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.

seemed to have intermittently opened up about this

Lu Jinye’s mother

would openly share about her to the closest

felt like getting to know more about his

sized her up for a long while before saying, “Not really. The only similarity I can think

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

paused momentarily before continuing, “You’re

“How am I different?”

suddenly turned to

yourself proactively. For instance, you volunteered to marry me in the first place, and it

“I was cornered.”

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

Lu’s Manor. Mu Zhi held the gift in her hands and

held Mu Zhi’s hand

felt warm and indescribably

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

was sure that Master Lu would be

zealously said to Mu Zhi, “The master is upstairs, please give me a moment while I inform him of

to say, the

long after, Master Lu

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

unsure what was

“Please take a seat.”

he invited the pair for a seat softly,

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

Lu Jinye and I truly love each other. I apologize for what

lines numerous times throughout their journey, she could not control but feeling

to look at Mu Zhi, “How can I blame

said in a deep, silvery

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

seem to like showing expression on their faces, as with

Lu’s feelings by the sound of his tone. She surmised that Master Lu was

Hence her eager explanation.

Lu said in response, “But,

remark was laced with

different from words that came from the mouth

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

welcomed

in the surrounding was incomprehensible to

Master Lu just forgive her

supposed to be one

slowly headed out of the room and

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

Changshu smiling

Family? Why is there a

look at Lu Jinye, and he gave