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

mother

was, Lu Jinye would openly share about her to

Mu Zhi felt like getting to know more

Zhi. He sized her up for a long while before saying, “Not really. The only similarity I can think of is that both of you

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

this point, Lu Jinye paused momentarily before

“How am I different?”

turned to him and

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

“I was cornered.”

foolish she looked when they first got married. She pounced at

at the Lu’s Manor. Mu Zhi held the gift in her hands and followed behind Lu Jinye as they headed

held Mu Zhi’s hand

warm and indescribably

door, Mu Zhi was surprised

sure that Master Lu

zealously said to Mu Zhi, “The master

he had to say, the butler

Not long after,

had before. Mu Zhi was surprised to find him

unsure what was

“Please take a seat.”

got downstairs, he invited the pair for a seat softly,

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

but Lu Jinye and I truly love each other. I apologize for what happened in the hospital before, and I hope that

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

response, Master Lu raised his head to look at Mu Zhi, “How can I blame you?

a deep, silvery

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

did not seem to like showing expression on their faces,

tell Master Lu’s feelings by the sound of

Hence her eager explanation.

words, Master Lu said in response,

remark was laced with

different from words that came from the mouth

at Master Lu astonished

welcomed into the Lu’s Manor

surrounding was incomprehensible to

Lu just

supposed to be one of

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

eyes, thinking that it was all an

Xu Changshu smiling at

with the Lu Family? Why is there a

to look at Lu Jinye, and he gave