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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was late when Mu Zhi reached home. The photo from Mu Xiaomu’s embroidered bag was trapped in her head, and she could not sleep as a

death 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

barely been an hour since she slept before the morning sunlight pierced through the window. The

the bed, put on a jacket, and headed downstairs only to see a maid from the Lu’s

and explained, “Master wishes to see Xiaomu, so he hopes to bring Xiaomu to

and she was distracted

the matter, Madam

Jinye looked at

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

a jacket and hastily

waited until Mu Xiaomu was awake in the bedroom and asked if

hear the news. She scurried back to her room and grabbed the bag full of snacks, then skipped towards Mu

not be

Zhi was

other option, she could

was a perfect opportunity to spend

Mu Xiaomu had left with Madam Liu, Mu Zhi headed out to shop for the wedding

she arrived at the fashion designer’s doorstep,

of grey hair left the MPV. The man looked to

her as a comparison, as though trying to confirm his suspicion. Then, the chauffeur

should be

Zhi caught a glimpse of

words were

towards Mu Zhi and said, “Mu

shuddering, and he could

flummoxed. She

from his pocket. It was Mu Zhi

hands, Mu Zhi’s intuition told

I help

found you!” The man held both of Mu Zhi’s hands

Zhi immediately shook him

I know

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

chauffeur showed Mu Zhi

arms. The girl was smiling jovially, and Mu Zhi could

lady, Mr. Mu learned the news of your wedding these few days from the internet. As soon as

memory

of her parents was limited

about her father’s looks. But mom chose to

father did not show himself during all

because mom was reluctant to discuss

of having a

was astonished to see someone calling himself her

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