Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 153 Plans To Let Go of Love

After the phone call, Mu Zhi frowned at the thought that everything was strange. She shook her head, and hurriedly returned to the glass window to watch her mother.

It had been days. Mu Zhi was upset for the first few days due to what happened between Lu Jinye and her. However, seeing that there was progress to her mother’s condition, Mu Zhi slowly let Lu Jinye and Xiao Qingqing slipped out of her mind.

Jian Xiaoning was very thoughtful for Mu Zhi. She came all the way to the States to visit Mu Zhi, and brought Mu Xiaomu back to City A.

While Mu Zhi did not hear news of Lu Junnian since the last time she met Zhu Sha.

Mu Zhi would run into Zhu Sha every once in a while. As a doctor, it was Zhu Sha’s job to communicate with Mu Zhi regarding her mother’s condition. There was nothing much to talk about apart from work.

Just like that, a week passed harmoniously. Mu Zhi’s routine involving taking care of her mother at the hospital, and sleep.

Without Lu Jinye and Lu Junnian, life seemed to be more tiring, but much less stressful.

She remembered the invitation card Lu Jinye gave her. The wedding was due to take place around two weeks since the day she traveled to the States. However, Mu Zhi was intrigued to realize that she heard no news about the wedding.

Another half a month passed peacefully. One morning, Mu Zhi received a call from Lu Junnian, asking if she was still in the States.

To which, she simply replied, “Yes.”

arrived at the hospital to visit her mother, she was surprised to see Lu Junnian at the ward entrance from

been waiting

Zhi stared at Lu Junnian quietly, while a dazzling smile formed on his face. He then put an invitation card into

not help but startle, then looked

card as soon as she got it, and at the center

invitation

would take place the day

Zhi gazed at the card for a long moment. She could hardly describe her own feelings in this instance. All she could do was scrutinized every word and punctuation on the card,

looked at Mu Zhi quietly. The stern face told Mu Zhi that he was eager to search for a certain expression. “Are you serious?”

“Kind of.”

left her wordless. She did not even

if that was

understood Lu Junnian. Since he had decided to betroth to Zhu Sha, there

Perhaps something had occurred.

a friend, Mu Zhi asked curiously, “Do you love

escape her lips, Lu Junnian would seize her hand out of the blue,

Zhu Sha. Lu Junnian disregarded her completely, as if she was invisible. He pulled Mu Zhi towards his car, made her get in, turned the engine over, slammed on the

Lu Junnian, realizing that he was not in the right mind. But she had no idea

finally slowed down the car steadily, as though his frustrations had been

his

eyes were gleaming with adamance and a dash of sorrow,

stunned by his words. She chuckled awkwardly

closed into Mu Zhi, his

idea how to handle him. Feeling the warmth of his breath, she involuntarily started leaning away

shoulders, and reiterated solemnly, “Will

I think she’s a pretty

Zhi gulped

what had happened to Lu Junnian recently, and why Lu Junnian would show up out of

clear to her that her response was not

realized that, but she did not know what

Awkward, utter awkwardness.