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.

Lu Jinye seemed to have intermittently opened up

mother was a

his mother was, Lu Jinye would openly share about her to the closest people to

felt like getting to know more about his

threw an earnest look at Mu Zhi. He sized her up for a long while before saying, “Not really. The only similarity I can think of

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

paused momentarily

“How am I different?”

turned to him

in the first place, and

“I was cornered.”

She could vividly remember how foolish she looked when they first got married.

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

Mu Zhi’s hand

felt warm and indescribably

door,

that Master Lu would be infuriated when

to Mu Zhi, “The master is upstairs, please give

had to say, the

Zhi held the gift with both hands, waiting patiently. Not long after, Master Lu was seen gradually trudging down the stairs with

had before. Mu Zhi was surprised to find him a little friendly

and unsure what

“Please take a seat.”

downstairs, he invited the pair for a seat softly, yet somehow

she should sit. In the end, she decided to hand the gift to

that I am not in 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

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

look at Mu Zhi, “How

in a deep,

blunt with my words. I should’ve explained to you before

showing expression on their faces, as

by the sound of his tone. She surmised that

Hence her eager explanation.

words, Master Lu said in

remark was laced

words that came from the

her head to look at Master Lu astonished only

more welcomed into the Lu’s

in the surrounding was

just forgive her that

he supposed to be one of those

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

starting to doubt her eyes, thinking that it was all

Changshu smiling

Family? Why is there a sudden harmonious

turned to look at Lu Jinye, and