Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 230 The Appearance of Her Birth Father

Based on her knowledge of Xie Xiu, he was not someone to sit around waiting for opportunities to come.

Xie Xiu did not seem nervous at all. He was insouciantly touching up his ink painting while saying to Secretary Rao, “Did you know? I love how you used to handle everything for me with poise. Unlike now, where you seem to be constantly overstepping your boundary.”

Upon hearing what Xie Xiu had to say, Secretary Rao immediately hung her head.

However, she tried to defend herself, seemingly upset with his remark.

After suppressing her emotions for a couple of seconds, she blurted out disgruntledly, “Mr. Xie, you act differently from before this time. You’ve never treated women like this in the past.”

Xie Xiu held the brush in the air. Without completing the elegant phoenix drawing, he raised his eyes to look at Secretary Rao, “Are you saying that I’ve lost myself in front of a woman?”

“Not really.”

Secretary Rao immediately kept mum.

“Enough, I’m tired, prepare the bath.”

Xie Xiu made it clear that he didn’t want to speak of it any longer.

Secretary Rao seemed to have more to say, but the words did not ultimately leave her tongue.

After getting his bath prepared, Xie Xiu suddenly ordered her to search for a man who had the slightest resemblance to Mu Zhi’s facial features and bring him to Xiao Qingqing.

Secretary Rao complied, not knowing what Xie Xiu’s intentions were. However, when Xiao Qingqing received the man who had a dash of Mu Zhi’s resemblance, she seemed over the moon and expressed her gratitude to Mr. Xie.

On the way back to Xie Xiu’s place, Secretary Rao suddenly remembered something that made everything fall in place for her.

Mr. Xie Xiu was not passive. He was a master at utilizing his pieces on the chessboard.

He knew from the beginning that Mu Zhi and Lu Jinye were not going to get married.

…

Mu Zhi reached home. The photo from Mu Xiaomu’s embroidered bag was trapped in her head, and

was man-made or it was purely a medical accident, which was common in the medical world. She replayed the whole incident in her mind throughout the night and only managed to catch some sleep when it

through the window. The car engine’s vrooming sound made the day’s first noise, followed by

and headed downstairs

bring Xiaomu to stay over at the manor for a

at the lady with a frown, and she was distracted by Lu

matter, Madam

Jinye looked at the woman

said to her. Lu Jinye thought for a few minutes before saying, “Why don’t

grabbed a jacket and hastily

bedroom and asked if she wanted

room and grabbed the bag

could not be

Mu Zhi

any other option, she could only

a perfect opportunity to spend some quality time with

Liu, Mu Zhi headed out to shop for the wedding gown, following

arrived at the fashion designer’s doorstep, a Mercedes-Benz MPV came to a halt

doorknob when a man with a tuft of grey hair left the MPV. The man looked to be in his fifties, but his temperament was younger than his peers due to his well-groomed appearance to

Zhi, the man’s chauffeur held up a photo next to her as a comparison, as though trying to confirm his suspicion. Then, the

Mu, this should be

Zhi caught a glimpse

words were

strode towards Mu Zhi

was shuddering, and he could barely hide

was flummoxed. She stared at the

pocket. It was Mu

hands, Mu Zhi’s intuition told her that the man

I

Zhi, is that you? I finally found you!” The

immediately shook

know who you

after taking two

man said to her eagerly, “I-I am your father! Look at me, don’t you see the

similar features with her, especially his brows and the lines of his

the chauffeur showed Mu

was

learned the news of your wedding these few days from the internet. As soon as he saw your photo, he scrambled to look for your whereabouts without getting

no memory of

her parents was limited to

mom about her father’s looks.

show himself during all

dad because mom was reluctant to discuss the

the idea of having a father eventually

astonished to see someone calling himself her father

Zhi was flustered and did not