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.

from

visit our hometown?” He asked the moment the call was picked

Zhi was stunned briefly. “How did

you when you left.

guess was that the woman was

Zhi did not see the reason

went back.”

Xianyong responded bluntly. “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

not gather a proper reply in response to his bluntness and

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

know. She must be angry

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 at

It felt like he

no idea

be glad to see you. If she did hate you, it meant that she

else to

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

first.

man added, today is the anniversary of the first time your mom and I met each other.

located in the most crowded part of

getting dinner with Mu Xianyong wouldn’t be too

he was, Mu Zhi could not bear to

Thus, she obliged, “Sure.”

back into life, “Great!

up when

Zhi took

find out she missed

promptly returned

was, but he

“You’re not asleep?”

Mu Zhi was surprised.

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

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

Zhi did not hide anything

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

needed his

does the man look

Following that, Lu Jinye pondered for a long while

her plan initially,

bit her lips and answered him,

did not feel the need

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

Zhi thought Lu Jinye

have accepted the fact that she had missed out on a

when they were

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

“Why?”

having a father change anything to me at

Zhi presented the question to Lu Jinye to show him that she did not need