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 father, Mu

our hometown?” He asked

briefly.

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

was that the woman

Zhi did not

went back.”

nobody could accept a father that came

a proper reply in

never mention a single word about dad when she

must be

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 expect her to be angry

Xianyong paused at this point. It felt like he was immersed

Zhi had no idea

be glad to see you.

else to say at

out from the village. Take a good rest. Can I invite you for dinner tonight?”

startled at first. She wanted

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

the most

dinner with Mu Xianyong wouldn’t

was, Mu Zhi could not

Thus, she obliged, “Sure.”

instantly, she could hear the initially-dull voice sprang back into life,

up when he was

Mu Zhi took

woke up moments later to find out she missed a

promptly returned his

where Lu Jinye was,

“You’re not asleep?”

Mu Zhi was surprised.

Jinye’s voice was hoarse and deep. “The chauffeur told me about the trip,

reached out to me the

hide anything from Lu

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

needed his

the man look

from their interactions. Following that, Lu Jinye pondered for a long while before saying, “So, your intuition tells you

not tell him of her plan initially, but he had guessed it with

her lips and answered him,

feel the

past, then tell you afterward. And in the meantime, you can continue interacting with him,

thought Lu Jinye

the role of a 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

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

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

“Why?”

I’m an adult now, having a father change anything to me at this point in my

Lu Jinye to show him that she did