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.

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late when Mu Zhi reached home. The photo from Mu Xiaomu’s embroidered bag was trapped in her

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

through the window. The car engine’s vrooming sound made the day’s first

and headed downstairs only to see a maid from the Lu’s

at Mu Zhi and explained, “Master wishes to see Xiaomu, so he hopes to bring Xiaomu to stay over at the manor for a few days. I will be in charge of

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

matter, Madam

looked at the

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

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

in the bedroom and asked if she wanted to go to

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

could not be

Mu Zhi was left

any other option,

perfect opportunity to spend some quality time

Mu Zhi headed out to shop for

doorstep, a Mercedes-Benz MPV came to a

was about to reach out for the doorknob when a man with a tuft of grey hair left the MPV. The man looked to be in his fifties, but

a comparison, as though trying to

Mu, this should be

glimpse

his words were

strode towards Mu Zhi and

shuddering, and he could barely hide

flummoxed. She stared at

photo from his pocket. It was Mu Zhi when she was

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

can I help

is that you? I finally found you!” The man held both

Zhi immediately shook him

I know who

after taking two

to her eagerly, “I-I am your

did share some similar features with her, especially his brows

chauffeur showed Mu

portrayed the man carrying a little girl in his arms. The girl was smiling jovially, and

days from the internet. As soon as he saw your photo, he scrambled to look for your whereabouts without getting

Zhi had no memory of her

her parents

ask mom about

father did not show

because mom was reluctant to discuss the

a father eventually

someone calling himself her

this point, Mu Zhi was flustered and