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

He asked the

briefly. “How did you

of our distant relatives in the hometown saw you when you left. He mistook you as your mother, so he gave me

that the woman was

did

went back.”

to go back to look into me. After all, nobody could accept a father that came out of the blue. It doesn’t matter to me if you

proper reply in response to

her lips and said, “Mom would never mention a single word about dad

know. She must

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,

at this point. It felt like he was immersed in deep

no idea

glad to see

else to

a good rest. Can I invite you for dinner tonight?” Mu Xianyong seemed to care a lot about

at first. She

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

Restaurant was located in the

Zhi figured that getting dinner with Mu Xianyong wouldn’t be too awkward

seeing as how zealous he was, Mu Zhi could

Thus, she obliged, “Sure.”

into life, “Great! Go ahead and

Xianyong hung up

that, Mu Zhi

to find out she missed a

promptly returned his

was, but he

“You’re not asleep?”

Mu Zhi was surprised.

and deep. “The chauffeur told me about the trip, so I thought it would

hometown because a man reached out to me the other

hide anything

did not ask her why she wanted to visit her hometown, but she believed that Lu Jinye would be glad to catch up

also needed his

does the man

described what Mu Xianyong was like from their interactions. Following that, Lu Jinye pondered for a long while before

plan initially, but

lips

did not feel

my men to look into this guy’s past, then tell you afterward.

Jinye

meant anything to her. Besides, she should have accepted the fact that she had missed out on a fatherly

only to the development of children when they were little, which

was surprised that Lu Jinye allowed her to interact with Mu

“Why?”

father change anything to me at this point in my

the question to Lu Jinye to show him