Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 183 Why Is the Woman Crying?

In the dimly lit office, if it weren’t for her rhythmic chest movement from breathing, one might have mistaken that she had been dead.

It was approaching midnight. Lu Jinye had decided that he would not wait any longer if she had not woken up.

He bent forward to lift Mu Zhi off the couch, but Mu Zhi spontaneously buried into his embrace, showing no sign of waking up.

Lu Jinye figured that Mu Zhi must be living at Jian Xiaoning’s place, but he was not certain where her place was. Thus, Lu Jinye brought Mu Zhi back to his place.

…

Earlier that day, after completing a surgical procedure at the hospital and preparing to set off for home, Jian Xiaoning received a phone call from the kindergarten to inform her to pick up Mu Xiaomu. It was two hours since school had finished.

Jian Xiaoning was wondering to herself why Mu Zhi did not show up for Mu Xiaomu while she went to bring her home.

Afterward, she hurriedly rang Mu Zhi to ask her about her whereabouts.

But the call was not answered.

Jian Xiaoning went on to make several more attempts but to no avail.

It was midnight, and Mu Zhi did not return home. Jian Xiaoning could no longer stay in her seat. She finally decided to call everyone that might be related to Mu Zhi and Lu Jinye was the first of her deducted list.

Lu Jinye had just tucked Mu Zhi into the bed when he received Jian Xiaoning’s call.

To avoid disturbing Mu Zhi’s sleep, Lu Jinye headed down to the lounge to answer the call.

Jian Xiaoning burst out in a flurry as soon as her call was answered.

“Hello, have you seen Mu Zhi? She’s gone missing and didn’t pick up Mu Xiaomu from school today. Do you think she might be suicidal?”

at

midnight at this point. Did that call for

not in a rush to answer Jian Xiaoning’s question. He chose to first seek

Mu

odd about Mu Zhi when he met her earlier, apart from her hot

why is that

uncannily ordinary from the surface these few days! The more normal a person appears after a traumatic experience,

Elaborated Jian Xiaoning.

at this point. “No way, I need to call the police right

no need to, Mu

Uttered Lu Jinye.

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

from Lu Jinye, Jian Xiaoning appeared much calmer, “Then, what is she doing

in the afternoon, she showed no sign of life so far. I brought her home from the company and lifted her

“It’s fine.”

was even more relieved to hear his

enough sleep lately even though she tried to act normal. It’s good that she

fine,

“Sure.”

Jian Xiaoning. He went to the bathroom for a shower after hanging up

woke up early in

he did after waking up was to ring Linda and told her to bring Mu Xiaomu over from Jian Xiaoning’s

in the lounge as

been knocked out for days when

past few days, the morning beam would glare into her eyes. She habitually slid a hand under her head to feel

the pillow was not

the texture of the linen felt strange to her touch and the softness of the pillow did not

eyes wide open and it hit

realized that… Everything about the space

not recall what happened before her sleep

stepped off the bed. Dressed in a cozy outfit, she didn’t feel the need to get changed. She slowly headed out the

the stairwell, Mu Zhi was flummoxed by what was in her

rubbed her eyes in

was Mu Xiaomu

instance, Mu Xiaomu was obediently playing with Lego on the

“Lu Jinye?”

Zhi first called out

This feels like such