Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 234 Mu Xue Is Dead!

Mu Zhi did not stop Lu Jinye. She said to him, “Then hurry up and go.”

“Where are you heading?”

“I plan to visit my mom’s hometown.”

Lu Jinye did not press on. All he did was examine Mu Zhi’s condition before saying, “You don’t look that good today. Don’t drive. I’ll leave the chauffeur behind for you.”

“What about you…”

Mu Zhi stared at Lu Jinye in astonishment.

“I don’t need the chauffeur, and I can drive.”

Following that, Lu Jinye lifted his wrist to glance at the time, then said, “Things are changing rapidly over there. I need to go soon, see you.”

He leaned in to kiss Mu Zhi on the forehead, then grabbed his luggage and left.

Meanwhile, Lu Jinye’s chauffeur was waiting for her when she was washing up and getting changed.

She chose a casual outfit to go with a pair of walking shoes before getting into the car.

The hometown wasn’t too far away from City A, but the hilly roads were tough to drive.

It had been dozens of years since Mu Zhi left her hometown. She did not have any memory left of her hometown, and she never visited with her mother.

Lu Jinye’s chauffeur was responsible for finding their way to the village.

Wide, tar roads eventually transitioned into narrow, hilly streets as they advanced towards the village.

When they got closer, the roads became so narrow that the car could barely fit. The streets were mostly for pedestrians or occasionally for bicycle riders.

It was nightfall, and they still had not reached their destination.

“Luckily you took the SUV today.”

sighed as she looked out at the rugged roads. The headlights of their car made the only source of

a laugh, “This is Mr. Lu’s idea. He rang me early in the morning to inform me

him for over ten years as a chauffeur, Mr. Lu couldn’t help but tell me what to do because you

was touched to hear

to send a text message,

at the client’s company. He sensed an indescribable tension in the air as soon as

was a difficult situation to solve.

managed to calm him down

me take care of work

but Mu Zhi could feel the warmth coming over what appeared

of dirt road before gradually closing into the

chauffeur could no longer advance in the car. Thus, they decided to get out of the vehicle and slowly head into the

Mu Zhi that Mr. Lu had prepared

bundle up herself before carrying on with their

could be found on the village’s

light was

chauffeur held a torchlight in his hand to go from door to door

Mu Zhi followed suit.

they located number

the number, heaved a sigh of

the window of the house. Mu Zhi peered at the light and

nobody answered the

a grumpy, hoarse voice came

was laced with anger and malice and

Zhi trembled at

“Old man, we are here to look for

“Scram!”

kerosene lamp. He bellowed

Zhi stood rooted to the ground, not

now, what are you

Xue stays

belonged to Mu Xue. May I know how you are related

to keep his composure when dealing with the old man, perhaps learning a thing or two

to calm the old man

if I say that I’m not related to

doors open to reveal himself to Mu Zhi and the chauffeur in

on half of

outback, he shouldn’t

across to reveal the rest of

Mu Zhi immediately

shielded Mu Zhi behind him

the man’s face becausethere was not an inch of undamaged skin on his face. All of his skin seemed to have been burned by fire. His hair was unkempt, and the foul odor from his body smelled like he had not taken a shower in years. He

he was

a closer look at the man, the chauffeur could not

the petrified looks and body language, he chuckled scornfully, then turned back into his yard, locked the main

he

suggest… To stay at a

Zhi, who was still scared witless

Zhi was forced to steady herself and nodded to him,

unfamiliar with the village, but without a better choice, they resorted

take them long before finding a motel. Despite its rustic simplicity, the rooms were clean enough to