Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 232 Is the Man Really Her Father?!

Jian Xiaoning uttered as she zipped up her dress.

“Hrm, I suppose not.” Mu Zhi answered good-naturedly, “Seeing what she did out of desperation to win back Lu Jinye’s heart, I feel that she’s quite pitiful.”

“What’s there to be pitiful about? It simple, Lu Jinye doesn’t love her. Also, we don’t know how she got pregnant.”

“You’re the only one with all these conspiracy theories.”

Mu Zhi looked at Jian Xiaoning helplessly. “Have you read too many web-novels and as a result, think that the world is dark and strange?”

“Of course not.”

Jian Xiaoning pulled the corner of her sleeves and added, “I heard this from Xu Se. It’s common in the lustful world that after a one-night-stand, women would use the baby they conceive to bind a man to her.”

“Besides, you won’t believe how many of these melodrama-esque incidents we see every day in the gynecology department in the hospital! After delivering the child, some mothers would bribe the doctor to keep mum of their abortion attempts. Also, frequently you see mothers give birth to a child not knowing who the father is.”

Mu Zhi was listening attentively.

“Really?”

Jian Xiaoning nodded with a stern face. “Because some women are insatiable. They might have slept with more than one man at the same night, so they can’t be sure who is the father of the child.”

“So…”

She was about to summarize her remarks when a studio staff knocked on the door and entered with two bottles of water.

Jian Xiaoning instantly silenced herself.

Meanwhile, Mu Zhi was astonished by what she said. Holding the bottle in her hands, it took her a while before twisting the cap open and taking a small sip out of it.

Mu Zhi felt like she must not make rash accusations against Xiao Qingqing. After all, she did not know her personally.

Qingqing’s exaggerated behavior, Mu Zhi believed that her love for Lu Jinye

she ultimately took Jian Xiaoning’s words

seen of her. While Jian Xiaoning was distracted, Mu Zhi sent a message

was the perfect candidate to complement Jian

more men to the party, especially those wealthy, young

sent another text message to follow

time Jian Xiaoning had changed out the dress, Mu Zhi had

plans to search for some food. At the doorstep, Mu Zhi was suddenly reminded of the incident where she was

Jian Xiaoning, “Xiaoning, if someone shows up out of nowhere and tells you that he is your father, what would you do

“What does that mean?”

Xiaoning replied nonchalantly as she turned her car

pondered briefly before recollecting to her what happened in the morning. Jian Xiaoning gawked at Mu

can you stop living such a melodramatic

eyes to the back of

come to extort you after learning news

I don’t think he needs

replied Jian Xiaoning helplessly to dismiss

Xiaoning brainstormed

a fatherly figure over their upbringing, the abrupt appearance of

situation

had

recently passed away, which meant that all she had left in her family was

and thought thoroughly before saying, “Mu Zhi, I think this is worth looking into. What if

about your mother’s favorite things. If he can answer you, he

hesitated upon hearing Jian Xiaoning’s

Mu Zhi returned home and started searching for the man’s information on

really be her father because she could find detailed information about him on

born and where he grew up matched Mu

she was born into a

not originate from City A. She moved to the city when she was little. Her mother did not

past because her mother was resistant about

The town was surrounded

that the man’s name was Mu Xianyong, a common surname for where

into business in the later

the year Mu Zhi was born and later ventured around the world, including joining the gold rush overseas. He returned

ceaselessly bring up his lost wife and child in every interview he was involved in, expressing his concerns for their

for Mu Zhi and her mother, but he could only use Mu Zhi’s

the same. Besides, Mu Zhi appeared nothing like she was as a young girl. Thus,

the more convinced she was

about what happened

of the lie would be

her research, her phone suddenly

who was eager to get to know her. “Apologies, Mu Zhi… Is this the

a second before

just done with work. I heard from my friend that your mother

natural