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

mother was a beloved figure in his

Jinye would openly share about her to the

getting to know more about his

before saying, “Not really. The only similarity I can think

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. Such a woman isn’t as eye-catching, and hence she

Jinye paused

“How am I different?”

suddenly turned to him and

me in the first place,

“I was cornered.”

helplessly. She could vividly remember how foolish she looked when they first got married. She pounced at Lu Jinye and sold

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

held Mu Zhi’s hand

felt warm

stepped through the door, Mu Zhi was surprised by

Master Lu

“The master is upstairs, please give me a

to say, the

hands, waiting patiently. Not long after,

he had before. Mu Zhi was

and unsure what was

“Please take a seat.”

got downstairs, he invited the pair

Mu Zhi was contemplating whether she should sit. In the end, she decided to

the place to address you as dad just yet, but Lu Jinye and I truly love each other. I apologize for what happened in the hospital before, and I hope that you

Zhi bit her lower lip. Despite having practiced these lines numerous times throughout their journey, she could not control but feeling

raised his head to look at Mu

said in a

be too blunt with my words. I should’ve explained to

seem to like showing expression on

could not tell Master Lu’s feelings by the sound of his tone.

Hence her eager explanation.

Lu said in response, “But,

was

that came from the mouth of an ordinary

Zhi raised her head to look at Master Lu astonished only to find him

welcomed into

surrounding

Master Lu just

to be

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

to doubt her eyes, thinking that

Changshu smiling

Family? Why is there a sudden harmonious

look at Lu Jinye, and he gave her an enigmatic