Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 226 A Sudden Harmonious Ambience

Lu Jinye did not refute the idea of buying a gift for Master Lu as an apology. He tagged along with Mu Zhi to the shopping mall.

In the mall, Mu Zhi was meticulously selecting the best gift while asking Lu Jinye about Master Lu’s personal preference. Lu Jinye responded to her questions thoughtfully.

He wore a smile throughout the process.

After picking a gift, Mu Zhi turned to Lu Jinye and was startled to find his dazzling smile.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Lu Jinye giggled, “Master Lu barely stays at home when I was little. But whenever he was coming home, my mom would always clean every corner of the house in advance. She would buy a hefty amount of items, soliloquizing to herself if the things are suitable.”

“I couldn’t bear her nagging at the time. I didn’t understand why mom did what she was doing. After all, everything was readily available at home, and Master Lu might not appreciate what she bought. But, she would let her joy overcome her exhaustion.”

“But I realize it now.”

Mu Zhi loaded the tea leaves she could into the car and fastened her seatbelt, “What did you figure?”

Lu Jinye said, “It… Is how a blissful home should feel like.”

“I picked up the same feeling from you, from the efforts you put into working towards a blissful home.”

However, the characters were now different from the visual in his head. His mom did it for Master Lu, while Mu Zhi did the same for him.

After listening to those words, Mu Zhi could not help but chuckle, “Actually, I never thought that I’d put in this much effort in the first place.”

“From the way you described your mom, I can tell that she was a marvelous woman.”

Lu Jinye took the wheels steadily as Mu Zhi stared at Lu Jinye with a stern face. After some moment, she suddenly asked, “Do you find any similarities between your mom and me?”

Over the past few years of knowing Lu Jinye, Mu Zhi had never asked him about his mother.

have intermittently opened up about this

sign that Lu Jinye’s mother

would openly share about her to the closest people to

like getting to know more about

sized her up for a long while before saying,

road as he continued driving. He drove steadily while saying casually, “My mother was a simple woman. She tended not to overread situations. She was naïve, which was why she would gullibly imagine what the future looked like, holding unrealistic expectations as a result.

point, Lu Jinye paused momentarily before continuing, “You’re

“How am I different?”

suddenly turned

volunteered to marry me in

“I was cornered.”

Zhi shook her head helplessly. She could vividly remember how foolish she looked when they first got married. She pounced at Lu Jinye and sold herself off

arrived at the Lu’s Manor. Mu Zhi held the gift in her

Jinye held Mu Zhi’s

felt warm and indescribably

as soon as she stepped through the door, Mu Zhi was surprised by

Lu would be infuriated when

Zhi, “The master is upstairs, please give me a moment while I

to say,

hands, waiting patiently. Not long after,

longer carried the same stateliness he had before. Mu Zhi was surprised to find him a

unsure what

“Please take a seat.”

the pair for a seat softly, yet somehow

Zhi was contemplating whether she should sit. In the end, she decided to hand the gift to Master

to address you as dad just yet, but Lu Jinye and I truly love each other. I apologize for what

Zhi bit her lower lip. Despite having practiced these lines numerous times throughout their

Mu Zhi, “How can I blame you? It’s

a deep,

shouldn’t be too blunt with my words. I should’ve explained

did not seem to like showing expression on their faces, as with Master Lu and

by the sound of his tone. She surmised

Hence her eager explanation.

said in response, “But, you saved

remark was laced with

words that came from the mouth of

to look at Master Lu astonished

had never felt more welcomed into the Lu’s

everything in the surrounding was incomprehensible

just forgive her

supposed to be one of

door of the first floor’s study. Lu Leiming and Xu Changshu slowly headed out of the room

was starting to doubt her eyes, thinking that

Xu Changshu

the Lu Family? Why is there a sudden harmonious

at Lu Jinye, and he