Falling for the Contract Bride

Chapter 235 I Hope You Could Get More Love

The chauffeur bought breakfast for Mu Zhi. It was youtiao and soybean curd. “The motel doesn’t provide breakfast, I bought these from the village. I chose the cleanest one I could find, I hope it doesn’t bother you, madam.”

“I’m fine, thanks.”

Mu Zhi expressed her gratitude. She sat in the yard to enjoy breakfast with the chauffeur when he said casually, “In case you get frightened again, I’ve spoken to some of the villagers. Some of the older folks have heard of the name Mu Xue. I’ve also asked about your father, Mu Xianyong. Both of your parents left the village a long time ago, so I couldn’t find much information about them.”

Taking a bite at the youtiao, Mu Zhi was disheartened to hear the news.

“Has anyone seen how my father looks like?”

The chauffeur shook his head.

“This is a rural village. I heard that the only doctor who worked here got leprosy. None of the students who left for university studies was willing to return to this village, and as a result, the average age in the village is much older than the city.”

By the sound of his words, it was almost impossible to find any clue at all.

All Mu Zhi could confirm was that there was a Mu Xianyong and some information that matched what Mu Xianyong had told her.

Even in that case, Mu Zhi felt that was good enough.

When they set off for the city, they passed by her mother’s home. The strange man was painting the door in bright red. It was an overbearing shade of red.

After completing the repainting, the man added a word in white, ‘Death!’

That sent a shiver down Mu Zhi’s spine.

She hesitated for a while but did not dare to approach the man to ask him about his actions.

She exchanged glances with the chauffeur as they slowly headed towards their car on feet.

The chauffeur was guarding her from behind.

Their journey out of the village was faster than when they came in because the road was much clearer during the day. They managed to arrive at City A before sunset, and as soon as they did, Mu Zhi received a phone call.

was from her

visit our hometown?” He asked the moment

stunned briefly. “How

you when you left. He

first guess was that

Mu Zhi did not see the reason to hide

I went

that came out of the

Zhi could not gather a proper reply in response to

and said, “Mom would never mention a single word about dad when she

She must

had a strong character. She was a fine-looking woman, always curious about things around her. But due to some misfortunes I ran into in the early years, she had to suffer as a consequence. I was too fixated on making a career, and I would fail numerous times. In the end, your mom fled with you in the middle of the night. So… I

this point. It felt like

no idea what

mom is still alive, she’d be glad to see

to say at

must be exhausted since you’ve just come out from the village. Take a good rest. Can I invite you

Zhi was startled at first. She wanted

anniversary of the first time your mom and I met each other. It is a meaningful event to me. I’ve

the most

Mu Xianyong wouldn’t be too awkward with

Mu Zhi could not bear to

Thus, she obliged, “Sure.”

into life, “Great! Go ahead and take a rest

hung up

that, Mu Zhi took a

later to find out she missed a

returned his

in where Lu Jinye was,

“You’re not asleep?”

Mu Zhi was surprised.

“The chauffeur told me about the trip,

man reached out to me

did not hide anything

her why she wanted to visit her hometown, but she believed

also needed his

the

Lu Jinye pondered for a long while before saying, “So, your intuition tells you to acknowledge this

Zhi did not tell him of her plan initially, but he

bit her lips and answered

not feel the need

you afterward. And in the meantime, you can continue interacting with him, but keep a

Zhi thought Lu Jinye would

fact that she had missed out on

to the development of children when they were little, which did not apply to

was what Mu Zhi had been telling herself. Thus, she was surprised that Lu Jinye allowed her

“Why?”

change anything to me at this point

Jinye to show him