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.

…

when Mu Zhi reached home. The photo from Mu Xiaomu’s embroidered bag

mother’s death was man-made or it was purely a medical accident, which was common in the medical world.

hour since she slept before the morning sunlight pierced through the window. The car engine’s vrooming sound made the day’s first noise,

got off the bed, put on a jacket, and headed downstairs only to see a maid from the

so he hopes to bring Xiaomu to stay over at the manor for a few days. I will be in charge of

and she was distracted by Lu Jinye, who just

matter, Madam

Jinye looked at

Zhi reiterated what Madam Liu just said to her. Lu Jinye thought for a few minutes before saying, “Why don’t we ask Xiaomu? We’ll let

jacket and hastily set off

bedroom and asked if she wanted to

to her room and

could not

Zhi

other option, she

a perfect opportunity to spend

Zhi headed out to shop

designer’s doorstep, a

a tuft of grey hair left the MPV. The man looked to be in his fifties, but his temperament was younger than his peers

comparison, as though trying to confirm

this should be

Zhi caught a glimpse of the

words were astounded

towards Mu Zhi and said, “Mu

voice was shuddering, and he could

was flummoxed. She

his pocket. It was Mu

intuition told her that the man was here for

can I help

I finally found you!” The man held

Zhi immediately shook him

I know who

after taking two steps

am your

closer look, he did share some similar features with her, especially his brows and the

showed Mu Zhi

little girl in his arms. The girl was smiling jovially, and Mu Zhi could tell

internet. As soon as

had no memory of

had of her parents was limited to her

used to ask mom about her

father did not show

bringing up about dad because mom was reluctant to discuss

having a father eventually diminished

was astonished to see someone calling himself

point, Mu Zhi was flustered and did not know what to