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.

call was from

hometown?” He asked the moment the

was stunned briefly.

left. He mistook you as your mother, so he gave me a

was that the

Mu Xianyong made it clear, Mu Zhi did not

I went back.” She

nobody could accept a father that came out of the blue. It doesn’t matter to me if

not gather a proper reply in response to his bluntness

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

She must be angry

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 expect

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

had no idea what to

to see you. If she

to say at this

just come out from the village. Take a good rest. Can I

startled at first. She wanted to refuse

man 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 a table at the Yinlin

the most crowded

Mu Xianyong wouldn’t be

how zealous he was, Mu Zhi could not

Thus, she obliged, “Sure.”

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

up when

Mu Zhi took

up moments later to find out she missed a few calls from

promptly returned his

in where Lu Jinye was, but he answered her

“You’re not asleep?”

Mu Zhi was surprised.

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

out to me the other day and called himself my

Zhi did not 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 on what happened to

also needed his

the man look

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

him of her plan initially, but he had

her lips and

she did not feel

guy’s past, then tell you afterward. And in the meantime, you can continue

Jinye would exhort her

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

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

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

“Why?”

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

to show him that