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.

despite Xiao Qingqing’s exaggerated behavior, Mu Zhi believed

ultimately took Jian Xiaoning’s words

seen of her. While Jian Xiaoning was distracted, Mu Zhi sent a message to Lu Jinye, telling him to get Xu Se as

was the perfect candidate to complement Jian

Se alone wasn’t enough. She should invite more

another text message to follow

had changed out

with plans to search for some food. At the doorstep, Mu Zhi was suddenly reminded of the incident where she was stopped by a man who called

someone shows up out of nowhere and tells you that he is your father, what would you do to confirm

“What does that mean?”

replied nonchalantly as she

Zhi pondered briefly before recollecting to her what happened in the

Zhi, can you stop

the back of her head. “It’s

come to extort you after learning news

on his stature, I don’t think he needs

Zhi replied Jian Xiaoning helplessly to

Xiaoning brainstormed

lost all traces of a fatherly figure over their upbringing, the abrupt appearance of their father would not significantly alter the course of

Mu Zhi’s situation was a

without a father, Mu Zhi had a secret desire

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

could understand Mu Zhi’s struggles. She pursed her lips slightly and thought thoroughly before saying, “Mu Zhi,

could try and ask him about your mother’s favorite things. If he can answer

upon hearing Jian Xiaoning’s suggestion, but

home and started

struck her that… The man might really be her father

he was born and where he grew

Mu Xue, and she was born into a family of

to the city when she was little. Her mother

about the past because her mother was resistant

A. The town was surrounded by mountains. The residents in the town were predominantly members of the

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

in the later part of

and later ventured around the world, including joining the gold rush overseas. He returned to the country about ten

ten years he was back in the country, Mu Xianyong would ceaselessly bring up his lost wife and child in every interview he was involved in, expressing his concerns for

several search notices for Mu Zhi and her mother, but he

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

more Mu Zhi searched about Mu Xianyong, the more convinced she was that he

would lie about what happened dozens

of the lie would

she was lasered in her research, her phone

eager to get to know her. “Apologies, Mu Zhi… Is

for a second

your mother has

natural black had engrossed