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

asked the moment the call was

Zhi was stunned briefly. “How did

in the hometown saw you when you left. He mistook you as your mother, so he gave

guess was that the woman

Mu Xianyong made it clear, Mu Zhi did not

I went back.” She

“It’s normal that you want 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 don’t accept me. All I need to

Zhi could not gather a proper reply in response to

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

She must be angry

suffer as a consequence. I was too fixated on making a career, and I would fail numerous times. In the

this point. It felt

Zhi had no

she could put together was, “If mom is still alive, she’d be glad to see you. If she

else to say at

a good rest. Can I invite you

at first. She wanted to refuse

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

the most

with Mu Xianyong wouldn’t be too

as how zealous he was, Mu Zhi could

Thus, she obliged, “Sure.”

she could hear the initially-dull voice sprang back into life, “Great! Go ahead and take a rest

hung up when he

Mu Zhi

out she missed a few calls from Lu

promptly returned

was late at night in where Lu Jinye was, but he answered her call

“You’re not asleep?”

Mu Zhi was surprised.

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

I went to the hometown because a man reached out

Zhi did not hide

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

also needed his

the man look

interactions. Following that, Lu Jinye pondered for

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

lips

she did not feel the need to

my men to look into this guy’s past, then tell you afterward. And in the meantime, you can continue interacting with him, but

thought Lu Jinye

the fact that she had missed out on a fatherly figure throughout her upbringing. There was no reason to acknowledge him at this

was a key only to the development of children when they were little, which did not apply

Zhi had been telling herself. Thus, she was surprised that

“Why?”

an adult now, having a father change anything to me at this point

to Lu Jinye to show