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 she could not sleep

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

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

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

to stay over at the manor for a few days.

frown, and she was distracted by Lu

matter,

at the woman and

just said to her. Lu Jinye thought for a few minutes before saying, “Why don’t we ask Xiaomu? We’ll let her go if she feels like it. I grew up under Madam Liu’s care. She’s

to say, Lu Jinye grabbed a jacket and hastily set off for

until Mu Xiaomu was awake in the bedroom and asked if she wanted to go

surprise, Mu Xiaomu was exhilarated to hear the news. She scurried back to her room and grabbed the bag full of snacks, then skipped towards Mu Zhi and said,

could not

Zhi was left

option,

was a perfect opportunity to

with Madam Liu, Mu Zhi headed out to shop for the

the fashion designer’s doorstep,

with a tuft of grey hair left the MPV. The man

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

this should be young

glimpse

were astounded to

man strode towards Mu Zhi

he could

Zhi was flummoxed. She stared at the

photo from his pocket. It was Mu

hands, Mu Zhi’s intuition

I help

Zhi, is that you? I finally found you!” The man held both of Mu Zhi’s hands

immediately shook him

know who you

taking two steps

her eagerly, “I-I am your

he did share some similar features with her,

chauffeur showed

the man carrying a little girl in his arms. The girl was smiling jovially, and Mu Zhi could tell that it was her when

your wedding these few days from the internet. As soon

had no memory

her parents was limited to

little, she used to ask mom about her

did not show himself during all these

because mom was reluctant to discuss the

a father eventually diminished from her

someone calling

was flustered