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

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

briefly. “How did you

you left. He mistook you as your mother,

first guess was that the woman

did not see

went back.”

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

gather a proper reply in response

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

She must be angry at

“Your mom had always had 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.

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

no idea what to

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

else to

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 to care a

first. She

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

Restaurant was located in the most crowded part of

getting dinner with Mu

Mu Zhi could

Thus, she obliged, “Sure.”

could hear the initially-dull voice sprang back into

hung up when

Zhi took a

to find out she missed a few

returned

was, but he answered her call within fractions of a

“You’re not asleep?”

Mu Zhi was surprised.

told me about the

because a man reached out to me the other

did not hide anything from Lu

to visit her hometown, but she believed that Lu Jinye would be glad to catch up on what happened

needed

the

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

of her plan

bit her lips

did not feel the need to

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

Lu Jinye

Besides, she should have accepted the fact that she had missed out on a

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

she was surprised that Lu Jinye allowed her to interact

“Why?”

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

to Lu Jinye to