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

our hometown?” He asked the moment

briefly. “How did

our distant relatives in the hometown saw you when you left. He

was that the

did not see the

I went

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

reply in response

bit her lips and said, “Mom would never mention a

know. She must

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 expect her

Xianyong paused at this point. It felt

Zhi had no idea what

“If mom is still alive, she’d be glad to see you. If she did hate you,

to say at

must be exhausted since you’ve just come out from the village. Take a good rest. Can I invite you for dinner tonight?” Mu

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 booked a table at the Yinlin

Restaurant was located in the most

that getting dinner with Mu

as how zealous he was, Mu Zhi

Thus, she obliged, “Sure.”

sprang back into life, “Great! Go

up when

Zhi took

out she missed a

returned

late at night in where Lu Jinye was, but he answered her call within fractions of a

“You’re not asleep?”

Mu Zhi was surprised.

was hoarse and deep. “The chauffeur told me about the trip, so I

I went to the hometown because a man reached out to me the other day and called

did not hide anything

she wanted to visit her hometown, but she believed that Lu Jinye would be glad to catch up

needed his

does the man look

like from their interactions. Following that, Lu Jinye pondered for a long

plan initially, but he had

her lips and answered him,

not feel

then tell you afterward. And in

Zhi thought Lu Jinye would exhort

father no longer meant anything to her. Besides, she should have accepted the fact that she had missed out on a fatherly figure throughout her upbringing. There was no reason to acknowledge

of children when they were little, which did

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

“Why?”

I’m an adult now, having a father change anything to

to show him