Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 182

Chapter 182 Sleeping in Lu Jinye’s Embrace

 

Lu Jinye’s raised his wide, captivating eyes, observing Mu Zhi’s facial expression.

Meanwhile, Mu Zhi could not help but frown. She returned the file to Lu Jinye and pouted her lips, “He isn’t my partner.”

Lu Jinye then replied with a smirk, “If he isn’t your partner, why would you refuse my invitation for dinner and end up having the time to get lunch with him?”

With his domineering temperament, the sound of Lu Jinye’s words felt suffocating to Mu Zhi.

She glared at Lu Jinye right away, “Because I don’t feel like having dinner with you.”

“Mr. Lu, I suppose you’re after the custody of Mu Xiaomu and I don’t believe that’s good news to me. So, I don’t want to see you. I just want to escape from you. Mr. Lu, can you empathize with me?”

Lu Jinye said nothing in response.

 

In silence, he stared at her with his deep-set and enigmatic gaze, which made her… Terrified.

Mu Zhi turned her back towards him and ignored Lu Jinye while leaning against the back of the couch.

A long moment later, Lu Jinye clenched his fists and said, “Stay away from Xie Xiu.”

 

tone was

much more tender than

Lu Jinye managed to instantly melt her heart with his

and nodded at him, “Fine,

“Thank you.”

gratitude

Jinye glared

her ‘thank

running out of time to carry on with their conversation. Linda had reluctantly knocked on

glanced at Mu Zhi, “Wait here, I have more to

to sit around

 

but Lu Jinye had burst

could

who prided on efficiency, the meetings Lu Jinye held tended to be short and succinct. Understanding that, Mu Zhi was prepared to make herself comfortable on the seat to wait for

when boredom came over her, Mu Zhi got up to browse Lu

bed early at night but take hours to fall asleep. The slightest sound in the middle of the night would startle

would pretend to be an ordinary person by the

to Jian Xiaoning for looking after Mu Xiaomu all

Xiaoning would not hesitate to make time for Mu Xiaomu if Mu Zhi

to bring Mu

would try to be as productive as she could

the night would tell her that sleep was

of the day, she

to pass her time. But for reasons unknown to her, she had hardly read a

Zhi was expecting him. Thus, he cut the meeting short by a

working alongside Lu Jinye were jaw-dropped. They could not comprehend how Lu Jinye managed to produce at the rate that he did without the help of

team welcomed an efficient

Lu Jinye headed straight towards his office while Linda was following closely behind. In the half-an-hour break, she needed to bring

had

pointed at this desk, beckoning Linda

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