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 the moment

was stunned briefly. “How did you

when you left. He mistook you as your mother, so

first guess was that the woman

Mu Zhi did not see the reason to

I went back.” She

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 know is

reply in response to

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

She must be angry

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

point. It felt

Zhi had no idea what

she’d be glad to see you. If she did hate you, it

was nothing else to say

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

at first. She wanted to

mom and I met each other. It is a meaningful event

was located in the most crowded part of City

figured that getting dinner with Mu Xianyong wouldn’t be too awkward with the

was, Mu Zhi could not bear to refuse

Thus, she obliged, “Sure.”

into

hung up when

that, Mu Zhi took

up moments later to find out she missed a few

returned his

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

“You’re not asleep?”

Mu Zhi was surprised.

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

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

not hide anything

hometown, but she believed that Lu Jinye would

needed

the man look

described what Mu Xianyong was like from their interactions. Following that, Lu Jinye pondered for a long while before saying, “So, your intuition tells

of her plan initially,

lips and answered

she did not feel

send my men to look into this guy’s past, then tell you afterward. And in

Jinye would exhort her

fact that she had missed out

father was a key only to the development of children when they were

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

“Why?”

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

to show him that she did not