouted,

Zhi into the next elevator, and held Mu Xiaomu’s hand,

her purse, then brought

Zhi down on the bed when she relentlessly clung onto his neck. She buried into Lu Jinye’s embrace ceaselessly,

With Mu Xiaomu around… Lu Jinye did not go

to Mu Xiaomu, saying, “Your mama is asleep. Let me bring her to another room, then papa will be back to tell you a bedtime story, alright? So our story doesn’t

“Ok.”

Mu Xiaomu complied obsequiously.

her into his bed. He stared down at her

say to Mu Zhi softly with an enticing tone, “I understand that you feel uncomfortable right now, but I need to put Xiaomu

it, Mu Zhi might lose control

make use of the little amount of time

only feel emptiness and bleakness within her.

continued to echo in her head. Besides that, all she wanted was to feel

caught nothing but air. The next thing she realized was Lu Jinye had left the room, shutting the door

Am I that unattractive?

is Lu Jinye running away

was burning

herself a glass of water, gulped it down but it did not quench her

leaving, she could sense blood surging

send Lu Jinye a text message, questioning him, ‘Am

Mu Xiaomu when the phone in his pocket went

Mu Xiaomu, pondering. He never had any experience with

he tried to recall his personal experience of being coaxed to sleep by his mother, it seemed to be non-existent.

running clock on the wall felt like a ticking time-bomb,

asked Mu Xiaomu, “How does your mother

the book,

“Bedtime story…”

instantly dawned on