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.

intermittently opened up about this

sign that Lu Jinye’s mother was a beloved figure in

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

felt like getting to know more

Zhi. He sized her up for a long while before saying,

simple woman. She tended not to overread situations. She was naïve, which was why she would gullibly imagine what the future looked like, holding

paused momentarily before

“How am I different?”

Zhi suddenly turned to him

you volunteered to marry me in the first place, and it was a

“I was cornered.”

her head helplessly. She could 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

Mu

warm and indescribably

through the door,

that Master Lu would be infuriated when she

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

he had to

Not long after, Master Lu was seen gradually

same stateliness he had before. Mu Zhi was surprised to find

unsure what was

“Please take a seat.”

the pair

sit. 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 you

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

his head to look at Mu Zhi, “How can I blame you? It’s

in a

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

Lu Family members did not seem to like showing expression on their faces, as with Master Lu and Lu

Lu’s feelings by the sound of

Hence her eager explanation.

Lu said in response, “But, you saved my

remark was laced with

felt no different from words that came from

raised her head to look at Master

more welcomed

the surrounding was incomprehensible to

Lu just

be one

Xu Changshu slowly headed out of the

eyes,

Changshu smiling

the Lu Family? Why is there a sudden

Lu Jinye, and