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.

Jinye seemed to have intermittently opened up about

that Lu Jinye’s mother was a beloved figure in

would openly share about her

Zhi felt like getting to know

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

situations. She was naïve, which was why

this point, Lu Jinye paused momentarily before continuing,

“How am I different?”

turned to

to marry me in the first place, and it

“I was cornered.”

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

they realized it, they had arrived at the Lu’s Manor. Mu Zhi held the

Jinye held Mu Zhi’s

felt warm and indescribably

she stepped through the door, Mu Zhi

Master Lu

case… The butler zealously said to Mu Zhi, “The master is upstairs, please give

to say, the butler headed

hands, waiting patiently. Not long after, Master Lu was

he had before. Mu Zhi was surprised to

confused and unsure

“Please take a seat.”

invited the pair for

seat right away while Mu Zhi was contemplating whether she should sit. In the end, she

and I truly love each other. I apologize for

numerous times throughout their journey, she

Lu raised his head to look at Mu Zhi,

a deep, silvery

my words. I should’ve explained to you before rushing

not seem to like showing expression on

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

Hence her eager explanation.

words, Master Lu said in response,

remark was laced with

from words that came from the mouth of

to look at Master Lu astonished only to find him smiling at

had never felt more welcomed into the

in the surrounding was

Master Lu just forgive her that

be

study. Lu Leiming and Xu Changshu slowly headed out of the room and walked down the stairs while Lu Junnian and

was starting to doubt her eyes, thinking that it was all an

Changshu

Why is

at Lu Jinye, and he gave her an enigmatic